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Good job! I got the series off ebay.com a few years ago. Here's the connect to ebay - not at .60 cents each mind you, but the complete sets as well as individuals... http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=Time+Life+Seafarers&_sacat=See-All-Categories -- Hurricane

Whenever our crewe is even remotely near South Carolina we also dock at the Queen Anne's Revenge. Part museum, part restaurant, it takes us hours to get out of there. Particularly love the frock coat in the bar with the bullet holes through it and the huge painting of Marooned. http://www.qarevenge.com/ Oh, and the food is absolutely delicious. -- Hurricane

So, I've been writing a website for the last 10 days on brain and spine cancer. Boy, it's scary stuff if you're a hypochondriac. I know that I need to go pirating when I was writing about Enostosis, which a form of bone island tumor in the spine. And I suddenly think, "Enostoris Buccaneers", the Bone Island crewe in a medical world. And then I start tying "spike" instead of "spine". Egad, I need a break. Anyone else find their pirate lives crossing over into the real world of work? -- Hurricane

Terrific shots Kate. Looks like a great time. But they let a woman shoot? What is our world coming to? -- Hurricane

Sounds terrific! Great news and many huzzahs to Spike, Nigel and the BIBs for negotiating all this for us. We are very excited about this year's event and making the 10th year a great one - I know our crewe will do its part to volunteer for any areas you need covering so we can show our stuff to the new fort management. A round of rum for all the BIBs! Can't wait to start getting all the plans in shape - as you know Spike, let Diosa and I know what you need from us and consider it done. -- Hurricane

I guess it depends on the period. I have photos of earthenware tankards used in the buccaneer age - one holds a full two onion bottles of rum in it. But I'm not sure if they looked different in the GAoP. Let me know if you want to see the earlier period pieces. -- Hurricane

As promised, here's there results of our 4th of July. Mannie took about a dozen shots of lead from the crewe. Scary to think what these things would do against a real person. Mannie didn't look so good after eating that much lead. -- Hurricane

It's nice to see my 7th Great Grandfather honored -- Josiah Bartlett of New Hampshire. Now for some nonsense -- my overly complex but cool looking Pop Bottle Rocket Launcher in action. Victory is Ours! -- Hurricane

The lime and molasses was used to treat venereal diseases as well. Originally they thought it contained mercury, but an analysis of the interior by the museum found the remnants of lime and molasses instead. That had to feel good - try squirting some ascorbic acid up there sometime. -- Hurricane

The syringe in the photo contained lime and molasses. Forgot mention that. -- Hurricane

I so agree, Sterling. Perhaps we can ask Spike to make it part of the schedule. I think a refresher never hurts for people who don't shoot year round. Plus, like the cannon crewe, it's a great way to bring newbies into the fold. -- Hurricane

Unfathomable to me how untrained people ruin it for everyone simply because of poor training, poor practices or poor supervision. -- Hurricane and no bloody common sense...

Danged funny. Wish I would have thought of it. Good show!!!! -- Hurricane

This is our 4th of July. Mannie here will be enduring several rounds of 62 caliber lead this weekend. We will post shots of him after we blast him into oblivion (but not the hat Stynky sent to Diosa, which he is wearing). -- Hurricane

Since Fred did an impression of Michael Jackson, does that mean Michael died twice this week? Or did Fred's act die years ago? -- Hurricane

It weighs in at 3 lbs on the dot. I wear mine with the belt hook. When I wear more than one I simple slot them on the belt or on my baldric with the belt hook. They hold nicely there and look pretty bitchin' as a representation. Don't bother with the black version - the paint chips off and they end up looking crappy after a little use. -- Hurricane

And another one - an overdose of OxyClean - Billy Mays, pitchman. http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/28/m...eath/index.html -- Hurricane

I guess none of you have tried to kiss a girl with a tricorn on. The backwards wearing makes it far easier to kiss a lass without 1) having her head bump your hat off into the drink and 2) blinding her with the point. :) (Yes, the voice of experience - lots of one eyed gals in Seattle because of me.) -- Hurricane

They're made out of pipe clay. Don't know if anyone makes them today. But they'd be cool to have in a collection of daily items for education purposes. -- Hurricane

We all use the Loyalist one for our presentations of Buccaneer. They are great weapons, accurate, reliable and within the realm of the time period in design. For the price, you can't beat them and very similar to the ones excavated from Port Royal, circa 1692 at the time of the great earthquake (sorry earthquakes). -- Hurricane

Here are a few more things from the museum. Hurricane

Fires in the fort have been standard in the past. Last year, we had a fire and the Callahans had a fire so we could cook in the fort. It was no problem and we used the wood the fort provided. Again, Spike is the expert on all this with Harry's departure. Here's a good shot too by the Callahans: -- Hurricane

The goal of the vendors inside the fort is to sell period wares in a period environment. It's not quite there yet. There were several vendors selling period gear there last year. In addition to Sutler John there was a general store of wares, a great tailor and a few other less period vendors as noted, such as the journal store. The re-enactors do buy there - I know I spent quite a bit on stuff there. It's one of the few opportunities in Florida (outside of the extremely awesome Alafia River Rendezvous (http://www.floridafrontiersmen.org/Alafia.html) to shop for really good stuff for our kits. While the re-enactors are out on the beach, they do come into the fort. And if they don't, then they're missing some very good provisioners. And you may be surprised what the casual PiP goer buys there. Always amazes me. Spike can give you the complete 411 on this year's vendor plans. -- Hurricane

Our respective generations will have to get used to a lot of icons passing in a short period of time. There are only 365 days in each year and modern communications have given us thousands of icons of our culture - something our parents didn't have. A movie legend would pass unexpectedly here and there, then one of natural causes in old age. Then an author, perhaps a famous scientists. Some were only known locally, not nationally. We have layered on lots of performers and personalities, from singers in bands and people who were only famous for being famous to TV show stars. So, it's only going to become more pronounced as we get older. There's only so many days you can die without stepping on someone else we know in our homogenous culture. -- Hurricane

Kind of makes me want to watch the Thriller video again. Has a whole different spin to it now. -- Hurricane