'Ere we 'ave the lovely n talented vendor check in peeples, from west to east, "Terrific" Tommie, "Crazy Kate" Cherie n me own beloved mother 'o me children "Barbarosa" Barb.
Den we 'ave Karen waving us in from er balcony, n in da booty booth be Raven n 'er offspring. Dey be hard werk'n peeples all of 'em, all weekend long!
Stitches be blowin n bendin balloons faster n a bildge rat in a sink'n ship try'n ta keep up wit da demand fer swords fer da young'ns. N dey be mighty appreciative too by da smiles on dere faces once dey git dere paws on 'em. One of many lovely young lass' sporting her beautimus parasol.
Pirates be ageless, frum young to "seasoned". Always happy go lucky, even dere mutties 'ave smiles on dere faces. Dese udder two characters stayed at me house while visiting Wetport. I be miss'n lots o silverware n me donut locker wuz cleaned out but good! Hey, dat one pirate wear'n tennis shoes????
Dis hyar festival takes more n a boatload o volunteers, hyars a few o 'em. In Scallywag alley we have me good buddy "Dancing" Daniel, the ring leader "Sunshine" Diane, "One Eye" Cherie, "Moody" Ashleigh n last but certainly not least r very own "Treasure Chest" Pat. She be the manager o r local Anchor Bank n heps us out in so many ways, we can't git 'er enough thanks. Da last one is o "Hair Pin" Hailey. All dees hyar peeples makes dis festival happen, witout dem, we be festivaless, er, witout a parrrty to partake in.
We 'ave beautiful pirates, locked up pirates, singing pirates, pirates dat kin make dere boats run magically on land, n reeeeeealy fast pirates.
R youngest EMS of South Beach providing first aid to all the pirates that blowed their fingers off er cut an arm er leg, another one of many beautiful young lass's n her muttie, two gurls who be look'n into the piktergrafer like they'd never seen one 'fore. Bad Rum Billy runn'n incognito feasting, a devilishly handsome young Spider Boy n den a Lass dat missed 'er ship n gonna blowed it up wit 'er pistola.
Dat first pikter be some good friends o r's. Tammy, Michelle & Joel Frolich from Yakima WA. The third from the left be the Rusty Scupper Captain Roberta, she be a sweetheart too. Tammy jus kinda creeped me out when she showed up like dat Teodamus from Pirates o da Carribean. Wees has more peeples frum da Yakima area with Vicki n two o her sail'n maties. Da next one be a local family enjoying da festival. Angelina n her family, Zoe, her babe in arms be beyond precious.
Dis hyar be from Bowling wit da Pirates. Mermaid from da Rusty Scupper Pirates greeted dis lovely lass, she stolt all r hearts. Den we has sever nefarious buckaroos dat we had to keep r one good eye on. Da crew from da Viking Bowl along wit Crabby Pants show'n 'is normal good nature. We owes a whole boatload o gratitudes to da Pirates of Treasure Island fer show'n up ta defend the alley from dese hyar hooligan scallywags. Dey tried to abscond wit da young lassie n make her part o dere crew but 'er Mommy n Daddy were close by....
Jus another cold hearted, mean spirited, slit yer throat fer a salt water taffy scallywag, moniker is Jason from Wetport, one o da Pirates o Treasure Island n den Cap'n Jack mingling wit da bowlers n den dat fearsome, scowling, ne're turn yer back on 'em Cap'n Lollypop from da Oshun Shores Pirates. What a great group dey gots!
Ho hum, tweedle dee, jus more pikters o beautiful sea maidens. Hey, wait a minute, dat one in da black,....Dat be Bad Rum Billy! How'e he git in dere?? N den two more lovely lass'.
Uh, whut's dis blow'n in da wind? Me don't like's da looks o dis. Da Boom Pirates come march'n down da esplanade n Cap'n Bizmo tinks he kin do sumthin 'bout it? Da sheer numbers o 'em, dey seem ta be come'n outta da wood werks. Tens, hundreds, mebey thousands o 'em. (Okay, I counted 137 o 'em)Dey be gather'n fer sumthin nefarious. Wait, whut's dis? Cap'n Bizmo gots Karen McLellan outta da crowd n up at da main stage! Guess she jus gots da big honor o being da Grand Marshall. Musta been fer start'n up dis hyar festival n putt'n up wit us volunteers all dees yars. Yup, da pirates all give 'er a big "hoorah".
WHAT'S DIS? DA MAYOR O WETPORT?? Looks like dey givin him sum award toos! Pirate Daze decided to dedicate this yars parlay to da city. Uh oh, now he's talk'n, schmooz'n da crowd. Uh, yer Honor? Me thinks by da looks on doze pirates faces it ain't go'n so well. Yous better silence yer yap n,.....oh no,....looks like dey're gettin reeeeeealy restless.....
It wuz bound ta come ta this. Da Mayor musta asked da pirates ta behave like civilized peeples n dey wurn't have'n none o it. Seems like it don't take much ta give dees fellers a reason ta blow off some powder. Whut's dis?? Cap'n Bizmo try'n ta defend da good Mayors honor? Try'n ta hold da mass' off? Uh oh, looks like dey take Cap'n Bizmo fer a walk,......to da stocks!
Whut's Bizmo gonna do now? Lemme count da ways he gonna get it. One's gonna crack 'is noggin wit da butt o 'is flintlock, one's gonna blowed 'is head off with two o 'is flintlocks n dere's one dats gonna slit 'is throat wit 'is sabre. But,...whut now??? Who dat comin up? Oh Lordy, not ANOTHER politishun! Al Carter, r parish commissioner? Dis should be werth da price o admission (thank da good Lord it's free). Al be checkin on Bizmo's well be'n, offer'n some grogg, hear'n Bizmo out den convers'n wit Cap'n Lollipop ta see whut kin be done 'bout Bizmos picklement.
Well, Cap'n Lollipop be'n a man o quick deecisions deecides to teach Al another lesson in "keep yer yap shut when yer out numbered 100 ta 1". Now Al, ner'e a man ta go peacefully, gonna give it 'is best effert n schmoozn 'is way outta dis but it don't look like it's werk'n too well fer 'im. Looks like dey be give'n 'im a choice, head first, feat first, er da good ole body schlam inta da water.
Da crowd forms on da esplanade ta see whut Parish Commissioner Al Carter's fate will be. A hush forms over da crowd n den, all o a sudden like, a horrible scream emits frum da water, a seagull is startled frum da water try'n ta avoid be'n skwarshed by da impending blow o Al hitt'n da water wit a good ole body schlam! He comes up after a minute er two un hurt 'cept fer 'is pride. Da Pirates seem mighty pleased n content wit da outcome n den go on 'bout dere business fer da day do'n whut dey do best,.....pilaging n plundering n make'n lil kids smile.
This hyar bloke above be a pirates Pirate, Rudy Zamora, comes all da ways frum Auburn Washington to partake in sum plundering n pilaging. Even dares brings 'is lovely bride n fends off the hoards frum take'n 'er away. E'd doos anyting ta save 'is family, already lost a leg n eye sos I woodn't wanna try nuthin foolish 'round 'im.
I ain't done yet,...keep check'n back 'cause yous gonna be see'n yerself er someone yous nos. Me gots more pikters I kant kount 'em all, hunerds o 'em.