Mr. Saul and the Pirates
Video, 2012
This was part of Mr. Saul's Digital Utopia, shot over 26 Sundays in 2012.
TEXT:
Hello. Now those who know me very well, know that I am not one to tell tales without every fact I state being verified as the absolute truth. Untrue stories lead to fanciful thinking and bad hygiene. Nevertheless, it does comfort me to reminisce about great grandfather Saul and his days in the merchant marines. I would, at the tender young age that I was, sit upon his knee and pose the query; "Commodore Saul, can you tell me once more of how you defeated the pirate armada?" and Commodore Saul would say, "Certainly young Master Saul, I will. The sea was rough..." he would say, "and there were forty foot waves battering our ship. Through the mists I saw the pirate vessel bearing down on us. I lashed myself to the mast lest I be swallowed by the storm. The pirates closed quickly, collision seemed imminent. When the pirates were within sight, I drew the last vestiges of my strength and called out "Stop your pirating ways. It is wrong"., and that is how my great grandfather Saul brought piracy to an end.