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UTC 116 Mark Axton and Dan Clark of Swashbuckler’s Ball

November 7, 2017 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Mark Axton and Dan Clark of Swashbuckler's Ball

Mark Axton and Dan Clark are the founders of the Swashbucker’s Ball in Portland, OR. It’s happening this Saturday November 11th at the Melody Ballroom in Portland.

Mark and Dan tell us how their “Pirate Prom” came to be 8 years ago. Plus why they keep doing it, and what they’ve learned along the way. And there’s some great event production info hear along with fun pirate community talk!

Use the coupon code “CROSSBONES” to get $5 off a GA ticket for the Swashbuckler’s Ball this Sat 11/5.

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 artist and Under The Crossbones! Check out the selection at: http://www.underthecrossbones.com/shirt

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

Important Websites:

Swashbucker’s Ball – http://www.swashbucklersball.com
Mark Axton – Top Knot – http://www.theoutrageousfortune.com/

Dan Clark – Redgoat MacHaggis – http://pdxyar.org/

You can get my latest comedy special, “Pretty From The Back”at

Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support

UTC 115 Jeff Hartt and Gertie Stubbs of Buccaneers of the Black Fleet

October 31, 2017 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Jeff Hartt and Gertie Stubbs of Buccaneers of the Black Fleet Jeff Hartt and Gertie Stubbs head up the Buccaneers of the Black Fleet in Vancouver, Canada. I was lucky enough to visit with them for a talk while I was up there recently.

We dig into their varied projects in camps, family entertainment and more. And they give us a great overview of the pirate scene in Vancouver, the Pacific Northwest, and Canada at large.

We recorded in a nice little cafe in New Westminster. So there’s loads of… we’ll call it “atmosphere”… in the background. You’ll feel like you’re right there with us! 😉

Heads up! I’m coming to Orlando, FL Nov 3-4, 2017 to do two comedy shows! Click here to get $10 tickets.

Today’s show is sponsored by:

Check out a few of the shirts available below and click the image to get one for yourself!

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

Important Websites:

Buccaneers of the Black Fleet – On Facebook

You can get my latest comedy special, “Pretty From The Back”at

Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support

UTC 114 Screenwriter James V Hart

October 24, 2017 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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James V Hart

So excited to talk with James V Hart this week! James is the screenwriter of one of my all-time favorite movies, “Hook”! He also wrote “Muppet Treasure Island” along with other great films like “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”, “Contact”, and “August Rush”. And he was the creator of the show “Crossbones” for NBC a couple years back.

We go deep on “Hook” in this talk and get the real background of how the film came to be made. There’s a lot of incorrect information on the net and we set straight here. We dig into the difficulty of casting Kermit the Frog in an appropriate role in “Muppet Treasure Island”. And we talk about how NBC destroyed “Crossbones” and turned into a totally different show than James sold them.

If you’d like to hear the episodes of “Being Blackbeard”, the Crossbones podcast I did while the show was airing, there’s a link to the zip file in the show notes for Ep 9 plus a fun interview with cast member Ezra Buzzington.

And here’s a link to the episode of Defend Your Movie about “Hook” that I mentioned during the show.