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Volume 1 Issue 4 December 2014
Editorial Team & Policies . . . 4 It’s GOOD to be a Pirate! . . . 6 Crazy Santa Pub Crawls . . . 14 Fort Taylor Pirate Invasion . . . 19 See YOU at Faire . . . 38 Working BlackPowder: Advertorial . . . 44 Working Thread: Advertorial . . . 48 Working Leather: Advertorial . . . 52 Layers of Living History . . . 56 Brotherhood of Steel . . . 60 Feugo!!! . . . 63 Being Charity; Pirate Performer . . . 68 Wicked Wenches, Pirates & Mermaids of the Month (Tall Ship Entries) . . . 80 RobZerrvations on Pirate Life . . . 87 A Good Time for a Good Cause . . . 90 All I want for Christmas . . . 96 We accept submissions for: Bombs Away: Free monthly photo bombs (must be in garb) Mirror Mirror: Images of YOU in Pirate Garb and other cosplay genres. Stories and articles : Editorial review required for publication. “Advertorials”: $100 4 page spread application required, restrictions apply Cover Photos: “subject” to cover contest and theme for the month
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The Fun Photographic Works of Michael Lozich
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penet r at edandf ul l ypenet r at edl eat her . Bot har eal ushhei r l oom mat er i alt hat l aughsatwat er ,t hesunandt hegr eatout door s.Thecol ori sact ualpi gmenti nst ead ofdye.Asar esul t ,i tl eavesnodyemar ks onyourcl ot hes.Somecal lt hatbl eedi ng. Thesi ngl edr awbackofbot ht ypesoft hi s l eat heri st hati tcannotbe" Tool ed"or car ved. . . I Ft hati si ndeedadr awback.I tcan howeverbei mpr i nt edwi t hahi ghpr essur e st ampmachi neort ool . Okay .I ti sf ocust i me.Semi penet r at ed l eat herhast heoi l sandpi gment sr eacht he i nnerf i ber soft hel eat herbutnotsat ur at ei t . Thi sal l owst hel eat hert ost i l lhavesome st i f f nessandr et ai ni t sst r engt h,becutwi t h ast r ai ghtedgebecoat ed( dyedorpai nt ed) , bur ni shed( smoot hed)and gummed( smoot hi est ).Iuset hi sf ormy f amousBal dr i cs,bel t saswel lasmostvambr acesandot herpr oduct s.I tal waysl ooks new,al l owsf orgor geoussmoot hr ound edgesandl ooksl i kequal i t yf r om t heol d
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I twasani dy l l i ct i meandi nmanyway s ,at r uepar adi s e. Per hapst hat ’ swhyIam r el uc t antt or et ur n,wor r i edt hat newmemor i eswoul dc r owdoutt hemagi c al onesof ol d,t heonesImadewhenIwasj us taweepi r at el ad, newt ot hewor l dofpi r ac yandnewt ot hewor l di ngener al .