Capt. J...

saturday, john, saturday :)

OOPS ....IT SAY'S SATURDAY NOW !!!!!!!!!!!

It appears that the Mercury Crew wiil have a presence

at the Blessing of the Fleet Ceremony at Portage De Soix on SATURDAY I think this is the most ecumenical thing we have done !!!!!!!!!!!

We will convey pictures !!!!!!!!!!!

Yo Ho !!!!!!!

Pirate !

michael

Iv got it

I think we will be there also ! Yo Ho

Hey, it is the bosun's mate here. Bosun Carl has been very busy and I can wait no longer to express my deepest and most heartfelt gratefulness for the generosity of your photo sharing and work done to aquire the newspaper articles! It has been a very long time since I had so much fun looking at photos of events the guys have been too! They are not diligent at taking photos! LOL Again, thanks so very much for sharing, it's going to be one heck of a scrapbook! So thank you William and Kate, and please do not forget us on the recipe list for those who are sharing those! Safe passage to you all!

Yo Ho ....recipe's are commin next week....didnt forget ...just busy...Yo Ho

The 5th Annual St Louis Pirate Fest will be held at Rotary Park in Wentzville, MO, on Saturdays and Sundays, from September 11 - 26. The times are 10 am - 6 pm daily. If you are interested in being on cast, or being guest cast for the event, please contact me. This is a volunteer event.

Now, how about some Pirate Invasions?

Thomas.......please e-mail me....Yo Ho

Sam......most actions are forgiven but nerver forgotton.........oh well it lit up the night sky....Yo Ho

classic picture of our Quartermaster and his bacon........Yo Ho

it's true then...... "Dead Jim Keele" is alive and celebrating a bithday ! Yo Ho....Happy Birthday

A very handsome crew if I do say so my self............Yo Ho

i'm definitely interested in going back next year.

After the tent burning? You'll be lucky to be allowed back in the state without armed escort.

Isnt there a wanted poster being issued for HIM..??????????? Yo Ho

aye!

at bushy run, they usually have a garden hose attached to a board nailed to a skid out in the field, so you can take a sort of open air shower.

good eats, definitely. can someone post the recipe for the dinner we had saturday night, that mexican dish and beef was to die for. and the monster cookies, i had one of those before work today.

i'm definitely interested in going back next year.

Oui......my Lass will send you the recipe for the Beef Hispanola and Beef Burgandy........glad you ate it without getting sick..........Yo Ho

while connie and i did do some stuff, i think that the real work was done before hand by william and capt. j... without them, cooperation with the event directors wouldn't have happened...

and many thanks should be given to janet who braved the heat and sun to cook some wonderfully delicious meals for us....

and wait until you guys see some pics of the flag !! tracy did a wonderful job getting the flag done in time for our enjoyment !! even staying up until 2 in the morning to finish it !!

it was nice to finally meet william, capt j, and see everyone else again !! we had a good time despite the heat wave that finally broke on sunday... pics will be coming later...

Thanks to you Sir...

Next year....and I promise...... that we will have a "Pirate Personal Shower" for our crew ( this will help with the heat)..... along with a new bed that will fit in the tent this time......... and a new dish wash station that the Lass said she wants........Yo Ho

It was our pleasure Sir......,.........and a salute to all of our crew that was there.......we all left alive.......Yo Ho

Prof Death, pictures will be coming..... And while the Thatchers did a ton to help with this one... I think (if I heard correctly) that Capt. J and Janet were the real movers and shakers behind this one. Regardless, I think everyone did an awesome job! It was great to see distant friends again, and meet some new folks.

Capt. J, please thank your darling Janet again for her hard work cooking on Saturday, specially in that heat and humidity! The food was awesome and warmed the soul! Also thanks for the HP Sauce! That little thing is going to bring me a great deal of joy!

Carl and Rusty did have some rather pilfer worthy toys... And were great companions on top of that!

I am sure William will have some great tales to regale us with once he gets home.

