Red Maria Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 The figurehead I mentioned is from the chourus of "The Good Ship Venus" one of the great all time bawdy songs. The sea diety could be Mannan or Mari or ... The dragon devouring a lion is found in Islamic astromical texts of the middle ages representing an eclipse. If I had a pirate ship I'd call it The Eclipse. Why?! There's disaster coming I yea be seeing an eclipse! Why are you eying me so strangely?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pirata Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Remind me to give that song a listen one of these days. Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Maria Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 It's on a CD called "Lager Than Life" by the Poxy Boggards. Do a web search I'm sure you could find a copy. :) Unless you already have a copy then play El Pirata! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pirata Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Nope, but I be checkin Kaaza later... Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captweaver65 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Are you a vampyre, Capt. Weaver? Capt. William I identify as a vampire. :) I like the night. I enjoy dark and decadent pleasures. I drink blood from those who are monogomously dedicated to me. I always dress in black. I have fangs. I know the different between my vampire fantasy and the fictitious world of vampires. I am not immortal.and I do not think of myself as a supernatural being. I am only a vampire fan who has taken this lifestyle and blended it with my pirtate lifestyle to create a lovely fantasy. :) :) :) Capt Weaver "No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company. " Dr. Samuel Johnson Capt Weaver's Pirate Perversions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnwilliam Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 You would love my area, Capt. Weaver. Lestat lives just up the street from me, did you know that? 'Tis true! And ride the streetcar about 20 blocks and you'll be in an area where you could scarcely fire a sea service pistol without hitting something that's appeared in one of Anne Rice's tales. :) Capt. William "The fight's not over while there's a shot in the locker!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pirata Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 How'd we get on the subject of Anne Rice? She's one of my favorite writers... Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnwilliam Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Believe I started it, Pirata. I used to be an avid Anne Rice reader, but have gotten sidetracked in recent years with other matters. I also used to be a staffer on the Anne Rice Vampire Lestat Fan Club (now defunct). I attended all of her Halloween parties from the big Memnoch Ball at St. Elizabeth's in 1995, until the last one, in 2001. Used to live just a few blocks away from her house on First Street (remember the house from the Mayfair Witches' stories? That's where Anne lives!) Have met the great lady, and her husband Stan (the model for Lestat, Anne said), who passed away last December from a brain tumor. Capt. William "The fight's not over while there's a shot in the locker!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pirata Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 DIdn't she always say she pictured Rutger Hauer (or however the dude spells the name) as Lestat? Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnwilliam Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Yes, but there she was talking about who should play Lestat in the movie version of INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (and I agree that he would ahve been a far better choice than Tom Cruise). But as to who inspired her to CREATE the character Lestat in the first place: that was Stan Rice, her husband. And she was speaking about his character and personality, not his appearance. Capt. William "The fight's not over while there's a shot in the locker!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pirata Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I agree that he would ahve been a far better choice than Tom Cruise Definately!!! Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captweaver65 Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 You would love my area, Capt. Weaver. Lestat lives just up the street from me, did you know that? 'Tis true!And ride the streetcar about 20 blocks and you'll be in an area where you could scarcely fire a sea service pistol without hitting something that's appeared in one of Anne Rice's tales. :) Capt. William yes William, I am very aware of the many Anne Rice delights to be found in yer city. I believe I know New Orleans by story,place and streets better than I know my own city. the cemetaries are the best.there are very few crypts out here.there is something about a crypt which brings all of the mysteries of life and death out in the open to ponder. another one of my hobbies is collecting pictures of crypts,old gravestones and cemetary statuary. Capt Weaver "No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company. " Dr. Samuel Johnson Capt Weaver's Pirate Perversions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captweaver65 Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 rutger hauer's face does not have the beautiful lines of the perfect boy I envisioned Lestat to be as I read the books. I liked tom cruise-at least he didn't mumble around his vamp teeth like brad pit-hehe I thought the guy who did queen of the damned had the perfect face and graceful movements. Orlando Bloom would be perfect! what was this topic about??? I think we went way off topic Capt Weaver "No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company. " Dr. Samuel Johnson Capt Weaver's Pirate Perversions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnwilliam Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 We DID go way off topic; it was about FIGUREHEADS on ships. Capt. Weaver, do you want Orlando Bloom, with fangs, on yours? Capt. William "The fight's not over while there's a shot in the locker!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pirata Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Yes but when she wrote the book Rutger Hauer was a hell of a lot younger. The other disappointment was Armand, Antonio Bandaras is a great actor but he did not portray the 17 year old body of Armand. Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pirata Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 what was this topic about??? I think we went way off topic I think it's one of the signs of old age, rambling... Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Maudlin McCrumb Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 So...Heaving Bosoms and Rampant Penises...*yells out the door* HEY MAUDLIN! WE GOT THE NAME FER YER CULT NOW! This is what I get fer not paying attention, dammit... har har har... "You have a woman's skin, m'lord! I'll wager that hides never been rubbed with salt and flayed off to make stockin's for a pirates best cabin boy!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Pirata Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 What was that about heaving bosoms??? Pushing the limits means getting out of my comfort zone and giving more when I don't think I have any left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captweaver65 Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 We DID go way off topic; it was about FIGUREHEADS on ships. Capt. Weaver, do you want Orlando Bloom, with fangs, on yours? Capt. William yum yum would rather have oded feher...with a full beard. Capt Weaver "No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company. " Dr. Samuel Johnson Capt Weaver's Pirate Perversions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captweaver65 Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Yes but when she wrote the book Rutger Hauer was a hell of a lot younger. The other disappointment was Armand, Antonio Bandaras is a great actor but he did not portray the 17 year old body of Armand. yes,armand was supposed to be this angelic faced pretty boy.antonio was good looking but mot true to the books. the guy they has in queen of the damned was aweful-too cherubic-chubby little pampered boy face. maybe chris o'donnell? Capt Weaver "No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship is being in a jail, with the chance of being drowned. A man in jail has more room, better food, and commonly better company. " Dr. Samuel Johnson Capt Weaver's Pirate Perversions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cracked Carrie Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 yes,armand was supposed to be this angelic faced pretty boy.antonio was good looking but mot true to the books. Although, in fairness, Armand is not described as a teenager in "Interview." She "youthened" him in "Vampire Lestat" and that became the consistent vision of him (and rightly so). But I remember being vastly surprised when I picked up the second book on its release, way back when, and read the description of Armand as a boy. Still, all that being said, Banderas was not a match for an older Armand, either, physically! And that's stated with much affection for dear Antonio, who could stand in a corner of the screen, shift his weight every so often, and read from the phone book, and I'd still be a mighty happy girl... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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