Saturday August 19th is the last Belegarth mini-event of the summer. The event takes place in Romeoville, and I plan on going, along with whomever else will.

Sunday, August 20th, is the last summer Belegarth practice for the O'Reillys, which we will have, for nostalgia purposes at Deer Park mall, the old wompem battle ground. The practice will be as normal at 4 oclock, and following we will go to my house for a rooftop O'Reilly feast celebrating the end of summer and our first delving into the majestic heights of Belegarth and Dagorhir. We will battle until 7 and then go to my house for the feast.

The theme of the feast is set to be completely and utterly medeival. Those who attend, firstly must be official o'reillys (meaning all member ship requirements are met being kilt, oath taken, red weapon built), and secondly must be in the most authentic garb they can muster.

I will try my best to make my roof as medieval as possible, but due to insufficieny of funds i was not able to return to ren faire as hoped to purchase the various deer skins and furs to adorn the feast area. There will be no mass produced products on sight. No coke cans or mundane eating ware or cups. Everything will try to be as medieval as possible. Please take this seriously and don't ruin this by showing up in your inferior everyday clothes.

The menu will comprise mostly of meat. Not hamburgers or hotdogs, but meat. Again, the medieval barbarian atmostphere is what i am striving for here. I will purchase a good amount of something, i don't know what, Jeff i have asked to make some of his beef jerky he has a recipe for, penny and I will work again on that fantastic Irish Beef stew she made for our last feast. Take special note of this: if you come to my house bearing nothing but an appetite I will punch you in the mouth, and then remove your testicles with a swift downward claw. Don't be a bastard and contribute. You must bring something. Keep it Scottish/Irish in nature. If your mom has a recipe for some good potatoes or something awesome, if you can make a stew awesome, but no jello or cookies. After eating the meat we will have dessert, which will be more meat. Please do what you can to bring the food or drink, no alcohol at my house by the way, in some manner of non-modern container. Ceramics woods, and non-shiny steels are good. I won't be a nazi, but give it an effort.

Non-members, there's still time to join up and fullfill your requirements before I officially hate you! Join us at the feast!

This is supposed to be a fun and atmospheric conclusion to a very awesome summer beginning with Ragnarok, and ending with our membership to Dunharrow.

Just to go over: Battle at 4-7, feast is for official LCO only, full garb, meat, no coke cans plastics etc., atmosphere to the max.

Let me know if you can attend and what you can bring

p.s.- End of Summer feast does not mean goodbye O'Reillys at all. I am going to school downtown, and I will be at every weekend practice i can possibly be at. Jeff, Penny, Sarah, Austin, and Spencer will be nearby too, and we can only hope that Kane and Dykstra have the will to join us every once and a while troughout the regular year. I anticipate nothing much will change in terms of our group and we will continue fighting, and particpating in Belegarth/Dagorhir events notably Octoberfest , October 5-8 in Danville. Imagine that, a mini Rag not but 2 months away and only a fraction of the distance. I'm Dagorjaculating already! I can't wait to plan next years Rag with all of you.