"Rennie" is from "Renaissance." I guess there are probably different nicknames for difference kinds or re-enactors. Sean & chanteyranger--the rumblepot guy is Kenny Milligan--hasn't been around for a while. As for his sense of humor, a friend of mine used to date him (!) This probably says a lot about HER sense of humor, but she was disappointed to find him not very funny in person. I think it's possible that he takes his "dead cat" songs seriously.

By the way, for you Bay Area types, there's a very interesting article in the April 17 East Bay Express about re-enactors who play Waffen-SS in WWII battles. Does anybody know if the Express is online?