#hathi junior

[muses-of-the-memory]

"Hey there, Man Cub. How's Shanti and Ranjan doin'?" I spoke to Mowgli about his girlfriend from the Man Village and his foster brother, and I came to Ariel and Prince Eric. "Yo Ariel and Eric, tell Mel-Mel, you know, Melody, me and Lucas said hi" I spoke to the two who nod, despite Melody that had only one appearance.

"It is time." Rafiki said to Goofy as the mandrill gives him the camera for their group photo. "A-hyuck. Thank you, Rafiki." Goofy said to Rafiki as he climbs the ladder. "Goofy, careful!" Mickey said to Goofy as he was climbing up the ladder, making it unstable. "All right, Mickey." Goofy spoke. "Now where's that timer button?" Goofy asked holding the camera as everyone watched.

"Oh, oh!" Iago spoke nudging Jafar's head that Goofy's gonna fall. "Three, two, one!" Iago counted. "Oh boy..." I spoke as Goofy falls off the ladder with his signature shout and the camera is destroyed. Stitch tries to eat one the piece of the camera but Lilo pulls him away. "Well, that was fun." Grumpy, one of the Seven Dwarfs said out of sarcasm. "Maybe we can try again in another 100 years." Eeyore said depressed as everyone was going back inside. "At least we got to see you all here." I spoke. "Thanks for noticing us." Eeyore said to me.

"No, no, no. Wait! It'll be fine. It'll be..." Mickey said wanting everyone to come back, but before they went back inside the studio, there was music playing. "Look! Up above!" I shouted pointing at Alan-A-Dale from Robin Hood playing his lute in the tune of "When You Wish Upon a Star" from Pinocchio. Going along with the tune were Scat Cat, Mirabel Madrigal and Hathi Junior. "I know this song." I spoke smiling.

@the-world-hopper

"Well they could... Some of their actors are still alive, but they sometimes make do when they... pass away. Some of their voices are archived." I said to Lucas as MacBadger, Ratty, and Mole from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad walk by with Ryder, Honeymaren, Sven, and Kristoff from the Frozen series walk by the 99 Dalmatian puppies who watch Night on Bald Mountain. "C'mon pups. You're gonna have nightmares." Kristoff warned to the puppies as Chernabog pops out of the TV, scaring the puppies.

They run away to the lobby, while running over Scrooge McDuck, who drops his sacks of money, and Robin Hood and Little John grab them. "Oo-De-Lally." Robin Hood and Little John said heading down to the lobby. Meanwhile, Flash makes it to the elevator. "Thank you... for holding... the elevator." He said to Donald who groans. "I am also going to the lobby." Baymax from Big Hero 6 said as he squeezes into the elevator.

Ursula the sea witch also goes to the lobby, but a lovestruck Splat from Strange World follows her. "Oh, no no no no no..." She said towards the creature as Prince Charming and Cinderella walk downstairs, but the prince dropped his shoe, making a reverse of Cinderella losing her glass slipper. Before he could get it, Max, Eric's dog grabs it. "Hey, Max! Eric, get your dog!" Prince Charming shouted going after Max. "Go, Max, go!" Cinderella said rooting for the dog.

Mickey makes it to the floor where they are, and sees Kaa the Snake hypnotizing Clarabelle Cow singing "Trust in Me". "Kaa... Kaa! You stop that now, Kaa!" Mickey warned. "Don't worry, Mickey. I got this." Rapunzel said to Mickey as she knocks out Kaa with her frying pan. Mickey then approaches the photograph of studio co-founder Walt Disney and takes his hat off to fondly remember his legacy. "Hey Mick. We're all going to miss Walt. We must thank him for all this." I said sympathizing with Mickey. "Did you know that Yen Sid, Mickey's magic teacher from The Sorceror's Apprentice is Disney spelled backwards?" I spoke to Lucas about Disney trivia.

