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I think that's why the marriage makes sense. Disney can't do what Pixar can do and Pixar can't do what Disney does. The merchandising and integration of the Pixar characters will come by way of the parks. Right now, they are there on a relatively small scale. But now Buzz can be there right beside Mickey - it's something the little generation wants and will keep them going to the parks. When is the last time the classic Disney characters made a movie - Pixar can provide a whole new generation of classic characters, from Buzz to Nemo to Woody to Scully. I think they both know that. -- Hurricane

The quality is amazing, canwilliam. Looks like it came right from the times, right down to the wax red seal... -- Hurricane

Uh, got to cnn.com - it's the main story along with an interview with Bob Iger and Steve Jobs.... -- Hurricane

Diosa just got to go on an advance media ride of the new Everest Expedition, set to open officially in April at Animal Kingdom. It's an amazing ride. Think Matterhorn, Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain and the Norwiegan ride at EPCOT, all rolled into one. http://mousesurplus.com/tales/viewtopic.php?p=954#954 Go to the movie for a virtual ride of it - just above the photos of the Yeti ... from almost start to stop... -- Hurricane

It is a good thing - let's hope ol' John and Steve can breathe some life back into the animated movies there... Plus I know it makes Eisner's blood boil that Steve has more stock than he does. -- Hurricane

These guys have the best product on the market. I have Morgans letter of Marque on my wall. Their paper is amazing. I have done everything possible to duplicate it over the years but today's paper is treated with chemicals and preservatives in many cases, so you have to reall make your own paper from scratch (a blender comes in real handy). Check out their tutorial on how they make Olde Paper on their site and you may get a hint of to. Or perhaps you can sway them to sell just the paper... http://www.piratedocuments.com -- Hurricane

Thanks for the info Tall Paul. Now that I am focusing on the 1640s to 88, it's good to know how the baldric fits in. I have a really nice one but haven't used it much when I was doing GAoF. -- Hurricane

We hand them out to the kids. Compared to the cost of a pin, the coins are pretty cheap. Beads are much less expensive, but the kids actually keep the coins... - Hurricane

For party pirating I'd pick Ojai, Fernandina Shrimp Festival, Contraband Days and Billy Bowlegs. Festival where pirates actually existed - hands down PiP and Pirate's Week in Grand Cayman. Haven't been to the Blackbeard Festival but I would pick it for the same reason. Partying in a field if fun, but walking in the shadows of the real ones is even more of a thrill, at least for me. And now I'm spoiled. I hear tell that plans are afoot for new pirate festivals in Nassau and Port Royal in 2007. Obviously, those would be the top of my list for the same reason. Oh, almost forgot St. Augustine, FL anytime - old town is amazing... still want to take the haunted tour - and listening to sea chanteys in Taberna de Gallo is reason enough to go any weekend. -- Hurricane

In ther interim, they turn your teeth black in places - very authentic... til the beer washed it away at our next gig. Hurricane

Captain Kidd by Great Big Sea... along with 56 other songs by them... -- Hurricane

Where's that pirates and earrings discussion around here? Anyone know? :) -- Hurricane

Thanks gof! I've been waiting for a coat that would fit the manner of Morgan. Luckily, Kass came along with these great patterns... As we get all of ours done I hope we show them off here as well... -- Hurricane

The cereal is delicious. We picked up boxes for the entire crewe and downed half a box while traveling between our upcoming orchestra performance and our Gaspar's Grotto pirate outing. Good eats for pirates and so nutritious too. Beats hard tack to be sure... -- Hurricane

My initial order is in. Thank ye kindly! -- Hurricane

I particularly like the antiqued ones as well as the ones that match certain cities and periods. They each have a history of the coin included. -- Hurricane

It's an hour north of Tampa... a pretty easy drive. Gaspar's Grotto is in Ybor City, the old part of town. It is the entertainment district with tons of night spots. Gaspar's is the pirate bar. All the crewes go to Ybor for the evening to celebrate. A trolley connects Ybor with downtown. We usually park in Ybor and hop the trolley into the parade area then ride it back, party and grab the car to drive back to where we're staying. If you're staying in downtown, I guess you would just do the reverse and ride the street car each way to Ybor. Hurricane

Nice calendar. If it were pirates I would be all over it - just not a rennie... -- Hurricane

Our own site, Pyrates of the Coast, sells all the same coins as Dead Men Tell No Tales plus others for less than DMTNT. Visit http://www.piratesofthecoast.com/shop to view the products. -- Hurricane If you do order from DMTNT, allow extra time - they're not always the quickest shipper and count all your order - they have math problems on occasion.

