Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:41:22 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:27:54 -0400, HK wrote:

Vic Smith wrote:
On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:18:26 -0400, HK wrote:


And yes, most pirates had missing eyes, wooden legs and parrots.
Aye!!
Chuck must have flunked out of pirate school.
Else, he wouldn't take this stuff so seriously.
Matey, I'm watching a pirate show on the History Channel
now, and it looks like Hank Morgan has all his parts, and is missing a
parrot only.
Arg.

The commonly accepted "model" for pirates is the character created by
Robert Louis Stevenson in his novel Treasure Island. The pirate, of
course, was Long John Silver, who has lost one of his legs, and who has
a parrot, named Captain Flint, on his shoulder. And Stevenson, of
course, was a fine writer, something Chuck will never be.

A number of really good actors have played Silver in film, including
Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Jack Palance, and, of course, the
incomparable Wallace Beery.

No one really gives a **** what Chuck thinks about pirates or pirate lore.

I found his post interesting enough. Press gangs and shanghaiing are
interesting topics in the scheme of changing social and political
mores, and reflective of maritime history, which has implications to
boating history and evaluative comparisons.
Jack Palance. Saw him a late night talk show once, and when asked a
seemingly innocuous question he went psycho in a subdued and scary
fashion. Always wondered about him.


There's no shortage of well-written, interesting information available
on pirates of today and yesterday.

My favorite "Silver" was Beery in the 1934 version directed by the great
Victor Fleming. The cast also included Jackie Cooper, Lionel Barrymore,
Nigel Bruce, and Paul Kruger. Kruger was the grandnephew of the guy for
whom the Krugerrand was named. Really.

Fleming "also" directed Gone with the Wind, the Good Earth, Captains
Courageous, Tortilla Flat and about a zillion others.