LadyBarbossa Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 Ahoy to all. Thursday I was in North Liberty, Iowa to help with festivities. RAGBRAI (Registers Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa) rolled into North Liberty yesterday with at least 20,000 cyclists. Granted only about 15,000 stayed in North Liberty the rest either stayed elsewhere in surrounding communities like Coralville or Iowa City or Cedar Rapids or elsewhere. Or even called it the end of the line for them. North Liberty came up with a theme for this grand event... that theme was PIRATES! Yo'rs truly couldn't pass this up when she learned of it and have been in contact with someone for a couple months to help out with the grand event. Yesterday it all materialized and it was absolutely fantastic! Riders were greeted by many North Liberty residents, a "pirate ship" arch and yo'rs truly! Exhausted riders immediately perked up upon seeing the great welcome and just as they entered into town with smiles and had yet to see what North Liberty had to offer... already they were saying this was THE BEST stop on the RAGBRAI so far! Highly encouraging words for a small but swiftly growing community. I stood out at this entrance starting from 8am til 7pm, welcoming riders as they came into town. MerryDeath came for a couple hours to welcome these riders as well. Strong woman she be! Huzzah t' MerryD! And many HAD to take their pictures of the Pirate ship arch and with the pirate. LOL... I have NO clue how many pictures were taken of people with me, but there were A LOT! Warmed my black heart to see them with smiles and already enjoying themselves and they JUST arrived! Had one lass there who laughed and was amazed, said "You'll be ALL OVER in everyone's blogs and photo albums from all over the world!" She may very well be right as I know there were a couple gents who stopped and got pictures with me who were foreigners! It was absolute fun to help out and entertain the many thousands who came to this small town. To read more about RAGBRAI in North Liberty, go to: http://www.gazetteonline.com/ And if the picture is not there, here is the front page picture on GazetteOnline: http://goimg.sv.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dl...63440120&Ref=AR Huzzah for th' pirates! ~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!
Merrydeath Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 congrats LadyB on your pic in the paper! Its too bad they didn't get a more attractive pic of you and your outfit. The red is very striking. Thank the stars it was a cool day with some clouds.. not too much burn and the breeze dried our garb. I would have been there more hours but you didn't tell me where you were or how to find you, nor received the other calls I left for you. I did try to find you from our conversation, but I spent the morn about 2 miles from the greeters staging area with a handsome gent named Joe. I just happened to see you when I left for my cancer treatment.. luckily, I also saw Peggy, who told me how to get the free food and water for the greeters, or I would have been a hungry, thirsty pirate. I didn't find you in the main arena, after the shift was over. Again it must be bad phone reception. I hope you had a good time; I had to leave early because of fatigue and dehydration. I know you also said how tired you were.. today is my last treatment.. praying on every star I see for luck. Pirate Lass with sass, brass, a cutlass, an a nice *ss. Capt of the FOOLS GOLD PIRATES BLAST BREAST CANCER! GET A MAMMOGRAM AND SAVE YOUR TREASURED CHEST: http://www.myspace.c...iratesthinkpink http://www.myspace.c...oolsgoldpirates CAPT OF THE ONLY PYRITE SHIP AFLOAT: THE FOOL'S GOLD- look for us and Captain Merrydeath on facebook!
Red Bess Posted July 25, 2008 Posted July 25, 2008 Hooray! Nothing warms me heart like good publicity for pirates! Nice job Lady B and Merry D! Ladies in Scarlet: Piratical Art and Accessories
LadyBarbossa Posted July 26, 2008 Author Posted July 26, 2008 It's incredibly humbling that's fo' sure. And to hear from Charity that she heard about the event on Yahoo news! Wow... that's mighty impressive to say the least. But better yet... North Liberty is getting the publicity for all this! Tis a great small town between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City and it is actually known as "the Corridor". I remained at the festivities until 9:30pm when most everything was winding down and everything was moving to the beer garden and with all my weapons and LOTS of people drinking... I WAS NOT going to stay. Pity. But I tell ye what... never expected this much publicity. But as I said... look how much is mentioned of North Liberty though! It was a great event for the many thousands who came through that small town. And I'm glad that everyone had fun and enjoyed having me there cause I was mighty glad to be there. ~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!
Jacky Tar Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 Careful Lady Barbossa, yer going t' give pyracy a good name. Huzzah!
LadyBarbossa Posted July 26, 2008 Author Posted July 26, 2008 Careful Lady Barbossa, yer going t' give pyracy a good name.Huzzah! I know! I had folks say "good", "nice", "sweet", etc.. I told them, "Shhh! Don't let that reputation get 'round! I'm a pirate, I'm not nice or good!" Funny enough, I had more folks who knew the Barbossa name (take a guess from what character) than from those who fancied Jack Sparrow! T'was hilarious! Poor Jack. Though a few folks wanted me to say Hello to Jack Sparrow next I cross paths with the wily Captain. At least everyone had fun. And we pirates are about fun... that's fo' sure! among other things... ~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!
Merrydeath Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 http://www.kzia.com/INSIDEZ/SCRAPBOOK/tabi...06/Default.aspx she got the name wrong, but I had a good time with the radio DJ LadyJ.. Pirate Lass with sass, brass, a cutlass, an a nice *ss. Capt of the FOOLS GOLD PIRATES BLAST BREAST CANCER! GET A MAMMOGRAM AND SAVE YOUR TREASURED CHEST: http://www.myspace.c...iratesthinkpink http://www.myspace.c...oolsgoldpirates CAPT OF THE ONLY PYRITE SHIP AFLOAT: THE FOOL'S GOLD- look for us and Captain Merrydeath on facebook!
LadyBarbossa Posted July 26, 2008 Author Posted July 26, 2008 awesome, lass! Excellent photo. Ya know... I had some gents say I needed an parrot. I laughed and said, nay, that I would leave up to a fellow pirate. Since she has th' parrot. I'll stick with m' pirate kitty. I wasn't sure if other pirates had arrived for the event besides ye or I. I know several wanted to come but informed them also to talk to the heads of the event so as to get special accommodation and a fair warning to them that they were coming. Instead of people just showing up to entertain and not know what's going on. Granted ye could have done that, but then again, it's best t' let Peg know what was going on. I don't think any more pirates showed up which was a bummer. T'was a perfect opportunity for many other pirates to come out and entertain in various piractical manner. T'was only us I believe who took advantage of this moment. ~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!
Merrydeath Posted August 4, 2008 Posted August 4, 2008 actually, I did call someone a week or two before the run, someone on another committee who couldnt get hold of Peg.. she told me you were there and to contact you for directions and such, or try to find Peg. I just figured you knew where the greeters water and food was and would share it. I did see Peg that day, but I didnt get the food and water info til many hours later from her.. good thing since I was dehydrated. Pirate Lass with sass, brass, a cutlass, an a nice *ss. Capt of the FOOLS GOLD PIRATES BLAST BREAST CANCER! GET A MAMMOGRAM AND SAVE YOUR TREASURED CHEST: http://www.myspace.c...iratesthinkpink http://www.myspace.c...oolsgoldpirates CAPT OF THE ONLY PYRITE SHIP AFLOAT: THE FOOL'S GOLD- look for us and Captain Merrydeath on facebook!
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