We just can't stay away from Oklahoma as the Bilge Pumps will roll back into the land of the red earth and see if we can't make those five civilized tribes a bit more uncivilized.

We don't have a whole lot in the way of details, but you can bet you'll see the group attack the stage with various body fluids, sing like dying walruses, and sleep off our hangovers in our official Bilge Pumps Pirate Goods... and Bait shop. We might be without Harvey the Corpsman for the last weekend, so be sure and hit him with all of your old pickles the first weekend.

Talk like a Pirate Day might fall on September 19th, but our pirate party will be taking place on the 20th! That means you're going to have to talk like a pirate for 24 extra hours. I'll give you a hint how, it starts with a bottle of rum, then let your tongue wander.

We're back at Chandler's Landing (despite rumors that that party would move to a different marina) and it'll be a fun time on the lake as we gear up for the free food and booze to baste your buccaneer buns. No time is set as of yet, but check back here as it'll be posted as soon as we know.

We're coming baaack! The Bilge Pumps continue to do the (sort of) right things in the festival's eyes as we keep getting invited back. har har. We'll be back for the full eight weekends of the festival, which does include the Friday after Thanksgiving on the last weekend of the festival. We had a blast at the festival in 2007, so we're looking forward to coming back into King Henry's house, raising up a stink in the pubs, and getting into trouble with the other pirates around.

There's no word on which stage or what our showtimes will be, but you can bet as soon as we know, we'll have them posted posted about two inches the the right of where you're reading.