Thursday, November 13, 2008
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Calling all Scallywags!
It's that time of the year again (no, not barnacle scraping time), It's time for Pirate Caroling!
My secret contact inside the Providence Childrens Center has given me a date and time for us to come and warble, howl and otherwise aurally attack their hearing. So make space, juggle schedules and commit to joining us on the 22nd of December at 3pm. We will be doing the roving song fest from team to team, we sing 4 or 5 songs and move to the next one and repeat. There are 3 teams and we usually take an hour or less to be in and out. In the past, we have then repaired to some outlet for grub and grog.
Send up a pigeon or a message in a bottle if ye are interested in joining us.
Check out the fun we have had in previous years below...
My secret contact inside the Providence Childrens Center has given me a date and time for us to come and warble, howl and otherwise aurally attack their hearing. So make space, juggle schedules and commit to joining us on the 22nd of December at 3pm. We will be doing the roving song fest from team to team, we sing 4 or 5 songs and move to the next one and repeat. There are 3 teams and we usually take an hour or less to be in and out. In the past, we have then repaired to some outlet for grub and grog.
Send up a pigeon or a message in a bottle if ye are interested in joining us.
Check out the fun we have had in previous years below...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
First Friday~November 2008
Photos of last nights festivities stolen from Ogl'n Ophelia
and I tried to put the most embarrassin' first and foremost...yar!
and I tried to put the most embarrassin' first and foremost...yar!
Friday, November 7, 2008
The Legend of Topknot's Boots
I got my wonderful, thigh-high bucket boots from Museum Replicas a couple of years ago. They were way too clean and nice, and I had to take off the poofy leather dongle thing on the front strap, but they were cheaper than anything else I'd seen like them and a few cans of mink oil knocked down the fancy suede to an acceptable level. The soles were a little flimsy, but what do you expect from costume boots, right?
Over the last 2 years I've worn these boots in parades, on ships, island, beaches, taverns, and wherever my piratical feet might take me. They've been the but of jokes, the subject of compliments, and the final resting place of one dead mouse, and I hope to wear them for as long as I have both my legs.
I mentioned the flimsy soles, and that's the point of this post. See, on Tortuga last, while enjoying the blazing fire at our lovely tavern, I burned the bejeezus out of the sole of my right boot. The thing actually melted and crumpled, bringing to light just how cheaply made these boots had been. My foot was unharmed - thanks to the copious volume of Nelson's blood I had consumed I actually didn't feel a thing - but the boot sole was history.
After much hilarity and derision from my compatriots, I, wielding the awesome authority of my temporary position of Tavern Keep, decreed that from that point onward, at all pirate events involving fire of any kind, Kate would be responsible for reminding me not to get drunk and burn my boots.
So where to turn when your pirate boots need to be resoled? I searched for shoe repair shops and found that most of them had negative feedback through Citysearch. Then I put out a call to my mates on Portlandia and received a couple of recommendations. One was from the Quartermaster, for a place called Dorian's Shoe Repair on 6th downtown. I decided to brave the traffic and construction on my lunch break today and drop my beloved boots at Dorian's.
I was immediately put at ease by the proprietor, a bearded young cobbler whose name I did not get. He showed me exactly the soles I needed, and assured me that they'd be more robust and slip-free than the originals. They would not, alas, be fireproof, so Kate still has a job. He told me that he has done costume pieces before, and that he could extend existing boots into bucket boots for a modest price, should anyone requre that service. He's a member of a recreationist group and has made, repaired and modified boots for trappers, english soldiers, knights and kings. I feel my feet are in good hands.
I pick up my boots in 2 weeks (or so I'm told). I will report as to my satisfaction with the repair at that time.
Topknot
Over the last 2 years I've worn these boots in parades, on ships, island, beaches, taverns, and wherever my piratical feet might take me. They've been the but of jokes, the subject of compliments, and the final resting place of one dead mouse, and I hope to wear them for as long as I have both my legs.
I mentioned the flimsy soles, and that's the point of this post. See, on Tortuga last, while enjoying the blazing fire at our lovely tavern, I burned the bejeezus out of the sole of my right boot. The thing actually melted and crumpled, bringing to light just how cheaply made these boots had been. My foot was unharmed - thanks to the copious volume of Nelson's blood I had consumed I actually didn't feel a thing - but the boot sole was history.
After much hilarity and derision from my compatriots, I, wielding the awesome authority of my temporary position of Tavern Keep, decreed that from that point onward, at all pirate events involving fire of any kind, Kate would be responsible for reminding me not to get drunk and burn my boots.
So where to turn when your pirate boots need to be resoled? I searched for shoe repair shops and found that most of them had negative feedback through Citysearch. Then I put out a call to my mates on Portlandia and received a couple of recommendations. One was from the Quartermaster, for a place called Dorian's Shoe Repair on 6th downtown. I decided to brave the traffic and construction on my lunch break today and drop my beloved boots at Dorian's.
I was immediately put at ease by the proprietor, a bearded young cobbler whose name I did not get. He showed me exactly the soles I needed, and assured me that they'd be more robust and slip-free than the originals. They would not, alas, be fireproof, so Kate still has a job. He told me that he has done costume pieces before, and that he could extend existing boots into bucket boots for a modest price, should anyone requre that service. He's a member of a recreationist group and has made, repaired and modified boots for trappers, english soldiers, knights and kings. I feel my feet are in good hands.
I pick up my boots in 2 weeks (or so I'm told). I will report as to my satisfaction with the repair at that time.
Topknot
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
First Friday Reminder~November 7th
Don't forget to come join in the gathering of the brethern this friday. We start around 7pm and for those as have powder monkeys, they are welcome until 9pm. If you have lost your map and compass here be the directions...
201 Second Street
at the intersection of
Highway 99E,
Oregon City, Oregon 97045
Bring your coin, someone may have a game of Morgan's Revenge going.
201 Second Street
at the intersection of
Highway 99E,
Oregon City, Oregon 97045
Bring your coin, someone may have a game of Morgan's Revenge going.
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