@the-world-hopper

[joethetoonfanandoutcast]

Offspring Rating List: Disney characters

Now, time for Disney, the leading New World Order company. Keep in mind that this is only half done because there are so many characters (especially male-female pairs) that Disney has, I'll have to re-edit this, adding more.

Mickey/Minnie: yes (why hasn't the company ever given them one)

Donald/Daisy: ???

Goofy/whichever girl: ??? (he's been granted Max already)

Pete/Peg: granted two

Gadget/Zipper: granted 42, I think

Max/Roxanne: ???

Max/Mona: ???

PJ/Beret Girl: ???

Bobby/Stacy: ???

Snow White/Florian: ???

Bambi/Faline: granted two

Thumper/Miss Bunny: granted a few

Flower/Miss Skunk: granted one

Cinderella/Prince Charming: ???

Anastasia/Baker: ???

Jaq/Mary: ???

Lady/Tramp: granted four

Scamp/Angel: ???

Ruby/Buster: ???

Jim Dear/Darling: granted one

Aurora/Phillip: ???

Pongo/Perdita: granted 15 (though adopted 84 more)

Roger/Anita: ???

Baloo/Rebecca: Beckers has Molly but I'm not sure about further

Kit/Molly: ???

Hathi/Winifred: granted one

Thomas/Duchess: three plus how many kittens originally planned for a follow-up

Robin/Marian: yes; either six or a dozen

Father Saxton/Little Sister: ???

Bernard/Bianca: ???

Tod/Vixey: yes (six should be just fine, at least that's what Vixey thinks)

Taran/Eilonwy: ???

Basil/Miss Kitty: maybe

Dodger/Rita: yes

Tito/Georgette: ???

Ariel/Eric: granted one

Belle/Adam: ???

Lumiere/Fifi: ???

Cogsworth/Wardrobe: ???

Angelique/Fife: ???

Aladdin/Jasmine: ???

Iago/Thundra: ???

Simba/Nala: granted three

Timon/Tatiana: ???

Pocahontas/John Rolfe: ???

Nakoma/her husband: ???

Nakoma/Thomas (in some sequel-less AU): ???

Centipede/Miss Spider: ???

Earthworm/Glowworm: ???

Quasimodo/Madelleine: ???

Phoebus/Esmeralda: granted one

Hercules/Meg: ???

Mulan/Li Shang: ???

Yao/Mei: ???

Ling/Ting-Ting: ???

Chien-Po/Su: ???

Flik/Atta: ???

Rosie/Slim (if they became one): ???

Tarzan/Jane: ???

Aladar/Neera: most likely

Kuzco/Malina: ???

Kronk/Miss Birdwell: maybe

Milo/Kida: yes

Mike/Celia: yes

Tylor/Val: ??? (if they want to be more than friends)

Nani/David: maybe

Stitch/Angel: ??? (I don't know if they should, considering they were both created by Jumbaa)

Dr. Doppler/Captain Amelia: granted four

Kenai/Nita: yes

Rutt/Anda: yes

Tuke/Kata: yes

Maggie/Bob: no

Grace/Barry: no

Mrs. Calloway/Junior: no

Lucius/Honey: ???

Violet/Tony: ???

Chicken Little/Abby: maybe

Runt/Foxy Loxy: no

Linguini/Colette: ???

Edward/Nancy: ???

John/Mary: ???

Bolt/Mittens: no (I'd rather it was in a human-free anthropomorphic world)

Tiana/Naveen: maybe

Charlotte/Travis: maybe

Rapunzel/Eugene: maybe

Felix/Calhoun: maybe

Anna/Kristoff: ???

Hiro/Gogo: ???

Riley/Jordan: no (I'm not sure if any thing between them would last)

Judy/Nick: ???

Flash/Priscilla: ???

Luca/Giulia: ???

Mariano/Dolores: ???

Meilin/Carter: no

Meilin/Tyler: no

Wade/Ember: yes

Clod/his girlfriend: ???

Gale/Fern: ???

