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Connecticut Ben

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  1. Imagine my surprise at the market today -- POTC cereal (chocolate "pearls" with assorted marshmallow plunder) and POTC fruit-flavored snacks (100% DV vitamin C). Eat up, me hearties, YO HO!! Cheers, CT Ben
  2. Aye, many fond memories, indeed! Since first I caught the tallship bug aboard the Californian, firing away at the Chieftain, there on the Bay o' St. Francis, ... can still see 'er looming up, so large and quick, off'n RR stern ... 'twas a formative moment, mayhap responsible fer all wot's come t' pass ever since! T' the Chieftain! Cheers, CT Ben
  3. "Naw...We sail we shoot, we sail again................." Words t' live by, they RRRR! Cheers, CT Ben
  4. ... besides, Al Capon were nuthin' but a chicken! Cheers, CT Ben
  5. Ahoy Shipmates! Ol' Ben be back from th' east, wi' many a tallship sighting, multiple musters, several stealth fife hits in ports round 'n' about ( ). Stories t' follow when I gets me Left Coast bearings yet again -- fer now, just back on Cali ground 'bout 3 AAARRR's ... great time was had by all th' fifendrummers. Happy Birfday t' the Cap'n, belated, but heartfelt. An' I be tryin' t' get me stuff sufficiently t'gether fer the outings this weekend. Missed you all, of course! :) Cheers, CT Ben "But when do we SHOOT?"
  6. They DO hear us! Thanks fer passin' that one along, Quill! Heh heh ... "Drummer! BEAT -- TO -- QUARTERS!" ARRRR! Cheers, CT Ben
  7. Angel Island pictures, courtesy of some of the reenactors: Angel Island pictures Cheers, CT Ben
  8. Aw shucks, Ma'am! 'Twarnt nuthin' but a 9-inch splinter in me neck ... !!! Missed anythin' really vital... An' the drummer? well, he be fine, most likely not even be losin' that finger ... Ever yers in service to the South, CT Ben
  9. Ah. The weekend was so deeply satisfying on so many levels! I echo everything the Cap’n, Saber, Quill, and Desert Pyrate have said, and can hardly add anything else, however: Saber mentioned that it would be hard to dream days like this, but I have actually had such a dream since first I ever sailed on a tallship: a crew of like-minded souls sailing out on a historical tallship, recreating for a while life as it was “back in the day,” engaging in thunderous battles by land and sea. All crew, no passengers. All of a mind to work together for the honor of their ship and their country. The Captain strong, determined, prepared. The wind just so, the ship heeled over, making pass after pass on the enemy fortress … then coming about and ferociously engaging an enemy ship! Ah. Yes, learning history by living it, passing on the lore and traditions of our ancestors, educating people in a way that books never can. I’m sure any spectators to the events of the weekend were touched by what they witnessed. When people ask us why we reenact, there’s always a lot of chatter about educating the public, having a love of history, honoring ancestors, etc., and they are all valid reasons, to be sure – but at its best, it is also just about the most fun human beings can have (with funny clothes on ... ) We are, without a doubt, “the luckiest pyrates of all.” Thank you all for making it possible. Cheers, CT Ben PS: Aye Cap’n, indeed those RR the drummer’s sticks! He called me nearly first thing his eyes were open this morning, asking about ‘em! He said to tell you again, and all of the crew, too, what a great time he had this weekend. The riflemen also asked me to tell you how much fun they had on Sunday – hands, faces, and muskets filthy with powder – they figured they went through about 200 rounds between them! PS#2: Sure, ol’ Ben is up fer that Wooden Boat Show, if’n crew RR music be needed!
