Just a quick heads up… While I’ve been running a Facebook page for the show since it started, I’ve always felt the communication was too one-way there.
So I’ve started a Facebook group where you can have a much larger part of the conversation. We’ve got a few early adopters in there now. Come on by and join the fun!
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You’re welcome to post any piratey stuff you like. 🙂
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Jim Light lost his leg in an auto accident and turned it into a life of performing as a pirate. If that ain’t lemons into lemonade… My first official guest with a real peg leg.
Jim is a fantastic, earnest guy who uses his pirate character to educate and entertain kids and families. And he’s got a great accent that reminds me of Mark Twain. 🙂
Plus you’ll hear my thoughts on the new Star Wars movie and how scattered my brain gets when cold medicine is applied to it.
Episode Sponsored by: SR Staley, author of the Pirate of Panther Bay series.
Also on the show today, comedy from George Chen about dealing with your more successful friends and a song called “Better Than Darth Vader” from Mikey Mason.
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SR Staley is the author of the Pirate of Panther Bay series. You’ve got two books you can dig into right now: “The Pirate of Panther Bay” and “Tortuga Bay”. The third book will arrive in 2016.
In the stories, Isabella is an escaped slave from Santo Domingue who, through force of will and skill, works her way up to commanding a large pirate ship.
How does Isabella overcome being a woman on a pirate ship? Let alone captain? And how does she deal with the Spanish? It’s in the books and we discuss it in the interview.
Lots of good pirate stuff in this interview including some of the economics of piracy and how they compare to today’s street gangs. Plus lots of talk on the craft of writing. How to use a fight scene to advance the plot. And Sam’s workflow that allows his to crank out a book per year.
Also on the show today, comedy about being your safe black friend from Julian Michael and a song called “What Santa Wants” from Roadside Attraction (that got us banned from a particular Christmas event…)
Purchase the Pirate of Panther Bay books or Roadside Attraction’s DVD below and help the show make a few pennies in the process!
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SR Staley – www.SRStaley.com
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Phil Johnson – www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com
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