Quartermaster James

Regal

Exposure? Why am I always the last one to a juicy thread?

Not so very long ago, I went out to visit a 4th Virginia Infantry impression. While shooting the bangsticks, the guys got a lot of attention. When involving the audience in drills and when educating them on period firearms, yeah...more attention. But after that, when they were lounging around or performing drills on the field that didn't involve exploding things...well, the attention span of the audience lasted long enough for a photo-op, at best. From then on, the show belonged to the woman with the spinning wheel and her discourse on 19th century fashion. She even managed to hold the younger folks attention by involving some of them in a 19th century fashion show!

Rumba, Let me add my voice to the chorus of thanks for all you do. Finding this pub, and the good pyrates in it, is one of the very few good things I can recall about 2006. Here's looking forward to the new year ! May 2007 bring better winds for all!

A few hours earlier: Going for that sour mash!

Thank you Kass!

Damn! I just recently gave away both my bodhran and several tippers to one much more skilled than I. Anyway, I wager dunkins (grog) to doughnuts (hardtack) to anyone that the Irish frame drum far predates any Dutch-African connection... Long live the afro-celt diaspora! Ever notice the evolution of the bagpipes across asia to europe?

Well, I hope this isn't too far off topic (if there's a better thread for this question, I trust our dear lord moderators to inform me!) but, what about period appropriate color schemes? Seriously, when we buy a "suit of clothes" in the modern world, what do we mean? To my mind, we firstly think that it will all be cut from the same cloth. But what about to an 18th century gentleman (pyrate)? Would he expect his breeches, waistcoat (thank you Kass!), and frockcoat to be made of the same fabric? Would a fancy brocade be appropriate for one while not the other? Seriously, it's been far too many years, and I have drunk far too much apple wine with the gods to be expected to remember such things!

Oh! If you can dye it, Captain Weeder could be of the brownies! Or you could make your kit all o' the kine green!

I can only hope that not knowing anything about rap counts positively towards one's intelligence!

So...post some pictures of your everyday pyratical self! It seems I see the wimmin folk in pyratical, or semi-pyratical stylin' gear each and every day. Me? If'n I wear my north sea coat over regular "business wear", just to stop a chill on my commute in ta work, mind ya', I get looks as if'n I were a brigand or somethin'... For'n example...breeches and stripey socks. Acceptable workday fare for gents these daze? Ah! But the wimmins...dontcha know we love ya in 'em!

Why one Rudolph? Need I say more?

That's a new twist on "red light" district!

Vixen? I looked that up: A woman regarded as quarrelsome, shrewish, or malicious. This title does not suit you ladies at all! It is pyrate, or nothing! Luckily, I happen to have not titles in my cabin!

And here I always thought ECV was an STD organization!

Emperor Norton! Wouldn't you know I'd take after one o' my heroes!

Another Blitzen here!

Billy Connolly (doesn't hurt he's already been in one pyrate movie!) Dave Chappelle: ab-so-#@$&-ing-lutley brilliant! Lot of old tymers too, from the silent era, the golden age of tv & movies...too damn many to list them all!

Ahoy Captain Zephaniah! Firstly, thank ye kindly for the grand invitation. Secondly, my congratrulations on the move! It sounds like you are pursuing your dream in true pyratey fashion! Thirdly, my condolences...moving is a pain, even in the best of situations. I wish you all good speed and good fortune in this endeavour! Best Regarrrds, Captain Jigme

Yall did catch this in Bilgemunkey's November 12th update: http://www.astrofilms.net/pirettes/pirettes.html, no? Sorry Patrick...guess you're going to have to sew up that rip in those breeches!

Oh...I see a lot of future Chirstmas cards here...

Okay, now you've convinced me to get a copy of this movie...it's only about $11.00 anyway... Tall Paul - have ye considered an extra DVD drive for yer computer for playing US DVDs? I'm toying with doing something similar for discs I can only find in UK versions!

Hmm...if a pyrate had electricity, he could put the six scantily clad serving girls cooling him with woven palm frond fans to much better uses...

Tres cool! Thanks for the link!

Consider yerself warned! http://www.portlandpiratefestival.com/