[blogjhm]

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Hathi Junior in Once Upon A Studio

[mannlibrary]

Mend and  Make New

Featured in the photographs above is some remarkable hand and sewing-machine stitching done in 1893 by Dorothea Beach, a 6th grader at a public school in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The sample is from the archives of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences housed at Cornell University Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.

Above: Title page, Lake Placid Conference of Home Economics Proceedings;  photo of Flora Rose (l) and Martha van Rensselaer (r) at a League of Women Voters meeting, Hyde Park, NY, 1920 (from Human Ecology Historical Photographs

The AAFCS was founded as the American Home Economics Association at the Lake Placid Conference of 1909. Participants at the annual conference, who had been meeting annually for 10 years,  were passionate about turning the formerly invisible work of women into vibrant arenas for building creative expertise. For the early pioneers of the field, Cornell’s Martha Van Rensselaer and Flora Rose among them, home economics (also known as domestic science and, later, family and consumer sciences) would be a force for liberation. As a newly emerging field of study in land-grant colleges and other educational institutions, it would help women transform practical skills into creative capacity for finding innovative solutions problems that affect both individuals and society as a whole. A key area for this work was the challenge women faced keeping themselves and their families well clothed, despite the hardships of poverty and crises in the national economy.

Above from top:  Display of garments made from men's shirts arranged by Cornell home economics faculty for Farmers Week, 1919; Display of conserved hats prepared for an exhibit at the New York State Fair, 1918.(Both photos from the Human Ecology Historical Photographs collection). 

Through community workshops, live demonstrations at county fairs, and free publications, home economists have sought over the years to help their communities take on the issue of making, maintaining, and repurposing clothing. Teaching children good stitch work was an important start, but the ultimate goal was to grow this basic skill into a nimble ability to refashion unlikely resources, lean household budgets and thread bare clothes included, into fresh elements of a pleasing wardrobe.

“Keeping Clothes Wearable”, by Gladys L. Butt. Cornell Extension Bulletin 536, October 1942, in the archives of the Cornell Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell University; also viewable online.  

“Mending Clothes and Household Fabrics,” by Gladys L. Butt. Cornell Extension Bulletin 871, 1954; in the archives of the Cornell Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell University; also viewable online. 

“First Lessons in Sewing: A Manual for Junior Extension Workers in Clothing,” Cornell Junior Extension Bulletin No. 1, 1918, in the archives of the Cornell Rare and Manuscript Collections at Cornell University; also viewable online. 

Page from the handout “Restitch and Renew to Keep Clothes in Use,” by Bernetta Kahabka, Extension Specialist, Cornell University, 1974, in the home economics archives of the Rare and Manuscript Division of Cornell University Library. 

Most of the guides to sewing and stitching shown here are available as part of Mann Library’s online Home Economics Archive: Research, Tradition, History (HEARTH) ,  the Cornell Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA), and the Hathi Trust Digital Library. These online repositories offer valuable (yet free!) resources for anyone interested in re-learning the art of making new from old.  “Upcycling,” a term first coined in the early 1990s, has become a common word as awareness of more sustainable “slow fashion” principles has grown. What does it mean exactly? According to merriam-webster.com, to upcycle is “to recycle (something) in such a way that the resulting product is of a higher value than the original item : to create an object of greater value from (a discarded object of lesser value).” For (happily) growing numbers of us, upcycling has become a fine craft that combines old traditions and techniques with contemporary style to create uniquely personalized wearable art that also signals a conscious effort to avoid harmful waste and use resources sustainably. With a little bit of mindfulness and maybe some handy “how-to’s found in digitized, freely available historical materials, the old can indeed become some bright new for one and all.

Excerpted from Mann Library’s spring 2023 exhibit, Sustaining Style: Towards Responsible Fashion

Display in Mann Library exhibit, Sustaining Style:Towards Responsible Fashion (March 23 - September 15, 2023)

[olddirtybadfic]

Anyone else ever think about shipping a grown-up Dumbo with a grown-up Hathi Junior?

