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Charity Sweetlove

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  • Birthday 01/02/1975
  1. Ok, I saw bag pipes on this thread and had to say what instruments I play. It started when I was a child of five and my parents decided they hated me. Er, I mean I play the accordian. Keyboard style accordian. It even has a place where I can plug it into an amp and scare the neighbors. At ten I picked up the piano. when I hit 20 I added the Strummed dulcimer to the growing collection along with drums. Then at 21 came the harp, year 23 brought the bag pipes (though I still sound like a dying cat on those.) and now at 29 I'm thinking of adding a concertina to the collection.
  2. *faints at the concept of using "Barley Mow" as something to do labor by.* heh, by the 4th verse that ship would by flying over the ocean.
  3. I just really like this song by the Arrogant Worms The Last Saskatchewan Pirate I used to be a farmer, and I made a living fine, I had a little stretch of land along the CP line But time went by and though I tried, the money wasn't there And bankers came and took my land and told me ";fair is fair"; I looked for every kind of job, the answer always no ";Hire you now?"; they'd always laugh, ";we just let twenty go!"; The government, the promised me a measly little sum But I've got too much pride to end up just another bum. Then I thought, who gives a damn if all the jobs are gone? I'm gonna be a PIRATE on the river Saskatchewan!!! (Arrr! Arrr! Arrr! Arrr! Arrr!!) Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores Well, you'd think the local farmers would know that I'm at large But just the other day I found an unprotected barge I snuck up right behind them and they were none the wiser, I rammed their ship and sank it and I stole their fertilizer! A bridge outside of Moosejaw spans a mighty river Farmers cross in so much fear their stomachs are a-quiver Cause they know that TRACTOR JACK is hiding in the bay I'll jump the bridge and knock them cold and sail off with their hay! Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores Well, Mountie Bob he chased me, he was always at my throat He'd follow on the shoreline cause he didn't own a boat But cutbacks were a-coming and the Mountie lost his job And now he's sailing with us, and we call him Salty Bob! A swingin' sword, a skull and bones and pleasant company I never pay my income tax and screw the GST (SCREW IT!!) Prince Albert down to Saskatoon I'm the terror of the seas If you wanna reach the co-op, boy, you gotta get by me! Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores Arrrr, Metis! Get it? Matey? (Hey, that's Riel-ly funny! You know, Louis Riel?) Well, Pirate life's appealing but you just don't find it here, I've heard that in Alberta there's a band of buccaneers They roam the Athabaska and sail to Fort McKay And you're gonna loose your stetson if you have to pass their way! Well, winter is a-comin' and a chill is in the breeze My Pirate days are over once the river starts to freeze I'll be back in springtime but now I have to go I hear there's lots of plundering down in New Mexico! Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores Cause it's a heave-ho, hi-ho, comin' down the plains Stealin' wheat and barley and all the other grains It's a ho-hey, hi-hey farmers bar yer doors When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores When ya see the Jolly Roger on Regina's mighty shores...
  4. I know some folks aren't to fond of the SCA, but piracy is becoming more popular within it. There's even some Pirate Tourneys being held down here in Caid (San Diego area). Though what my crew and I do when going through faire withdrawl is: hit an SCA event Visit the Star of India There's Movie night at the Star of India Go camping and have our own Pirate event TAVERN PARTIES!!!! PoTC night, which we've done with a slight Rocky Horror Picture Show feel. Make garb, expecially hats Plunder a flea market for those must have finds TAVERN PARTIES because it bears repeating or play 7th Seas as a LARP. *wiggles* so much fun.
