Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Pirates Of The Midwest

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What Captain Jack Sparrow has to do with the Renaissance in general and 16th Century Lyon in particular is, well, not obvious. This well-made impersonator was wandering the grounds of the Faire, swigging heavily from a bottle of water, stomping over to the champ d'honneur and taking fake pot-shots at the knights.

There was a witty novel a few years ago called Bear vs. Shark. Who would win a fight between a bear and a shark? Similarly, who would win a fight between a mounted knight in armor and a pirate armed with cutlass and pistol? My money is on the waterborne contestants.

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10 comments:

Olivier said...

superbe, on dirait le vrai pirate des caraibes, j'aime beaucoup la premiere photo

cieldequimper said...

He seems to be having a great time!

Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...

At least his gun can only shoot one bullet at a time.

I was in a business meeting with two lawyers the other day in Phoenix and they started talking about their collections of AK-47s. One of them has one from each country in which they were manufactured.

At the end of the day, I returned home and appreciated our art more.

Halcyon said...

He does bear an amazing resemblance to Johnny Depp. Looks like the faire was fun!

Birdman said...

I best not show my wife this image. She's a serious devotee of Mr. Depp.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Blooming good look alike Bob, are you sure it wasn't really Johnny Depp having a wee bit of fun in St. Louis haha!

Jack said...

So, this is where Johnny Depp has been hanging out recently!

Steffe said...

That sure looks a lot like Depp.

William Kendall said...

Avast, ye scabberous dogs!

Nathalie said...

A great incarnation of Captain Jack Sparrow - a pretty one too!