Ship's Log: Two Harbor's Buccaneer Days: 10-3-08

Why is the rum always gone,

Cause all the pirates be partyin' at dar Two Harbor Buccaneer Days. I took the local ferry, the Catalina Express on friday. The tall ship, Lynn, made an appearance. I spend the weekend unloading me Molly Roger goods & calendars ta the hundreds of partying pyrates.

Sink n' scuttle me if I didn' have a long hard day placin' me Molly mark on dar many wenches lovely treasure chest. I pyrate's work is never done, arrrgh!

Ship's Log: Ojai Pirate Faire: 9-27-08

By the blood in me heart,

This be 17th year for Ojai Pirate Faire the oldest pirate festival on dar west coast. I be settin' up me Olde Tyme Dress Like A Pyrate Photo Booth for my very last faire in California. It be a very good weekend fer me, with saying good bye to lots of old friends.

Here be 3 of me beautiful models from the 2009 Calendar (Carolyn - Ms May, JJ - Ms June, Ramona - Ms July) who be on hand ta sign calendars on saturday. Plus Anyssa - Ms Sept (in wench with dar umbrella in the montage above) be on dar on Sun to sign as well.

Ship's Log: Oceanside Harbor Days: 9-20-08

Dar Red Coats be Coming!

Well this be dar second Oceanside Harbor Day with pirates, that I be vending at. It be fun to meet up with Capt Joseph Ferguson's Company of the Royal Welch Fusllers 23rd Foot Regiment at this event, as you need some bad guys to shoot at, arrrgh!

Not quiet as profitable in doubloons, but far more profitable in my search for pirate wentches. I had a number of lusty doxies drop by my booth to audition for the 2010 Hot Pirate Babe Calendar. Here be Siouxsie, my lovely assistant for the day. I continue to have the luck of dar devil in getting lusty wenches as helpers.

Ship's Log: Pirate Marriage Vows, 9-7-08

Mary sweat Jesus,

No fear of evil curses says you... dar invite to Debbie n' Dennis Hanon's renewal of marriage vows says. So on high noon on Sept 7, 2008 they celebrated dar 25 years of service before the mast and a hardy krew of HMS Stranglehold. The Scurvy Dogs performed some of their cutlass fighting before the crowd, include the first public performance of the double cutlass routine, arrrgh!

Ship's Log: Festival of Sail - San Diego, 8-20-08

By Heaven n' Hell,

Only one day of rest between LA and the San Diego Festival of Sail. It was the last and best organized of all the tallship festivals, but not as good as Tacoma. 150 vendors all in one small area, almost everyone had good spot, lot of people but not many buyers. This one is 5 long days, with no time to board any of the tall ships.

I be the son of a double eye whore from the reeking gutter of Rotterdam if I don't have the luck of the devil with my last few assistants, every single one is hotty. Marina be this year's Miss Teenage San Diego. Life be good as a pirate.

Ship's Log: Festival of Sail - Los Angeles, 8-15-08

Bleed me,

The Festival of Sails Los Angeles be just like dar one in San Francisco: expensive, divided, disorganized, scarcely crowded, and not interested in purchasing from the merchants. I be soundin' like a complainer, but I'm tryin' to make money for my voyage to the Caribbean this year. Plus I between SeaWolf selling shirts for $10 and the Official T-Shirt vendor selling shirts for only $5, while i'm trying to sell my Molly Roger Tanktop for $20.

Our shirts are sexier, original, quality, exclusive, made in the US. We did alright against the competition because of my secret weapon, a saucy assistant wearing my sexy tanktop. I had be beat back all the other vendors who tried to steal her away. Doesn't Miko look totally hot, arrrrgh! Hopefully we will see her in the next calendar. We implemented the no picture without a purchase rule with great success. As it be hard to run a photo booth when your letting everyone take free picture of yourself.

Ship's Log: Festival of Sail - Oxnard, 8-8-08

Damn me buttons,

Here I be at dar Oxnard - Channel Islands Tall Ships Festival. This might be dar small of the Tallships Festival of the season, but it was profitable one, after I moved me booth from the front of the entrance to in front of the line for the HMS Bounty, the one made for the 1960 Mutiny of the Bounty movie with Marlon Brando. The weather was perfect with a nice sea breeze all day. Had dinner and rum at dar Port Royal Privateers encampment, fine group of rouges. May your grog be cold n' wet, your sails full of wind and yer women hot
n' sweaty.

Ship's Log: Festival of Sail San Francisco: 7-23-08

By living thunder,

Ye would think that Festival of Sails San Francisco would be dar most crowded event ever if ye be listening ta dar promoter, but ye be wrong, very wrong. I recoken that dar be just too many things happening in the city or they just don't know how to promote n' organize. I got to the city a day early so I could take photos of the parade of ship, since it normally takes place while I'm vending. I even rented a special 400mm lens, which be mighty smart as the ships were a very far off from the shores.


Here be my very beautiful assistant, Teague, who you might see more of in dar future. I was entertained by a very talented Jack Spare Ribs. I hope ta see you at one the events that I'll be setting up my Olde Tyme Dress Like a Pyrate Photo Booth.

Ship's Log: Ventura Harbor Village: 7-19-08

Lookee here,

This be one of me favorite events, Ventura Harbor Village Pirate Day's, fer I get ta be with my good friends, Pirates for Hire. This be both a blessing n' a curse. Fer I get a nice booth 5 feet infront of dar stage, which means I get ta be entertained by with everyone watching them - I get's no business. I finally figured it out that if I turned my booth 90 degress, people would finally figure out I was not part of the stage n' come up to take pictures. I'll be damned that it worked n' I was busy all Sunday.


