Doggy
Day: Why my first day of course
Dear Rullion
Well, here it is the first day on the set and Lovethemtigers took me for a ride in her little pony cart. What a thrill. I got to hang my head over the side and smell all the air as we rode through the compound on our way to Johnny's yacht. She had a message for him and he had to get to the set pretty quick.
PirateDiva rode along side of us and her horse kept prancing about. I barked at him and asked what was the matter and he whinnied back and said he was sad because a freind of his had died.
I barked again and ol' Whitcomb whinnied that his friend Barbaro did not recover from his injuries he suffered in the Preakness and had to be put to sleep.
Man, I barked, you never know when it's going to be your time.
Whitcomb whinnied, if I didn't have PirateDiva taking care of me, you know Doggy, I would be in the glue factory myself.
Well, we shant wallow in our grief I tell him and so much for sad reminisences as we pull up to Johnny's yacht. Wow, he has a dog with him. Johnny is telling me that his name is Tim and we should play sometime. I am jumping around and barking and Lovethemtigers is trying to catch me to calm me down. Woah Doggy, settle down she told me.
Of course being a good Doggy I had to check Johnny out by sniffing his crotch. We don't call it that as all humans do. Us ol' dogs just say we are checking the bar code to make sure that person hasn't changed and boy, oh boy Johnny hasn't.
I am so excited I am about to pee on myself when the cutest little cowgirl saunders up to me and I jump on her after checking her bar code. She commands me to get down and gives me a dog biscuit. I think I have a new best friend. And she smelled so sweet. She tells me that her name is TeePirategirl and she loves dogs. Wow, she is scratching behind my ears and I am loving it while my left hind leg is thumping. Three new friends my first day on the set is just marvelous.
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Night to all you children. Will post again Sunday on PirateDiva's birthday.
Doggy
Day: Where oh where has my little dog gone?
Dear Rullion:
My tail has not quit wagging since I got here. Bow wow, this is just great. I don't think I have ever had this much attention. Even my trainer is not this attentive.
TeePirategirl is now my new handler and we go everywhere together. Since I met Whitcombe we have become fast friends.
I am sitting in PirateDiva's lap and we are riding on Whitcombe's back. Funny way to get to get around, but it's ok. He kind of grumbled at first, but PirateDiva just patted him and told him she still loved him and couldn't possibly want to trade him for a dog.
Whitcombe apparently decided that I had not come to take his place and started acting better. Phew I was relieved too. I can't see PirateDiva prancing to and fro on me like she does on Whitcombe. And that gallop would have killed me. I do like him really, I have never known an English horse before who worked with gypsies. I guess 'there will be no knowing here', either.
Today, TeeP had me carry a ring of keys around in my mouth all day. Well not all day exactly. But about 10 minutes every hour or so. It felt like all day. Lovelyone said it was part of my script. So hey, me being an actor and all, I didn't really mind. You know everytime I did it right my little cowgirl friend would giggle and pat me on the head and then give me a dog biscuit.
Ah, we have reached the dining tent. PirateDive is handing me to TeeP who was riding in the pony cart with Lovethemtigers. Well, bow wow if it isn't Jack and Phil. That is, it is Jack the monkey and Phil the parrott. I guess now all that's left to show up is that blasted Kraken fellow with the horrid breath and a spitting problem.
We are all going into the dining tent except for LTT who has part her pony cart. All of us critters get to eat by ourselves in the back. Oh, I hope Jack and Phil did what I asked them to do, but they have a hard time getting humans to understand what they want. All Jack can do is chatter and all Phil can do is say "Don't eat me". Who would want to eat an old parrott anyway. He has to be as tough as PirateDiva's boots.
All our dinner's are set out and we dive in literally. Boy this is good chow. Uh oh, Phil is spitting seeds at Whitcombe trying to get his attention.
"What do you want?", Whitcombe asks Phil with grain falling out of his mouth.
"Don't eat me, but may I have a ride tomorrow like Doggy?" says Phil.
"Sure, first thing in the morning".
Well he made Phil's day. Wasn't that nice of him. Pony rides on the set. I wonder if he has thought of it that way?
Well, here comes TeeP and LTT and I guess Phil and Jack got their message across because they have the surprise with them. Now all I have to do is mozzy over to PirateDiva and check her bar code til she gets mad and chases me back to my dinner. Here I go.
