Rumba Rue

Ah no Surpise there! (pun intended) The fine HMS Surprise is now docked at downtown San Diego. Rumba Rue **You there go hoist something**

One can never have enough garb! Half of my closet is costume stuff and I'm always making more! That is especially true as I get older and find that tight bodices don't feel so good anymore and I don't feel like I have to show off my boobs as much (Hey, I got 'em trust me) to the opposite sex. Rumba Rue **When Boo, isn't enough!**

Good for you Hawkins! I do appreciate people who can truly get into true character. I unfortunately can't for very long - ah the truth of reality, I like my toilet paper. LOL! A survivalist I'm not, but I give big kudos to those that can. The important thing to remember though, is to be able to distinguish between when it's time to leave the facade behind and join the real world. I'll let you know as soon as I figure out what the real world is! Rumba Rue **Yes I am an owl, I give a hoot!**

Well I'm certianly no expert, but me thinks by the way they feel would tell you. Also, are they lined? If so, I would think they would be silk. Silk comes in a variety of textures these days. But if they are antique, I would imagine they might have a 'nubby' texture to them, or be sort of 'rough' to the feel. But again, I'm no expert. *Embarrassing moment: The one time I go to the San Diego Star Wars Society meeting, and Capt. Grey calls me over to look at some material a guy brought in to make a costume with. To me it felt and looked like a polyester blend. I was indignatly corrected that it was silk. I sure felt stupid! Rumba Rue **I can screw up anything, just give me a chance**

Aye, I've seen their site before and like what they do. Well at least they don't have ta swelter in high tempetures like the west coast does here in the states. So their costuming would be more appreciated. And on the real pluse side, they don't have to fake their accents either! Rumba Rue **I jest love a man with an English accent!**

It was taken by the flying pig.... Rumba Rue **I can imagine quite a bit**

My favorite thing? Enjoying the wonderful life I have on this Earth. Rumba Rue **To Inifinty and Beyond**

The best plan of action is to totally fool your enemies. Smile, say thank you for the compliment, Nancy boy. Rumba Rue ** **

Hmmm, buildin' a house like that might require some revisions of archetic design, as ye'd be havin' all these people wantin' ta play golf there. It could be hard movin' about as them people with their little colored balls would be tryin' ta get them in the holes. Cooking- oopps, there's another one o' them buggers in my stew again! Cleaning- Oh crap, people are jest loosin' their balls all over the place Watching TV- Hey, don't break the TV set and my pirate paraphenlia! Bathroom- Hey the toilet ain't a hole fer yer balls! (Ok, maybe the pink ones) Rumba Rue **I don't do perky**

I'm with you! Geesh, I was just stunned that someone would be able to go into such detail! Rumba Rue **Totally dumfounded!**

Very nice indeed! I noticed that it's almost identical to the Irish dresses I have made. So it wouldn't be hard for me to make a few simple adaptions to create the same thing. Thanks for sharing! Rumba Rue **I'm a sew happy person** :)

