Capt Thighbiter

If I member rightly , t'was in the neighborhood of 2200 people last year, seemed like more .... then again, i got CRS....

THE BRIGANDS ARE COMING! THE BRIGANDS ARE COMING! On Aug 11, Sat, outside the pirate shops, we are un-officially performing, accoustically ( a RARE occurence), because some mates of ours, the Bawdy Buccaneers, are helping to work the shops. So if'n ye be at the wharf ,come and say howdy-do.

Cutter, this will be our second year there and the crowd last year was very good. I shuld think that you would do well. If you have a finished boat, you might want to ask about mooring it off shore from the 'cliff' to diisplay her, or maybe on a trailer within the faire. Good luck mate and we'll see ye there, just follow the sound of music or cannon fire. That'd be us, The Brigands.

We stole 'em, mate. We stole 'em after some cully pinched Marley's tea chest bass.

I have some other ink, but me n' me lads all share the same mark, The Brigands tattoo, horned skull with cutlass' at the ready ( instead of at the rest as is the common depiction). LOL had to take the youngest to Connecticut for his, stupid NY laws. His mom ( my ex) was none to happy but that was just an added bonus!

Thankee lass, thankee. When she hits 10,000 we are throwing the Pirate party to end all Pirate parties!

Yeah! http://thebrigands.com just had its 7000 th hit. Huzzah!! Also, look for an article on The Brigands in the July pirate based issue of Renaissance Magazine, on stands in August , 2007 http://renaissancemagazine.com

Congratulations, Sir! The magazine keeps getting better with each issue, both in appearence and content. But more importantly, here's to you and realizing your dream! I am full well familiar with the effort needed sometimes to do that ( The Brigands has been a dream of mine ever since my sons first held instrument in hand), but as you know, your own aspirations are the ones really worth working for. I beg my fellow pirates to drink "Up the Pyrate's Way" three times three!!

Dam, all too well do I remember that piece! Scallywag! I guess it musta been some one else who got the cannon pattern. It was a really nice one too, with a core and all for casting ... be a shame if it wound up in some friggin bar as a decoration.

That is good to know!

Tropico, didn;t you and I go head to head on an Ebay auction for a wooden cannon pattern? (which you won) Ever do anything with it??

The supposition then is that none o' these comtumelious dogs DESERVE a gun such as the Death Knell. We keep 'er , firstmate, and stow her in the hold o' the Hellion till we needs the firepower.

Announcing the Down East Pirate Days, a new festival, to be held in Rockland, Maine, on Labor Day weekend. There will be tall ships, marketplace, singin', music makin', clashin' o' cutlasses, and general ribaldry. The event tis sponsored by the inestimable Kiwanis and tis for the benefit of the Make A WIsh Foundation. 'will be a free event, though the donation of a pound or two will help the wee'uns greatly. 'ere be the link for the event, an we hopes to see many of our friends an maybe a few o' our distinguished rivals. http://www.downeastpiratedays.org/home.html THERE WILL BE CANNON FIRE and not just the guns of The Brigands !! The Brigands AL, Erik and Brett At Sea 40°35.4′N, 73°46.6′W

I am supprised that none of the more learned wags here have not responded toye question afore this mate. Hae ye pissed off anyone lately? There are several discussions on this topic in Capt Twill folder, just scroll down a few pages. Short answer: Sashes ( ribbons) were used to hold a brace of pistols. Likewise a baldric was used to hold a few pistols, either by holster ( available online from a few leather working outfits) or by using pistols with belt hooks, hooked onto the baldric, though the few who have tried this say the weight of the pistols makes the baldric shift appreciably ( as gravity brings the weight of the guns as low as it can) or one of the guns smaks you in the teeth as you are running.

Sorry, this one only got me cutlass drawn 1/4 o' the way out. I found it pretty stupid, but then again, I can find pleasure in equally stupid movies. Good for the wee 'uns, I supposes.

Aye, it be in my top 5 movies also. "One must always choose the lesser of two weevils" vile clentch that it be, is my favorite quote, though quotable quotes abound throughout the movie and the books are just chock full of 'em, or blacks the white of me eye!

Yes, my dears, it be almost time for the 4th Annual Pirate Faire in Salem , Mass on Sept 16 and 17. This years theatrical presentation deals with the last two weeks in the life of Edward Teach, Blackbeard, cullminating in his demise by Lt Maynard. Set just outside of Salem, Mass, at Winter Island Park, the fair takes place in an old stone gun emplacement/fort in the park. Aside from having a fair actually on a ship, this is about as piratey surroundings as you may hope to find. The troupe that does the show are real actors, and they do one hell of a job! There will be vendors and music from several bands, including The Brigands, and we have free reign from the King of Salem to fire cannon at will, so the smell of blck powder smoke and the sounds of piracy will never be far off! Hope ta see all o' ye New England pirates there! Here is the link - http://www.pastimes1.com/pirate.html

Ackkk... you are indeed one of the cursed souls, the Divils step daughter, one who hears a melody and has a stiring in your breast, quite un-accounted for. The salvation is to play it, to own it, to speak it to others, so they may share in the welling of emotion. Aye, I knows it well ( except for the divils daughter part :-) ) I likes ye already!

I always tell everyone I meet whose learning, scales scales and more scales and use an open string drone when your in key, so you can hear when your intonation is flukey. Also I would stick to one fiddle, even thogh they look the same, they all have little differences that can affect your finger placement hence your intonation. Good luck, Red, after 2-1/2 years , your on the verge of breakthoughs that will make you smile.

Hey Patrick, those cheap one are real CRAP. I spent a goodly amount on a decent student one ( over 500 clams) and it's OK. I played a real Wheatstone not long ago and by God its like night and day as far as the action and sound , but then wheaties are in the thousands. Since concertinas are not main stream instruments, theres a BIG difference between the various grades. Not like guitars where becasue of the popularity, you can buy a decent accoustic for a few hundred bucks. Fiddles - are HARD to learn to play especially if n ye dont play something already; hard but not impossible. Just be prepared to loose all yer friends and family as you practice! I know, i been playing for 30 years and I still remember being lonely for those first few years! But fiddles are cheap ! Good Luck!

OK - who KNOWS if there will be POTC 4 ? If'n ye cannot answer under yer log on, send a PM.

Bump. I can't believe not one o' ye pirates is hankering for a cannon of this proportion. Will I have to put it on EBAY and let the general public get this fine weapon??

Mate, we be here in Suffolk county , same as you. We buys 25lb at a time from powder inc, and UPS ships it to me door. Goex FF and FFF for cannon and flintlocks and FFFF for primer. We never shoot ball here on the Island, theres no place thats safe and legal, but blanks? Hell we shoot them alla time. The one time the cops showed up, I demonstrated that we are a theatrical group ( The Brigands) and that we were just practising and they went away. Remember, 'locks and muzzleloaders are not considered firearms by the ATF ( they are technically toys). http://powderinc.com If'n ye be on Long Island, how is it we've not seen ye at the Pirates Cove Deli on Sundays, supportin' the local pirate band?

Relax ye mind, first mate, tis only to procure new bronze ordinance that I be sellin her for. The Hellion will be as well armed as ever she was.

LOL, at wet t-shirt contests, I tell her to only take out enough to win!