Cheeky Actress

Many happy returns of the day, Stynky! Hope it was a great one!

As of today's date....I received word of that 2013 Port Washington Pirate Fest has been CANCELLED!

"Dear Friends of the Pirate Festival please make plans to invade another port June 7, 8 & 9th, 2013. More information to follow including auctioning off Pirate Festival treasures. We are so sorry to pass along the bad news. Hopefully in the future we can find a port where we and our money are welcome. Please keep posted."

Sorry to see this happen.

Hi everyone,

Been a while since I've posted here...so just in case you have not heard. Here are the links to our New Website and our New Blog.

http://misslillydousharm.wix.com/theforsakenpirates# - New Website

http://theforsakenpirates.wordpress.com/ - New Blog

If you are interested in doing a storyline or add information pertaining to the group, please let me know.

Thank you Mickey and thank you for the fix of the link. Yes, Mission...we have three weeks left and currently the rooms are selling out quickly. So, best make your decision on this one quickly! Don't forget to ask for the Military History Fest Rate!

Start 2013 off Right! Come and be part of the Military History Fest! We are an indoor convention for Military History buffs, Reenactors, collectors and Cultural Historians from all time periods, from the Roman Empire through the modern day. The excitement and camaraderie that happens at this show is electric, and I can't wait to get everybody together again! This family friendly 3 day celebration features hundreds of quality vendor tables, LIVE demonstrations of historical military & cultural activities every day, musical performances, interesting seminars and lectures on a myriad of topics, a Reenactor's Ball, and there is ALWAYS a party going on after the sun goes down!

Military History Fest IXI starts Feb. 1-3, 2013 at the Pheasant Run Resort and Convention Center.

Here is the link for the Advance Ticket Sales -

http://www.reenactorfest.com/Reenactor_Fest/Tickets.html

For those of you who have never been to this location, here is their website for you to look at

http://www.pheasantrun.com/

Book your room here!

https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=555508&hotelID=2932

We hope that everyone will come out and experience the new and exciting events we have plan. See you there!

To you Mark G and Matty Bottles! Happy Birthday and many happy returns of the day!...

Buccaneer Bash

7:30 – 11 p.m. Saturday, November 3, 2012

$50 per pirate, must be 21+

Space is limited - Buy tickets online or at (414) 278-2728

Bust out your peg leg and your swankiest eye patch, and get ready to party as only a pirate can at MPM’s Buccaneer Bash. Come in costume and be prepared to shake your booty to 88.9 Radio Milwaukee’s DJ Marcus Doucette, create your own pirate beard or bling your own eyepatch with MPM’s saucy crafts crew, try a Mooncusser cocktail featuring Roaring Dan’s Rum by Great Lakes Distillery, and even get sneak preview of our new special exhibition, Real Pirates.

On Deck at the Buccaneer Bash

Real Pirates exhibit preview

Test your sea legs amidst real pirate treasure reclaimed from the ocean floor. This special exhibit preview will put you among the first to experience Real Pirates, which does not open to the general public until mid-December.

Costume Contest

Costumes are strongly encouraged, and may even prove lucrative! The Buccaneer Bash will feature a best costume contest, and winners will take home amazing loot like Food & Froth tickets, a Great Lakes Distillery gift basket, Wine & Dine Wisconsin tickets, or a trip around town on the Milwaukee Pedal Tavern.

DJ Marcus Doucette

Get ready for some booty shaking rhythms as 88.9’s own Marcus Doucette takes to the tables to fill the salty air with music from the Caribbean and port cities around the globe.

Crafts

Bling your own eye patch, or create your own pirate beard with MPM’s saucy crafts crew.

Your Mug on a Billboard

Learn how a photo of you, decked out in your nattiest pirate gear, can appear on a Lamar billboard.

Grub& Rum

Food and drink will be provided by Zilli Hospitality Group, including vegetable and cheese platters, and “chef’s choice” appetizers. Also look out for the specialty drink of the evening, “The Mooncusser,” a concoction of Great Lakes Distillery’s Roaring Dan's Rum and Sprecher Cream Soda. Buccaneer Bash admission includes food and one drink ticket.

The Forsaken

Let professional pirates show you how it’s done! The Forsaken, a living history/reenactment group, will be on hand to give you stories of life on the high seas, and demonstrate how a pirate might go about their day-to-day activities.

May your day be filled with tons 'o fun, Kate!

great video guys! the exhibit is great. I was fortunate enough to spend the duration of her Norfolk visit on board portraying Capt. Bellamy his self. Mr. Merryweather, the younger, was a dead ringer for the John King Nat'l Geo depicted. I do have to admit I still have dreams with the background music from the various galleries stuck in me head. "There are three types of sailors... those that are living, those that are dead... and those that go over da sea!"

Thank you Dutchie! We are looking forward to the Museum's roll out events for this wonderful exhibit. The Museum has some great ideas plan...I fear that we all may be a victim of the 'background music" soon enough. Parts are being worked on as we speak...I cannot wait to see the public's expression when the see this exhibit!

Ahoy thar Lass -

A most happy Talk Like A Pirate Day back to ye, M'lady.

Pretty neat museum advertisement clip. Well done!

Jas. Hook

Thank you Jas. Hook! I do hope that your "Day" was flled with grog and song!

