1stMate Matt Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Forgive me if this has been posted but I couldnt find it anywhere. Gasparilla is a week long city wide festival in Tampa Bay Florida. On Saturday there is a huge parade. Pirates Magazine will be there. here is a link for more info http://www.gasparillapiratefest.com/ cheers, Matt -1st Mate of Pirates Magazine -Bladesmith/Owner of That Works Studio http://youtube.com/thatworks thatworks.shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Go with the reserved bleacher seats - it's the only way to see the parade and still have mobility. And bring a cooler of booze - tough to cross over to vendors once the parade starts. -- Hurricane -- Hurricane ______________________________________________________________________ http://piratesofthecoast.com/images/pyracy-logo1.jpg Captain of The Pyrates of the Coast Author of "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Year Before the Mast" (Published in Fall 2011) Scurrilous Rogue Stirrer of Pots Fomenter of Mutiny Bon Vivant & Roustabout Part-time Carnival Barker Certified Ex-Wife Collector Experienced Drinking Companion "I was screwed. I readied my confession and the sobbing pleas not to tell my wife. But as I turned, no one was in the bed. The room was empty. The naked girl was gone, like magic." "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Years Before the Mast" - Amazon.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Wish I could attend it. Haven't heard much about it since '03. Sounds like an interesting event. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 It's basically a good reason to drink. The pirate crewes are very cartoony and usually very drunk. But the floats look great. The real party is in Ybor City after the parade as all the crewes shift into the local bars and fill the streets. It's something everyone should do once, though... -- Hurricane -- Hurricane ______________________________________________________________________ http://piratesofthecoast.com/images/pyracy-logo1.jpg Captain of The Pyrates of the Coast Author of "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Year Before the Mast" (Published in Fall 2011) Scurrilous Rogue Stirrer of Pots Fomenter of Mutiny Bon Vivant & Roustabout Part-time Carnival Barker Certified Ex-Wife Collector Experienced Drinking Companion "I was screwed. I readied my confession and the sobbing pleas not to tell my wife. But as I turned, no one was in the bed. The room was empty. The naked girl was gone, like magic." "Memoirs of a Buccaneer: 30 Years Before the Mast" - Amazon.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stMate Matt Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 We will be on the water most of the day on a pirate ship and then we plan on attacking the pubs ! -1st Mate of Pirates Magazine -Bladesmith/Owner of That Works Studio http://youtube.com/thatworks thatworks.shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rum Keg Meg Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I'll be there, looking for a pyrate husband and stealing your beads....and drunk of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stMate Matt Posted January 29, 2008 Author Share Posted January 29, 2008 Wow. What a party. We took hundreds of photos. We had a blast. It was a shame that there wasn't too many reenactors or even good fantasy costumes. I counted the real pirates on one hand. That made for alot of photo opps with the crowd. We plan on getting more involved next year in some way or another. Pictures and short story coming soon. Stay tuned. -1st Mate of Pirates Magazine -Bladesmith/Owner of That Works Studio http://youtube.com/thatworks thatworks.shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapnJake Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I've looked into getting a gig in town for that event but so far I've turned up nothing. I'll dig into it more after our trip to Europe this August, in preparation for 2009. Glad to know it is as much fun as it looked like! Thanks for the report. Dean Calin (Cap'n Jake) Bounding Main www.boundingmain.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stMate Matt Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 Maybe we all could get together from this forum and do a Pyracy.com float next year. That would take some planning but it would be a blast ! pics coming... -1st Mate of Pirates Magazine -Bladesmith/Owner of That Works Studio http://youtube.com/thatworks thatworks.shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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