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William Dampier gives a GREAT, detailed step-by-step. If I can dig it out over the next couple weeks I'll transcribe it here.

Now this could get fascinating. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't they find some manner of toothbrushy-thing on the Whydah?

I'd be willing to bet that Johnny came up with it from basing much of Sparrow on Keith Richards...aren't there lots of old shots with him wearing the biker-gloves?

Think of it as a bigass extra rudder.

Damn I loved that movie. I wished it had done well enough to warrant a follow up based on Lestat. Kirsten was great too.

Drinkin' Guinness...watching Lethal Weapon 2 on HBO...muckin' about here waitin' fer something exciting to happen...updating my site...doing some graphics work...I'm all over the freakin' place, but I'm about ready to cast it away and go smoke a pipe under the full moon.

WOW. 300 years ago that would have stood a better chance of working...

Check my above edit Callenish...it's on TONIGHT....so you get a second chance to get that VCR fired up.

Wouldn't want to use that as my airplane carry-on piece!

Hey gang - TCM must be in Pirate mode this weekend! ***See my thread below about the airing of Blackbeard the Pirate on Sunday morning.*** TONIGHT at 2:00 AM they are showing The Spanish Main...a VERY enjoyable Technicolor pirate flick. If you like Maureen O'Hara in the Black Swan, you'll love her in this one too! Here is a link to the info: TCM: The Spanish Main Once again, break out the TIVO, DVR, VCR, etc...and enjoy! What a perfect way to cap off St. Paddy's, with copious Guinness and a classic pirate flick! EDIT:: I forgot that TCM's schedule isn't "real world". When they say 2:00am on the 18th, they mean Saturday night, even though it's technically the 19th at that point.

This is a very interesting idea, Jib. It's crossed my mind, but I haven't given it too much thought until now. While I'd say it's very feasible that an isolated rural island community might be far outdated in the fashion sense, I also can't see clothes even lasting long enough to be that out of date in the hard working lower class, of which sailors were a large part. Factor in the salt spray, the sun, the wear and tear, I'd be willing to bet a seamen's wardrobe would be the shortest lived of all except maybe miners. But I DEFINITELY know what you're saying about certain pockets of American society being woefully behind, and seemingly oblivous to it. I grew up in rural coastal Maine, so I know first hand. It would be very interesting to find some period reference to this phenom.

Beware the Ides of March, eh? Really brings 'em out doesn't it?

Here in Orlando it's bright and sunny, not a cloud in the sky, a breezy 73 degrees. Course don't ask me about the weather in June....

Too many Oreos dipped in ice cold milk.

Hey don't go shootin' ninjas...or ye might wind up with Michael Dudikoff on yer azz!

It could be a bit small, but I did find several period hangers that had guards of that approximate size and shape. It's actually a blend of 3 Queen Anne period hangers, pulling elements from that I liked from each one. One common trend was putting grotesques on the pommel, lions and wolves were very popular, but I noticed that they often looked ambigious, a little like both. So I emulated that here as well. Regarding Charleston, here is a quote from the Charleston County Public Library: And here is a detail of the map I used for reference, done by Edward Crisp in 1704. The half moon battery can be seen in the middle, letter G, just under W. :)

Hell, I'd drink in' em! As long as the steins aren't shaped like bucket boots..

No, Teach was probably not nice. But there are no accounts of him ever committing any atrocities, murder, or otherwise. I agree with you on all other points. Malta made for a pretty terrible North Caroline and Williamsburg! And I was shocked they completely ignored him running the QAR aground.

I think this guy is also a descendent of the Civil War general Robert E. Lee, or perhaps just named after him. But this book isn't that old, I think (just a guess) it was published in the last 40 years? Daniel? I don't have my copy here.

It most certainly does, I'll post it here. :) It was known as "The Walled City". Granted, I don't know how well armed or manned it was when Teach showed up, but it was there. Btw, I love that book. Even if it was written by a lawyer. Kidding, I have nothing against lawyers. It seems a little biased, (the author DOES seem to take a lot of pride in his possibly being a descendent) but he did dig up some great info on the final battle at Ocracoke.

Does that have to do with the theory that a rogue bacteria or moldspore in their rye bread caused village-wide hysteria? Back in college my Colonial American professor was convinced that it was either this or bacteria in the water that basically had everyone straight-trippin'.

Hell if anything it would become "Petée's Boot Heel" , "Jackboot Pete's" or something like that.

Sure he is, and that's why we loves him, we does! I think Petee deserves some serious kudos for generating what is possibly the LONGEST sustained, non-adult-game thread in this Pub! You rock, brother Petee. How about some flair? Petée?

Nothing wrong with a little tough love. We're all men here (Or women disguised as men. , we can take it, right? Seriously, this is one of the greatest boards around, and it's because we have such a great bunch here, regardless of yer stance on boots. *cough*bucketbootssuck*cough* KIDDING!! Kidding...c'mon...

Thanks gang. Think I spent more time researching that than painting, lol! The Charleston skyline is based on a 1709 map of the town which is the only GAOP era imagery we have of Charleston, including the famous half-moon battery.