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The ^Culture Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009 amas Print 3 jecond pirate joins Clackamas |ck Kornafel ire Editor Biough Sarah Cook is a | I some traits about her could I I st she’s not a very good I 'or instance, she has trouble i Bg her rum, she’s in love |h a ninja and she is allergic to VteL :;,^Rs •‘If really unfortunate,” said [‘because I love the ocean.” en a student shows up at dressed like a pirate, peo- l^Btice in a hurry. No this ■ is not about Pirate Andrew' -.^Btield, it’s about Sarah Cook, Blown as Sally Silverbuckles, Bv pirate on campus. Be (Cook) is very there,” said Ik's fiance Warren Hostkoetter. he's the kind of person who Is into a room and everyone By notices and wants to hang took is a member of a pirate ib mown as the “Skull and B Pirates." They are a fun ■group of pirates who get nei to drink rum, make lc and just have a good time. Bies include, but aren’t lim- j. I dancing, swashbuckling, fch ■auctioning, feasting and tormances. ough Cook is a “pirate,” is lot always dressed as one. I assured, she will always ing something unique and Ing. All her clothes are I tailor made by her own I I friend or someone who 1I her design. Hk was bom in Alaska, ■ s raised in several places Portland and Cottage ^er education took place in ■an 17 schools all of which aged to excel in and make friends. Cook is attending her first said Cook. term-here at Clackamas, majoring When Cook isn’t learning, she in language. She plans to trans enjoys spending her free time fer to Portland State University studying. She loves to read books, eventually to continue studying not fictitious novels, but books German there. about mythology, metaphysics “I take language so that and the occult. someday, I will be able to travel “Fiction is fine and sometimes Europe,” said Cook. entertaining, but if I pay atten Cook has been an astrologist tion to that stuff for too long, I for many years. feel like I’m wast She is a strong ing time that could believer in the be used learning occult and the new things,” said influences of Cook. the stars and Despite fate. She is a insistence Pisces which learning, she loves makes her movies, especially among other martial arts flicks things spiritual, such as, “Lady gentle, good Snowblood,” natured, versa “Legend of the tile and artistic. Drunken Master” She is skilled at and “Kill Bill.” As reading other Warren Hostkoetter far as pirate flicks people’s signs Pirate’s fiancé go her favorite and can read would is “Muppet fortunes. Treasure Island.” Music is one “At first glance of Cook’s passions. She is a blues Captain Jack is attractive, but then singer and hopes to start a band you think of the fact that he never of her own. The band will be, as bathes, his breath is atrocious, she describes it, “a band that sings he’s hairy and probably has crusty bluesy versions of pirate songs dingle berries,” said Cook while with some metal sprinkled in, but giving her opinion of the “Pirates not too metal.” of the Caribbean” films. Cook has family in Australia Cook is an intelligent, spiritual, who own more than 200 acres of fun-loving person with a lot of land, and they plan on creating hope for the future. a self-sustaining society of their “I want to get my degree in own. The houses would be up German,” said Cook. “I want mar on stilts for the seasonal floods. riage and children, I will travel They will grow their own food. the oceans and hopefully become They will have there own enter a teacher. I will help my family tainment. They will even have an create our sustainable community in Australia. I want to live a long orphanage. “(Warren and I) will live here life, helping others and develop in an actual floating ship that will ing my self-esteem and lifestyle be called ‘The Onyx-Essina,”’ as well.” n’t forget! www.theclackamasprint.com “She’s the kind of person- who walks into a room and everyone really notices and wants to hang with her.” Nick Kornafel Clackamas Print Among the many talents of new pirate Sarah Cook are fortune-telling, astrology and singing. Although not always decked in pirate regalia, Cook’s clothing style is consis- tantly unique. Veteran fans unsatisfied with new Floater Larissa Figlev lackamas Veteran’s Club Raffle E Benchmade Knife ■re to buy: Tickets can be bought at ■SG office, at the Veterans Center, Biesdays. Thursdays and Fridays from plp.m. to 2 p.m., or from any club rawing to be held Thursday, Feb. 2, iring the Clubs Fair. Money will go }ds the Veteran’s Club Book Voucher lam. For more questions, contact the club at extension 2554. Tiie Clackamas Print Floater played a sold out show at the McMenamins Crystal Ballroom on Friday Jan. 16. If you missed it, Floater has upcoming shows in Eugene this weekend on Jan. 30 and 31 at the historic WOW Hall. While the show brought an electric response from the underage section with rippling moshing, the over 21 crowds were relatively calm. Besides the desire to not spill locally brewed drinks on the bouncy floor, the older fan base may have been slightly disap pointed with the band’s newer music selection. Alan Thompson, a long time Floater fan, and lead singer of Salem based band Motae said, “Relative to other shows I’ve been to, it was my least favorite just because their new style isn’t as edgy as it used be.” Thompson went on to explain that, “All the songs were off the new album or not even out yet and they all sounded way too radio friendly.” This may not have been the wisest move for a band with such an alternative fan base. Casey Meek, another long time fan and avid show attendee, found the newer songs to be lacking com pared to the older music’s, “originality and was sur prised to not recognize most of the music,” and basi cally found the band to be, “not as cool anymore.” Meek felt that there, “wasn’t really anyone there who was moshing like they should be.” This may have something to do with the moderately mellow selection of tunes played that night. Meek felt that the fans used to be a lot more dedicated and, “way more into it,” than the crowd appeared to be. The band did perform the drinking ballad ironically called “The Sad Ballad of Danny Boy,” but other upbeat songs such as “Independence Day” and “Exiled” were not on the playlist that night. The Crystal Ballroom has been in business since 1914 and provides a fantastic environment for waltz es and rockers alike. The floor could be described as walking on air, a fitting venue for a band who named themselves for doing just that. The official Web site of Floater has information on the band’s career and explains that they have been a band since 1993 and have released 10 major albums since then. The band is based out of Portland and is originally from Eugene, making their performances in the area quite frequent. Their music is an eclectic blend of reggae, psychedelic, and rock. King Black Acid, a pop-rock band, opened for Floater. They played an hour long set that showed the anticipation of the crowd to hear the headlining show. After that, Floater performed for nearly two hours. Despite some fans disappointment the band put on. an enthusiastic show that left everyone with a taste of excitement from this Oregonian band. Show times and locations are posted on floater, com and tickets for upcoming shows are available online at ticketmaster.com.
