Is Captain Kidd the greatest pirate film? No.
But is it free? Yes.
Is it enjoyable? Hell yes.
You can watch it here, or you can download it in your choice of format over here.

It was totally my intention to have some rum reviews going last week. The week before I was all geared up to make the trip to Los Angeles, buy some rum, and do some drinking and reviewing with the crew. Step one went as planned and I made it safely to Los Angeles. Step two went as planned and we bought three bottles of rum and brought out a fourth that my friends had been saving to share with me. Step three was going as planned, but somewhere along the line “drinking and reviewing” turned into “drinking and drinking”. Continuing after the jump…

Monday again. Yayyyyy. Let’s see what interested me…

Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are battling for Captain Morgan. The Virgin Islands “promised nearly $3 billion in tax subsidies to the owner of Captain Morgan if it moves the rum-making operation to St. Croix” and on top of that, apparently this is also a race issue. Via The Washington Post

The Northern California Pirate Festival was over the weekend. They estimated 40,000 attendees, a good number of whom attempted to set the world record for the largest gathering of pirates. Via SFGate

Disney put out a press release for Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. No more guessing about plots and whatnot. And the best news, Gibbs is back! WOOHOO! Via Live For Films

There’s a Pirates of the Burning Sea expansion coming out in August. For those of you who know this game ever existed, I was also totally thinking “Wow, that shit’s still alive?”. For those who never heard of it, it’s a Pirate themed MMORPG that went live when it should have stayed waaaaay beta. Maybe I’ll have to give it another shot. Via MMO Reviews

Under The Black Flag put out two articles on historical locations that played major roles in the Golden Age of Piracy. One article is about Nassau and the other is about the Bahamas. Both are interesting reads. Via Under The Black Flag here and here

The former USS Dexter was scuttled in Lake Michigan on Friday. The USS Dexter was that ship that sank the Canadian rum-runner I’m Alone back in 1929. Via The Vancouver Sun

The awesome photo in this post is by shapeshift.

So if you’re in the Philadelphia area, you could BUY tickets for Rum On The River for $70 and sample and sip your way through over 25 rums… OR you could go here and enter to win 2 free tickets.

Free > $70

I don’t live anywhere near Philly, but I entered anyway. I don’t mind flying for that.

A friend of mine recently opened up an etsy shop that I’m recommending. She’s got pendants and photoprints available. The pendants are quite nice for those of us with a love of pirates and nautical themes (see the octopus pendant?). She’s even got a special pendant for those unfortunate souls seeking shelter from Davey Jones. You should go check it out right now!

Oh, and she just moved across the country. So if you’re in the Orlando, FL area and are looking for a smart, creative, responsible person for your company then you should contact her.