LadyBarbossa

Dogge, :::nods::: I'm with ye there. Just absolutely baffles me. And worse, I find it hilarious that when the Mersk Alabama sailed along the coast, they sailed into if not dangerously close to a region they were TOLD NOT to go through or to! They WERE fore warned! I recall hearing that. Also... THEY FOUGHT! We all know what happens when someone fights back against pirates! Blood WILL be spilt and problems WILL happen! Hello?!?!??! Yes, History has shown us much about Piracy (among other things) and yet people remain ignorant fools to just not pay attention to what history has shown us so it WON'T happen again. LadyBrower... likewise there. And that is a very good article, too. Somalia is STILL an area of turmoil with mean WarLords around. We just don't hear about them. All the way up to Sudan all the way down to Kenya and over to the Congo, etc... UN envoys both on land and sea are taken by the armies. Only way people can survive is to take up arms that they stole. And in most ways they resort to piracy but mostly to survive, to live. The Mersk Alabama had UN supplies, did it not? I think the Pirates wanted to get to that before the WarLords did. Somalia... do you all remember several years ago the problems that created an incident which spawned of an international outrage after a cry for help to get rid of the warlords had gone awry only to become a movie? "Black Hawk Down" Like these WarLords are all taken care of. Not really. No.. I don't see these pirates - Somalia or elsewhere in the world - as Terrorists. They don't plant themselves on the side of a ship or a Market area and blow themselves up along with nigh 2 dozen or more people. That's NOT their way. They plunder, pilfer, etc... but not kill themselves fruitlessly. They are not doing this in the name of Jihad and God. Granted there is individualism, but for Christ's sake... the media needs to get their freakin' facts straight! Yes, that article did in fact infuriate me. Sugar coating Piracy? Saying the Somali Pirates are hurting our fun play time? OMG, PLEASE! Don't make me PUKE! It's no more than what most schools and where ever else be doing with Rev War, Civ War, WW2, etc.... sugar coating that, too. Which is feeding people the WRONG info! Tell the truth and be honest. Sugar coating it only creates lies and lies is what gets everyone in trouble! Especially when history is involved... cause we are bound to repeat ourselves when we ignore the truth! :::Steps down off the soapbox, infuriated and grumbling::: ~Lady B