This information was printed on Crossing Blades by Capt. Lulu and I thought the rest of you might be interested in reading it. ****************************************************** Details I have noticed... Bandana is a sort of paisley print, and reminds me of an Indian type print on many pashmina scarves or an old west/Native American style print. It's very long, not typical bandana length so it leads me to believe it is a scarf. It's tied about his head and the excess hangs down the back or to the side depending on which way it flutters about his hair.Bandana 1Bandana 2 Hair is a wig, there's a pony tail that sticks out on the side where the bone sticks in his hair. And the back of it looks messily pony tailed. There's tons of dreads and snaggy braids. - The big silver thing in Jack's hair is a kuchi pendant - The bone in Jack's hair is a Burmese bonestick bead - The scalloped coin on Jack's bandana is likely a Guinea or Muslim coin, though it could be a King George scalloped gold piece. Coat is NOT a normal "frock coat", it is not even a normal Captain's coat. Do not listen to anyone who tries selling you a colonial coat either, it is not like Jack's. Jack's coat is similar, but not identical. In fact, it is almost a cartoon of a captain's coat. Very stylized lines, very nice flare to it. The flair comes from the back. There are 3 pleats with about 9 folds of fabric total(you'd guess 3 folds each pleat eh?). Each pleat has its own button embellishment at the top. The buttons are extensive. There are five on each cuff, totaling ten. There are eight or ten on the front. There are a few on each pocket. In total there are about 28 buttons. Then the button holes are oversewn, typical look of the Captain's coat, you just sew with contrasting thread so it's easy to see, looks as if the buttonholes are way too big but they're not. Disney's version looks to have a cream colored contrast thread against the dark blue coat. Looks real good that way. Really reminiscent of Edward England(Long John Silver)'s coat from portraits and such. The coat is lined with some sort of lighter colored fabric, looks sort of shiny, might be a type of silk. The coat looks to be made of a rayon/wool blend, which makes sense to me because it would have been straight wool or linen back in the day. But rayon/wool is close to 100% wool, and a great deal lighter and more flexible. There are not big lapels on the coat, they are very very slight at the collar. The cuffs are huge and thus need the four or five buttons to hold them back. The buttons are quite big and silvery, round. They have a neat design to them and can be found through google somehow, though I don't remember at the moment. OH the coat is knee length, the pleats fall right to Johnny's knee. It is NOT navy blue, it is indigo, and well worn indigo. Vest and breeches are made of a soft, light linen material. Breeches are a dusky blue with green grey undertones. Vest is navy blue, maybe a bit heavier than the breeches. The breeches have four buttons at the knee. The vest is hip length and buttons all the way down, though Jack has it open and buttoned at different parts of the movie. It has pockets on the bottom, wide pockets. Shirt is an atypical poet's shirt. Atypical because I can not find the shirt in exactlica through any swashbuckling/pirate/costume sites. It is a v-necked shirt with bunched sleeves, and ruffled cuffs. The closest shirt I've seen to it is a swashbuckling/Musketeer shirt. The pirate shirts I've seen are a little too lacy/ruffly for Jack's. Sash is a very long piece of material, off white with odd red striping. Very tattered along the edges. Looks to be a linen/cotton type piece. Boots are the typical swashbuckler boots, round or square toed, suede, with boot foldover flaps. Those go about half down the calf. These are right expensive to purchase. Hat is of course a leather tricorn hat. It is not, however, black or reddish brown or brown. It is a well worn tan, with a lot of "wet spots", so you have about 1/3 black and 1/3 brown and 1/3 tan and like, a few spots of greyish blue. There are a lot of cheap imitations going around ebay... alot! I found about two that come close. One is almost exact. You'll dish out a lot of money on this hat at the moment though. I suggest taking pictures to a leathersmith locally if possible. They might give you a cut in price. Belt is worn brown leather, looks burnt along the edges to look "ragged", the buckle is large and square. It's metal, looks like bronze or something. Has a daisy or sunflower or sun embossed paisleyish pattern. THEN there's the sash or scabbard which goes across Jack's body, it's a black piece of leather with a big buckle on it. It holds the scabbard of his sword I believe. Effects like the pistol and the compass. The compass hangs from Jack's waist belt, the pistol is tucked in various places during the movie, such as the waist sash and under Jack's arm. Jack wears a silver ring on his hand, it has a green gem in the middle and the setting is very piratey, kinda skull things. There are a lot of beads and stuff in his hair, if you get a really good pic somewhere you could probably match them at a crafty shop. He has a cloth wrapped about one hand up through the fingers. And some other scarves about his person, up by his hair, in his sash, etc. If you want the stuff to look as worn as his, my suggestion is beating the **** out of the material before you make the clothes if you're sewing. Boil the lighter materials in a tea bath. Black tea, for about an hour! But remember this may shrink some fabrics. After you've boiled, rinse and then proceed to beat and pull the tar out of the fabric. If you want you can run the stuff through the washing machine with a load of sea salt. Or you can fill a wooden tub with a bunch of gravel and beat the living daylights out of the fabric. Don't put gravel in your washing machines though. That would suck and I'd feel really awful. My suggestion is find really great resolution pics of Jack in various poses, with both coat on and off, hat on and off. It really helps. You might want to print them out if you're working with someone on the costume. My other suggestion is get your trinkets and such off ebay or at local craft stores but don't go buy a prepackaged expensive thing off ebay because every single one I've seen looks off, and for the money they're asking I wouldn't want to see people disappointed. Um, of course, if any girls want to adapt the costume to be feminine, you could always dart in the coat(though I think its lines are pretty feminine already) in the bodice area, or wear tighter fitting shirts, or lower cut vests or instead of breeches a ragtag skirt(think scarves, as as skirt)... kuchi pendant jewelry... coins... etc etc. Something obvious to me is that they kind of took some bellydancing/Indian influence and mixed it up with some pirate constants and Old West style. If that helps you out I don't know. ********************************************************* This gal has done some very extensive looking and I hope it helps others who might be wondering about certian things on the costume. Rumba Rue **Cecile B. DeMille wanna be**

