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Jellicle Ball: The Story of the First Jellicle Ball
I came across this stored on my 'puter. Seems to have been cut from a
longer e- -- sorry p-mail exchange. Given that I have never been to the Jellicle Ball I'm not sure if goes into the stories and tales told at the Ball, or not but does seem to be in keeping of the lore told by Master story tellers, least no cat forget why they are celebrating. Bobcat, the Deeply Humbled Here is the story of thuh Furst Jellicle Ball as told by Bonnie,The Black Panther. Thuh tradishuns hav chanjed a bit since then, but it was kwite a spektakular beginning! "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 MC will rule over the Ball. This is a very HIGH HONOR. The cat selected should be our oldest inhabitant. The next to last song will be Memories. The Host and Hostess of the Ball (Sir Galaxy and myself, Bonnie) 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 reamin 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 blur where upon they will start to rise towards the curved peaks of the projection screens....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 medly 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, 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" |
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