A Pirate Show

A homeschooling family here in CT organized a show at a local library; a pirate who performs Cajun, Zydeco and New Orleans music for kids. He was supposed to have performed from 1:00 till 3:00, but the show went from about 1:15 till 2:15. He would've been a lot better if parents got in free. Fifteen dollars to see this guy was simply not worth it. He is the kind of guy that the libraries should pay for and invite the neighborhood kids to see him for free.

The boys had fun though. But when I asked R, he admitted that the show wouldn't have been if we hadn't run into some old friends there.

A few weeks ago we watched National Geographic: Blackbeard - Terror at Seaand the boys learned about the reality of being a pirate. The show was really terrific, blending acted out scenes with facts to create a captivating program. R loved it, and was thrilled to be able to recognize Blackbeard's flag at the Renaissance Faire last month (never did get around to blogging about that - maybe I'll find time to go back).

Anyhow, when the homeschool show pirate asked the kids if it would be fun to be a pirate mine said "no". E still loves a good game of pretend pirate, and playing with his pirate action figures, so I had to chuckle when I heard the response. I guess he can appreciate "pretending" to be a pirate vs. "being" a pirate.