Jimmy Buffet, Pirate at 40

I was cleaning the house and listening to music. I had a shuffle playing and Jimmy Buffet's song came up. I forgot I even had his albums. I bought most of his cd's a few years ago when I lived in Florida (hey, I lived a few blocks from A1A -- how could I not love his music!)

I went to the internet and searched for a video of his song so all you pirate lovers can appreciate his music again.

Talk Like a Pirate Day

Arr! September 19th, 2008 be International Talk Like a Pirate Day!

I didn't even know this day existed until I started seriously researching pirates a few months ago for a project I am working on.

You can find tons of information about it and ideas of things to do on talklikeapirate.com website. According to Wikipedia, International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLAPD) is a holiday invented in 1995 by John Baur ("Ol' Chumbucket") and Mark Summers ("Cap'n Slappy") who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate. The observance springs from a romanticized view of the Golden Age of Piracy.

Now, if you even stumble upon my blog, perhaps you already know how to talk like a pirate. In case you need a refresher, here is a video to help you out:

Crusoe TV Mini-Series

NBC is premiering Crusoe on October 17. Crusoe stars Philip Winchester, Anna Walton and Sam Neill, and is shot in different locations around the world, such as South Africa, Canada and the United Kingdom.

The serialized television adaptation of the 1719 Daniel Defoe novel, Robinson Crusoe, keeps alive the pirate and desert island themes that have done so well for the Pirates of the Caribbean and for Lost. Crusoe will premiere with a two-hour special on October 17 and air at 9 pm each Friday thereafter. The 13-part series aims to provide the "pace and energy of network television while remaining faithful to the author's original classic story."

The idea for Crusoe sprung from an idea NBC Entertainment Cochairman Ben Silverman had to retell some of the greatest stories every told. Crusoe, of course, is based on the 1719 Daniel Defoe novel"Robinson Crusoe," the British classic by Daniel Defoe. First published in 1719, it is widely regarded as the first novel in English. Defoe's tail is about an English castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela, encountering Native Americans, captives, and mutineers before being rescued. The story reportedly stays close to Defoe's classic tale. Crusoe (Philip Winchester) as an island castaway uses all his resources to stay alive amid militia attacks, lightning storms, and various other challenges.

The series seem very interesting and exciting. I havent watched much TV in the past few years and perhaps I'll want to catch this one.

UPDATE: The series videos can be found here:

JibJab Pirate Joke

So, I was playing around on JibJab's site and I came across this joke. I hope you enjoy it.

One eyed Pirate