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relive your pirate dreams in your child

Monday, October 26th, 2009

When you were young you probably loved pirate movies. Although they were people with bad things on their mind like Captain Hook , you thought you were born to be a pirate and now you were looking for your ship. You loved being a pirate because you lived the fun and adventures during your travels in the seven seas.

So now, you may have grown up and your son now shares your pirate dream. He thinks he is Captain Jack Sparrow. You want to encourage that because that is the kind of childhood you had. And one of the best ways to bring your kid’s dream to life is by becoming a pirate.

There is s new gadget is a boat shaped like a pirate ship and is controlled by a remote control. You would most certainly know that this is going to be the best friend a pirate would want to have. It has all those sails that really would want you to shout, “Ahoy, matey!”

The fun does not end with the style as most RC boats are. See,, you would be able to fulfill your dreams of being a pirate because this one comes with cannons that really sound lifelike. The boat also has special sounds and lights that would make all your adventures really difficult to forget.
Outfits on the other hand, are also good for halloween costumes for parties.

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Dressing up in a pirate costume

Friday, October 16th, 2009

Halloween is almost here again and there are bound to be plenty of fancy dress parties going on. It is the most popular time of year to get dressed up in some strange outfit and to make a fool of yourself. When it comes down to what you are going to wear there are all kinds of possibilities. A lot of people tend to stick to the Halloween theme and go as Dracula, The Mummy, Frankenstein or The Wolfman. Sticking to the traditional spooky image of Halloween is all well and good, but there are a lot of alternatives to consider as well…

Pirate costumes are becoming very popular for fancy dress parties. They have always featured in the selections of outfits in fancy dress shops but they are now being worn by a lot more partygoers. A lot of this is down to the enormous success of the Johnny Depp movies. Mr. Depp and his crewmates have managed to make pirate costumes look like incredibly cool things to wear.

Of course, there have always been movies about buccaneers; when Disney created its ‘Caribbean’ franchise it had not really come up with anything new. The main reason that they have been so amazingly successful is because they tap into a wonderful type of adventure story that had been largely forgotten about. Cinema has always had its antiheroes in pirate costumes, but there had not been any really good ones for quite a number of years.

When Captain Jack Sparrow made his dazzling appearance across the big screen, he captured us with his wit and charm, and the whole pirate story came back to life.You immediately remembered all the pirate tales you watched as a kid on TV and felt the same excitement.

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The backgroud to Captain Jack Sparrow

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

The latest batch of Pirates Of The Caribbean films, has reminded us of the romantic image of the pirate. Almost always portrayed as English, most pirates were English and the earlier ones, known as privateers, operated with the agreement of Elizabeth I of England.

According to the original story of Captain Jack Sparrow, he started his naval as a ship’s captain for the East India Trading Co. Many had similar backgrounds. Privateers dury was to attack Spanish vessels and capture their treasure. They did not sail under the flag of England, and there was no official acknowledgement from the Queen, but privateers paid a portion of their treasure to the crown. Sir Francis Drake was thought to be a privateer.

When some refused to turn over their treasure and even started attacking English merchant ships, pirates were then classed as outlaws. The East India Trading Co. was often attacked by pirates and hunted them down in order to stop the attacks, because the company was essential to the economy of England.

While piravateers ships belonged to aristocrats, the sailors in them outlaw pirates came from the lower classes. They were rough and ruthless, killing all on board a captured ship. If rich passengers were caught they were held for ransom, and even when ransoms were paid, victims were rarely returned to their families.

Captain Jack Sparrow goes back more to the gentleman privateers, rather than the lower class hooligans and criminals who terrorized travellers the on the shipping channels from the New World and the old. Captain Barbosa was one of the the ruffian class. Men for both merchant and naval ships in England were often forced into service. Press crews would trawl the bars and pubs in the poorer parts of the city and grab all men able to make up crews. These men wlate on turned to mutiny and piracy.

Pirates have long been thought in romantic terms and Captain Jack Sparrow outfit fits the image. If you are thinking of a costume to wear this Halloween, consider one from Captain Jack Sparrow trousseau.

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