Captain Emerald Shaunassey

Happy Early Natal Day Greetings to you m' friend ... May it bring you naught but happiness and plenty o' plunder!!! A drink ta ya, lass! Emerald

Rumba darlin', Glad to hear you made it home alright and that your travels were merry ones. Look forward to seeing pics and hearing more of your journey. Emerald

Greetings All, Here is the list of ports we'll be invading (thus far) for May and June: May 10 - Grove 2nd Saturdays- Grove, Ok May 15 - Bowie Faire Day - Bowie, Tx (in conjunction with National Nursing Home Week) May 17, 18, 24-26 - Midwest Renaissance Festival - Omaha, Ne June 7, 8, 14 & 15 - Lawton Renaissance Festival - Lawton, Ok June 21 - MRRL Renaissance Festival- Jefferson City, Mo Hoping some of you can come out to the festivals and visit. Fair Winds, Emerald

Most happy of Natal Days to ya Jill! Enjoy your weekend of fun and 'BOOM'-ings! Fair Winds Emerald

Oh Rumba!!! Soooooo close to Oklahoma and yet still sooooo far away - even at Amarillo! Dangit!!!!! ::sighs:: Maybe next time I'll get to clap eyes on you. Travel safely my friend and enjoy Pyrate Con for me an' the rest of the Kisses. ::hugs n' love:: Emerald

Pearl, I didn't know that you also know Maks and company! It really is a small world afterall! I will give your regards next I see them. Emerald

Greetings! It be that time of year again when the annual Four Winds Renaissance Faire opens up for 8 weekends of fun! The Ladies of the Salty Kiss will be performing there the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, & 8th weekends this year so come on out and join us! 2nd weekend is PIRATE Weekend! See fourwindsfaire.com for more details. See you at the Faire .... Emerald

Well Jack, tis been good to see ya back though m'thinks that this shall be a short visit, if'n Mrs. Wolfe has aught to say 'bout it. Do try to stay outta trouble ... gold be pretty hard to come by these days for bail money and the like and to offer ya a place to stay if'n the dog house be full ... ye gods, the trouble you could start 'board m' ship! An' I have enough with the crew I already have! :angry: Tis grand to have ya back home none-the-less mate. And a hearty welcome to you as well Mrs. Wolfe! Enjoy the waters o' life an' all the fine entertainment that's to be had. Fair Winds, Emerald

That is a right nice forum Black Fox! One thing that I did notice - Shipwrecked Pirate Music Festival is in Columbia, Mo not St. Louis. Thank you Sir, for taking the time to create such a wonderful forum that enables folk such as myself to keep up with the Pirate Festivals, that is wonderful. Looking forward to the final approval so that I amy peruse the forum more! Regards, Emerald

That would be wonderous! If things stay the same, we'll be invading the 2nd weekend of Muskogee. That would be wonderous fun to meet up with you an' Cap'n Jasper! I am in agreement, I don't think Robert or Angela would have issue with our thoughts about the pirate quarter. It would definately make that corner a lively one! Until next time, Fair Winds my friends Emerald

Blackbead, It was truly a joy to see you and Cpt. Jasper once more; it had been far to long my friends since our last meeting. What a joy to have the priviledge of setting up next to you as well. Perhaps we of the pirate quarter should get together for next year's faire and see how much more 'Pirattude' we can bring to our corner of the faire??? Until the next time our paths cross, may your rum n'r run dry and your chests be full! Fair Seas my friends, Emerald

Well, TLotSK shall not be making the long trip down to S. Texas for this faire. Sponsorship was just not to be had this year. Do go out and enjoy the faire! Post pictures and reports! Fair Winds Emerald

Crimson, There is also the Scurvvy Dawgs outta Wisconsin - don't know if they are looking for new members for their stage show or not. (http://scurvvydawgs.com/) There is also The Privateers of Triton's Fury (http://www.tritonsfury.com/) out of Michigan but, like the Scurvvy Dawgs and the Scallywags, they are a stage show. Can't hurt to check with them though! I'd put forward my own stage show but, we are an all female troupe and located in NE Oklahoma. Hope this aids you! Emerald

Quite welcome my friend. Perhaps one day you will get to see our shows, one never knows in this day and age. Hmm... here are some ideas for a kid's show: 1) The story of an unlikely pirate (gets sea sick easily, doesn't look/act/smell like a 'true' pirate). 2) The story of the backwards pirate (wears his/her shirts/pants backwards, talks backwards, etc). 3) A story about a cabin boy saving his crew (or on the flip side, how he got his crew into trouble). 4) Why the Captain is always grumpy (never sleeps, has bad teeth, has splinters from his peg leg). 5) What pirates eat (this can take on a funny twist with a really bad cook making strange things to eat like "Seagull Surprise" or "Thrice baked Clams" - the grosser the food items, the better kids tend to like the story, I don't know why). 6) The clumsy sailor/pirate (gets tangled in the rigging, snarls the sails, can't tell port from larboard (or starboard), etc). Just some ideas hon - if nothing else, they may spark something in your mind. I love all of our shows but, I have the most fun when doing our Pyrate Tales - I get to 'play dead' and be many different people - all in 15 mintues! Guess it's my inner kid coming out at those times If you need any help, just give me a holler, I'll do all I can to assist you. Fair Winds, off to finish supper then off to work for the night. Emerald

