Pirate Day at St. Patricks Tavern
St. Patricks Tavern -
66 King St, Sydney
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Just four short years ago, a group of intrepid lunchtime drinkers got
together to plan one of the most audacious derelictions of duty seen in this
corporate age. Their idea was to flout authority, cock the snook at uniformity,
scoff at sobriety and snarl at workplace culture. By dressing up as pirates (and
raising money for charity), these happy few have pledged to one afternoon a year
to pure enjoyment - escaping career path, responsibility, respectability and in
several cases, social standing.
The first Pirate Day was a modest affair with about a dozen people
attending. The first Pirate of the Year was Paisley
Smart (Imre Grozner), lauded for his ability to drink until the cows came
home, and then keep drinking them under the table. Several livers were abused
but a good time was had by all.
Pirate Day II came around with some
swiftness, and the numbers increased to nearly 20 people. This was the year the
Mission to Seafarers Charity was contacted, and they were delighted to become
recipients of whatever money we could raise on the day. In a blatant attempt to
retain the "Pirate Of The Year" title, Paisley Smart took to wearing
women's clothing, but to no avail - the splendidly attired Captain
Scarlet Moon (Garry Copland). A new name was added to the perpetual
shield, and his reign was marked by an aggressive marketing campaign.
Pirate Day III was the biggest yet,
with about 25 people at the Sydney chapter and a near dozen in the US. A pirate
pentathlon was introduced, there were giveaways, signed cleavages, more
drinking, and in a totally underhanded move, Crutchless Jones (Steve Fisher)
stacked the meeting and romped away with the popular vote, and was duly
installed as Pirate of the Year.
Which brings us to Pirate Day IV.
Another international chapter (in Belgium, no less) is mooted, pirate packs are
being prepared, and pirate costumes tried on. On September Seventeenth ,
Jollies shall be rogered, swashes buckled and grog guzzled!
Grow a beard, wear
a patch, perch a parrot on your shoulder, girls can come as pirates, boys can
come as wenches, it's just for fun, come dressed-up and really get into it.
You've gotta get a
Pirate name - there's two ways.
1) You can click here
and answer a few question to have one generated for you from a fun site.
Or
2) We worked out
that if you use the combination of two items-
The colour of your underwear you're wearing now
Plus
The surname of your first girlfriend or boyfriend
Examples - Black
Moon, Maroon Epstein, Paisley Smart
Make sure you wear
a name badge with your pirate name!
Prize for Best
Costume Male and Best Costume Female.
These will
be picked by Simon, the Bar manager. They're good prizes too.
Simon can be
bribed - we are Pirates yer kno'
The Pirate
of the Year (POTY) will be chosen by popular acclamation - The POTY
will have their name on the POTY Perpetual Shield (held behind the bar at
St. Patricks) and will receive a Key ring.
Here's a picture
of Simon and the Shield.
You don't even
have to hire a costume to be POTY
Imre Grozner won
in 2001 while wearing stuff outta his wardrobe 
