We occasionally, though very sporadically, send out news of the pyrate world via the Cyber Seas. These online broadsheets are free to all who ask to join the email crew, though they are intended as a supplement to our "No Quarter Given" magazine. If you wish to join the email crew, or have news to share, just contact us. Notices are sent out irregularly, as piratical news warrants ( and we have time), but they tend to come out about once or twice per month. Below are some past email notices. Be aware, some links and information on older messages could be obsolete.
Email Newsletters from July - December 2006
Email Newsletters from January - June 2006
POST CHRISTMAS PIRATE UPDATE - Dec.
29, 2005
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Pirates Dinner Adventure in Buena Park
Panama's Pirate Past
Sea Rover's Practice
PotC Swag - Indulge yerself
Battle of New Orleans
Irish Rose Pirate Ship
Mallory and McCall CD
and much more
Heads up me lads and lasses,
We hope you all have had, and still are having, a wonderful holiday season, whatever special holiday it is you celebrate. We hope all your crew has returned to the home anchorage to break bread and share booty together, and help to ring in the New Year together. Please keep in mind all those ravaged by various disasters this year, and remember you have a few more days to make charitable contributions that will deduct from your taxes paid to the king for this year.
Exciting news for California pirates ... Last week we were invited to a rehearsal showing of the new Pirates Dinner Adventure in Buena Park, CA. We heartily enjoyed ourselves and had a great time. We have seen the original show in Orlando, FL, and thought this show was better, tighter, less circus-like, and more theatrical. It is a show the whole crew can enjoy, from the youngest powder monkeys (though perhaps the very youngest might be a little frightened by the cannon blasts) to the oldest mates. We arrived early, as soon as the doors opened. They provided wonderful appetizers whet our appetites, and then whetted our desires for excitement with a dramatic pre-show. The actual show and dinner were excellent and we heartily recommend it. Look for a full review in the next issue of No Quarter Given. (coming soon)
Though the article below states the opening date for PDA as January 12, we've been told their actual opening date was December 27. You might want to gather yer crew. Group rates for the PDA start at a minimum of 15 persons. Prices for group rates run: $44.00 - $48.50 including tax and gratuity depending on the number of the group. The non-group price per person, including tax and gratuity is: $56.95 They will allow pirates to attend in costume and carry weapons as long as the pistols are empty and swords and knives are peace tied. Read below for more details.
PIRATES DINNER ADVENTURE HAS OPENED IN BUENA PARK, CA
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005
A pirate's life in new Buena Park dinner theater calls for stunt work, sword fighting and aerial acts.
By MICHELE HIMMELBERG
The Orange County Register
Wanted: Pirates in Orange County. No pillaging on the high surf or downloading illegal copies. Must be able to sing, dance or duel with a sword while being ogled by tourists. Will teach shanghai tricks.
If that's the life for you, the producers of Pirate's Dinner Adventure in Buena Park would like to hear your most visceral "Aargh!" when they hold auditions in January.
The show, a mix of special effects, high action and interactive storytelling, officially opens Jan. 12. Already it has attracted aerialists from Las Vegas, stunt experts from Hollywood and local entertainers.
"As soon as anyone sees it, they want to do it," said T.J. Lanahan, who directs the original show in Orlando, Fla. "But it's not as easy as it looks."
The Orlando cast will open Pirate's Dinner Adventure here until a local crew is set. The production opened in Orlando in 1996 and has been so successful that creators Ramon and Antonio Riba reproduced the experience in Southern California.
One reason they chose this region is for its talent pool, brimming with entertainers who need to be close to Hollywood. In between film jobs they often work on theater productions such as Pirate's Dinner Adventure, where the pay starts at $80 per show.
The script calls for rogues, a princess and buccaneers. But serious applicants need a résumé with a specialized skill - in falling, acrobatics or even the martial arts.
"You must be very good at one thing," said Imre Baross, the show's operational and artistic director. "Then we can teach you the other parts."
Baross, a flying-trapeze artist in his native Hungary who performed the difficult "triple," has been a showman since age 10 with parts in European circus troupes, theater and films. Baross and Lanahan work together to select the cast, but they must pass the Baross test.
He immediately sends pirate candidates up the 10-meter tower for a jump. "If I see their knees shaking, I say, 'OK, come down. Go home.'"
The show's producers plan to hire roughly 40 performers, along with the 100-plus servers, cooks, stagehands and laundry experts that are already on board.
One of the most startling stunts in the show is the moon walk. The mysterious Gypsy character appears magically in the pre-show area and walks – upside down – on the ceiling. Actually, she swings her feet, one at a time, through straps that hang from the ceiling. Baross likens the dangerous-looking act to the rhythm of monkeys swinging on lines in the jungle, letting go of one rope just as it loses momentum and reaching instantly for the next one.
Becky Ohmes has been practicing the moon walk for several weeks. She and her husband, Marque, who plays the green pirate, also do an aerial act in the show. They have years of gymnastics and dance training, and they do strength training five days a week to perform their tricks.
In the aerial act, they focus on each other at all times to maintain awareness of where they are in the air. In the moon walk, Becky focuses solely on the loops for her feet.
"You have to make sure you take your foot out at the peak of the arch and keep the swing going," she said. "It's all about trusting yourself, knowing the loop can hold you."
A safety loop fits around her arm as a precaution.
"I enjoy aerial work because there's always an element of challenge to it," Becky said. "No matter how long you've done a trick, you can never afford to be complacent."
The pirate crew also must have the endurance to perform a two-hour show that includes 80 minutes of full action. That's longer and more intense than the live shows typically produced at Disneyland and Knott's Berry Farm. The show's tricks, often accompanied by cannon blasts, are launched from ropes, platforms and a floating trampoline hidden in the main stage - a 46-foot-long Spanish galleon.
Tumurhuyag Tugsuu, who plays the yellow pirate, is a sword fighter. He started off as a ballet dancer in Mongolia, moving later to troupes in New York City and New Jersey. He danced in Disney productions in Orlando, including Beauty and the Beast, but knew he wanted to be a pirate once he saw this show.
The pirates have speaking lines, however, and Tugsuu has a heavy accent. He worked on his English for almost a year before trying out, but even then nobody could understand his lines.
When Baross watched him leap and twirl, however, he saw a unique combination of grace and force that was perfect for a pirate.
"He was so talented I had to have him in my show," Baross said.
Christian Stokes, who landed a bounty hunter role, has worked for 10 years to master the art of high falls. He's also the stunt coordinator at Knott's Berry Farm.
"We're like kids out here," he said of the cast. "We get to swing again and get paid for it."
But diving head-first from a 10-foot platform is also dangerous.
Stunt performers start with short falls, practicing from the kneeling position and working up with ladders. As they gain confidence, they climb higher, always using the same technique.
"When I fall, I find a mark on the mat to see where I' m going to hit," Stokes said. "I keep my eyes on that spot all the way down. It's a nerve game. If you flip too soon, you under-rotate. Go too late and you over-rotate."
Either way, it's a disaster.
Or, as Baross said: "You have to make the most amazing things look very easy, or it's not a show And you can make a mistake only once."
CASTING CALL FOR PIRATES DINNER ADVENTURE
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>From the Dec. 20 Orange County Register:
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Producers of Pirate's Dinner Adventure in Buena Park are raiding Orange County for entertainers. Auditions, in January, will seek the following:
Talent: Acting, singing, dance, sword fighting, stunts, acrobatics, aerial acts.
Discipline: Able to practice and accurately perform precise tricks and stunts.
Teamwork: Must be trustworthy; eyes, ears and lives of the cast depend on how well the ensemble works together.
For details: Call (714) 690-1497, or visit www.piratesdinneradventure.com
SEARCHING FOR PANAMA'S PIRATE PAST
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There's a great online video and text adventure following the pirate exploits of Morgan and other pirates who crossed the isthmus of Panama in search of plunder and treasure. To follow along, set your course heading for:
http://adventures.yahoo.com/
If that bearing no longer is current, here is the fuller heading (you might need to cut and paste):
http://adventures.yahoo.com/panama;_ylt=Ahj3ptXagtdXzNCWCRdrHWzNW8sF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
Or just google "Richard Bangs Panama's Pirate Past"
[thanks to Capt. Thomas, and many others]
THE SEA ROVER'S PRACTICE
Add to yer Pirate Library ... Special Deal
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In the Sept. issue of NQG we reviewed a wonderful new book entitled "The Sea Rover's Practice", by Benerson Little, all about the pirates' tactics and techniques. John Richard Stephens of
www.DeadMenTellNoTales.com
thought it quite a good book too. He wrote:
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There's two chapters on the Tools of the Trade, one on Giving Chase, another on sacking towns and cities, and an interesting one called "Sending a Smoker and Catching a Tartar: More Stratagems at Sea", among others. I think this one will be required reading for all reenactors, so we've decided to give a special 40% discount to anyone who orders it and mentions No Quarter Given. It retails for $27.50, so your readers can get it for $16.49.
http://www.deadmentellnotales.com/page/DM/PROD/SB1/SeaRov
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READY TO INDULGE IN SOME SPECIAL POTC
PIRATE SWAG FOR YERSELF
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For the discerning pirate ready to part with some of that holiday plunder yer shipmates shared with you, and indulge in something special for themselves, you might wish to follow the bearings below to the ultimate pirate swag. The thrill of the hunt, the art of the bid, satisfaction of the prize awaits you. All have only a few days left to bid on them, so don't hesitate.
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Captain Jack original painting by Jeff Pittarelli (cousin of Patrick Pittarelli, long time NQG subscriber)
http://cgi.ebay.com/JOHNNY-DEPP-JACK-SPARROW-PIRATES-OF-CARIBBEAN-PAINTING_W0QQitemZ6592345410QQcategoryZ3987QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
OR -- just put in the key words of "Jack Sparrow painting" - it was the only one that came up for me
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Captain Jack jewelry by C and B Treasures (seen on the back cover of NQG):
http://cgi.ebay.com/POTC-Captain-Jack-Sparrow-Pirate-Ring-Sterling-Silver_W0QQitemZ5071136680QQcategoryZ67728QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
OR -- just put in the key words of "Jack Sparrow Ring" -- a couple came up, but this is the one that starts at $225.
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Gorgeous matching bracelet for the above ring, also from C and B Treasures:
I love the skeleton hand toggle on this bracelet. This bracelet would definitely command attention. It has a nice heft to it, the carvings are very detailed, and you can choose to have the simulated emerald in the skull's eye replaced with the stone of your choice (for an extra charge of course)
http://cgi.ebay.com/POTC-Captain-Jack-Sparrow-One-eyed-Skull-Bracelet_W0QQitemZ5071595608QQcategoryZ67728QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
OR -- put in the key words of "Jack Sparrow Bracelet" -- again a couple came up, this was the expensive one.
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If those are too rich for yer purse, then here's a small treasure for a few doubloons, also from C and B Treasures:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Small-Pirate-Skull-with-crossed-bones-pendant-charm_W0QQitemZ5071612886QQcategoryZ12519QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Key words of "small pirate skull charm" called only this item up.
BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS
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Despite the ravages of Hurricane Katrina, the Chalmette Battlefield will reopen for one day only to host the reenactment of the Battle of New Orleans. Come and experience the Battle of New Orleans when Baratarian pirates joined the American troops! Hear the cannons roar, smell the campfires, and listen to the participants plot the battle that would determine the future of the Louisiana Purchase and the port city of New Orleans. Chalmette Battlefield will reopen for one day only Saturday, January 7 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 8606 West St. Bernard Highway in Chalmette. Step back into the world of 1815: campfires, cannon and musket firing, military drills, soldiers and civilians, crafts and cooking demonstrations Experience the Hands On History Tent (for kids of all ages)---try on an 1815 uniform or carry a soldier's pack. Discover The Battle of New Orleans: The Drummer Boy, a new children's book based on the true story of General Andrew Jackson's 14-year-old drummer. Reenactment at Pakenham Oaks, 4:00 p.m. St. Bernard Highway at Paris Road, Chalmette. American and British troops face off in a reenactment of one of the skirmishes that led up to the Battle of New Orleans. Hosted by St. Bernard Parish. All events are free. Free parking at 700 East St. Bernard Highway (follow signs) with free shuttle to battlefield. Handicapped parking available at battlefield. See above website for details or call: (504-589-2636 ext. 1 or email:
JELA_Interpretation"AT" nps.gov
http://www.nps.gov/jela/2006flier2ndcopy.pdf
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[Here's a little more preview from Cap'n William (James MacArthur):] The Battle will feature a set-up for participants on Friday, January 6. On Saturday there will be cannon firing, musket firing, demonstrations of period cooking etc. I plan to take my new, cute little naval cannon and show the folks up-close how they're fired. There will also be battle reenactment at nearby Sidney Torres State Park (they never actually reenact battles at the actual battlefield; you figure it out!)
