Blind Rhoid Pyle

I play the saxophone (alto & tenor, but baritone preferred) and bass guitar. I also sing, in tune most of the time.

There's usually somethin' goin' on there every night, only not so piratical. Years ago we had a Pirate Role Playing chat in another forum (the now defunct Urban Legends site), an the Swashbuckler's Tavern is an attempt to run the Jolly Roger up the flag and see who salutes (not that any self-respectin' pirate would salute the black flag). Friday nights are particularly fun, as that is Fright Night, with ghost stories and such, from 10pm to Midnight with me old Quartermaster HOST RL NorStar.

Me arse can't get there, but me 'eart sails wif ya, matey! Ye be mighty generous Royaliste.

Ahrrrr, there be pirates on AOL. Every Thursday night, from 10pm to 11pm (EST), the Swashbuckler's Pub is open for your pillaging and plundering pleasure. Join HOST RL Pegleg and HOST RL Brigand for a lively discussion of all things piratical. Use AOL Keyword: Adventure, then click on Adventure Chat. That Pegleg fellow might look a bit familiar!

Smell that? It's me baited breath! Hmmm, maybe I shouldn'ta had them kippers fer breakfast...

Count me in as a Coupling fan too. That show is everything "Friends" should have been. I watch "The Office" too, if only for the guy who played Ragetti in POTC. Why can't the US produce such well written TV shows?

I enjoyed it greatly, and have to go see it again because of extenuating circumstances... screaming kids (not mine), bad headache (too much of the Christmas spirits, eh?), etc. Still, a magical film. I think the casting makes Peter Pan such a treat. It would have been a shame if it was peppered with big name celebrities. I think Lynn Redgrave is the only widely-recognized name, and Jason Isaacs and Geoffrey Palmer, although fine actors, are not as well-known. The casting of Ludivine Sagnier as Tinkerbell was inspired.

Harrrrr, that be loads of fun! I think I just wasted an hour makin' pirates!

Here's my crackpot theory... If Barbosa was based, even in name only, on Barbarrosa (Red Beard), then maybe he, like Barbarrosa, had a brother. The brothers Barbarrosa (Aruj and Hizir) had themselves a piratin' career, so maybe Barbosa had a brother... an identical twin (allowing Geoffrey Rush to return). Of course, if not done properly, this type of thing can ruin a movie. Remember City Slickers 2? Just a thought...

I took the family to see Peter Pan, and it exceeded my expectations. My kids said they even liked it better than POTC (I wouldn't go that far). I was blown away to find that, as in the stage production, the part of Mr. Darling and Captain Hook are played by the same person (Jason Issacs). We didn't know this when we saw the movie. My respect for Isaacs as an actor has tripled. Now... if only some parents would teach their kids how to behave in a movie theater! The film was partially ruined for me by some whining and screaming kids in front of me. My wife had to talk to their mother twice, and it still did no good. I have been taking my kids to movies since they were three-years-old, and they've always behaved. If you want to see Pan, and don't have children, might I suggest the latest showing?

In Disney's "Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh" the notorious Scarecrow (Patrick McGoohan) rescues a young man from a Press Gang, and has to deal with the Navy men hunting him down. You can find this "lost" Disney epic on VHS or DVD on eBay. Also, Laurel & Hardy were promised a bounty for each "sailor" they could shanghai in "The Live Ghost" (1934). Of course, they end up pressed into service themselves.

Years ago I was in Israel and found many gorgeous Meershaum pipes, for sale at about $10 each. My sister talked me out of buying them, saying that the stems were plastic and the pipes were probably cheap. When we got back to New York City, we saw the same pipes for $35 and up! That was in 1980! The problem with the clay tavern pipes is the stems. If they're not glazed they will stick to your lips. In order to prevent this you dip the stem in ale as you smoke it. Me, I usually have enough ale in my mouth at any given time to prevent sticking.

Excellent! Best we can manager here in New Jersey is a lighthouse. Of course, we could have a pirate plate if we can fake being an alumnus of Seton Hall University!

Fisher-Price made a bundle off me this year! Now if only the bloody kids would go to bed so I could play with the stuff! I think ALL the Imaginext Pirate playsets made it under the tree this year (along with some other pirate friendly and unfriendly pieces).

'appy 'olidays, me 'earties!

Dreamie, yer so cute and talented! I often check out your "Hideaway" and my kids love the artwork. Great card! Keep 'em comin'.

Years ago a foolish friend of mine left a Halloween party in a drunken state, and drove off. We tried to stop him, but he was an ex-Navy man and wrestled the best of us to the ground. He eventually got into his car, dressed in full pirate regalia, and drove off. He soon realized we had been right, and he was in no condition to be driving. He pulled into a parking lot to "sleep it off." In the morning there is a knock at his car window. A businessman is banging on the glass saying: "Excuse me, Blackbeard, I have to get to work and you're blockling my driveway." The silly bugger pulled right into someone's driveway off a fairly busy road, and passed out!

Aye, a good idea, too! We should come up with a name for the award, as well. How about calling it "The Scurvy?"

Another fine Geoffrey Rush performance is in the movie Mystery Men, where he plays another villain; the notorious Casanova Frankenstein! He was so deliciously evil in Mystery Men, that I had high expectations for him in POTC, and he surpassed them. A brilliant actor! I can't believe he's portraying Peter Sellers in a biopic! Here's an interesting Geoffrey Rush link: Geoffrey Rush: The Greatest Actor of Our Time

I'm more "faire" than authentic. Comes from my theater background, I suppose. Still, I try to maintain a certain feasibility with my kit. Right now I have a more foppish-baroque look than I'd prefer, it's sort of an in-betweener kit. It works well with my pirate family (four little scallawags and a wench). I'm working on a more accurate look for the future.

Don't rush them! The first film was so good, it'll be nearly impossible to match it with a sequel, let alone two sequels! They'll have a year to get the script(s) fine tuned. Remember the movie "Highlander?" The first one was fantastic. It bombed at the box office, but gained a cult following on cable, video rentals and sales. Subsequent sequels were not given the care needed to at least try to equal the first film (the second film also suffered a fire that destroyed the master prints of a lot of important footage). Let's hope they don't puill a "Highlander 2" with POTC2.

Aye, they do, but you'll never see a man put one on. Toilet seat covers are designed to send seat and lid slamming down as soon a a gent begins to take a pee! If you're not fast, ol' "Mr. Happy" might get a crushing blow as the seat falls. And, of course, if you're peeing, there tends to be a mess. So there you are, mopping up pee, "One-Eyed Johnson" sore, and you're cussin' like.. well... like a pirate. Then the Mrs. comes in, reading you the riot act for peeing on the rug that matches the toilet seat cover that caused the whole problem in the first place! A Word of Warning: Toilet Seat Covers turn your toilet bowl into a Penis Guillotine!

I bought me a fairly expensive pair o' boots what looks great, from CABoots - Bucket Boots. I noticed they 'urt me feet while stompin' 'round on 'alloween night. Me wench takes 'em to a cobbler, and 'e tells 'er... "These 'ere be ridin' boots, no wonder they 'urt the feet." In other words... These Boots Aren't Made For Walking! I'm 'opin' some Dr. Scholl's or Odor-Eaters inserts will 'elp the situation.

Aye, quite the symphonic romp. I knows a good tune when I 'ears one, but for finer music I depends on me 7-year olds opinions (I gots three of 'em, not triplets, though). They can "sing" most of the themes from the POTC soundtrack. They exhibited the same behaviors wif the Lord of the Rings soundtrack.

Oh, I'm an artist, awright, but I don't think a B.S. artist will be 'elpin' ya.