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We occasionally, though very sporadically, send out news of the pyrate world via the Cyber Seas. These online broadsheets are free to all who ask to join the email crew, though they are intended as a supplement to our "No Quarter Given" magazine. If you wish to join the email crew, or have news to share, just contact us. Notices are sent out irregularly, as piratical news warrants (and we have time), but they tend to come out about once or twice per month. Below are some past email notices. Be aware, some links and information on older messages could be obsolete.

NQG Email newsletters -- July to December 2008 Archives

NQG Email newsletters -- January t0 June 2008 Archives

NQG Email newsletters -- July to December 2007 Archives

NQG Email newsletters -- January t0 June 2007 Archives

NQG Email newsletters -- July to December 2006 Archives

NQG Email newsletters -- January t0 June 2006 Archives

NQG Email newsletters -- 2005 Archives

November 6th, 2009
16th Anniversary Pirate Update
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Oceanside Tall Ship Festival
    Yucca Valley Pirate Days
        Pirates in Paradise
            2nd Annual Blackbeard Pirate Memorial
                Recap of Pyrate Daze at the Queen Mary
                    ... and more

Ahoy me hearties,

Thanks to so many of you who came to our West Coast 15th Anniversary Party. It was the kick off event for Pyrate Daze on the Queen Mary. Thanks to There Be Pirates! who performed that night celebrating the release of their new album "Pirates in the Desert". What a beautiful night and what a great place for pirates to gather - in the Observation Lounge and out on the Queen Mary's decks. See more below about Pyrate Daze.

Now, although we just had our 2nd 15th Anniversary celebration (an anniversary can be celebrated the whole year, right? ... in fact, Disneyland took 18 months to celebrate their 50th anniversary), November 1st marked the 16th Anniversary for No Quarter Given. Our first issue was mailed out in Nov. 1993. Thanks to all of you who have supported us and contributed to No Quarter Given. If you missed out on those early years of No Quarter Given magazine, you can still get them in our Collected Volumes. For more details, see: http://www.noquartergiven.net/collection.htm

WHERE TO FIND NO QUARTER GIVEN IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKENDS ******************************
This Weekend -- OCEANSIDE TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL Website: http://www.oceansidetallshipfestival.com WHERE: Oceanside,CALIFORNIA Location: Oceanside Harbor,at the Dolphin Dock - see map and directions on website. Pirates, tall ships, and SINGING MERMAIDS! Cannon battles, tall ships: Lynx, Californian, and visiting schooner Amazing Grace. Pirates, BELLY DANCERS, musicians. Costume contest. FREE ADMISSION!!!! The Mermaids will be singing and available for photos. (Their tails created by the same person who made the mermaid tail for the movie SPLASH).
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Next Weekend -- YUCCA VALLEY PIRATE DAYS Website: http://www.yuccavalley.org/268.html?sm=98750 When: Saturday, Nov 14, 2009 10:00 AM Where: 56625 Little League Dr., Yucca Valley, California Pirate camp. Costume contests for adults, & for kids. Cash prize. Day long entertainment. Meet Cap'n Jack Sparrow and actors from the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Raffle prizes - top prize is a $6000 backyard spa, with lots of other great prizes. Benefits local schools.

PIRATES IN PARADISE No Quarter Given will be there
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Website: http://www.piratesinparadise.com/ When: Nov. 28 - Dec. 6, 2009, with the Fort Taylor Pirate Fest is scheduled for Dec. 3-6, 2009 No Quarter Given is finally making it back to the Florida Keys for one of the premiere pirate gatherings for pirates across the country. We are really looking forwards to this trip, and hope to see many of you there. If you've never been to Pirates in Paradise, see the above website for a great video overview of the event. Pirates, in an historic fort, overlooking turquoise blue tropical waters, white sandy beaches, palm trees galore, in a town that feels like you are in an exotic foreign country, wandering streets where everyone accepts and welcomes you in pirate garb, lots of pubs and grog and rum. Warm, balmy nights. 'Tis truly a paradise for pirates. There's a ton of events scheduled - cruises, parties, pub strolls, End of Hurricane Season celebration, thieve's market, battles, tryal of Anne Bonny & Mary Read, a Buxom Wench contest (a certain No Quarter Given personage is rumored to be judging this contest -- send all bribes and gifts to captmichael@noquartergiven.net), a Bad Ass Pirate contest (another No Quarter Given personage is rumored to be judging this contest -- and she is also open to all bribes and gifts), and many more rollicking goings-on.

2nd ANNUAL BLACKBEARD PIRATE MEMORIAL November 22, 2009 ********************************
In the last issue of No Quarter Given we featured an article about the 1st Blackbeard Pirate Memorial. Now, the 2nd annual memorial is approaching, held on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, at the site of the Battle of Ocracoke. See the NQG "ON THE HORIZON" webpage for more details: http://www.noquartergiven.net/calendar.htm

