Camping Parties! The list - Please add your groups' social!

[LadyElizabeth]

I think the key would also be rennies in big numbers.  if we made a speech of some sort when things got rowdy.  like "This is our fair, you are here as guests at our event, you either behave as civilized rennies do or you leave.  This will be enforced by all the real rennies leaving if you do not behave and we will make sure to have this bonfire being completely disbanded by next year by petition to fair owners!  And or we'll call the cops on the youngsters drinking OR we'll ask the fair security to go around asking for show of tickets to TRF which is part of the "requirement" to be camping." 

You never know, it might work, or it might flop and we end up again doing a walk about! 

[Yrose]

Maybe we could all pick a standing time each night to show up in force  and take control for a few hours. Like ok, we're setting up, move back, let the performer in etc.

[LadyElizabeth]

That sounds pretty good.  I think opening weekend won't work too well since there are so many parties going on and people won't want to be at the bonfire much...  But I'll start chatting with people this weekend about plans of action and who would support a bonfire takeover.  I'm just so sick of every night trying to find somewhere with dancers AND drummers AND friends AND alcohol... it seems you can always find one or two of these, but never all 4 together!

[Tanyor]

You know last year. I went to a couple of the raver camps. And just stuck my nose in there business. I like electronic music but not at 3 am. So I started bugging them, and I over heard a few of em say "I think this dude is a cop" or something close to it. I get this a lot of the time at other types of outdoor fests. After a while most of them would walk over to the music and turn down the volume, still loud but they were nervous about me being around. I was asking them a bunch of stupid questions like where there from. What their names how old are you guys. Genuinely interested but being to old for the crowd I made them nervous.  I was never rude or mean to em. But the boom boom boom chigga boom boom ruins alot of what I like about camping at faire.

[Bonny Pearl]

rope the area off and have bouncers charge $50 admission for each non rennie, WITH proof of purchase of faire/camp tickets?    the admission could cover bouncer fees, lol 

[Reaper]

It just made me feel trashy... I'm totally down for free alcohol, but getting $ put in clothes While dancing rings too close to home...  I am dancing for ME and for FUN and cause I love it, and yet I know it's sexy, but I'm not doing it for $ or for stupid adolescent boys!!!

Ha!  Similar experience here!  I was trying to enjoy the groove, enjoying the last of the meade, dancing (a little) in the heat of the bonfire.  Eyes closed, I hear some kid yell "Take it off!!!"  Whoo!!", and then picked up by others.

I think to myself, eyes closed, "Great. Juest we we need, an amateur strip show by some wasted college girls...".  Unable to resist, I opened my eyes to take in the debacle.

Much to my shame, I see 5 or 6 trashy looking kids staring at...ME!  They see me looking, and the same voice takes up the call again, "Whoo!  Take it off, baby!!!" And he starts "belly dancing" his way over.

Thus endeth the bonfire visits for us that season.

Ladylyn maybe he should have been thrown in the fire then you could yell the same thing to him snd see what his reaction would be lol 

[LadyElizabeth]

I think these retards give TRF it's bad camping name of scandal and vandalism.  We had no vandals till these punks and kids started showing up that were locals, and now they're around we have lots of vandalism and lots of rude jeering.  I wonder if there's a way for one of the bigger grounds to surround the bonfire with their tents and kind of "take over" the area for their own, there by having authority to kick out anyone who is not behaving??  Then we could charge 50$ for non-rennies... 

Another idea to prove you're a rennie is to wear or bring along part of your garb to the bonfire there by "proving" you're a rennie.  I always wear my gypsy garb, but I know there are people who like mundane clothes at night... so they could just wear their leather belt or a tail or their fair shoes...

[Element of Air]

I think if they were to wear just one small (not horribly expensive) peice of garb then any one could have someone buy them something or get one from a friend (such as tails). It would need to be like a Mug or their corset or something to show.

Hm...

What about if you vouch for someone, or ask who do you know, what Rennies do you know... Or who do you camp with.

State any of the large camps or any of the well known Rennies. The real Rennies would easily be able to name at least 5 fellow Rennies by their fair names. I am sure most of us could name over a few hundred. LOL

Oooo mayhaps a list at the gate, you name what camp you are with! If you can not name one, then sorry no entry!!!

[LadyElizabeth]

Those are all great ideas!!  Now how to implement them... and would camping management allow it?  I suppose that's why the big camps have their own parties, but honestly that's not as good as the bonfire cause you get hte warm of the fire and a CENTRAl place to congregate and the added light of the fire to dance around, which rocks!

[RenRobin]

I kinda like Yrose's suggestion, just make a plan to all arrive at a certain time, maybe stand hand in hand and make a big circle/performance area or have a rope to go around the circle  so that people can still see what is going on and have someone about every 3 to 4 foot apart, holding the rope of course. Have a couple of sets of you big stapping men to bounce anyone that tried to get past the rope.  Let the police know what we are doing so that if a scuffle happens they can escort them out or away from the area, as we are really just trying to make it a safer area for the performers.  After a few hours they will go away I would think.  I know I do not stay at the fire for hours, but know there are those that do....maybe switch out every hour or so taking your stand at rope watch.

[LadyJessica]

Honestly they need to start having people show their tickets again.  It was when they stopped doing that that the campgrounds started going downhill.  You had to have a ticket for everyone in the car not just the driver or you had to pay full price for it at the campgrounds gate.  I would still pay for camping and show my ticket just to get in if that's what it'll take to keep the idiot danes out.

[Chandler]

What about if you vouch for someone, or ask who do you know, what Rennies do you know... Or who do you camp with.

That wouldn't work.  I've camped out there for years now, and I've never really met anyone, because for the most part we just chill at our campsite, aside from the occasional walkabout and trip to the drum circle.  We're not 'bad' people, we're just shy

[LadyElizabeth]

Well, you're on here Chandler, so that makes you cool and a rennie.  You could simply say that to the "bouncer" that you're on the R/F forums and your name is Chandler.  even knowing what the R/F forums is means your a rennie!!

[Element of Air]

*sigh* there are so many ideas, but if only we could actually do this. I wonder if we can make it work... I wonder if we could all agree on something or actually have King George make a change for the better.

[Zaubon]

When I arrived Thursday I was asked for my ticket, when I explained that I would be picking up my ticket from fellow campers, my money was taken and I was given a camping pass.
I told the officer how happy I was that they were asking for tickets again, and that they would have all the backing they could want from the legitimate campers.
We saw how well they followed through.