Mungo

doglock is gone, Cutlasses still available :)

Fer Sale:

Loyalist Arms .68 Doglock pistol, with a generous assortment of tools and the like: In good and firable condition, albeit with a smattering of rust here and there.

http://reading.craig...3352929705.html

Just cause I likes ya all, the price to members of this board is $150 plus transit. Paypal only, please. Ye can writes me back on here or at mungojerryus@yahoo.com.

Also has a cutto in custom sheath: (it be like the one you carries, Cascabel)

http://reading.craig...3352941256.html

As well as one actual from the period:

http://reading.craig...3352955752.html

Mungo

We all use the Loyalist one for our presentations of Buccaneer.

-- Hurricane

Second on the Loyalist Arms and Repair doglock. I've two of them, and they've been brick solid, and the service from the folks at Loyalist is amazing. I'd love to head up the Maritimes and meet the lads.

M

Wild Shore Press just published my novel of modern and 19th century pyracy, anarchism, and global change, "the Ganymeade Protocol"!!!! Run on over to www.wildshorepress.com in a downloading frenzy :).

three years work and its finally out...whew.....

I prefer Seamster......

Does that mean we have to start a union?

And then stand around and watch other people sew ?

How about these?

http://www.experienceshoes.com/cavalierboots.html

Experience Shoes

Or

http://www.scaboots.com/Merchant2/merchant...tegory_Code=100

SCA Boots

A search on "Cavalier Boots" found me the above two links.... I am not sure if you have seen these or not, or what you are using to search, but using different terms might help in your search (maybe try "pirate boots" if "bucket boots" is the only search you have done).

The SCA boots are only $80 US, so they should be well within your affordable range. Hope this has helped.

Ive had really good luck with my boots from SCA boots, especially given the low cost, they're comfortable and have worn really well.

My favorites would be:

Harry Morgan's Way - Dudley Pope

The Great Buccaneer - Philip Lindsay

and Sir Henry Morgan, Pirate and Pioneer - Rosita Forbes

I seriously second on the Pope book. Some good research and nicely presented.

I wound up with William Wallace......

And am still washing woad out of my kilt

but it dont madder....

just a little joke to dye for :)

I just wanna know WHICH pirate....

I think this link will illustrate my feelings on the subject :

No! Keep Dagon away from me!

Oh com'n, I'm sure you'll bear him beautiful babies.

Ya hadda leave us with that picture in our heads, din't ya?

Okay, okay, so we all know that the mammoth ships of the line depicted as "pirate" vessels in the movies are beyond silly. I am, however, having trouble finding decent illustrations of smaller, 30-60' vessels from the Elizabethan period through the early 1700s. Most of the drawings are of larger ships, or hideously stylized dutch and flemish paintings.

Anybody got some good links? Mungo gots an alterior motive. .....as in building one.

M

So here's an odd one fer ya lads. Deck Tennis. I knows it was played aboard cruise ships in the 30's, but does it stretch back afore that? The two elements involved in it, quoits and tennis, are ancient, and its at natural for an impromptu shipboard game. Anyone got any attestations?

PLANT SHADE TREES!!!

Keep the entrance fees reasonable. Possibly offer a discount season pass as in, 1 weekend -$10 , six weekends- $30. PLANT SHADE TREES!!!

Make sure yer paid entertainment isn't repeatin' itself on half a dozen stages simultaineously. People wants ta see variety, not multiple versions 'o Drunken Sailor. PLANT SHADE TREES!!!

How 'bout a couple 'o weekends stayin' open till bout 10:00pm. If the moonlight be too bright the bellydancin' people can be hidin' under the PLANTED SHADE TREES!!!

I was also thinkin that plantin some shade trees might be a good idea, what think ye?

I thank ye, Rumba Rue, and yes that is of help.

Awright lads, dont let the lady hang out here all by her lonesome, put yr oar in as well.

What sucked at the last festival you attended? What did ye love.?

I know I know, beer and wenches, but what else.??

M

Greetins,

Well the Grindlebone Theatre has finally, FINALLY gotten up the gumption ta plunk down cash, buy land, and set up our community and event site. One o the things we've got a mind to do is a yearly pyrate festival. (also a renfaire, a burn, and a few other assorted events, but I digress).

Afore we get to the buyin and building phase, and hopefully to AVOID the tearing down and sellin phase, I'd love ta hear what you'd like to see in an event site/campground for a Pyratical festival. What have ya seen that worked lovely in the way of stages, vendor stalls, privys. . . .what has ya seen that was a total disaster.

So doz me a favor, mates. Wander over ta www.grindlebone.org, get some sense of what kinda weirdos yr dealin with, then come back here and post yr. preferences, what would you like to see us do to make this the best site for pyratical events.....well....anywheres.

Mungo

So here I am, wringin wet, crawlin aboard ta say hello.

Hello.

Nice weather, ain't it.

The keg I was floatin on, by the bye, seems ta be full of dark jamaican. Anyone care for a tot?