SOME PIRATES IN PARADISE REPORTS
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[From Daniel James:] Key West was fun but pretty quiet. We were there with ~50 of our players from Puzzle Pirates and, at least some of the time, we were pretty much 'the party' at Fort Taylor etc. It was still great fun and a fantastic location for some piratey action!
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[From Julie McEnroe, event director:] We did have lots of pirates attend... Key West is bouncing back from Wilma. We had lots of damage, but our island is really made up of a lot of resilient individuals and though everyone took huge financial losses, things seem to be coming back to normal....the fort looked absolutely outstanding...the Pirate Pub was over the top!
POTC FILMING NEWS
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Because of delays due to various hurricanes, filming on PotC 2 and 3 was scheduled to continue right through the Thanksgiving holidays. But we heard that Johnny Depp "conveniently" came down with the "flu", so all the film crew was able to go home for Thanksgiving. [thanks to Louie, and Herself]
MALLORY AND MCCALL TRY TO GET A CD RECORDING
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Those of you in Southern California might have heard Mallory and McCall performing at one of the local Renaissance or Pirate Festivals. They are a husband and wife musical group. They have an eclectic repertoire, but it includes many pirate selections. At pirate and renfaires, they dress as pirates, and some of their selections include crowd favorites of "The Pirate King", "The Derelict" and "Wet Pirate Bones". He sings, and she sings and plays melodeon (small portable foot-powered organ). They are sometimes joined by others of their crew. We have encouraged them for years to record a CD, and now they are working on it, but they need a little help. Here's your opportunity to assist some very deserving musicians. See the announcement below for details:
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We are offering charter membership in the "Let’s Get Mallory & McCall’s CD Recorded" project. Charter members will be entitled to receive a preview self-published, guaranteed-home-made songbook (words and music) for the upcoming (we hope) CD, which has a working title of "And Then We Wrote–And Rewrote" This will be a collection of both original and adapted songs we have written through the years. Our originals will include, among others, This is My Night to Howl (the Werewolf’s song), Aces & Eights (the Death of James Butler Hickock), and That Old Fashioned Mummy of Mine (in honor of King Tut’s visits in 1978 and 2005).
The special material we have put together for our act by re-writing old songs will include, among others, our versions of The Derelict (15 Men on the Dead Man’s Chest), Wet Pirate Bones (from Dry Bones), and Cats on the Rooftops-Catty Version. We may even throw in some of Mallory’s evocative poetry. Most of the songs are quirky, funny and just fun. Soon (hopefully) the proto-CD will follow, and if you ask, you will be given a free copy of both the booklet and the CD when (and, we have to say, if) they happen. Charter membership in the LGM&McCDR Project is a minimum donation of $15.
If you want to help the LGM&McCDR Project, send a check or money order payable to Mallory Geller
Janus Music
PO Box 191084
Las Angeles, CA 90019
COMMENTS ABOUT THE PREVIOUS NEWSLETTER
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Black Rory Harper, who must have found some interesting plunder at http://www.piratesxxx.com/
, commented:
Bloopers?? I had no idea that porn DVDs included Bloopers. It boggles the imagination.
Director: "CUT, cut, cut...that's NOT where your cutlass is supposed to go! Let's do it again, People!...."
Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
Priest Pierre Labat's description of a fellow passenger aboard the French buccaneer ship La Loire--
"A young man full of courage, who had performed marvels when the English attacked Martinique in 1692; he was loved by the entire crew -- except by the cabin boys, whom he was careful to have whipped every day."
EARLY DECEMBER PIRATE UPDATE - Dec.
7, 2005
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NQG Holiday Subscription offer
Pirate Santa
End of Hurricane Season
Captain Jack is Back (trailer links)
and lastly, an X-rated Pirate Movie
Heads up me lads and lasses,
Good news -- the September issue of No Quarter Given was sent out last Friday. Those of you with 1st class delivery subscriptions should be getting your copy any day now, if it hasn't arrived already. For those of you with basic bulk delivery subscriptions, the arrival date of your copy depends on how far away you are from California, and whether you live in a postal region with a least ten other subscribers (those get bundled up separately for more direct shipment). Delivery can take up to 30 days I'm told. Thus, for future speedier deliveries, you might consider giving No Quarter Given as a Holiday gift to nine other shipmates who live near you (see Gift offer below).
The November issue of No Quarter Given is part way done, and should be sent out in about a week's time. I have a month off right now from my studies, so I will use this time to get the January issue done, and get a head start on the March and May issues. Thus, the January issue should be out pretty much on schedule, and hopefully so will the March and May issues too.
BLATANT COMMERICAL PLUG
NQG EMAIL SPECIAL ------- GIFT SUBSCRIPTION OFFER
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Through Dec. 31, 2005, give a gift subscription of No Quarter Given to your shipmates at the usual subscription rates, and we will send an extra issue to you as well. If you are a current subscriber, we will extend your subscription by an extra issue. If you are not a current subscriber, we will send you the November issue of No Quarter Given. (Make sure you give us your address, as well as the address of yer shipmate who the gift is for). We will include a note to yer shipmate telling them of yer generosity to them (be sure to tell us which of your aliases or names we should use on the note).
Payments can be made online through Paypal, or you may send your doubloons via the post.
--For subscription details, go to: http://www.noquartergiven.net/collection.htm
--For a printable order form: http://www.noquartergiven.net/orderfor.htm
SPECIAL OFFER CODEWORD: in the notes section of the Paypal form, or somewhere on the order form you mail in, write: "TORTUGA"
COME TELL PIRATE SANTA
WHAT YOU WISH TO FIND IN
YOUR CHRISTMAS SEA BAG
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Pirates N' Plunder will host Pirate Santa, Saturday, December 10th, at 2:00 pm.
Craftsmen & Vendors of Medieval Reenactment will be at the shoppe all day for your 12th Night & Holiday gift needs from 11am until 9pm.
Holiday refreshments will be served for merriment.
7013 Greenleaf, Whittier, CA
562-698-9400
http://www.pirates-n-plunder.com
---[Note: No Quarter Given will be on hand -- we'll have a good supply of Buccaneer Buttons and Wooden Pins for stocking stuffers, Pirate Stationery in various colors, including red or green -- good for those ransom notices and Christmas letters, as well as our regular publications]
END OF HURRICANE SEASON
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At last week's Pirates in Paradise Festival in Key West they held the 2nd annual End of Hurricane Season Celebration (though Hurricane Epsilon was still churning away out in the Atlantic somewhere). The celebration made the National Public Radio News. You can hear the archived report here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5034136
CAPTAIN JACK IS BACK
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Links to teaser trailers for "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
For trailer and still photos: http://www.deadmentellnotales.com/onlinetexts/potc/piratesofthecaribbean2.shtml
Smaller trailer version: http://elflady.com/legolasgreenleaf/multimedia/potc2_trailer1.wmv
Larger trailer version: http://www.elflady.com/orlandolove/showthread.php?t=6892
Also: http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/piratesofthecaribbeandeadmanschest.html
[thanks to Sabre, and Blackhearted Pearl]
X-RATED PIRATE MOVIE
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http://www.piratesxxx.com/
Review and purchase details:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=18503
Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
"They're a bit like chicken fillets really. You can hit people with them!"
-talking about her temporary breast implants for Pirates - Keira Knightley
BLACKBEARD'S LAST STAND UPDATE -
Nov. 22, 2005
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Blackbeard's Last Supper
Pirate Queen -- the Musical
Somalian Pirates
Hawaiian Chieftain
International Pirate Day
Pirate Tales and Beyond
... and much more
Heads up me buckos,
We wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving on Thursday. But more importantly, today is the anniversary of the death of the Archpyrate Edward Teach, more commonly known as Blackbeard. See below for a celebration of his last supper.
Just an update status note: the September issue of No Quarter Given is almost completed, and I have a good start on the November issue. September should be sent out sometime next week, and the November issue should follow soon after. My most humble apologies to all of you who are subscribers to the magazine version of No Quarter Given -- I was totally unprepared for how much time my current course of studies for a Teacher's Credential would involve (I do believe, however, I am getting straight A's so far). I will use the Thanksgiving Weekend, and the Winter Holiday Break to catch up, and also get a good start on the Janaury issue as well.
We must also apologize NQG will not be making an appearance at the Pirates in Paradise Festival next week. My studies prevented me from taking so much time off, but Capt. MacLeod had been planning to go. He was going to voyage overland to Key West with a couple of shipmates, but unforeseen circumstances just learned about yesterday will prevent him from attending as well. We will miss all our pirate friends from far flung waters, but hope you all have a great time in Key West this year.
http://www.piratesinparadise.com/
BLACKBEARD'S LAST SUPPER
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On the night before his death November 22, 1718 Edward Teach stayed up drinking. The devil incarnate flushed from drink talked of his hidden fortune, one so protected that no one but himself and the devil knew where it lay.
287 years later we invite you to raise a glass and applaud the man who has inspired us all at our annual Blackbeard’s Last Supper
Drink from the Skull itself!
Saturday November 26 7:00pm-11:00pm
at Rosemary’s Billygoat / 4519 Sunset Blvd.
(Right across the street from Vons at Sunset & Virgil)
Strong ale, wine, Home-made rum & fine food will be available free to all buccaneers inside the Galleon Pub.
Sexy Pirate Burlesque shows start at 9pm!
Best Dressed & Worst Mannered pirate booty prizes!
Suggested donation of $5 for boarding will help keep us afloat- you want free booze and we want to see you alter course!
For more information about the event email piratebec"AT" aol.com
Burlesque talent features erotic & exotic acts by www.bleudahliaburlesque.com
PIRATE QUEEN THE MUSICAL
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http://www.thepiratequeen.com/
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - The biggest Broadway news of the week comes from the creators of "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon," Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg.
They have a major musical in the wings about a real-life female pirateer named Grace O'Malley, circa 1530-1606, called "The Pirate Queen." It'll world premiere in Chicago next October 3, then open in New York before the end of the 2006-07 season.
This is the first Boublil-Schonberg show with an American creative and design team; Frank Galati directs, choreography is by Mark Dandy. It'll also have a cast of 40, and no casting has yet been set.
[Ed. note -- Anyone want to try out for the cast?... Thanks to Barracuda and Sabre]
SOMALIAN PIRATES
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The Pirates of Somalia have been very active of late, but really came to the notice of the news when recently a luxury liner ship captain was able to fend off an attack. Here's a brief summary from the BBC and AP:
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Sunday, November 6, 2005. 7:08am (AEDT)
CRUISE SHIP REPELS GUN-TOTING PIRATES
Pirates have fired on a cruise ship carrying hundreds of European and American tourists off the coast of Somalia.
The ship, which was carrying about 300 passengers and crew, was about 100 miles off the coast of Somalia, in an area notorious for pirate activity.
Passengers say they woke up to the sound of shots, as pirates in at least two speed boats fired a rocket-propelled grenade and machine guns at the ship.
The ship's operator say the crew immediately initiated a trained response - they used a loud acoustic "bang" to repel the attackers.
Passengers were asked to stay below decks because of the danger from gunfire.
One crew member suffered minor injuries from flying debris, but there were no other casualties.
- BBC
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Pirate Attack Repelled by Cruise Ship Crew
By JENNIFER KAY, Associated Press Writer
Sat Nov 5, 4:08 PM ET
MIAMI - Pirates fired a rocket-propelled grenade and machine guns Saturday in an attack on a luxury cruise liner off the east African coast, the vessel's owners said.
Two armed boats approached the Seabourn Spirit about 100 miles off the coast of Somalia and fired as the boats' occupants attempted to get onboard, said Bruce Good, a spokesman for Miami-based Seabourn Cruise Line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corp.