Just some personal requests, Will. So, I've copied and pasted the article. Cause, honestly, this really is an important issue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Real Pirates Have Taken the 'Ho Ho' Out of 'Yo Ho Ho' for Cap'n Slappy It's No Fun Playing Dress Up, When Thugs Are at Large on High Seas By STEPHANIE SIMON Mark Summers has a beef with the pirates who are seizing cargo ships and taking hostages off the coast of Somalia: They're ruining his bad name. For years, Mr. Summers has been donning frock coats and plumed hats and rakish red scarves and tucking blunderbusses into his belt to transform himself into Cap'n Slappy. That's Pirate Capt. Slappy to you, mate. His alter ego symbolizes a spirit of freedom, he says: the romance of the open sea, self-reliance, defiance and loads of jolly good fun with a barrel (or two) of rum. At least, it did until real pirates had to come along and wreck it all. "There ought to be a different word for pirates in their current incarnation," says Mr. Summers, who co-founded the annual Talk Like a Pirate Day. In an aggrieved posting on his MySpace page just after Navy Seals rescued an American captain held hostage by pirates, Mr. Summers suggested some alternative nomenclature: sea-thugs, boat-muggers, kelp-festooned kidnappers. "I got a huge response," he said, "from people saying 'amen.' Or 'aaaar-men.' " These are confusing times for pirate enthusiasts, grown men and women who like nothing better than dressing up in swashbuckler regalia and staging mock mutinies, kidnappings, pistol duels and pillages for street fairs and birthday parties. They often present -- and glamorize -- such famed rogues as Capt. Kidd and Blackbeard. Somali teenagers in speedboats, brandishing AK-47s, don't have the same mystique. "Most of us don't consider what's going on there true piracy. They sound more like terrorists. Or thugs," complained Christine Markel Lampe, who edits No Quarter Given, a pirate re-enactor newsletter. Actually, the ragtag Somali crews are very clearly true pirates. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea defines piracy as violence committed for private gain against vessels on the high seas. Pirates have been around for at least 8,000 years, going back to ancient Greece -- and practicing plenty of thuggery over the ages. The most reviled -- or revered -- plied their brutal craft in the Golden Age of Piracy, from roughly 1660 to 1730. Golden Age That Golden Age began with the flourishing of buccaneers, who were often authorized by rival European governments to attack Spanish vessels carting treasure to and from the New World. Around 1710, a new breed of cutthroats appeared who had no allegiances except to their own greed. Flying the skull-and-crossbones flag, they plundered thousands of ships, throwing trans-Atlantic trade into crisis. They also practiced torture. "They could come up with some pretty gruesome things to do with people they didn't like," says Marcus Rediker, a historian at the University of Pittsburgh. For all their notoriety, pirates of that era were also folk heroes, Mr. Rediker says. They ran their ships as democracies. Captains were elected and all men got an equal share of the booty, with bonuses going to those with special skills. They didn't harm crews who surrendered quickly. They abided by strict codes of honor. A "Pirates Creed of Ethics" now on display at the Field Museum in Chicago includes this warning: "If one Brother steals from another, his nose or ears are to be cut off." The piratical blend of honor and derring-do proved appealing to legions of browbeaten English sailors who subsisted on wormy biscuits and abuse from dictatorial captains. When a ship flying the Jolly Roger approached, many a navy crew would desert to join the pirates. The pirate life, heavily sanitized, still proves irresistible to men such as Charles Waldron, a chiropractor from Point Pleasant Beach, N.J. Mr. Waldron owns eight frock coats, for which he paid from $250 to $600 apiece, six pairs of buccaneer boots and countless swords, daggers and replica pistols. He owns a small cannon that he says cost him $4,000. Mr. Waldron heads up a pirate crew of two dozen people he recruited by posting fliers around town. They travel the Eastern seaboard in a 28-foot RV, staging mock mutinies at festivals. Mr. Waldron proudly keeps things light -- and doesn't appreciate real pirates dragging him down. "We're trying to take something bad [from history] and make it halfway decent," he says. "They're not helping us at all." Indeed, more than one pirate re-enactor broke out into a cold sweat earlier this month when Somali pirates stormed aboard a U.S.-flag freighter and seized Capt. Richard Phillips. Reality Check Rob Ossian, who designs email systems in Austin, Texas, when he's not marauding as the Pirate King, explained the fear: "People think of pirates the way they think of vampires" -- they're fun because they're fictional, he says. "If there really were vampires around, I don't think people would be lining up to buy 'Twilight,' " the best-selling book about a young vampire, Mr. Ossian says. By that reasoning, he expected the hostage crisis to sour the public on piratical fun. The alarm has so far proved unfounded, and not only because Capt. Phillips was rescued unharmed. From Errol Flynn to Capt. Hook to the rakish Jack Sparrow, pirates have a deep hold on popular culture. And they're not letting go, even as the International Maritime Bureau reports that actual piracy has soared to record levels, with 102 attacks in the first quarter of 2009. Invading City Hall In Corpus Christi, Texas, an annual pirate-theme festival, Buc Days, began Thursday with a garishly grinning scurvy soul dubbed Jolly Roger as the mascot. "We haven't backed off any, nor do we plan to," said Barry Box, who helps run the 11-day festival. In Tampa, Fla., Jim Tarbet seethes at the real-world pirates. "Speaking as a 25-year Navy veteran," he said, "you know what I'd like to do with them." But he has no problem organizing the city's annual Gasparilla celebration, which features a mock pirate invasion of City Hall. "It's one of the signature events of our city," says Mr. Tarbet. Some pirate enthusiasts go so far as to suggest that the recent thuggery on the high seas might be good for business. "I expected negative emails," said A.J. LoCascio, a film student in New York City who impersonates the fictional Capt. Jack Sparrow at corporate retreats and birthday parties. "But business seems to be picking up." In some circles, it's even possible to detect a frisson of excitement that pirates are getting so much attention. When the president of the U.S. starts making public references to pirates, "it makes you step back and think, 'wow!' " says Jim Trdinich, the director of media relations for Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates. Mr. Trdinich said he's not worried that the team will get a cutthroat reputation because of recent headlines. "The cool, swashbuckling pirates are what we depict ourselves as," he said. "Aaaar, matey -- those guys." Though he condemns the recent violence, Mr. Trdinich acknowledges that it's fun to be relevant, to hear the Pirates' name at every turn. He expresses regret for teams that will never experience the thrill. "Think," he said, "of the Minnesota Vikings." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anyone has a beef about the names being shown... lemme know. But remember, these names were published worldwide so the world has already seen them. Cascabel... Yes, it's absurd. What I find most interesting is how we as reenactors break a sweat about this and fuss about real piracy! How dare we fuss about history and realism! After all, I've found this as a great opportunity to tell the truth and give a history lesson. ~Lady B

