Tall Paul

Hello there Skavenger, Have you taken a look at the Contemplator - Songs of the sea,- Website? The songs all have a brief rundown of the history and background of the song, and a MIDI file so that you can hear the tune.

It is a long while since I last plunged into the world of Dr Seuse, but is there not a book called "Fox in socks" ?

yes Ed, And if you hace no problem with the risk of clouting your opponent across the side of the head, you will probably win. And then we would be back to the "Inch of blood rule" I am trying to recall where I read about the inch of blood, I am not sure If I remember it correctly, It may be two or even three inches. Anyone out there who knows the answer to this?

Here in the UK, The main organisation for black powder firearms is MLAGB - (Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain) I hope that this helps.

E J Blacklley & Son Here In England do a very fine Queen Anne pistol Kit. They are quite pricy, and much more advanced than the Perdesoli Kits, But they do have a turn of barrel, (Note the spanner in the photograph.)

Hi Ed, Could you set one of those aside for me? I will collect it at the SWPF. Many thanks, Paul.

Single stick fighting was a popular "Sport" during the 18th and 19th Century. In order to win, you had to draw "More than an inch" of blood on your opponents head. It is not clear weather that means to cause a split or wound greater than an inch in length, or to cause a trickle of blood of that length. Of course that is not really a safe option for re-enactment, we practice a safer alternative. The two opponents take up a fighting stance opposite eachother, at a distance that means that they can score a torso hit on eacother. The object of the fight is to cause your opponent to move his feet. If you are looking for smallswords, Smiling Fox Forge Have quite a good selection. The blades are fencing blades, but the last time that I contacted them, they were willing to sell the hilts seperately, so you could get a more suitable blade from someone like Zen Warrior, and fit it yourself.

Crossing the "Pond" is a long voyage for what amounts to a pre-season social gathering, but the plan is to make this an annual event, so there is always 2008.

I am posting this announcement here for any British Pirates who are not subscribed to the UK Pirate Brotherhood Yahoo Group, and for the Benefit of anyone who will be in London during the first weekend of February 2007. After the success of the previous event, we shall be staging a second pilgrimage to Execution Dock in Wapping, in order to drink a toast to the pirates who were hanged there. Like the first time, this will be taking place on the first Sunday in February, that Is Sunday February the 4th. Last February, we all met up at the Tower of London, much to the delight of a large number of tourists.. Once we had all gathered, we crossed over the Thames and walked up to where the Golden Hind is docked. The Golden Hind has Strong Pirate associations as it featured as the Pirate Ship, The Blarney Cock, in the 1976 Movie “Swashbuckler” (English title “Scarlet Buccaneer”) Starring Robert Shaw and James Earl Jones. After making the Day for a group of children who had visited the ship as a birthday treat, We boarded the local Starbucks for a belated Breakfast. We then Headed off towards Execution Dock. On the way to Wapping, we took in several sights including Dead Mans Hole, where recovered corpses used to be bought ashore, and Catherine’s Dock, the sight of the original execution dock during the 16th Century. Before we reached the Prospect of Whitby Tavern, the site of Execution dock, several of the participating pirates were beginning to suffer the fatigue of an overland journey, so we repaired to the Captain Kidd Pub to seek liquid fortification. Duly recovered, we made the last leg of the journey to the Prospect of Whitby, Where the requisite toasts were drunk to Pirates who had danced the Hempen Jig at that spot. We are still looking at possibilities for next years trip, so If anyone has any ideas as to where they would like to go, All suggestions will be gratefully received. Just so long as we wind up at the Prospect of Whitby where the toasts will be raised.

like everyone else, I am suffering from the Christmas gift poverty. Hopefully some of the outstanding cheques will turn up in the new year. In the mean Time I shall Check with the rest of C.H.E.S. to see if anyone else wants a pair. If anyone from the UK is planning on coming to the Pilgrimage to Execution Dock in February, (See Raids) . I could take delivery and hand them out there, in order to save on postage.

Hi Matt, If you look at the auction page, you will see the following URL, http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/print...&PagePosition=3 If you go to this web address, you will find the first page of the book. You can navigate through the book by using the direction buttons or the page select Button, or even by choosing a chapter heading. You can choose one of four possible bagnifications, and if you click on the picture you will get a deyail pf the point where you clicked. if you click on the "Click here to view printable image", it will open a larger, clearer image, which you can sve as a JPEG file in the usual way. I hope that this helps.

