The Bilge Pumps - Past Landings: Texarkana Renaissance Faire 2017

Texarkana, AR September 23 - 24, 2017

We rolled back into the four states area in the Brigadoon-like borderland between Texas and Arkansas to once again pound the ears of the locals with pirate music! This year, our Buccaneer stage was moved to near the front gate to scare off the faint-hearted right after the festival took their money. We shared a stage with the Seadog Slam and Gan Ainm and ran the sound for any performers willing to be mic'ed up, including Red the Clown and our own Jack the Rum Runner's sword fighting show. Of course, those last two were just because all shared the same wireless mic frequency. Could be worse, we could have shared underwear, too.

With the new location of the stage, we were able to greet the patrons with waves of pirate juices.	Due to his military background, Splice the Rigger can take a nap in any location at any time.	There's some skepticism about where Harvey the Corpsman got that banana from... and where it's going.
We're not sure where the show got away from everyone, but some things you can't take back.	Since Jack the Rum Runner had to perform double duty at the show, there was a lot of Sparrow on display.	Jack keeps trying to tell everyone about the sign behind the stage, but no one in the band can read. Least of all the doctor.
The best part isn't the John Crow the Cook's position here, but the guy taking notes from behind.	Not so much a pack of Bob Fosses, but more like a wad of Bob Mossy's.	The fairies are all aflutter with the band's performance at the Sat evening Last Huzzah.
Did Maroon the Shantyman grow, like, a foot while singing "Patty Lay Back"?	Jack bails on the band and goes out to the shaded audience to play the guitar	So, of course, he has to suffer the view.