Ace, my dear man, had I been there, you'd might have found me doin' a lap dance on ye. Rumba Rue ** **

Well I consider myself a re-enactor above anything else. I may not be totally 'period' in costuming, but I enjoy the interaction with the public. I've never considered myself a pirate per say, but more of a pick-pocket, get rich quick kind of wench, that enjoys what she can take for the fun and sense of excitment that it gives. The drinking and carousing around are the fringe benefits. Rumba Rue ** **

Wonderful photos! Thanks Twiggyhunt, it's always nice to see other groups besides the one I'm in. Rumba Rue ** **

I'm trying to look at the picture from both sides. There are a number of people who join, who either have an email address here (like my friend Boats does) or just would rather read the posts. That doesn't mean they shouldn't be allowed here. Many read the posts and do learn things about pirates that they didn't know before. Many are very shy and posting may be hard for them to do for that, be a bit more understanding. I know, I've been there too. Yes I understand the youngster problems, it happens on everyforum I go to where there are message boards. Don't worry, eventually the Trolls, as they are called will leave. Some tend to get rather nasty in posts that they make, the best is to ignore them or notify the moderators. All in all however, I think we have a fine Pub here and in a strange way we've become a 'family'. That's a good thing and when we need to get things out we've held in we go to the Beyond Pyracy forum to do so. I thoroughly enjoy the posts here, I've learned a hell of a lot, and I've made new friends. So from me, Thank You. Rumba Rue **Life is what you make it, so make it happy!** :)

This will be very hard to do, as now the technology of phones that take pictures, small video cameras and such can be hidden well in ones clothing. What are they going to do? Pat down every patron that enters the theater? Take away their cell phones? Good luck, as I am rather a pro at switching theaters to see other movies. Ooops, gave away a trade secret! Rumba Rue ** **

I sincerely question whether there will be a PIP this year. The damage from the Hurricanes from what I've seen on the news is very bad. Even if it were to go on, I doubt many would go. Let's face it, people have lost their homes and businesses and it seems to me that spending money on vendors or even coming to the event may be not on the top of people's list. I think those that live in Florida should try and find out if this event will even happen before others loose their money flying there from out of state. Rumba Rue ** **

Good to hear you're ok! Gads, that must have been horrible! Lesson learned: DON'T DO IT AGAIN!!! Us members of PRP when using a fire ring or barbeque, use a small amount of wood, paper, and a bit of charcoal and use one of those barbeque flame lighters - never, but never black powder or a pistol to light it! :) Murphy's Law - If it can go wrong, it will go wrong! Rumba Rue ** **

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Rupert- the BEST pirate ever! :) I cannot say enough good things about this big, huggable guy, (with the exception of building lousy shelters- let's hope the homes he wants to help with are done better!) and his heart of gold. You go RUPERT !!!! Rumba Rue **To Infinity and Beyond!**

OOPS! Well shoot me in the foot! If'n I knew ye was SINGLE, things might have been a wee bit different! Well not... cuz ye weren't alone, an' neither t'was I.... Here's hopin' ta see ye again sometime! Rumba Rue ****

Perhaps we should re-name ye Big Hearted Pearl ! T'was good o' ye and yer sister Ruby ta come all the way from Arizoni ta be with us! Rumba Rue **Tizzy's Tavern Happy Hour- all the time!**

Aye, ye think by the ocean it would be cool, but NOOOOOOO! We suffered through horrible heat and humidity on Friday during set up of our camp, and on Sat. entertainin' the guests. On Sunday we had a wee bit o' relief when the temps went down a couple o' notches. I got to meet Privateer and his fine wife, an' I do think they enjoyed the show PRP puts on, "The Tryal of Anne Bonney and Mary Read". Here's some pictures o' some o' us here at the Pub. Red Maria (btw- the lantern she's standing next to came off the Interceptor of the POTC movie) Black Hearted Pearl Rumba Rue (yes I know me eyes are closed, I t'was enjoyin' the shade) Here's a few of us Port Royal Privateers. We are now numberin' a hundred strong! Jamica Rose is in the back on the right with the red scarf on her head, grey bodice and red shirt. Yours in piracy, Rumba Rue ** **

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