Friday, October 5, 2012

Pearl the Purple Pirate Princes




Pearl the Purple Pirate Princess (see my drawing of her above) is the fictional sister of Rockin' Ron the Friendly Pirate. Where RRtFP is friendly and jolly, PtPPP is "happy as can be".  Early in me pirate career, I discovered that girls like the world of pirates as much as boys. I wrote the song as a waltz to capture a royal yet playful feeling. It is one of the best loved of my songs. You will note that there are many boys who love this song as well. Take a moment to marvel at this PEARL of song.

Her name is an homage to my Aunt Pearl who lived in the town of Portage, Wisconsin. To the best of my knowledge, Portage is where Native Americans and French Fur Traders crossed the river carrying canoes above their heads. I honor my grandfather in the verse about listening to a seashell and hearing the ocean, because he had me do just that. So, I unwittingly included nautical allusions.

Pearl is mainly inspired by my friend Harley Johnson whose favorite color is purple (Oprah Winfrey likes The Color Purple too). There's an inside joke in the lyrics - "purple hue" as in "Purple Hugh", refers to her son Hugh B. Johnson III. You can see Harley, Hugh B, and husband Hugh in the video FP Rap (Pirates on Board Go RRR!).

At this juncture, I must give a shout out to Wendy Maquera - the singing voice of Pearl. Her dulcet tones can also be found ringing out on "Welcome Aboard" and "Friend Ship". All these songs RRR on me CD "Give Me an RRR!" 

I know alliteration is one of the easiest and over-used writing devices, but it is also very effective. For an extra example of extreme alliteration I ask people to say 'Pearl the Purple Pirate Princess plays with rubber baby buggy bumpers in a posh Parisian Parsnip Palace'. Then I move to many fewer syllables and have them say 'Irish wristwatch' or 'unique New York'. What those last two tongue twisters have to do with the cost of a Spanish Galleon, I know naught.

The last line of Pearl's song is "won't you sail the seas with me?". I ask you now "will you sail the Social Media Seas with me?" You must have, if yer reading this message in a bloggle. Set sail for me facebook page where I'll be having a contest through Raffle Copter for you to win one of 5 DVDs, or a grand prize package of a DVD, CD, a bag of Buccaneer Brew Coffee, and a tin of Pirate Boo-Tea. 

Good Luck! Fair Winds! Sea U soon!




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