http://petercarrollisanasshole.com Protest Ohio Renaissance Festival / Fair Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:35:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Merchants petered by Carroll again! Before the last season ended, we reported that we have been informed that the Ohio Renaissance Festival has left the dates off the 2010.  We guessed that this was there way of charging the merchants the full season’s rent while providing a shorter season. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2010/01/25/buy-one-get-one-free-gone/ It’s official.  Now that the merchant fees have been collected from folk expecting 8 weekends, now that season passes have been sold to people expecting 8 weekends, the Ohio Renaissance Festival has announced that the 2010 season will have only 7 weekends.  If I am doing the math right, they ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2010/01/25/7-weekends-in-2010-rent-and-ticket-increase-by-125/ Looking at the web site of the Ohio Renaissance Festival, you might wonder why there is a link to “Student Days”.  After all, if you follow that link you will see only one date for the 2010 season: September 30.  Perhaps they should change the title to “Student Day”. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/11/14/student-days/ Going to my mailbox is fun.  It didn’t use to be, but now that Peter Carroll and the Ohio Renaissance Festival are suing me, my mail is kind of like the crossword puzzles.  I should probably keep my mouth shut, as I seem to be receiving so very many opportunities ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/11/06/interfearing-with-labor-relations/ Because he seems to have a fan club, as all Monster Cocks should, you will be hearing more about my Monster Cock soon.  In fact, you will soon be hearing about other Monster Cocks.  You see, I am fairly sure my son has a Monster Cock too!  It’s a young ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/11/04/monster-cock-and-big-boobs/ I started this protest just prior to the 2008 season of the Ohio Renaissance Festival because I felt there were many serious concerns affecting not only participants but also the general public.  It is now a year or so later. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/10/28/the-quarter-million-dollar-apology/ Save Money & Help Children this Weekend – FREE COUPON Print the following coupon, save $2.00 off adult tickets, $1.00 off kids tickets, and have $2.00 of your ticket price given to Children’s Medical Center.  Help the kids, help yourself, and help your neighbor.  Print many copies of this coupon and ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/10/22/free-ohio-renaissance-festival-coupon-discount-tickets/ Merchants, have you looked at your 2010 leases yet?  Just what are the dates of the festival next year?  We’ve now heard from two different merchants that leases have been made available, but they neglect to list the dates of the festival for the 2010 season.  Is this an oversight?  ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/10/22/2010-leases-missing-dates-of-festival/ Before the 2009 season started, I reported that the sponsor page of the Ohio Renaissance Festival seemed to be missing several names since the previous year. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/10/18/are-sponsors-running-away/ No promotional code needed.  Just a free coupon for discount tickets.Browse through this blog and you might notice I would prefer people protest the way Peter Carroll and the Ohio Renaissance Festival conducts business by boycotting the place.  From what I hear of attendance, many of my readers are doing ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/10/18/free-coupon-discount-tickets-save-money/ “…more than half the workers were young starry-eyed volunteers, the only relatively well-paid workers being the real stars (actors portraying Queen Elizabeth and Co.) and the bouncers who patrolled the borders to keep people from sneaking in.  We peons- dancers and musicians and jugglers- were paid little and often late, ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/10/16/renaissance-faire-union/ The other day, I was sitting in the den / office of a fairly well known and controversial author / attorney by the name of Edwin Kagin.  Edwin was showing me his extensive collection of knives and swords.  One sword he’d purchased from me without a scabbard / sheath years ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/10/13/encouragement-to-craft-folk/ Merchants – Have you got a 2010 lease yet?  Will there be a 2010 season?  What happens if you pay your lease and the 2010 season does not take place?  Did you know Peter Carroll and the Ohio Renaissance Festival claim I have caused them more than a quarter of ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/10/10/2010-leases-contracts/ As you might know, Peter Carroll and the Ohio Renaissance Festival are suing me for an amount listed as over a quarter of a million dollars in real world damages.  As you can tell, I am quaking in my boots. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/10/08/swan-song-or-conspiracy-theory/ Apparently Peter Carroll and the Ohio Renaissance Festival sued a small ministry and reverend for an amount in excess of $25,000.00 in damages because the ministry dared to consider using the word “renaissance” to promote a fundraiser.  After reading the public records on this, my Catholic mother said there is ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/10/02/church-minister-sued-by-peter-carroll-and-the-ohio-renaissance-festival/ Are they treating you like a mushroom?  