The ship outran them and changed its course.
"Our suspicion at this time is that the motive was theft," Good said, adding that the crew had been trained for "various scenarios, including people trying to get on the ship that you don't want on the ship." The attackers never got close enough to board the Spirit, but one member of the 161-person crew was injured by shrapnel, said Debrah Natansohn, president of the cruise line.
Press Association, the British news agency, said passengers awoke to the sound of gunfire as two 25-foot inflatable boats approached the liner. Edith Laird of Seattle, who was traveling on the ship with her daughter and a friend, told British Broadcasting Corp. TV in an e-mail that her daughter saw the pirates out of their window.
"There were at least three rocket-propelled grenades that hit the ship, one in a state room," Laird wrote. "We had no idea that this ship could move as fast as it did and (the captain) did his best to run down the pirates."
The vessel's 151 passengers, mostly Americans with some Australians and Europeans, were gathered in a lounge for their safety, Good said. None were injured.
The Spirit had been bound for Mombasa, Kenya, at the end of a 16-day voyage from Alexandria, Egypt. It was expected to reach the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean on Monday, and then continue on its previous schedule to Singapore, company officials said.
The 10,000-ton cruise ship, registered in the Bahamas, sustained minor damage, Good said. "They took some fire, but it's safe to sail," he said.
Piracy along the Somalia coast is common — several ships a month are attacked or hijacked, with valuables stolen and crews held for ransom. Somalia's 1,880-mile coastline is Africa's longest, and the country has had no effective central government since opposition leaders ousted dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. They then turned on each other, transforming
this nation of 7 million into a patchwork of battling fiefdoms ruled by heavily armed militias.
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Passengers Describe Thwarted Pirate Attack
'I Could Tell the Guy Firing the Bazooka Was Smiling'
By BISHR EL-TOUNI, AP
MAHE, Seychelles (Nov. 7) - Pirates who attacked a cruise ship off the coast of Somalia grinned as they aimed grenade-launchers and machine guns at the deck and staterooms, some passengers said Monday, recounting the ordeal after safely docking in this Indian Ocean archipelago.
The ship escaped by shifting to high speed and changing course, and the cruise line said Monday the crew also used a sonic weapon, which blasts earsplitting noise in a directed beam, as it tried to ward off the attack.
"I tell you, it was a very frightening experience," Charles Supple, of Fiddletown, Calif., said by phone.
The retired physician and World War II veteran said he started to take a photograph of a pirate craft, and "the man with the bazooka aimed it right at me and I saw a big flash.
"Needless to say, I dropped the camera and dived. The grenade struck two decks above and about four rooms further forward," he said. "I could tell the guy firing the bazooka was smiling."
The Seabourn Spirit had been bound for Kenya when it was attacked by pirates armed with grenade launchers and machine guns on Saturday about 100 miles off Somalia's lawless coast.
The sonic device that helped ward off the attack, known as a Long Range Acoustic Device, or LRAD, is a so-called "non-lethal weapon" developed for the military after the 2000 attack on the USS Cole in Yemen as a way to keep operators of small boats from approaching U.S. warships. Makers of the device compare its shrill tone to that of smoke detectors, only much louder.
The gunmen never got close enough to board the cruise ship, but one member of the 161-person crew was injured by shrapnel, according to the Miami-based Seabourn Cruise Line, a subsidiary of Carnival Corp.
Relieved holiday-makers praised the ship's captain for foiling the attack, but some said they were lucky to escape with their lives.
A woman survived an explosion in her stateroom simply because she was taking a bath at the time. Others flung themselves to the floor to avoid bullets that were zipping through the ship, Charles Forsdick, of Durban, South Africa, told Associated Press Television News.
Bob Meagher of Sydney, Australia, said he climbed out of bed and went to the door of his cabin shortly before 6 a.m. after hearing a commotion outside.
"I saw a white-hulled boat with men in it waving various things and shooting at the ship -- at that stage it appeared to be rifle fire," he told Australian radio.
"My wife said, 'Look, they're loading a bazooka,' which we later discovered was called an RPG (rocket-propelled grenade) launcher."
"There was a flash of flame and then a huge boom -- a terrible boom sound," he said, adding the grenade hit about 10 feet from where they were.
The liner had been at the end of a 16-day voyage from Alexandria, Egypt.
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Monday that the attackers might have been terrorists. Others said the attack bore the hallmarks of pirates who have become increasingly active off Somalia, which has no navy and has not had an effective central government since 1991.
AP Business Writer John Pain contributed to this report from Miami.
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Here's several more reports for your perusal:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4410826.stm
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[thanks to a whole slew of you: Bob Weber, Liberté Sparrow, Captain Thomas Tucker, Zita Doyle, Jim McArthur, Sarah,
HAWAIIAN CHIEFTAIN
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Recently, the "Hawaiian Cheiftain" was bought and taken to the East Coast and renamed. Those of us who had sailed upon her in many a sea battle, were very sad to see her go. Then many things went sour, and now the foundation behind the "Lady Washington", the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority (GHHSA) has rescued her. They bought her, and are bringing her back to the West Coast. She needed a lot of fixing up. This means there is now a greater need for crew and for financial support at the GHHSA. For more details see the press release below, and the accounts on the home page of:
http://ladywashington.org/
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PRESS RELEASE from Capt Les Bolton, Exec. Director of GHHSA:
November 10, 2005
13:00 EST the Tall Ship Hawaiian Chieftain departed the dock in Greenport, New York bound for San Diego, California via the Panama Canal. After entering the Pacific Ocean she will sail north to rendezvous with the Tall Ship Lady Washington in Southern California. The two ships will then sail in company northbound to Hawaiian Chieftain’s new homeport in Westport, Washington.
Tonight the Hawaiian Chieftain will anchor in Little Neck Bay, New York and tomorrow morning she will proceed through Hell’s Gate with the ebbing tide. After a salute to friends and fellow sailors at South Street Seaport, they will set a course past Liberty Island for the open sea.
Although her next scheduled port of call is Miami, weather on the East Coast may cause our ship’s Captain to deviate from the plan for the safety of our ship and crew.
Once in Miami they will fuel up, take on provisions and clear outbound customs for the downwind run through the Windward Passage to Panama.
While in Miami the ship will also receive a new ship’s computer and satellite phone which will ensure daily e-mail updates of the voyage progress. As we did with the Lady Washington on her return from the Caribbean, we will forward these reports along with other information, photos, weather and related website information (You can watch online as the ship travels through the Panama Canal!).
If you would like to receive the Hawaiian Chieftain’s Ship’s Log, just send an e-mail to our Marine Operations Manager, Bob Kennedy at
ghhsabob"AT" comcast.net and on the subject line write Subscribe HAWAIIAN CHIEFTAIN log.
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Those of you who knew the Hawaiian Cheiftain before she left our Pacific Coast waters, and her captain Ian McIntyre, will enjoy this.
http://www.hanahou.com/sailingthewinds.htm
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INTERNATIONAL PIRATE DAY
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A student, Joe Birch, from Leeds, England has declared Nov.4 as International Pirate Day. Apparently this is meant as an excuse to have a pirate, dress and talk like a pirate, and drink lots of rum. Reports say it caught on elsewhere, mostly among college students, and there were several parties.
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[From Cap'n Slappy of the Talk Like a Pirate Day guys:] As for this NEW pirate day … If our brave friend wants to try to establish a second “Pirate Day” – more power to him! Ours has evolved from just talking like pirates to talking and dressing like pirates to talking, dressing and getting blottoed like pirates! We think the pirate community has embraced September 19th as Their Holiday ...
PIRATE TALES AND BEYOND
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The Delaware Museum of Art has a special exhibit (for children, it seems) called Pirate Tales and Beyond: The Adventures of Rip Squeak and Friends: October 22, 2005-January 29, 2006
http://www.delart.org/
http://www.delart.org/exhibitions/rip_squeak.html
This is the same museum that is home to the Howard Pyle & His Students Collection -- which contains many pirate illustrations:
http://www.delart.org/collections/pyle/hp_home.html
[thanks to Sarah the Anglophile Dryad and Pirate]
FLOTSAM & JETSAM
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Pirate Monkeys, Inc. (for a laugh, check out the merchandise and the 'How to Pillage" article)
http://piratemonkeysinc.com/pirate/index.htm
[thanks to Sheri Godwin]
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2006 Naughty Wenches Calendar
>From Tongue-in-Cheek Productions, PO Box 352, Mountlake Terrace, WA
We should have the calendar available around Thanksgiving.....great fundraiser $5.25 ea. or order100+ and only $5.00 each..retail for $10.00 to#12.00....inc. shipping....also have T-shirts, mugs,sweatshirts..beer steins etc.. available
at www.cafepress.com/wickedpirates
.or e-mail me at tongueincheekprod"AT" yahoo.com
or call me (206) 992-7117...Thanks Ken Boisse
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Hey, I don't know if Target carries these nationally, but today I found a pirate nutcracker (complete with parrot!) for sale in a local Target store!
Kathy (of Hanover, MD)
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50 foot Viking ship made of ice cream sticks:
http://www.seaheartship.com
[thanks to Crimson Tim]
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Pfffirate: Very cute inflatable pirate animation
http://www.milkandcookies.com/links/20058/details/
[thanks to Lance Oszko]
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Pirates of the Caribbean (the Disney ride, not the movie) toys:
http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazines/toyfare/TF20050914-pirates.cfm
[thanks to Silvara]
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WALT DISNEY ON PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
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And speaking of the Pirates of the Caribbea ride, here's a link to an article in the Disney Insider:
http://disney.go.com/inside/issues/stories/v050809.html
WE GET LETTERS
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[From Capt. Tucker:]
Jamaica, saw Scurvy's little note about the pirate skeleton doll at Walgreens that talks and sings. Well, I have to confess that when I saw this little guy at the drug store a couple of weeks ago, I stood there and played with it til the batteries went dead! The store managment were not pleased with this behaviour and I had to flee the authorities, plus I did not get the doll either! Arrrhh!
Capt. Tom
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[Reply from the original poster:]
Christine
I LOVE your updates! They are almost better than the mailings! Thank you for mentioning my find! Capt, Tom should have bought it! It has become quite the conversation piece in my home, and I plan to leave him hangin' about year round!
Suzie
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Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
Blackbeard shouted across to Lt. Maynard: "Damnation seize my soul if I give you quarter or take any from you."
The reply from Maynard was "I expect no quarter from you, nor shall I give any."
---An exchange shouted between Blackbeard's and Maynard's vessels shortly before the final battle, November 22, 1718.
EARLY NOVEMBER PIRATE UPDATE - Nov.
22, 2005
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Hurricane Wilma Update
Pirates in Paradise On Schedule
POTC 2 and 3 Update
Blackbeard Mini-Series
Talk Like a Pirate Day Update
Hawaiian Chieftain Returns to the West Coast
Heads up me buckos,
Many of you who are subscribers have been inquiring regarding the whereabouts of the September issue of No Quarter Given. Well... the Spanish have been conducting a lot of raids on us of late, and most of our efforts have gone into fighting them off. So the September issue is running much later than I hoped. Very late indeed. My deepest apologies to those of you who are subscribers. But it should be along shortly - hopefully next week. Expect the November issue to be sent out over a month late as well (I expect to have a respite in my duties during December when I plan to make a serious dent in catching up). Then I hope to be able to be more on time with the January issue.
Meanwhile, let me take a little time out from getting the issue ready, and give you some of the latest news of a piratical bent.
WILMA LEFT HER MARK
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[Capt. Roberts of Marooned, from Naples, FL:]
By St. Elmo's fiery balls that was a doozy of a storm! Marco Island and Everglades city (just south of us) took the direct hit, but we in Naples got the worst of the winds at landfall (measuring up to 125 mph at the Collier County Emergency Management Center). My wife and I shuttered up the house, hunkered down with the cats and rode it out. I actually had to run out into the storm twice (once after each tornado warning actually) to pull in storm shutters that had come loose and were threatening to come through the windows. The aftermath is pretty impressive. They're saying a billion in damages here in Collier county, most of it so widespread that it will fall underneath the insurance deductibles.
Mostly though? Wilma has been a big inconvenience for most people. That's it. There are those who took major hits, and my heart does go out to them, but the majority of people in Naples came through this remarkably well. I only know of two deaths during the storm, and one was of natural causes.