Yeah, seems to be cursed with the bad weather in the past two years. 2006 was perfect weather though. Hoping it will be perfect weather this year though. ~Lady B

Incredibly stunning. Nice attention to detail and LOVE the fabric. :::le sigh::: ~Lady B

Official script? There be a scenario? ::le sigh:: Had mentioned and all to be a part of it all again this year but got no response other than from TJ (last years Jack Sparrow) trying to keep us updated on the going on's (which wasn't much cause he didn't know much either, and he's on the Board). Dogge... could ye fwd me the script? Or is it something you can't hand out? Do they need people to help out? I'm rather frustrated that there has been too much exclusion this year. And I'm not hearing enough to really convince me to do this event this year! It's incredibly frustrating! ~Lady B

Ooo.. another Taurean child. Happy Birthday to ye, lass! Hope ye gets plenty o' treasure that ye wants and whatever else. ~Lady B

I would have completely missed this if it wasn't for the Journalist who contacted me about doing a response article to this. Not sure if this was posted already.. if so, I'll post it again. Generally it's about Pirate Enthusists of what they think about the recent Somali Pirate activity. **** Link removed by request**** But, um... it's one of those that not only slaps you upside the head, but knocks on yo'r skull to get ye wonderin' and thinking... plus stirs yo'r blood either in a good way or a bad way. ~Lady B

