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The Theme of the First Annual Jellicle Ball
The theme for the 1st Annual RPC Jellicle Ball is: The Transcendental Power of Love. Since RPC came on line, many wonderful and special kittens and cats have passed to the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. But -- as we know since we are CATS -- death is not the end to life, but rather the beginning of a new one. It should not be seen as a period of protracted mourning, but rather as a period of celebration -- this is more-or-less in keeping with the poet T.S. Eliot's works about CATS: We gather once a year to select the cat that can come back to a new Jellicle Life. Love is a binding force that transcends both time and space, and we will all reunite at the Rainbow Bridge. In recognition that there are so many kittens and cats deserving of a new Jellicle Life this year we pay honor to all who have gone before; to celebrate their lives in story, song, and memories. The area for the Ball will cover a circular area approximately the size of Yankee Stadium. In the center will be a computer center with globe projector and split beam prisms. Around the puuurrrrimeter will be 100 "t." tall projection screens with spaces in between. These spaces will be exits and entrances for the various participants. These exits and entrances must be secured from D*GS. While I do not advocate the use of razor wire, if that is what is necessary to provide security do it. The purrrson that has volunteered for this has a big task on his paws. At various places around the purrrrimeter there will be stages of different types. The main stage will hold the band where music will be played; 180 degrees away will be a circular stage for story tellers. Here many of our brave tales can be told again so that they may be re-told for generations to come. Cats who forget their past, as we all know, have no future. As the Full Moon starts to rise, and the stars come out to shine, one name at a time will be projected onto a huge main projection screen which is to be adjacent to the band. Spike, our original MC for this Ball will be the first name to be shown, out of respect. The format will be this: The Cat's [or kitten's] name, and the name of the house they protected. Ex. Gypsy, House of Ruskin. No other titles will be used -- on this night all cats are to be considered of equal rank. All cats will be treated in this manner. In the event the Cat or Kitten belonged to no home, it will be the Cat or Kitten's name, House of Bastet. The MC will rule over the Ball. We still do not have any submissions for the MC, therefore I am appointing Christofur, esq, executor for Spike to 1) Find someone who will serve in the role. The is a very HIGH HONOR. The cat selected should be our oldest inhabitant -- in the event that no nominations are put forth, by default Christofur, esq will be the MC. Bonnie, The Black Panther Co-Host of the 1st Annual Jellicle Ball The MC for the ball will rule over the Ball [which will be Christofur by default if no other cat can be found]. The next to last song will be Memories. The Host and Hostess of the Ball [Sir Galaxy and myself, or Sir Galaxy and my stand-in, the lovely Ebony, The Black Panther (though if I can not make it I will be there in spirit as I watch the Moon sail overhead)] will have the whole floor unto themselves for the first few measures, they will then invite all other cats to then join them. At the end of the song the MC will ask that those cats deserving of a New Jellicle Life be simultaneously projected through the beam splitters to fall upon all the huge projection screens that surround the puuurrrrimeter. All the names which have been shown will now be shown one final time en mass. They will remain projected for 30 seconds before the start to revolve around the gathered assemblage, first rather slowly, but then faster and faster until they become one indistinct blurr where upon they will start to rise towards the curved in peaks of the projection screens -- up past the Russel Hotel, up into the Heavyside Layer -- the the names will meet in a final blast of light, and the simultaneous release of fireworks. As the fireworks fade the Band will begin to play a melody of "The Power of Love" and "Everybody Wants to be a Cat". The Dawn should be breaking about this time, and as the various cats leave through the portals between the screens, we can then reflect on the meaning of the Jellicle Ball: To Remember What Happiness Is; To Love One Another, so a New Day can begin. Bonnie, The Black Panther, Lady of the House of Ruskin, Lady to Sir Galaxy, Hosts of the 1st Annual RPC Jellicle Ball |
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The Theme of the First Annual Jellicle Ball