As for our home? Our screen repairman was here today and he'll be back tomorrow (word of advice, when a storm is coming call repairmen BEFORE the storm to get an appointment, canceling is easier than getting a quick appointment after the storm) and we'll be doing a lot of new landscaping. That's it. The house is fine, we're fine and we got power back yesterday.
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[From Rianna aka Scarlotte the Harlotte, The Pyrates of Tortuga Florida Keys]:
Just an update for you in South Florida and the Keys. It was pretty much mass devastation. I've heard briefly from friends in West Palm Beach and Marathon via cell phone. West Palm and Ft. Lauderdale look like Ground Zero, as does Marathon and Key West. Businesses and trailer parks on the Gulf side of the Keys were hit hard, taking on significant damage, some being totally destroyed. On top of businesses taking a hit, vehicles were flooded. Some places took on 4-5 feet of water, especially in Key West. I spoke with Chuck Priest (Captain Barracuda) yesterday morning, and he told me that his truck is a total loss. He and his family had about 2 feet of water in their house. All the vehicles on the street became "boats." He said the only thing that stopped his truck from coming in through the glass sliding doors was the tires getting stuck on the door track. All this damage from the back side of the storm. It had already passed the Keys when the Gulf started coming up in people's yards.
Since I work for one of the papers in Marathon, I'll have some pictures soon from the devastation at least in the Middle Keys. I haven't heard much from anyone else, but those that I did hear from said the water was waist deep in some places, and not much lower in others as the storm subsided.
As I hear things I'll pass them on to keep you informed. Thank goodness the cold front came through. Maybe that's the last that Florida will see for a while.
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[From Don Maitz:] I hope our friends in Key West are ok as they got the southern eye wall and that packed the most punch as far as wind force. There was 5 ft. of flooding in parts of Key West but I do not know which parts. What I saw on TV, Key Largo wasn't too bad. No boats lifted out of the water and thrown into buildings like some storms have done.
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For more about the Keys after Hurricane Wilma, go to: http://www.fla-keys.com/
Click on the Wilma update on the right hand side for more details.
PIRATES IN PARADISE
STILL ON SCHEDULE AFTER WILMA
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[From Julie McEnroe, director of the Pirates in Paradise festival:]
Hi Christine, we are A OK here in Key West. The Wolf (thanks to the best crew in the world) was one of only 6 ships left standing in the boatyard and had no damage. There was lots of flooding (not in my temporary home) and over 60 % of the island has
at least a foot of water. Many of the waterfront resorts sustained serious damage, but they are all resilient and should be back in operation shortly. We are advising everyone with lodging reservations [for Pirates in Paradise] to confirm with their hotel. Everything is still on for the festival. In fact, Fred Willard confirmed that they are still coming and he will be attending the festival on Saturday, December 3 to shoot footage for his new Travel Channel Show, Fred Does Festivals.
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Go to http://www.piratesinparadise.com
for a more detailed report Key West's recovery after Hurricane Wilma's visit, as well as for detailed plans for this years Pirates in Paradise festival.
This year's Official 2nd Annual End of Hurricane Season Party should be quite the celebration, as NOAA's meteorologist Matt Strahan smashes the Conch Republic Barometer.
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FANTASY FEST
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Hurricane Wilma forced the Key West Fantasy Fest (sort of their version of Mardi Gras, only usually done around Halloween) to be postponed. It will be the week following Pirates in Paradise (Dec. 7 through Dec. 11). And the parade on Saturday, Dec.10, is headed up by a pirate, ... Captain Morgan. So those of you who can, you might want to extend your visit in Key West a little longer, and take in this festival as well.
http://www.fantasyfest.net/
POTC 2/3 UPDATE
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[From Captain Jackie, http://www.ohjohnny.net
:]
Filming for Pirates of the Caribbean had resumed in the Caribbean in late Sept. The Black Pearl has been outfitted with working cannons, her gunports open, and they fire in sequence. You can see photos and a video of it at:
http://www.the-bahama-islands.com/piratesofcaribbean.html
Most of the filming is now taking place around Grand Bahama Island, and in the 'tank' they constructed for water shoots.
Filming for POTC2/3 was suspended two weeks ago due to the threat of hurricane Wilma. The cast and crew were flown from the area. [Ed. note: Our friend on the sailing crew, Louie Lambie, was home for just a few days, but returned right away]
There are now several more ships involved in the filming, and they are doing predominately sea shots. The Chinese pirates for 3 are also now filming, so they are doing 1/4th POTC2 and 3/4's POTC3 at this time.
For spoilers, go to: http://www.ohjohnny.net/potc2/rumorscentral.html
Many of Jack's crew, including Martin Klebba, will have action figures. Martin was in the first movie as the little person on Jack's crew. Also back is Gibbs. For the latests news keep an eye on my News & Rumors pages:
http://www.ohjohnny.net/potc2/potc2new28.html
On a side note: Johnny Depp is being honored with a Tribute by AFI on November 11th, with a premier screening of his newest film, "The Libertine" that night.
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[From Bob Brinkman]: Russian website with lots of photos from the POTC 2/3 movies (text is in Russian, but the photos look good):
http://www.filmz.ru/pub/8/5483_1.htm
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[From John Bourdage]: Lots of POTC news: http://filmforce.ign.com/objects/570/570328.html
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New POTC toys announced: http://www.thegd.com/
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WALT DISNEY ON
"PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN"
The Ride, not the Movie
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http://disney.go.com/inside/issues/stories/v050809.html
A RACING LIFE FOR ME
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[From Lance Oszko and Liberté:] Website and article about a racing sailboat sponsored by Disney:
http://www.blackpearlracing.com
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OUT_THE_BLACK_PEARL?SITE=HIHAD&SECTION=ENTERTAINMENT&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
(it's long so you might have to cut and paste the URL)
RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN IN "BLACKBEARD"
Portrays the corrupt Governor Eden
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This is quite exciting -- a 4 hour mini-series for Hallmark, to air next June (just before PotC 2 comes out) -- finally a pirate movie (well, mini-series actually) based somewhat on the actual history (we hope). They advertise it as being a "slightly fictionalized take on the tales of the pirate Blackbeard." Along with Richard Chamberlain, look for Angus MacFadyen (Robert the Bruce in Braveheart) to play Blackbeard , Stacy Keach (Hornigold), Rachel Ward,
http://www.richard-chamberlain.info/Blackbeard/
http://www.cinescape.com/0/editorial.asp?aff_id=0&obj_id=49512&this_cat=Television
[thanks Cascabel & Mad Eye Mitch]
TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY POSTMORTEM
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What the Pirate Guys did on their day: http://www.gtconnect.com/articles/2004/09/20/news/top_story/mon01.txt
[thanks to John Bourdage]
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Speaking of the Talk Like a Pirate Guys, their new book, "Pirattitude: So you Want to Be a Pirate" (look for a review in the next NQG) has gone into it's SECOND printing. Congratulations Capt. Slappy and Ol' Chumbucket!!
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
ANOTHER TALL SHIP IN GRAYS HARBOR
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[From Capt. Les Bolton -- Oct. 28, 2005:] When Lady Washington, the Tall Ship Ambassador for the State of Washington, sails back into her homeport of Grays Harbor next spring, she will be sailing in good company. Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority, the non-profit organization in Aberdeen that owns and operates Lady Washington has just expanded their fleet of vessels with the purchase of the 103-foot Tall Ship Hawaiian Chieftain. The Hawaiian Chieftain, is currently located in Massachusetts and will be spending the next week preparing for the 6,000 mile voyage back to the west coast. Current plans call for her to rendezvous with Lady Washington in San Diego, California in early January. Sailing up the coast in the spring, the ships will be visiting Columbia River ports in May and early June, and sailing home over the Grays Harborne through September Hawaiian Chieftain will be sailing daily from the Islander Resort in Westport.
bar on June 13, 2006.
THINGS TO BUY & LOOK OUT FOR
-- Holiday Shopping for Buccaneers--
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[The Suz aka Scurvy:] Have you seen this yet? I bought the last two at my local Walgreens today! He is verry funny! It has three different sayings in a great pirate voice, and then sings and dances to "Get down tonight". The song is not to great, but you can just press the button to stop, and then press again to hear the sayings. Made by Gemmy Industries Corp. in China.
http://www.gemmy.com/product.cfm?productId=21967
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[From John Bourdage:] Ron Barzo Playsets: http://www.barzso.com/pirates.html
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[From Mark Shanks]: Some pirate games past and present fer yer consideration, a definitive 52 item listing...
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listid=9563&pageID=1
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/81207
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[More from Mark Shanks:]
Since I sent me last message, I discovered a source for games that provides excellent service and the lowest prices - Boards and Bits...
http://www.boardsandbits.com/
Since they offer $10 flat fee for shipping, I decided to bulk up and "order 'em all"
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Skallywaggs -- great new game -- look for review in next No Quarter Given, but in the meantime visit their website:
http://www.skallywaggs.com/
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Custom Glass Carvings -- really wow that pirate love of your life, or impress yer crew with some great interior decorations for the vessel (check the "For Sale" page for an awesome version of the HMS Bounty):
http://www.customglasscarvings.com/
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
MONSTER HOUSE PIRATE VERSION?
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Seems there's been a keelhauling at the Monster House compound. Heard there's been either a mass mutiny, or the crew's been disbanded. My contact for the Pirate Version of the Monser House is not replying to me, so he may no longer be there. I was originally told the Pirate Monster House would air Oct. 11, but that did not happen. I'm not sure when it is to appear now. Anyone with any news, send it our way, and I'll share with the crew.
[From Black Hearted Pearl}:"Perhaps we could start bombarding the Discovery channel website with requests to see the Monster House "Pirate House" edition. I have been a fan of Damon Stern's Monster House from the beginning. I think Monster House is feeling the pressure from Extreme Makeover Home Edition. In my mind, these are two totally different shows. However, it has become more difficult to catch Monster House and I even have my DVR set to catch them all. There's a chance it may never be aired unless we band together, as pirates do, and hold a sword to Discovery Channel's throat.Here is the contact information for Monster House through Original Productions.Monster House Contact
http://www.monsterhouse.tv/contactus.htm
Discovery Channel Viewer Relations http://extweb.discovery.com/viewerrelations
"I say, "Let begin the bombardment! Fire in the hole!" Fire away with the emails.
CORSAIRS -- THE MUSICAL GROUP
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The Corsairs have recently announced, that after performing for 10 YEARS, due to several reasons they are taking a year hiatus from performing. That means -- they're taking a break for one year during 2006. But they plan to be back bigger and better than ever. Get more details on their website, and meanwhile, you can still buy their music:
http://www.corsairs.com/
AHOY ALL HANDS!
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[From Capt. Thomas Tucker, Heartofoakhmrg"AT" aol.com
]:
As some of you have heard I'll be filming at Ft. King George this next weekend, Nov. 12 and the question has come up, "What am I paying?"
Bill Marquis has these really cool t-shirts that he sells, they have a period cartoon of militia [[early 1800s] with some popping jay officer prancing around out in front and the caption reads, "I FILM FOR FOOD"!
Well, this is worse, if you help me out, you will be filming for nothing,.... except to help me create a historically intelligent documentary about the Rev. War. Without
volunteer help, I cant make this film. That is it.
But, the results of finishing this film will be the ability to get funding for future projects. and this will enable me to go and start a whole new era in historical film making.
... On the weekend of Nov. 12th at FKG, no one at the site is expected or should feel obligated to help out, but those who want to are welcome and I will really appreciate any help I can get.