Are you kept in the dark and fed shit? As usual, I made a good faith effort to verify the following information is true.  Now that I know Peter J. Carroll and the Ohio Renaissance is represented by council, I sent it to his ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/10/01/employees-is-the-law-hidden-from-you/ If you think you know or work for the Ohio Renaissance Festival Inc, you might be wrong.  The corporate record for the Ohio Renaissance Festival and the name Peter J. Carroll turns up some interesting information.  Apparently the Ohio Renaissance Festival is a maze of many incorporations found in Ohio, ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/09/30/just-who-is-the-ohio-renaissance-festival-inc/ Do you work for the Ohio Renaissance Festival but you have been told you are an “Independent Contractor” or some such thing?  Do you receive a 1099 at the end of the year instead of a W2 then you are probably being treated as an Independent Contractor. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/09/28/independent-contractor-or-employee/ I think Peter Carroll wants to eat my Monster Cock.  Recently, Peter Carroll via his attorney David C. Greer filed a law suit against yours truly (and a bunch of people I don’t know) alleging that we have somehow caused him in excess of a quarter of a million dollars ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/09/28/peter-carroll-wants-to-eat-monster-cock/ News from a reliable source – Merchants will be forced to pay a $400.00 fee to Peter Carroll for “community development” with this year’s lease.  We call it the new “Peter Pee Tax”. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/09/27/new-40000-merchant-fee/ If not YOU then WHO ? I spent the last hour watching in amazement as a tiny little peep pecked its way out of her shell and then collapsed in exhaustion.  Next to her broken shell another peep has just managed a small hole to start her escape.  I am worried ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/09/25/make-it-interesting/ Peter Carroll ADMITS someone on the grounds of the Ohio Renaissance Festival “…dumped chemicals in a drainage ditch…”  and presented this information to the courts of Warren County via his lawyer David C. Greer.  You might recall I am the person who questioned ORF management after Marietta Marcin falsely accused ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/09/24/peter-carroll-admits-chemicals-were-dumped/ Union NOW !  Unite NOW ! Nearly a year ago I wrote to the General Manager of the Ohio Renaissance Festival stating that I wanted access to employees and other participants for the purpose of forming a union.  She did not reply.  Since then, it has been one of my ongoing ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/09/23/union-now/ Do you pay $20.00 to shop at a flea market? ORF Inc. slips further into the dark at the hands of Dan Roth (the Craft Director).  At least I think he is one of the managers that escaped the recent shake up.  No they aren’t slipping into the Dark Ages, but ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/09/20/craft-show-or-overpriced-fleamarket/ ORF Inc. employees: I have been advised that any employee of the Ohio Renaissance Festival Inc. who was not paid minimum wage or better contact Shari Hetesheimer (investigator #40) immediately. The law does provide for compensation but there is a time limit. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/09/14/orf-employees-contact-investigator-40/ Has the Ohio Renaissance Festival, its owner Peter Carroll and the small village of Harveysburg, Ohio conspired to defraud Warrant County Schools of proper property tax? http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/09/05/student-days-property-tax-issues/ Here is a question for you.  If the General Manager of an event has to lie about the event to the press, how good could it be and just what are they hiding.  We think she is trying to spin the place to cover up all the problems they are ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/09/01/cheryl-bucholtz-spins-n-sinks/ Visit the Michigan Renaissance Festival – August 22 – October 4 It’s cheaper, it’s better, and it doesn’t line Peter Carroll’s pockets. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/08/29/visit-the-michigan-renaissance-festival-%e2%80%93-august-22-%e2%80%93-october-4/ Kroger Co. is an official sponsor of the Ohio Renaissance Festival Inc.  Discount coupons for the festival are available at many of their grocery stores.  A quick conversation with Kroger’s employees yields information that Kroger Inc. is a union shop.  Kroger Co. employees are members of the UFCW union.  Why ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/08/18/ohio-renaissance-festival-discount-tickets-at-kroger/ Are the rich exempt from Property Tax? If you have participated or attended the Ohio Renaissance Festival for any number of years, chances are you’ve noticed new buildings and improvements just about every year.  In most situations, these new buildings and improvements to the property would be recorded with the County ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/08/16/property-tax-fraud/ If you saw a man dressed as a clown and calling himself “Toy” these past years, you might be surprised to learn he was not a member of cast or otherwise employed by the Ohio Renaissance Festival.  So says Rebecca H in her blog on March 25, 2008. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/08/14/pedophiles-and-cover-ups/ More merchants & less entertainment = More rent to ORF Inc. and less expenses. According to a comment by Qstvnurp33, a few related things have changed in the entertainment department this year at the Ohio Renaissance Festival: http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/08/14/less-entertainment-more-merchants/ Despite containing what I continue to believe is 100% accurate information, I have replaced the original story posted here out of respect for a friend named James.  