YE MERRIE GREENWOOD RENAISSANCE FAIRE

Whips, shackles and cannon fire.  Oh my!!

It was so hot at the Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Faire in Tri-Cities that we literally had smoke coming out of the cannon!  Seriously, the event was a tremendous hit. 

Captain Savage, Gracie Hawkins and The Handsome Stranger (named after his father, don't you know) were cracking more than jokes this time!  Their whips demonstration was spectacular. 

As pirates are wont to do, our crew went pillaging and plundering and even engaged in a little kidnapping for ransom.  Our prize was a pretty young girl named Lady Elizabeth.  Those of us with more delicate sensibilities realized that the handcuffs weren't so necessary.  I personally know how impossible it is to run fast in a bodice (not much room for the lungs to expand!) and took it upon myself to give her free reign over our campsite. 

We had the privilege of being the first pirate crew invited to participate in the Merry Greenwood faire in quite a while.  We took full advantage and fired the blackpowder small arms and the cannon at opening and closing of the faire, and again in salute to the Queen, mid-afternoon.  The crowd really went wild!  We got many compliments on our demonstration of the weapons as well as the ground-shaking charges.

THE CREW OF PUGET SOUND PIRATES: PACIFIC NORTHWEST PRIVATEERS WISHES TO SEND A VERY SINCERE THANK YOU TO MARJORIE KUNIGISKY, the Production Director and Director of Ye Merrie Greenwood Players for inviting us to come and be Privateers at the faire this year.  We look forward to making next year even more special and successful!!

Huzzah!