Redd Oktober

ARRR! Twill be a fyne thing indeed! I be lookin' forward ter seein' all ye scurvy dogs once again! I hear many o' you have been seein' me on the Pirate Fest promotional materials. What?!?

YE HAVEN'T!?!

Just ter be on the safe side... I better warn ye...I won't be me old self at NCPF. I be the guildmaster of The Scavengers...we be cannibalistic lunatics touched in the head by the horrors of the sea. Come and see me (I'll be the one with Maori tattoos on me face) and I'll tell you yer future!

Anyhoo! SEE YOU THAR!

The Poster

Aye! Thank ye, indeed. Ace and I will certainly be puttin' 'em ter good use at Dickens Faire!

Yaaarrrr!

On me ramblings on the internet, I found this here gent's gallery o' photos.

Thar be pictures of OJAI here (like 900 of them!)...and, if you look through the Casa de Fruita gallery, ye kin find a picture o' me and Ace of Harbor Bay wandering the streets of the faire!

Enjoy!

http://www.renaissancefaire.us/

LOVE the new picture Redd... 

And we did at least meet Vicariously while you were posing in from of our encampment. I was the lass dressed in sage green with the huge puppy on her lap that was having such a hoot watching you. 

Next time lad, next time!! 

By Lucifer's Beard! I remember ye...and the pup! That were a fun time posing fer Richard Becker...hopefully I kin score them pic's from him sometime.

Well, like ye said, next time we'll meet more directly.

Huzzah indeed!

SOooo....I take it their numbers were good enough to bring on another year? It's nice to hear of success with something as special as the Ojai Pirate Faire.

Peeek-tures....Peeek-tures....Peeek-tures....Peeek-tures....

Avast thar me mateys! I had me a fine time in Ojai, and I'm still daydreamin' of rum, gunpowder, and good times.

Here be my lil' "log" of the event.

As some o' ye know, Ace had offered ter offer me passage ter the lil' Spanish, lakeside town o' Casitas on Friday...but that didn't quite work out as planned (I want no apologies, Ace...we'll play soon. No ill feelin's from any o' us, you know that! Glad to hear things be goin' better now).

So, I commandeered a small, gunmetal skiff and sailed through tempest until I arrived at 7pm. I checked in and was greeted by me mates of Tales of the Seven Seas. We partied and prepared fer the following days and then I stumbled on ter a gawdy pink inn near Casitas in the sleepy village of Oak View.

The weekend was one of the most amazin' I've had fer some time. With some negotiatin' and friend-makin', I managed ter acquire a baldric and fur felt hat from the local craftspeople. Then it was a day of stalkin' the locals, and duelin' wit me fellow pirates. I was honored ter meet many of ye who made it (Rumba Rue....my you were surprised when I told you who I were...lol) Got ter meet Petee...who knew he'd tower over ol' Redd by a mere inch or two...lol! Hats off ter me mates from T.O.S.S. (esp. Terry who let me invade his camp on many an occasion...who knew a lil' midget could lift a 6'+ cove like mesself...lol) I even participated in the battles as a musketeer, pickin' off English and Spanish alike. Nothin' like smokin' cheroot and firing blackpowder (just not at the same time...whew).

I'm even considerin' makin' & sellin' distressed buccaneer coats, as at least six people asked it I would make them a similar coat ter me new, brown, "Robert Newton" buccaneer coat. hmmmm....still thinkin' though.

Hats off to all who participated and came, I heard from MANY that this was one of the best years yet!

Now...off I go back ter me landlubber occupation - daydreamin' of lucious bellydancers, drinkin' till the wee hours of the night while singing shanties, and velvet dresses....ahem....nevermind.

2 more days...and then:

FIRST SCAR ON THE RIGHT, & STRAIGHT ON TIL OJAI!

My boss did it...his name was:

Yellow Butt Willy

I kinna wait. Twill be nice ter finally meet some o' ye Southern California bound pirates!

If ye needs ter find me...here be a pic (me wit me mate Ace).

LOL

My porn name is Jim Blacklock

Grey Finger Jim?

I kinna wait. Should be a fyne weekend on all accounts!

ARRR! I too be lookin' fer boots....and yes, Petee, I already checked www.caboots.com.

The boots I be lookin' fer are an earlier version of the classic "pirate boot". These be called "Buckets", and they have the large flap of leather that fits over the top of the foot like a stirrup.

Okay..this be a picture of the toy...but jus' look at its feet mates!

I've seen the suede "musketeer boot", but I'm hopin' ter find something "non-suedey". Perhaps a place that sells them in smooth cowhide?

ARRR!

Aye, thank ye all fer the kind words. I'll be happy ter fill ye in on the "where's" and "what's" of me gone-itude in another forum.

T'ain't pretty...but I still be alive!

Yarr!

Why have a take on the world when I kin' take the whole dern thing? HA-HARR!

But thank ye fer the kind words...arrr!

Arr...me vote be fer Robert Newton as Long John...he gave us modern pirates the "Aaarrrrrt" of "pirate speak".

Hmm...well..thar always be thrift store modifications. Find clothes that look like they can be easily modified into a more "period" piece...and then modify (or have someone handy with a thread and needle modify) them. That way, yer easier on yer doubloons. I'm workin' on a waistcoat made from an old 80's style, cotton blazer. By the time I'll be through with it, it'll have a nice "well used" look.

mojito

bouncing

Bloody 'ell! ANother piratey game that's goin' ter swallow up me life!

I've said it before...an' I'll say it again...

"BLAST THE PAN FER ALL HIS SALT!! LONG LIVE CAP'N JAS. HOOK!"

chess

tarts

OH NOOOOO!!!

Too bad I be strapped fer doubloons right now.

Oh well...have fun, whoever winds up going!