The club could (and probably should) print up t-shirts with Yu's portrait, or at least his name. Maybe a nice shot of a windsurfer with text below or something like that, plus something that says C-Cup '17. Yes there was the memorial gathering, but that doesn't mean we can't do this too. It would reach a bigger audience and could also serve to bring awareness of the dangers inherent in sailing and other sports. If we could get news coverage, the event might also help to encourage a proper investigation into the tragedy (that should be happening already).
If you go to images.google.com and type "windsurfer art", you get some nice images that could easily be adapted for Hoofers. Photoshopping a good photo taken on Lake Mendota would also be an option, e.g. using one of the artistic filters. We're not art students but there are people in the club who are.
This would work best if club leaders like the idea and decide to go with it, but it doesn't necessarily require their participation. The idea was suggested by a commenter on our previous post.
Time's a wasting.
I saw the memorial yesterday. I think it would be a nice way to continue the remembrance of Yu Chen.
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Are there really so few people who like this idea? Or maybe they are just not posting here. People can hate this blog (I don't) but let's not take it out on Yu Chen.
ReplyDeleteIt's the awkward silence after you suggest something eminently worthy, but which people just don't want to do. They can't shoot it down without looking like epic douchecanoes, so they just shift uncomfortably in their seats and avoid eye contact while pretending you didn't say anything. We respect Yu, but C-Cup is the one special week of the year reserved for the holiest of holy rites of getting fucked up and getting fucked (or at least trying to catch a glimpse of some co-ed titties).
ReplyDeleteOkay yeah, we do those things the rest of the year, but C-Cup silences that nagging guilty voice in our heads that maybe we should and like adults because everybody else is doing it. That's just too precious to give up.
Is there a Hoofer Sailing Club Facebook Page that someone can post the suggestion on? I think that would be a good start. The T-Shirt with the Windsurfing Graphic on back and Yu Chen's name. Nothing controversial about that.
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Not sure what the diff is.