SCETV shoot for "Carolina Stories, Ghosts & Legends III
Airing October 28, 2010 at 9:00 pm.
Featuring Stede Bonnet's Execution and the Legend of the Bouquet, the Pirate Ghost Guarding Treasure, Richard Whorley, and restless pirate spirits!
Special thanks to John Laverne of Bulldog Tours, The Buccaneer Restaurant, and our cast (clockwise from bottom left: Ariel Lavender, Eric Lavender, Lindsay Hoover, Stephen Beard, Alan Stello, Rodney Rogers, Gary Dowd)
Ariel looks on as the ETV crew shoots Eric telling the stories for the show.
Preparing to hang Stede Bonnet at White Point. That's Rodney Rogers playing Bonnet. You can see Rodney as Stede Bonnet every Saturday afternoon in his one-man show, "The Gentleman Pirate," at the Powder Magazine.
The Legend of the Bouquet. Bonnet accepts small bouquet from young girl (Ariel) right before he dances the hempen jig.
SCETV Producer William Richardson setting the shot.
William getting handheld shots of carousing pirates
Comparing weaponry during a break in the shoot