William Brand

Not having seen the Fort, would this wall be facing the water to possibly include The Wolf in a gun battle with the Redcoats in the Fort?? Aye, the Western wall of the fort is featured in all of the battle pictures where it shows the cannon on the top of the fort walls pointed out to sea. I will include some more pictures tomorrow to illustrate this point.

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^ Cleaning up anything spilled into carpet. < I don't mind housework and yeard work so much. In fact, if I had the money, I'd be doing more work around the yard. V Most desired change to your yard or house?

If you are asking about my own character backstory as it will be played at the camp, then I shall be playing William Brand. I have wondered lately if my nomination as the quartermaster for the camps (i.e., A PIP Coordinator) is to be extended as an official rank aboard the Mercury. It's never been discussed, and most of the careening camp is playing every day able seamen. I guess I'll wait to hear from the camp attendees themselves on that matter. Still, I shall play the only me I have ever played since becoming involved as a pirate enthusiast. William "Red Wake" Brand. If you are asking about the "watches", then the answer is a little open ended. We agreed after PIP 2005, that patrols would be added to future events. I don't know if there was much need in 2006, for the camps were still growing again, but Harry would like some measures to be taken for security since the camps are outside the fort. Patrols are mainly meant to create an attitude of security. It is simply a means to see that someone walks about and checks in on the camps and periphery of the festival. Patroling members of the camps might be called on to assist drunken pirates back to their tents when they can't get there themselves. Or they might pick up obvious trash in their rounds. Whatever they do, they will be just one more elemnt of atmosphere and assistance to the group as a whole. It hasn't been decided if the patrols will be terribly formal or during exact hours, but I would welcome any volunteers who wish to walk about the night beaches and gaurd our little camps. On a side note, Harry did mention that law enforcement will probably be present during the festival this year. Are we starting another thread about personas or patrols?

^ I came very close to owning one last Summer and the guy changed his mind. < I want a boat badly enough to take any boats in almost any condition. V Have you ever fallen overboard?

There will be watches around the festival with a few volunteers doing night patrols. This is as much for atmosphere as real security. We want a presence of patrolers to watch for anything which might be amiss and to be available if any emergency should arise. We must also have a constant watch over campfires at each camp as a matter of course. Thus the water buckets.

I am doing a map of Key West marking the locations of the events both inside and outside the fort. This will be a handdrawn map in a period style. It will include everything from the "walk-the-plank" ceremony to the seafront battles. As for assistance, Harry does want to hang up wanted posters for Mary and Anne all over town, so we'll need walkers and poster hangers.

^ Loreena McKennit < Our pirate group needs a good musician. I need to buy an Oud. V Do you play a musical instrument? If not, what would you play if you could play flawlessly?

Arguments about discipline and order aside, a bell can be used as a tool of education, a method of time-keeping and an element of atmosphere.

Thank you and thank you, gentlemen.

Say what you will about Redhawk's pricing, but I've never seen a finer quality tent. They kater primarily to the Mountain Man enthusiasts, so they build a very sturdy product.

There were some protocols based on the hierarchy of rank. For example, a ship might be asked to strike their colors when recognizing a ship bearing someone of a higher station. Right of way becomes an issue at times when a ship of lesser 'station' must fall by the way side to allow a superior vessel to pass. William Kidd's ego was such that he sometimes did not follow these protocols of his day, often snubbing those whom he did not recognize as his 'superiors'. Still, I don't know enough on the subject myself to offer many examples, apart from the little I have read, so I look forward to the information this thread may glean.

^ An obligation to keep the power and heat on in my house kept me from attending PIP in 2006. Now...let us never speak of this again. < I learned how to prepare California rolls tonight at the Japanese Club on campus. V Do you have a favorite Japanese dish?

1,214 feet. Pure delicious mayhem.

Jim, I want to do a drawing or full blown painting from that picture. Talk to Callahan and get me permission and yours as well. It needs to be painted.

The queen's bluff is a nice diamond shelter... http://www.redhawk-trading.com/Queen.htm

I'm for a bell in camp.

Ahhh, edam. I enjoy a good cheese. Cheese is a universal thing, both varied and familiar. The best cheese I ever had was made by a woman from the middle east who was living in San Jose, CA. A fine, sharp cheese.

I took only the one blanket in 2005 and it was cold enough that I should have taken two. However, I piled all of my clothes over me at night and slept cocoon style. I'm bringing another blanket.

Hmmm. Perhaps.

Two and a half tots if you please, mate. And welcome aboard.

^ Howl from Howl's moving castle. Taller and more powerful than I am at present. Curse you Howl. < I don't mind being who I am. I'm actually quite content. V I'm passing the question on.

We have a winner! Captain Sterling has the deck.

I recommend the shepherd's pie with an irish coffee, Mister Pew.

As you enter the fort you will be able to move along the Southern and Western part of the parade grounds. There will probably be limited access to the arched area on the Northern end, but the spiral stairs leading to the top of the fort should be open for our use. The contruction work is currently out on bid and the construction work should begin in July. By then, the areas open to us should be fully apparent and the construction will not limit our access to any other part of the park.