From chumbucket at talklikeapirate.com Mon Apr 4 09:47:01 2022 From: chumbucket at talklikeapirate.com (chumbucket at talklikeapirate.com) Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2022 12:47:01 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [Poopdeck] The POOPDECK, official newsletter of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, issue 157 Message-ID: <1234656293.55630067.1649090821022.JavaMail.zimbra@talklikeapirate.com> The POOPDECK The Official Newsletter of International Talk Like a Pirate Day April 4, 2022, Issue No. 157 Issued when the fancy strikes. Edited by Ol' Chumbucket In this issue: ** Serve Like a Pirate on TLAPDay Eve Weekend ** Pirates Invading Southern Cal Again ** Smith Mountain Lake Pirate Festival ** An Anniversary Reminder ------------------------ ** Serve Like a Pirate on TLAPDay Eve Weekend International Talk Like a Pirate Day is always on Sept. 19, which this year falls on a Monday. That means there will probably be a lot of pirate partying during the preceding weekend. But not ALL the action will be partying. Our freebooter friend Nicklaus Lubell Hoffman ? who goes by the nom de pirate Chef Crabby despite the fact that he's one of the most pleasant pirates you'll ever meet ? hopes the brotherhood will spend at least part of that weekend giving back to their communities. He's calling on Sept. 17 and 18 to be International Serve Like a Pirate Weekend, and Cap'n Slappy and I are enthusiastically on board with his plan. The idea is for crews around the world to come forward in their communities and perform some community service. "What" you do is entirely up to you. You know your community and your crews. Perhaps you want to set up a beach cleanup on the day, or a toy drive (Christmas is coming, after all) or a fund drive to support a local or international charity. As crews start plotting what they want to do, we also encourage them to invite the public to take part. We'll be happy to include a listing of Serve Like a Pirate Weekend events on our website and here in the Poopdeck. We'll also be happy to post a photo on the site from each crew that takes part. And Crabby has already set up a Facebook page to promote the event. Check it out here. https://telecommuting/2p95ht2n ------------------------ ** Pirates Invading Southern Cal Again After a two-year absence due to the pandemic, Pirate Invasion Long Beach is back this summer, slated for the end of July on the Long Beach waterfront, organizers announced this week. It's "the biggest pirate event in the West," and if there's any chance to get there and take part, by all means ? go. You don't want to miss it. The event will take place July 30 and 31 at Harry Bridges Memorial Park in the Long Beach Harbor, just a stone's throw from the Queen Mary. (Well, maybe a couple of stones' throws, depends on how good your arm is, I guess.) Previous incarnations of Pirate Invasion Long Beach have drawn some of the biggest names in the pirate community and plenty of freebooter performers. No details of events and entertainment have been posted online, but keep your eye on the event's website for all the scuttlebutt. ------------------------ ** Smith Mountain Lake Pirate Festival Another crew will be celebrating filibuster-style this summer with the 10th Smith Mountain Lake Pirate Festival July 14 through 17 at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. The event is always held the third weekend of July, organizers said, and features activities at multiple venues around the lake, including music, water battles, vendors, and live black-powder. One of the concerts will take place at a venue adjacent to the camp site. More information on the festival and how crews can sign up to be part of the action is available on the event's website ? https://tinyurl.com/4pt97we2 ------------------------ ** An Anniversary Reminder And finally (for now) a reminder that this Sept, 19 is the 20th anniversary of International Talk Like A Pirate Day, and plans are afoot for how we're going to celebrate. The next time you open the Poopdeck you'll be reading how those plans are taking shape, and getting steered to where you can purchase special anniversary paraphernalia, including T-shirts. Until then ? I remain, Ol' Chumbucket, ed. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: