Random Magic Tour: Pirates!
May 10-30, 2011
About: Random Magic
Tour organization: Lyrika Publicis
Triton Tavern proprietress and guest relations: vvb32
Contact the tour: @RandomMagicTour
Rum + Plunder Treasure Hunt (May 11-30)
Win some marrrrrvelous plunder!
and
Bonus: Little Pirate Prizes
Cool surprise treasures scattered throughout the tour…
May 10
Mermaid’s Cove Musical Blog Hop
Shiver me timbers! Here be a round
of jolly tunes about the sweet trade.
Twitter: @Misha_1989
Songs for: Bold pirates
Twitter: @blodeuedd83
Songs for: Gloomy pirates
Twitter: @MeriGreenleaf
Songs for: Accidental pirates
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Songs for: Saucy pirates
Twitter: @truebookaddict
Songs for: Scary pirates
Twitter: @BooksAtTinas
Songs for: Pirate queens
Twitter: N/A
Songs for: Poetic pirates
Twitter: @cerebrate
Songs for: Brave seafarers of every kind,
and a moment for all the lost ships.
Twitter: @eatingyabooks
Songs for: Jovial pirates
Twitter: @vampiresandtofu
Songs for: Ominous pirates
Twitter: @LiederMadchen
Songs for: (Delightfully) campy pirates
May 11
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #1 of 10
Voting: May 26-27
and
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Triton’s Tavern opens: Tour updates
Rum + Plunder tour hunt opens
Rum + Plunder: Join the hunt
May 12
Twitter: N/A
Feature: Discussion: Seafaring culture and beliefs
Feature: Pirate Queens: #1 of 10: The Lioness of Brittany
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #2 of 10
May 13
Twitter: @ladyviolet3
Video review, Random Magic
Feature: Video reading, Random Magic
Feature: Pirate Queens: #2 of 10: Lai Choi San
May 14
Twitter: @hatshepsut0011
Review (Dual language: English, Italian)
Feature: Arrrgh! How to talk like a pirate
Plus: Random Magic and unusual grub
Bonus: Free audio book, The Pirates Own Book
(Contemporary usage: The Pirates’ Own Book)
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #3 of 10
and
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Feature: A Dandy in Distress (Part 1 of 3)
May 15
Twitter: @MoonlightGleams
Review
Interview
Feature: Cinematic Swashbucklers
Bonus: Free audio book, Buccaneers and Pirates of our Coasts
and
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Triton’s Tavern meet-up
Tour tidbits and pints o’ grog
Feature: A Dandy in Distress,
the preposterous piratical melodrama
continues (Part 2 of 3)
continues (Part 2 of 3)
May 16
Twitter: @marybrebner
Review
Feature: Pirate Queens: #3 of 10: Jacquotte Delahaye
Bonus: Pirate puzzle
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #4 of 10
and
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Feature: A Dandy in Distress (Part 3 of 3)
May 17
Twitter: @theEPICrat
Review
Feature: Grub and Bumbo
Feature: Pirate Queens: #4 of 10: Anne Bonny
Bonus: Free audio book, Among Malay Pirates and Other Tales of
Peril and Adventure
Peril and Adventure
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #5 of 10
May 18
Twitter: @MPTsCityofBooks
Review
Feature: Gallery: Sailing the Seven Seas
Feature: Pirate Queens: #5 of 10: Grace O’Malley
and
Twitter: @LiederMadchen
Review
Feature: Finding Starboard
Bonus: Color-Me-Pirate
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #6 of 10
May 19
vvb32 Reads
vvb32 Reads
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Feature: Music: Takes on pirate tunes
Feature: Pirate Queens: #6 of 10: Awilda
and
Twitter: @haleymathiot
Feature: Under the Black Flag
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #7 of 10
May 20
Twitter: @TaraMQ
Video review, Random Magic
Feature: Post Like a Pirate
Feature: Pirate Queens: #7 of 10: A Salmagundi of She-Pirates
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #8 of 10
and
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Triton’s Tavern meet-up
More tour tidbits and pints o’ grog.