Still, I am replacing it with a story of equal importance incorporating elements from the first and other stories. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/08/09/roxy-heart-fired-for-her-bd-sm-sexual-fetish-books/ Was there a “change in management” at the Ohio Renaissance Festival this year? Kyle Meadows, the very talented dulcimer player whose been there for 18 years thinks so.  In fact, he thinks this might be his last year because as of August 5th, he hasn’t heard from them about this ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/08/08/change-in-management/ Dear Street Cast of the Ohio Renaissance Festival: Demand the following be investigated by Kimberly A. Zurz, Director, Ohio Department of Commerce whose email address is: Directorsoffice@com.state.oh.us  Anyone who believes in minimum wage laws should do the same. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/08/02/orf-inc-might-owe-you-234360/ Now let’s be perfectly clear.  I am not saying “I think Dan Roth is a liar”.  I am saying Dan Roth –IS- a liar.  This is not an opinion, it is a fact.  If it were not, he could now sue me for the statement.  Of course he won’t because ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/07/24/dan-roth-more-lies/ I think I have rather clearly demonstrated that Peter Carroll unjustly deprived me of my property and good reputation. It has become rather clear that each and every allegation made by Marietta Marcin was false. Dan Roth, who replaced her at the event, indicated rather clearly that she was fired ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/07/23/2009-preseason-thoughts/ General Manager Looking for a Job? Last year we congratulated Cheryl (Bales) Bucholtz on her apparent promotion to General Manager.  Well, it looks like maybe the job wasn’t all it was cut up to be.  According to one of those mini-resume type sites, Cheryl is interested in receiving “job inquiries”.  Maybe ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/05/29/cheryl-looking-for-a-job/ What happened to the Street Cast? As we reported last year, it appears Peter Carroll was too good for Ohio Labor Laws last year.  As we reported, it seems the street cast and others were paid below minimum wage per Ohio law.  Not per federal law which provides for below minimum ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/05/20/street-cast-update-for-2009/ Well, the 2009 season is drawing near and a few things have changed.  The first thing you might notice is that the list of sponsors for this year’s event seems to have become quite a bit shorter.  Oh Kroger is still there, but here is a list of folk who ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2009/05/08/sponsors-drop-out-for-2009/ Oh now this is just bizarre.  Evidently the Ohio Renaissance Festival wants to clean up their employment process.  You might recall we pointed out how illegal it is not to pay minimum wage to employees.  Maybe this document existed previously and I didn’t catch it.  I can’t really be sure.  ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/11/06/random-drug-tests/ The 2008 Ohio Renaissance Festival season has closed and there are some very unhappy people.  From what we have been told, attendance was far below the http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/10/22/low-gate-for-2008/ Is ORF Inc. web master kidding us? What type of idiots works for Peter Carroll. Seriously guys, I have nothing against men in kilts. Heck, I have nothing against shot guns. Or is that a high powered rifle? Seriously guys, why on earth are they promoting their ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/09/06/on-kilts-and-shotguns/ I sometimes wonder about the people Peter Carroll hires.  As an example; the food services people who can’t seem to keep track of food services law.   Now I have another example, his law firm.  Anyone who works at the Ohio Renaissance Festival knows Peter Carroll  has a major issue against ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/09/06/slick-petes-law-firm/ So I post that the pretzels are uncovered and that is a violation of health code.  ORF responds by putting paper sleeves on them.  Knock knock guys.  Who's there.  Common sense.  Common sense who?  Exactly.  It is becoming fairly obvious that portions of the staff and management of the Ohio ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/09/04/how-dumb-is-orf/ This just in: You haven't seen that "Star Strucks" sign this year have you?  Of course I wouldn't know because I would never violate the order keeping me off the property.  That's right.  Like the pretzels which have to be covered now having coverings, the electrical outlets which were replaced, ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/09/03/no-more-star-strucks/ Wow, a google number 4 position for the term: ohio renaissance festival ohio renaissance festival - 4 http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/09/03/google-1-search-results-n-more/ I tried and tried to settle this quietly but Peter Carroll did not care about thing like ADA violations until I made them public. Then ORF Inc. raced to comply. So I gave up, evidently they only listen when the information is made public. So here goes, ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/09/03/code-violations-by-the-numbers/ Ann Frank was wrong. Well, the first weekend of the Ohio Renaissance Festival’s 2008 season has come to an end and I have decided Ann Frank was wrong.  