(Pirate) Tales of the Seven Seas

Ever have one of those weird moments where things from the past are connected. In February this year I attended Wondercon 2006. One of the photos I took was this one:

These guys and gal’s are part of Tales of Seven Seas group. They can be seen around the San Francisco Bay Area appearing in all their piratey glory for fund raisers and events.

When I was at APE last weekend I met Richard (seen below) who recognized “atomic bear press” on my badge. He mentioned that he was in a photo from Wondercon as a pirate(above) that was on my blog. It was one of those very cool moments.

See…

(trivia: another member of the group in the top photo is Richard’s Brother. quiz: can you guess what talented artist (who was at APE’06) Richard is related too?)

I have to say that I have a lot of respect for anyone who is willing to dress out of the norm. When I worked at FAO Schwarz I played the company mascot, Bobby the Toy Solider, so I know what it is to stand out in a different way. I also have to say that I would be willing to dress as a pirate some time, but it’s funny that I get very shy why I am not getting paid to do it. But I give extra points to those brave folks who make Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Comic Book conventions so much fun for everyone else.

As an added bonus here is Tanya, who is a very talented artist as well as a snazzy pirate. She was nice enough to let me take a picture of her at APE’06. Check out her work HERE.

For more pirate fun:

Pirate Tales comic book from
Black Swan Press.

The Pirate Store at 826 Valencia, San Francisco CA.

Click here to see some trading cards for the members of Tales of the Seven Seas.

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