Maryland Renaissance Festival 2002
aka. BlackCat, Ray, and Arcane go festin'
1. Attempted monument shot 1 - here I tried taking a pictures of our capital's landmarks from a moving vehicle....bad idea, result- motion blurr
2. ArcaneMobile - here we have Matt driving
3. Eggroll Vendors - here is somthing you don't see in pittsburgh, eggroll vendors
4. Attempted Monument Shot 2 - here you can see the bottom half of the Washington Monument
5. American Gallary - nice building...so...*snap* picture for me :)
6. Nice...red...mmm... - doesn't it look like one of hte apartments on Sesame Street?
7. Ray being polite - who am I kidding... thanks you dork!
8. Ray in Garb - backview of Ray's renaissance costume
9. Here we are - a nice layout shot of the fairegrounds
10. Printmakers - print and portrait store
11. More People - another view of the grounds
12. The Rogues - the Rogues playing on the stage near the jousting arena
13. KiltMan - this guy looked funny...see him...in the front row? hehe. Iwant a kilt!
14. Nice Pirate - I liked this guy's costume
15. Leather Masks - this was a kewl shop, leather masks and headbands - really fancy
16. Before Action - the jousting arena prior to the event
17. Swords! - heres one of the shopkeepers standing next to a nice array of swords
18. Everything you want to cut someone - they even have Klingon blades here!
19. Cursing Well - yup...its a well...and you use it to curse people
20. Cursing Cursing - I really liked the design of this well...
21. Hit you with Sticks! - some fighters demonstrating bow fighting
22. Drench the Wench - I think this picture speaks for itself
23. Climbing Wall - I guess here you have a choice of either putting up with your children, or sticking them on a wall all day, and if they survive, you take them home?:)
24. People! - more festers
25. Flea Circus - tI think there is a possible business future in the flea circus...all you need is imagination, a box, and people who are dumb enough to believe everything you say... just like selling cars
26. Rogue Saleswoman - here the nice lady is wearing a traditional rennaisance costume, complete with credit card slider
27. The Rogues - here is the happy band again... they were really fun to watch
28. Hack and Slash - comedy and violence...need i say more?
29. Hammer Dulcimer - a nice musician at work
30. Dulcimer shot 2- another pic of the musician...my grandfather makes these beautiful instruments...isn't that kewl?
31. Vulture Statue? - this guy makes plague rats and vultures out of pinecones and crab claw pinchers....
32. More statues - creepy
33. Ray and Arcane - a very poor attempt of matt's to force ray into the picture....blurrrry
34. Statue - gnome or wizard or somthing....
35. Shoes - black boots...black boots....black boots...
36. Arcane - Matt laughing at me....grrr
37. Ray Blurrr - yet another failed attempt to get a focussed shot of Ray
38. Ray's Boots - at least his shoes stay still when I take a picture....
39. Knights - ah...here they are
40. Eep! Blurrr - its hard to take a picture at a jousting competition...they do't hold still
41. Cheerleader - our 'cheerleader' on a fence
42. Knight Lineup - Tah Dah...the knights
43. Promenade - the riders and their mounts take a stroll around the ring
44. Squire showin some skin - this boy must have been freezing, it was like 40 degrees outside
45. Lineup again guys - here they are again... people with way too much free time....I am so envious
46. the Winnahhhh - the winner of this year's jousting competition
47. Arcane's Apartment - this is Matt's place. He was kind enough to let Ray and myself stay the night before the festival, seeing how its a 4.5 hour drive to Pittsburgh from D.C.
48. Ray and Arcane - Ray lounging before we head back to Pittsburgh....dern Blurry!!!!!!!!!!
49. Program - the program from the festival
tah dah!
BlackCatBonifide 2002