Remembering a “Good Pirate”
Posted by Peter A. Mello, Executive Director on September 18, 2006
In case you have somehow missed it, this is a reminder that September 19th is Talk Like A Pirate Day. This is a good excuse to have some fun and, well, talk like a pirate. There are plenty of websites out there that can assist in planning your day and i have listed several below.
September 19th also marks one year since we lost a true ASTA friend, Captain Lane Briggs, an ASTA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient.
I joined ASTA in January 2001 and our first TALL SHIPS CHALLENGE took place that summer. The first series stop was Kingston, ON, Canada and the most vivid memory I have from that summer was meeting Lane and spending time with him aboard the Norfolk Rebel. Lane was one of the warmest and most welcoming people I have ever met in my life and his ship was a crowd favorite wherever she went.
For years I would run into Lane in the most unexpected places including one time in Galveston for a party and sail on Elissa. Jenny, my wife, went out for a walk and called me on her cell phone arranging to meet in a bar. When I arrived, there she was sitting there with Lane and sharing a “spot of tea.”
To me Lane was a “Good Pirate” in that he represented adventure of going to sea under sail and meeting him conjured up dreams of sailors of a bygone era. He was good natured, big hearted and always willing to offer a helping hand. In his honor, please have some fun on International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
The Original Talk Like a Pirate Day Site.
Talk Like a Pirate Day Flickr Photo Group
Talk Like a Pirate Day Wikipedia entry
To my little pirate, Luke 