Happy "Talk Like A Pirate" Day to All of you! And in keeping with the situation...The Forsaken is helping with the promotion of the "Real Pirate" exhibit for the Milwaukee Public Museum. The Exhibit starts December 14, 2012! Click on the Link and watch Bess an Rats do what they do best...entertain the lot of you! http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/video/?bcpid=13960334001&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAGgk8Us~,dLqgruaIT6p0-bOvkmnTqxgp_tjv2Dsg&bctid=1849441473001

Happy "Talk Like A Pirate" Day to All of you! And in keeping with the situation...The Forsaken is helping with the promotion of the "Real Pirate" exhibit for the Milwaukee Public Museum. The Exhibit starts December 14, 2012! Click on the Link and watch Bess an Rats do what they do best...entertain the lot of you!

http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/video/?bcpid=13960334001&bckey=AQ~~,AAAAAGgk8Us~,dLqgruaIT6p0-bOvkmnTqxgp_tjv2Dsg&bctid=1849441473001

Real Pirates will soon make their way to Milwaukee's lakeshore this December (December 14, 2012 - offical roll out date).

The Milwaukee Public Museum on December 14, 2012, as Real Pirates takes over the Museum’s special exhibit halls. Experience the Golden Age of Piracy aboard the Whydah, one of the most successful pirate ships of her day, and learn about her roots as a slave ship and subsequent takeover and conversion into a pirate ship in the early 1700s.

One of the most technologically advanced vessels of her day, the Whydah was captured on her maiden voyage by legendary pirate Sam Bellamy and his crew. After a few alterations and a quick hoist of the Jolly Roger, the Whydah became the flagship of Bellamy's flotilla, leading raids throughout Caribbean waters and up the Atlantic coastline.

On April 26, 1717, the perfect storm put an end to the Whydah's sailing days, and she sank with most of her crew aboard—as well as the bounty from more than 50 captured ships. Almost 300 years later, underwater explorer Barry Clifford and his team managed to locate the wreck of the Whydah and painstakingly unearthed her treasures from the ocean floor, making her the first fully authenticated pirate ship ever to be discovered in U.S. waters.

Organized by National Geographic and Arts and Exhibitions International, Real Pirates examines the history of rich Caribbean trade routes during the 18th century and the link between the slave trade and piracy. You'll encounter compelling true stories of those who lived aboard the Whydah and learn about the forces that shaped their world.

http://www.mpm.edu/pirates/

Whoot! Great event for those who attended. Looking forward to next year. Hope everyone got home safe and sound.

Well....I understand it were an interesting event....Sorry to hear about Tinkerbell. Hope the Roman's didn't get the best of you boyz! Nice photos all the way around!

Many blessings on this day Tiger Bill....Have a very happy birthday!

http://www.michiganpiratefestival.com/

Pirate Fest 2012 is scheduled for the week of August 6-12.

The weekday activities will be held at Loutit District Library and throughout the downtown Grand Haven area. The weekend activities will be held at Harbor Island and the downtown Grand Haven area.

We are exited for 2012!

A lot of new changes are going to be happening, which will open our opportunities to make Michigan Pirate Festival in Grand Haven, MI a completely unique event! We are looking for vendors, historical encampments and living historians to set up a booth/tent space for the weekend.

"Pirates Through The Ages"

Our theme this year will encompass pirates throughout the ages, including pirates of fantasy and fiction. Piracy is deeply embedded into our culture and history in ways most people don't even realize! Our goal this year is to have displays of pirates and their friends/foes from fictional books & movies (Peter Pan, Pirates of the Caribbean, space pirates, etc.). The other side of the camp will display pirates and those involved with them in real history, including Vikings, Buccaneers, Golden Age Pirates, Revolutionary War, etc.

Here are the groups we will be displaying:

• Ancient Pirates (before 1100) Medieval Pirates & Buccaneers (1100 - 1500)
  
• Golden Age Pirates (1500 - 1700) Colonial Pirates (1700 - 1850)
  
• Pre-Industrial Pirates (1850 - 1900) Steampunk (fictional alternate 1850 - 1945)
  
• Fiction/Fantasy (from books/movies)
  

Love the video clip....d'Dogge at his best....well, you know what I mean.

Tried some of really great rum in Grand Cayman just recently. I like Tortuga Gold Rum and Seven Fathoms Premium Rum.

Thank you all who attended this year's Military History Fest IIIX at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, IL this year. For those who have never been, this year was quite different from the last events. The event offered more...more reenactors, more seminars, more vendors and of course...this year, encampments.

Out of 13 encampments which signed up this year to compete, I am proud to say that the pirate group, The Forsaken, made their mark on their reenactment peers by ranking second in the competition...Great Job to everyone in the group.

Twas a grand event...and thank you, Billie and everyone else who gathered around and made it happen!

Tis another view....of the Tavern.....Tyburn's Last Drop.....we only had a 20x20 spot to work from.....complete with a working GIBBET that we gave "RIDES" to the wee ones....ok...and some of the Pin -Up Girls as well....ahem

Nicely done!

I want a patient who can act, though. It's the patient, not the surgeon, who has to sell it. :)

Really?! What's their motivation?! I think the concept of pain isn't anything new to any of us...perhaps we can have a someone be a little bit 'off their muster' and start rambling about his brother or his mother...

Then you can say that 'the subject must have been struck in the head...due to their ramblings...."

Misson, I do like this idea. You running to the aid of the injured folk as they screem for help (or cry like a girl in some cases)! Also, we women folk can also 'pick through of the dead' after the battle...this give those without guns to participate in the battle..