Mission Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 What clued you in to the existence of the pub? In my case, it was Ed Foxe who was on another forum with me and recommended that I check this place out. What drew you into sailing about these waters? Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelsbagley Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 (edited) I'm not exactly sure on the details.... But I think it went something like this. I was getting rather frustrated and fed up with the politics and gossip and other useless nonsense that permeated the Norse re-enacting circles I used to run in... and wanted to try a difference period. I was actually debating between musketeer era and pirate era (although a return to War of 1812 re-enacting for me was an option as well), and using google to try and find groups and/or forums that I could get onto to learn more and by learning more to help me make a decision. The Pyracy Pub at that time came up fairly high on the list of the search for "pirate reenactment" (or maybe it was "pirate reenactors"? or some other derivative?)... So I signed on, read a lot, asked a bunch of questions, learned tons, eventually started to learn where to go and what to look for to answer my own questions.... etc. etc, etc, For the record, pirate era won out over musketeer era stuff for me. Although I still may dip my toes into the waters of earlier 17th century re-enacting eventually... AND also get back into the War of 1812 stuff as well (there seems to be a good number of War of 1812 events in Ohio where I now live). Edited October 10, 2008 by michaelsbagley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 With me it was kinda the same. I had gotten pretty fed up with the SCA, and dropped out of it right before we moved to Oregon. Up here, we just had too much work to do on our place, so for about ten years, did no type of reenactment at all. After the first POTC movie came out, I was cruising the web for Pirate sites, because I remembered there had been a pirate reenactment group down in So. Calif, and thought there might be others. Stumbled on the Pub by accident/luck, hung out as a lurker for about two months before registering. Since then I've met a lot of really great people, some in person, some just in PMing and posting, and I've learned a lot about a whole period in history that I was not that familiar with. If I had to choose an alternate persona, I think I'd like the whole Highwayman thing. It would give me an excuse to have horses again. ...schooners, islands, and maroons and buccaneers and buried gold... You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott. "Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Ruins — Unique Jewelry Found in the Ruins — Personal Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk the QM Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 You can thank Bilgemunky for my presence (or slap him around for it, depends on how you feel). He added news that the pub was back up. I did not even know it existed to not be working. Glad it's up and glad I found the way here. Yaaaaar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graydog Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 (edited) What clued you in to the existence of the pub? What drew you into sailing about these waters? Like dude, I was totally websurfin, fer sure. I was shooting the curl on a gnarly webseach and POW, I woke up in the Pub, fer sure. Since that time thanks to the efforts of many a Lad and Lass, me speakin be improvin and I be a stayin right har, don’t’cha know. -Greydog Edited October 10, 2008 by Graydog Why am I sharing my opinion? Because I am a special snowflake who has an opinion of such import that it must be shared and because people really care what I think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Courtesy of Jamaica Rose and No Quarter Given, brought me here. I was here just a couple of weeks after is was put online, been here ever since. Note: The statistics by my name are incorrect due to a foul up on the old board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oderlesseye Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Destiny ! http://www.myspace.com/oderlesseyehttp://www.facebook....esseye?ref=nameHangin at Execution dock awaits. May yer Life be a long and joyous adventure in gettin there!As he was about to face the gallows there, the pirate is said to have tossed a sheaf of papers into the crowd, taunting his audience with these final words: "My treasure to he who can understand." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk the QM Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Destiny ! .. and google. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin BlueMoon Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Aye, Destiny, Fate and my thirst for Pyracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 Destiny is sort of vague...merely a cog in the mechanics that produce action. Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Brand Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 Undertow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Syren Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I sorta swam in..again surfin the net and lookin for all things Pirate and have since made me home here and I have a vacation home as well..The tavern... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Dara286/trident01-11.png If you got a dream chase it, cause a dream won't chase you back...(Cody Johnson Till you Can't) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Bo of the WTF co. Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 (edited) I was recoverin from surgery and found out I had ta get a damn computer to go back to school and re-train for a new profession. (never used one before that) So, I had waaaay too much time on my hands and just started lookin around. Found m'self hooked so that's that. I was pretty ticked at the way the pub floundered and went poof, but I gotta give STYNKY credit, he has done a fyne job with the staff of getting things squared away. Bo Edited October 11, 2008 by Capt. Bo of the WTF co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Hand Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I can't remember how I found out about No Quarter Given...maybe I typed in Pirate and found it... anyway, after subscribing, I read about the Pub... The first few times I tried to log on it didn't work.... but being th' tenacious stubborn cuss that I am, I kept trying until I could log on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duchess Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 I'd just officially quit working at MNRF and was googling my way around the internet wondering what I wanted as a replacement when I came across the pub. At the time it was small and no one cared that I lurked and was occasionally pithy. Then authority was bestowed upon me it was all down hill from there. I still hide in the weeds. A lot. I've stayed because of the great variety of things people discuss here and the ways in which that discussion is accomplished. I also appreciate that this is a small online community of people who by and large know each other in real life. That really alters the sterotypical online interaction into something I find appealing. All that inspite of the fact that I don't know anyone here in real life. Though there are a number of you I'd like to meet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSwanRogue Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 For my self, being a night creature has its many advantages. Having too much time on my hands I was surfing the net and found this site. Like the Black Swan, I am Nocturnal, Ageless and Eternal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackjohn Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I believe I first heard about this place via Jamaica Rose and the old Pirates-L. I didn't join right away, but lurked for quite awhile. Not sure what prompted me to join. I suspect it had something to do with recruiting pirates. As to why I stayed... well... people grow on you, even virtual people. My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Mermaid Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 (edited) Mine's kind of embarrising to admit... I had a pretty stupid crush on a guy who worked as a pirate at a Renn Faire and I was stalking him online. I thought for sure he must be very piratey and frequent this forum..... luckly I was wrong! I've since stopped stalking people Edited October 14, 2008 by Rogue Mermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted October 14, 2008 Author Share Posted October 14, 2008 I also appreciate that this is a small online community of people who by and large know each other in real life. That really alters the sterotypical online interaction into something I find appealing. All that inspite of the fact that I don't know anyone here in real life. Though there are a number of you I'd like to meet. And so... (now you can finish the sentence. It has something to do with the Ottoman empire). Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Bess Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I was researching Anne Bonny for a story I was working on and I found the Pub via No Quarter Given, which I found though a search engine (even BEFORE Google). I lurked a few months and then joined, figuring I would ask lots of historical questions and do research for my writing. Instead, I got totally sucked into the Pirate Life, and before long I was hooked up with Merrydeath and The Fool's Gold crew and, long story short, it changed my life. I'm still working on that Anne Bonny book. I may get around to doing some of that research yet! Ladies in Scarlet: Piratical Art and Accessories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk the QM Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I've since stopped stalking people Well that's no fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogue Mermaid Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 I've since stopped stalking people Well that's no fun. Well occasionally I'll use my "investigation" skills for friends... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk the QM Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Well occasionally I'll use my "investigation" skills for friends... Yaaaar it just got a bit warmer I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 What brought me here? The spinach pie. (OK, it's an inside joke...) I was searching for historical information on piracy and stumbled on this place. To the delight of some and chagrin of others, I stayed. Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silkie McDonough Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 I was directed here by none other than Hugh the Callinish Gunner. So here I am ...blame Hugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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