Just a quick note from the decks of the Musical Pirate Ship o' The South to let you know we have had our smiling, smirking, and otherwise expression-filled faces immortalized in the fine camera lens of Photography by Joni, for all the world to see. A few samples are at the top of the page, and in this post. Pretty handsome, don't you agree (or would ye prefer a bit of cutlass in the ribs)?
Joni was a lot of fun, and methinks she found the crew to be a good-natured bunch of lens targets. Assisted by band buddy and Captain's Wench Leta (Chris's better looking half), the band moved around, rearranged, posed and pouted for the camera until Joni felt we had what was needed. After Miss J applied the magic touch in the processing room, here we are! The band is quite happy with the results, and sends a huge Thank You to Joni for all her hard work, expertise, and especially for her creative mind and eye. If you find yourself in need of some photographic immortalization for your crew, look up Photography by Joni on Facebook or locally. You'll be glad we told you about her!
In a musical vein, the band is gearing up for a busy spring and summer. Most weekends are already booked up, with June being the only month where it looks like we'll be scrubbing the decks and repairing battle damage... but that's bound to change! It's the kind of busy we don't mind. Pirates need to be Pirating! Hope to pillage YOUR village soon!
For those musical types following the blog, we invite you to come aboard and check out the new techno-gear we've integrated into the show. MyMix individual stage monitor controls fed by a network hub, wireless in-ear monitoring for those running about the stage, guitar amplification courtesy of the fine folks at Fractal Audio for the Lieutenant. Yes, it's true... Rick onstage WITHOUT tubes and speaker cabinets! And happy with it, to boot. Unheard of... And the rumor mill has it that part time Pirate Les Roberts has also taken the plunge, via Avid/Digidesign's Eleven Rack. You can see him at the Shooters show. We've gone high-tech on these decks, so watch out! We're having fun with it, so come take a peek and let us know what you think of it all!