[Ed. note -- those interested, contact Capt. Tucker at his email given above]
FLOTSAM & JETSAM
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Pirate PT cruiser: http://www.piratept.com/index.html
[thanks to Shari]
Women's soccer team uses pirate motivation [long so you might need to copy and paste] - [thanks to Capt. Morgan]:
http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051011/SPORTS0602/510110361/1002/SPORTS
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There is Treasure to be found [thanks to Deb Williams]:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16715733-13762,00.html
http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?article_class=5&no=250194&rel_no=1
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More Treasure: [thanks to Lance}: http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8054
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If Pirates Rules (very funny) - [thanks again to Lance]:
http://www.worth1000.com/cache/contest/contestcache.asp?contest_id=4122&display=photoshop#entries
http://www.worth1000.com/cache/contest/contestcache.asp?contest_id=7383&display=photoshop#entries
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Pirates of the Burning Sea -- new online pirate game -- sign up for the Beta test:
http://www.flyinglab.com/pirates/index.php
Impressive screen shots can be seen at: http://www.flyinglab.com/pirates/logs.php?log_select=4158
[thanks to John Burnham]
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Pride of Baltimore dismasted -- a sad story:
http://www.sailtraininginternational.org/page.asp?partid=337
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ERRATA TO NAVAL ASSAULT GOLD
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Regarding an item in the last newsletter about Naval Assault Gold: [From Alex Bernardi]: No, you misunderstood me... I'll NEVER take it down!!!!!! ^_^' I only sayd that if downloading it will overload my server, it will become again available in the first day of the next month, that is: if we suppose (but I don't think so, if readers are only 500) september 25 downloaders have used all the 11GB of traffic available, other downloaders will have to wait 'til October 1st to download it!!!! Sorry for the mistake, and also please correct: "in a modified, upgraded version of Naval Assault Gold, modified by Alex Bernardi." into: "in a modified and upgraded version of Naval Assault Gold, by Alex Bernardi."
THE MODERN-DAY TRAFALGAR
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[found making the rounds of late, in *honor* of the recent Trafalgar Bicentennial]
Nelson: "Order the signal, Hardy."
Hardy: "Aye, sir."
Nelson: "Hold on...... that's not what I dictated to the signal officer. What's the meaning of this?"
Hardy: "Sorry sir?"
Nelson (reading aloud): "England expects every person to do his duty, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, religious persuasion or disability". ".......What gobbledygook is this?"
Hardy: "Admiralty policy, I'm afraid, sir. We're an equal opportunities employer now. We had the devil's own job getting 'England' past the censors, lest it be considered racist."
Nelson: "Gadzooks, Hardy. Hand me my pipe and tobacco."
Hardy: "Sorry sir. All naval vessels have been designated smoke-free working environments."
Nelson: "In that case, break open the rum ration. Let us splice the main brace to steel the men before battle."
Hardy: "The rum ration has been abolished, Admiral. It's part of the Government's policy on binge drinking."
Nelson: "Good heavens, Hardy. I suppose we'd better get on with it....full speed ahead."
Hardy: "I think you'll find that there's a 4 knot speed limit in this stretch of water."
Nelson: "Damn it man! We are on the eve of the greatest sea battle in history. We must advance with all dispatch. Report from the crow's nest please."
Hardy: "That won't be possible, sir."
Nelson: "What?"
Hardy: "Health and safety have closed the crow's nest, sir. No harness. And they said that rope ladder doesn't meet regulations.They won't let anyone up there until a proper scaffolding can be erected."
Nelson: "Then get me the ship's carpenter without delay, Hardy."
Hardy: "He's busy knocking up a wheelchair access to the fo'c'sle,Admiral."
Nelson: "Wheelchair access? I've never heard anything so absurd."
Hardy: "Health and safety again, sir. We have to provide a barrier-free environment for the differently abled."
Nelson: "Differently abled? I've only one arm and one eye and I refuse even to hear mention of the word. I didn't rise to the rank of admiral by playing the disability card."
Hardy: "Actually, sir, you did. The Royal Navy is under- represented in the areas of visual impairment and limb deficiency."
Nelson: "Whatever next? Give me full sail. The salt spray beckons."
Hardy: "A couple of problems there too, sir. Health and safety won't let the crew up the rigging without hard hats. And they don't want anyone breathing in too much salt - haven't you seen the adverts?"
Nelson: "I've never heard such infamy. Break out the cannon and tell the men to stand by to engage the enemy."
Hardy: "The men are a bit worried about shooting at anyone, Admiral."
Nelson: "What? This is mutiny."
Hardy: "It's not that, sir. It's just that they're afraid of being charged with murder if they actually kill anyone. There's a couple of legal-aid lawyers on board, watching everyone like hawks."
Nelson: "Then how are we to sink the Frenchies and the Spanish?"
Hardy: "Actually, sir, we're not."
Nelson: "We're not?"
Hardy: "No, sir. The Frenchies and the Spanish are our European partners now. According to the Common Fisheries Policy, we shouldn't even be in this stretch of water. We could get hit with a claim for compensation."
Nelson: "But you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil."
Hardy: "I wouldn't let the ship's diversity coordinator hear you saying that sir. You'll be up on disciplinary."
Nelson: "You must consider every man an enemy, who speaks ill of your King."
Hardy: "Not any more, sir. We must be inclusive in this multicultural age. Now put on your Kevlar vest; it's the rules. It could save your life"
Nelson: "Don't tell me - health and safety. Whatever happened to rum, sodomy and the lash?"
Hardy: As I explained, sir, rum is off the menu! And there's a ban on corporal punishment."
Nelson: "What about sodomy?"
Hardy: "I believe that is now legal, sir."
Nelson: "In that case ...kiss me, Hardy.
Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
"Oh some are fond of red wine and some are fond of white,
And some are all for dancing by the pale moonlight;
But rum's alone the tipple, and the heart's delight
Of the old bold mate of Captain Morgan"
--from "Captain Stratton's Fancy" by John Masefield
NOT ANOTHER
HURRICANE!!!! UPDATE - Sept. 21, 2005
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Rita Updates
Katrina Replies
Krewe looking to help a Krewe
Don Maitz Calendars
and more.....
Lads and lasses,
Hurricane Rita threaded the needle between Key West and Cuba, and pretty much spared Key West. We talked to Julie McEnroe (Pirates in Paradise director) and Capt. Finbar while they hunkered down in Key West, in a strong building on the lee side of the island. We talked again today. They are fine, other than having lost power for some time. The Schooner Wolf was secured, and rode through fine. But their houseboat home is a goner. Thankfully, they had gotten all their belongings off of it ahead of the storm, and they had only been renting it. They already have another place to stay, so things are fine with them.
Now, for the rest of you in Rita's sights (now a Cat. 5, second this season) -- if you are preparing to evacuate, and need a place to stay, you might call or email us. We can try to match you up with others who are willing to take in fellow pirates.
If you are further inland, and willing to shelter some pirates for a few days, let us know. We can try to match up offers and needs. Email us at:
jamaica"AT" noquartergiven.net
For the rest of you, we still encourage you all to donate to the storm victims in general. Last email we included a letter with a long list of places to donate. We had more input on one charity included on that list:
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Christine: OPERATION BLESSING is really Pat Robertson's company, he's the one who said we should assassinate the President of Venezuela. He does not need Katrina donations! Let his followers donate money to him. It is a national scandal that his company is posted on a federal website.
Irene
[Checking on the Operation Blessing website shows Irene is right - it is an organization under Pat Robertson's umbrella]
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KATRINA REPLIES
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Avast Jamaica Rose....
I've had the opportunity to visit New Orleans several years ago, myself What a fantastic city it was!!! I even ate at all those places you mentioned in the newsletter: The Cafe Du Monde...loved those beignets (yummy!!).. Don't forget the chicory coffee!!!!!!!!!! Another yummy!!!!! .The Court of Two Sisters...again ..yummy!! Hopefully New Orleans can recover from this terrible tragedy and be the beautiful city it once was before!!!
Morgana/Queen of Skulls
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Aye, 'twas great to hear from me old mate Belush!
We ARE currently in Alabama, but only until Friday: then we set sail for Memphis, where my naval base is setting up temporary facilities.
As to who helped us: NOBODY but our own neighbors, while in New Orleans. The Red Cross has been a big help to us and to others, once we were evacuated. I have heard that the local Salvation Army had donated itself "out" before we got here.
As far as whether the RC shifts funds to other situations; I have no idea. But Katrina IS going to totally tap out everyone - including the federal government; and there will still be many emergencies to prepare for . (Hurricane Rita, already).
Capt. William
KREWE LOOKING
TO HELP A KREWE
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A Gasparilla krewe, Ye Krewe of Sir Henry Morgan, would like to "adopt" a Mardi Gras krewe of any affected state from Katrina. If you know of such a krewe, contact Gina Leber, of Tampa, at:
ginafromtampa"AT" hotmail.com
DON MAITZ CALENDARS
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Just what several of you have been asking and waiting for, ... a full-color calendar, full of artwork by Don Maitz, ... is now for sale. "Pirates!" calendars, as well as the signed and numbered reproductions, are available by visiting Don's website at
www.paravia.com/DonMaitz . The calendars sell for $12.95 (US). "Pirates!" the calendar is published by Tide-Mark Press P.O. Box 20, Windsor, CT 06095-0020
www.tidemarkpress.com.
Let's help make the sales of this calendar a success, so there will be more in the future.
GOLD COAST PIRATE FESTIVAL
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We hope to see many of you at the Gold Coast Pirate Festival this coming weekend, in Ojai, CA. For more details, visit their website at:
http://www.goldcoastfestivals.com/piratefaire/piratefestpg1.html
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The No Quarter Given booth will be on hand. Come by and say hi. Always love to meet our NQG crew. You can also buy NQG back issues, Collected Volumes, and our other swag without having to pay shipping. And we have laid in a good supply of the Don Maitz "Pirates!" calendar.
NAVAL ASSAULT GOLD
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Some of yer No Quarter Given crew have been immortalized in a modified, upgraded version of Naval Assault Gold, modified by Alex Bernardi. Alex has invited the NQG readers to download this game from his website at:
http://alexbern.altervista.org
(click on Downloads on the left, then scroll down near the bottom)
But download soon, for Alex warns that the site will be taken down soon ... "eventually, the site will become unavailable 'til the 1st day of the next month (just warn them about this), ok?" I think that means Oct. 1st?
ARE THERE ANY SPANISH SHANTIES
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[One replied:] Isn't La Bamba a sea shanty???
Francoise
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[Lance Oszko sent us several URLs - several are in other languages - you can find an online translator at:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/ :]
http://www.shanty.org/
http://www.radiorabel.com/tienduca/
http://www.ara.mil.ar/historia/marchas/marchas.htm
http://www.radionorte.com/live.pls
http://www.platforma.pl/szanty/
http://www.marinacivil.com/articulos/articulo.asp?ida=1777
http://www.literatura.org/Fogwill/fcanto1.html
http://personales.mundivia.es/flipi/Cuadernos/Cuaderno_11/Musica_en_campoo.htm
NEW POSTER FOR PotC II
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http://www.deadmentellnotales.com/onlinetexts/potc/piratesofthecaribbean2.shtml
Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
TALK LIKE A
PIRATE DAY UPDATE - Sept. 19, 2005
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NQG - TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY UPDATE
Katrina Updates
Pirates Helping Pirates
Candles for Storm Victims
Izabel Update
The Buccaneers DVD
... and more
Lads and lasses,
Happy International Talk Like a Pirate Day! We congratulate the TLAPD guys, Chumbucket and Cap'n Slappy, on another anniversary of their great holiday invention. Hope you all had a great day. Look for a review of the Pirate Guys' new book "Pirattitude" in the Sept. issue of No Quarter Given (coming out a little late - in fact it hasn't yet been finished). Meanwhile, see a list of Songs to Play on Talk Like a Pirate Day. Go to:
http://www.topfive.com , then go to the archives for Sept. 16, 2005.
While Hurricane Rita bears down on Florida, we hope all of you will be safe and sound if/when she makes landfall. Meanwhile, below are several posts and reports about Katrina:
KATRINA UPDATES
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[From Kathleen Marshall, Aug. 31, 2005:] Our son, Peter, has been back on Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and 3 since October. They were in Mobile from Jan. to April and Grand Bahama ever since. They only were brushed by the storm [Katrina] but it certainly roused them from their hotel rooms at 3:15 am to rush to the sets to try and minimize /assess on going damage with high winds, rain, flying trees and lines including a 2 1/2" hawser line snapped. Fortunately the sets didn't suffer severe damage but the filming tank filled with sand!