Right ye lot. I've almost too much to post images/pictures on here so I will give a run down of what I should & need to sell. Maybe even trade* for. I wore this at Port Washington Pirate Fest and the RAGBRAI event. My Crimson Velvet Frock coat. This has undergone some adjusting as the black and gold trim is no longer there. It's not the silk velvet (sorry). Lined with a silk like matching color fabric. Buttons all removed do you can have new buttons either metal or covered. And trim of your choice can be added on or left as is. Plus! With this coat is the matching hat! Made this one from scratch. Has lovely black and gold trim with black velvet ribbon around the edge. Without plumes right now. It's one hell of a hat. My nephew's old pirate outfit is up for sale. This is a purpleish blue/goldish-tan/black design with covered buttons, lined with the backside of faux suede; white cotton muslin shirt with wood buttons; faux suede breeches, mostly hand sewn, open at the knees, covered buttons, open in the back at the waist for adjustment. I have a few pre-cut waistcoats available. These range in sizes, patterns and avilability. Also, an unfinished gown! Here you are ladies! That petticoat I just made, well... I'm desperately wanting to sell this gown now. Unfinished as I have yet to finish it into either a Robe a la Anglaise or a Robe a la Francais. You want it? You decide which one it is. It's a very soft baby or cornflower blue, shimmers cause it's satin. Fully lined in the bodice with cotton muslin. Made to fit you (all I have to do is make adjustments). Crimson waistcoat with the crimson/gold/black design on one side and crimson/gold design on the back. It's fully reversable. Love this waistcoat and it's a tough one for me to even think about getting rid of cause it's that nice. It's a black vintage cotton backing with lacing up the back for adjustment but I can remove that lacing and close it off while making adjustments to the waistcoat particularly for you. Metal buttons to match. Don't forget a similiar waistcoat like the one above, it's black and gold. This is one gorgeous fabric. Pains me to be rid of it. This waistcoat is lined & backed with antique/vintage loose weave floral silk. Metal buttons to match. black ruffled cotton shirt. Ruffled at the wrist and the front down from the neckline. Metal silver buttons. This is one comfy shirt despite black. I even wore this one during a mock funeral during the 225th Battle of Camden even in 2005 when the temp was near 100 and heat index nearly 110. White satin like shirt with ruffles at the sleeves. The white ruffles on the end of it has french knotting and tatted lace! Gold metal buttons to make this a fine shirt. Late 18th c Rev War era Hunting frock. It's fringed and worn only a couple times. Mighty comfy frock. Plus I have a large selection of drinkware - tankards, goblets, glases of metal, wood or ceramic. Wood bowls if anyone is interested, a couple of brass candlesticks. You looking for something, I can seek it out for you. If I find it, I will show it to you. You pay me only if I find it and you want it and purchase it from me. There's more stuff up for sale or trade. If you are interested in anything above, email me and I can send you pictures of the items above. FOUND! 100% silk (not silk dupoini), 100% linen, 100% linen/cotton, and a good selection of 100% cottons in proper period prints and even stripes. Some close to the period. For those who are not bothered by just a small amount of Poly or Rayon, there are plenty of those, too! Better yet... there is a SALE going on so the silk that's betwee $20 to $30 is 40% off! Fine silks to make justacorps, waistcoats, breeches even Jackets, gowns and petticoats for the ladies. Most are solid colors like a light green, light blue green, medium green, red-gold, burnt sienna plus a brown and blueish alternating stripe thickness silk (this one is a real eye catcher!). Colonial Williamsburg blue alternating stripe 100% cotton, great for a waistcoat for gents or breeches or a petticoat, jacket, Polonaise, anything else for the ladies! Medium weight. Linens and linen/cottons. Found a linen/cotton is a stone blue, stone gray, rusty orange-red, deep brown, black, white, off-white, and I think there are two other colors I can't remember. 100% linen in white and medium brown (unfortunately no other colors found so far). Oh, and found a think cotton calico in big floral pattern, blue and white. Anyone interested in any of those.... lemme know! These prices for 30%, 40%, even 50% & 60% are finished with at the end of May from what I was told. Course with the fabric being as beautiful as it is, could be gone faster than that! Don't wait, don't hesitate! Even I have not seen a deal like this before! Again, anyone interested in anything above... email me. Thanks. ~Lady B

:::ponders::: I've usually reservations about saying anything of this sort.... but I have mentioned there are MANY aspects they can still use for another movie or more - New Orleans Square and the underground. What's about that the cavern with the large fancy bed that has the skeleton in it? They could possibly use Billy Bones as well plus Jolly Roger from the Online game. Oh, and I'll spare ye the mass amounts of what more they could still use, too. Plus, the movies have a repetitive nature to them in some topics or the sort, so.. maybe a return of Calypso. :::Shrugs::: I know I be vague there. But, well, I shan't be givin' away what secrets they could very well still possibly use. But I highly doubt that the next story will be about them searching for the Fountain of Youth. Jack and Barbossa has been added (even if for special occassions or whatever) to WDW so in my opinion, those two have already found the Fountain of Youth. ~Lady B

