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Ya have ta run through a Diosa first... and you how that will turn out... (Snicker)... She's holding them in her hands right now, laughing her arse off, saying, "Come get'em Dogge." -- Hurricane

jerk.... keep braggin'....an ye might jest git a HOLE where it dont belong.... WHEN i git MINE......i be gittin the NEWR BLACK SMOOTH.....AND ......the OLDR BROWN SMOOTH.... .....damn it man just couldnt make up me mind..... Well now, that be strange. Got a second package today. In it were NEWR BLACK SMOOTH.....AND ......the OLDR BROWN SMOOTH.... pairs. Didn't know who they belonged to, so I puts them up on ebay this morning... -- Hurricane

Yes, mine are smooth side out. I was thinking of just doing them off center, since then the buckles make sense and would work just fine. And on this particular model of shoe, it looks better than centered, at least on my pair. -- Hurricane

They are crocked. Thankfully, for each of me footies were slightly different. Man, they are comfortable, right out of the box! Been wearing them for the last hour, even without the buckles. -- Hurricane

The only challenge I'm having is fitting the included buckles onto the shoes. The buckles are 3/4" and the place where I would have them centered is 1". Ideas for those that have then or when they get them? I have the earlier version by the way, what they call the "Early Period". -- Hurricane

Thanks! Here's the link to the buckle mystery... http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/buckle.htm -- Hurricane

Here you go!

Got my shoes today!!!! They are really, really comfortable. For those more knowledgeable than I, let me know how you affix the damned buckle to it. Can't seem to figure it out on my own.... and I'd hate to pop a hole in where it don't belong. -- Hurricane

No worries. Florida will soften it up for ya! Looks like it has a bead on us at the moment. Fine by me. Love a good storm. It's been four years since I've been walloped here. -- Hurricane

Man, I would pay to see that! -- Hurricane

There are plenty of folks who can make the airport run and pick you up. Just let folks know here when you need to be picked up and we'll all provide the cell phone numbers. -- Hurricane

The most recent incarnation of the schedule can be found in the Overview section of the PiP site. There's a few new events earlier in the week. And if you don't have the most recent schedule for setting up and breaking down at the fort, it's on the home page of the fort section of the site. -- Hurricane

The drum circle could also draw more visitors out there. They would be able to hear it from the parking lot and from the top of the fort, drawing their attention toward the camp. -- Hurricane

I got mine. I should have them in 6 to 7 days. -- Hurricane

This is one of my favorites -- not so much piratey as military but extremely cruel and divisive. He beareth a Wooden Horse. The Riding of this Horse, whose Back is only two Boards set together like the Ridge of a House, is a kind of Punishment used among Soldiers, and Men under Martial Laws; the sharpness of which ridge doth so gall and cut the Riders Thighs and Breech, that he shall scarce able to go or stand for a certain time after; especially if his Offence require his Punishment to have Spurs at his heels, (that is a Musket or two tied at each Legg) and his Hands bound behind him. -- Hurricane

You mean that show CBS cancelled without even concluding it because the ratings sucked? I believe it was the first reality show ever to have that dubious honor... :) -- Hurricane

I believe Diosa and I will be in attendance next Feb. Our mate has a huge house in the area and offered us quarters. So we're in! -- Hurricane

I'm look forward to more of these. I wonder if they take requests... -- Hurricane

Found this cool site. Lots of stuff to look at, including the original Alice In Wonderland, Mercato's 1570s Atlas of Europe and Vesalius's stunning 16th-century anatomy work. http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/ttp/ttpbooks.html == Hurricane

I've already stopped washing in preparation for PiP in December and all my foodstuffs are set aside to rot. Should be a jolly good time. Just hoping for the Pox before I head down. - Hurricane

Guess you'll be serving Turtle Soup in the ordinary then.... -- Hurricane

I guess it depends on how you define members, loosely or tightly. I just checked our applications for our group and by that definition we have 119 members. But we've only let 26 play with us. We kicked another 10 out over the last four years for various infractions and just general inactivity. Some groups are just loose on what is considered a member. That's not a bad thing. Just it skews the numbers since they don't go through a thorough process. We have erred on the side of being selective and thorough, hence the smaller number. -- Hurricane

Our own Harry Smid is quoted.... http://www.keysnet.com/212/story/15431.html -- Hurricane

That's very true. I used to party as a pirate with members of the Hell's Angels and the Bandidos in Seattle and they would tell you that they thought of themselves as the modern day pirates. Must be why we got along so well. From my upcoming memoirs... "After the parade, the pirates went into the local tavern on the main street. It was lined with motorcycles. One of the local biker clubs (or gangs, depending how you want to view it), were already inside. Bikers love pirates. I was told once by a Hell’s Angels member once that they see themselves as the modern day pirates. So even though any one of them could kill any one of us at a moment’s notice, we always partied well together. It was in this bar that this became very evident. We were all sucking down drinks when the head of the bikers gets up on the bar. He’s going to do a little toast. So up jumps Kenny Baker, one of our pirates to stand with him. One thing leads to another as the joking goes back and forth and before I know it, Kenny rips the side of the guy’s jeans from the hem to the waistband. All I heard was a big ripping sound and the room went silent. I turned towards the bar. Without missing a beat, Kenny rips the other leg the same way. Another big rip. More silence. I am standing here next to a group of bikers. I’m a lowly mailroom clerk that can barely lick a stamp, let alone any one of the bikers in this room. I think to myself, “wow, I’m going to die right here in this little bar.” Finally, the biker guy lets out a huge roar of laughter. He thought it was funny that his pair of jeans was now in shreds. He hoisted a toast to Kenny. We all toasted back. And then everyone started buying everyone else a drink." -- Hurricane

That's a good question. I've known pirates who never dressed like one and I know lots of people who dress as pirates but aren't. When you are one, you know others easily, on the street, in a bar... it's just like you never see a PT Cruiser until you own one -- suddenly they're everywhere. As for me. I just had the pleasure of being called Henry Morgan by the locals in Port Royal, even though I was in tourist clothes. That's what got me started portraying him. Several years ago a women leaving church stopped me on the street there. She said, "You've been here before?" I said, "No, never." She replied, "Yes you have. Many times." And then she walked on. -- Hurricane