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Old October 28th 15, 12:20 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.community
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Default Jellicle Ball 2015 begins

Sundance and/or Rebecca wrote in rec.pets.cats.community:

Good eevnin, kitteez an frenz. Welkum to Jellicle Ball 2015. Itz gud
to see yoo awl heer in dis yooneek place. Iznt it bootiful? I hope
yoo awl sined da gestbuk and taked a ranebow hankee.

Az usual, da list uv namez seemz furry long dis yeer, an reedin it
remindz ussez uv da luv an happiness dat we had wif owrown departid
frenz. We missez owrown frenz furry much, but Bast allotz eech kittee
a sertin amownt uv time heer on Erf. She haz herown reezinz fur dis,
reezinz dat we may nevver know. Sum uf ussez are blessed to hab long
lifez, an sum haz only a short life. In eedur kase, when dat time iz
dun we must leev owrown frenz an fambliez heer an joyn doze hoo watez
fur ussez at da Rainbow Bridge.

Of korse, it iz not only da departid hoo watez. We, too, watez heer
to joyn dem. But I wud say dat it iz not gud to spend tootoo much
time waitin. Bof at da Brij an heer on Erf, dere iz much to do,
mennee wunnerful esperiencez to hab, an I beleevz dat kitteez in bof
placez wantz awl dere lubbed wunz to be happee. So wile we missez dem
an are sad fur a liddle time when dey leavez, wee needz to rememfur
to hab a gud life wile we iz heer.

[Rebecca pauses]

Befur we purrceedz wif da serrymoniez, let me tell yurownselvez abowt
da skejool fur dis eevnin. Soon, we will hav da callin of da namez by
Daisy-chan. Dat will be heer in da kave. After dat, a loo-ow will be
served owtside by lokal kitteez. Dey haz purrpared mennee lokal
dellycaciez fur ussez to try, and dey also haz awl of da komoonitee's
fafurit fudz. Yoo kan eet in da area purrvided owtside, or yoo kan
eet heer in da kave.

Durin da loo-ow, enneewun hoo wantz to iz welkum to kum to da stage
an giv a tribyoot. In kase ennee uv yurownselvez iz noo to da
Jellicle Ball, a tribyoot iz a liddle speech abowt a departid luvved
wun. It kan be fur a luvved wun hoo wuz kalled in the list, or wun
hoo wuznt. Namez kan be added to da list until da final kallin at da
end of da Ball. Dere are speekerz set up in da loo-ow area so dat
kittiez attendin da loo-ow kan heer tribyoots frum dere.

Later dis eevnin, if Bast iz willin, we hopez to be abul to see da
Rainbow Bridge and owrown deer departid frenz wavin to ussez frum
dere. I hopez yoo will awl joyn in da tradishunal singin uv Cat
Anjil, an we hopez to heer da departid frenz sing bak to ussez. Dat
iz alwaze a furry moovin part of da Jellicle Ball.

An now, pleez pay respeckful attenshun wile Daisy-chan calls dis
yeer'z namez.

[Rebecca smiles at Daisy-chan, and goes to take her seat next to a
smart-looking Havana Brown mancat.]


[A small white cat with emerald eyes glances at the entrance and nods.
It is time. She is wearing an amber necklace with a small pendant of a
winged green garden snake. She climbs the dais and reaches the podium
as the moon slips above the horizon to shine softly into the Hawaiian
cave, symbolic this time to the womb of Bast, where all cats came from.
Guests and others who have lost loved ones, fall silent. She sets her
list down and looks straight to the guests as she reads it in braille
with her paws. At the entrance, a dog repeats it in ASL-C/D. He is
well lit by the moon]

Good evening, sirs and ma’am’s, and a special thank you to the
residents of this wonderful place, Hawaii isn't a place, it's a piece
of the heart.

Welcome, all, to the twentieth annual Jellicle Ball!

Each October, at sundown of the evening of the first full moon, we
gather to pay tribute to our dear ones who have taken their final
journey in the year just past.

With hearts full of sorrow and abiding love, we treasure the memories
of the time they shared and the memories which are forever ours.

Much richer for having known and loved, much better for the lessons
learned, we smile despite our grief.

As always, the first name called represents those whose names we did
not know, those lost or tossed, taken through illness or abuse or
nature's fury.

We stand in silent thought, and send our hopes that they have found
peace and love at last.

[There is a short pause, then guests rise their glowsticks like candles
in memory. Her paw slides to the lighting controls and slowly lowers
the lights, at last lowering the one over the podium. Light of the
moon shines in from the entrance.]

We call their names, family members, dear friends, respected
strangers...our Jellicle Honorees:

Unknown Kitties, House of Bast

Phoebe, House of Armstrong
Charlie, House of Babcock
Buffy, House of Baldwin
Mandy, House of Baldwin
Misty, House of Baldwin
Bobby Boo House of Batson
Petey, House of Batson
Vamp Kitteh, House of Chez Shenks
Radar, House of Condon
Weegie, House of Condon
Alice Ann Madre, House of David
Charlotte, House of David
Chuy Rex, House of David
Ralph de Ralph, House of David
Oscar, House of Gilliat
Lil Red Boy, House of Gittel
Tiny Mom, House of Gittel
Dusty, House of Harris
Booker, House of Julie
Sharyn (Lana), House of Long
Bear, House of Mishi
Chet, House of Mishi
Ewok, House of Mishi
Leia, House of Mishi
John, House of Mishi
Julius, House of Mishi
Sasquatch, House of Mishi
Sweet Pea, House of Mishi
Tobi, House of Mishi
Peyton, House of Maveety
Shannon, House of Maveety
BJ, House of Miller
Angel Kittens, House of Miller
Lil'Bit, House of Miller
Maestro, House of Miller
Spirit, House of Miller
Stewart, House of Miller
Tiny Kitten, House of Miller
Vesta, House of Miller
Duncan, House of Moore
Cinnamon, House of Rennie
Diana, House of Rennie
Galaxy, House of Rennie
Whisper, House of Rennie
Hyacinth, House of Scaldini-Klimm
Jimmy, House of Scaldini-Klimm
Kiki, House of Shelton
Richie Redhead, House of Smith
Beau Wah-Wah, Houses of Stapley and Gerber
Alabama, House of Stapley
Georgia, House of Stapley
Gold, House of Stapley
Myrrh, House of Stapley
Texas, House of Stapley
Andy, House of Stacy
Buddy, House of Stacy
Pickles, House of Stacy
Pandora Pussycat, House of Wikler-Cook
Cassie, House of Zahari


[A moment of silence with weeping guests ensues then a paw reaches over
and slides the lights slowly back up]

The podium is now yours my friends. Please step forward with any
tributes you wish to give.



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