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189 Randy Gnatowsky aka Constable Heartless of Blackbeard’s Crew

Randy Gnatowky

Randy Gnatowsky aka Constable Heartless is a retired police office and captain of Blackbeard’s Crew, a 501(c)3 non-profit focused on 18th century historical reenactment and education.

In this episode:

  • All the new on this year’s Hampton Blackbeard Festival
  • Randy’s other life running polygraph tests and how what you hear on the internet isn’t true
  • How Constable Heartless was elected captain without even being at the meeting
  • The rebuilding of their ship, the Adventure, and reenactments of Blackbeard’s final battle.

 

Today’s show is sponsored by:

TeePublic – This is a great company that works with independent tshirt artists to get their work out to the world and pay them fairly for it. I’ve personally curated a selection of 100 really cool pirate tshirts that you’ll love. You’ll get a super cool shirt AND support both the artists and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt

30 Day Guitar Challenge – Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day!  Free to participate.  http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

 

Important Websites:

Blackbeard’s Crew, Inc – http://www.blackbeardscrew.org/

Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com

 

UTC 188 The Jolly Rogers

The Jolly Rogers

All five members of the Jolly Rogers are on the show today!  We delve into the long running band’s epic pirate music career.

In this episode:

  • The song that Disney stole from them
  • The insanely cool gig in Krakow, Poland and the hidden history of sea chanteys in Poland.
  • What it’s like to have written songs that are standards in the pirate genre
  • Their “goofy” ethos and where it came from

 

Today’s show is sponsored by:

TeePublic – This is a great company that works with independent tshirt artists to get their work out to the world and pay them fairly for it. I’ve personally curated a selection of 100 really cool pirate tshirts that you’ll love. You’ll get a super cool shirt AND support both the artists and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt

30 Day Guitar Challenge – Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day!  Free to participate.  http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

Since I totally spaced out on putting a Jolly Rogers song in the episode… Sorry.  Been traveling and sleep deprived… Here’s one of their more well known tracks, “Curvy Girls”.

Here’s their version of “The Derelict” that accidentally became “traditional” and was co-opted by Disney for Pirates of the Caribbean.  (I wasn’t able to find a clip of its use in the film.)

Here’s a cool vintage clip of The Clancy Brothers as mentioned by the guys as an influence on their music and stage show.

And since they mentioned Bounding Main, here’s a tune from them too!

 

Important Websites:

The Jolly Rogers – http://www.jollyrogerskc.com

Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com

Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com

 

UTC 187 Steve Genett of A Pirate’s Book of Days

Steve Genett Pirate's Book of Days

Steve Genett is the creator of A Pirate’s Book of Days.  Inside this really cool phone app you’ll get a daily bit of pirate history, and location searchable database of pirate museums, festivals, and attractions around the world, and more.

In this episode:

  • How Steve discovered pirates as a child from a free grocery store book
  • The in-depth research he does for each day’s pirate history facts
  • The behind the scenes on the app’s development and what’s working and what he’d like to see working better.
  • How your crew can be featured in the app!

 

A Pirate’s Book of Days is available in your favorite app store for iPhone and Android phones.

 

Today’s show is sponsored by:

TeePublic – This is a great company that works with independent tshirt artists to get their work out to the world and pay them fairly for it. I’ve personally curated a selection of 100 really cool pirate tshirts that you’ll love. You’ll get a super cool shirt AND support both the artists and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt

30 Day Guitar Challenge – Learn 3 songs in 30 days with just 10 minutes of playing time per day!  Free to participate.  http://www.underthecrossbones.com/guitar

Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast – The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin’!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com

 

Important Websites:

A Pirate’s Book of Days –  https://apiratesbookofdays.com/
The BBC article about Sesame Street’s Count von Count’s relationship to the number 187 –  https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19409960
For $5 discount tickets to my April 25th show at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank, CA go to http://flc.cc/5RDKL7E

 

Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com

 

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