Monkey Island Music Day

Oct 15, 2007 twenty past nine am

Saturday was Monkey Island Music Day and I hope everyone celebrated it with the respect that such a long standing and culturally entrenched holiday tradition deserves.  History has it that Monkey Island Music Day began over 400 years ago deep in pirate waters.  For one day each year, pirates would stop plundering, drop an anchor and sing sea shanties while challenging each other to stimulating mind puzzles.  Every time a pirate mispronounced the captain's name, they had to down a grog.  There might even have been something about a local towns person asking a pirate to the dance, but I might be wrong about that.  Someone should start a wikipedia page, you know, to get the facts straight.

Other people's comments:

Posted by Andrew Durdin on Oct 15, 2007 ten to eleven am

In honor of Monkey Island Music Day last year, I set the Monkey Island theme as my ringtone...  the only problem now is that I want to listen to the music instead of answering the phone!

Posted by Henrik Sorensen on Oct 15, 2007 twenty five to noon

Andrew: Is there somewhere where this cultural treasure can be downloaded from?

Posted by gnome on Oct 15, 2007 twenty to noon

Thought it was an ancient Greek tradition really...

Posted by Alex on Oct 15, 2007 quarter to noon

A pirate I was mean't to be.....
Yohoo yohoo...
The head's bone connected to the... leg bone...

Posted by JB on Oct 15, 2007 half past noon

"Every time a pirate mispronounced the captain's name, they had to down a grog"

There, that's yet another good idea for your next MI, Ron.

Posted by DropOratPart on Oct 16, 2007 quarter to noon

Good idea?
Next MI?
Ron?

Posted by Asado on Oct 15, 2007 twenty past one pm

I remembered this day... great fantastic music.

Posted by Kroms on Oct 15, 2007 quarter to four pm

Oo but there's another holiday the Greeting Card corporations haved sapped-up yet.

Monkey Island Music Day: The Nights Ye'll Never Remember, With the Tunes Ye'll Never Forget.

Posted by Sam on Oct 15, 2007 quarter to five pm

What movie is that picture from?

Posted by Dirk on Oct 15, 2007 twenty five past five pm

It's from TV series Lazy Town -> you are a pirate -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AzpByR3MvI

Posted by Sam on Oct 16, 2007 ten past seven pm

Lol thanks. Catchy song innit?

Posted by Dirk on Oct 23, 2007 ten past two pm

Yarr, indeed.

Posted by LipeCau on Oct 16, 2007 ten to eight am

Oh there's a monkey in my pocket and he's stealing all my changes, his stare is blank and glassy, I suspect that he's deranged"

Posted by Alex on Oct 16, 2007 half past ten am

Well, I'd rather be a pirate on Scabb...Than a scab on a pirate.
And if you'll listen to me gab, I'll tell you why I admire it.

Plunder, Plunder, how I wonder how'd you get so doggone pretty? home to sailors, barbers, tailors and Puerto Pollo, your capitol city...

Posted by sebastys on Oct 16, 2007 twenty past four pm

LATEST NEWS:

The RIAA has suspende the event.It seems to be a copyright problem.
Now all the rights belongs to another company.
You must pay in order to sing or celebrate this event.
YOU CAN NOT CELEBRATE THIS ANYMORE OR SING IT.
LAW Problems.
Thank you in advance.

(also the words Monkey and Pirate seems to be into a copyright conflict, you should not use it anymore in this page or sing it.)

Posted by oznerol on Oct 17, 2007 twenty five past six am

can i use them in a sentence like "spanking the pirate"?
sorry on the low level of the joke, today i feel idiot and for some reason I think someone should pay for it

Posted by Someone on Oct 17, 2007 two pm

Weeeeeeeeee, Pirate PiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePirate
PiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePirate
PiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePiratePirate
MonkeyMonkey
MonkeyMonkey
MonkeyMonkey
MonkeyMonkey
MonkeyMonkey
You are a Monkey!

Erase this Ron.

Posted by maurizio on Oct 18, 2007 five to four am

that's the right link for the Random Assembly link you have on the right

http://www.randomassembly.com/RA/2007/01/10/and-ghost-pirates-too/

Posted by RLacey on Oct 18, 2007 twenty five past three pm

On a related note, does anyone else here, when playing a keyboard (or instrument of your choice) feel the need to slip music from Monkey Island into whatever they're playing purely to see if anyone recognises it?

It's interesting how often someone does.

Posted by Rachel J. Morris on Oct 18, 2007 quarter past nine pm

I've never actually thought of doing that, though the main thing I play anymore since I quit piano lessons is video game music.

I should try that sometime, though. ;P

Posted by Surtur brood on Oct 19, 2007 half past four am

Why are you fuxxing around instead of making a REAL sequel of MONKEY????
You fucxxing bastard...

Posted by oznerol on Oct 19, 2007 six am

he's not fuxxing around
it's now around 12 years he's planning the sequel
it's a very long and complicate story full of intricate quests and incomprehensible sword fighting insults, you know...

Posted by roma da scoprire on Oct 22, 2007 quarter to eight am

I don't know if it has been posted already but here you can find Monkey Island sheet for piano http://www.gamemusicthemes.com/sheets.php?console=PC

Posted by The Gaffer on Oct 22, 2007 ten to ten am

Here's my idea for the direction a new MI shouls take (wholly dependant on Ron prising the right from Lucasarts clammy force-enabled mitts)

As episodic gaming works with Adventure games release MI episodes and the beauty of this is that they don't all have to centre on Guybrush, Ron could flesh out some of the other MI cast ie go back into Carla's past and tell us about what happened between her and Captain Smirk, Stans rise through the ranks to own his own used boat yard, how meathook began to fear parrots etc

Would be great and would add masses to the MI universe.

(Apologies if this has been suggested elsewhere but meh!)

Posted by Hot Karl on Oct 22, 2007 quarter to eleven am

A monkey marathon would be sweet to host in downtown Seattle. I would pay serious dollars to watch running monkeys.

Posted by Chuck on Oct 23, 2007 five past eleven am

There is a monkey island music day?
Well, for me that day is every working day. The MI soundtrack is played at least once a day while programming! (MI2 midi being my favourite, followed by MI3 and MI4)

Chuck, the Argentine pirate.

Posted by Smart houses on Oct 26, 2007 twenty five to six am

And nowadays, when did people start to celebrate this day?

Posted by Animae on Oct 26, 2007 quarter past six am

Damn! I missed it... :( Well, I'll be here next year to honor Michael Land.

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