  5. *eyes the price of the San Diego Ren Faire* it's a cute little faire, though for $15 that puts the price close to what the Renaissance Pleasure Faire is up in Devore, Ca. and the faire down here is itty bitty! Granted, when you think that a DVD goes, on average, for about $15. *shrugs* If memory serves me correctly you can do a complete circut of the faire grounds in about 10 minutes, and that's with poking around in a few of the booths. There's one main stage area, then a couple of trees which have harpists that play under them. The main reason why my crew and I hit the San Diego ren faire though is because it's half an hour away from where we live and there's this one stand in there that sells the Best Home made birch bark root beer Ever! That and we have this hope that if people continue to go to this faire maybe it will get bigger and then we won't have to drive 3 hours to a large faire, 'cuz well we're lazy and don't want to drive that far. Meh, rambling again. oh yeah, I remember part of my point. As long as you're a customer no faire is really going to care what you show up as. I've seen everything from fairys wearing pasties *twitch* to Victorian era garb at faires. Participating in it is where things change. *with that wanders off to eat some cheese and listen to the Ben Gunn Society sing "hey Monkey"*
  6. *dances about* some of me crew and I will be going to the Pirate fest as well. We've gone and reserved a spot on the lake and should be there some time Friday. Iffn' any others are camping thatta way feel free to drop on by the Meirle. We'll have our flag up: it's a skull with crossed blunderbuss and cutlass under it on a red heart. Just listen for the sheep sounds, that'd be us. *sings some happy tunes, like Roll Your Leg Over*
  7. *purrs* The fencing scene in POTC where Cptn Sparrow and Will first meet and they're fighting in the blacksmith's place. Action some what reminiscent of the Princess Bride, snapier lines that Zorro the Gay Blade and dear gods that whole teeter-totter fighting! Gotta love it! *purrs some more* oh, and I almost forgot, from the Disney 3 musketeers movie with Chris O'connel, Charlie Sheen and crew... (stupid lack of memory *drinks more rum*) Porthos, well anything with Porthos. he's just sezzy.
  8. *mutters something about liking Disney's Treasure Planet* Cat girl... captain. she used the word Neophyte. *is in love* and while I'll admit it was another movie in which Disney seriously tweaked the story I liked the concept of pirates in the future. that and I really liked the 'X' being the astroid belts crossing. Also, I'm looking forward to watching Disney's Sinbad. I know I'm probably going to twitch a lot watching the movie, but when kid movies start taking pirate themes the adult movies do to, and versa visa. *cheers the slew of new pirate movies that are coming to screen*
  9. *grins* There's always Body shots... though I suppose after a few of them they become Bawdy Shots? ok, is it just me or does this sound like a filk to the tune of "What do you do with a Drunken Sailor"? Chorus: what do you do with a Drunken Harlot? what do you do with a Drunken Harlot? what do you do with a Drunken Harlot Early in the evening? A bottle of Rum and ye've freebies for th' night... Then ye'll get a cat on a hard skin root... out all night leads to a frozen rum sickel... then ye'll have to add some rum to get A Warm Tart? which all leads to passed out pleasure.... Early in the morning! *snickers* ooh... Thread Hi-jack! Has any one else seen the OH MY GOD! sized bottles of whalers rum at Costco? *faint* *cuddles up amoung the bottles* it's a pyrate's heaven that it is.
  10. how about a little treasure chest that's got those wiggly lines around it that indicate movement and then the phrase: Shake yer booty! the classic "X marks the spot"
  11. Rawarh! I'm a Pirate accodring to the Quiz and my inner pirate's name is: Iron Jenny Bonney A pirate's life isn't easy; it takes a tough person. That's okay with you, though, since you are that person. You can be a little bit unpredictable, but a pirate's life is far from full of certainties, so that fits in pretty well. Arr! *giggle*
  12. I know I double listed it, but I added some other amusing bits to this *nods* http://quizilla.com/users/Dawg/quizzes/Wha...ler%20Are%20You? Trying to get in touch with your inner pyrate? http://www.fidius.org/quiz/pirate.php
  13. Various pirate toys I've found: Pirate Ship includes cabin, anchor, lookout, working loading crane, two cannons behind lockable hatches and tons of accessories! Runs on wheels and floats! Approximate size is 28" x 14" x 22" high. http://www.iqkids.net/pirateship.html wooden toy pirate ship: http://www.iqkids.net/woodtoypirsh.html here's a pirate toy store: http://www.piratesinfo.com/store/toys.php floaty Pirate ship for pool toy thingy: http://shop.store.yahoo.com/arkatents/pirate.html
  14. ok, so I was thinking about what I'd bring with me. At first I thought asperine too, but then willow bark tea works almost as well. And well, a book of holistic healing might be looked at oddly so I thought about it some more. Then I came up with it. Velcro. No more wet knots to undo while at sea, you can use it for everything and when you get bored it becomes a most lovely musical instrument. *nod nod nod* then since the technology is relativly simple folks could make it, and sell it and then become wealthy and what not. yeah... velcro. *purrs*
  15. *giggles* ooh! I like that one *nod nod nod* feline and punnish *toasts to the Capt Flint* *then mutters something about those Irish genes of hers being responcible for the lightweight comment* ooh! Unless its a small bottle of rum shared between two? and other thingies that might come up with a harlot and a bottle of rum: ye can practice body shots walking the plank *wink wink nudge nudge* know what I mean? She could go wild and tell ya "Arrrgh! Prepare to be boarded!" ~Though maybe that should be the other way around?~ :)
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