The King's Fantasy Feast
Hey, Bad Bob! Let's get this puppy rolling!
The feast was the definitive highlight of the weekend. It's what we prepared
for, it's what we dressed for, and it's definitely what we fasted for. The
food was awesome, and the entertainment was pretty good -- starting with
me. The entire event was held inside the air conditioned
(thank God) Bad Manor, and it alone was worth the price of the admission
ticket. Due to the abundance of free alcohol, many of us were completely
toasted by the end of the feast, which may account for the blurriness of many
of these pictures.
Out of the entertainment, three groups really stand out. The first were the
jugglers, who were quite good and kept up a witty dialog throughout the entire
event. A volunteer was yanked from their cuisine, and razor-sharp blades
were whizzing just inches from his whizzer.
The second, the belly-dancers, were enthralling. Well, at least to me. I
noticed that many of the rest of us were able to keep on eating as though
nothing unusual was happening. They performed the dance of the seven veils,
and were pretty good. I took a lot of
dancing pictures.
The third group, which I don't have a picture of, were the royal entourage,
who sang and danced about some fairly ribald songs. Without being able to
remember the lyrics to any of the verses, though, it's fairly hard to convey
the atmosphere.