Cap'n Coyote

Arrr! Just missed gettin' 'ere on th' day itself. 'appy birthday, Mate!

How did I miss this one? “Pirates”: Emerson, Lake, and Palmer ”Who’ll make his mark”, the captain cried. ”To the devil drink a toast. We’ll glut the hold with cups of gold And we’ll feed the sea with ghosts I see your hunger for a fortune Could be better served beneath my flag If you’ve the stomach for a broadside Come aboard my pretty boys I will take you and make you Everything you’ve ever dreamed.” ”Make fast the guns tonight we sail when the high tide floods the bay, cut free the lines and square the yards get the black flag stowed away the Turk, the Arab, the Spaniard will soon have pennies on their eyes and any other laden fancy we will take her by surprise I will take you and make you Everything you’ve ever dreamed.” Six days off the Cuban coast when a sail ahead the spied ”A galleon of the treasure fleet,’ the mizzen lookout cried ”Closer to the wind my boys,” the mad-eyed captain roared ”For every man that’s alive tonight will be hauling gold aboard.” ”Spare us,” the galleon begged but mercy’s face had fled Blood ran from the screaming souls the cutlass harvested Driven to the quarter deck the last survivor fell ”She’s ours my boys,” the Captain grinned ”and no one left to tell.” The Captain rose from a silk divan With a pistol in his fist And shot the lock from an iron box And a blood red ruby kissed ”I give you jewelry of turquoise A crucifix of solid gold One hundred thousand silver pieces It is just as I foretold You... You see there before you everything You’ve ever dreamed.” Anchored in an indigo moonlit bay Gold-eyed ‘round fires the sea thieves lay Morning... white shells and a pipe of clay As the wind filled their footsteps They were far... far... away. ”Our sails swell full as we brave all seas On a westward wind to live as we please With the wicked wild-eyed woman of Portobello town Where we’ve been told that a purse of gold Buys many man a crown They will serve you and clothe you Exchange your rags for the velvet coats of Kings.” ”Who’ll drink a toast with me I give you Liberty This town is ours... tonight.” ”Landlord, wine make it the finest Make it a cup for a sea dogs thirst Two long years of bones and beaches Fever and leeches did their worst So fill the night with paradise Bring me peach and peacock till I burst But first, I want a soft touch in the right place I want to feel like a King tonight Ten on the black to beat the Frenchman Back you dogs give ’em room to turn Now open wide sweet Heaven’s gates Tonight we’re gonna see if Heaven burns See how she burns... Oh she burns I want an angel on a gold chain And I’ll ride her to the stars It’s the last time for a long long time Come the daybreak, we embark...” On the flood of the morning tide Once more the ocean cried. ”This company will return one day Though we feel your tears it’s the price we pay For there’s prizes to be taken and glory to be found Cut free the chains make fast your souls We are Eldorado bound... I will take you always forever together Until hell call our names...” ”Who’ll drink a toast with me To the devil and the deep blue sea Gold drives a man... to dream!”

One of my favorite parts is actually a technical matter. In many scenes belowdecks, there was no "incidental" music, and you could hear the various creakings and other ship's noises very clearly. In a dark theater, with a good digital surround sound system, it really added to the ambience.

Welcome back, El P! Hope everything went well for you.

Wishin' ye a fine day o' floggin'! Givin' or receivin', whichever is yer preference! 'ave a good one, Lass!

Just got back from seeing Master and Commander (sometimes it pays off to pull part-time at a theater). What an incredible movie. I'm not going to post any details, but it was well worth losing sleep over.

Looks nice and dark. When I first heard about it, I was not impressed...then I saw the trailer. I love the makeup for the mermaids in their brief appearance (especially the webbed hands), and I like the music they used. If anyone is curious, the song is Clocks by Coldplay.

'appy Birthday, Lass!

Damn pirates...

Wow, a Simon and Garfunkel lyric and a Firesign Theatre quote. You guys rock. It seems to me that Disney is desperately pushing their animated stuff ever since Pixar cleaned up with Nemo. I believe Iron Bess mentioned in another thread that Disney was hedging their bets on PotC. Not being sure it would be profitable, they did not stock up on merchandise.

With a hearty "So long, Chum!"

Seein' it Thursday night!

Course, for us visual learners, the upshot of all that is that you can get the DVD and watch it with subtitles to learn the vocabulary, then see what it applies to as the movie goes on.

Found this whilst surfing. Some of you may find it of interest: Jack Sparrow study

Best wishes, El P. Thinking of you and yours.