Renaissance Fair
In this week\u2019s Flightless Bird, David Farrier throws himself back to the reign of Queen Elizabeth during the 1500s. Why? Because Americans love Renaissance Fairs. The whole idea of the Renaissance Fair started back in 1963 - when teacher Phyllis Patterson held an event for her students in her backyard. A few months later her and her husband Ron put on a bigger one - hosting about 8000 people. It kept growing - and in 1966 the official \u201cRenaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California\u201d was launched. Farrier decides to head along to that very fair see what all the fuss is about.