In celebration of this weekend’s AnachroCon 2011 “Southern Steampunk Symposium” we’ve decided to run a story that was recently submitted by Captain Drew, inventor of the rPhone. We ordinarily edit most the Captain’s story for brevity and reading comprehension, but it was his special request that this story be allowed to run in its unedited state “for the sake of all of them steamboat people”. (Our apologies go out to all of you Steampunk faithful, and to our friends over at AnachroCon (Feb 25-27), you know how Continue Reading
Seven years ago PiratePalooza was first conceived as an end of summer concert for mariners of the borrowing sort and that founding idea remains as dear to our thieving hearts as it ever was! This year we be proud to announce four fantastic bands of minstrels what have agreed to bring their songs to you scurvy lot at the Official PiratePalooza™ Pubsing at the Continue Reading
One of the most time-honored traditions of the one and only Official PiratePalooza™ Pubcrawl is when our band of pirates gather upon the cobbles of the MARTA plaza in order to taunt the ghost of The Commodore (better known to lubbers as Commodore Stephen Decatur) with a special pirate version of the Virginia Reel. We will be led once again by that besotted master of Continue Reading
In 6 days the streets of Decatarrrr, Georgia, will run red with rum and beer (and maybe a little sweet tea) as the Sixth Annual Official PiratePalooza Pubcrawl & Pubsing pulls into harbor! Come and join Captain Drew and his motley band of pirate pals on Saturday, Septembarrrr the 18th as they bear down upon the unsuspecting pubs of Decatarrr and face down the ghost of the town’s namesake : Commodore Stephen Decatarrrr. Keep a weather eye turned to our pubcrawl tab and follow Captain Drew on Twitarrrr for more information! {our apologies about this update, our computarrrr’s rrrrrrrrr key is a litle sticky. With BLOOD!!! (kool-aid, actually)}
After a hard night of buccaneering around Tybee Island, our old mate Tommy likes to turn up the Victrola and entertain his shipmates and ship’s wenches with a bit of burlesque. You may know Tommy from such reels as the Virginia and the Corner. His favorite color is rum and his favorite film is “Get Out of My Bloody Way, I Need to Have a Slash”. Filmed in glorious PiratePaloozavision.
Is Captain Drew working on bringing the Android operating system to the next version of his fabled rPhone? Tipsters have pointed us to this intriguing video of a video game featuring Captain Drew battling his arch enemies, the Cardboard Troopers. Let us know if you hear of anything else!
.png)