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Wear away and run lads, we’re less than three weeks from my birthday party on September 16th and there’s much I haven’t been able to tell you, until now! So lash that foot and gather round, this year’s Palooza be titled “Booty Call“, for sure as anything I think we all hear the sound o’ that sweet, sweet treasure callin’ our names…. but enough of that, I know that you really want to know what’s the schedule and who’ll be playing the PiratePalooza Pubsing?

Our route remains the same as last year, with a couple of EXCITING additions!

THE GATHERING 1:00pm – 4:45pm
This year there will be an Official VIP reception at The Boswell Gallery featuring Pirate Art, Pirate Music and a special appearance by Captain Matt of the The Pirate Ship Store from the Georgia Renaissance Festival. Captain Matt will be selling items that every pirate needs, from swords to swashes to buckles, and everything in between! Lounge in air-conditioned comfort, enjoy refreshments and get warmed up for our first official….

INVASION 4:45pm – 5:00pm
We shall storm Mr. Eddie’s Attic en masse (that’s French you know!) through the heart of Decatur!! In broad daylight no less!

MR. EDDIE’S ATTIC 5:00PM – 6:45PM
This be the hardest part of the crawl me hearties, out of doors on a deck…. just like everyday aboard ship. Be warned that a show will be loading into the indoors portion of Mr. Eddie’s Attic, don’t let me see you eyein’ the air-conditioned interior of the building or I’ll have you keelhauled and left to listen to treacly college band dreck. That’ll fix your wagon!

COMPANY MOVE 6:45PM – 7:00PM
Cut across the middle of Decatur Square, past the gazebo to….

THE BELGIAN BAR 7:00PM – 8:45PM
Head over to the The Brickstore and climb the stairs to The Belgian Bar. Pack it in laddies, it’s nigh on to a cannon deck. Now, I’ve received many, many, many, many, many complaints from the mop-topped lad what works the beer spouts that you lot were miserable tippers last year and that they received more plastic and chocolate doubloons than they did real money. As your Captain this night I order you to tip fairly. We’d like to continue to visit the Belgian Bar every year and need the goodwill of the servers, regardless of how unfriendly they may seem!

THE FINAL CRAWL 8:45PM – 9:00PM
This is the final crawl of the night, downhill all the way, to one of our Official Sponsors, The Angel. This is where we begin the official…

PIRATEPALOOZA PUBSING 9:00PM – CLOSE
This is what makes PiratePalooza so special! Over 7 bands performing music from the British Isles, Europe, the Seven Seas and Beyond!

The Pubsing bands:

• Joni Minstrel
• Juliana Finch
• The Starboard Watch Susan Hickey won’t be able to join us this year 🙁
• The Brogues
• The Lost Boys
• Three Quarter Ale
• Wine, Woman & Song

Two new bands will join us at the beginning of this year’s pubcrawl!

• Ian O’Donnell
• The Rum Runners

This year we’ll have a PA system so the bands can be heard better and the band CDs and PiratePalooza shirts will be sold inside. Most importantly, for your enjoyment, PubMaster Jay and his crew of beauties will be manning the bar in anticipation of your arrival! If you’re afeared you’ll be waiting hours for beer like last year, never worry… they know who they’re dealin’ with this year! Please Tip Your Servers, Your Bartenders and Waiters… The Angel has gone to special lengths to make your visit special – return the favor with a bit of genuine local specie, the American Dollar!!!

So there you have it!

Over the course of the next week I’ll be checking with the Holiday Inn a few blocks from the Angel to see if they’d be willing to provide a discount for attendees of PiratePalooza. However, regardless of whether or not you receive a discount, I strongly recommend that you consider booking a room for you and your crew if you believe that you might be drinking more than a few beers. Georgia’s State Troopers generally throw the book at pirates. The parrot you save may be your own!