OTHER UPCOMING PIRATE EVENTS FOR 2009
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The summer may be over, but there's still a lot of piratin' going on. See upcoming events at the NQG "ON THE HORIZON" webpage: http://www.noquartergiven.net/calendar.htm Bookmark the page. Check frequently for we are adding events all the time. Here's a listing of events coming up soon. Go to the above website to see links to their webpages and get lots more details: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
November 6th through 8th: Black Raven Comes to Jacksonville Landing
Jacksonville, FLORIDA
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November 7th, 2009: Calico Jack Adventure Weekend
St. George Island, MARYLAND
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November 7th & 8th, 2009: Oceanside Tall Ship Festival
Oceanside, CALIFORNIA
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November 7th & 8th, 2009: Pirates by the Bay
Havre de Grace, MARYLAND
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November 12th thru 22nd, 2009: Cayman Islands Annual Pirates Week Festival
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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November 13th thru 15th, 2009: 2nd Annual Saint Augustine Pirate Gathering
Saint Augustine, FLORIDA
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November 13th, 2009: Raid on Aldea for St. Jude Children Research Hospital
Phoenix, ARIZONA
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November 13th, 2009: In Garb Pub Crawl
St. Augustine, FLORIDA
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November 13th & 15th, 2009: 7th Annual American Heritage Festival
Queen Creek, ARIZONA
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November 14th, 2009: Yucca Valley Pyrate Days Yucca Valley, CA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
November 14th & 15th, 2009: Pirate's Christmas! at the Carolina Renaissance Festival Huntersville, NORTH CAROLINA
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November 14th & 15th, 2009: Tall Ship Cannon Battles on San Diego Bay San Diego, CALIFORNIA
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November 21st, 2009 through April 4th, 2010: “Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship”
Norfolk, VA.
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November 21st & 22nd, 2009: Pirate Adventure Weekend at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival
Hammond, LOUISIANA
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November, 22, 2009: 2nd Annual Blackbeard Pirate Memorial
Ocracoke, NORTH CAROLINA
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November 28th through December 6th, 2009: PIRATES IN PARADISE
Key West, FLORIDA
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December 4-6, 2009: Reenactor Fest 6 - Philadelphia
Cherry Hill, NEW JERSEY
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December 11th, 2009: In Garb Pub Crawl
St. Augustine, FLORIDA
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MINI SCHOONER FOR SALE
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Southern California pirates might be familiar with the PRIVATEER. Though only 15'11", this small vessel is a real working top-sail schooner. She is now on the market for $ 16,000.00. That will include 3 rail and 3 deck 12 ga. cannons. A turn key pirate ship. She is willing and able to carry up to 6 adult buccaneers at a time. You can see her at: http://www.noquartergiven.net/ships2.htm Those interested can contact owner Mike Mandis by phone 541-514-5208 (Pacific Time Zone) or email: mfmandis@gmail.com

SAD NEWS
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For those of you who were fans of the No Quarter Given PyRats, we are sad to report that Capt. Bartholomew Roberts (aka Bart) on Oct. 22 moved on to Fiddler's Green, in a nice tavern heaven full of cheese and rum. He is survived by his shipmate and brother, Capt. Henry Morgan (Hank). [Aye ... we know he was just a rat, but he did touch a lot of hearts in his brief 19 month life. That little guy had a lot of personality and spirit.] You can view a lot of photos of him at the PyRat's MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/nqgrats

PYRATE DAZE ON THE QUEEN MARY
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Over 1000 of you came to spend a weekend celebrating all facets of pyracy. The British navy lads defended the Queen Mary from a pirate invasion. Abney Park successfully invaded Saturday evening for the Buccaneer Ball. Several other musicians serenaded during the weekend - Rusty Cutlass, Rillian and the Doxie Chicks, Willoughby Caught, and more. The Steampunk pirates invaded on Sunday. Huzzah to Mitch Toles for organizing and hosting a great event. The Queen Mary was a great venue - right on the water, with a great historic environment. The vendors area with three levels and the open court in the middle was a great set up. The music from the stage in the middle on the bottom level carried up to the other levels with the great natural acoustics. http://blogs.laweekly.com/style_council/events/pirates-versus-steampunks-at-p/ See my photos at: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=329306395&albumId=1373093 More lots more photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43303564@N08/ http://www.ocwcsdc.com/memberphotos/woody/pdsp09/index.html

PIRATE CAKE EPISODE ON ULTIMATE CAKE OFF
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Huzzah to Kap'n Kula for his great appearance on TLCs "Ultimate Cake Off" Pirate Cake episode. Kap'n Kula got to decide who won the $10,000. We were unable to find out from Kap'n Kula if he took any bribes, but we are sure, bein' the true pyrate he is, he did us proud.

RICKY IS A ONE-EYED PIRATE
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Ricky the Hawk, long time contributor to NQG, has undergone the surgeon's knife, and now, for a while, is a one-eyed, eyepatch wearing, pirate. He wants all his friends to know he came through his procedure well and good. Ricky, we wish you a continued and speedy recovery, lad.

RECENT NEWS OF PIRATES & MARITIME INTEREST
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In order to cut down on the number of links in this email (as lots of links in an email raises security concerns with your ISP, and we've probably already listed too many), I won't list all the news item links. We list news items as we get them, and post them at: http://www.noquartergiven.net/NewsMedia.htm Bookmark this page, and visit frequently to learn the latest in pirate news. Here's recent items listed from the past couple of months:
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10/21/09 Divers recover anchor from reputed Blackbeard ship
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10/16/09 Downtown Atlanta could get pirate museum
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10/8/09 State's 'Pirates' ship too dirty for Calif. Washington's official state ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
10/7/09 Top 5 blunders of Somali pirates: Somali pirates attacked a French Navy ship by accident Tuesday night.
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10/7/09 'On Stranger Tides' Author Tim Powers Discusses How His Story Fits Into A 'Pirates Of The Caribbean' Universe
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10/7/09 How Somali pirates hijacked the Lemaçons's sailing trip of a lifetime ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9/18/09 10 great places to swashbuckle down
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9/7/09 Man Fires Cannonball Into Neighbor's House
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9/6/09 NOT PIRATES AFTER ALL: Missing channel pirate ship carried Russian arms for Iran
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9/4/09 '24' director drifts to 'Sea Witches' film
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9/3/09 Teaching the "Slave Ship" to Prisoners Inside Auburn Prison - Marcus Rediker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
9/1/09 Peek Inside a Pirate Crew at the Magic Kingdom
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8/27/09 Spielberg eyes Crichton's Pirate Latitudes for DreamWorks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8/14/09 Fort Pierce Museum Gets Lifeboat From Pirate Rescue ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8/9/09 Pirates take over Beaufort

Safe harbours and full tankards to you all, --Jamaica Rose (Christine Lampe, editor of No Quarter Given) http://www.noquartergiven.net

"I have to fix a place to keep my mermaids warm." -- comment from one of the organizers of the Oceanside Tall Ship Festival

[Find archives of past NQG email Pirate Updates at: http://www.noquartergiven.net/email.htm ]

August 30th, 2009
End of August Pirate Update
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Pyrate Daze at the Queen Mary
    NQG Hosts Kick Off Party for Pyrate Daze
        September is "Pirate Month"
            Pirate Cake Episode - Ultimate Cake Off
                The Wolf's at the Door - Mallory & McCall
                    ... and more

Ahoy me hearties,

You haven't heard much from us this summer. We've been busy working on our book "The Big Book of Pirate Stuff" - a kid's book about pirates. Deadline is Sept. 15. We've been deeply immersed in this project. I'm making this quick surfacing for air, to let you know of a few upcoming events and news. We will be ready to party hearty at Pyrate Daze - our book will have been turned in a few days earlier, and our publisher won't have gotten back to us yet for re-writes -- so we'll have a little breather to let loose with our pirate friends for Talk Like a Pirate Day weekend!

