To win a t-shirt of Johnny Desperado, Let us know what image and/or message would most suit Johnny Desperado as a tattoo, and why.

Johnny Desperado said "It ain't that I can't be good. It's just that I'm so much better at being bad." As you know he already has one tattoo on his arm that reads the ride is far from over...and for him, that sentiment is very appropriate. The thing is he's thinking about getting another tattoo but could seriously use your help. This competition will run until midnight 9th May 2010 and is open to international entries.

Please see http://www.vampirates.co.uk/vip-page/competitions to see the latest competitions.

Justin has managed to get into a national newspaper while the election is on.
WELL DONE JUSTIN.
See http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/2942120/Why-I-love-my-Vampirates.html

If you are lucky enough to live in Cities of London and Westminster area, there are two different pirate candidates. There is Jack Nunn of the Pirate Party UK (see the last blog entry) and the independent candidate Mad Cap'n Tom (with the slogan "X marks the spot").

Mad Cap'n Tom's policies include:
All British schoolchildren t'be trained in swordsmanship an' gunnery.
Require Apple to rename the iPad in the UK (New name: the iPatch.)
All rum t'be tax free.

His experience includes:
Runs the UK part of International Talk Like A Pirate Day.

For more information please go to www.madcapntom.co.uk and www.youtube.com

For those who are interested in Great Britain's politics, there is a new political party on the scene. It was a year old a couple of days back and has ten candidates. The lucky constituencies are : - Worcester, Glasgow Central, Manchester Gorton, Leicester West, Derby North, Bury North, South West Surrey, East Ham, Bethnal Green and Bow and the Cities of London and Westminster.

Their policies are mostly about sorting out laws that need cleaning up, especially ones on piracy. On their website they list their three core policies to be reform copyright and patent law, end the excessive surveillance, and to ensure that everyone has real freedom of speech
with the last note that outdated laws must change.

For more information please go to http://www.pirateparty.org.uk and http://www.youtube.com/user/thepirateparty

There was a study made about links on the internet. Apparently most people do not understand tabs, also when a website opens a link to another website in a different window, so the back button does not go back to the original page, users loose interest.

Is this true here? Should I stop doing it?

According to the twitter feed, "the US edit of EMPIRE OF NIGHT is now complete. So we're all set for publication in August and my US tour in September. Can't wait!"

. I looked up Vampirate in the Urban Dictionary online. Well done Ruqayyah for adding the definition in 2008.

It is also a fictional creature from the series Vampirates.
A man or woman who has died (or crossed as they say it) is brought back to life (or sired) by another vampire becomes one.
They are Vampirates when they join the vampirate ship which is led by the vampirate captain.
"and his eyes never meet the light"
"Our ways are strange here, you'll have to get used to them"
"I'm so hungry, It's feast night tonight"
"Your blood tastes nice by the way"
"She's been rescued by the vampirate ship!"

The entry can be seen at : http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=vampirate