Comic-Con 2010 Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 Teaser

Now this is a Pirate Shack...

Reg Miller built this pirate themed shed and won 2010 Shed of the Year. Click here for more info and pictures.

via boing boing

Somali Pirates Attack U.S. Warship With Predictable Results

Maybe this is an April Fool's joke, but I doubt it. The only fools here are the Somali Pirates. Being more foolish than usual, they attacked the frigate USS Nicholas shortly after midnight on April 1st. Its not the first time they have attacked a warship, in fact last month pirates approached the Dutch frigate HNLMS Tromp only to flee when they realized it was a warship. Both of these incidents resulted in captured pirates and captured or sunk pirate vessels. Are vision problems rampant in the Somali pirate population?

Source: CNN, wikipedia

Venue needed for 3rd Annual Long Island Pirate Festival

Ye Pyrate Brotherhood has put out a plea to help find a venue for the 3rd Annual Long Island Pirate Festival (2010, this year).

From their email:

We regret to announce that as of this date, we have been unsuccessful in obtaining a venue for the 3rd Annual Long Island Pirate Festival. We have searched and contacted numerous venues, to no gain. The venue would have to be grassy, have the ability to be fenced, have parking and of course be a reasonable price. 2 venues we were working on are most likely going to be closed by June, a third has never gotten back to us. We don't want to settle or compromise just for the sake of having the festival this year.

We appreciate everyone's kind words, support and encouragement.

WE SHALL PREVAIL TO RAID ANOTHER SHORE....

www.yepyratebrotherhood.org

Pirates Of The Caribben 4: On Stranger Tides

The fourth installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise has been officially given the name Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The film is set for a summer, 2011 release and there is already some controversy surrounding it.

One point is that Johnny Depp may be wavering in his commitment to the film, possibly because of the departure of Dick Cook, now former Chairman of Walt Disney Studios. Cook had been instrumental in encouraging Depp's interpretation of Captain Jack Sparrow - a portrayal which no doubt was a key element in the success of the franchise.

Another point of controversy (at least, its controversial to some) is the film's title, which is the same as a novel by Tim Powers. In fact, the plot of that book and the upcoming film also bear similarities and it was revealed that Disney had optioned it.

Some good POTC 4 news, actor Geoffrey Rush is on board to bring Captain Barbossa to life once again. See more on that here.

Y'know what day it be? It be Talk Like A Pirate Day!

T'day be Talk Like a Pirate Day me hearties! So put on your best Robert Newton voice and keep the wind at yer backs!

And don't ye forget, the Second annual Long Island Pirate Festival is going on today and tomorrow, Sept. 19th and 20th.

2009 Long Island Pirate Festival

The 2nd Annual Long Island Pirate Festival is scheduled for September 19th and 20th, just in time for Talk Like A Pirate Day! Here Is the info:

SEPTEMBER 19TH & 20TH, 2009
Bald Hill, Farmingville NY
Details are coming, times are Sept 19th 10am-8pm
Sept 20th 10am-6 pm
$10.00 at gate, children under 5 free
(get $1.00 off gate fee with canned good for Island Harvest Food Bank)
$3.00 parking fee to benefit need based scholarship
for vendor info contact email: longislandpiratefestival@yahoo.com
www.longislandpiratefestival.org
www.yepyratebrotherhood.org

[thanks Lucky Lacey]