landlubbersanonymous

(From a recent Internet auction.) (These materialized on the French piracy forum Les Frères de la Côte.)

Don't know much about this Dutch company but the wares look pretty tidy... 1555 tot 1648... http://www.gelderser...derse_roos.html 1648 tot 1795... http://www.gelderser...derse_roos.html Perhaps they can send us some promo samples to test the American market?

Esoterica

Happy BDay Mister Hand. Your Ramen cake is in the oven as we speak.

(Sorry for the late belated. The dog ate the invitation.)

:::Wading through shards of broken glass... marinaded in dried vomit.::: Happy belated Mister O. Sorry we missed the party.

(Let's remember to wipe our prints off that.)

"Don't forget the cannolis!" - Ardell Sheridan aka Mrs.Clemenza The Godfather (1972)

Remake of Red Dawn is supposed to be released this November. We've never been too keen on remakes... with the exception of The Thing (1982) and maybe a couple others.

Here's another one. Slightly post GAOP. Blade Sharpener Les Cris De Paris 1737-46 (Artist Comte de Caylus)

Grymm - Glad to see someone out there is making an attempt at accurate, period glasses. Although the prices are making me Scottish nose hairs curl.

So was sailors life during GAoP or in later time like seen in this But enter there at your own risk ... Swashbuckler - Thank you. (One knows one's turning into a pirate nerd/anorak when a link to period erotic art is opened with the anticipation of seeing a set of well drawn woman's stays.) William - Kudos to the chef on the flag work! Lucky we are to have companions with talents we can tap into.

"Captain Stern" from Heavy Metal (1981) was the first thing to come to mind. But we'll go with ... rudder

:::Someone's been talking.:::: Gentleman - Thank you for your input. (And until we hear from Foxe, we'll go ahead and modify the screenplay to exclude the nun's habits being used for the flag and the sequence where she's tied to the bowsprit.) William - That flag RAWKS

A couple weeks ago we viewed (again) the last episode of Father Ted, a dark BBC comedy from the mid-late 90's about three Irish priests stuck on an isolated island together after an assortment of transgressions against the Catholic Church. In the final episode of the series, (Going to America - Season 3, episode 8) Father Dougle attempts to confirm with Father Ted that he isn't going to be left behind when Ted leaves for America. Ted prepares to respond when he sees his old com-padre looking back at him with archetypal puppy dog eyes.

Hey, if you're not buyin' just let us know and we'll take you off the mailing list.

Indeed. Sometimes I study biology in the evening with Mrs.Lubbers and it's always exhausting. Thanks for links!

Have not done business here but the product looks interesting for a late impression. http://www.nehelenia...sunglasses.html and at bottom of page... http://home.comcast....ge/MainMisc.htm Was thinking of converting a cheap modern mfg reading set to appear like older pair. I suppose these could be converted as well. (To replicate 17th century round frames sans the arms.) We'll post pics if that comes to fruition.

Yeaaaaaaah. One can never have enough unfinished projects lying around. With regards to black fabric. One might ask, would acquiring black fabrics during the coarse of doing business with Spanish vessels and residing in a region where Spain had a strong influence be much of an issue? Consider Spain's propensity for conservative fashion, the need for mourning dress, the presence of darkly robed Catholic emissaries and their commute over the seas for decades. While I don't recall reading/seeing anything about the disposition of clothing being used for anything other than garments during the period, would this lend itself as a possible source for material with which to stitch black flags?