Renaissance festival performers have an become a culture onto their own: a well-defined geeky-smart and theatrical bohemian hippie enclave that's as inescapable as the patchouli-drenched armpit potpourri wafting around them. If that weren't all, local festival organizers are adding twists to further nerdify the jubilations; worlds-colliding traditions of anachronistically appropriate themed parties, ones we don't usually associate with lords and lasses, like the Mexican-themed fiesta or the ongoing mermaid show that can be enjoyed this weekend.
Now the Bay Area Renaissance Festival is getting in on the Interwebs viral-parody craze with a most ribald take on Macklemore’s "Thrift Shop" hit, created by fans and entertainers of the BARF, with clever lines like "It only cost me 99 pence" and "This Mead is hella-dope." (Video embedded below.)
