A Fine Port Fer A Pirate


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This story is for those of you (and you know who you are!) who like the pirate image! Enjoy!

From today's Oregonian, so it wont last long on their website.

A fine port fer a pirate

And here's a copy of the fact sheet for more pirate stuff.

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Maniacal about the piratical

Friday, July 07, 2006

Want to get your pirate on? Here are a few places to look:

www.boggandsalty.com: Official Web site for Captain Bogg & Salty, Portland's favorite "buccaneer rock band for pirates of all ages."

www.boompirates.com: Web headquarters for the Brotherhood of Oceanic Mercenaries, aka B.O.O.M., whose show includes comedy, sword-fighting, cannon demonstrations and music.

www.talklikeapirate.com: Home of the Talk Like a Pirate guys.

www.piratesofportlandia.com: Go to this Yahoo groups site for information on "a not-fer-profit, fun group of pirates and privateers celebrating the Golden Age of Piracy -- before, during and after! Come aboard and help us set a new course. We be just now mustering!"

www.dresslikeapirate.com: Portland-based online boutique offering such items as velvet frock coats, boots and pewter grogware.

www.lostmtnclay.com/pirate: Estacada-based potter Mark Heimann's (aka Captain Morrigan Quicksilver's) Web site includes Quicksilver's Pirate Pots (such as a "scurvy dog bowl").

www.captjackspiratehats.com: Hood River-based maker of piratical headgear of various styles ("The Captain Kidd," "The Jean Lafitte," "The Blackbeard"). -- Kristi Turnquist

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I knew our town was a 'bit' odd, but sure didn't know about all this going on. Ha! :rolleyes: Though did see a glimpse of it on the news at Rose Festival time when a couple of the Disney(?) pirate ships came up river to Portland, but didn't suspect a big pirate following. HuH!!! :rolleyes:

Pat

God bless everyone

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:pirate: My nutty Son wears a pirate hat when he plays games on the computer (I call it his thinking cap :)) and I think I know where he will end up when he leaves the crowsnest! Batten down the hatches, Pat, he's a scalywag and I'm sending him this thread! (he'll LOVE those websites) :pirate:

Thanks (I think.....he'll be talking like a Pirate for a couple days after playing with those websites)

Liz

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Son got home from work and stayed on the computer till after I went to bed because of your post, Pat! :D I told him to log on and give a report, but I think he was too busy playing with those sites to do so! He kept saying, "yeah, jussa-minute, gotta check this out. Ooooooh, *ahem* Arrrgggghhhh!"

He LOVED the "buccanear rock band" site (you punk rock lovers should check it out, it's NFG goes pirate)

And......he found his hat :pirate:

Liz

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Hi Liz, Glad your son liked the story and links!

Watch out that he doesn't try to hobble around with a fake wooden leg, a patch on his eye, and a parrot on his shoulder... after all that pirate stuff. :rolleyes:

Never can tell what this area will come up with next....the state motto used to be something like "Things look different here" which is sooooo true!!! :rolleyes::wacko::rolleyes:

Pat

God bless everyone

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