Author of the very well known Diary of Ann Frank, she stated firmly that beneath it all people are good.  I don’t think ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/09/01/first-weekend-review/ Food Service Manager to be fired? Has anyone noticed the pretzels being sold off a pole are now covered by a paper sleeve? Yep, you heard it here first. Food has to be covered prior to sale. In the case of the pretzels walking around the park on ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/09/01/pretzel-update/ Now here is something I never expected. Evidently this protest was discussed in one of the Waynesville churches this morning. As a result, I am now receiving emails telling me I should join the other protest site: http://orfprotest.com and that the url of this web site is obscene. I do ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/31/christians-boycott/ I think I just stepped into the twilight zone. Back in the day when the Ohio Renaissance Festival first opened, there was a newspaper clipping which in part stated: http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/29/georgia-renaissance-festival/ Set a couple centuries after the Ohio Renaissance Festival's era, a new and very similiarly structured theme park has opened to give Peter Carroll and ORF a run for the vacation time and money of the Cincinnati crowd.  http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/29/new-show-in-cincinnati/ Surprise!It is now about midnight on the night prior to ORF opening it’s 19 season. I have a secret to share. This web site was created as a distraction in case Peter Carroll and / or the Ohio Renaissance Festival tried some slick court trick to file an injunction against ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/29/new-protest-url/ If a business refused to sell you a product because you looked black, would you be offended?  What if they refused to sell you a service because you looked female?  Would you be offended?  If you are neither black nor female, would you do business with an incorporation that would ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/27/anti-lesbian-anti-gay-anti-transgender-i/ There has been a great amount of rumor going around that the Ohio Renaissance Festival is going to be done away with and replaced by a housing development.  First, I would like to say that with the housing market what it is I can not imagine anyone making much money ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/26/caesar-creek-lake-estates/ Here Comes the Cover Up Please note the following quote, visit the link and see if it has changed.  The following is accurate as of 11:30 PM EST on August 26, 2008 http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/26/here-comes-the-cover-up/ If you attend the Ohio Renaissance Festival in Harveysburg, Ohio (just north of Cincinnati, OH), please pay special attention to the stairs and other obstacles that folk in wheel chairs must combat while visiting the festival. I think you will find that many of the buildings do not offer ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/26/buildings-not-ada-compliant/ Are real-estate taxes being paid properly by ORF Inc. and Peter Carroll? Before I get started on this issue, lets be perfectly clear about something. We are not talking about shacks or tents. Some of the buildings at the Ohio Renaissance festival have concrete floors, underground wiring, hot and ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/26/real-estate-tax-not-paid/ Was a building permit issued for this structure? Actors will probably be atop it and the general public will probably walk under and through it. It would see the type of thing which a building permit must be issued for. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/26/52/ Epileptic Fired for Seizure This just in.  It seems Peter Carroll not only wants to deny equal access for the disabled, he doesn’t seem to want him in his fair.  Per contact and conversation with an employee of Silver, Stone, and Sword; the owner of this shop at the Ohio Renaissance ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/26/epileptic-fired-for-seizure/ Liability of Staff Employees Is the duty of an employee first to his employer or is it first to his community? The courts seem to have been rather clear that it is to one’s community. Is the duty of an employee first to his employer or is it first ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/26/liability-of-staff-employees/ Would you even dream of infringing on the trademark of a major corporation like Starbucks Coffee? http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/26/starbucks-coffee/ 5 course, 6 course, 5 course, 0 course, of course of course... This post is just humorous. Although things like this do go to my belief that the Ohio Renaissance Festival is crumbling due to the incompetent bungling of its owner, staff, and management. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/26/feast-royale-6995-person/ A grass roots protest is always dependent on Freedom of Speech and Freedom of Expression, however if not for Freedom of the Press these other liberties would fade. It is the press that causes information and ideas to be spread on a large scale. So if you have ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/26/press-contacts/ The United States of America has community values and laws which rather clearly state that one of the responsibilities associated with doing business with our citizens is that a business provides equal access to disabled Americans.  The specific law is commonly called ADA.  