Pirates for Sail

Bilge rats, scallywags, harlots…lend me your eyes! Or, as in the case of Mike, your eye.

…Do you like my new sophisticated writing? Teach was kind enough to give me some lessons in something called literacy, so at least now I can pretend to be a scholar every so often! You know…when being scholarly seems exciting. Skippy insists that it’s not boring, however I’ve found that my eyes tend to glaze over and I start thinking about shinies whenever he tries to explain whatever it is he used to do.

But I digress.

Let me first remind you all of the “Pirates for Hispaniola” charity pub sing at Piratz Tavern this Saturday, the 6th of March, beginning at 7:00PM. Hours of music, mayhem and not being able to move 3 steps without running into a maritime asset relocation specialist for only a suggested donation to Haiti relief. Bloody hell, a large gathering of pirates being charitable?! You should come solely for the fact that it may be a once-in-a-lifetime observance!

Following that, on Sunday, March 7th, we pirates do battle with our (apparently) mortal enemies: the ninjas! From 1:30 to 4:00PM, ninja clans and pirate fleets will descend upon the National Mall in Washington D.C. to wage all-out war! With some kind of game tournaments. Either way, all pirates and, I cannot believe I’m saying this, all ninjas are welcome… Also, for some reason there’s a no-weapons policy. Because apparently they think that hundreds of pirates and ninjas wielding katanas and pistols in the center of a bloody tourist hotspot is a BAD IDEA. Can’t imagine why… Anyway, all the information you need is here (aside from the date, since it was changed to the 7th due to the bleeding Snowpocalypse): Pirates vs. Ninjas.

Hmph. As if we don’t know who’s going to win.

I’m turning this post over to the good folks at CD Baby, who do such a stand-up job selling our music online:

The earthquake and its aftermath in Haiti have touched all of our lives. Many in the CD Baby family have already contributed as individuals, but we wanted to do more to help the victims of the horrible earthquake tragedy.

Starting on Monday, January 25th and continuing for two weeks, we will donate $1 of our cut from every CD sale through our website, and $1 from every download sale over $8.99 on our site, to the American Red Cross and to Mercy Corps, a Portland-based relief organization with a large presence in Haiti. With your help, we hope to raise tens of thousands of dollars.

That’s it, really. If you buy one of our discs, or a disc by one of the thousands of other fine artists on CD Baby, $1 for each CD will go straight to Haiti relief. Sounds good for all involved.

The Drunken Ferrets will be among the pirate musicians makin’ merry at Piratz Tavern tonight for their holiday toy drive. Bring a toy ‘n come get drunk fer the children! More info below.

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Come out for food, fun, and drinks at Piratz Tavern. We will be having an evening of music with Pirates for Sail, Letter of Marque, Scales & Crosstones, The Vagabonds, and The Son of Strum. This will be a unique opportunity to see all of these artists performing together in a jam session style performance…

Admission is a donation of a new, unwrapped toy in it’s original package. All toys (stuffed animals included) must be brand new and toys must meet consumer product safety codes. Any glue or paint on toys must be non-toxic, no spark/friction toys, and no violent or frightening toys. Only movies that are G rated are appropriate.

Reservations are recommended and please feel free to come dressed in garb…