(Sniff, sniff, run around in circles, then jump up on her.)
PirateDiva is telling me to get down and be a good Doggy. I stop long enough for her to grab my collar and walk me back to my table with all my friends waiting. As we get 'closer, a bit closer,' TeeP opens the curtain and viola a birthday cake with candles burning bright. You will never imagine all the noise made by everyone singing Happy Birthday to PirateDiva in his own native language. Barking, whinneying, screeching and even Phil is trying to sing.
"Happy don't eat me, Happy Birthday don't eat me. Happy Birthday PirateDiva, don't eat me."
Well, PirateDiva laughed and clapped her hands because she was so happy (I guess she didn't want to eat ol Phil either). TeeP told her to make a wish and blow out the candles. LTT told her she would cut the cake.
About that time, there is a roar and 'the reeking odour of a thousand rotting corpses' coming into the side of the dining tent and suddenly long tentacles whip off the side of the tent and there is Kraken.
"Thought ya'll would have a party without me, eh? How unhospitable. But I'm here now, so let's have some cake and give the first piece to the pretty Missie here."
"Actually Kraken," said PirateDiva "I have something for you."
PirateDiva whipped out a pack of Orbitz and gave it to Kraken. "Now your breath will always be sweet."
PirateDiva said a few nice things to all of us one at a time.
"Whitcombe you are my first true love and you are my favorite horse of all time. Thank you for the party."
"Jack, you are so special. You have been in all of the POTC movies and I really admire your ability to stay in character. You are a natural."
"Phil, you make me laugh each time I see you on set or in the compound and you will become an unforgetable character of POTC."
"Kraken, keep chewing your Orbitz and you will be well on your way to stardom."
"Doggy," as she bends down and takes my nose in her hand, "you are my special friend even if you have to check my bar code each time you see me. You have truly made this a memorable birthday party. I don't know how to thank you." Then she kisses my nose and I lay down and roll over for her.
PirateDiva stands and tells TeeP and LTT, "thank you for your help in this and I will never forget you both after we all leave POTC."
PirateDive at this point is overcome with emotion and starts to rain tears on my head. I jump up on her and as she leans to pat me, I lick the tears from her face.
PirateDiva then tell all of us, "Thank you for this very special birthday party and for remembering me. You are all such wonderful friends and I hope we all stay together for a long time. I have never had such a different birthday party in all my life and I won't ever forget this. I love you all."
Then with tears in her eyes she bends over to blow all the candles out, but of course Kraken had to get into the act and use his new Orbitz breath, but thankfully we did not all puke on that beautiful birthday cake for PirateDiva.
Then everyone started singing again all at once. What a bow wow party this turned out to be.
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So, Happy Birthday PirateDiva. This one was especially for you. But, the Doggy chronicles are not over, so stay tuned.
Night kiddies. I love you all. Sweet dreams.
Doggy
Day: The same as last
Dear Rullion:
Uh oh, I forgot to invite Tim and as I look out into the dining room while we are singing, in walks Tim and Johnny. I run to Tim and bark that he is welcome to come to our party for PirateDiva and he says to me "Mary, Mother of God! Is that Kraken with your party.
"Yes" I tell him and 'snickle snickle, toute suite' we are walking to the party table in the back.
"ello beastie" Tim addresses Kraken. "I love these moments, I like to wave at them as they pass by."
All of us turn to look at Tim and wonder 'what's in your head, boy' when PirateDiva bends down to scratch behind Tim's ears and he howls, "Easy on the goods darlin'."
I think 'not good' for Tim to be so arrogant about this party and all of us. I try to explain that I am sorry about not inviting him sooner, but he turns and sits down rather dejectedly with his back to us.
I bark, "Oi what's going on with you" and he whines he was on set and heard Johnny tell Orly "...only if you do strange things to my dog, Tim."
I moaned and asked him how long he had been Johnny's dog and he layed down with his head on his paws and whimpered "for only a littl' bit. I'm really littl' Jack's dog."
At this point we all crowded around Tim and tried to explain to him that it was an off the hand (or paw) remark that Johnny made and Whitcombe told him "don't worry son, he loves you and would never let anyone hurt you, but humans can be cruel with their words sometimes."