The Navy is indeed on the hunt for pirates again... From CNN http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/01/22...s.ap/index.html -- Hurricane

Our crewe was planning to be there but we are performing with the New Port Richey Orchestra the next day (as pirates of course) so we couldn't do both back to back. Need to keep our eye on the ball, so to speak. Gasparilla is a blast though - make sure you head over to Ybor City afterwards - that's where all the crewes head. Go to Gaspar's Grotto - we're they unofficial official pirates there. They'll treat you great! Plus there's dozens upon dozens of other night spots there. Faire winds and safe travels - head up to New Port Richey if you want to see pirates in concert. We're there Sunday at 3. -- Hurricane

Sorry to hear that lad. As a two time striker outter, I can tell you that you will recover, move on and have a great life. My son is now 3000 miles away from me, but we teleconference via video and call all the time. And he spends holidays and the summers with me. In many respects our relationship is better because we actually spend a lot more quality time together - not the go play video games in your room type things. My daughter is now 24 and she turned out great - far better than 95% of all people her age. And her mother and I were divorced when she was 2. So it's all about how you approach things. You have to go through the loss thing and then stop looking back and only look forward. PM me if ya got specific questions. As I said, I've been through it all. -- Hurricane

QUOTE Oh, I know there is more to it than that. I'm an art director for an Ad/ Marketing agency. I generally don't deal with the legal logistics much, I only know what I know from classes that I have taken and from being in the industry. "Public Domain" is considered, random things and people in a public place. A model is anyone, paid or not, professional or not that knowingly posses for a picture. Now I know there are some differences from placing a person in an ad to actually selling the picture of that person. I know there are some public privacy decency laws, so you can’t go around taking pictures of girls skirts or anything like that. REPLY Again, it depends on the state. In Washington, where I originaly hail from and prior to the new privacy law I quoted earlier, you had to get permission of any identifiable in a video or photo. I ran an agency there and we worked with all the biggies - Microsoft, Nintendo and such - and the law was crystal clear. If you can identify them you need to get the release. No exceptions. It doesn't have so much as decency but having the rights over your own image. And that's a fairly old law in most courts, outside of the public person rule and few people meet the criteria of that, certainly not breasts. And Diosa just reiterated - take photos of her boobs without handing over a wad of dough and she'll kick your nuts to the next dimension... I'm sure a lot of the more decent lasses would agree. -- Hurricane

I'm with Foxe. I wear the sword on my belt under the coat. I usually own wear a baldric with a vest because of a really purely vanity reason - the baldric interfers with an open coat, keeping it from hanging correct (at least for me) and constantly getting caught on the buttons. Again, a personal thing... -- Hurricane

If depends on the state here. For example, Washington State law is as follows: Washington publicity rights statute (RCW 63.60.010-080). Washington law declares that every natural person has property rights in the use of his or her name, voice, image or other specified indicia of his or her unique persona that can be infringed if used without permission to advertise tangible products or services or for fund-raising or solicitation of donations. So at the Washington Ren Faire, for example, you can't take photos of anyone that would be placed on sale without their express prior permission in writing. Of course, it would downright dangerous at some events. If I caught someone taking photos of my lass' breasts, I do have a cutlass with me and I know how to use it. So if wants to lose a vital part of his own organs, I suggest he keeps his camera pointed elsewhere. That said, if Diosa caught them shooting them specifically she'd cross leg you in no time herself. -- Hurricane