May 21
Twitter: @Nafizaa
Review
Feature: Literary Brigands
Feature: Pirate Queens: #8 of 10: Anne Dieu-Le-Veut
Bonus: Free audio book, The Frozen Pirate
and
Twitter: @snowdropdreams
Review
Feature: The Lost Ship
Bonus: Free audio book, Treasure Island
May 22
Twitter: @LexieVamp666
Feature: Discussion: (Video) Real-life pirates
Bonus: Free audio book, Great Pirate Stories
and
Twitter: @vampiresandtofu
Review
Feature: Casting Random Magic
Feature: Pirate Lairs: Ocracoke Inlet and the legend of Blackbeard’s ghost
Bonus: Pirate karaoke
May 23
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #9 of 10
Review
Bonus: Quiz: Find your Random Magic twin
and
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Feature: Radio show: Captain Blood
and
I <3 Reading (I Love Reading)
Twitter: @iheartreads
Review (Dual language, Flemish/English)
Bonus: Video lecture about pirate queen Grace O’Malley
Bonus: Game: Blackbeard’s Gold
Twitter: @iheartreads
Review (Dual language, Flemish/English)
Bonus: Video lecture about pirate queen Grace O’Malley
Bonus: Game: Blackbeard’s Gold
May 24
Twitter: @lafemmereaders
Feature: Kick-Ass Women
and
Twitter: @Bonnie_Sparks
Review
Feature: By Land or Sea (Vintage maps)
Feature: Pirate Lairs: Tortuga, Port Royal,
New Providence and the Brethren of the Coast
Bonus: Game: Pirate Chains
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea: #10 of 10
May 25
Twitter: @Gofita
Review
Feature: How-to: Pirate makeover
Bonus: Free audio book, The Sea Hawk
Bonus: (Video) Pirate movie night
and
Twitter: N/A
Review
Feature: Songs from the Sea (Sea shanties)
Feature: Pirate Queens: #9 of 10: Winnie Flapjack
Bonus: The Pirate Modiste (Dress-up doll)
May 26
Twitter: @lindsiking
Video review
Feature: Grog and Sangaree
Feature: Pirate Queens: #10 of 10: Mary Read
Bonus: Color-Me-Pirate
and
Twitter: @christina_622
Video review
Feature: (Video) Top five Random Magic quotes
Feature: (Video) Reading from Random Magic
Bonus: The Mermaid Maker (Dress-up doll)
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design dolls: Queens of the Sea
Voting for favorite design doll
(May 26-27)
May 27
Twitter: @MissIrenne
Feature: Discussion: Top 10 fictional corsairs and buccaneers
Bonus: Free audio book, Captain Blood
Bonus: Pirate karaoke
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design dolls: Queens of the Sea
Voting for favorite design doll
(May 26-27)
May 28
Twitter: @SplashOOWorlds
Feature: Video discussion, Random Magic and pirates
(Int’l: Greek language, English transcript)
Bonus: Free audio book, Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates
Bonus: Game: Pirate’s Quest
and
Twitter: @lianaleslie
Design doll: Queens of the Sea:
Fave design revealed, winner selected
(May 28)
May 29
Sea Wolves Reading Circle
Ahoy, matey! Here be a treasure chest of
great piratey reads, plucked from shelves
by a scandalous crew from near and far.
Twitter: N/A
Twitter: @MissIrenne
Twitter: @heynocupcake
Twitter: @cerebrate
Twitter: @Misha_1989
Twitter: @vvb32reads
Twitter: @BooksAtTinas
Twitter: @LiederMadchen
Twitter: N/A
May 30
The Parting Glass
Tour summaries and a pub sing
Wrap day! Feel free to visit all the cool
blogs on tour to browse wrap day posts.
Rum + Plunder: Final tallies
Little Pirate Prizes: Final tallies begin
Winners announced: June 6
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Everyone who comments on this post is eligible to win a surprise pirate book.
More information HERE
This giveaway is part of "...and a bottle o'rum" event at vvb32reads.
awesome!
ReplyDeletethank you for the info!
I'll wait for the random magic tour :D
yeahhh!
Wow...pirates and mermaids, but mostly pirates! This is exciting indeed! Actually, I read this really good book about the truth and myth behind pirate tales called UNDER THE BLACK FLAG. I highly recommend it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the book recommendation, Amy! :D
ReplyDeleteI added UNDER THE BLACK FLAG to my wishlist. I need to read it!
Have I died and gone to Blog heaven.
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thanks!pirates are awesome!!!
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