[nagdu] convention?

Thu Apr 1 19:24:06 UTC 2010

I've always wanted to go to a renaissance festival.  I have no idea if we 
have them around here.  Does anyone have any ideas where I could look to 
find out where they are?  It would be an excellent experience for Monty.

Julie

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From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
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> Julie.
> If you have access to a rennosaunce festival, that'd be a great place to
> take Monty and see how he does.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Julie J
> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:45 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] convention?
>
> Tami,
>
> Thanks!
> Monty does very well with loud noises, so maybe I shouldn't worry so
> much.
> I'll see if I can find something remotely similar to take him to before
> July
> to see how he does.
>
> When I went in 2008 we weren't that far back from the edge of the arena.
> I
> could easily hear the horses hooves and tell exactly where they were in
> relation to each other.  The moans, groans and screams do help a lot
> with
> figuring out that one of the knights got hit! LOL  I did have to ask
> which
> one it was though.
>
> I'm remembering that we walked past some of the horse stalls on the way
> in
> or out.  I don't know what your vision is like, but maybe you see the
> horses
> better at that range when they are standing still?
>
> And they give you a DVD of the whole thing to take home with you.
>
> Julie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tamara Smith-Kinney" <tamara.8024 at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 12:14 AM
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>
>
>> Julie,
>>
>> I went to the one in southern California as an office function way
> back in
>> '90.  It was just as you described, and I absolutely adored it!
>>
>> I think we have one here, and every now and I think it would be great
> to
>> go...  My only thing is that I'm not sure how I would manage to cope
> with
>> not seeing horses.  And the jousting and so forth that involves the
>> horses.
>> I actually used to know a bit about the studs they use here, and I've
> seen
>> pictures of them, but that was awhile ago, I guess.  Still, I love
>> dressage
>> -- which grew out of that knightly military tradition -- and I love
> those
>> more true to original style breeds.  I love watching them in action
> doing
>> all that knightly stuff in the show...
>>
>> I would undoubtedly throw myself over the balcony to try to watch them
> by
>> hand just knowing they are there.  /grin/  It would add something new
> to
>> the
>> show, I guess.  I'm not sure what.
>>
>> Other than wondering if I can keep my hands off the horses, I'm really
>> looking forward to going here sometime.  In '08, I thought it would be
>> really fun to go with other blind people who couldn't see the action,
>> either, because then we would all be appreciating it without having to
> see
>> it, and that would be way cool....  On of these years.  /grin/
>>
>> Mitzi, oddly enough, does really well at stuff like that -- dark,
> loud,
>> raucous.  I hesistated the first time I even considered having her
> stick
>> her
>> nose into something like that, but I wanted to see how she would do if
> I
>> introduced her to that sort of thing...  She wanted to check it out,
> so we
>> went further in, she found some friends of ours, so we sat with them,
> and
>> she just settled down and enjoyed herself.  Strangest thing.  I would
> not
>> have believed that in a million years, especially since she was still
>> barely
>> 18 months old at that time and just as jumpy, flighty, busy, etc., as
> she
>> could be when everything was all low key and dog friendly.  Heck, she
>> still
>> will levitate in her sleep over some slight noise that's different,
> even
>> if
>> Daisy doesn't hear it.  She's just a very, very alert dog and very
>> sensitive
>> to and aware of things in her environment.
>>
>> There is no way on earth she should not go insane in loud places like
>> rowdy
>> bars and the like.  But, no, it's all good there, she's having fun,
> just
>> doing her job and taking life easy.
>>
>> I will never understand that dog.  /smile/  I like her, though.
>>
>> Tami Smith-Kinney
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf
>> Of Julie J
>> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 10:40 AM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] convention?
>>
>> Ed,
>>
>> Oh!  It is super awesome!  It's a medieval sort of dinner consisting
> of
>> roasted chicken, a beef rib, potato, soup and bread or at least that's
>
>> what
>> we were served.    All the waiters/waitresses are dressed in medieval
>> garb.
>> You sit in theater type of seating with long tables in front of you.
> It's
>> arranged like an arena.  There's a bit of theater sprinkled with lots
> of
>> demonstrations on jousting, swordplay, falconry and all sorts of other
>> stuff.  Did I say it's awesome?  But it's really loud, not quite as
> much
>> as
>> a  concert, but close at times.   A group of us went in 2008.  There
> were
>> two guide dogs in our group one had no problem and the other was
> seriously
>> not enjoying the action.
>>
>> It's pretty close to the Hilton we'll be at.  I'm not sure how easy it
>
>> would
>>
>> be to walk over there.  The distance wouldn't be a problem, but no
> clue
>> what
>>
>> the pedestrian  ease of travel would be like.
>>
>> Julie
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ed Meskys" <edmeskys at roadrunner.com>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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>> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 9:47 AM
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>>
>>> What is the Medieval Times Dinner Theater? sounds interesting.
> Thanks, Ed
>>> Meskys
>>>
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