LadyBarbossa

Was told at the Des Moines Ren Faire that this years 2004 KCRF had a pirate theme. Sure enough, I checked out the site... & do they have one heck of a schedule this year! Each weekend has a pirate theme! Check it out all ye buccaneers, privateers, pirates, cosairs, & all around scallywags! Kansas City Ren Faire I've pondered going. But... we shall see.

Thank ye for the info & recommendation. Much appreciated. Also, went to a gun show today in hopes to find a cheap replica pistol - with no luck - but found an antique pistol. The dealer thought it was a 1700's flintlock Turkish pistol. A lovely piece. Obviously old looking. $575 for it. Needs frizzen spring replaced. Not sure whatelse needs to be replaced. He says that with the replaced frizzen spring would make it a working pistol. I've no picture of it. It's a rather large pistol. & I can see now how some of you gents were talking earlier that Barbossa's pistol could have been Turkish. If anyone may be interested in the pistol or want to inquire about it... contact Robert Harris @ 1(563)873-3067 or email at highcountry99@mchsi.com Good luck. & to whoever buys it... it makes for one nice piece if you want to use it only for a non-firing prop weapon.

Oooo.... Lovely looking. I've pondered about getting a blunderbuss. Again, I've seen a couple of them. That's a very beautiful blunderbuss.

Evil, wicked, cruel, demented, vicious pirate you! ::to the captain of the Royaliste::: Well.... you could do that, m'friend. Or.... I could do one for you. I've made a Regimental (6 foot by 6 foot) for His Majesty's 35th Regt of Foot & finishing up on their King's Colours. I'm sure that pirate Colours is nothing compared to doing the King's Colors without a pattern. Just let me know.

::SERIOUS DROOLAGE!::: Super fantastic, luv. Thank ye kindly! Love it! Looks like a fantastic pistol. Big boom, huh? hehehehe... fantastic! I like to make quite a bit of noise there on the battlefield... whether I am with Lee's or Tarleton's Legion. ::: evil grinz::: I can see how adding some silver finery will make it appear like the pistol. You having someone do that for ya? Think they would be willing to "make" more? ::looking as innocent & sweet as possible::: Right nice. I'm impressed.... :) Again, thank ye kindly. A far better piece than what I saw from Dixie Gunworks or Track of the Wolf, Inc.... etc. PS - :: elegantly bows deeply:: again, likewise.

HUZZAH! Happy B-day, BHP!!! belated as it may be! Hope that early Bday present was a fantastic one. Now that ya have a ship.... may your treasure be never ending & overwhleming! With many a barrel o' rum always in your stores.

BARBOSSA!!! (the 2nd one, mind ya'll...) Luv! Good t' have ya aboard th' Pub!! ::searching through private stock:: Parrot Bay is Conner's... ::pondering:: Scupper gets the Guiness... Morgan, good ol' fashion IBC or Sioux City Sarsparilla... ::Still pondering:: MerryD... Jamiesons... Tito a shirt.. Opps... wrong item of necessity here. ::pulls out rum::: Well.. I've got Captain Morgan... or some wine from the Amanas! As well as the Tsunami "Jack Sparrow" truffles... ::scowers a little more:: TONS of green apples... dumped upon by m' mother... .. caramel to boot with it... or can borrow MerryD's Nutella. Fantastic stuff.. ANYWAY... welcome aboard! OOooo... a Dragoon Pistol! Lucky! :: falls & worships at your feet:: Pardon the drilling here, mate... but I'm looking for a good working dragoon pistol already made & not a kit, cause bloody hell knows I will NOT attempt to put it together m'self. How's the quality? Does it fire well? the hammer, does it strike well? Etc... & if it's a bloody good pistol.. WHERE DID YOU GET IT!? ::innocent look with halo above head:: I'm a Dragoon in Lee's Legion (Rev War) ... getting my carbine from my commander.. but thinking about getting 2 dragoon pistols. Which type of Dragoon pistol is it? Told ya... pardon for the bombarding. I'm a curious bugger. Pictures, Barbossa .... would LOVE to see it, luv. & again... LLLOOOOOVVVVVEEEEE the avatar! :) As to the comments... We ladies will NOT argue there! We're behind you all the way!

Men see male characters differently than women. However, I sometimes take a different approach with characters.... when it comes to appeal. From reading books by a former FBI chief to some acting... & even role playing... profiling is something that grabs my interest. Almost like figuring out someone. I can tell that Depp & Rush put quite a bit of background.. created it for their characters... in order for them to portray their characters with such amazing results. Giving a character the right depth makes a character interesting & intreguing. Sparrow is interesting in his own right. Having seen "Rolling Stones to the Max" on IMAX ( which is VERY cool, mind you!)... & Richards has a darn good voice! But, I found Jagger to be more... exaggerated than Richards. But, oh, well. It's totally how you look at the character. How much mystery & intregue the personality contains. Again, Barbossa is far more mysterious than the majority of characters I have liked. & so very real. He's a perfect mix of you classic villian with a real person who is not just a certain sterotype, but full of flaws, desires & acheivements.

Told you I wasn't finished yet... :::Offers another bottle of Parrot Bay to Conner::: & with the drink, mate.. how's about... Godiva 'n Lady Barbossa? Enjoy!!!!