Oh, very true, Sterling. The Calicos ye find at today's Fabric stores are not like the Calicos from back then. But, someone who does their research they MIGHT - on a very rare occassion - will find something in the store, not necessarily in the Calicos section. But the key is research to find out what is proper to the era. Aye, Jib... ye have it there. Course as often as we all chatter about attire tis hard not to catch what is proper attire.:) ~Lady B

Quite th' story there, Rackam. Startin' anew after Read and Bonney, tis good. There be some in yo'r direction who'd be delighted t' cross paths with ye. Just... keep hopin' that gets here, too. :) Keep enjoyin' th' company of all on th' Pub. ~Lady B

BTW... Patrick... I've already bitched at some of those in the tea party for waiting this long to do it. :) Went to one myself and pretty much they haven't a clue what they are doing. "IDIOTS!" Even though I'm Repub... I wasn't happy then, either. Join the club, Patrick. I say we who are sick and tired of all this should overtake Bora Bora... or obtain our own land, maybe pull off another "break away republic" and generally do things our own way. Aye? We all know ways to get money. Do try to have fun, mate. Maybe next year ye'll be able to toss that huge party fun event like you usually do. Or, maybe it's time for a change. Let's just see what happens and make the best with what we have right now. Christine... hopefully the Chiropractor can help or point ye in the right direction for help at least. Back pain is something not to be messed with. Me? I'm just tired... heading off to bed in a wee bit. Oh, and a tad bit hungry. I'm not doing good to my body by not eating really. Just causing me to gain more weight. But, what more can I do when the food around me is WORTHLESS! And... annoyed cause I'm STILL trying to get an appointment to see the Doctor. Nothing yet so far. Pissing me off. Sooner I get in, the better I will feel (hopefully). ~Lady B

Bloody hell. Can't believe missed th' man. He needs t' swing by more often. So many pirates out there don't swing by here kinda makes it hard to know who's who when everyone doesn't make their rounds so to speak. ~Lady B

A bit baffled about the Roman Polanski's Pirates one... Neptune was the name of the vessel in the movie, aye? The real vessel still exists and is moor (oh, good God, now I can't remember)... her name is Genova, though. Heck ye can do a Google and she pops up. ~Lady B

If I had photographic memory, I'd recall that face.. but alas, Matt... completely escapes me. I FINALLY got t' see the damned episode. Most interesting. I have to admit, I laughed my arse off when the guys defending the Knights said something to the effect that Knights did not 'disappear' or go out of style. Ummm, yes they did! LOL... lumbering around in a metal tin can? over no metal tin can hampering ye? Which would be easier to manuver and more agile! Hello?! No brainer! And, the broadsword is NOT that lightweight. It slicing through the pig did nit surprise me. Damn, my own sword feels like a damned broadsword cause it's so damned heavy and not so easy to fight with unlike a cutlass or rapier or small sword. Hehehehe... and as for the Blunderbuss... DUH!!! Why th' hell do ye think we likes it so bloody freakin' much? LOL... Oh, agreed, Sterling and Shipwreck... that was a frakkin' amazing and hilarious fight. The rolling of the eyes, off the with the treasure, and the "bloody hell" was just fabulous! And the pistol shot to the face after opening the "lid" and smiling down as though to say "bye-bye" was perfect! But... I think they kinda took the bloodthirsty a tad bit over the top... sort of. I know a few of them were like that.. but still. All in all... in the immortal words of Adam Sandler - "Not too shabby". (only cause the pirate won!) Now... they need to do Pirate verse Ninja! end that Pirate vs Ninja BS once and for all. ~Lady B

Good point there about the checked. The silk and sea salt don't really mix all that well. There are a wide variety of other fabrics to use, too. Calicos in linens, too, perhaps. I do have on the main page for the Resurrection's new website a list on the side of possible sulters and vendors who could help for newcomers who haven't the time to make their own attire. http://resurrectionpirates.guidlaunch.com ~Lady B