Thank ya kindly Black Hearted Pearl; I appreciate the information! Emerald

Indeed it is Rumba - and for me, as the owner, it is a great way to brag about the ladies that work for me. They are *the* most amazingly talented and funny ladies I have ever had the pleasure of working with .. and call my friends. :) Due to space constraints, Black Fox had to reduce the amount of text I had written on the article - one only has so much room to put in articles and such (and I like to write! ) We have a vast number of shows to fit all audiences. We have 6 children's shows collectively entitled "Pyrate Tales" in which we take reocrded female pirates/privateers from history (600 BC - 1603), compress their life story into a 15 minute show. The narrator tells the tale while two other actresses silently act out the show, replete with silly facial expressions and body motions - all without the narrator "knowing it." (Gotta have comedy in there somewhere, else kiddos would find history boring!) Our typical shows are our "Nautical Fairy Tales." The majority of which carry our self imposed PG-13 rating due to the double entendre contained within them. These shows are: 'Zuliella,' 'Topnunzel,' 'Emerald's New Hat,' 'Diamond & the Pea,' 'Pirate Little (pg-g),' 'Garnet & the 3 Barbarians,' and 'Sapphire & the Golden Mop.' We have several more in the works as we like to debut at least two new shows at the beginning of each faire season. This summer, we created a PG-R show for a Smoker type event; 'This is Your Pirate Life.' If things go well, we'll be debuting our first ever Christmas show next month if a planned fundraiser for a faire can be pulled off. In 'How the Salty Kiss Saved Yuletide,' folks will get to meet 'Pirate Claus.' This is our only show in which any of us sing - which is usually not allowed at our faire events as there are plenty of singing pirate groups on the circuit - there isn't a need for another one. If the Nautical Fairy Tales shows sound familiar it could have everything to do with the source of our inspiration - The Brothers Grimm (and other Folk Tale artists from around the world). And the strange show titles come from the actresses character names (Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, etc). Each tale revolves around a facet of the character (Emerald's love of hats). Our original show, 'Pyrate Boot Camp,' is very near and dear my heart (and not just because I wrote it!) but because it does contain our Veteran's Salute (something that is sorely lacking in most everything done today). The model for this show is the military's boot camp - replete with enough humor to make it totally unsafe to be drinking or eating at this show! I come from a military family and was scrambling for show ideas and fell upon my own wish to go off and join the Army. So, what better way to get people in the 'pirate mood' than to drag a couple of unsuspecting gents up on stage and turn them into the newest crewmates? All of our shows are written to include (and sometimes revolve) around patrons on stage with us. It can make it a bit difficult to perform if the patrons are scarce. Unlike music groups who have an automatic draw by fiddling around while awaiting patrons to sit down, we have only our ability to pick on one another, come up with corny jokes on the spot, and a loud combined yell to draw attention. It's a show-to-show challenge needless to say. And a very good lesson on how to read patrons and their willingness to 'join in the fun.' But, despite the hard work and time needed to rehearse (and travel), it's something I look forward to all the time. We would love to broaden our horizons and travel out west eventually (sadly, we've only gone as far west as Ks & Ia). It is difficult to find a faire/event with a big enough budget to afford us, our personal clothing & garb, AND all of our props. But, one of these days, when everything is right and we're meant to be out west, the offer will come and the budget will be there. For now, with our mundane jobs and college schedules, we are sticking to events and faires that within a 10 hour drive of the home office. Rumba, if ever you get the chance to come back east, you have a place to stay, no questions asked. It would be my honor to host you, my dear. That, in a nut shell (and as short as I can make it, ) is what our shows are and what they comprise. The rest ... well, you will get to see the day our paths cross or when ever we can get our first DVD completed (that's taking its dear sweet time!) Hope this helps your curiosity out some! Fair Seas, Emerald

Well, we shall know in a fortnight whether TLotSK gets to return to Ingleside, Texas' ren faire. Keep your fingers crossed and good thoughts flowing that the chairwoman finds a sponsor for us in that time - Else, we shan't be journeying south next month, more's the pity. ::much crossing of fingers:: Emerald

Thank ya kindly Rumba. What would I do without ya hon? I've sent the email Mad Jack suggested - am now awaiting a reply back. We'll see where it all goes from here. Many thanks once more hon, Emerald

Well ladies, if I knew how to post photos into my post, I would gladly share the photos that got published. And with Blackfox's permission, I'd scan in the article's front page so you all could see the graphic he created. Anyone want to walk me through the process in plain English rather than techno bable? Be kind, I'm a itty, bitty techno baby. Emerald

Syren - I did not know until now that you are ill. My thoughts and prayers are with you and yours. Long Tom - are you still accepting items for an auction? If so, I'd like to speak with you about donating a CD or two as well as two autographed t-shirts from my troupe, TLotSK, for auctioning purposes. Let me know Emerald

For those of you who are getting your latest issue of The Pyrate's Way, on page 28, you will see a familiar visage - surrounded by her crew. Blackfox was gracious enough to publish an article about myself and my crew and he did a bloody wonderful job with the graphic logo that he created for the article. Blackfox, everyone of the Kiss' LOVES the logo - it's absolutely wonderful. And thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for being willing to highlight folks such as ourselves. When our paths cross, I am buying you a round! Fair Winds Emerald

So, having heard about this for a couple of years now, exactly *who* does one have to e-mail or call to get information about being one of the lucky performers for this cruise? I've gotten no where with my attempts to contact the cruise line or the performers who had the information on their website (the e-mail came back from Mailer Daemon as undeliverable). Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks ever so much! Emerald

Got my 'giftee's' name with no problems. This is going to be soooooo much fun!!! I *love* being a secret santa.

A warm welcome to ya Master Morgan, from one pirate of the Southern Tall Grass (Prairie) Seas to another. Perhaps our paths did cross at RFotM or Canterbury (KCRF) in years past and we knew it not. Here's to hoping we get the invite from the Mayor and Harbormaster to sail back to RFotM in the coming summer. Until then, fair seas an' followin' winds to ya Cap'n Emerald O' The Salty Kiss

Welcome back Silent.. glad to hear that your jouneys where safe and that you are liking your new port. Emerald