Pirates?

There is going to be a couple things i want to throw out there for an open forum style of discussion today. First of all, HAPPY NATIONAL HANGOVER DAY to all of you out there. I tip my glass to you all that braved the night and enjoyed some drink, whether it be wine, beer, mead or some stolen pirate rum.

Why did i say pirates you ask? Well i will tell you why. Phoenix has one body of standing water here in the city and it is a man made lake called Tempetown Lake. Now i am sure many of you are familiar with the awkward smells that are occasionally associated with the Great Lake of Erie. Now picture a much smaller version, say perhaps 2 miles long and 500 yards wide, and picture the same amount of polution dumped into the smaller body of water. I bring his up because in years past they have had a framed up pirate ship coast out onto the lake and set of fireworks for the new year. This year i was hoping beyond all hope that the real ship would be brought out with cannons ablaze just for shits and giggles.

Picture a pirate ship at full mast sailing from East to West in the pond with their 10 cannons ablaze. Cannon balls would be falling on the 202 freeway to the north of the lake and slamming into the tall glass buildings south of the pond. It would essentially come down to marshall law on a small strip of water that is man made and dutifully strong armed by pirates.

Now imagine my disappointment when i found out the only pirates that would be making an appearance on New Years Eve where the ones in flashy clothes and cross dressing for the annual parade through Tempe. So i say to the boys at the SWASHBUCKLER, when o when are you going to lay claim to the most holiest of things? The firing of cannons with wreckless abandon into a city. When o When