Rum. Cleavage. Pubcrawls. YARRRR!
04Sep2019
The 15th Annual PiratePalooza™ Pubcrawl & Pubsing shirts are now available for pre-order from the PiratePalooza Gear page (direct link). This year’s design features the Jolly Palooza crossbones in a celebrated 15th Anniversary Royal Pirate seal. Like last year, the design will be ‘burned’ into the shirt fabric but THEN we are overprinting with our signature… Continue reading 15th Anniversary Shirt Preorders Now Open
26May2019
In a fit of pique, Captain Drew ordered his crew to pummel the kingdom of Newcastle with his blistering heat cannons since they refused to surrender to his demand that Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston moderate a debate between the Captain and King Henry Tudor to advance the Captain’s campaign for a non-existent election for the… Continue reading Captain Drew Turns Heat Rays to 11
17May2019
Captain Drew, King of the Space Pirates, condemns statement by Senator Ted Cruz alleging Space Pirates are even interested in his stupid old satellites.
06May2019
Concern began to quietly spread throughout America’s burgeoning Renaissance Festival network on Monday, following the latest revelation that a Starbucks cup had been spotted during a celebration scene in the latest episode of HBO’s immensely popular sword and sorcery series Game of Thrones. National Renaissance Festival Experts are concerned that hundreds of be-caffeinated playtrons may… Continue reading Renaissance Festivals Prepare for Onslaught of Starbucks Cup Wielding Nerds
15Apr2019
Shortly after Noon on Saturday, April 14th, Captain Drew casually announced to a group of sea pirates gathered at the Tavern Upon the Hill in Newcastle that he had just decided to “run for King”. This was received with much more enthusiasm than his last plan to dig for treasure in a privy. The Captain… Continue reading King Drew Fever Grips Newcastle
11Mar2019
First of all, if you have half a brain you would know that you should never, ever, plan how to win a fight at your local Renaissance Festival. It’s just a bad idea all the way around, Charlie. Besides all of the obvious reasons for a person to avoid getting into a fight at any… Continue reading How to Win a Fight at a Renaissance Festival (part 1)
15Oct2018
Bon Vivant and recent dance-off loser Billy Bones returned to Tybee Island, Georgia, last weekend to host the 3rd edition of his wildly popular grog competition on the occasion of the 14th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Festival. This year Billy’s event took place at the Tybee Beach Pier & Pavilion, to the sound of crashing… Continue reading 2018 Billy Bones Grog-Off in Tybee
09Oct2018
We celebrated the 14th anniversary of PiratePalooza™ on Septembarrrr the 22nd of 2018. This be my account of that adventure, accompanied by photos by Karen Grayson. All of Karen’s photos are available in an album here. – Captain Drew The pirates who made it ashore first were greeted by the unexpected sight of a new façade… Continue reading PiratePalooza 2018: Buccaneer Invasion!
19Sep2018
This is the complete schedule for the 14th Annual PiratePalooza Pubcrawl & Pubsing, to be held on Saturday, Septembarrrr 22nd, 2018 – Captains: share it with your crews! Hydrate! Hydrate! Hydrate! The first weekend of Autumn will be warm, with temperatures easing up into the low 90s by the time we challenge the Commodore on the square!!… Continue reading 2018 PiratePalooza Schedule
19Sep2018
Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day 2018!!! This morning Captain Drew held a press conference before a judge at the DeKalb Courthouse to announce the musical lineup for the 14th Annual PiratePalooza PubCrawl & PubSing. Most everyone in attendance remarked of the eloquence of the Captain’s speech. His court appointed attorney expressed surprise that her… Continue reading 2018 PiratePalooza Musical Lineup
18Sep2018
A great big HUZZAH for the sponsors of the 2018 PiratePalooza™ T-Shirts!! We deeply appreciate your financial assistance in making the 2018 Jolly PiratePalooza t-shirts affordable for our attendees. Please help us in recognizing each of these companies!!! Keep reading for find out more about this year’s sponsors…
22Aug2018
The 14th Annual PiratePalooza™ Pubcrawl & Pubsing shirts are now available for pre-order from the PiratePalooza Gear page (direct link). For the first time in our history Captain Drew’s iconic PiratePalooza™ StarSkull Sigil has been given crossbones! This “Jolly Palooza” design will be ‘burned’ into the shirt fabric, providing the softest Palooza shirt ever and bound… Continue reading Jolly Palooza Shirts Now Available for Pre-Order
16May2018
With scant few days left before the 2018 Pirate Weekend at the Georgia Renaissance Festival I felt it important to let everybody know that I have successfully infiltrated Newcastle’s web engine, stored behind the arcade located beneath the Drunk Monk Tavern. With the power of this 1990s technology I have reprogrammed the
11Apr2018
With only a few days left before this weekend’s opening day at the Georgia Renaissance Festival we have breaking news of a new attraction which is rumored for installment at the park: an honest to gosh rollercoaster named The Ale Attack!! The concept photograph accompanying this article shows a modern pipeline style coaster painted red… Continue reading BREAKING: Georgia Renaissance Festival Roller Coaster
21Mar2018
This afternoon I was startled awake by GARF’s village postman, who chucked a package through an open window in my cabin. The package was addressed to me and appeared to be from the man what cooks tea atop the small mountain in that fictitious realm. Being that the role of “village postman” is also fictitious… Continue reading Review: English Caramel from Peacock Tea Room
15Nov2017
I have a confession to make. I was drunk under a barrel when Ye Olde Mark Knopfler released his album Privateering in 2012. In my defense it was a rather large barrel and I was a fair bit turned around. Still, I think it’s worth backtracking to
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