Morgan Dreadlocke

"The Sword and the Rose" 1953 Richard Todd, Glynis Johns. A Disney costume fest NOT to be confused with 85's "The Rose and the Sword"

If there be an Oscar fer the most wasted use of a character , this be a good candidate

I has seen a cartoon version many year ago. I think 'Wind in the Willows" has several film versions. Not much in Disneyland that couldnae be tied to a movie

Mixed emotions on this one. The loose ends from II be tied enough ta finish the trilogy. I did not be likin' the writin' fer the characters this time around. Gov Swann and Norrington was a cast away like two Star Trek first commercial security geek fatalities. Jack seemed lost fer most of the film servin' only ta be a focus point fer others ta work off of. Bad guys must be off'd properly- Beckett's fate needed ta be far more painful ta balance my scales. Perhaps consequences of sittin' in the front row, extreme right side, makeup seemed bad. The pirate lord convention looked ta be a bunch 'o Caesar Romero Joker wannabe's. Had expected Mr Richards part ta be a silly spouffy affair He would have been better served ta play one 'o the pirate lords. He fit, they didn't. Sword fightin' was unimpressive. I'll not comment on the final battle as my perch in the corner saw not much more than closeups 'o flyin' splinters. High points- Barbossa shows why he IS captain! I'll see it again from a better seat next week an I'll be buyin' the DVD but I could not recommend it ta a nonpiraty friend. Now git arf yer arse an go see it so's we don't have ta be grovelin' ta Spiderman fans

Mayhaps a travelin' faire circuit could be arranged. Start the season wi three weekends at Port's 'o Call, then move down the coast line. A weekend at Huntington pier, Newport Beach, San Clemente State Park ect. There used to be several small boating /fishing establishments in the salt swamps just north of PCH. Maybe even raid on Camp Pendelton Take advantage of each sites particulars to keep the program from gettin' stale.

From the local Renn Faire 07-

Judgin' solely by some newly found photos 'o the Renn faire, both me wife an I agree it be Oliver Reed.

Over on the renaissancefestival.com forums they gots a whole slew 'o photos on a thread called renfest pictures 2007. Many MANY high quality pics of Presidents day weekend. Be prepared ta spend an hour there

/\ Yes , an she lets me know about every alternative route I shoulda been takin' <Rememberin' the high school days 'o drivin around all night wi' 500 hp, $5 in gas, an not carin' where ye was goin'. Heh heh heh, PCH be a little faster back then \/ Ever fergit where ye be goin' as yer goin'?

I cast one up just fer experimentin' purposes. It be 3/8x7/16x 6" long. Works fine on modern papers leavin a light line like a 4F draftin' pencil wi' a dull point. The weight (3/4 lb) be unwieldly an makes writin' slow. You'd not want ta be carrin' this in yer pocket. Just too heavy an the sharp end would weevil its way through course fabric very quickly. Oh well, another conversation piece fer the junk box. (Ponders how soft aluminum, zinc or magnesium would work)

/\ Could not say. I believes 99% of the human race would be considered talented in some way, iffins they had the gumption and oppertunity to find out how. Too many be tryin ta mearly survive an far too many are just slackers not givin a ratzazz. < Not at all happy wi' the lack 'o piraty shenanagans in Tucson. Need ta start a folky pirate band or organize raids or SOMETHIN! \/ Ever organize a raid? How'd it go?

Pilfered this link from another site. They be sellin' many dvd's of ancient Disneyland stuff. Extinct Attractions Club

T minus 24 hours . NOW the wife decides she be wantin' ta go A test 'o costume improvisin' the morrow mornin' be

I heard Spidey went over $148 mil. Bet P-3 goes over $150 mil.

/\ Been gluin' an paintin' fer half a century. Always new horizons ta be conquered. < The kid tells me he can see the supernova that was on the news. Gotta go surfin' ta check this out. \/ Oil, acrylic, lacquer, urethane?

It's name be "Pirates". Lyrically it be pretty good. Musically ,IMHO, They went a bit overboard wi' the progressive stuff in the 2nd half o the song.

Arrrg. Well I don't know how ta link to a Photobucket album so heres another site ta try- Site where me photos be at. When the page comes up, click on members, an follow me name till ya gets to my page. The photos will come up as a slide show on the left side. This be an example of wot a local handydude could be makin' in his backyard wi' a minimun 'o supplies, manpower an time. Reguardless if ye go wi' "stitch an glue ply" or "steamed white oak planks" a model will be helping ye understand the shapes involved. I gots this idea after lookin' at the "Beer Bards Brigantine Sabot". Search 'em up, they gots a very detailed site on building their craft. Decided that their alteration of an existing 8 foot plan was a wee bit too small, an that any thing over 12-14 feet would be too much fer one man ta muscle around on a trailer. Renn faire accurate only

Let me do some upgradin' on this fossilized abbacus. I can't even access me own photobucket right now. ( Looks at computer on right side an big hammer on left side) Might take a day ar two-

(cancels his order of three.)

Somethin' be amiss wi' the numbers here. Current price per kilo in USD be $22084.00. Times a hunerd equals 2.2+ mil in gold fer a 1 mil coin.

/\/\ THX 1138. Turnin' out ta be a very prophetic statement. < Cool, just fingered out the chords ta "Bali Hai". \/ Most prophetic movie ya ever did see?

/\ Enough ta know that the D'land I remember be long gone. < Got an "E" ticket ride planned fer tonight \/ Celebratin' the Cinco are ye?

Yahoo groups Duckworks forum, "dwforum". In the photo section be me hideously stylised little pirate ship mockup shrunken onto a 12 foot hull.

" I see your hunger for a fortune would be better served beneath my flag" Just a wee bit older an you'd be rememberin' ELP as King Crimson an Atomic Rooster

'Allooooooow? (hears crickets chirpin')