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[From Sir John Killigrew, Aug. 31, 2005:] A wee bit o' information, if ye please: I say this as a holder of a Red Cross 5-year pin, including service in L.A. during riots, fires, floods, and the Northridge Earthquake. Any money contributed to the Red Cross, above what THEY allocate to spend on the Hurricane, will go back into the general fund of the Red Cross. They've done this for years, got caught at it during 9/11, and still carry on the practice. On the other hand, money to the Salvation Army will continue to go to relief efforts as long as they are needed without diversion.So while both organizations do excellent work, the Red Cross suffers a bit from an unfortunate case of sticky fingers where the loot is concerned. That may lead you to modify your suggestions, or it may not. But I'm always in favor of a fully informed decision.
[Ed. note: During the hurricanes of 2004, several of the crew in Florida, and other places, reported how they received more assistance from the Salvation Army than from the Red Cross.]
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[Further from Sir John Killigrew, Sept. 1, 2005:] About writing "Hurrican Katrina" on the check: It may help. Sadly, it took quite a bit of heat on the good old ARC to get them to agree to send most of the designated funds to NYC after 9/11. But they didn't change the policy. So even if you remind people to write "Hurricane Katrina" on the check, if ARC gets $50 billion, and they, in their wisdom, decide to only allocate $30 billion for relief, the other $20 billion goes back in the salamagundi pot. Either way, reminding people would be a good idea, and the Red Cross will make use of the money for other disasters and other places perhaps not so trendy or well-publicized. But it's still a tiny bit dishonest not to tell folks up front that money you send to help folks for this disaster might not go to them. Which was why I was making sure you knew. After all, I never signed articles with the Red Cross. As a volunteer for 13 years, I was just considered supercargo.
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[From Capt. Robert Culliford, Sept. 5, 2005:] I am so sorry watching all of this about Katrina. Not being a citizen or taxpayer i do not have the right to comment. I have been watching a news report about an elderly couple who have had their house destroyed, and have only got 11cents in the world. If I was an American taxpayer, I would be hammering on the politicians doors, demanding that some of those able bodied little -unts who are out looting are made an offer. 1 years sweat equity cleaning up, for which you will be paid or 10 years hard labour. Your call! vast ye swabs,
Good luck
Capt Robert Culliford
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[From Beluche, Sept. 13, 2005:]
Ahoy Lass,
Tis good ol' Beluche firing one over yer bow. Well Christine, things are starting to look up a wee bit. My Lady and I went back in to Metairie twice last week, to check on things and to bring back valuables and clothing. Can't go about nekkid ya know!
Still waiting for that $2000 share-out that King George Jr. is promising. Gonna need it when we can at last return to the home port.
Yeah, the city is starting to dry out now. Of course, our little ville was mostly high and dry. This puzzles me, as Metairie has been known to take water during a slight drizzle! Our little apartment complex sustained ONE broken window. Everywhere else there are massive oak trees, some several hundred years old, toppled over like dominoes. Other trees snapped like twigs, and of course, a plethora of roof shingles, siding and business signs all over the place.
We shall overcome! You just can't keep the people of south Louisiana down. Yes, come next spring, we shall be back to eating those things that would make an exterminator run screaming for the hills! We shall once again dance in the streets with a beer in one hand and an umbrella in the other! Yea, even Mardi Gras will once again roll through, littering our streets with trash and evil smells! Yes, again the trees lining our streets and boulevards will be decorated with stranded Mardi Gras beads of all colors (ya know, them damned things don't even break free in a cat4 hurricane). Ya know, New Orleans seems surrealistcally nice when devoid of noisy motorists and gun toting gang bangers. Seeing all of this on the news is one thing, but to have it in your face...
Thanks to all of the people out there who have donated some of their swag, and opened their homes to our lot. God bless you all. Later,
Beluche
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Jim and Jan McArthur, mentioned in the last NQG email newsletter, are now out of New Orleans, and are staying with fellow pirates in Alabama.
PIRATES HELPING PIRATES
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In the last email, we offered to help match up those pirates needing help, with those who could offer to help. We had several of the NQG crew make offers of places to stay and other help, but so far, we've had not pirates reporting they need help. If there are any Gulf area pirates out there who still need help, please contact us.
And we can try to match them up with others who've made offers of help. Meanwhile, we encourage you all to donate to the storm victims in general. To this end, read the message below, from John Guss, a Civil War re-enactor:
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Dear Friends & Fellow Historians,
I reflect back to a year ago when I took a business trip to New Orleans. While I was in that magnificent historic city I had the privilege of visiting many of the wonderful museums, historic sites, enjoyed the delicious cuisine, and interacted with a fascinating culture of people.
After seeing the devastation throughout the city on television I think of places like the antique shops, the French Quarter/Bourbon Street where perhaps some of you may have enjoyed a cocktail or two on a visit. There is also the Children's Museum, Confederate Memorial Hall which houses many one of a kind pieces of our nation's southern heritage, the D-Day Museum, which I believe is the very best museum representing WWII, and of course the War of 1812 battlefield of Chalmette, where General Andrew Jackson, against overwhelming odds defeated an elite British force. There is a National Cemetery next to the battlefield where hundreds of Civil War and other war veterans rest. All of this is within yards of the river which continues to pour over the levies as I write.
There are also restaurants like the Court of Two Sisters, the Gumbo Shop, and Cafe Du Monde with its great coffee and famous beignets. The list of historic sites, buildings, cemeteries, etc. can go on and on. It is so hard to imagine these places are either partially or even in some cases completely submerged in water.
Not only has New Orleans suffered, but other areas as well. I received word that the beautiful historic plantation of Beauvoir near Biloxi, the home of President Jefferson Davis, was completely destroyed.
However, above all of the historic treasures damaged and lost, it is the people of those areas who are in the most need. They are perhaps our friends, our family, but they are our fellow Americans. It will take our prayers and support to help them gain their strength and perserverence so they may restore their lives and their homes. After such time, hopefully they can restore our national historic treasures.
I am challenging each of you at this time to give what you can to the cause.
WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE:
American Red Cross
1-800-HELP NOW (435-7669) English,
1-800-257-7575 Spanish;
Operation Blessing
1-800-436-6348
America’s Second Harvest
1-800-344-8070
Donate Cash to and Volunteer with:
Adventist Community Services
1-800-381-7171
Catholic Charities, USA
703 549-1390
Christian Disaster Response
941-956-5183 or 941-551-9554
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
1-800-848-5818
Church World Service
1-800-297-1516
Convoy of Hope
417-823-8998
Lutheran Disaster Response
800-638-3522
Mennonite Disaster Service
717-859-2210
Nazarene Disaster Response
888-256-5886
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
800-872-3283
Salvation Army
1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769)
Southern Baptist Convention -- Disaster Relief
1-800-462-8657, ext. 6440
United Methodist Committee on Relief
1-800-554-8583
For further information: visit the website for the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) at: http://www.nvoad.org/.
PLAN A VACATION OR BUSINESS TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS, BILOXI, or MOBILE WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS!!
John Guss
CANDLES FOR STORM VICTIMS
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[From Diane, Sept. 1, 2005:] While I can't help by offering my home, I am trying to get candle orders to send. I am an Independent PartyLite Consultant and have sent this email to all my customers with hopes they will open their hearts and wallets to help. Perhaps you might send it to the Pirating community to see if they would like to order through me as well. Candles range from $6.95-34.95 plus shipping and tax. If anyone would be interested I can give you details on how them to pay me.
After watching the news again today and seeing the devastation in Louisiana, I decided I needed to do something to help the people that Hurricane Katrina has hurt. I thought about food and candles I have at home I can donate. But then I decided to ask everyone if they would like to help as well. So from now until Monday Sep 12 I will be taking orders from anyone who wants to help as well and wasn't sure just how to. These poor people are without electricity so I figured that candlelight would be a way to help combat that. What you buy is only determined by your generosity. I will be using all the hostess credit for this to get candles to send, and giving part of my paycheck to the Red Cross for relief that way. So please help me help those whose lives are not going to be the same for quite some time.
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[After several questions on my part, Diane replied:] I have been selling PL for a little over a year. The company itself has been around since 1973. We have the highest quality candles on the market. They are made from food-grade paraffin and do not blacken walls (or other things such as lungs) because of the high quality of ingredients used. They are in fact the only ones used in the white house because of these reasons. I have heard people say they could go to WalMart and buy tea lights for $2.00/ dozen but then once they used our candles realized that you get what you pay for. Our candles burn about 100 degrees cooler so they are safer for youngsters and if they attempt to eat them, they may only get a bad taste in their mouth from the scent the candle is since they are made with food grade paraffin. They also liquefy as they burn so they totally consume themselves and if tipped over, after 30 degrees will extinguish themselves. They all have different burning times but the one I have timed (because I was able) was our tea lights. They are designed to burn 4-5 hours and every time I have timed them, it has been 4 1/2-5. You can check out the web site at
www.partylite.com for more information.
As for me, no I do not belong to any Pirate community unfortunately. Being where we are in Ohio there doesn't seem to be any (or perhaps I just haven't found them yet). I can give you my PL id number and you can call them to check for my legitimacy from them. PL does not offer discounts to guests because of their great hostess program. Although last year the company itself did give away tons of candles to the FL hurricane victims and I'm sure will do so again this year (if they haven't already). I just thought this would be a way to get even more down to those in need.
[For those interested in buying candles, you can contact Diane at: Cathera "AT"
aol.com ]
IZABEL UPDATE
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Izabel is the lass who was arrested by the airport constables for accidentally bringing a prop weapon in her luggage. Several of you offered to help her, and several of you have been inquiring as to the outcome of her problem. Izabel was released from gaol in time for her and Cascabel to travel out to the Cutthroats of Corona pirate festival. She was cheered up by the many supporters she met in person, and who were happy to see she made it to the pirate festival. Now, she and Cascabel have another favor to ask. She would appreciate if those who know her would write a reference letter for her to use in court when she returns for her hearing. If you are willing to write one, please refer to her by her real name: Andrea Widman. Probably a real, mailed letter would be best, so the postmarks can attest to the many locations they come from, to show she is well known. Her address is: Andrea Widman, 110 Laurel Ct., Peachtree City, GA 30269. Any help in this would be appreciated.
THE BUCCANEERS DVD
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Having seen this series on a scratchy copy of a copy of a videotape, I'm happy to learn the complete 1956/57 TV series "The Buccaneers", starring Robert Shaw, is now available on DVD. Set in New Providence, in the 1720s, this series follows the adventures of Dan Tempest, captain of the Sultana.. Governor Woodes Rogers, Blackbeard, and other actual pirates are woven into a story line which doesn't deviate too far from history. The 8 disc set containing all 39 episodes is available at:
http://www.hollywoodsattic.com/shopping/Pricelist.asp?special=yes&prid=3490
FUNDRAISING FOR
LISA MILES LIFT:
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[From Claire Warren:]
Lisa Miles is a pirate wench on wheels, and the lovely wife of Ace Miles. Tales of the Seven Seas will be assisting the Miles family to purchase a lift that will make life easier for them by assisting Lisa with getting in and out of her chair. These don't come cheap and the approximate cost of Lisa's Lift is $6,000. We will hold our first fundraiser at Ojai, where we will either sell or auction off donated pirate items. We had originally wanted to hold a raffle, but there is an ordinance at Lake Casita against raffles and games of chance. So we'll either sell the items out-right at the camp or hold an auction, timed so as not to interfere with the pirate auctions next door at St. Gregs. Pirate items can be anything - from small or silly to extraodinary and elaborate. It's all good. If you can donate pirate items of any type, please bring them to Ojai or mail them to me and I'll get them there for you. Pirate items can be mailed to my work address:
Claire Warren
c/o Silicon Valley College
6201 San Ignacio Ave
San Jose, CA 95006
Thanks in advance mates!! The more items we can put up, the better!! So far Dread Pyrate Gregoray has donated some awesome pirate knives, Iron Jack and Jill are donating Buccaneers Ball swag and I'm hunting for a good Johnny Depp autographed photo. Anything you can come up with would be much appreciated!!
NEW PIRATE STORE
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Don Hatcher (aka Stitch) opened his new pirate store, SeaWolf Trading Company, in Fremont on Sept 10. The address is: 36551 Fremont Blvd. Fremont CA 94536. We've heard from a few who've visited the store that Stitch has assembled a goodly collection of piratical swag.