PYRATE DAZE AT THE QUEEN MARY
Sept. 19-20, 2009
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http://www.pyratedaze.com/
On Talk Like a Pirate Day weekend, pirates of all eras, from historical buccaneers to Steampunk fantasy, will commandeer the Queen Mary ship in Long Beach, CA. PYRATE DAZE is a new event, and will be a weekend of fun, music, dancing, celebrities, vendors, presentations, live sea battle with cannons, and more. A Masquerade Ball will be held on Saturday Night. Special musical guests are Abney Park. (If you are not familiar with their music, go to: http://www.abneypark.com/, and click on their music videos. Start first with "Airship Pirate".) Sunday will be "Steampunk Sunday" - a chance to show off your latest Jules Vernian Airship Pyrate Victorian garb and goggles. No Quarter Given will be there with our booth in the vendors room. Come say 'ello.

KICK OFF PARTY FOR PYRATE DAZE
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FRIDAY, Sept. 18 (TLAPD eve) will be the No Quarter Given West Coast 15th Anniversary, PYRATE DAZE KickOff & "There Be Pirates" CD Release Party

Three events rolled into one:
All FREE*

---1) 15th Anniversary No Quarter Given West Coast Celebration (will also be celebratin' turnin' in our book project "The Big Book of Pirate Stuff" on Sept. 15)
---2) There Be Pirates "Pirates in the Desert" CD Release Party
---3) Pyrate Daze Kick Off Event - http://www.pyratedaze.com

Those attending Pyrate Daze can get their weekend celebrations off to an early start with us on Friday night. If you are attending other events in S. California on Sat & Sun, come first on Friday night to join us, party, and see pirate friends, before heading off to other places.

More details here: http://event.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&eventID=512382.25368

(*While the party is free, the Queen Mary charges for parking. We are hoping to get discounted rates for Pyrate Daze. Nevertheless, bring a ship-load of pirates with you and split the costs).

SEPTEMBER IS "PIRATE MONTH"
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There is a GLORIOUSITY of pirate events for the month of September. All September is EXPLODING with pirate fever. Of course, most of the events are on the weekend of Sept. 19-20, due to Saturday, Sept. 19, being TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY. I don't have time to list everything here, but see our ever growing "ON THE HORIZON" webpage of worldwide events (well, there's a few listed for Canada, the Caribbean, and the U.K.) at:
http://www.noquartergiven.net/calendar.htm
Bookmark the page. Check frequently for we are adding events all the time.
If you have an event to be listed, go to the top of that page for instructions on how to submit your event to us for listing.
Also, visit the OFFICIAL Talk Like a Pirate Day website for even more TLAPD events: http://www.talklikeapirate.com/

PIRATE CAKE EPISODE ON ULTIMATE CAKE OFF
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At the recent Pier Daze Pyrate Invasion in June, the winner of the Ultimate Cake Off competition for The Learning Channel displayed his cake (it was actually two ships - depicting a battle at sea, 5 foot long). The pirates (headed off by the Port Royal Privateers) ceremoniously debuted the cake at the pirate festival. The show about this competition, and the debut of the cake at Pier Daze airs several times this week, starting on Mon, Aug. 31, at 10 pm. (It's also on TLC-HD if you have that channel - check the times - they might be different).
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Ultimate Cake Off
Pirates
TV-PG
Three master cake decorators compete for the chance to showcase their 5
foot tall cake at a pirate-themed fair on the beach and win $10,000.

Aug 31, 10:00 pm
Sep 01, 1:00 am
Sep 01, 7:00 pm
Sep 02, 2:00 am
Sep 05, 9:00 pm
Sep 06, 12:00 am

THE WOLF IS AT THE DOOR
- Mallory & McCall need HELP!
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For those of you who have been following the saga of the pirate musicians Mallory and McCall, here is an update: We have kept him at bay for almost a year now, but the WOLF is at the door now. Their house is slated to be auctioned off on Sept. 8. Mallory is recently home from back surgery and is laid up for months. Jan is worn out, stressed out, and overwhelmed with the huge task of worrying about medical issues and taking care of Mallory. On top of that, she must now pack up, find a new place for them, move, etc. She is stuck without a car she is able to drive (their only working car is a stick shift, and she can't drive it.) See my blog for more details, and how you can help.

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=329306395&blogId=507818655

You can also help by buying their unique neck piece creations from PiRATE PRiMiTiVE: http://www.malloryandmccall.com/PiratePrimitive.html
You can also send monetary donations through Paypal. Just "send money" to their email address at: malloryandmccall@yahoo.com

A HUGE thanks to all of you who have been helping, at the benefit concerts earlier this year, and through many other ways. I know a lot of us have landed on hard times this year, so this means more that you can reach out to help give back to a couple who have been part of the pirate community long before Jack Sparrow, even before Hook, hit the big screen.

WHERE TO FIND NO QUARTER GIVEN
THROUGH SEPTEMBER
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Sept. 12-13, 2009: Toshiba Tall Ships Festival, Dana Point, CALIFORNIA. http://www.tallshipsfestival.com/
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Sept. 18-20, 2009: Pyrate Daze
Long Beach, CALIFORNIA
http://www.pyratedaze.com/

NEWS OF PIRATES & MARITIME INTEREST
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I don't have time to list all the recent news items for you, but a lot of them have been listed on our webpage at:

-- http://www.noquartergiven.net/NewsMedia.htm

Bookmark this page, and visit frequently to learn the latest in pirate news.

