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[oakenguy]

So this weekend was full of performing at the Salem Pirate Faire! Which is almost impossible to describe without significant amounts of caffeine, so please hold.

(One mint mocha frappucino later...)

Oh my gods, the kids! One of them came Saturday in a pirate outfit as Tori the Terrible, and then was back on Sunday in a pink gown as Princess Tori. SO fun. She tried to arrest me at one point, and her mom discouraged her by saying "But ordinary crew won't earn you much money--you should be going after the Captains!" Which I immediately agreed with, playing the part of the littlest Billy Goat Gruff.

I was playing Mister Smee in his first day as a pirate, which coincidentally was Captain Vane's first day of getting a hook hand and becoming the dreaded Captain Hook. There were a ton of kids wearing little Captain Hook outfits with little fake hooks on their hands, which led to numerous photo opportunities, not to mention bellsm spreading the beautiful rumor that our show's hero was running amok through the faire amputating dozens of limbs. (Heh.)

Interacting was...well, it was interesting comparing the reaction between the kids here and at our other faires. Something about pirates seems to amplify kids' emotions. As a jester or Random Medieval Guy there's usually a pause while they figure out what's what; this weekend, they were either hiding behind their parents' legs, scowling at me and yelling "Arrrrrr!", or trying to run me through as soon as I got within five feet.

Comments

[majes.livejournal.com]

(One mint mocha frappucino later...)

Sorry... I'm on a diet right now. You need to go and drink a second one for me. Thanks.

[gamer-gal.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a fun event! :) I can just picture it hehe

[sistahraven.livejournal.com]

Nice! That must've been a lot of fun!

[temperlj.livejournal.com]

Tori eh? She was quite the terror...I felt compelled to warn actors that she was there a second day.

As far as Smee goes I was entertained that once again, no matter how good a picture we do for the bounty posters, there will be people who Just Don't Get It. (A woman? A guy with facial hair?)

I'd love to know who else with Pastimes was harassed accidentally, just to compare notes

[oakenguy.livejournal.com]

Oh! I forgot to pass along the compliments about the posters! Two friends were very impressed, and wanted to know who'd made them. :)

[eclectic-1.livejournal.com]

Ooh, lots of fun. Next year we'll make it there for sure.

Pirates Ho!

[(Anonymous)]

Yes indeedy, pirates are most magical. We have run "pirate camp" two years running now at the (now hopefully regular and yearly) Wellington Fantasy Faire. Last year thhey stuck us at the gate, so nobody got in without a good harrassing from the pirates.

You are 100% right. People may look at knights in armor and go "meh", but when you grab their kids and run off with them with a shouted "thanks for the new powder-monkey", it is always appreciated.

And sometimes we even remember to give the kids back to the correct parents. :)

Stephen in NZ

Re: Pirates Ho!

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds like a blast!!
This weekend I'm going to my second ever pirate faire, and hopefully I'll have at least as much fun as it sounds like you did =)

[clowny-face.livejournal.com]

Arg. The "sounds like a blast" post was me and I just did everything wrong... But yeah!!

[badassfaerie.livejournal.com]

Ooh. I think I would have loved that event. Not too long ago I would randomly dress up like a pirate and cause mayhem... but a whole smorgasborg of pirates/pirate wannabes would be heaven, indeed.