Ahh.. Happy Birthday, Conner! ::tosses ya Parrot Bay:: I've been forewarned this be your favorite brand. :::Evil grinz::: btw, I'm not done posting....

Barbaque feared the gallows, though. Sparrow pretty much faced them with grace. More than likely, Barbossa didn't fear the gallows. If Barbossa feared, then he hid it well. Barbossa was far more wicked than Silver & Hook. Granted all 3 men would be interesting in a match. But m' treasure be upon Barbossa. As well as m' life. Don't get me wrong... I like Hook. Jason's Hook is the best. & his attire I would plunder in an instant! Hello! Gold lacing & bejeweled... on fine fabric! He's a rich gent!

Hmmm... Dreamie.. this be an area I am still learning & researching. A rookie m'self in Rev War re-enacting. Authenticity is a major part of poratrayal. A bit pricy but a good place to check out G. Gedney GodwinThey have some 17th c items I'm trying to remember the site to go to that deals with costuming. I have it on a different computer though.. the link. Eventually, I will find it again. ::goes to find it:: Ah-HA! Here it be.. the Costumer's Manifesto. GREAT info.. ideas & LOTS of pics! For Rev War like attire or mid to late Colonial/Georgian era.... G.Gedney Godwin is one place. Jas. Townsend & Sonsbe another. Ghost Forgehas some good deals. For shoes, most everyone goes through Fugawee. Colonial Williamsburgwebsite - has some insight on colonial/Georgian era attire, lifestyles, etc. Even #s to the shops there which I highly recommend. Many re-enactors swear by Smoke & Firethough. I'm trying to remember another good place to go through... Ahh.. here it is.. Smiling Fox Forge. Believe it or not, AMERICANREVOLUTION.ORGwebsite has some 17th c info as well. Re-enactor.net has some good links as well to sutlers... reenactor.net colonial links I think that should be enough. Unless you wish to check out the Smithsonian... I would recommend you go to DC to see the amazing items they have there related to the Colonial/Georgian era. ::le sigh; pants; takes a deep breath:: Ok.. well.. again, I hope that helps some.

Just one of many aspects to his persona that make him an intreguing - as someone stated & many agree - THE best Villian since Darth Vader! Between Sparrow & Barbossa... to me, Barbossa is the better pirate. His taste in attire... fantastic. His personality.. intreguing. His intellect & verbatum... challening & exciting. Barbossa is no coin, unlike many people & characters to have 2 sides to them... Barbossa has many sides to him... multi-faceted. He's human, but not. He feels but doesn't. He has honor but will bend the rules. Greedy & lusty but cautious... alert. Reserved but wild. Wicked but desiring some peace. Sparrow is not a mysterious as Barbossa. Sparrow is more straight foreward that Barbossa, as Barbossa is a darker, more mysterious man. You see upon him the many influences & possibilities of where he has been & been through, but never hear of them, unlike what you heard about Jack, both in the movie & the deleted scenes. & some of us women are MOST curious about that burgandy "red wine" or as Keira stated her "Barbossa dress", how he acquired it. He's just a fantasticly intreguing character that draws you to him.

That's ONE interesting hobby!

Oooooo... that is a fine sword there. Good find, Cascabel. :)

:) Ooooh, indeed! Now, if there were a contest here on the board, I'd immediately nominate MerryD! If some of you have seen that hat of hers! It's fantastic! Fine & rightly so decorated with such fantastic plunder & treasure.. it most definitely beats Mr. Will Turner''s dandy grey hat. The bottle o' rum you can keep MerryD! Ya truly be the only pirate I know who can best me!

Now THAT be one heck of a pirate B-day celebration! A month long round of shots! Here's you ya, KWP! May your B-day be as loaded as a cannon, as fine as a newly refitted ship, & may your swag fill your treasure chests & then some! HUZZAH! An' Happy BIRTHDAY!

Here's to ya, Jewels! To a fantastic pirate! HUZZAH!

Hmmm.... The Writers Commentary on the DVD is interesting enough. They state that Bootstrap is indeed dead... having be sent to the "crushing black oblivion". I can venture to say I can believe it.

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Yes... Agreed... Meat? :::Remains silent:::

Plenty of people out there who privately replicate the Aztec Gold. Just.. haven't had the means to buy one. Would rather have a different type of medallion made. As to the toys again... I am patiently awaiting... eager, but patient. I'll SOOO definitely be buying Barbossa! Not sure exactly how many... depends on if I think I have enough of him. :::innocent look & grin with halo above head::

AYE, Grey! Much alike that little short clip at the beginning of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life... the old Brits taking over the Banking firm.. acting like pirates.. etc. That was fantastic! THAT sounds like a FANTASTIC idea! I'm with you there, Barbossa... Grey... Christine Though.. I think walking the plank may be too ... nice.. for him. Still getting paid? WHY does that NOT surprise me. Barbossa... I'll join ya.. Ditto Grey! Take back Disney & put Roy in there! Roy Disney.... Michael Eisner.... Hmmm, which should be in charge.. that's kinda a no brainer! THE GUY WITH THE SAME LAST NAME AS WALT!!!! DUH!

That you are, Captain!

Punisher? Oooooo... I shan't say a thing. Not talking about the character, mate. It's the WORD that captures my attention.