We were delighted that all of you came down for this event....and hope that all had a fine time ...........william and I had some....excitement... on the voyage home but managed to pull into port safely......my Lass had two wonderfull steaks ready for William and I when we arrived and of coarse we broke open the HP sauce......Thank you again M,K and S

OH MY....THAT IS HUGE.........ARE YOU BRINGIGN THAT ON TO THE FORT?????????????

IF SO, WE WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST FLAG THERE.......

YO HO

Hello shipmates i went to the fort today, the spot is clearly marked with a scull and crossed bones should be easy enough to find in the day light how ever if you can't see that look for a bell back wedge went painted red and yello(think McDonald's colors). We left behind a centry at the grounds you will know him by his limping and bald head his name is Rusty and he will be there for the next eight days(lucky cuss isn't he). There is no shade so if you have awnings you should bring them, ther should be enough room.

Y.M.H.S.

C-

Well done C- ........ your a good man...good pirate........you didnt leave the rhum with Rusty did you?..... William and i will be there thursday.......my Lass will be there friday...........Fair winds and dry weather.............

Yo Ho

shall i address you as captain oatmeal or Michael ?????? I want to be grammatically correct you know>>>>> ok then>>Crew>>>>>I just got off a phone call w/ Darrell at the Fort...........Everyone that will be camping has to check in with Darrell before setting up.......He has taken the names that were listed on the tent layout that William generated and sent to him.....so when you check in, give him your names and tell him you are with the Crew of the Mercury and that we are here to rob and pillage........better leave off the last part......Also Darrell is laying out as we speak the Crew's encampment site...Just as William designed it...thank you William<<<<<<<< should we bring extra canvas to cover up non period, offensive, get thown out of the Fort kind of stuff??????? check Fort De Chartres web page please..Darrell said he updated it.......

Update>>>>>>the crew of the Mercury is mentioned twice in the Forts web page just updated.....please note we have been press ganged into hosting the TUG O War event right out side the Main Gate at the Fort...so i guess we have an opertunity to demonstrate our "PIRATUDE"....

Yo Ho

The cooking thing........It's all good ..... No problem........we can all have fun cooking all sorts of grub because as it looks we are going to have a full Crew to feed...I am picking up bags of lump charchol....any one have primative fire starting equipment ?...I have always have used gun powder and a shot, but maybe thats not a good idea this time !..thanks to all for the help and enthusiasm...this is going to be a big event......and we are going to have lots of fun (even if we do get caught)... dont forget about the big "Ball" held on Saturday night...bring your dancin boots......

Quartermaster do you think the live feed is a go?

less than a week YO HO!

Thank you Silas......when is your crew arriving at FDC ?

Yo Ho

Why not scurry down to ours for a day for a visit and see for yourself ??????? We will put ya next to the British......Yo Ho

Capt. Sterling........We may have a suprise for the lot of you......live feed.....the quartermaster is working on it.......and yes we hope to have a lot of fun....lots of British and French to antagonize !!!!!!

Yo Ho

Request Bretheren

The Fort would like The names of "Head of House Hold" for check in purposes...... please e-mail me with that info please.....jjgallia@yahoo.com...please pass this info on to those that you know so that i can get this info quick......also foot prints will be done this Friday as of now i told the Fort that we are planning 12 tents and pirates will be showing up as early as the 30th.....the Fort is very excited about our participation (thanks to Williams.information he sent them)..in fact they are moving us up closer for better visibility.....also they can accomodate the ROPE Walker and would like that demonstration to be added.

Yo Ho

hello Brethern...my wife took the air card with her so i cant e-mail from home...the quartermaster and i will be there thursday late afternoon....C if you are going to be there on the 30th i will call Darrell D. and corrdinate that with him hope fully he will have a foot print layout....right now my count is at 12 tents.......and yes seats.........Brethern who are comming to FDC please e-mail me so I can give you my cell phone number.....My Lass has prepaired the menu and plans to feed you well...... Michael...I Have your HP Sauce.........Yo Ho