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Sorry, lass you won't be alone. I have me own 6' scantily clad wench (in leather no less) and a 6' 5" long blond I'm bringin' along, plus a bevvy of other Pyrates of the Coast beauties (did I mention one of our crew's a professional model?). Ah, they make them pretty here in Florida... -- Hurricane

I would contact No Quarter Given - they did a two volume treatment of weddings of the period... go to http://www.noquartergiven.net for cotnact info. -- Hurricane

Exactly. There is nothing wrong with the pursuit of education, particularly about a subject that is of interest to us all. I'm not sure why people are getting so uppity about it. If you're not interested in the historical aspects of the subject, move on. Ignore the posts by those who do care. They're not trying to take away your fun or degrade you. I should know. I used to be one of the original rabble rousers around here and have had more than my share of posts taking it to the historians. But then I found out I could learn a lot. So I quite firing broadsides and listened and learned. And I came to appreciate the vast resources these people have here - stuff that would be nearly impossible to find on the net or in the library... so let's all move on. No one is trying to diss anyone else in noting that a particular coat isn't period to the Golden Age or the Buccaneer age. -- Hurricane

Damn. I'll never get this history stuff right... I suppose next you're going to try to tell me that they didn't have pleather available back then. :) -- Hurricane

I think the point was missed here. No one here has ever berated someone else for pursuing fantasy or Hollywood pirates. But if someone is new to these boards and looking to get into something that is a little more historically correct, then it needs to be said how that piece fits into the genre. I play both sides - fantasy and historical - and like them each equally. But it would be unfair to someone here to say, "hey, that's a great pirate coat" and have them purchase it thinking it is indeed something pirates wore or even could have worn. The coats of the period are very well documented - look at the photos of our own founding fathers and their predecessors. But that's not the point. I think the historians here are just trying to guide newbies on what is appropriate historical gear and what is great party pirate attire. I used to pick on them all the time until I began to educate myself and doing research. And then I began to understand where they are coming from. They don't berate - they educate. My own mate has one of Kristi's coats as well. And she loves it. There has not been a single time that she's worn it that she hasn't been innundated with photo requests and questions about it. But she knows that it is not period - it is fantasy. Hence the education here. It's important to know the difference and make informed choices about what you want to pursue as a pirate or wench. -- Hurricane

Do they have the boots in Fushia? It would make more of a statement... -- Hurricane

I think the Pyrates of the Coast will be there again this year. We would do a Wednesay/Thursday arrival through the last weekend. That's when 90% of the festival is happening. -- Hurricane

I have to vote for DisneyWorld - so many more choices. I like Disneyland as the classic original but living near DW you get so a lot more bang for the annual pass buck. -- Captain

When is this? I have a member of our crewe is a championship swordswoman but I need her for a gig in the Bahamas in March. -- Hurricane

Looks like you had a grand time. It is a blast and Florida is a great place to be. Sorry we missed you - but it is a looooong day indeed at Gasparilla. -- Hurricane

Seahawks of course. Been with them for 30 years, since the beginning, not jumping ship now. Besides, it's the pirate team - "Sea" ------ Steelers, hhm, the Pitts. -- Hurricane

Actually, homosexuality wasn't any more widespread aboard ship than it was in society in general. Many seamen stayed heterosexual throught their voyages. Many want to assume that because a bunch of men were aboard a ship than bunging a hole was normal, rather than other more traditional means of "relieving oneself." Read some other treatments on the subject, particularly the well researched Sea Rover's Practice, which debunks a lot of the myths we hold so dearly as true. -- Hurricane "The privateers of the 17th century had followed a practice of matelotage - a relationship of shared property and responsibility between two men - and the pirates carried on this liberated attitude toward homosexuality. When the Royal Navy at the time was described as being run by 'Rum, Sodomy and The Lash', homosexuality was punishable by death on navy ships. On board a pirate vessel love was accepted wherever it could be found."

Why didn't I think of that? Oh please, Classmates, mend this broken heart. Now if only I could find Karen Teichrow, 4th grade love who later went on to be a bit of a tart and a druggy. If only I had kissed her on the playground that day, I may have been able to save her. -- Hurricane

God, I am so with you, man! My girlfriend of a year dumped me and left town without even saying goodbye. We shared so many great times together... stolen glances in the library, sharing our inner most dreams... our hearts were one. Then the little B**** left me when her parents moved about of the school district. I didn't fall in love again until 4th grade.... Where are you Joletta Cutler? I still love you!!!! (Shedding a tear) -- Hurricane

If you add them all up together that would be the ones in my past. I am soooo much wiser now and know my limits and just how to exceed them enough to avoid the aftermath. -- Hurricane

Working on our new promotional DVD for corporate... here's a snippet of me in my finished hero shot. Hurricane Shot

We'll hopefully have the audio in the next week. It was really trippy standing up there with an orchestra. Never thought I'd see the day... -- Hurricane

Ahoy all! We have completed our guest shot with an orchestra. The vignettes were a smash hit! We hopefully will have audio of Drunken Pirate and Blow the Man Down backed by a full orchestra. What an absolute blast. My crewe are really good actors as well as pirates. Here's some photos That's Diosa as a marooned pirate - she's singing On My Own from Les Miserables... The crewe in the tavern scene... from left to right - Animal, Diosa, Blackie, Lil Gutz, Flint and Touche. The props are all from our house... The band performs New York Gals with the orchestra. Hope you enjoy these as much as we enjoyed doing the show. Hurricane

Off my list: Performing as a pirate with an orchestra with my crewe... What a show!!!!!! -- Hurricane

We have a nice selection, some of ours are 10k plated too. Go to http://www.piratesofthecoast.com/shop. Also, I have one of the replicas from the Atocha made with their silver and you would never know the difference. And it is still from the ship regardless. The coin itself is an impression of one of the real coins they found, so in essence, it is a real coin from the Atcoha, just not an original. I get compliments on it everywhere I wear it. So don't sell it short mate... -- Hurricane

Made me want some milk. So now I have a nice frosty glass of cow's milk in front of me to enjoy. Thanks PETA - forgot how much I love the stuff. Perhaps they should go back to picking on Barnum and Bailey... -- Hurricane

I'd have to go with Disnar... sound more piratey - Disnarrrrrr... -- Hurricane

Send the email to: CaptainConch@piratedocuments.com This one works as we just corresponded yesterday about his fine work... and a slight typo on the site concerning Sir Henry... -- Hurricane

The mate selling it is a member of our crewe. Bid with confidence. It is the real McCoy and he's a great ebay seller. Very conscientious. Plus I'd kick his arse if he didn't deliver on the goods. -- Hurricane

Yes, I think Steve and Bob are a great team together. I look forward to great things that neither one of them could achieve on their own... and I don't even own stock. But I do know my son knows Pixar's characters as well or better than the Disney ones. He goes to movies. That's where kids know these folks from, as much as we all did when we were younger. I think it's a great marriage. Jealous you got to see Cars by the way. I would love to see the cars and Magic Kingdom has redos as those characters. I'd even take a turn.... Too bad John can't run in and halt the PotC changes.... He probably would if he could. - Hurricane