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~three wide-eyed gurl cats in Indyanna~ "fuzzmonsters" wrote in message ... The theme for the 1st Annual RPC Jellicle Ball is: The Transcendental Power of Love. Since RPC came on line, many wonderful and special kittens and cats have passed to the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. But -- as we know since we are CATS -- death is not the end to life, but rather the beginning of a new one. It should not be seen as a period of protracted mourning, but rather as a period of celebration -- this is more-or-less in keeping with the poet T.S. Eliot's works about CATS: We gather once a year to select the cat that can come back to a new Jellicle Life. Love is a binding force that transcends both time and space, and we will all reunite at the Rainbow Bridge. In recognition that there are so many kittens and cats deserving of a new Jellicle Life this year we pay honor to all who have gone before; to celebrate their lives in story, song, and memories. The area for the Ball will cover a circular area approximately the size of Yankee Stadium. In the center will be a computer center with globe projector and split beam prisms. Around the puuurrrrimeter will be 100 "t." tall projection screens with spaces in between. These spaces will be exits and entrances for the various participants. These exits and entrances must be secured from D*GS. While I do not advocate the use of razor wire, if that is what is necessary to provide security do it. The purrrson that has volunteered for this has a big task on his paws. At various places around the purrrrimeter there will be stages of different types. The main stage will hold the band where music will be played; 180 degrees away will be a circular stage for story tellers. Here many of our brave tales can be told again so that they may be re-told for generations to come. Cats who forget their past, as we all know, have no future. As the Full Moon starts to rise, and the stars come out to shine, one name at a time will be projected onto a huge main projection screen which is to be adjacent to the band. Spike, our original MC for this Ball will be the first name to be shown, out of respect. The format will be this: The Cat's [or kitten's] name, and the name of the house they protected. Ex. Gypsy, House of Ruskin. No other titles will be used -- on this night all cats are to be considered of equal rank. All cats will be treated in this manner. In the event the Cat or Kitten belonged to no home, it will be the Cat or Kitten's name, House of Bastet. The MC will rule over the Ball. We still do not have any submissions for the MC, therefore I am appointing Christofur, esq, executor for Spike to 1) Find someone who will serve in the role. The is a very HIGH HONOR. The cat selected should be our oldest inhabitant -- in the event that no nominations are put forth, by default Christofur, esq will be the MC. Bonnie, The Black Panther Co-Host of the 1st Annual Jellicle Ball The MC for the ball will rule over the Ball [which will be Christofur by default if no other cat can be found]. The next to last song will be Memories. The Host and Hostess of the Ball [Sir Galaxy and myself, or Sir Galaxy and my stand-in, the lovely Ebony, The Black Panther (though if I can not make it I will be there in spirit as I watch the Moon sail overhead)] will have the whole floor unto themselves for the first few measures, they will then invite all other cats to then join them. At the end of the song the MC will ask that those cats deserving of a New Jellicle Life be simultaneously projected through the beam splitters to fall upon all the huge projection screens that surround the puuurrrrimeter. All the names which have been shown will now be shown one final time en mass. They will remain projected for 30 seconds before the start to revolve around the gathered assemblage, first rather slowly, but then faster and faster until they become one indistinct blurr where upon they will start to rise towards the curved in peaks of the projection screens -- up past the Russel Hotel, up into the Heavyside Layer -- the the names will meet in a final blast of light, and the simultaneous release of fireworks. As the fireworks fade the Band will begin to play a melody of "The Power of Love" and "Everybody Wants to be a Cat". The Dawn should be breaking about this time, and as the various cats leave through the portals between the screens, we can then reflect on the meaning of the Jellicle Ball: To Remember What Happiness Is; To Love One Another, so a New Day can begin. Bonnie, The Black Panther, Lady of the House of Ruskin, Lady to Sir Galaxy, Hosts of the 1st Annual RPC Jellicle Ball |
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As the Full Moon starts to rise, and the stars come out to shine, one name at a time will be projected onto a huge main projection screen which is to be adjacent to the band. Spike, our original MC for this Ball will be the first name to be shown, out of respect. The format will be this: The Cat's [or kitten's] name, and the name of the house they protected. Ex. Gypsy, House of Ruskin. No other titles will be used -- on this night all cats are to be considered of equal rank. All cats will be treated in this manner. In the event the Cat or Kitten belonged to no home, it will be the Cat or Kitten's name, House of Bastet. The MC will rule over the Ball. We still do not have any submissions for the MC, therefore I am appointing Christofur, esq, executor for Spike to 1) Find someone who will serve in the role. The is a very HIGH HONOR. The cat selected should be our oldest inhabitant -- in the event that no nominations are put forth, by default Christofur, esq will be the MC. I'd forgotten about Christofur being an MC and/or nominating one. Major did something at the first few, but I can't remember what. Ann He was in charge of projecting the names at the third one, that I'm sure of. Melissa -- Remove the first m to reply |
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