Basically, it forces businesses to use some ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/25/file-an-ada-complaint/ Buildings seem too close without firewalls. During the process of purchasing my building from Jim and Marlena Walls, I was informed that the building was in full compliance with fire code. In fact, that building was the basis on which the construction manual for the Ohio Renaissance Festival was created. ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/25/buildings-too-close-wo-firewalls/ The story of why I believe Peter Carroll, owner of the Ohio Renaissance Festival, stole $20,000.00 from me. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/25/2000000-stolen/ Have you ever wondered why the Ohio Renaissance Festival does not have a forum system on their web site? Per a conversation with Cheryl Bales, the VP/Marketing Director of ORF, Peter Carroll hates the internet. From first hand knowledge, he seems to hate it when people exchange information ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/24/other-fairs-n-forums/ Ohio Renaissance Festival Coupons are an effective way to protest the Ohio Ren Fest! I think the Ohio Renaissance Festival is un deserving of your money because of the way the owner treats people and conducts business.  I believe ORF is responsible for very serious code and health violations.  But if ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/24/ohio-renaissance-festival-coupons/ The Cincinnati Renaissance Festival As you might have figured out, I have issues with the Ohio Renaissance Festival.  In fact, I have many issues with the Ohio Ren Fest.  So I want to take a moment to recommend an alternative destination to Cincinnati, Ohio residents.  I want to talk to the ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/24/cincinnati-renaissance-festival/ One of the best ways you can help bring about change at the Ohio Renaissance Festival is to discuss the many issues with the people that these issues affect. You might not agree with me about the specific problems or how I have chosen to protest them / seek ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/24/write-to-the-merchants/ Successful grass roots protests often work by writing letters to people, corporations, and other entities, which support the organization being protested. The following is a list of sponsors identified by the official web site of the Ohio Renaissance Festival. It would be a good idea to carbon copy ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/24/contacting-sponsors/ The Ohio Renaissance Festival, in Harveysburg, OH (close to Cincinnati, OH) has had a very clear rule against “Cross dressing” for some time. That rule, according to the “Rules of the realm” is that such is not permitted. In fact, although it is a long standing medieval ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/24/beating-vampires-ok/ Food dumped in Creek I have told you about the showers at the Ohio Renaissance Festival. I have told you about the accusations that toxic chemicals were dumped into the creek. Now I am going to tell you about rotting food being dumped routinely into the creek, left there ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/24/rotting-food-dumped-in-creek/ Chances are you would never think that you were at risk of loosing your vision if you attended a public attraction like the Ohio Renaissance Festival. Chances are, you believe that the owners of such events are concerned about their customer’s vision or at minimum about prevent law suits. ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/24/vision-hazard/ The Ohio Renaissance Festival should be made to spend the money required by law to meet the code and laws that the rest of us working class stiffs must spend. So how could the Ohio Renaissance Festival profit by ignoring the laws that the rest of us have to follow? ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/24/bribes-to-officials-and-inspectors/ The Ohio Renaissance Festival is a theme park with the ambiance of the sixteenth century. Although the historical accuracy is wildly in question in other matters, when it comes to the way the Ohio Renaissance Festival treats the disabled I feel they are absolutely historically accurate. The level of access ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/23/ada-violations/ As of August 23, 2008 this site now receives FRONT PAGE results from the Google search engine! This after being up and running again for only a few days. The following search terms provide front page results. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/23/google-front-page/ The Ohio Renaissance Festival and the Occult There is a popular web service called Answer Bag which attempts to answer as many questions as possible about the world in which we live. One question in particular addresses the subject of this blog entry. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/22/orf-and-the-occult/ Who reads this blog? I installed a great program which allows me to track not only how many pages we show and how many unique visitors we have, but what search terms are being used to find this protest page. I knew we had a bit of traffic, but it ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/22/who-reads-this-blog/ Dangerous Under Code Wiring? Before we start, let me tell you that I am not an electrician. I have, however, spoken to a union electrician about the problems I believe I have found at the Ohio Renaissance Festival and he is amazed that the place remains in business. He ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/22/under-code-wiring/ Is it legal to dump manmade chemicals into the ground water? I have observed the facilities of the Ohio Renaissance Festival doing just that. Not only that, they seem to be doing so intentionally and without care for the ground water or regulations intended to protect it. