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RHJ You might want to peruse the following sites: http://www.smoke-fire.com/ http://www.gggodwin.com/page7.htm http://www.thequartermastergeneral.com/ http://www.jas-townsend.com/ Sorry I didn't link to a specific page but there was too many places to point to. A search engine search by 18th century sutler will get you more sites with more examples.

Chrisitne George Hearn & Angela Lansbury real singers? You must be joking! Depp does a fine job singing. His voice is more fitting for the charectar of Sweeny Todd. Ditto for all the rest of the cast. Yes the film is gory. What do you expect about a film about a throat slahing serial killer? (yes that is what happens when the carodic artery is severed) The acting is superb and the ciemtography outstanding. Most of the killings come off in a dark humor cum-Monty Python & the Holy Grail Black Knight scene sort of way. I would recommend this film to everyone.

Someone has been taking Highlander too literally

This was posted on an academic pirate list I'm on: Pirates for the Preservation of New Orleans Music (PPNOM.org) and ModernBard.org are pleased to announce the release of the first of a two CD release, Lafitte's Return - Volume 1. The CD may be purchased at http://kunaki.com/sales.asp?PID=PX00BWWNNP The CD itself is a who's who of the top names in pirate and maritime entertainment including, Skip Henderson & the Starboard Watch, the Pyrates Royale, Tom Lewis and many others who volunteered their music to this project. The proceeds from this CD benefit the New Orleans school music programs. PPNOM is dedicated to replacing the musical instruments destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, especially now when spending on New Orleans music programs is at an all time low. By purchasing this CD for yourself (or as a gift for that pirate lover in your life) you are helping the pirate community ensure that the musical soul of New Orleans lives on for generations to come. With the largest gathering of seadogs since Morgan sacked Panama, this album (along with its soon to be released companion album) covers a wide range of styles from traditional shanties, to pirate ska and pirate metal. There is something for everyone on this CD. 1. Pirates of the Caribbean - Jolly Garogers 2. Old Maui - Rusty Cutlass 3. Fair Maiden's Ghost - Marooned 4. Farewell to Nova Scotia - For Love or Money 5. Plank of Doom - Scuurvy 6. Tuesday Afternoon - Cutthroat Shamrock 7. Sail Away - The Pyrockers 8. You Fair Spanish Ladies - Pyrates Royale 9. The Butterfly/Captain Kidd - Kenny Klein 10. The Ballad of Captain Crunch - Pirates R Us 11. Blunderbuss Beau - Skeleton Crew Pirate Band 12. Bartholomew Roberts - Roving Tars 13. Ramming Speed - Sunken Chest 14. Charlie Mops - Salt Sea Pirates 15. Fifteen Men (Bottle o' Rum) - Skip Henderson and the Starboard Watch 16. Ambletown - Salty Walt & the Rattlin' Ratlines 17. Windy Ol' Weather - Rant & Roar 18. Sailor and the Lady - Peregrine 19. Sand in the Rum - The Pirates Charles 20. High Barbaree - Pint & Dale 21. Stormed & Cursed Seas - Skull Branded Pirates That track list includes new and previously unreleased material by groups such as The Pyrockers, the Skeleton Crew Pirate Band, the Roving Tars, Peregrine, the Pirates Charles, and the Skull Branded Pirates. With music pouring in from across the globe, how can you not add this collection to YOUR collection?! Spread the word, Jean Lafitte has returned to New Orleans.

I think of the discussion that Howell Davis's crew had in how to 'compensate' William Snelgrave (in his pirate captivitiy account) for commandeering his ship and cargo after acessing he was an alright fellow. (so to speak). There was a round robin discussion to have Snelgrave join them with his own ship. This of course put Snelgrave in a panic refusing to join them. This of course upset the pirates since they felt they had given him a right generous offer. Howell Davis difused the situation saying Snelgrave had a right to refuse saying (I don't have the Text in frint of me so this is a summing up) "each man goes to the devil as he wishes". Ed you may have the text handy so you can maybe able to verify. So things were discussed by the crew of pirate ships. Whether or not articles were is a conjecture. Whatever the case it seems they followed what was set-up and signed to. BTW Morgan's articles are, in of all places, Barcelona.

What comes to mind is the voting off Charles Vane as Captain and voting in of Jack Rackham. Vane and his suportters (what little he had) were put in a boat with some provisions and cast off. No confrontation bloody or otherwise.

Will As far as the authorship of GHP is concerneded you might want to check out an article in the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America v.98:1 2004 pg 21-38 titled Daniel Defoe, Nathaniel Mist and the Genral History of Pirates by Arne Bialuschewski. I might be in your college library or you can get it on an ILL. The author of the article also wrote a good overview article on the GAoP for Mainer's Mirror.v.90:2 pg. 167-186 titled Between Newfoundland & the Malacca Strait: A Survey of the Golden Age of Piracy, 1695-1725. Both aritcles cite many primary source materiels.

You're welcome Will. Always glad to help a fellow fiddler!

I would recommend Sea Rovers Practice by Berenson Little http://www.amazon.com/Sea-Rovers-Practice-...95242815&sr=1-1 It about pirate tactis, weapons, and techniques. Very nittygritty stuff. The tables in the back detail trajectory of shot etc. As far as movies are concerned, while playing fast and loose with some history BlackbeardTerror at Sea depicts pirate life at sea during the Golden Age with quiet a bit of accuracy. http://www.amazon.com/National-Geographic-...95243018&sr=1-1 Just make sure the students know that Benjamin Hornigold was Blackbeard's mentor not Charles Vane. Also the whole Frenchie gorl dressed as a boy thing is probably not true.

Whereever or however you get your axe please be careful. Thay may come from a terrorist source. You wouldn't want to be part of the Axes of Evil now would you?

