LadyBarbossa

Ooooh, my goodness. Lady Eliana.. why thank you, m'lady! :) I have been waiting for this movie since I heard he was doing it nearly 2 years ago. I & other ladies knew he would look delightful as a pirate, considering how charming he was as Colonel Tavington in "the Patriot". But.. Oooh, this is is far better eye candy than watching Jack Sparrow. Now.. Barbossa... that's border line there. But... all the more fine pirate captains to drool & swoon over. HUZZAH!

Aye.. tis the Year of the pirates! With Treasure Planet kicking it off, to PotC, Master & Commander, Jason Isaacs as Hook in Peter Pan (Dear god help me! )... & I suppose one could include Survivor Pearl Islands... if one wanted to. I dressed up as a pirate, made my own costume. Had a lot of compliments, a few people take pictures of me. Unable to go to any contests anywhere, working the whole time. Had a Halloween event open to the public on Thursday night, wore the costume then. Then wore it all day & night Friday as I worked more than 14 hours... in a manner of speaking... however, I did plunder some candy, threaten a tavern wench, get some root beer in place of rum... & was gracefully 'given' a silver spoon! LOL... was a hoot & a riot! I would have enjoyed going to the mall where a friend stated that if I were able to go I would have won a $500 gift certificate hands down! No competition... but.. alas,.. working. A pirate has to gain money somehow, be it honestly or dishonestly. Hopefully, I will have pix of meself soon. Huzzah!

AYE! I LOVE the soundtrack! Said many times before, I know. But it's what a friend o' mine calls :: has to do it, the amused Barbossa eye roll:: .. pissy German music. Klaus did a fine job with the assistance of Hans Zimmer. For something so short notice, it's amazing! My fav track.. being track 7. Just makes you stand tall, want to take what you can, etc... The title is rather approriate to it - Barbossa is hungry - eventhough all the others really don't match up that well. The soundtrack is well worth it. I heard the Import is supposed to have more tracks on it.. thus far, I haven't seen any difference. I was told the Import was availabll via Spain, France, & South Asia. However, I did find it available on Amazon.com .... I believe. But.. I agree with my friend... it's pissy, bold music that can stir more than the soul! It's stirring with the beginning which for those of you who have seen the movie God knows how many times :: raises hand, has seen it 18 times::: you can pretty much remember what scene goes with what score or track. I've even caught meself talkin' along with track 5 at the beginning & end, where Barbossa tells Elizabeth about the Aztec gold. Rather fun. I had to speial order it, since it was not shipped in troves here, let alone once it hit the shelves, it was gone! No joke! Mine took nearly 3 weeks to get! It's nuts! But.. I love it... wearing it out.. eventually will have to buy another I am sure. PotC soundtrack is definitely a must have! Huzzah!

I know I'll be a pirate... halfway done with my costume now. I'll have pix taken of me in my fine attire. Rather .... dark & wicked I do hope. I'm swooned with the idea of a gent who will be at the Renfest in NC this weekend, joining another gent. I'm sure both shall be very familiar. Keep yer eyes wide open, ladies & gents. Huzzah!

I'm excited for the sequel. Ok. I'm going to be rather cheesy about this.. but I would LOVE to be in the next movie.. or the 3rd one.. maybe both! Alas, still working on the fine details of becoming an actress. But... re-enactor is close at the moment.. I hope. One can only hope. How much fun would that be? huh? Sure .. rub elbows with the stars, sure whatever... it'st he fun of being in a pirate movie that would just kick butt! A dream of mine since I was young. Crossing my fingers to be able to be in a local play of Treasure Island here in Cedar Rapids Iowa. aka landlubber heartland. Enough to make any landlubber want to turn pirate! Keep us updated... Please? Huzzah!

Hmm.... very interesting. I know I would LOVE to have a replica of Barbossa's pistol. That's for sure. The sword maybe.. but not necessary, although it is quite nice. I know other people, besides myself who would LOVE to have Barbossa's pistol.. more a replica of the pistol. Now.. if we can only find someone willing to do Barbossa's ring! Thank you very much for the insight, mates. Oooh, I'm sure this will also come in handy for someone who will be dressing up as Barbossa & the costume I have seen via pix online.. DEAD ON! No kidding.. the person who made a replica costume did one hell of a job! exact material as well which I was highly impressed. Huzzah!

Aye, Cap'n Grey! Saw this on the forum of www.captnjacksparrow.com ... another young missy had bought a few & will give us a 'review' as to how good they are. But by the looks of the pix there.. they be fine & dandy. I'm more than tempted to buy a few, knowing a few peeps besides meself who want those bits o' shine. My other search, besides the coins.... which now I whimper at the thought... was Barbossa's ring! DANG! It's final closing bid was WELL over $3,000!!! I'm hoping someone will make replicas. Cause not only myself, but many others would LOVE to have that ring. It's still a debate with several peeps if that is a tiger's head or lion's head. It's been stated as both. I keep hoping it's a tiger's head, since I LOVE tigers. The other.. is Barbossa's pistol. Again, besides myself, I know a couple other people wanting that pistol. Well, a replica would work. I've been searching for a gunsmith who may be able to make a replica of the pistol only to turn up empty at the moment. Anyone have any suggestions.. ideas... etc? Huzzah!