GETTING HITCHED?
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Pirate Reverend Michael Gonzales has debuted his "Pirate Ceremonies" webpage: http://piratereverend.weebly.com/
We wish him well with his pirate ministries.

"COMMERCIALS" FROM
A PIRATE TREASURE HUNTER
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Capt. Carl "Cap'n Fizz" Fismer promotes some great products in his own unique, entertaining, style:
http://www.youtube.com/sourdoughstudios

TURNER'S TREASURE ISLAND ON DVD!
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Most pirate movie aficionados will say this version of Treasure Island is the best. This is the one with Charlton Heston as Long John, Oliver Reed as Billy Bones, Christopher Lee as Blind Pew, a young Christian Bale as Jim Hawkins and music by the Chieftains. As you watch, look carefully. The Treasure Island illustrations by N.C. Wyeth are faithfully staged through out the movie.
Turner has not released the DVD but Classic Tree Video has it:
http://stores.classictreevideo.com/StoreFront.bok
They accept payment only via PayPal (free to sign up). Yours truly (Jamaica Rose) ordered a copy, and it came very quickly.
[Thanks to Malruck for the heads up]

WOODEN BOAT RESCUE
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In the latest issue of No Quarter Given magazine we featured an article about how the Blackbeard's Crew is refashioning an old boat into a pirate sloop. Perhaps your crew would like it's own pirate vessel. You might check with Wooden Boat Rescue. They are trying to find good homes for old, neglected wooden boats.

http://woodenboatrescue.org/

OTHER PLACES TO FIND
NO QUARTER GIVEN ONLINE
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MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/no_quartergiven

Living History Worldwide: http://www.livinghistoryworldwide.com/profile/ChristineMarkelLampe

TWITTER me Timbers: @NoQuarterGiven

FOR THE FANS OF THE
NO QUARTER GIVEN PyRATS
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Our PyRat crew has their own MySpace page too. Send Bart and Hank friend request: http://www.myspace.com/nqgrats

Safe harbours and full tankards to you all,
--Jamaica Rose
(Christine Lampe, editor of No Quarter Given)

...the rank of captain being obtained by the suffrage of the majority, it falls on one superior for knowledge and boldness (pistol proof as they call it) and can make those fear, who do not love him.

--Captain Charles Johnson, "A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates" in discussing how Bartholomew Roberts became the pirate captain.

April 28th, 2009
End of April Pirate Update
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Pirates on Deadliest Warrior - TONIGHT
    Pirates on the Wall Street Journal
        Report on Benefits for Mallory & McCall
            NOLA Pyrate Week report
                and more ...

Ahoy me hearties,

Welcome on this particular day ... the death of Mary Read, and the Mutiny on the HMS Bounty, both took place on today. There's been a lot of piratical goings-on of late. And some about to happen. I was in the Wall Street Journal yesterday in an article about pirates, and Michael will be on SPIKE TV tonight. We spent two weeks on the road going to NOLA Pyrate Week, and there's been three benefit events to help our friends Mallory and McCall. Read about these events, and more, below.

PIRATE EPISODE OF DEADLIEST WARRIOR
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Check yer TV listings tonight for the PIRATES vs KNIGHTS episode of SPIKE TV'S "DEADLIEST WARRIOR". It airs tonight (Apr 28) at 10 pm PT (with repeats on Wed and later). See a trailer for the episode at: http://www.spike.com/video/pirate-1-of-2/3152770
In the pirate crew are Jefferson Wilmore (Jules Evermore), Tony Kopec (Laurens de Graf), Frankie Angelillo (Figgins), Matt Stone (Sea Wolf), and Michael Lampe (Michael MacLeod of No Quarter Given). You can catch glimpses of some of them in the trailer. Also Master Gunner Gary Harper was involved.

PIRATES ON THE FRONT PAGE
OF WALL STREET JOURNAL
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    The front page of the April 27, 2009 issue of the Wall Street Journal featured an article about how pirate re-enactors are reacting to the pirates in Somalia situation:
http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB124078244486857161-lMyQjAxMDI5NDIwNjcyODYyWj.html
The reporter contacted us for our opinions. In the article my quote sounds like I'm reluctant to say Somali pirates are true pirates because it looks bad for us pirate-reenactors. But, the reporter left out my main point that the Somali pirates have strong land-based connections and support from local tribal war lords. It was this support that I thought disqualified them from being true pirates. They are more like a mercenary navy of a nation without a government, making war with the rest of the world.
    Check out the online slide show for two photos of yours truly. Also check out the comments sections (I loved the Trekkies comments).
    Our congratulations to Cap'n Slappy who not only was HEADLINED, but also got his photo in the print version of WSJ.

1000th MYSPACE FRIEND
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If you haven't yet discovered No Quarter Given on MySpace, you can find us at: http://www.myspace.com/no_quartergiven
You can visit our page, and look at the photos, even if you are not a MySpace member. However, you need to be a MySpace member to become one of our "friends" (tis free to sign up). We are getting close to having 1000 Friends on our Friend list. We will give a free subscription to NO QUARTER GIVEN magazine to the 1000th person to become our friend. Spread the word -- tell yer shipmates.

NQG TRIVIA CONTEST
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Win a copy of the new pirate adventure novel "Sea Robber" by Tim Severin, coming out in May, 2009.
Answer the following questions:
1. Who wrote "A History of Ships in Bottles" in the May/June 2008 issue of No Quarter Given?
2. Which famous ship caught fire and burned on May 21, 2007?
3. What famous French artist was marooned in the Galapagos Islands as an act of piracy?
4. Where can you find a collection of piratical and nautical personalized license plates?
5. What is the name of a series of pirate music compilation CD's (up to four Volumes have been produced) that benefit music programs in New Orleans schools?
[Hint: The answers to the questions can all be found in recent issues of No Quarter Given.]
ENTRY RULES:
Send your answers to: jamaica@noquartergiven.net
Deadline: May 5, 2009
The entry with the most correct answers will win. In the event of a tie, a winner will be drawn randomly from those entries with the most correct answers.

