NicoleDeLaMer

Well, The exhibit has been up a full month and everyone is extremely pleased. We haven't had any complaint about the exhibit or the price. (which I think is amazing since it's $17.50 to get in.) But I had absolute conformation from a 4 year old that said, "this is the greatest thing I've seen in my WHOLE life". It's a beautiful exhibit with just a few minor mistakes. I'm very proud to be part of the first crew to run it and I think everyone will be very impressed. So if your in the area, don't hesitate to stop by. Now just a few quotes from visitors over this last month. " oh my gosh, it's wonderful! ......what is it?" 4 year old boy about a concretion "If I run really fast into that glass can I break through and take all that treasure?" 8 year old boy "If I were on the ship (the Whydah) would the Captain let me sleep in his room?" 5 year old girl "Why don't you have glass around those cannons? Aren't you afraid someone might steal one?" 40 something woman

Honestly, I loved it. It was not the same love as I felt for the first one, but it was so full of adventure and fun I truly enjoyed it. And Keira got to have fantastic Clothes! I love her Chinese Pirate costume.

It's been too long lads. I've not written in so long me inks dried up and I've had to cut a new quill. But now that it's done I thought I might inform ye of a new exhibit coming to the Cincinnati Museum Center. I'm working the exhibit but I'm not exactly sure of the "official" title yet; but it is the exhibit that Barry Clifford attempted to create twice before in Florida. Why we got it, I don't know. But it is supposed to be fabulous and have many artifacts. (In the case you are wondering the history of the ship, it is the Whydah, a once slaver turned pirate ship when Black Sam Bellamy took her as a prize. As Bellamy made his way back to Cape Cod the Whydah became lodged on a sandbar no more than a hundred yards from shore. In the violent waves, she capsized and most of the crew, including Bellamy, drown. She was reputed to have been filled with treasure and it just so happens, she was.) So if your in the Cincinnati area, the exhibit begins June 30th. If you come on a weekend I'll get to see you personally. I've not gotten to see anything yet, but as soon as I do I'll give a review.

I thank ye fer the update madam. I never gets ta hear bout when that is until it's too late.

I agree, that one is great too! I think I was just so excited this morning after having seen the new trailer I just couldn't help but share.

"Elizabeth, those cloths are not becoming on you at all. It should be a dress or nothing. I just happen to have 'no dress' in my cabin." Jack Sparrow

Yes, there are many varieties of bananas. (more than 500) The Cavendish banana that is most commonly thought of as "banana" is in trouble. I wouldn't have believed it myself but it was an article in Popular Science a few months ago and it is a known fact that the bananas DID suffer a awful disease in the 1960's. If you ate a banana before the disease occurred, you would have eaten a larger sweeter banana than the one we have today. That was the Gros Michel banana. That was the common banana before the Cavendish. I never said that you couldn't get bananas and that there was a shortage. No one knows how long they will be around or if this really will make this variety go extinct. Some scientists say it will be 5 years other say 10 but they do know that it is possible. If you don't believe me then check these out http://www.physorg.com/news5802.html http://www.afrol.com/News2003/afr001_bananas.htm http://www.thedominican.net/articles/banana.htm http://www.tierramerica.net/2003/0223/iacentos.shtml

wow... from "I love bananas" to "banana phone" I hadn't anticipated on such interesting responses.

This is just a crazy! Did you know that the banana in the 1950’s was a totally different banana than the one we eat today? Now I’m talkin’ about the “regular” eating banana here. In the 60’s a disease wiped out the banana that everyone was used to. This happened because the banana plant is a clone of it’s original. Well bananas are under attack again. There is a new disease that is wiping out bananas as we speak. The Asian crop is all but extinct and the bananas you are eating now are only from countries that have been able to fend off the disease for the moment. Scientists are working hard to find a replacement banana like they did in the 60’s. They have produced one that they have introduced to Asia and it has been accepted a substitute. The only complaint is that it has more of an “apple taste”. Scientists do not know how long the current crops will be able to fend off the disease. Most of the bananas we are eating come from South America, so they are hoping they can isolate themselves long enough to come up with a better substitute. Now I’m not saying they will be disappearing next month or next year for that matter. It’s just something that I think is totally crazy and I thought I’d share. (Information came from Popular Science.) :)

Welcome lad! I'll be havin' some rum then. Cheers

Lazarus, I be tellin' ye that awhile ago an' ye never sent me an email. I can't be doin with if ye don't contact me lad.

I enjoy dogs and can name a dogs breed faster than most but many of the dogs I enjoy are always described as "cat like". I like my cat even though she would gladly kill me in my sleep if I were a lot smaller or if she were bigger. I have always enjoyed an animal's company. I like cats because they like to live with you but don't require you to faun on them. They live side by side with you just as another person would. They don't expect anything of you except those things they can't do themselves. (open the food bag) So although I accept that she is not human, the cat is someone to hang out with and I am someone she can hang out with.

Chicken Sagg level 3 mmmmmm.....

Like you know every song that comes through here. I didn't know. Wanted to know. So I looked it up. Now I know, and knowing is half the battle. I accept that you may enjoy many a' song but it is very difficult to believe that more than you listen to Alicia Keys AND Underworld. They are not what I would call a common pair.

Diary-Alicia Keys (had to look that up, I've never listened to Alicia Keys.) i'm hurting no one. hurting no one... i want to give you everything. i want to give you energy. i want to give a good thing. i want to give you everything. everything... in one final scream of love who could climb this high she looks beautiful like a child i feel tears. and i want to scream. you know what i mean cause this is hurting no one. an erazor of love.