With this, my 275th Missive in my RenSpace Blog, I, your humble Dragonmaster, wish to pause to salute those Royals whom I have numbered amongst my many friends who have made me feel so at home:
Axel and Catherine, King and Queen of Blingenstein, who make their Realm very safe for those who attend their Kingdom, the Great Plains Renaissance Faire at Wichita, Kansas, and through their Chivalry for Children Foundation.
Elizabeth Regina, she who reigneth at Hollygrove --- that would be the Michigan Renaissance Festival --- and is especially nice to those little ones amongst her subjects (I believe they're called 'nipperkins').
Edward and Catherine, King and Queen of the Iowan Realms, a/k/a the Des Moines Renaissance Faire --- Her Majesty has always left a post or two in mine humble inbox here at this RenSpace site that has been my home for a while.
You have all been very, very nice to this foolish, ancient old Mage --- and I thank and honor you all because of it. I love you all very dearly, and to you all I say a humble, heartfelt Huzzah!
Sad news to share, goodly gentles. This from the Associated Press:
Ed McMahon, the loyal Tonight Show sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with jolly guffaws and the familiar resounding intro "H-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" for some 30 years, died earlier this morning. He was 86.
McMahon died shortly after midnight, L.A. time, at Ronald Reagan/UCLA Medical Center, surrounded by his wife Pam and other family members, according to his publicist, Howard Bragman, who also refused to give a cause of death, saying instead that McMahon had had a "multitude of health problems [over] the last few months."
McMahon was also Jerry Lewis' co-host for the comedian's annual Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day Telethon. A statement from Jerry should be posted shortly at www.mda.org.
In a related tale, CBS News representatives are remaining silent concerning news that veteran anchor Walter Cronkite is apparently gravely ill. The 92-year-old former anchor of the CBS Evening News has likewise been ailing for some time. The legendary 'most trusted man in America' spent some two decades serving as the face of CBS News, leaving his familiar post in 1991. Until circa 2006, he spent his off-network duties hosting the annual New Year's Concert with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra --- one of the longest-running non-news hosting assignments in the history of public television.
Please join your humble Dragonmaster in honoring these two noble-hearted gentlemen: one, a merry court jester; the other, a noble and wise sage and chronicler. Their respective legacies shall leave their marks for all time.
I haven't much to say concerning Father's Day other than this: be nice to your Dads this Sunday. Do as much as you can to remind him that indeed he is King of all the house! In fact, let me recommend Lonely Planet'sMicronations book, with its fantastic cover photo (which you may see here):
When all dads read Lonely Planet's Micronations, I hope they'll be inspired to set a Monarchy and/or Republic of their very own! In fact, I've practically done all I wanted to do today, so I'm now going to head for Google Image Search, and see what kind of Royal Dad photos and/or drawings are worthy of my interest!
OK, kids, I need to make this quick. We shall peruse ye detailes upon the morrow:
Mermaid Parade, this Saturday. King Neptune: Harvey Keitel; Queen Mermaid: Daphna; special guests: cast members from Ringling Bros.' Coney Island Boom-a-ring; They Might Be Giants; Uptown String Band from Hulmeville, PA. Me, as usual, with the Brown-hair'd Mermaid, Debbie D!
Know ye this, Mortals, lie tae ye I shall not: I am as disgusted by all that I hast read in ye newspapers of the Mundaners' Realm as I would wot most o' ye have been! In Albany, New York, for example, things hath reach'd such a horrific governmental state tae the extent whereby the one thing tae bae check'd out, Milords and Miladies, is no less than the Albany Police Department Pipes and Drums!
And not only that, our great American automobile industry hath all but ceas'd tae exist, for all intents and purposes. I know not, dearests, if there be many like ye out thither that would dare agree with me, but ....
Oh, who in Merlin's name am I kiddin'? Things are just so darn bad hereabouts, not to mention everywhere else, that it's enough to drive even a Wizard bonkers! That said, I have little option today but to return to an earlier rant which I shared wi' ye some time agone hither within this, me RenSpace blog --- a rant best summed up in three words:
DUMBLEDORE FOR PRESIDENT! That's right, I said DUMBLEDORE FOR PRESIDENT!
Aye, my friends: there comes a time when, even in the world of Magecraft, one tends to go remarkably loony; today, I fear, is one such occasion. Besides, Half-Blood Prince, The Movie is coming out July 15th anyway; and I need to be reassured that beloved Albus has not really vanish'd for all time from our world. Still, as I have long said, 'twill be of great interest as to how Steve Kloves (bard of ye huge scyring device) and David Yates (lord and master of the image) shall handle Albus' funeral and burial. [When you see that scene, Mortals, know that you WILL blubber uncontrollably, and tears will slide down your cheeks --- and you WILL love it!]
OK, kids, I've done enough ranting for today. I wonder how ol' Sir Mikel will react to this........
