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... what rings true with most of the audiences I speak with about the topic is the true life aboard a ship, and how it was incredibly stinky, cramped, the food was rotting, ...
I suspect that might be a bit of a myth in itself
As one of the presenters pointed out today, myths get perpetuated all the time because they get repeated. And no matter how many times something is repeated, if it's not the truth, it's still not right.
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Sir! sir! He said tea bricks sir!
You caught that too, did you? Haven't we been there before? And I just left a room full of people who could have weighed in on that topic! But today we were focused on beer, wine and cyder
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In addition to Fugawee, there is also Burnley and Trowbridge, G. Gedney Godwin, and Jas. Townsend. I have shoes from all except Godwin with varying degrees of comfort. These are vendors who carry both men's and women's shoes. The market opens up a bit if you're looking for men's shoes.
http://www.burnleyan...adiesshoes.aspx
http://www.gggodwin....asp?category=22
http://jas-townsend....75247ade7026225
Jen Dobyns
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Infamous Commerce: Prostitution in Eighteenth Century British Literature and Culture, by Laura Rosenthal. After this I"m going to pull out any Restoration Drama lurking on the book shelves. So far it's been entertaining and educational. I should have a whole new vocabulary of period slang when I'm done
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You can actually see a bit of "sag" on these....tighter sizing around the leg can help this....
Why no toes? And yep, that sag looks familiar. I think you have to have just the right leg shape for them to work perfectly. And then they stretch anyway!
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Has anyone who insists on wearing bucket boots as a Pirate actually had the experience of doing real work on a ship in them, as opposed to a photo op?
Having a very limited experience climbing rigging, etc., and more experience riding, I can't see how they _wouldn't_ get in the way of working on a ship, and how they would be excellent for riding, particularly through places where the underbrush grabs you, like chaps (as someone else mentioned). Perhaps a fancy captain might own a pair, but if they were a fashion statement, why waste the leather (and money) exposing them to wear and salt spray at sea, where the crew really isn't going to be so impressed by how spiffy a dresser you are? Fancy boots would be saved for use where they would make the best impression on people you'd care about impressing, or where you needed them for riding.
Love the pics of extant boots, btw. The wear that shows how some of them were actually used for riding (toes up!) just makes the past so much closer.
Jen
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Wow. Thank you so much for sharing.
Now, can you help me figure out how to put an ordinary into a snap sack? hehe
You'd need one of those magical "bag of holding" thingies! Maybe a hand-cart would serve?
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Sigh, we've got another one, in Crow's Nest, 8:18 pm Eastern Time:
Topic: Dating man raleigh tip. Dating hanover park. Started by: KeshiaPaycle
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Congratulations! I look forward to reading it!
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Have you checked the book "Pirates on the Chesapeake" ? My copy never came back from a loan, so I can't check it, but if you can get hold of a copy, it might prove useful.
Hey All,
I am doing research on colonial taverns. Does anyone have any good historical accounts of pirate activities involving taverns? Specifically, I am interested in taverns that were known to be partial to pirates. It can be anywhere from the Chesapeake to the Caribbean and involve their favorite haunts and tavern culture as well as the occasional drunken row. I have heard of a place in Savannah that was renowned for being such a place but that may be more folklore than truth. Anyway, I appreciate your help, thanks!
Regards,
Matthew Krogh aka Bambi
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Very, very impressive!
Details? This year's competition was broken down into two time frames... early (all units up till the year 1879) and Modern (all units after the year 1879). Previously the categories had been Cold Steel (all units prior to Black Powder or that relied more on steel than the few guns they had), then Black Powder, then Modern Warfare.
So folks were being judged against more units than in the past and I was told that if the categories had been broken down as they were last year, we would have won the Black Powder, **great big happy grin. I cannot tell you how proud I am of this crewe, they worked their arses off and made it happen better than we ever had**. As t'were, we were beat by two of the most impressive groups out there – La Belle Compagnie, 1380s & Das TeufelsAlpdrücken Fähnlein(The Devil’s Nightmare Regiment), 1529...both units are amazing...but we are already hatching schemes for next year.
This year we did a recruiting party back in England after the Great Storm of 1703. The Silkie's Hyde was in full swing (it has walls now), Grace and Leigh KICKED butt with a phenomenal tavern meal made completely with items that had been stored for the winter and had survived the storm. Made for slim pickings in a lot of cases during that time, even a lot of the cows weren't producing as the grass had been damaged by the salt water... but they made the most fantastic salted brisket of beef or Corned beef with pickled veggies that would have been stored away...
the judges arrived and sat down to eat in the tavern with our Quartermaster(Jack Roberts) and Sailing Master(Dutch) who discussed the current events, (we had been blown off course during the storm and ended up off the coast of St. Malo, some of the crewe had been lost when the prize they were escorting back to England for condemning had sunk, the entire crewe was in mourning, the captain in full mourning,privateering, the war, etc,) Jack Roberts producing an Original London Gazette reporting on two prizes that were up for auction the date of which was actually one week prior to the actual date of the MTA event and and one prize from St. Malo.