Hello Greg, Any news on these buckles yet? There are several people who have earmarked a pair for themselves here in the UK.

It took me ages, but I have finally downloaded all 160 pages, it is well worth the effort, the book includes tables containing all sorts of information including the lattitude and longditude of all the major seaports, and headingsand distance from one port to the next. If I can clean up these images, I am going to try my hand at bookbinding, because This will be a great living history prop for demonstraitong period navigation.

Whilst following another thread, I came across these shoes, They are supplied by Hightower Crafts, who produce kit for live action roleplay, so Authenticity is not a high priorety for them, but I think that if you did a bit of work on the latchets, and replaced the buckles with an authentic pair, they wouldn't look half bad.

Without getting into the whole Pirate/Baldrick authenticity debate, (and if you are looking for Jack Sparrow kit this shouldn't be a problem,) I think that sone of the best UK Re-enactmwnt baldricks are Those made by Two J's, as seen at t5his website. I bought several period correct buckles from them at this years Original Re-enactors Market. Hightower Crafts make good kit for the Live astion roleplay market. However, whilst looking at their site, In the Shoes section, I couldn't help but notice these so-called 17th Century shoes With a bit of work on the latchets, and a correct bukle, I think that these don't look half bad, especially at £65 a pair.

The Fugawee website is out of action at the moment, but I did find a site selling Fugawee shoes, and on comparison with the photograph, These are not Fugawee, for example, Fugawee mens shoes have a longer tongue. I know that these are not perfect for GAoP, but they are a lot better than some of the shoes that you see pirate re-enactors wearing. (Heck, at least they aren't bucket boots!) They have square toes, and the latch could be cut down to accomodate a period buckle. In my opinion, these are what I call, "Within Tolerence", there is nothing obviously wrong with them, they would not catch the eye as incorrect to someone standing ten feet away.

You Will Not Regret it Jigme. It is worth getting for John Clease's performance as blind Pew alone "Sounded more like a tiff" I have considered the computer drive option, but to be honest, I like sitting in a comfortable armchair to watch my movies, not sitting at my desk, squinting at a computer screen. By the way, has anyone pointed out, that , although it has many of the Monty Python team in the cast, Yellowbeard is not in fact, a Python film. (Although I do own a German poster for this film, and the title can be loosly translated into English as "Monty Python on the High Seas"!

Has anyone bought shoes (or hats) from this guy? Dirty Billy's Hats As well as selling impressive looking custom made hats, If you click on the "Footwear" link on the left hand side of the page, you will see that he produces quite nice looking 18th Century Buckle Shoes at $100 per pair.

If I had a copy om DVD it would be no problem, I have one of those portable DVD players, but VHS is another problem. I have often thought that It would be a great Idea to get hold of one of those Television Projectors, and have a midnight screening of classic pirate movies at a Pirate Festival, Projecting the film onto a fortress wall, or better still, onto a convenient sail.

Thank you Patrick, that is a first rate resource for pirate pictures. Ans when you start looking at the other caegories, like "ships" and "Sailors" it keeps getting better.

Captain jack, This guy sells an impressive range if kit, But I could not find a price list on the site, Am i missing someting or are prices not listed? Which shoes did you buy, and how much did you pay for them? Kass, I spoke with Andy Burke at Torm, I was very impressed by the quality of his work, I am considering getting a new pair of period shoes, and he is currently at the top of my list.

LOL Thanks for that Captan Jigme

I tried using just my first name, P.A.U.L.: Playful Adonis Undertaking Loving Not so good But then I entered "Tall Paul" T.A.L.L. P.A.U.L.: Tantalizing Amorous Lover Luxuriating in Pleasure and Arousing, Unrestrained Loving Much Better Perhaps I should use tis as my new Signature

OK Kass, How about...............Errr Kinky Aphrodite Sensuously stimulating

Adds new meaning to "A ship in a bottle"! When you finish the vodka you should fid someone who can build a model ship in that bottle. Then you will have a ship in a bottle in a bottle in a ship Or something like that