first annual pirate festival

http://www.thepiratefestival.com/
why are pirates called pirates...because they aaaarrrrgh!

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Thom Barnett

one of the best magicians i've seen in person

very pirate meets david blaine meets penn and teller

a great imitator of our favorite Capt Jack Sparrow

he coughed up a card that had been picked marked and returned to the deck

turned a five dollar bill into a million right before our eyes

skewered that boy's neck

and severed a hand so realistically that the kids up front were afraid he had screwed up and done it for real

captivating relentlessly funny and flawless

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lots of vendors with pirate type booty

some very sexy wench wear

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i bought these powerful little magnet things
they're rather phallic looking and have many luridly sensual possibilities

however

you're supposed to separate them in one hand

throw them into the air
they pull together
and make this incredible electric clackity noise
like a cicada bug
very freaky if you're not expecting it

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as a bonus we also got to see some of the CNE airshow from where we were at old fort york