I’d never heard o’ Lee Romao before our mate Jeff Coyle posted a link to Romao’s portrait o’ one o’ the world’s best known sailors – POPEYE. This is spectacular…
Turns out, Lee is a Canadian Digital artist based in Vancouver, BC and has worked on many diverse projects for over a decade. At last check, he is working as a Character Artist for Electronic Arts!
Avast mates, it’s International Talk Like a Pyrate Day (as it is every 19 Sept.)! Created by our mates John ‘Ol Chumbucket’ Baur & Mark ‘Cap’n Slappy’ Summers – who are presently raid…er…visiting the coast o’ California in honour o’ #ITLAPD – AND, the launch o’ Chumbucket’s new Pyrate tale, “Chrissie Warren: Pirate Hunter”; available…
Join us this coming weekend (Sat. July 30 & Sun. July 31) for the 38th annual Canal Days Marine Heritage Festival in downtown Port Colborne – right at the junction o’ the Welland Canal & Lake Erie! We have a very special spot at the The Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum (280 King St., at Princess St.) next…
Our mate John Ol’ Chumbucket Baur (Pyrate, Author & co-founder o’ Int’l. Talk Like A Pirate Day) is publishing his next book – a novel called Chrissie Warren: Pirate Hunter (read about it and his continuing adventures at his blog). O’ course, like any good writer, he knows when it’s time for a break –…
Pyrates & History? But of course! We were invited to share our knowledge o’ Pyrates, Privateers & History at one o’ our favourite places in S. Ontario – the Port Dover Harbour Museum! The summer camp program supplied 25 potential Powder Monkeys (a bloody smart crew, this lot) who listened intently and asked many good questions –…
Our Pyratical History Walking Tours continue! This Thursday (13 July) 7pm at the Port Promenade; corner of Clarence St. & West St., but the lift bridge (free parking on King. St. above Clarence St.) True tales along the Port Promenade – treasure found & lost, the ship graveyard, massive explosions, Pyrates vs. Privateers…questions answered, myths…
We’re “commandeering” the Hamilton Harbour Queen, along with our mate “Spooky Steph” & the crew at Haunted Hamilton! Sat. 22 July, 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm (boarding at 9:00 pm) – $40/person (90% sold out – book now!) Tales o’ ghosts, spirits, nautical disasters, Pyrate history and more…food, drink (cash bar) & rockin’ musical entertainment from Snowheel…
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these are the most awesome pics of Popeye i have ever seen . you rocked him
I wish they were mine, mate – alas, not my skill. Lee Romao has some serious skill – see more o’ it here http://leeromao.com