Dar Pirates for Hire krewe changed quiet a bit since we first did this event 3 years ago. I heartily approve of their new direction of showin' more skin fer their wenches. Here be 4 new doxies n' lookers they be.

Ship's Log: Big Bear Pirate Faire, 6-7-08

What Ho!

This marks me 3rd anniversary of Pirate Portraits by Tiger Lee. As little more than 2 years ago I vended at Big Bear Pirate Faire with my first pirate photo booth. It be successful enough to think I could make a go of it. I had tried a few year before with Renaissance Faire, but that didn't work. There be a photo of a krewe of wenches fire off a 6 pounder naval gun.

Dar faire be very sluggish, as I be thinkin' arrr slow economy n' pirate high gas prices be effecting my pyrating business, along with everyone elses. Here be a little lass named Cortney, that be a pirate n' training.

Ship's Log: Un-Official Disney Pirate Party, 5-24-08

More Grog Matie,

Me mate, Brandon of Marked Men be holdin' his 3rd Annual Un-Official Pirate Party last night, where he be inviting all his buccaneers from when he used to work fer dar East Indian Mouse Company (Aye did made up that phrase). I love going ta his party, fer it be wonderful hunting grounds fer wenches or I be a salted codfish!

Blast me eyes when Brandon show me dar June issue of Los Angeles Magazine where they did a featured article called " Pirate Booty: An ex-Jack Sparrow spills on life at the Magic Kingdom".

Ship's Log: iPhone of the Caribbean, 5-12-08

Savvy Mate,

Brandon of Marked Men told me he doing the first high quality POTC fan film. Thar hundreds of fan files for StarWars, but none fer Pirates. To get an even bigger splash he be trying it in with the release of the iphone2 next month, masterful little devil he be, ye see! How he got the San Diego Maritime Museum to let him video on the HMS Surprise be a real mystery.

Well I got a bit part in this production, as one of the scurvy krewe members run around in dar background. I plan on gettin' an Apple iPhone when version 2 comes out next month, more booty!.

Ship's Log: Queen Bess & the Pirates, 5-10-08

Od's bobs, hammer n' tongs,

Queen Bess n' the Pirates be me first event out in Fresno, CA. It be nice to be on grass instead of dusty dirt. It be a bit slow, but I did a nice number of portraits n' traded with some blacksmiths fer more props.

Ship's Log: CHOC Pirate Party, 5-2-08

More Rum Mate,

This be dar Second Annual CHOC Pirate Party, which I have attended. As always, I be donating a portion of my take to the Children's Hospital, where many of the actors from POTC go visit sick kids to lift dar spirits.

Here be rare video of Tiger Lee sword fighting Capn Syn, a fellow scurvy dog. Dar be three lovely wenches from Marked Men to lift me spirits, yarrr! I'm sure be seeing more of these ladies in dar near future.

Ship's Log: Cut Throats of Corona, 4-26-08

Dar Curse Faire of Hellrona,

Cut Throats of Coronal has alway been curse with hot weather, no matter when they put it on. But this year, the field 10 feet away from the parking lot caught fire 20 minutes after the opening of the faire. Some rogue got dar order of rape, pillage n' burn backwards! The fire spread across the entire park within 10 minutes. If the wind had shifted a few degrees, the entire faire would have burnt to the ground in minutes. It was very exciting to watch the airplanes, helicopters, trucks n' firemen fight the fire close up.

Even though the faire be curse, I would have the luck of the devil, as I did well at this darn event. The faire was closed for 2 hours before opening up again, then another small fire started again. It was a Santa Anna weekend with ash floating around in the air.

Ship's Log: Escondido Renaissance Faire, 4-6-08

Gentlemen of Fortune,

I have done dar Escondido Renaissance Faire more than any other, mostly will very good fortune. But ill winds can blow my way for two long weeks n' wreak yer best laid plans.

At least is very close to my home port of San Diego n' I can enjoy being entertained by lovely belly dancers.

Ship's Log: Palm Spring's Ren Festival, 3-28-08

Desert Treasures,

The Palm Springs Renaissance Festival be another pleasurable event put on by Crossroads Group.

My Dress Like a Pirate Photo Booth was next to Lisa, the beautiful bodice maker. She kept sending me lovely wench wrapped in her bodices.

Sometimes even slow events can be profitable. After the Festival ended, I walked down the street to the Spa Resort Casino for drinking, wenching n' gambling, three favorite pyrate activities.

Ship's Log: Sea Wolf Trading, 3-22-08

Welcome Aboard,

After a night of partying, I visited dar Sea Wolf Trading Company in Fremont, CA. I love boarding Pirate Stores n' looking fer all the treasures they keep in the hull. This be one of dar best pirate stores I have visited, they have a good balance of authentic pirate gear (quality swords and garb) along with the traditional swag (cheap souvenirs fer the tourist folks). Pay them a visit if ye be in the bay area, tell them Tiger Lee send ye.

Ship's Log: SF Choc Ball, 3-21-08

God Speed to 'ee,

Here be another good cause to help out, dar The First Pirate Ball n' Silent Auction in San Francisco. I be donating a portion of my take to the Children's Hospital.

This beauty named Colleen, me found at this fine event. Well, pirates n' partying mix well, maties!

Ship's Log: Grand Buccaneers Ball, 2-16-08

Fair Winds to Ye,

I'd alway be glad to help out a good cause, so I attend benefit the Port Royal Grand Bucaneers Ball at 29 Palms, CA to help out the Phoenix Project West who put on retreats to help wounded soldiers recover and connect with their families. As I be Veteran myself, I can appreciate what they be doin'!

Here be a group publicity shot I did fer the band "There Be Pirate" who be tourin' merry olde England this summer.