Red Maria

Any time lass, anytime. Your the only pirate to visit so far that didn't STEAL something!!! Next time you take take a few pictures of all the fire in here! Hey! And wot of yurs did I ever take! Covet yes but ner did I ever took form you lass! :)

So that was one of the animators in your office? Sorry Bess, couldn't help it. You do have one of the coolest offices around. :)

Well women didn't have doctorial degrees but they did practice medicine. There used to be a distintion between a doctor and a physician. A doctor went to university and got a degree after studying many years and sometimes studying aboard. A Physician usually apprenticed to someone and studied medicine that way. Starting in the 16th c. sometimes an individual would take a short course at some place like Caius College at Cambridge and get a licence in medcine or surgery but not a degree. Hence not a doctor but a physik or physician. Women often studied surgey and medicine from a father or husband or other relative usaually male. There were alot both male and female unliecened practioners in both surgery and medicine. Not being liceinced back then didn't necessarily mean a person wasn't quailfied to good at surgery or medicine. Alot of the people who were admitted to the College or Barber -Surgeons or the Royal College of Physcians got there because who they knew not their skills. :)

I looked in "Medicine Under Sail" byZachary B. Friedenberg and "History of Military Medicine" by Lt. Col. Fielding H. Garrison and found no refernce for certification of surgeons in th U.S. Navy. Only British cerification by the College of Barber Surgeons. And that was often circumvented by necessity. Some of the stuff in the Dover article is just plain funny! He was a very argumentive sort of person.

Thank you Capt. Grey for your telling it like it is. Too bad you didn't take a picture of yourself next to Uncle Walt! Walt Disney was a friend of my granfather and my family. In fact my grandparents, my dad & my mother were at the opening night for Disneyland when friends and family only were allowed. Up until Uncle Walt died we could go to Disneyland for free, VIP treatment, the works. I remember, as a child, going behind the scenes at the Submarine ride etc. My loyalty and affection will always be for the Disney family. Eisner is a stranger in it's mdist and hasn't a clue what Disney is about. That's why I joined SaveDisney.com. Roy is family far as I am concerned. :)

"Well done lad!" Blackbeard after a highlander cut his neck after which the said highlander cut off Blackbeard's head

You know none of us have anything on the Hampton Court kitchen guys who here right now researching food of the court of James I. They are not re-enactors or living history performers, they are experimental archeologists. Meaning they figure out how something was done in the past by doing it. In period costume that the wool cloth was hand sheared by period (or exact replica) shears, hand spun period fashion hand dyed with period natural dyes, hand sewn with periond hand mde needles. I saw one of the doublets today and it is wonderful. Right down to the anglets and bronze buttons. They also brought in period and replica artifacts. I handled a few of the real pieces including a bronze button from the 16th c.. Cool huh?! Interesting note. Most buttons were made of bronze not pweter up till the 18th c. when pewter took over as it looked liked silver. Bronze was cheaper. One of them said that in the UK most re-enactors use pewter because it is cheaper. Interesting huh? :)

OT ...Speaking of which... there are two guys from the Hampton Court kitchens here doing research on cooking in the court of James I. They are experimental archeologists. Meaning the figure out how something was done in the past by actually doing it. One of them did research on chocolate for a George II exhibit and made 18th c. hot chocolate (had a bit of a problem with the forth though). He had a proper matate made from an 18th c. description with a stove underneath to warm the stone and better grind the cocoa nibs. Almost pure caffine, and a lot of fat from the cocoa butter. He says after doing the research he doesn't like chocolate anymore. Had too darn much! They also brought some nice piecies of ceramic, clothing, buttons, etc. both real and replica. I got to handle a 16th c. button. :)

Not unless my situation improves.

Well, lets just say the man has a history of being *not nice, egotistical, mean spirited, nasty, spoiled, self serving and rude* and we'll leave it at that. And those are his good points! :) I can see the reason he wasn't in Charlie's Angles 2

Geoffrey Rush got an Oscar and he's a character actor. Ben Kingsley is a charecter actor and he won an Oscar. Being a character actor doesn't hinder your chances. I've seen many a pretty boy not get one. However furniture chewing can sometimes get you an Oscar!

Yeah. There's Peet's :)

Oh! The Academy will nominate an actor or actress for a comedy role but to win an Oscar... Tell me who was the last person to win an Oscar in the Best Actor or Actress catagory for a performance in a comedy can you think of? 1966 Lee Marvin Cat Ballou! (and of course, that horse out in the San Fernando Valley!) 38 years! I think it's time for another don't you? Time for another drunken sott character to win! If I had a vote it would go to his Depp-ship. :) I am hoping the members of the Academy feel the same.

I just remembered there was a dcotor who was also a pirate (well actually privateer) captain, Thomas Dover of Dover's Powder fame. He was captain of the Bachelor Frigate under Woodes Rogers. He was one of the people who found Alexander Selkirk on Juan Fernandez Island. He was also known as "the Quick-silver Doctor" for proscribing metallic mercury fro just about everything! :)

You know when I first looked at the title of this topic I thought it said Drunk Raid not Drake Raid Maybe I need new glasses.

Oh! The Academy will nominate an actor or actress for a comedy role but to win an Oscar... Tell me who was the last person to win an Oscar in the Best Actor or Actress catagory for a performance in a comedy can you think of? But if anyone can do the Depp-meister can! :)

Ben Kingsly already has an Oscar so that may factor in Depp's favor. Bill Murray was very good but he like Johnny has to contend with the fact that the Academy usually doesn't give Oscars for comic performances. It's the Sean Penn type of performance that usually get the naked gold guy. But still to be nominated is great and I wish him the best.

Actually I was thinking of Sejanus, Capt. Jean-Luc Picard himself, Patrick Stewart with a wig.

Remember who is boss was ?

Were? There is more than one John Rhys-Davies?!

Right now Iam reading an article titled "Pratical Medicine & the Britsh Armed Forces After the Glorious Revolution" by Harold J. Cook "Medical History" v.34:1, pg. 1-26. It's about reforms in army & naval medicine under William & Mary (mostly by William III). William III sought improvments in the standard of medical care soilders & sailors received. One of his counselors even proposed to impress memeber of the College of Barber-Surgeons! The Barber-Surgeons were not impressed There is some bits that men went into the armed force as surgeon's assistants to learn the trade and avoid havig to deal with the politics of the College of Barber Surgeons. They could attain the title of Surgeon and still leagally practice after serving duty because of "an Act of 1698 that allowed all discharged "soilder" to practice their trade regardless of guild rules." (afroementioned article pg. 8). So you play someone who joined the navy at one time to learn surgery on the job, did so and then ended up on a pirate ship.

Zorg went to home to the planet of poor internet access. But he will be back on the planet DSL by Sunday. I am sure you'll get a response then. :)

"Please Don't Shoot Me I Work for Don Simpson" Sounds like a book title to me! :)

While this is not about sweaters it is of interest in regards to sailors dress during the 18th c. . There is an article in Colonial Williamsburg magazine about 18th c. dress codes. There are lot of photos of people in very accurate 18th c. garb and an illustration of a period sailor. There also mention of a sailor who was an indentured convict servant who ran away and what he wore. Very typical garb for the period. you can see the article online at: http://www.history.org/Foundation/journal/...thing.cfm#webex It's interactive as well so you can see the details.

Just because he looks the part doesn't mean he can play the part. I think there is a reason that Mr Rihards has never been in a film. I'm hoping this is just a rumor.