BENEFIT EVENTS FOR MALLORY & McCALL
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We've previously told you about Mallory and McCall <http://www.malloryandmccall.com>, and their problems due to persistent health problems, and being scammed by a fraudulent financial planner. They are now being threatened with foreclosure. Several of their friends are determined that won't happen. Two benefit concerts and a Bardic Luncheon have taken place in March and April. Together the three events have raised over $3000. Thanks to all the bands who played (Captain Ron Ely, Granuaille's Revenge, The Cherry Tarts, The Praties, Pirates of the Black Swan, Saahira of the Emerald Winds, Rillian & the Doxie Chicks, Kapt. Kula's Pyrat Party Band, The Black Spot, Mister Mac, The Dred Crew of Oddwood, the Pirates Charles, and probably a few I forgot). Thanks to Maeve's Residuals in Studio City, Ojai Renaissance Faire, and Harold's Pub in San Pedro for your venues. Thanks to Sabre Steele, Krystal Rains, McAleenan, Myrna, Lady Suzanne, and Robin St Graves for getting the ball rolling and organizing these events. Thanks to all who came, donated, bought raffle tickets or bid on silent auction items.

NOLA PYRATE WEEK
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We spent two weeks on the road going to NOLA Pyrate Week, March 28-April 5, http://www.pyrateweek.com. There were pyrate parties, painting parties, pirate brunches, haunted pub tours, volunteer efforts in the Lower Nine for the recovery of New Orleans, a Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour, Pyrate Parade through the French Quarter (with brass bands, bead cannons, classic cars, and floats), a Pyrates Ball in the Skull Club, a Block Party, a dinner cruise aboard a paddlewheeler on the Mississippi River, pyrate burlesque, and more.
Over $10,000 was raised for charities. Several pirates worked in the Lower Ninth Ward for three days.
The No Quarter Given crew was excited to get out to see the REAL New Orleans, not just the touristy French Quarter. Local pirates showed us around their city.
During all the festivities, we had the NO QUARTER GIVEN 15th Anniversary Party at the Avenue Pub with Adult Buccaneer Bingo, The Pirates Charles, and the Pyrates McKenna. Thanks to everyone who has helped us to have 15 wonderful years.
See photos and read our blog on our MySpace at: http://www.myspace.com/no_quartergiven
And look for an article in the upcoming No Quarter Given magazine.
Mark yer calendars for the 2nd Annual NOLA Pyrate Week, March 26-April 4, 2010. The first weekend will be at the Leukemia Regatta on Lake Ponchartrain (on the water, with ships). Second weekend will be a pirate festival in a park. With three days of volunteering during the week in between, along with parties, pub crawls, historical tours and more. Keep an eye on the website for further developments. http://www.pyrateweek.com

RATTIE PHOTO CONTEST
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Now a few words from the NQG furry crewmembers, Bart and Hank:
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/Please, please, vote for us in the Rattie Photo Contest -- HELP MAKE SURE WE WIN
HELP US show that PyRats are a step above regular rats. Also help us WIN this month's prize, a set of RAT AGILITY EQUIPMENT. We need to lose a few ounces -- all that New Orleans food was TOO GOOD (can you say "beignet"?)
To vote, go to: http://www.theagilerat.com/?id=141
Scroll way down, way down, past all the prizes, to the April Entries. You'll be able to find Bart wearing his pirate hat and looking through his spyglass. Click the VOTE word next to him. You can do so once every day in April (just a few days left). Bart is currently in FIRST PLACE at 14%, just one percentage above second place at 13%. But this can easily change. Help keep Bart in FIRST PLACE.
Bart and Hank, Rodents of Fortune
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/If you haven't yet discovered Bart and Hank's MySpace page, you can find them at: http://www.myspace.com/nqgrats
They would love it if you asked to be their friend.

WHERE TO FIND NO QUARTER GIVEN
THROUGH THE SUMMER
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June 5th, 2009: 3rd Annual CHOC PIRATE PARTY, Anaheim, CALIFORNIA -- http://pirates4choc.org/
We will be vending at this wonderful event to help raise funds for the kids at the Childrens Hospital of Orange County. A fun little street festival and party, while pirates and celebrities visit the young patients at the hospital
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June 20th & 21st, 2009: 3rd Annual NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PIRATE FESTIVAL, Vallejo, CALIFORNIA -- http://www.norcalpiratefestival.com/
This will be our 3rd year vending at this large gathering of pirates.
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June 27th & 28th, 2009: PIER DAZE PIRATE INVASION, Long Beach, CALIFORNIA -- http://www.belmontpier.com/events.html
Find our booth out on the pier. Many pirates will be camped in the sand along the beach, as would pirates of old while rendezvousing with other crews for a party.
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July 11th-12th, 2009: OLD FORT MACARTHUR DAYS - Pirate Encampment, San Pedro, CALIFORNIA -- http://www.geocities.com/fortmacarthur/
NQG will not be vending but just participating with the Rogue Privateers at this fun and educational event.
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September 12th & 13th, 2009: TOSHIBA TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL, Dana Point, CALIFORNIA -- http://www.tallshipsfestival.com/
We've been vending at this event since our founding in 1993. Ships, cannon battles, pirates, ocean, shanty musicians, ... what more could you want?
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September 19th & 20th, 2009: PYRATE DAZE, Long Beach, CALIFORNIA -- http://www.pyratedaze.com/
We will be vending and helping out with presentations for this new event where we take over the Queen Mary ship (yes ... THAT Queen Mary). See next item for more details.

