Could everyone write one simple essay about something that once happened in Saltaire…that they saw or were a part of…and put it on one big website? Somebody should collect a lot of stories before we all forget. Otherwise it is like a line in “On The Beach” : The history of the war that now would never be written.” -(JO'H)

Monday, April 4, 2011

WILL LE PAPILLON EVER SAIL AGAIN???YOU CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN

All is not lost for the LE PAPILLON. We hear the angry dad might be considering options anywhere from salvage to restoration. Vote below whether you think LePapillon deserves a chance to sail another day. It might cost a fortune to right her, but it does have a steel hull, and all. Perhaps we could run a fundraiser to get her off the beach and back under sail. Saltaire often hosts fundraisers that make a lot of money for for hopeless causes. This could be one of the greatest fundraisers Dune 13 has ever seen. Bigger than "Save the Oak Beach Inn" or "Slow Down Moses." This can be our fundraising poem to Save the LePapillon:

"OLD STEELSIDES"


Aye, tear her tattered ensign down


Long has it waved on high


And many an eye has danced to see


That banner in the sky--


Beneath it slept some hapless kids


Oblivious to Saltaire's shore


The meteor of the Ocean's air


Shall sweep the clouds no more!


Her deck, once tread with untrained crew


Who were their own worst foe


When winds were hurrying o'er the flood


And waves were white below


Were doing something down below


They don't want dad to know


The harpies of the shore shall pluck


This victim of its crew

Click "comments" to let us know what you think about contributing money to OLIVER WENDELL COSMO to set up a "Save the LePapillon" Fund. Contributions may be Tax Deductible.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

SOUNDS LIKE WE SHOULD PASS THE COLLECTION PLATE.
IS THIS THE ANSWER TO THE ONCE PIRATE SHIP IN DUNEWOOD?
WHAT IS THE VILLAGE'S PLAN NEXT: A SIGHTSEEING ATTRACTION WITH A TURNSTYLE? BE PHOTOGRAPHED AND CHARGE TO ADD TO THE BUDGET TO REDUCE TAXES.

Anonymous said...

Great idea! I would donate!!

Kevin Colvin said...

I think we should save her.Le Papillon could sail again. Don't cut her up.
Kevin Colvin

CC said...

Will drive up from Maryland if you have an Fundraiser for sure!

vinnysahi said...

Open the SYC Bar and House for the Fundraiser! Anyone got a Band in mind?.. like a old teen dance kinda thing

Vinny Sahi