That look more what I saw except I could have sworn it had Will Turner swinging from the riggig. Also the price was a little bit cheaper. Like $54.95. It was cool though. It was with the Christmas stuff. Maybe I'll go back and double check. The costco is near where I just moved.

No the one I saw had animtronics and sound effects and was going for about $50.00.

Of course prayers and thoughts. I'll light a candle to Brihgid.

I saw a nifty Black Pearl with all the bells and whistles at Costco on Monday.

No. He's a nice looking man though. A lovable crumugdeon.

The Whydah has its own museum in Provencerown MA. http://www.whydah.com/pages/our_work_pages...xhibitions.html Me old friend Ken Kinkor is the historian there. Was Ken on Regis and Kelly?

Is that the convience store near Lake Casitas? If it is it has the bet meat department! Thet even make thier own sausage! Definately the place to pick up something for the grill.

I really sad I can't make it this year. I'm still moving things into my new place. BTW is there anyone here who lives in Southern California and has a truck or access to one that can help me move who isn' going the pirate faire next weekend? There are only a few items left and only heavy one. I'm getting a bit deaparte since my 60 day notice is coming up on Sunday. I'll give gas money. Please help this pirate get into her new pirate haven!

Soory I won't be there mates. I have to set sail for a new port. Moving into my new digs this weekend. Have a great time for me!

Don't worry about thinking my case falling in the drink. I can see the humor now. As far a teacher is cincerned how I got mine is an interesting story. When the band I'm in (New Providence) first started our musical director declared that all of us should play a musical instument besides singing and NO TABMORINES! (this rule has since gone by the wayside). Shortly thereafter she brought in a violin she bought but ended up not learning to play do to a deformity on her bow hand. So she bought it in to see if anyone played or wanted to learn. At first I was apprehensive because of a bad experince when by brother tried to teach me to play when I was 10 and he was 12 (not a good idea!). Since then I was fiddle-phobic. I finally decided it was time to get over the phobia and give it a go. She gave it to me as a loan and if I took to it she'd arrange payments. After rehairing the bow and putting on a new bridge (it's a decent Chinese made fiddle but they all come with crappy bridges.) she gave it to me Two days after picking up the violin a former co-worker stop by to see our new work space. I remembered she is 2nd violin for the Pasadena Community Orchestra and on the side she and a friend had a duo called Rigel that did Scottish music (They'll be performing at the Seaside Games in October) . So I asked if she knew anyone one who taught and she said that she had begun teaching and had a student (who , later,for work related reasons had to drop-out). I have been taking lessons for 2 1/2 years now every Tuesday evening. She's in Pasadena up in the Hastings Ranch area. If you PM or e-mail me I'll give you her number.

Black Mab Patrick is right I am in Southern California. I'm in San Marino next to Pasadena. I've been playing only 2 1/2 years so I'm not string quartet material yet. Just so you know the edition my teacher has is the 1985 edition edited by Jeremy Barlow published by Farber music. which covers 1651-ca. 1728 which is perfect for GAoP. Playford's book has been around since the mid-17th century and has he gone through many editions with tunes added and subtracted for the fashion of the time. So be sure the one you get is for the correct time period. There's a 1651 facsimile reprint in refernce where I work but the notation very difficult to read. It doesn't look like modern notation. I haven't quiet gotten the courage to go and join myself. I don't know enough tunes. OTOH It would be nice just to watch the fiddlers technique and learn from them. Maybe we could go sometime? Dropping the case wasn't funny at the time. It was this slow motion can't keep it from happening feeling like you see in the movies. In retrospect it did come off as a comedy sketch. A 1769 bas?! i'm envious! Then again a bass is a lot bigger than I am! Huzzah to my fellow fiddler!

Black Mab I don't know how period the music is or where you live in California but the Auld Dubliner Pub in Long Beach has an Irish music session every Sunday afternoon. http://www.aulddubliner.com/logo.html It would be a good place to get familiar with the sound or tradtional music and maybe even have some fun! As I said in another topic Playford's The English Dancing Master is an excellent source for period music. I can think of some good fiddle CD like Bonney Rideout (Scottish) or Kevin Burke (Irish) . There is also a Forum for fiddlers called Fiddle Fork. http://www.fiddlefork.com/index.php There are all sorts of fiddlers on there and they are more than willing to give advice. There maybe even some Maritime fiddlers there who can answer your questions on fiddles and the sea. I only fiddle once on a sail (on the Royaliste) and had no problems. Well except dropping my fiddle case into the harbor! I was boarding the Royaliste and it sliped out of my hand. I shrieked and loked down and it was floating! I grabbed it and handed it on board. My was fine as was the case. Like I said in the other topic fragments of a fiddle case were found on Henry VIII flagship the Mary Rose. Maybe they floated too. I hope this helps

I guess it right! The Difuser is the new superhero! Yeah he's rough aound the edges but his heart is in the right place.

I love Who Wants to Be a Superhero! I love Stan Lee! EXCELIOR!

You're welcome. Beleive it or not I've been studying the violin for only a few years. But I'm the kind of person who if I take up the study of something I have to know everythnig about it. Some of the books I've come across that have been helpful are MacPherson's Rant and Other Tales of the Scottish Fiddle http://www.amazon.com/Macphersons-Other-Ta...88408127&sr=1-1 The stuff about Neil Gow is hilarious! The Violin Maker http://www.amazon.com/Violin-Maker-Centuri...88408217&sr=1-1 That's about Eugene Drucker's Strd copy ' Stradivari's genius http://www.amazon.com/Stradivaris-Genius-C...88408342&sr=1-1 Poor Messiah stuck in a case at the Ashmoleon with no one to play him.