Raise Anchor 2008!!

Look alive you sorry dogs, the seas are high and the Palooza is calling! It be only 10 days before we invade Decatarrrr and there be much to be done ahead of the invasion… like getting our T-shirts! This year we’ll be treatin’ ourselves to a fyne chocolate brown shirt to commemorate the glory that… Continue reading Raise Anchor 2008!!

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Cardboard Wizard at Dragon*Con

Devoted sci-fi fan/collector “SexyBeast2175” alerted us to this fantastic video he shot at Trader Vic’s in the basement of the downtown Atlanta Hilton. It features a solitary cardboard trooper getting groovy to Big Mike Geier of Tongo Hiti singing the lyrics of The Who’s “Pinball Wizard” to the tune of Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues”.… Continue reading Cardboard Wizard at Dragon*Con

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PiratePalooza™ ’07 Clip: Mary Ellen Carter

Excited about the upcoming 2008 PiratePalooza™ Pubcrawl?? Here’s a great raw clip from Sandra Sparks’ documentation of the music of the 2007 PiratePalooza™ Pubcrawl Concert to tide you through…. The two person group doing the singing are Susan Hickey and Gregg Csikos and are called The Rambling Sailors, and have fans all around the U.S.… Continue reading PiratePalooza™ ’07 Clip: Mary Ellen Carter

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Smell Like a Pirate Day

I know, I know, I should be pouring all of me energy into the preparation for this year’s PiratePalooza™ on Septembarrrrr the 20th, but I had some Peppoid Caffeine Steaks at dinner and simply cannot nod off. Instead, I’ve been pacing the cabin of me ship (spaceship, remember I be a space pirate) and I… Continue reading Smell Like a Pirate Day

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That Thing in September…

Have you ever been to “that thing” what happens over in Decatarrrr every Septembarrr? That thing with the seafaring entrepreneurs and the pubs and the crawling and the concerts? You know, the birthday for the space pirate what be known around these parts as Captain Drew? Did you really like it all that much? Really??… Continue reading That Thing in September…

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Dragon*Con Sucked

(Note: please read the date this was posted, so that you don’t feel a ninny). I need to know why all of you lot be so charmed with Dragon*Con. I mean!! I went to it yesterday and it weren’t nothing special whatsoever. In fact, it be about the worst convention I ever seen!! Plus, it… Continue reading Dragon*Con Sucked

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NASA Recruits Million Man Army of Spies to Invade Moon

Breaking news from the world of space piracy!! Fast on the heels of their recent invasion of Mars, your planet’s space warfare organization, NASA, has assembled an army of Earth-born invaders to overrun your neighboring moon with spies! Rumored to already have ONE MILLION recruits, the so-called “space agency” has issued the following statement.

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Hamzilla vs Godzilla

It be no small secret that I likes ambling down to the Trader Vic’s on Thursday nights just to hear the Tiki band Tongo Hiti play the sweet, sweet music of the Pacific isles for wandering tourists and lonely conventioneers. If you do make it down there tell Big Mike that Captain Drew sends his… Continue reading Hamzilla vs Godzilla

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Pissed Producer Protests PiratePalooza™ Production

Update: Production of the 2008 season of PiratePalooza™: The Adventure Series has been delayed since mid-April due to a unexpected strike orchestrated by well known Hollywood Producers Tab Mueller and Taffy Barstow. As Executive Producer of popular programs like HBO’s “The Flight of the Conchords” and MTV’s “Viva la Bam“, Mueller is said to jealously… Continue reading Pissed Producer Protests PiratePalooza™ Production

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Dry Humping Captain Jack

Them boggers over at Los Angeles Magazine have dug up a real fine firsthand account from one of the buggers what dress up like the popular film pirate Captain Jack Sparrow at the Disney theme parks. Turns out that portraying the world’s most popular movie pirate be nearly as close to working as a Santa… Continue reading Dry Humping Captain Jack

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Unprovoked Invasion of Mars Continues

Hostilities between Earth and Mars continues unabated with this evening’s news of yet another alien lander being deposited on the surface of the peaceful world of Mars. The latest invasion is reportedly being led by a reconnaissance robot known as the “Phoenix Mars Lander”, rumored to have advanced “measuring” and “scooping” technologies dedicated to the… Continue reading Unprovoked Invasion of Mars Continues

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2008 Dragon*Con Pirate Party

I’ve just received breaking news from me pal Foe regarding the status of the 2008 edition of his wildly popular Pirate Party held at Dragon*Con. Last year’s party featured a Virginia Reel, a non-concert by Mr. Voltaire, a costume contest, a dancing Chewboxxa and a raging Fire Marshal… aren’t you sad you missed it?!! Well… Continue reading 2008 Dragon*Con Pirate Party

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How To Replace A Pouch Swing Latch

Over the last few years your old pal Captain Drew has noticed a renaissance in Renaissance Festival costuming, particularly in the area of leather pouches. In the Olde Dayes booths featured pouches with leather and bone toggles, or a complex series of rawhide lashes and laces. These looked great but they weren’t always convenient when… Continue reading How To Replace A Pouch Swing Latch

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Ode to a Three Taco Combo (Upon a Most Blustery Day)

Many of me reader believe your old pal Captain Drew to be only concerned with technical innovations (like the rPhone™) or flirting with biologically accommodating lassies (like, um… what’s your number?). But I submit this to you: Only a few moments ago, I completed a little pooem what might entice those budding minstrels amongst you… Continue reading Ode to a Three Taco Combo (Upon a Most Blustery Day)

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