captscurvyscrew

this was just too cute not to share!

Can't wait to start posting pictures of ethan in baby pirate outfits

Thanks to all for your kind words. Ethan will be making his first appearance at a pirate faire during the pirate weekend at the Charlotte NC ren faire.

After 27 hours of labor, with an additional 14 hours of hard labor, we finally can tip our hats to our newest shipmate, Ethan William Suttle Unfortunatly, my wife braved teh rough seas of vaginal birth for as long as she could before we had to have a c- section. Ethan was born at 10:58 pm on August 30, weighing in at 7 pounds 6 ounces. Thank you all for yourt kind words adn comments on the nursery pics I posted a while ago, and now we finally have our beautigul boy to enjoy his little nautical play palace.

I could just say that the patchs are fr om the clothes of each man I ran through with my blade

Captain Scurvys Carnival of Senseless Debachery is about to set sail once more, and we need some new crew members. We are based out of Raleigh NC, and focus mainly on stage shows and stage combat. Anyone who has an intrest in piracy that lives in the NC area is encouraged to call our office at 919-601-9672 for info on meeting times and upcomming events.

I'll post some pics whne I get a chance. It's quite an intresting project so far. The diffrence in the weight of the fabric swatches is making hte sewing difficult.

Well, one of my old roomates asked me a question one night while drinking about what would a pirate do if his coat got a hole in it. I thought well hey, if I was on a ship, I would patch it up with anything I could. Anything like fabric, old sail cloth, and so on. So I started collecting all the old fabric scrapes building up in my waistbasket in the sewing room, and began stichjing htem together, (while drunk, bad idea) By the time I was finished, I had a really huge piece of fabric for a pattern. I started to go at it, and gave up. LAtely, I got bored (and druunk again) and found the big ol fabric sheet and started again. By the time it's doen, I should have the most intresting patch work frock coat ever (wheither I would wear it in public or not is another question!)

I don't know if ye have a Michaels arts adn crafts store near any of you, bu that's where I saw them, and Michaels usually puts out a 50 % off coupon in August, so I know when I'll be shopping. I love the ship. I've always wisjed htere were more halloween decorations centered around pirates!

in't no better way to watch the movie than with a tall Rum and Coke. Speaking of which, am I the only one that has made numerous POTC drinking games?

My favorie collection of pirate stories were written by a man named charles henry wheedbee. He wrote a series of books called "Outer Banks Tales to Remember" Most of the storeis dealt with Blackbeards Ghos and the Flaming ship of Ocracoke. I used to love living int he Outer Banks around Halloween because there are so many pirate themed parties. North Carolina as a stae is really a great place filled with loads of pirate lore adn ghost stories.

No problem, just be sure to call in the order over the phone and tell them Chris Suttle sent you, they'll take real good care of you that way. I can't promise a discount or anything, but they love pirate reenactors.

If ye want a great flag done to the size you need for a good price, contact eorge at Teach's hole pyrate specialty shop. I used to play Blackbeard for them and they gave me a great Blackbeard flag as a gift that's about the size you need. There website is www.teachshole.com I can't remember their phone number, but I know the lady that makes the flags will do special orders, for a really resonable price. Happy hunting.

Well mates, it's time to unload some of me old weapons for new tools of the trade, diaper bags, bottles, pacifiers and sippy cups! So here's what I' selling (I'm not getting up my pyracy trade, but for now, I will be taking a small sabatical from the pirate life while I practice the art of being a new dad. ) I have two starfire blades, both in great shape, one with a scabbard (no frog though) They need to be filed a little (starfire short swords do chip a little, but they hold up wonderfully for stage combat) I will also admit that they have not been cleaned as much as I should (bad pirate!!) but a littel elbow grease will get rid of the build up. There are no rust pits thankfully, just a little surface dirt that comes right off with some metal cleaner. I can send you picks if your intrested. I don't want much for them. I know how hard it can be for us to find blades that are stage worthy at a good price, adn I have no delusions of grander abouththe blades, they are used after all, but used with a lot of tender care adn love. I would also be willing to trade the blades for a decent pirate coat, used or not. If your intrested let me know, and we can work out a price or a trade.

We finally got some pictures of the nursery in progress. Here is a link to the photo album. We haven't had a chance to crop any of these yet, so be ye warned - most of 'em are a bit on the large side. Enjoy! Ethan's Cabin (in progress) PS: I did the paintings and my wife did the door.