Jack started chattering ( I have to learn monkey language before I leave here) and Phil was warbling "Don't eat me", while Kraken was just spitting cake everywhere.
Then Kraken extended his arms and wrapped Tim in them and said in his Orbitz breath, "Your a diamond mate. The bright side is your with us and we are going to party hearty. So stand up and oi brush yourself off and have some cake and give a few birthday kisses to our special girl PirateDiva."
I saw a transformation of character right before my eyes as Tim did just that.
He turned to all of us and said "Thanks mates for inviting me and making me feel better. Now a kiss for the lovely lass and everything will be perfect."
So, once again we got into the party spirit and decided to make this party last a little longer. 'Funny ol' world innit?'
We have all become so tunnel visioned about the impending release of AWE that we need some more laughter and something to indulge our fantacies besides all the angst of Sparrowbeth, Willobeth, or Norribeth. We all had great fun in doing the Chronicles and I hope all of you will dust off your creative caps and participate with me in the next chapter.
Doggy
Days later than the last post
Dear Rullion:
Today TeePirategirl took me to the new set and I got to see all my pals, Phil, Whitcombe, and Jack, except Jack is two monkeys now instead of one and one is not even Jack, although he looked like Jack, but he said he was called Jack on the set, nevertheless I will still call him Jack and the other is not Jack either, but I really don't know what to call him, because he doesn't chatter at all and the first, who was suppose to be Jack, but was not Jack, although he is called Jack didn't know his name either, because the second Jack does not chatter to him either. Phew, did you get all that.
Anyway, TeeP gave me my keys and we did a run around the table on the set of the Brethern meeting and then someone flashed my picture with Captain Jack, Elizabeth, and Hector. I don't think he likes to be called Hector at all. He always scowls at Captain Jack when he calls him that. But the biggest thrill was to meet Cho, you know that crouching tiger guy. He looked real mean and his teeth looked real bad too. Bow wow, remind me to get my dental bones from TeeP. She always has my bisquets in he front right pocket. What a cowgirl.
I got to see LTT and she hugged me and said she would take me for a ride tomorrow in the pony cart.
PirateDiva was there with Whitcombe. You know he whinned at me, like he was sneezing or something he was so glad to see me.
Ol Phil was still walking around on Mr. Cotton's shoulder and saying "Don't eat me." He and Cotton almost had a parting of the ways when he bit Cotton's ear during filming. Mr. Cotton screamed and ol Phil did the proverbial bird poop on his shoulder. Anyway, ol Phil thought it was great fun and just kept saying over and over and over again, "Don't eat me."
Bow wow, I just overheard PirateDiva tell LTT that Kraken will not be back in AWE. I guess that is what you get when you eat too much Captain Jack. Hummm, I wonder if he has indigestion or constipation.
Here comes Keira or Elizabeth and she is headed my way, with a big ham bone.
"Here you are Doggie, I have been trying to find you to give this delicious bone to you that Gibbs used in a pot of beans tonight. I hope you like it." She then bent down and scratched my ears and under my chin and talked so sweet to me. I hope she doesn't get too upset when I check her barcode. Ooops, she didn't like that. Got to go.
As Doggie runs off the set, TeeP is commanding him to stop, but Keira is hot on his trail, too and Doggie knows that he has just sniffed up the wrong tree so to speak.
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I needed some laughter tonight, this has been a very tense and unsettling couple of months for me. Feb 22, I lost my beloved cat Homer who would have been 20 years old on March 17th. A friend and co-worker was diagnosed with breast cancer and another friend was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer on March 20th and died April 15th. His service was today, but the worst and absolutely the very worst was that he had quadrulets who turned 11 on April 4th. So, dear friends in POTC, please make me laugh tonight. But most of all, I want to thank all of you for the blessings you have been to me on this forum.
I'm serious I spent 3 hours last night re-reading these when I was suppose to be working on a paper! lol...I was laughing the whole time...still am *sighs* I sooo needed a laugh!
Oh man T. you seriously made my day! lol...i remember being at work and trying so hard not to laugh, which only made it worse cause I would snort and then laugh some more bc I snorted and then would laugh even harder bc I could imagine how ridiculous i must have looked..lol! Oh GOOD GOOD TIMES! lol 😆