Jellicle Ball 2015 begins

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.]

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.]

Daisy-chan, looking just a little nervous clutches some papers with
little holes in them.

'Fur all attendees, please take a glow stick with you into the cave.
Wez not have the candle site now so as I reads the names, you will
raise your glow stick. It is time', the moon is soon rising'.

Kittahs and others filter into a room light well enough and find
pillows, mats and other things about. Cash snags one at the entrance
and waits as folks sign in and find a perch they like. He catchs the
deaf ones and lets them know he will repeat in ASL-C/D. A few perch at
the back, happy to fully 'hear' it all for once.

As they settle in and Daisy-chan heads to the podium, Cash repeats the
opening from Rebecca for them then stands back respectfully.



--

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.



--

[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.

So many names. So very many.

Amelia

Amelia T Cat wrote in rec.pets.cats.community:

[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.

So many names. So very many.

Amelia

Yes, iz very sad. Daisy-chan grabs a hanki. It waz so hard to read
anna not cry. Especially when I had to call Vamp's name.

Daisy-chan hugs Amelia then turns to listen as more tributes are read.

--

[Rebecca returns to the podium and smiles through a few tears.]

Fangu, Daisy-chan, dat wuz simplee bootiful.

Durin da tribyootz an da loo-ow, dere will also be dancin in da grand ballrum fur ennee kitteez hoo wantz. Mewzik will be purrvided by M. Hercule Lenoir an hizown orkestra. If yoo haz ennee rekwestz, feel free to ask.

Rebecca

The Batson Cats slowly file in with their glow sticks and find soft cushions to sit on. Mattie, who is thankful for the ASL interpreter, sits slowly down as her old bones are fragile and her body is not long for this world. Hunnybun gently sits next to Mattie, thankful that she can attend, knowing that tomorrow she will be joining those who have passed and that her name will be called at next year's ball. Finally Max, in his ever present tuxedo, stands up to give his tributes to Petey and his brother and litter mate, Bobby Boo.
"Wee are glad an sad tew bee heer tonite. Glad tew honer Boo an Petey but sew furry sad they are no longer part uff our home. I will begin wiff Petey as hee wuz thuh firzt tew leave us.
Petey came tew our howze in 2002, just befurr Dommie passed on. Hee insisted on being a Batson Cat an wud trip Paw on hiz way inna howze. Meowmie saw that hee wuz nawt fixed even tho hee wuz nawt broken. Sew hee hadta see TED. Hee came home tew recuver inna howze an the hoomin kitten, Zoë fell in love wiff him and him wiff hur sew she sed, "Daddy, can we keep him, he's lost his home". Nobuddy that Meowmie could find had lozt an orangestripeyboykitty, so Paw sed "yes". Petey was Zoëkittens kitty companyun furr 12 yeers. Hee alzo took a likin tew the boyhoominkitten, Ben. Lazt yeer, TED sed Petey had kidney dizeeze. Hee did gud until Novemburr. Wee all sed gudbye an now Peteys ashes sit onna mantle above the fireplace. Petey nursed hoomins wiff all kinds of ailments. Petey was the furrst tew greet any guests and Petey will always be rememfurred and loved.

Now, furr my brofurr, Boo. As kittens, wee were rescued frum under the bushes, owtside hur howse, by a nice lady who lived wiff hur Mom. They hadda d*g that didnt like kittens so wee hadta find a noo home. The nice lady found the 7 C's rescue kitty group at the college an Meowmie Renée sed shee wud find uz homes. Aftur losing Otis Spunkmeyer an Dommie, boff Meowmie an Paw were furry sad but wen Boo an I came along, wee filled their shooz (pawz) in such a wunderful way cuz Meowmie sed I wuz sew much like Otis an Boo wuz like Dommie that it wuz ment tew bee. Sew wee boaf beecame Batson Cats! Uncle Petey wuz there as nurse cat tew help uz recovur frum our fixed wen nawt broken surgeriez. Meowmie noo then that Petey wuz a nurse cat furr sure.. Wee moved tew a noo bigbigbig houze an had lotz uf room tew play an run. Then, lazt Thankgiving Eve, Boo went missing. I kept telling him nawt tew listen tew thuh bulliez wen they sed notty fingz but hee wuz the Deputy (I am Sheriff) sew hee felt hee had tew proteckt uz all. Aftur monthz uf Meowmie searching thuh whole nayburhood an moor, they finally fownd him, undur the porch. Poor Boo. Meowmie cryed an cryed an cryed in myown furrz an cryed sum moor. Hiz ashes are next tew Peteys on the mantle. Boo wuz Meowmies bonded/heart cat. They were furryfurry close, espeshully the last week, befurr hee went missing an she is thankful furr that speshul time. I will miss my brofurr an always keep him in my heart.

