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San Diego, CA     July 21, 2002

The Bilge Pumps took a voyage to the West Coast to participate in the San Diego Sea Shanty Festival held on the tall ship The Star of India. We gave the true lovers of sea shanties and nautical music a new take on their old favorites and probably caused some of them to find a new love for easy listening in the process. We had more fun than should be legal (even in California) and reaffirmed to everyone that, yes, there really are pirates in Texas.

The waist of the Star of India is where the stage was set for the show.

And the oldest active tall ship in the world was the stage.

That's one serious bunch of homeboys on the "Mingalay Boat Song".

Every now and then the sails would prived great shade for E, Mop, & Maroon to sing all comfortable-like.

The 'Pumps lull the audience into believing that they might have some talent on "Spanish Ladies (A Pirate's Tale)".

So, of course, E and Harvey ruin that illusion by proceeding to dance.

Kailyn had to taunt his fiance by seeing his future niece-in-law before she did.

Pity the poor audience on the starboard side when Harvey misses Kailyn with his spit on Congo River.

The guys take a moment to pose on the fordeck on the Star of India.

Jamaica Rose and Michael from the pirate magazine No Quarter Given were at the show and we went out for dinner afterwards with them.

Then we had to show them how much we loooove pirates where we come from.

You gotta admit, the rigging overhead is the most impressive stage backdrop the 'Pumps have ever performed at.

Video

Fire Maringo
Harvey gets a chance to sing in front of his family
Uploaded: Jul 31 2002     320 X 240    02:02 min.    14.9 MB
Drunken Sailor
Mop does the duty as our drunken sailor for the show
Uploaded: Jul 31 2002     320 X 240    03:16 min.    24.5 MB


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or on to more pictures of The Bilge Pumps jaunts from 2002!!

| Mardi Gras Galveston | Griff's St. Patrick's Day Festival | OU Medieval Fair | Pig & Whistle Pub CD Recording Party |
| Oklahoma Renaissance Faire | Blackbeard's Pirate Festival | San Diego Sea Shanty Festival | Queen Mariah Riverboat |
| Texas Renaissance Festival | Louisiana Renaissance Festival |


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