Contrast

As previously mentioned Jay and I and my folks all went to the Siouxland Renaissance Festival this past weekend and a good time despite the mud.

Since then, I've seen number of attendees, including merchants and performers, praise the festival and express concern that it might not be around after this year, Siouxland's fourth, when the weather was lousy and thus attendance was severely down. One person summed it up, "...you should know that it would seriously bring our spirits down, as you folks are one of the few out there that understands what an actual renaissance faire is supposed to be."

By contrast, a different renaissance faire is not being attended by some due to various poor decisions that were not rectified. Another person asked, "After doing this for 22 years, don't you think they'd start to get it right?"