Max wipes his eyes and sits down next to Mattie and Hunnybun, offering them each soft, white handkerchiefs to dry their tears.

Renee wrote in rec.pets.cats.community:

The Batson Cats slowly file in with their glow sticks and find soft
cushions to sit on. Mattie, who is thankful for the ASL interpreter,
sits slowly down as her old bones are fragile and her body is not
long for this world. Hunnybun gently sits next to Mattie, thankful
that she can attend, knowing that tomorrow she will be joining those
who have passed and that her name will be called at next year's ball.
Finally Max, in his ever present tuxedo, stands up to give his
tributes to Petey and his brother and litter mate, Bobby Boo. "Wee
are glad an sad tew bee heer tonite. Glad tew honer Boo an Petey but
sew furry sad they are no longer part uff our home. I will begin
wiff Petey as hee wuz thuh firzt tew leave us. Petey came tew our
howze in 2002, just befurr Dommie passed on. Hee insisted on being a
Batson Cat an wud trip Paw on hiz way inna howze. Meowmie saw that
hee wuz nawt fixed even tho hee wuz nawt broken. Sew hee hadta see
TED. Hee came home tew recuver inna howze an the hoomin kitten, Zoë
fell in love wiff him and him wiff hur sew she sed, "Daddy, can we
keep him, he's lost his home". Nobuddy that Meowmie could find had
lozt an orangestripeyboykitty, so Paw sed "yes". Petey was Zoëkittens
kitty companyun furr 12 yeers. Hee alzo took a likin tew the
boyhoominkitten, Ben. Lazt yeer, TED sed Petey had kidney dizeeze.
Hee did gud until Novemburr. Wee all sed gudbye an now Peteys ashes
sit onna mantle above the fireplace. Petey nursed hoomins wiff all
kinds of ailments. Petey was the furrst tew greet any guests and
Petey will always be rememfurred and loved.

Now, furr my brofurr, Boo. As kittens, wee were rescued frum under
the bushes, owtside hur howse, by a nice lady who lived wiff hur Mom.
They hadda d*g that didnt like kittens so wee hadta find a noo home.
The nice lady found the 7 C's rescue kitty group at the college an
Meowmie Renée sed shee wud find uz homes. Aftur losing Otis
Spunkmeyer an Dommie, boff Meowmie an Paw were furry sad but wen Boo
an I came along, wee filled their shooz (pawz) in such a wunderful
way cuz Meowmie sed I wuz sew much like Otis an Boo wuz like Dommie
that it wuz ment tew bee. Sew wee boaf beecame Batson Cats! Uncle
Petey wuz there as nurse cat tew help uz recovur frum our fixed wen
nawt broken surgeriez. Meowmie noo then that Petey wuz a nurse cat
furr sure. Wee moved tew a noo bigbigbig houze an had lotz uf room
tew play an run. Then, lazt Thankgiving Eve, Boo went missing. I
kept telling him nawt tew listen tew thuh bulliez wen they sed notty
fingz but hee wuz the Deputy (I am Sheriff) sew hee felt hee had tew
proteckt uz all. Aftur monthz uf Meowmie searching thuh whole
nayburhood an moor, they finally fownd him, undur the porch. Poor
Boo. Meowmie cryed an cryed an cryed in myown furrz an cryed sum
moor. Hiz ashes are next tew Peteys on the mantle. Boo wuz Meowmies
bonded/heart cat. They were furryfurry close, espeshully the last
week, befurr hee went missing an she is thankful furr that speshul
time. I will miss my brofurr an always keep him in my heart.

Max wipes his eyes and sits down next to Mattie and Hunnybun,
offering them each soft, white handkerchiefs to dry their tears.

Cash snags Daisy-chan's hanky then hands it back and she dampens it
much more. Iowna moans softly but her eye issues do not allow tears.

Daisy-chan thinks of hiding under a porch and shivvers. She borrows
Iowna's hanky as she hold her glowstick high for Boo. As guests note,
they raise their candle/glow sticks to Boo.





--

On Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at 10:59:52 AM UTC-7, Sundance and/or Rebecca wrote:
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.]

Rebecca,

Sorry for my late arrival, but things did not go quite the way I planned. Is anycat here I may know?!? Where is the sign in desk.

Misty, Mistress of the Night

Sorry for my late arrival, but things did not go quite the way I planned. Is anycat here I may know?!? Where is the sign in desk.

Misty, Mistress of the Night

Misty! Why don't you come sit with me?

Amelia