Lily Alexander than came and argued over collecting the monies for the bill from the judges and Jack said to put the meal on Captain Sterling's tab. Where upon Silkie came over to discuss Sterling's rather outstanding bills... Grace had her Kitchen completely laid out with all the spices, tools, ingredients etc and taught on each item and how it was used to make the meal. The medieval group down the road from us, ran over twenty minutes after the judges left us to tell us they overheard the judges saying that it was the best corned beef they had ever had! So congrats to our lovely ladies working in the tavern serving and keeping folks abreast of the "latest news", their long hours over the fire and all their amazing research and Mr. Roberts' hand written menu.
ack more to come...just got a call from the High School nurse, snottie #1 needs to go home...
Right then back to details... the third place was for Best Camp Competition which involves activities in the camp that are authentic to the time period and appropriate for the scenario of the camp; appropriate material culture items, such as weaponry, cooking utensils, foodstuffs, clothing etc.; Unit members interacting with visitors on a consistent basis and activities in the camp involve a high level of visitor participation, encouraging them to handle and try objects or activities in the camp; Degree of difficulty which includes 1st or 3rd person interpretation (we do both, but mostly, 1st person) uniforms, clothing, demonstrations, etc..;
and last but not least, is the camp and what we do safe for us and the spectators. Yeah they have safety officers checking everything and everyone out.
One of the best compliments from one of the judges is "Group continues to grow and evolve and is a real asset to MTA."
So hat's off to the crewe!
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Well done! Details, please?
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You could try the yahoo group RevList. And there are probably similar lists for F & I (French and Indian) and ALHFAM-Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums. You could probably pick a war or major movement in history and there's a forum for it. And you'll probably find quite a few people who do multiple periods.
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Done.
And I'd definitely like to see the results. We're a fairly small sample of the greater population here in the Pub. Have you polled any other forums?
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Legend goes that they tried to ban it but El Papa asked to try some before he could decide and it was sooooooooooooooooo good he refused, mind you same legend is told about coffee in lent.
Sides it's only Papists that have to do the lent thing, CofE/Anglicans it's purely voluntary after1538/9 when No8 gets rid of all lenten strictures.
Thanks! I shall happily display, roast, grind and mix my cacao beans during Lent.
Off to sort out some more equipment, and keeping my fingers crossed that the metate doesn't get broken in transit!Jen
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I seem to remember that we had a stocking discussion a few months back, with some links to good vendors.
Regarding making your own, and patterns, Le Fleur de Lyse also has a "hose" pattern which works for stockings, too, if you aren't feeling skilled enough to do what Wes did. I think it's under the medieval section of patterns, but the design is still OK for our use. Making sure to cut on the bias is very important for fit, as it adds stretch, but sometimes, like Wes pointed out, there will be some bagginess. The set I made for my husband will never be tight, as the dimensions of his heel -vs- ankle just doesn't allow for a tight fit. It's just one thing you have to accept with cut hose/stockings. We are spoiled by elastic, lycra and spandex in to seeing a smooth line where the reality was probably a bit more wrinkly and baggy.
Jen
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Thank you for taking those wonderful pics.
Alright then, try these:
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There's a new exhibit coming up at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC which might be of interest.
Dates are Jun 10–Sep 4
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Don't work for me either
I think perhaps we need a link that allows us to bypass the log-in?
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That's some rig!
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Well, Stynky is cleaning them up as fast as he can. Sending reports when you see them lets him know they're there if he's busy tending to other things.
And am I the only one who sees this as rather ironic? The Pyracy Pub being raided by these folks, with the goal being plunder or mayhem?
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Welcome aboard!
St Augustine is one of my favorite places! Good for you if you can work and live there!
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Don't count on weekdays either for me! Although I have a knee-jerk tendency to want fish sticks (fingers?) on Fridays after growing up with school lunches.
Here's a question: Where does chocolate fall in those rules? I was grinding cocoa nibs for "cakes" (not the tasty ones, just round bits of unsweetened chocolate) and it was Ash Wednesday. One of my Catholic friends said it was off the menu, another said it's a plant, so it's ok. So is period chocolate made with water, sugar and spices OK during Lent in the GAoP?
Don't forget lent don't count on Sundays =o)
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I've started working in gold an' silver, and gems an' pearls once again. Sadly, I've gotten stuck on design ideas. Any o' you fine buccaneer folk know where I can find pictures of GAoP era jewelry, or related era pieces. Any help would be appreciated.
An' by the by, as soon as I finish me Pearl project, pictures shall be posted!
Have you tried looking for Baroque jewelry in portraits? You could probably even go back as far as the Elizabethan era and work forward.
need a name for this drink
in Galley
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I think he's talking fresh (pasteurized) cider, not the proper fermented stuff. It starts out like a version of hot spiced cider of a modern sort, then takes a turn with the everclear.