I went to the Pirate Festival for the first time over the weekend. This was the second annual at Rotary Park in Wentzville and Jim was not very thrilled with this idea but since I'm the social organizer in the family and we were meeting friends, he went along with the plan. (However, he didn't bring home the eye patches I asked for from his work.) We were greeted at the gates by some "Frenchmen" who very jovially took our $20 entry fee and boosted my ego by flirting in a fake French accent.
There were alot of people dressed in costume and it was really funny to see these adults who seemed to think they were from a different era. They all spoke with English or French accents and said things like "ahoy me hearty" and other stuff I couldn't understand. I didn't even like Pirates of the Caribbean because I couldn't make out what they were saying half the time! It took about 10 minutes until I was getting the rolling eyes look from Jim. We had come upon some craft booths and ever since we got married, he's not so keen on shopping. I whispered to him "okay, so it's lame and we'll never come again".
We decided to make the best of it and have some beers. Next thing you know, we came upon a few pirates wearing kilts! I couldn't resist being snide and telling them that I never saw a pirate in a kilt & I didn't know there were Scottish pirates. Jim & our friends lingered in the background probably afraid that I would embarass them until I motioned for them to come listen to the history lesson from the kilted pirate. I won't get into the details, but did you know that pirates were really the good guys and they weren't thieves? I learned a whole new take on pirates that day!
There were a couple of stages set up to look like ships and some actors performed skits that were quite comical. We saw a battle between pirates on a ship and the French and/or English, their accents changing at will. I'm chuckling to myself just thinking about how seriously these people took their parts. I guess you'd have to commend these actors for being able to portray a sea battle with no water in sight.
I think you could compare them to the Civil War reenactors. I just wonder what they'll come up with next. Whatever it is, they'll probably sucker me in at least once!
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I'm with you, I would have gone too! Have you ever been to a Renaissance Festival? They are they same type of thing. You see people walking around gnawing on huge turkey legs (these are the visitors, not the actors). We've always enjoyed them. And, not to burst your bubble, but I think they are paid to flirt. I was actually picked up and carried by a Renaissance man through the entrance gate. If one of them did that today (and he was cute), I'd be so impressed that I'd let him have his way with me!
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