NEW SHIP IN THE SOUTHERN
WATERS OF CALIFORNIA
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The Privateer "Royaliste" has relocated to southern CA and was quite active at the Toshiba Tallships Festival in Dana Point.. Learn more about the "Royaliste" and see her schedule at:
http://www.privateerinc.org
SPANISH SHANTIES
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This is Captn. McCrary of the Great Lakes River Pirates. We are trying to do research on "Spanish Sea Shanties" and to no luck. Not sure there were any , but my guess would be they sang something. Might you have a compass heading to point me in?
[Anyone who might know about Spanish shanties can contact Capt. McCrary at:
OneBadPirate "AT" aol.com ]
Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
"A fresh spell is to relieve the rowers with another gang. Give the boat more way for a dram of the bottle, who says amends, one and all, 'Vea, vea, vea, vea, vea', that is , they all pull strongly together." -- "Sea-Man's Grammar", John Smith, 1691
PIRATES
HELPING PIRATES UPDATE - Aug. 30, 2005
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Lads and lasses,
As we watch and listen to the news, we are very sobered by the conditions left behind by Hurricane Katrina. Our hearts go out to those who have had to live through all this.
We heard today from Capt. N. Cobbs, who escaped ahead of the storm. Here's his message below:
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My dear friends and mateys,
This is from yer mate Capt. N. Cobbs, ESQ., an' 'is lovely lass,
Well, 'ere we be in 'ol Lafayette, La. A good mate an' 'is wife 'ave lowered the gang plank fer meself an' the missus fer the duration. We hail from the port o' New Orleans, which fer all intents an' purposes looks as if the 'and o' some evil deity 'as slapped 'is 'and down upon. Aye lads and lasses, 'ol New Orleans shall not ever be the same agin. To all of ye what never been 'ere afore, YER LOSS! T' all of us who 'ave lived 'ere 'an in the surrounding areas, OUR LOSS! AHRRRRR.......
We all be fer a'sheddin many a tear. One o' me fine mateys 'as 12 foot o' water, two fathoms worth, a'coverin 'is home at this moment. Tis tragic fer sure. Me an' me mate's 'eart goes out even t' all the lubbers what resided 'ere. Jamaica, lass, I contacted Capt. William t'day. 'E an 'is wife Jan are a'doin fine. They rode out the storm like a true pair 'o sea fairin' folk. They be alive an' well. They be fer 'avin t' boil water fer cookin' but since they do 'ave nat'rul gas fer the cookin' they be well, with much canned goods in their 'old. They's dogs an' cat crew be doin well too.
As fer meself and the lovely Ms. Nancy, we may be a'makin our port o' call 'ere in ol' Lafayette fer some time.
I know that what I ask of ye may be 'ard fer mos' of ye swag 'oardin types out there, but if'n the opporunity presents itself t' make a donation t' the red cross or whatever, t 'elp folk down 'ere, Don't be fer hesitatin'. Aye! Someday we will all step into the noose someday, in some form or another, an the BIG MAN may look more kindly upon our scabrous souls come the judgement day.
Jamaica, lass, please be a'sendin this out with the next update.
T' all who read an' heed, full flagons t' ye all, an smooth sailin t' ye' all!
Capt. N. Cobbs an crew.
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I (Jamaica Rose) also called Capt. Williams (Jim McArthur) today, and was very surprised to get through, and that their phone actually worked. As Capt. Cobbs said, Capt. Williams and his wife are fine - they live in the 20 % of New Orleans that is not flooded (yet). They had relative little damage to their home, and they are all unhurt and safe. They have gas, water (boiling the water though), phone service, but no electricity.
PIRATES HELPING PIRATES
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Those so moved to donate yer doubloons as suggested by Capt. Cobbs can do so at the Red Cross website:
http://www.redcross.org/
Or call: 1-800-HELP NOW
For the Salvation Army:
1-800-SAL-ARMY
While watching the news today, I realized a lot of people are going to be homeless for quite some time. Katrina is way worse than any hurricane that hit last year. This is our tsunami. Unlike Florida last year, there is no way hurricane victims can camp out next to their homes while they are repaired. There's no dry land. And with the flood waters not retreating any time soon, it's going to get real unhealthy real fast.
First I thought with our own youngun's up and out we have two spare bedrooms -- and would be glad to take in a hurricane refugee family for a long while. I know it's quite a ways here to Calif. - but maybe someone would be glad to get away from the hurricane ravaged area for a while until the floods recede, or maybe to start over out here.
And then I thought others of our NQG crew would like to help out some hapless fellow brethren of the sea ... especially those who live closer, so it would be easier for water-logged refugees to get to them.
What's the use of having a pirate network, if we can't put it to good use when there is a great need? So, I'll be glad to act as the pirate refugee clearinghouse. While many hurricane victims are still stuck without power, phone service, and a way out of their flood ravaged towns, we know many have already evacuated to other areas, and so they may be checking email via libraries, Internet cafes, etc. Phone service is still working in areas, as the above message attests. So perhaps we can get the word out to some.
If you are in need of refuge (or know of another pirate who is), tell us a bit about yourself (and yer family if there are others with you). Let us know what pirate crew, if any, you belong to, or tell us the names of other pirates, if any, who can vouch for you. It's hard to expect people to take in complete strangers, so the more background you can give, the better. Give us contact info (phone number, email, etc) and we'll try to match up scuttled pirates with those who've got room in their vessels.
Those who are willing to take in a pirate or two, send word to us, giving us your particulars. Will you take in a single female, single male, married couple, family with kids, etc? Give us your contact information, your location, and a little about the situation you offer. We can pass on to you the particulars of those refugees who contact us and meet your criteria.
Pass the word amongst those pirates you have contact with. If any have no where to go, maybe we can find them a temporary refuge with other pirates. Pirates need to help other pirates.
Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
KATRINA'S
COMING - Aug. 28, 2005
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Heads up me hearties,
Just a quick message before we head off to Corona again. We woke up this morning after a full day at the Cutthroats of Corona, and turned on the news, to learn of how strong Katrina has become. They are saying it's as strong as Camille, only bigger! I immediately thought of all our friends in New Orleans, and the surrounding areas. We'll be praying for you all today and tomorrow. Though many of you have probably already left for higher ground. After it's all over (and once you can get to a keyboard with power), please let us know how you fared. If any one needs help, please let No Quarter Given know and we can spread the word to the NQG readers.
DISCOVERY CHANNEL HAS PIRATES TONIGHT
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Double check your local listings, but this is the schedule we have in Pacific Zone (S. Cal. area):
08:00 PM The Quest for Captain Kidd
09:00 PM Sunken Treasure Bling
10:00 PM Real Pirate of the Caribbean: Captain Henry Morgan
11:00 PM The Quest for Captain Kidd
12:00 AM Sunken Treasure Bling
01:00 AM Real Pirate of the Caribbean: Captain Henry Morgan
[thanks to John of the Tortugas list]
Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
PIRATE EMERGENCY -
THE REST OF THE STORY - Aug. 26, 2005
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You all are splendid lads and lasses,
We sent out a call for help a few days ago, for the lass Isabel, who had unwittingly transported a knife (a dull one mind you) in her carry on bag. So many of you responded. It's very heartening to know pirates will come out to help their own.
For all of you who expressed concern, you'll be happy to know that Isabel (Andé) is now out on bail (after almost two days in jail), and here in California, to attend the Cutthroats of Corona. Below is a message from Cascabel, telling you more about it:
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Ahoy, Christine......
Just a note to you that you can pass on to all that offered help and support in our recent troubles with the authorities.
We truly appreciate all the support and concern of all that responded to your emergency notice. The words of encouragement and the enormous response was truly comforting.
So far, I have gotten Izabel out of jail, and gotten the next hearing moved to another county where things may be more reasonable. This is simply an honest mistake by honest people with no criminal intent, and was blown way out of proportion by the authorities. I believe that the case will be dismissed once all the facts are known.
The knife had slipped behind the lining of the luggage where it could not be seen during one of our road trips, and showed up on x-ray. She was totally unaware that it was there. We had already declared our other weapons including firearms and had them secured as required in our checked baggage. It should have been obvious to the authorities that if we had known about the knife, it would also have been secured.
This has been truly a nightmare, and I am learning things about how "The System" works that I never really wanted to know, and also much about how essentially innocent people can be mis-treated by the authorities.
Anyhow, thanks again to all who responded to the situation with e-mails and phone calls. There were even offers of financial help and character witnesses if needed !!!!! I have tried to respond personally to all that took the time to e-mail me, and I apologize to any that I missed.
>>>> Arthur Whittam, aka "Cascabel
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We'll keep you posted as to what happens next when Isabel has her hearing.
Meanwhile -- we hope to see many of you at the Cutthroats of Corona. For more details and a map, visit:
www.oldworldfestivals.com
While I know it will be hot tomorrow, the faire site does have many mature trees and lots of shade. Today while setting up, a good stiff breeze kicked up shortly after noon, and kept up all afternoon. And the faire is open late tomorrow -- 11 am till 9 pm, so we'll be able to party hearty into the night hours after it cools off. If you are coming, ya might want to bring plenty of drinking water (there is no potable water at the faire, and the vendors will sell you small bottles of water for a pricey penny).
PIRATES ADVENTURE DINNER
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[thanks to Janna & Mallory]:
Monday, August 22, 2005
Pirate booty in Buena Park
By LAURA CZINGULA
The Orange County Register
Avast, me hearties!
Pirates are headed this way - parrots, peg legs, eye patches and all.
They're part of the interactive pirate- themed dinner show that's under construction at the former location of Wild Bill's dinner theater in Buena Park. It's currently a work site, but it's scheduled to be swarming with pirates starting in December.
In contrast to the audio-animatronic characters in Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean ride, the Pirate's Dinner Adventure will feature 150 live actors stunt performers and singers who will enact the story of Princess Anita and her kidnapper, the evil Captain Sebastian the Black.
Audience members will be seated in one of six "ships," dining on a three-course meal while they cheer on a pirate who tries to rescue the princess.
Masterminds and artistic directors of Pirate's Dinner Adventure are two Spanish natives, brothers Ramon and Antonio Riba, who have run a similar pirate attraction since 1996 in Orlando, Fla. The success of that show led them to believe it was time to expand westward. They earned permits for the project in May 2004 and the building permit in April.
To improve the odds of success, they're not only preparing a show full of swinging acrobatic pirates, staged sword-fights and special effects, they're also building the replica of an 18th-century Spanish galleon and floating it in a 250,000-gallon indoor lagoon.
Shiver me timbers!
PORT OF CALL FEAST
At The King's Festival:
Appetizers and cash bar
Your Pirate's Feast:
Garden salad
Treasure's Chicken/Buccaneer Beef/Garlic Lobster and Shrimp
Potatoes or rice
Steamed vegetables
Apple Cobbler a la mode
IF YOU GO INFO
Planned show times, starting in mid December:
Tuesday - Friday and Sunday, 7 p.m.
Saturday, 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Closed Mondays until March
Costs
Adults: $48.95 plus tax
Children: (3-11years old), 31.95 plus tax
Address: 7600 Beach Boulevard, Buena Park
Phone: (866) 439-2469
Web site: www.piratesdinneradventure.com
Dress attire: Casual
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN
INSPIRED JEWELRY
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For some wonderful treasures inspired by Pirates of the Caribbean, go to: http://www.candbtreasures.com/
Scroll about 1/3 of the way down, and click on "Pirate Jewelry" in red letters.
Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
EMERGENCY - PIRATES
NEED LEGAL AID - Aug. 24, 2005
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Heads up me hearties,
This morning, our good shipmate Cascabel (Arthur Whitttam) and his lady Isabel (Andé) were travelling out to the West Coast to participate in the Cutthroats of Corona Festival this weekend. At the airport (Hartfield, Atlanta, GA) as the authorities searched through their seabags, they found a knife in Isabel's carry-on luggage. It turns out Isabel had unwittingly left one of her pirate weapons in the carry-on bag. Unknownst to her, a knife had slid down under the lining of her soft luggage and she hadn't seen it. But the X-ray machine did find it. She was then hauled off under arrest. She has been in lock up all day, and will remain in gaol for the night (this good lady has never even had so much as a parking ticket). Needless to say, she is terrified. She is to be arrainged on the morrow (Thursday) - time unknown as of yet.