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PYRATE DAZE
Sept. 19-20, 2009
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In September, on Talk Like a Pirate Day weekend, pirates of all eras, from historical buccaneers to Steampunk fantasy, will commandeer the Queen Mary ship in Long Beach, CA. PYRATE DAZE is a new event, and will be a weekend of fun, music, dancing, celebrities, vendors, presentations, live sea battle with cannons, and more. A Masquerade Ball will be held on Saturday Night. No Quarter Given will be there. http://www.pyratedaze.com/

NEW PIRATE SHOP IN ST. AUGUSTINE
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Congratulations to pirate photographer Tiger Lee on his new store. He has set anchor in the historical district of St. Augustine, FL, and opened up a new pirate-themed store and old-time photography studio. St Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied European established city in the US, founded in 1565, so it seems most appropriate. You can find his new shop in the old Spanish Plaza, at:
100 St George Street, Suite I
(SW corner of Hypolita Street)
St Augustine, FL 32084
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To celebrate his new location, Tiger Lee has monthly pub crawls In Garb, each 2nd Friday of the month. Each month a different charity benefits from the funds raised. For more details see: http://www.pirateportraitsntreasures.com/ingarbpubcrawl.html

MORE ST. AUGUSTINE PIRATE NEWS
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The Pirate Ship – Black Raven has now arrived in St. Augustine. U. S. Coast Guard inspections are scheduled for May 1, 2009, and they expect to start pirate and history cruises by May 5, 2009. The Black Raven is a replica of a Spanish Galleon sailing in waters with a rich and exiting pirate history.
http://www.blackravenadventures.com/

BUCCANEERS OF TORTUGA
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The Buccaneers of Tortuga gathered to invade San Juan Capistrano, as did Hippolyte Bouchard and his pirate crew in 1818. They marched in the Swallows Day Parade in San Juan Capistrano (CALIFORNIA) on Sat. March 21, 2009. The NQG crew, including the PyRATs Bart and Hank, were there. Unfortunately our leaders Armand and Pirahna Swann Kidd were absent (due to a class, and illness respectively). Duncan MacInya stepped in a the grand pirate captain leading us down the parade route. We had our beautiful new banner created by Brea Tar Sweeny, lots of flags, and the NQG rolling barrel cart (pulled so bravely by Brandon). Rillian and the Doxie Chix provided us tunes to sing and dance too.
Bastard Bob made the opening photo of the slide show on the OC Register's home page Sunday. (I notice they didn't mention his oh-so-family-friendly name).
You can find the slide show at: http://www.ocregister.com/articles/swallows-day-parade-2342519-takes-flight-in-san-juan
Further in the slide show is a photo of Michael MacLeod with Capt. Henry Morgan (Hank).

MODERN PIRACY
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With so much happening in the world of modern piracy, we have a new page at the NQG website, with listings of pirate news and links to the articles and reports: http://www.noquartergiven.net/NewsMedia.htm
[Thanks to Bob Weber for many of the articles there. ]
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For more informed news and commentary on the current Pirate News, see Benerson Little's webpage:
http://benersonlittle.com/sb/page.php?ID=74815
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BLUNDERING PIRATES ATTACK NATO SHIP
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/92204/Blundering-pirates-attack-Nato-ship
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Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho, a Pirate Hunter's Life on TV
New TV series - "Pirate Hunter: USN"
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b118330_yo-ho_yo-ho_pirate_hunters_life_on_tv.html
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[thanks to Gary McAulay, and Bob Weber]

UPCOMING TV WATCHING OF INTEREST
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Secrets of the Dead (Voyage of Courtesans) 8:00 PM 4/29/09 KCET-PBS
Secrets of the Dead (Blackbeard's Lost Ship) 9:00 PM 5/3/09 KCET-PBS
Immortal Voyage of Capt Drake 9:00 PM 5/5/09 KOCE-PBS (see my Blog review of this one at: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=329306395&blogId=464874422 )
[Thanks to Liberté]

NEWS OF PIRATES & MARITIME INTEREST
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Pirates Past and Present Appear in N.C. Museum Exhibit
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,507225,00.html
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Arrrgh mateys, shipwreck could be pirate vessel
http://sci.tech-archive.net/Archive/sci.archaeology/2009-03/msg00118.html
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Pirate heroine inspires County Mayo
http://www.boston.com/travel/getaways/europe/articles/2009/03/15/pirate_heroine_inspires_county_mayo/?s_campaign=8315
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U of Chicago offers pirate class
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=6718202
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Studying the Culture of Piracy
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/03/23/studying-the-culture-of-piracy/
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Posthumous Crichton Novels on the Way
"Pirate Latitudes" by Michael Crichton
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/books/06crichton.html?_r=1&ref=arts
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Verbinski's had enough 'Pirates'
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118002234.html?categoryId=13&cs=1
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[Thanks to Capt. John, and Bob Weber]

GEORGE WASHINGTON'S SECRET NAVY
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Read about James L. Nelson's new book "George Washington's Secret Navy", and listen to a podcast from a recent talk Jim Nelson gave on his new book.
http://www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org/events/2009/03-14-james-nelson.jsp

Safe harbours and full tankards to you all,
--Jamaica Rose
(Christine Lampe, editor of No Quarter Given)
http://www.noquartergiven.net

"Never say 'hang in there' to a pirate. It's not polite!"
--Captain Morgan of the Dead Pirates

February 17th, 2009
Mid-February Pirate Update
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Benefit Concert for Mallory & McCall
    L.O.R.E.
        Pyrate Week in New Orleans
            and more ...

Ahoy Crew,

Despite being the dead of winter, there is a lot of piratical fun going on. This Saturday (Feb. 21), we'll be at a Benefit Concert of Mallory and McCall - we hope to see many of you there (see below for details).

The following weekend (Feb. 28-March 1) is the L.O.R.E. Immersion Weekend of workshops (again see below) where NQG is hosting the pirate track of classes.

That same weekend is the first ever Kansas City Pirate's Ball where a lot of the mid-west pirates will be gathering. But if you haven't gotten your tickets yet, sad to tell you, but it is SOLD OUT.

At the end of March starts Pyrate Week in New Orleans, where NQG is celebrating our 15th Anniversary of publication. We're excited about our plans for the party, and hope to see many of you there (again, see below for more details).

We won't be out and about so much this year. NQG is curtailing the number of events and shows we'll be at because we have a book contract!! Our deadline is this September. For details on our book, "THE BIG BOOK OF PIRATE STUFF", you can read our blog on our MySpace page at: http://www.myspace.com/no_quartergiven (find Blog section in upper right).

