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UTC 206 Dan Franklin

January 14, 2020 / Nick Hoffman / 2 Comments

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Dan Franklin is a member of the pirate band, The Skullduggers, as well as a member of The Bootstrappers, a group that plays at a popular theme park located in Anaheim, Ca. He has also played with Slash and Leann Rimes. He’s also a filmmaker that has a couple of fun projects coming up.

In this episode:

How Dan became a pirate musician

Nick does a magic trick

Dan talks about traveling with the Skullduggers to support “Sea of Thieves”

Thank you so much for tuning in! I think I’m learning how to do this better, thank you to all that reached out to offer encouragement or support, I sure appreciate it.

Today’s show is sponsored by:

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

Important Websites:

Dan Franklin

www.danfranklinmusic.com

You can also find both Dan and The Skullduggers on Facebook

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

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

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

April 23, 2019 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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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

UTC 169 Jasper Rouwhorst creator of Crooked Waters

December 11, 2018 / Phil Johnson / 0 Comments

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Jasper Rouwhorst of Crooked Waters
Jasper Rouwhorst is one third of Craft Game Studio where he and his two partners have created Crooked Waters, a virtual reality pirate video game for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.

We dig into the challenges of designing for virtual reality including dealing with motion sickness and how to keep to adapt to players doing things they didn’t expect. And we find out how they manage to keep the whole project going with just three people.

Today’s show is sponsored by:

Pirata Clothing – Stylish pirate wear including hats, shirts, swimwear, and more. Perfect for your next trip to the Keys. New gear weekly! http://www.PirataClothing.com

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