Thank ye, MacNamara. Ye have NO idea how many tests and trials I went through for the wording of the page though. It's been a couple years since I've picked up a quill pen and dipped it in ink and done some serious writin'. ~Lady B

:::mumbles in a high-toned wenchy voice::: Visit Captain Jack... Always bloody Jack... become a pirate under Jack... Jack Jack, bloody frakkin' Jack! ::back to normal voice::: Who bloody well cares 'bout Jack! WE WANT'S TH' REDHEAD! GIVES US BARBOSSA!!! I'll sign Articles with him ANYDAY! ::le sigh; drools; dreamy gaze::: ~Lady B

Awww... now isn't that sweet? ~Lady B

LOL.... Ooooo... he's a wild one, Ladies. We fightin' over ye, Rackham? Naw... not yet. Ye be layin' down on th' floor an' we can fight over ye. Rest Assured. :::is waiting for Sterling to roll his eyes::: Well, til any of th' lot meets ye face t' face... aye, we shall indeed enjoy yo'r company here at th' Pub. More t' drink? Dear sir... do ye mean t' get us all drunk with glee? If so... it'll be workin' mighty well very soon. Oh, umm... WHICH Lady Captain, by th' way. Come on now... sit an' regal us with yo'r fanciful tales of adventure an debauchery. ~Lady B

:::Stumbles from being elbowed out of the way::: OY! ::Straightens up; hands on hips::: Not like I'll be seducin' or whiskin' him away. Ye knows who m' black heart b'longs to. :::nods to Rackham::: Yes, she fancies th' plundered cherry drink. ~Lady B

Aye, and I welcome ye as well to this fine establishment known as the Pub. Tis a good man t' invite his mum to carouse with his comrades. Awwww, warms one's black heart it does. I'll have a nice tall tankard of th' Captain and Coke thank ye kindly. And I'm sure ye'll enjoy PiP to the fullest extent. Many of us be able t' help with yo'r attire if ye be needin' assistance no matter what it may be. And no matter where ye rest at PiP... just think... YE BE IN THE KEY WEST!!!! ~Lady B

Fabulous portrait, Mr. Rackham. Lemme be th' first t' welcome ye to th' Pub. Tis grand t' have ye joinin' us here. Surely ye'll enjoy th' carousin' company of many gents and fine ladies t' be sure. Oh, there be a couple here that hail from yo'r region. Hopefully they'll pop their heads in (still attatched to their torso mind ye). Now... my good man... there be a tradition that th' newcomer buys th' first round for we Pubbers. So... I'll be havin' Tequila Rose thank ye very much. Shall look forward t' carousin' with ye further on th' Pub, Mr Rackham. And again... welcome. ~Lady B

::sniffles with a grin::: Will, if this be so... this be th' best Bday present ever! I think May 9th is THE perfect day t' celebrate. After all... May 9th is y Birthday. What best t' celebrate a pirate's birthday on a day that is National Pirate Day! :::Sniffles and wipes away a tear::: awww, shipmates. Oh, does this warm m' black heart. Celebrate, says I! And by decree of this Lady... Aye! May 9th be National Pirate Day! Huzzah! :::Rolls in barrels of rum, whiskey, beers of all sorts, bottles of various wines and liquers; a feast to be had, plenty of ships firin' cannons all about and likewise with pistol, blunderbusses, muskets, etc... cabana boys for th' ladies, wenches for th' gents; fun had by all enough to make Mardi Gras look tame!:::: ~Lady B

Before you shop for a new bodice, Christine... have at least a couple more check ups with your Chiropractor and perhaps even a doctor. There are a variety of back issues... and a few that with a bodice or stays or corset will just agravate your back condition, some may cause a spinal rupture. So, be careful. If a boned bodice or the ren faire style bodices you can't wear any more... could always go with the form fitting but comfortable waistcoat that won't be tied so tight to cause issues with your torso let alone your back. ~Lady B