Iron Bess

My best *Pirate* moment?? I suppose (chuckle) When I cold-cocked a drunkard out at Faire with the hilt of m'sword who had pressed his face into my chest. Uninvited. Makes all the differnce lads....

Sorry my wishes are belated but they are no less sincere! Hope the day was grand!

:::fondles sword hilt::: I can still deal with him, Bess. ::: eyeing Pappy still with a cold stare as a wicked grin appears:::: ~Lady B (Bess ponders the possibilites.... Hmmm, out at Sea no one can hear you scream) Yeah , sure, knock yerself out! Run Pappy run!

We went to Ojia this week end and found that though it was billed as Elizabethan...It was obvious the pirates in port ; out numbered the Queens court and here cohorts..LoL.. Ahhhh..... Of COURSE we did. The same out at the Big Renaisance Faire in Irwindale. Except for the costumed vendors and workers, the GATE folks were far more Pirate then Mundane or Ren Rat.

I hear that... when Phoebe was a mere 4 months old and already almost 60 lbs we dubbed her *Dogzilla!*

BTW- It's my understanding that Marty Klebba is helping Mitch with this event. Not helping really, just attending. You know.. the Star power to attract people with.

I didn't think that was a secret! Hmmm.... must be why Davy was so desperate to get it back....

Aye, and he got paid fer it to!

Wot? I know I had that thing stashed around here somewhere... Where's that jar o' dirt? ROTFLMAO!! Hey! No trade secrets!

See now?? I told ye the wench would be miffed! (And as if I would try to stop her from reach'n ye.... we've not had a good bit of entertainment in here for some time and that would fit the bill rightly! )

Oh well... great minds m'dear, great minds.

THe Faire in Ojai this weekend is the Yearly Renaissance Faire (All Hail QUeen Bess!) The Ojai PirateFaire is the weekends of September 19-20th & 26-27th Hope that helps.

OMG... Hello!!! PIRATE!

I know.. everyone here wishes we could go and see it. We are trying to get him to make us a DVD!

I saw the word, "Dead" and thought, Gosh...I guess his reviews for his role as a 400-year-old king "Exit The King" weren't that great. Naw, they love him of course... NEW YORK (AP) — We haven't seen a star turn like this in quite a while. Geoffrey Rush, making his Broadway debut, manages a mesmerizing high-wire act of balancing outrageous comedy and overwhelming tragedy in a fascinating revival of Eugene Ionesco's absurdist "Exit the King." Rush, an Academy Award winner for 1996's "Shine," not only stars as the extravagant title character but co-wrote this often hilarious translation (with director Neil Armfield) which opened Thursday at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The actor is a total chameleon, part vaudeville comic, part circus clown, part overwrought tragedian, in his larger-than-life portrayal of a monarch who's dying while his kingdom collapses around him — dying, but refusing to go quietly. "I will die when I feel like it," he sniffs royally. The king, named Berenger, is sort of an everyman (think of one of Samuel Beckett's more forlorn characters) but done up in regalia that accentuates his cadaverous, hollow-eyed face. In fact, the trappings could not be more kingly. This ruler wears an ornate crown and a robe with an never-ending train. The same wardrobe goes for his two queens: his cynical first helpmate, Marguerite, played by Susan Sarandon, and a younger second wife, portrayed by Lauren Ambrose. The two women, as well as the king, are fussed over by a comic servant, Juliette, played by a raucous Andrea Martin. A very funny woman, she brings a burlesque zest to the proceedings, a sense of fun that is not only verbal but physical. Watch as she scampers across the Barrymore stage with the sure-fire alacrity of a demented gazelle. Ionesco's play, written in the early 1960s, is a meditation on death, from the cynical to the sentimental and all points in between. The cynical is represented by Marguerite, whose sardonic wit is nicely captured by Sarandon. She's the voice of unadulterated realism, as she literally ticks off the hours and minutes until the king's death. This being absurdist theater, Marguerite announces his demise will occur at the end of the play. Her tough-mindedness is echoed by the king's physician, who also tries to prepare Berenger for his exit from this earth. As portrayed by William Sadler, the man displays a cheery sense of the practical, no matter how unsettling. On the opposite end of the emotional spectrum is the king's weepy second wife, played by Ambrose with a permanent wail as she valiantly tries to keep him from losing hope. Despite the incessant crying, Ambrose manages to make the young woman sweetly appealing. The play's fifth character is a soldier (Brian Hutchison), fitted in armor, who serves to proclaim bulletins on the king's declining physical condition. He also announces the play's intermission. This cheeky awareness of the audience is one of the pleasures of "Exit the King," which, under Armfield's inventive direction, exults in its own overt theatricality and a breaking down of the fourth wall. At one point, the king marches up and down the aisles of the Barrymore, talking to the theatergoers as if they were his subjects. Late in Act 2, as death gets closer, the play gets more somber. One by one, the other characters leave the stage until only the king and his first queen are left. It's a haunting, disquieting moment as Sarandon's queen, in a calm, gentle voice, leads her husband to his final moment. Watching Berenger on his throne as the light fades is a guaranteed shiver you won't forget.

Orange Juice with LOTS of pulp!!

But it's also the same weekend as the Oceanside Sea and Pirate Festival, Lobsterfest AND... The Ojai Pirate Faire. My heart belongs to Ojai this year....

[ mmm......or just post that Iron Bess's photo in an eye catching spot. I try to help where I can.....

Being waist deep in warm SO Cal sea water during one of our Pirate encampments! Ahhh... bring me a towel and a Mai Tai!

You need to understand that swords are not much of a problem, and do not need to be declared, as long as they are in your checked baggage. Hard cases and locking are not required, (at this time). Firearms are another story entirely !! To be honest, the locking case was to protect my stuff from the baggage handlers!

(chuckle) We at the Studio know better... Nice one. (His wife might not think so though...) Yeah, and wait until Lady Barbossa see's this and comes after you. : D

GREAT story! ROTFLMAO!! The only time I flew in my garb... I didn't have to buy m'self a single drink from California to Ireland!

huh? Just funn'n ya Captian... just having a lark.

*Sticky Fingers Sterling* Oooh... there is just something I LOVE about that!