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Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009
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jecond pirate joins Clackamas
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[‘because I love the ocean.”
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dressed like a pirate, peo-
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■ is not about Pirate Andrew'
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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.
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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.”
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“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.