If there is any fellow Brethren of the Sea out there with some legal expertise that can give Cascabel some advice on how to aid his lady, please
email Cascabel at: snkmn "AT" bellsouth.net
Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
MONSTER HOUSE NEEDS
PIRATES FOR THE SHOW - Aug. 15, 2005
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Greetings lads and lasses,
Originally, the Monster House show picked Holly Naranjo's (Capt. Rum Annie Flint) of the Pirates n' Plunder store. We were thrilled for her. But the honorable City of Whittier decided they would not approve the building permits. Holly is really upset. For they had to use someone else's house instead.
The new house is in Reseda. Sorry about this going out to everyone on my list - I don't have an easy way of selecting geographical regions from the email addresses I have.
The Monster House people contacted me to see if we could get some pirates to come out this next week, to harrass the builders working on the house.
Plan A is to film pirates on Wed. (Aug. 17) at 2:30 pm.
Plan B is to film pirates on Tues (Aug. 16) at 2:30 pm.
They said they will call me on Monday to let me know which day for sure, but they are going to try to make it Wed.
They want LOTS of pirates in garb. Bring weapons -- with which to threaten the builders.
They also want PARROTS. When I mentioned RATS, he was a bit hesitant - and wanted to know if they could be controlled. I just laughed -- and told him they were TAME RATS. He said, sure -- rats could come too, if they want.
Anyone interested, contact me (email reply), and I can let you know what the exact plans are as they develop, as well as give you directions, etc. I won't be able to reply to anyone until Monday evening.
I know this is short notice, in the middle of the week, but I hope lots of you can make it. There is no pay for this - the show has no budget this year, but you will get fame and glory being on the show, plus get to see the Pirate House in progress. I've been told the main plans -- and they sound sooooo cool, I really wished they had picked my house -- as you will probably wish they had picked yours. But I've been sworn to secrecy -- so you'll just have to go yourselves to see, if you want to know what's in store.
Also, on Sunday August 21, will be the big HOUSE REVEAL, when the home owners get to see the "new" house. They would love to have a crowd of pirates then too. That should take place around 4-6 pm Sunday afternoon. They are supposed to pin that down more firmly later in the week, and I can pass the word. So anyone interested in coming on Sunday, let me know too.
Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
END OF JULY UPDATE -
July 30, 2005
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Monster House has Chosen
Deadwood needs Pirates
Tallships LA
Fall of Piracy Leads to Global Warming
Heads up me hearties,
Our last message was to let you know the Monster House people were only looking for crew in the Greater L.A. area. We'll tell you how they've decided, as well as tell you about a few more L.A. only opportunities.
MONSTER HOUSE HAS CHOSEN ...
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... and it is indeed one of the No Quarter Given crew. Cap'n Rum Annie of the Pirates n' Plunder store in Whittier, CA told us that it is her house they have chosen for the Pirate Monster House. We heartily congratulate you lass. We eagerly look forward to seeing the what they do to your house, and watching the show.
"DEADWOOD" NEEDS PIRATES
(well, they need scruffy looking people with long hair
and beards -- which fits a lot of pirates)
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If you are in the L.A. area, and interested in being in the HBO series "Deadwood", No Quarter Given has arranged for a special casting session on Sunday (July 31) at 1 pm at Bill Danse Casting (4605 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 401, 4th Floor, Los Angeles). You need long hair (at least to yer collar), a beard, and a waist no larger than 38". If you want more details, call Bill Danse Casting at: 818-754-6634. Otherwise, just show up at 1 pm on Sunday. Tell them "No Quarter Given" sent ya.
TALL SHIPS L.A.
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[From Dance Mistress Irene:]
Dear all, please pass the word - Open To All, hear ye, hear ye:
Entertainment needed for L.A. Tall Ships Festival, with compensation:
Pirates and musicians, singers, dancers, etc. of nautical bent encouraged to apply. Work any of fest's four days: entertain lines of crowds 2 hours am and 2 hours in pm, with long break inbetween, in exchange for free admission and HEAD OF THE LINE privileges to visit the ships, plus lunch voucher redeemable at vendors to be determined, plus a tshirt. If you can speak Spanish and help translate, that's a plus, extra.
p.s. Pirates: internecene highseas rivalries trumped by FLAG OF TRUCE ALL WEEKEND.
Please RSVP to talent coordinator Linda Abrams at LAsprite"AT" cox.n
http://www.lamitopsail.org/
THE FALL OF PIRACY LEADS
TO GLOBAL WARMING
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http://www.venganza.org/
[Thanks to Red Maria]
CONTINENTAL SLOOP PROVIDENCE
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For those of you in the area [Providence, RI], you can tour the Continental Sloop Providence at the Providence Maritime Heritage Festival on Saturday, August 20th and Sunday, August 21st at the Providence Piers at 200 Allens Avenue in Providence. Also joining in the festivities will be the HMS Bounty, who along with the Providence, was in the Caribbean this past spring filming “Pirates of the Caribbean 2”. In addition to the tall ships, there will be a pirate encampment, music, food and fun.
Continental Sloop Providence
408 Broadway, Providence, RI 02909
Phone: 401-274-7447
Fax: 401-828-8788
Email: kathleen_sloopprovidenceri"AT" cox.net
www.sloopprovidenceri.org
JOHNNY DEPPS BUYS A CARIBBEAN ISLAND
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http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/1312004.htm
[thanks to Roger Riddle]
WHAT KID WOULDN'T WANT
A PIRATE SHIP FOR A BED?
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Pirate Beds:
http://www.austinthemebeds.com/boats.htm
Sheets and linens:
http://www.domesticbin.com/IBS/SimpleCat/Product/asp/hierarchy/0304/product-id/476962.html
(you might need to cut and paste this one, if it gets split into two lines)
[Thanks to Sheri Godwin]
Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
"Merchant and pirate were for a long period one and the same person. Even today mercantile morality is really nothing but a refinement of piratical morality."
--Nietzsche
MONSTER HOUSE ONLY IN
GREATER LOS ANGELES - July 18, 2005
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Greetings again, me buckos,
Roger Baer of Monster House wrote back to me today (very succinctly) - and said:
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We need home in the greater Los Angeles area only. Thanks
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I know this will be very disappointing to those of you not in the greater Los Angeles area, but I wanted to get this message out right away, to save you the time of preparing the application needlessly, and also to help keep the Monster House people from needlessly sifting through tons of applications they can't use. (I have visions of some of you trying to decide what is meant by "Greater Los Angeles area" -- I'm pretty sure that Phoenix and Las Vegas are not within the definition).
And to those of you who are in the Los Angeles area, ... best of luck. I know we will all want to watch the final show when it comes out.
The new flyer reads:
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Ahoy all ye pirates!
The Discovery Channel reality series "Monster House" is currently planning a "Pirate" themed house for an upcoming episode of our show. We are scouring the seven seas in search of a homeowner willing to let their house be plundered by our captain Steve Watson and his crew of monster builders. Any pirates in the greater Los Angeles area, who think they be worthy of such bounty should go to the Monster House website, download an application, and fax it to (818) 847-1096. Clearly mark that you are applying for the Pirate House episode, and make haste you sea dogs, as time be running short....
http://www.monsterhouse.tv/homeown.htm
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I noticed the submission rules have changed a little since I applied yesterday. If you haven't applied yet -- you might want to re-read the instructions for submission (be sure to "refresh" or "reload" the page if you looked at it yesterday to make sure you get the latest version). Again -- good luck to all ye greater LA pirates.
Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
(If you wish to be removed from this list, email back with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject field, . . . if you dare, that is. For shortly after you should do so, an old blind pirate will knock on your door, and hand you a scrap of yellowed paper with a black spot upon it. After that, we're not sure what happens . . . )
"Damnation to the Governor and Confusion to the Colony!"
--a condemned Pirate's final toast
MONSTER HOUSE PIRATE
UPDATE - July 18, 2005
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Heave to, lads and lasses,
Just a quick note to get some exciting news out to you.
MONSTER HOUSE WANTS TO CREATE
A PIRATE HOUSE
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Ahoy all ye Pirates!
The Discovery Channel reality series “Monster House” is currently planning a “Pirate” themed house for an upcoming episode of our show. We are scouring the seven seas in search of a homeowner willing to let their house be plundered by our Captain Steve Watson and his crew of Monster builders.
Any Pirate who thinks he be worthy of such bounty, should go the Monster House website and download an application, and fax it to (818) 847-1096. Clearly mark that you are applying for the Pirate House episode, and make haste ye sea dogs, as time is short.
http://www.monsterhouse.tv/apply.htm
Roger Baer
Art Director
Original Productions Monster House
o. (818)303-0451 ext.19
c. (818)581-6952
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Blackheartedly yrs,
--Jamaica Rose
LONG OVERDUE PIRATE
UPDATE - July 9, 2005
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LONG OVERDUE PIRATE UPDATE
--Hurricane Season
--POTC Fan Trip Cruise
--MacLeod's Claim to Fame
--SoCal Events this next week
--CutThroats of Corona
--Irving Johnson
--POTC I, II & III News
and much more
Heave to, lads and lasses,
It's been a while since we launched one of our No Quarter Given cyber missives. I've been so swamped with getting the NQG magazine out, filling orders for swag, going to nautical events and pirate festivals, voyagin' to New Providence (see below for more), and actin' in an advisory capacity for a new pirate festival here in Southern California (see below about "Cutthroats of Corona Pirate Festival") I'm having a hard time keeping up.
Many of you have been writin', asking if I've been captured by the Spanish, wonderin' why there have been no more NQG missives. It's just I've been overwhelmed. Pirate business is GOOD. There are a few things goin' on now that you'll want to know about, so I'll try to squeeze out a quick message now.
But first let me say to any of our crew in and around London, that we have been very concerned for you. We condemn the acts of those cruel and cowardly cockroaches who have attacked your trains and buses. We hope that all of you, and your loved ones, are safe.
HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE
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To our crew and friends in the Caribbean, Florida Keys, and the Gulf Coast: here you go again. Hurricane season has hit early, and hard. We hope your hatches are all battened securely as Dennis approaches. Many of you are still recovering from last season's hurricanes. Our hearts and prayers are with you.
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For storm tracking, there are many sites you can go to. Here's a few that I find useful:
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Hurricane & Storm Tracking -- latest forecasts of storm path, adversories, maps, etc. :
http://hurricane.terrapin.com/
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Tropical Prediction Center -- http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
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Carribean Hurricane Network -- posts from those who can get emails out from the various islands, or from people elsewhere who have talked to friends and family via phone (special pages for each affected island group, and also message boards for those looking for word of friends and family, and pleas for help):
http://www.stormcarib.com/
POTC FAN TRIPS CRUISE
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A few of us pirates recently hijacked the Windjammer schooner Legacy, and took a trip to that famous pirate haven New Providence (Nassau), and Jamaica. I was along for the Miami to New Providence portion of the trip, and had my first brush with a hurricane (well -- we were on the fringes of Tropical Storm Arlene, so not a hurricane actually, but it was close enough for me). Oryginal Cinn kept a good record and has posted it for all to enjoy. Learn all about the voyage, and see images at:
http://www.pirates.admiralsarms.com/jamaica.html
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EVENTS
THIS COMING WEEK
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"7/11" GOLDEN AGE OF PIRACY DANCE WORKSHOP:Monday nite 7:30-9:30pm July 11, 2005, at Besant Lodge, 2560 North Beachwood Drive, Hollywood. Gower exit off 101 freeway, go north towards Hollywood sign; street parking only, so carpool & arrive on time. 17th-18th c. rep, hornpipe, gavotte, bransle de chevaux, saraband/minuet, European & English Country Dances. $5 or two-for-one pirates; bring dance shoes or clean leather soled shoes to change into, to protect wooden floor! Kids & parrots ok, but no dogs or cats please. Mlle Irene
www.yesteryearsdancers.com
(323) 664-0227
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HOUSE OF BLUES PYRAT PARTY: July 14, 2005: Kapt. Kula's Pyrat Party, Anaheim, CA. House of Blues, Downtown Disney District in the Voodoo Lounge. 5 hours FREE Parking with validation. For more info 714.778.BLUE or
http://www.hob.com Thursday, 10:30pm to 1:30am. No Cover. Join KKPP as they plunder the happiest place on earth. Be there to sing along on a Salty Song, Eat, Drink and be Merry. Patrons are invited to wear their Pirate Costumes. NO