Angela "Dame Phoenix" Gray
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| Photo by Jesse Gifford |
1. What year were you
awarded your white belt?
May 9, 2012
2. Who administered "the punch"
and-- be honest!!--did it hurt?
Callin/Dave Dolph and I don’t even remember because it was a surreal moment.
All I can say is he didn’t hold back but I didn’t have bruises.
3. Whose belt did you wear
until you got your own, and how was this significant for you?
Vawn/Dave Hayden who has been a long –time friend and influence both in and out
of character.
4. Can you describe your own
belt's heraldry?
There is a Phoenix and a Folkestone Symbol.
5. Why did you chose that
heraldry to represent you?
My name is Phoenix and I’m in Folkestone, and I’m obviously oh so creative and
original.
6. Who did the artwork on
your belt?
Alex Sokolowski designed it and painted my original belt. That one had some
durability issues so it needed to be replaced. Zach Senchuk painted the second
using Alex’s design.
7. What do you remember most
about your knighting?
They knighted me immediately after they decided to because Jason (Malaki) had
expressed that he wouldn’t be able to keep it secret if they waited and noted
that most of the people most important to me were there. It happened at an odd
time/space. It was after night quest at Green and Gold.
Callin called me up and kicked me out of being his squire first (which was sort
of ironic since he never publicly took me as a squire). Then they had me sit
down then they called me back up to get knighted. Callin gave it away instantly
and there was very little talking about me (something that very much stressed
Dave Hayden). Jarrod picked me up and spun me around a lot.
Another funny story from after my knighting but related to it, was about my
flaming shot. For those that don’t know, pretty much all the KoEF do flaming
shots with Eldrich. He was trying to find me to partake of this tradition,
but I already had drank quite a bit and was intent on avoiding him, running all
over the event site to do so. I’d been talking earlier in the week with Kate
from the Wenches Guild and knew she was bringing bread pudding to the event. I
saw her at the top of the hill and she called to me that she had bread pudding.
I raced up the hill to my beloved bread pudding. It was like a scene from a
romance movie where everything slowed down. Then she stepped aside and revealed
Eldrich waiting with a flaming shot. They did at least give me bread pudding
after I did it.
8. What does being a KoEF
mean to you?
To me my KoEF belt is a physical reminder that my peers have acknowledged the
value of my contributions to our community. I also say all my belts are
both an achievement and an obligation. I believe when I opt to wear it I am
accepting an obligation to continue to try to better myself and others. I
extend this to my out of character life.
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| Photo by Jesse Gifford |