For No Quarter Given subscribers, be aware the latest issue was mailed out about 2 weeks ago. Many of you will have gotten your issue already, while others of you will get it soon. Remember, if you are a bulk subscriber, it can take up to 30 days or more to arrive. This issue is the July/August 2008 issue. With our book negotiations behind us now (and a big learning curve, just finding out about publishing contracts), we are on an accelerated schedule to get the magazine out, one per month, until we get caught back up with our schedule.

If you'd like to see what we did last weekend at the Dicken's Festival in Riverside (though not piratical), go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gRlg1v1EKg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzS4nptzyp4&feature=channel (thanks to Black Sam).
I'm in the ice blue silk gown, not moving very fast, as it's the end of the night, and my old war wound is complaining. Cap'n Michael is in the grey tux, with the long loose locks. You'll also see Scarlett Harlott, Lycan, Kendra of Pirate Master in brown, and Pirelli from Sweeney Todd in blue with gold trim.

MUSICAL BENEFIT FEB. 21
This Saturday
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In past newsletters we have told you of the struggles of Mallory and McCall < http://www.malloryandmccall.com/ >, due to persistent health problems, and being scammed by a fraudulent financial planner. They are now being threatened with foreclosure. We are determined that won't happen. Come help us help Mallory & McCall, and have an enjoyable time doing so.
Come for an afternoon and evening of rollickin' pirate & seafarin' music to benefit long time faire musicians Mallory & McCall.
In addition to the great line up of music from many Southern California pirate, faire, seafaring, and folk bands, we will be raffling off some unique plunder and pirate treasures.
COVER CHARGE: Suggested admission donation: $10
LOCATION: Maeve’s Residuals, 11042 Ventura Bl, Studio City 91604; www.maevesresiduals.com ; 818-761-8301; It’s between Vineland and Tujunga in a strip mall on the S side of the street, close to Talderoy's tattoo parlor "Studio City Tattoo"; venue is 21+.
BAND LINE UP: Captain Ron Ely, Granuaille's Revenge, The Cherry Tarts, The Praties, Pirates of the Black Swan, Saahira of the Emerald Winds, Rillian & the Doxie Chicks. Health willing, Mallory and McCall will be in attendance.
MORE: Event includes raffles during band set ups (Bring extra funds to snap up some special and unique plunder and pirate treasures).
INFO: 562-924-4700 or 562-303-4761.
If you can't come, but would like to send some plunder for the raffles, contact me (Jamaica Rose) please. No Quarter Given will be there, and so will the NQG PyRATs, Bart and Hank.
Get the latest updates and details at: http://event.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&eventID=489279.11868

PIRATE PERFORMERS INVITED
TO MARDI GRAS WEEKEND
Treasure Island, FLORIDA
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[From Suzanne King:] The Kiwanis Cub of Gulf Beaches has asked me to invite Roving Street Performers to Mardi Gras Weekend on February 21 & 22, 2009. (NEXT weekend!) The times are 10 am to 10pm on Saturday and 11am to 8pm on Sunday. Mardi Gras Weekend will take place on Treasure Island Beach, behind the Bilmar Beach Resort at 10650 Gulf Blvd., Treasure Island, FL 33706.
Performers will be allowed to work for hat and sell trinkets. The pay will be four (4) Beer and wine tickets, per performer, per day; and free parking on the beach. Performers will not be required to stay for the entire duration of the event; however, no vehicles will be allowed to drive on the beach during the hours of the event. Performers who wish to park on the beach will enter via the Beach Access at 11260 Gulf Blvd. The event is a charity Fundraiser for the Miracle League and Pinellas Village.
Check it out here: http://www.kiwanismardigrasweekend.org/
For performance agreement, and more details, email Suzanne King at: E-mail: Suzie@Friendly-Fish.com, or call after 5pm at 727-322-5217

PIRATE CLASSES AT L.O.R.E.
IMMERSION WEEKEND
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Once again, NQG is helping to organize the pirate workshops during the L.O.R.E. (Loyal Order of Reenactment Enthusiasts) Immersion Weekend, in Corona, CA, Feb. 28-March 1, 2009. There will be a full track of pirate workshops along side the renaissance classes from 9 am to 4 pm each day. Classes are open to all, and you can mix and match classes from the various tracks.
Pirate classes for this LORE session are:
***PIRACY 101: The basics of piracy (Christine Lampe, No Quarter Given)
***HOW TO GET DOWN & DIRTY AS A PIRATE: Make-up and special effects. (Dennis Hannon of Stranglehold)
***SWIVEL GUN OPERATIONS: Safe operation of small cannon. Use of implements, manufacturing blank ammunition, loading, firing, misfires and cleaning. A hands on class. Each participant will be given the opportunity to fire 2 (two) blank rounds. A donation of $4 is requested to cover materials, and gun powder. Ages 18+ (Steve "Greydog" Harness of the Alliance of the Double Cross)
***PERFORMANCE SWORDWORK: The difference between real swordplay and performance swordplay for the public. (Bryan Dunn, Alliance of the Double Cross)
***HISTORY OF NAVIGATION: Find out how navigators of old found their way around the world without radios, satellites or GPS. Astrolabe, quadrant, cross-staff, backstaff, and sextant. Real examples of period instruments demonstrated (Erik Berliner, of Port Royal Privateers).
***KNOTWORK: Gotta know the ropes and how to put them to work (Erik Berliner, of Port Royal Privateers)..
***TAVERNS IN THE 17th & 18th CENTURIES: Where was the first place a pirate headed when he came into port .... ? The nearest tavern! Learn what taverns were like, what and who you would have found in one, and what activities went on at one. (Christine Lampe, No Quarter Given)
Attendees may select to attend either Renaissance or Pirate classes, or some of both. After classes on Saturday, join in the Participants Swap Meet (bring items to barter and trade). Attendance fee of $25, includes dinner on Saturday evening, followed by a show. On site camping on Fri. and Sat. nights included. Info: The Crossroads Group, P.O.B. 1959 , Corona, CA, 92878-1959, (951) 735-0101
INFO: see the newly designed webpage: http://www.renaissanceinfo.com/lore.html

