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Jamaica Rose & Blackjohn talk about Pirates to the New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/fashion/...amp;_r=4&hp

Tis a sad day indeed - he will be missed.

Aside from having trouble getting the gallery to work correctly - I've been derailed by a few things. Sorry, I'll get back to it as soon as I can.

The Port Royal Grand Buccaneers Ball tba February, 2009 6-9 p.m. Yucca Valley Community Center 57090 Twentynine Palms Highway Yucca Valley, California Valentine's Day Weekend, party like it's 1692. A swashbuckling evening of dinner, dance & piratical fun. Featuring the music of There Be Pirates! Piratical dress and swaggering manner heartily encouraged. Jamaica Rose of No Quarter Given and Capt. Ned (Gail Selinger, author of "The Idiot's Guide to Pirates") will be running the gaming tables with games pirates would have played. A benefit for Phoenix Project West retreats for our combat veterans and their spouses (to help them reconnect & keep their marriages healthy upon the veteran's return from combat duty). An operation of the U.S. Wounded Soldiers Foundation. Come in yer fanciest garb. Pirate photographer Tiger Lee will be on hand to make yer portrait. "There Be Pirates!" will provide music to dance. To spice things up, there will be sword dancing and bellydancing too. To reserve your boarding passes & more information: www.phoenixprojectwest.org or 760-367-6410.

February 6th, 2010 | Sant' Yago Illuminated Knight Parade Ybor City, FLORIDA Sponsored by Ye Krewe of Sant'Yago, this illuminated night parade has all the spectacle, debauchery and noise of the Gasparilla Parade but it follows a wild course from Channelside through Tampa's historic district along 7th Ave. in historic Ybor City. This is a noisy and crowded adult-oriented spectacle. Arrive early and expect a wild time. For more information, contact the sites above. For more information, applications, and parade route go to the above website.

Reenactor Fest 5 February 5th through 8th, 2009 Wheeling, Illinois What is Reenactor Fest? It is an indoor convention for everyone interested in Pirates, the Renaissance, military history, as well as historical and fantasy reenactors of all time periods, spanning from the days of the Roman Empire through Vietnam. It is completely unique in this regard... a celebration of the hobby of as a whole. A chance to learn about other time periods, as well as your own! Come dressed in your costume or come in "civvies" - all are welcome! There is something for everyone. This celebration features hundreds of quality vendor tables, LIVE demonstrations of historical military & cultural activities every day, interesting seminars and lectures on a myriad of topics, a Reenactor's Ball, plus music, food and there is ALWAYS a party going on after the sun goes down! Discounted overnight stay rates for convention attendees will be available on the website. DISCOUNTED tickets are available online at www.reenactorfest.com. Please visit the website for further guest and dealer information, or contact us at reenactorfest@aol.com.

Gasparilla Children's Parade & Piratechnic Extravaganza late January, 2010 Tampa Bay, Florida Children's parade (3:30pm) along Bayshore Blvd., followed by fireworks over Hillsborough Bay (7pm). Non-alcoholic and family friendly event.

194th Anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans Celebration January 9th & 10th, 2009 Chalmette, Louisiana Remember the Battle of New Orleans (January 8, 1815) at the Chalmette Battlefield, the very place where it happened. Meet the American and British troops who fought one of the most significant battles in world history and the civilians (and pirates) who kept the home fires burning in New Orleans. Thursday, January 8, 10:00 a.m. - simple wreath-laying ceremony at Chalmette Battlefield to commemorate the exact time and place of the Battle 194 years earlier. All are invited to attend, period dress or modern. Friday, January 9 (School Day) - parade, living history encampments, cannon and musket firings, military drills, and campfire cooking (9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.). At 4:30, St. Bernard Parish sponsors a reenactment of one of the skirmishes leading up to the battle (the Night Battle of December 23, 1814) at historic Pakenham Oaks, just downriver about 1.5 miles from the battlefield. Saturday, January 10 - parade, living history encampments, cannon and musket firings, military drills, and campfire cooking (9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.). At 6 p.m., re-live the "night before the battle" with a lantern light tour of the battlefield (tickets required, $5 for 6 and older, 5 and under is free). All events free except for the Lantern Tour. Visit above web page for complete schedules, parking information, Lantern Tour ticket information, and details for school groups and living history participants. Participants can find more information here: Living History Participant Information Handbook Contact: Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Chalmette Battlefield, 504-589-2636 ext. 1 or email: JELA_Interpretation@nps.gov

Well for various reasons – smart or not, I decided that I would drive to PiP this year. I am going to aim for Friday - Saturday at the latest. I’m driving in from California so I’m not sure when I’ll arrive exactly. It basically going to depend on how well I calculate my travel time vs how fast I actually travel. Ideally I would like to get there in enough time to recoup from the drive.

No apologies necessary Mate - doesn't sound much different than the Pub not to long ago. It's good to see ya again, welcome back aboard!

Originally the Friends feature was slated to be edited from the system software, I didn't care much for the idea of inclusion exclusion politic stuff on a message board meant to build community. However a few people commented how they liked the feature, plus it looks to be tangled up with the Block function - so I dropped it off my todo list. The nice thing is that it puts the power to Block harassing PM contact into the hands of users that want - need it, without necessarily having to ask Admin to step in and get involved. To be honest, I didn't even realize how the whole Friends thing worked until Jamaica Rose worked it all out during a phone conversation we were having. If I understand it correctly - everyone can be your friend, you can be everyone's friend, but to be real friends for those bothering to pay attention you have to mutually ask to be friends. Does that sound right Jamaica?

Aye, Disney's Swiss Family Robinson Tree House was my first thought exactly. I just can't figure out where the ostrich pens are located or where they expect to have the races.

Oi Greydog,Do you have any pictures of that swivel gun you had at Ojai? That thing was sweet.

So how many licks does it take? . . . to get to the end of a technical service support phone tree and talk to a live person?

I'll be there - drinking with Mission - listening to him talk smack about all of you. ;lol: Hurricane, Thanks for the tip on making the pre-keys Florida City WallyWorld stop, that is excellent!

Would you mind posting a picture of your frizzen?

Wow, a handsome gun indeed! I have yet invested any time into my gun as I am waiting to meet up with a few others who fire black powder. I slept with it by the end table and my girl started to get a little jealous. So now I pick up the gun and whisper to it when she comes in to the room just to tease her. More on this little piece when my friends look at it, thank you for keeping up with me and the gun. (Whose name is now Joan.) Joan - that's great. Show some pictures once your friends take a look at it. Here's a couple pictures that Cascabel took after he replaced the cock and did some other work on it for me. As you can see it was before I shaved down the stock and replaced the ramrod.

Hugh, This is just way too much stuff - you really need to lighten your burden. . . . I'll can help.

100% first rate! Indeed!Cascabel, I'm coming over to your house after PiP - to live on your couch, make an steal stuff.

Matt, These new designs are sweet! I love this hilt! Would you mind snapping a few more angled pictures of the bronze skull sword pommel?

beerp I'll have two of both of ya. . . wel, wel, welcome aboard. . . again. . . some more.

Belated but, Happy Beerthday to ya Sir!