I be with ye, Capt. Westyn Elizabeth Roberts... I'm lookin' at doin' as much as humanly possible to work of me fine outfit,... bought some makeup with stuff t' make yer face look like it's peeling, .. some latex, etc... try to be like the cursed undead from PotC. I highly doubt there will be many from around here that will dress up as such. Despite the box office hit that PotC was. I was looking at being a pirate anyway, if I didn't have my dragoon uniform by this time. Which I don't yet. :: le sigh:: All I know, is I've heard from friends that a couple people have dressed as Jack Sparrow (only Jack Sparrow) at some conventions. Including a PotC party this coming Thursday night at some convention in St. Louis. My friend has promised pix. So.. we shall see how good these young cub will be. I look forward to seeing pix of pirate costumes ... somewhere. "Take watcha can! Give nothin' back!" Huzzah!

I'm curious.... will there be any more pirate gatherings this year besides Avoca in Iowa? If unable to do anything this year, perhaps next year I will get more involved. Huzzah! "Take watcha can! Give nothin' back!"

Alvilda... I know what yer meanin' with the attire. I'd allow ye to use mine... if that was possible. Doubt I will be there, though. Maybe next year I will be there as well. Different attire than what I use for the Rev War. Too fine & dandy Gentry for that. I'm actually working on a Barbossa like outfit. I just finished the hat (the easy part), now it's the outfit such as the coat, waistcoat, shirt (which is my next project as is needed for my Rev War), breeches or the sort... & the boots! yyeeeessssss... the Jack Sparrow type boots.. but black! Hopin' to met up with ya next year. Huzzah!

:: tries to recall:: I think I was truly dazed that day. Anyway... Nishna... unfortunately does not ring a bell. The one in the Amanas always does since it's talked about every so often here. Where is the Nishna one held at? What part of the State? If I may be so bold to ask. I'd LOVE to join ye with all the fun. Depends on what weekend I suppose, whether I have plans or not that weekend. If not, perhaps next year somewhere or another time sooner than that. My fear about such faires is not being proper enough, since I am more an 18th century type.. since that's the majority of what attire I have currently. Keep in touch! Loving the idea of becoming a pirate. Goes well with also my being a dragoon! Huzzah!

Rosalinda... I would think your friends have more issues than you. Piracy is history. Now, if they themselves get way in over their heads about other things or don't do anything at all.. THEY are the ones who need rehab.. if not return to school! It's those interested in history that get he most satisfaction in life.. let alone the best rewards. LOL.. Cap'n Flint! I've been ponderin' whether to re-read Treasure Island. Need to get another book. Lost my others sometime back. I did recently rent "Treasure Island" with Charlton Heston in it. I think that's the closest to the book as it can get. I may as well buy meself a book of Treasure Island. Add it to my collection of classics like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. As to Rev War... :: whimpers:: LOVE reading those books. I'm not sure if I heard of that Rev War book. Right now.. I am just reading up on as many Pirate historical books as possible. Refresh my memory about pirates, ships & more. Huzzah!

OY! :: whimpers:: such a pity! I jumped in here a tad late. Maybe. Well, seeing as I have to work on Monday, having been out of town already on Saturday & Sunday (Old Threshers in Mt. Pleasant)... maybe I will be able to show up Monday evening? I'll try to search for y'all. I'd like to join up with those around here. Need more non-Civ War stuff around here. Which, I pray constantly that it be possible in the future to have an 18th century re-enactment of sorts here. Wishful dreaming at the moment, but very fun nonetheless. Well.. I will search for ye pirates if I make it in time to the Amanas for the Ren fest there. If not, then perhaps... another time. Huzzah!

Hmm.. I'll toss in my Pieces of Eight in this. I haven't had much thought about a pirate movie. I think that PotC was pretty much it. The music is fantastic! I constantly listen to the soundtrack. Pissy german music is what a friend of mine calls it. :) Treasure Island with Charlton Heston was rather well done. The music was ok. I'm hoping that if they do do more PotC, that they expand a bit more with pirate legends. I know a few peeps that still pray that a Goonies 2 will be done. Not sure about that one though. I guess PotC would have been my perfect pirate movie... & it currently is. :) Glad they did it. I LOVE the 18th Century! I especially LOVED seeing a ton of men in breeches! Has a major affect upon us women. Huzzah!

LOL.. oy! I never got into the Survivor thing. But... I think it would be a tad fun. But, God help us as to how many of them try to be like Jack Sparrow! Huzzah!