  10. Ahoy Cap'n! So RR ye sayin' we should be on deck an' ready t' sail at 0900 Saturday morning? Concur absolutely regardin' that pile o' rocks! :) (Having learnt first-hand the meaning of "leeway" ... ) Make 'n' mend day 'ere -- trows fer Desert Pyrate, checkin' all else, huntin' up Secesh Naval Jack, waitin' t' 'ere if'n th' "other" drummer passt alla his classes -- will know t'morraw, latest. AARRRR! 'E better, th' dickens! How cool would it be to harrass the Fort "intermittently" most of the day, wi' a big culmination (d' pirates even know that word?) at the 'pointed time? 'Ave a feelin' this 'n' be one fer the books! :) Cheers, CT Ben (Tuning fife, making sure high B's RR verry, verry sharp ... !)
  11. AARRRR! 'Ave a good un! Ya salty ol' sea monkey! Cheers, CT Ben "But when do we SHOOT?"
  12. Truly a once in a lifetime opportunity! One thing that might work would be for crew members to get "sponsors," kind of like the old jog-, walk-, and read-a-thons- friends, relatives, business associates, etc. pledge a certain amount. With Tales of the 7 Seas being a non-profit, donations would be tax deductible. Royaliste could have a "sponsor program" or souvenir booklet printed, in which all sponsors would be listed, and it would contain information and pictures of the Royaliste, the voyage, and the crew. You could also "sell" advertising space in such a program. Then the booklets themselves could be sold along the way! Just a few quick ideas in an early mornin, eh? AARRR! Ol' Ben wants t' see this one 'appen! Cheers, CT Ben "Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing -- absolutely nothing -- half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." Kenneth Grahame Wind in the Willows
  13. Here be an example o' what ye be findin' on CapnWilliam's site, a period reference t' the garb o' the Confederate privateer: "No two men are dressed alike. Many have on loose "jumpers" or shirts made out of blue denim, similar in texture in quality and color to the overalls worn by laborers; others wear course shirts made of yellow flannel such as may be seen in the south, while others had nothing on the upper part of their bodies but their undershirts. Their nether garments-the extremities of which are in many cases pushed into their boots-are of imaginable color and quantity rivaling the diversity of hues, the variegated tints of Joseph's coat. The majority wear ordinary cloth or glazed caps, but some have on felt black hats, with high sugar-loaf crowns, resembling spanish sombreros, or hats of the Italian brigands." From a New York Newspaper reprinted in "The Confederate Privateers" by William Morrison Robinson 1928 'Tis Gold, eh? :) Also, there be a goodly thread on Confederate Privateers here in the Cap'n Twill section. Cheers, CT Ben (I feel a song coming on ...)
  14. Rebel yell, ye say? Best get t' practicin' -- 'tis a most terrible sound: akin t' wild geese mixed in with th' yelpin' o'wolves! Read about it here: Rebel Yell Listen to it here: Hear the rebel yell Strikes terror inta the hearts o' them bluebellies, yessir! Cheers, CT Ben "But When do we SHOOT?"
  15. Ahoy Pirates! Glad t' hear ye saluted the ol' divil in fine style! Me heart were dif'nitly wit' ye all the day 'n' night as well, an' as we was looking at the awesome power of a 12-pounder bronze Napoleon (shoots 1.5 lb. of powder every time -- 3 lbs fer the occasional ostentatious double charge ...) in an after-dark demo o' its awesome power, I wuz thinkin' "Teach, ye bilious ol' dog, and Pyrates all: THIS ONE'S FER YOU!" KABOOMMMMM! We lucked out this weekend, weather-wise, also, an' had a fine time scrambling about the hills like so many little monkey children all day Saturday, hopin' t' mix it up a bit with RR honorable opposition. At one point in the afternoon's skirmishing, a certain keen-eyed Confederate musician (who shall remain nameless) spotted one of 'em, 'n' hollered out t' the Commander, "Sir! Fed'ral Cavalry! Two points off yer starboard bow!" So here's t' ye, Royaliste 'n' Crew, Tales 'n' Friends, veterans o' Quinn's Lighthouse, 'n' Pyrates ever-where: 'Tis a fine thing t' be a Pyrate! Cheers, CT Ben "But when do we SHOOT?"
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