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/22/showers-illegal/ One of the things that few people know about his big thug is that before my accident, I was an IT professional. Ye, it’s hard to believe but I also had 8 books in print. Brain damage tends to change a lot of things. Today, my wife ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/22/google-loves-us/ I think Peter Carroll is a “limp dick” and I do not mean he has a problem with erectile dysfunction (ED). While I imagine the owner of the Ohio Renaissance Festival does have an acute case of erectile dysfunction (ED) which a double dose of viagra couldn’t solve, it ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/20/limp-dick-peter/ Site Management Update This protest site against the current management of the Ohio Renaissance Festival has gone through some management changes. I, the Former Blacksmith of the Ohio Renaissance Festival have taken over the site. Rogue One, still a close friend, has decided the issues the community had with ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/08/20/new-site-management/ Ding Dong the Witch is Gone?Has Marietta Marcin lost her job? Has Peter Carroll come to his senses and given the woman the boot? http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/06/02/ding-dong-the-witch-is-gone/ ORF / SWAN LACE CLOTHIER VIRUS WARNING If you know someone from Swan Lace Clothier, please let them know that their website is being reported by some anti-virus softwares to be spreading the HTML/Framer.Z virus. We would return and send an email to them about it, but we don’t want to ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/05/19/swan-lace-clothier-virus-warning/ Bye bye Keg Drain For the first time in the decade or so I have been involved with the Ohio Renaissance Festival, Marietta Marcin’s first year as Craft Coordinator was the first that I can recall being witness to violent brawls, patrons falling down drunk, police, ambulances, and emergency service personal ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/05/14/bye-bye-keg-drain/ ORF, Penny Good & a Pedophilic Cult From the Former Blacksmith of ORF (thown out after Marietta Marcin attacked) http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/05/14/orf-penny-good-a-pedophilic-cult/ Now here is an interesting development. We are now in receipt of statements from someone claiming to be employed with the Ohio Renaissance Festival who tells us that after Faire closes, the Pepsi booth next to the Blacksmith has remaining syrup that will not keep for the season. It is ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/05/07/dumping-in-the-creek/ ORF Fights (whimpers) Back The Rebellion has been observed by the King and Queen of the Ohio Renaissance Festival. In fact, we believe their minions now subscribe to this blog. It seems like they are responding. In this case they seem to have responded to the accusations that they are steeling ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/05/07/buildings-dont-buy-or-sell-one/ The Town Crier (or should that be wimper?) Volume 2008, Issue 1 April 2008 http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/05/04/town-crier-april-2008/ Pretzels and Cheese Have you ever wondered why it is that at a buffet there is a cover over all of the food and special tongs to serve the food with? That is because it is against health code for food to be allowed to sit without a cover. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/05/01/pretzels-and-cheese/ We had a conversation with a candy merchant who will not be returning for the 08 season. Her reason for not returning for the 08 season; Marietta Marcin. Per the departing merchant, in addition to complaining to us about how Marietta Marcin repeatedly provided sexual advances to the merchant’s husband, ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/05/01/sanitation-not-period/ Gypsy JewelryNote: The following is scuttlebutt / rumor. We have been unable to contact the people involved directly to verify the claims that have been made. What we can say for a fact is that during the last weekend of the show, we were informed by the booth manager of ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/04/29/gypsy-jewelry/ Marietta Marcin lies to Journeymen LeatherJourneymen Leather has been a staple at the Ohio Renaissance Fair and several other Faire for many years. The business itself has been around for 20 some odd years. For the many years it was at the Ohio Renaissance Fair, it has been owned and ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/04/29/marietta-marcin-lies-to-journeymen-leather/ There exists a belief at the Ohio Renaissance Festival that its owner is not only a lawyer, but a lawyer who has never lost a case. In fact, while my search might be incomplete I can not find that Peter Carroll is a member of the Ohio Bar. Further, I ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/04/03/orf-in-the-courts/ Peter Carroll’s PoliticsFrom what we can tell from public records, Peter Carroll is a republican who has strongly supported Rob Portman. http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/04/03/peter-politics/ Tickets for the Ohio Renaissance Festival are going up, up, up. Now about $20.00 a person plus parking. That's right, almost a 20% increase over last year. So, when Kings Island and other similar theme parks recognize the problems with the economy and the rising gas ... http://petercarrollisanasshole.com/2008/04/03/1999-tickets-%e2%80%93-18-increase-for-2008/