NOLA PYRATE WEEK
NQG 15th Anniversary Party
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There have been a lot of developments for NOLA Pyrate Week, March 28-April 5, http://www.pyrateweek.com. Visit their website to see all the exciting plans. Parties galore, art walks, pirate brunches, haunted pub tours, volunteer efforts for the recovery of New Orleans, Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour, Pyrate Parade, Pyrates Ball, Block Party, Cruise and Dinner aboard a paddlewheeler on the Mississippi River
The No Quarter Given crew is excited to be going.
Get out to see the REAL New Orleans, not just the touristy French Quarter - let local pirates show you their city.
During Pyrate Week, be sure to come to the NO QUARTER GIVEN 15th Anniversary Party -- April 1st at the Avenue Pub: Adult Buccaneer Bingo, The Pirates Charles, the Fleur de Tease dancers, and more.
The NQG PyRATs, Bart and Hank, will be along for all the fun, and will be signing autographs for charitable donations.
See the website http://www.pyrateweek.com for lodgings, volunteer registration, and more.

BUCCANEERS OF TORTUGA
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Look for the Buccaneers of Tortuga to be marching in the Swallows Day Parade in San Juan Capistrano (CALIFORNIA) on Sat. March 21, 2009. The NQG crew, including the PyRATs Bart and Hank, will be there.

PIRATICAL LICENSE PLATES
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We have a new webpage, a Pirate License Plate rogues gallery, on the No Quarter Given website, found at: http://www.noquartergiven.net/LicensePlates.htm
We are always looking for more. It's still not too late, if you'd like your license plate displayed on the NQG webpage. Please send me a private email to: jamaica@noquartergiven.net along with your image attached (.jpg preferred). Also tell me which name you would prefer we use to post with your plate image.
You are also invited to share with us how you have decorated yer land-vessels in piratical ways (whether or not you have custom license plate).

"TREASURE ISLAND" WITH CHARLTON HESTON
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[From Cap'n John:]
In the past I spoke of how I found it amazing that the folks at Turner have yet to release this version of "Treasure Island" (The best version I.M.O.) onto DVD.
After some research and speaking with the film's director, I find that Warner Home Video now owns the rights to the film. Warner bought Turner Home Entertainment a while back and are the ones who can release their films.
So if you want to see this film on DVD as I do, start writing Warner Home Video and request they release this great film on DVD. Since next year marks the 20th Anniversary of it's release, I think we should ask that they release a Director's Cut, complete with The making of...documentary, trailers, and all the goodies that come with a DVD.
So start writing, Shipmates!!!!
Write to the following:
Warner Home Video
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, Ca. 91522
I also left a message on their website. So we can do both the website and letter writing. Let's see this happen!

UPDATE ON LINDA LEA
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Linda Lea, the lass who was stranded in Ecuador, finally got a crew together (Mister Mac -- huzzah, and others) left Ecuador on Jan. 28, and is sailing to New Orleans, Grace willing, in time for the NOLA Pyrate Week aboard her sail boat. By now, they should have made it through the Panama Canal. We look forward to meeting you there lass.

MODERN PIRACY
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With so much happening in the world of modern piracy, we have started a new page at the NQG website, with listings of pirate news and links to the articles and reports: http://www.noquartergiven.net/NewsMedia.htm
[Thanks to Bob Weber for many of the articles there. ]

NEWS OF PIRATES & MARITIME INTEREST
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Admiral Balchin's HMS Victory Discovered by Odyssey Marine Exploration
World's Mightiest Ship Was Lost Without a Trace in 1744 - Mystery Solved
http://shipwreck.net/pr176.php
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7863840.stm
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Knight Parade Spreads Its Annual Share Of Pirate Fun
Pirates and partiers packed Seventh Avenue in Ybor City on Saturday night for the Sant' Yago Illuminated Knight parade.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29203086/from/ET/
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Bayshore readies for pirate invasion
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/dpp/news/GasparillaPreps_020609
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Gasparilla Pirate Fest 2009
http://www.examiner.com/x-594-Tampa-Events-Examiner~y2009m2d6-Gasparilla-Pirate-Fest-2009
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Live From Gasparilla: Great Day For A Parade
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/feb/07/071757/live-gasparilla-hungry-pirates/
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A Pirate-Themed Theater - AOL Home http://home.aol.com/decorating/photo-gallery/decor/_a/a-pirate-themed-theater/20081204165509990001
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Pirate's Quest: Hunt for Blackbeard's Booty Review
http://wii.ign.com/articles/946/946145p1.html
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Gasparilla Pirates Ready To Invade Tampa - Again!
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/feb/03/gasparilla-pirates-ready-invade-tampa/news-breaking/
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Yo ho yo ho a pirate's cruise for me
http://www.examiner.com/x-1712-Walt-Disney-World-Travel-Examiner~y2009m2d1-Yo-ho-yo-ho-a-pirates-cruise-for-me
http://disney.go.com/inside/mainattraction/090127/index.html
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Ninja Protest Pirate Festival
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4131753/11130041
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Visiting Authors Hook Young Storytellers
http://wenatcheeworld.com/article/20090121/NEWS04/701219990/1001
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REVIEW: Silver Brings the Legendary Pirate to Life
http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2009/01/silver-brings-t.html
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Battle of New Orleans Troops, Civilians Return To Chalmette Battlefield In January
http://www.sbpg.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=578:battle-of-new-orleans-troops-civilians-return-to-chalmette-battlefield-in-january-&catid=2:local-news&Itemid=2
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[Thanks to Capt. John, Darren Muir, Selchie ]

Safe harbours and full tankards to you all,
--Jamaica Rose
(Christine Lampe, editor of No Quarter Given)

"We took the City Called La Serena of 7 Churches and a Chappell; stayed in it 3 days, took much provision and some church plate, very rich Church robes. The bay is Covered with gold dust." -- Basil Ringrose from his "South Sea Waggoner". He neglects to tell that before they left, he and his band of fellow buccaneers set the town on fire because a promised ransom was not forthcoming.