Like, maybe Dumbo and his mom make it back to India after being freed from the circus. Dumbo, being a male elephant, leaves the herd when he grows up and joins a bachelor herd, where he meets Colonel Hathi and his son Hathi Jr.

Time travel might be required for this to work, but they're Disney characters, so just chalk it up to magic.

[ke96]

 Storyboards for The Jungle Book.

From The Jungle Book Platinum Edition Release.

[thealmightyemprex]

Favorite Movie Ramble :Jungle Book

So I didnt plan on watching this one today but I ended up watching Disney's classic The Jungle Book

In this 1967 film Mowgli (Bruce Reitherman)is a human boy or "mancub " found by Bagheera the Panther (Sebastian Cabot) and raised by wolves until news that the man hating tiger Shere Khan (George Sanders) is nearby ,so Bagheera must take Mowgli to the man village which Mowgli is against and along the way they meet colorful characters :The swinging Orangutan King Louie (Louis Prima ) ,the voracious python Kaa (Sterling Holloway ) and the chill bear Baloo (Phil Harris)

So these are based on the Mowgli Stories from The Jungle Book and Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling ,which I have read and I am a fan of.....I will not compare these to the Kipling stories simply because this is by design a loose adaptation ,Walt Disney wanted a more hearted tale ....And I think he and the team of artists and animators succeeded .This is a very fun movie

Now there is one flaw with the film:Mowgli is ....Meh.Reitherman does a good job but the writing is the problem. He is kind of just tossed around with very little agency and I feel like his motive is....Wrong . Like youd think his reason for not wanting to go to the Man Village would be he doesnt want to leave the only home he has ever known or his beloved wolf family ......Ceeeeeeeeeeeept the wolves are an after thought and his motive is more the jungle is more fun .He has more of a connection with Baloo who he meets briefly.I dunno in my mind it mightve been better to scrap the wolves and just have Bagheera and Baloo raise Mowgli .....Yes it would make it less like the book,where Mowglis mother ,father and brothers are a HUGE part of the story,but again this is already a very loose adaptation

That out of the way ,I love this film .There are a few reasons why but most of them have to do with how fun the characters are ,whether they be good or mor dubious.Ones I dont hear people talk about are the vultures ,who are slightly parodies of the Beatles/British pop groups in general ,but I like their personalities ,instead of being vi.llains they are bored but friendly guys who genuinely try to help Mowgli . We also have a herd of militant elephants led by Colonel Hathi played by Disney veteren J PAt O Malley,who is a tone of fun (Also shout out to Disney veteren Verna Felton,whose role as Hathis wife Winifred is her final role and to child actor turned character actor Clint Howard who plays Junior,Hathi and Winfreds son )

Our main supporting characters are Bagheera and Baloo .Bagheera is the uptight grumpy panther trying to keep Mowgli on track while Baloo is the easy going slacker bear who just loves life . I love the way they play off each other ,the more serious minded Bagheera and the carefree Baloo,and you believe both their love of Mowgli and their friendship by the end .Sebastian Cabot makes Bagheera not just a stick in the mud,you really get that he cares about Mowgli and Phil Harris makes Baloo instantly endearing,kind of like that cool uncle

Now Classic Disney is famous for its villains and this film has three . First villain we meet is the comically sinister Kaa,a ravenous python who seeks to make a meal of Mowgli .Kaa is very odd character,definately dangerous with his hypnotic powers and of course being a hungry predator who wants to gobble up our main character.....But he is also a bit goofy,often getting in his own way and incurring his fare amount of slapstick .I think one of the things that makes him stand out is his VOICE ,provided by Sterling Holloway,most known for being friendly characters like Winnie the Pooh ,but here gets to give a sinister performance but while still having a sense of humor. Also the animation on Kaa is amazing ,like he is designed to seem impossibly long leading to some amazing visual

Our second villain is King Louie ,who a lot of people forget is a bad guy simply cause he is such a joy to watch but he has more far reaching goals then the other two villains . Louie wants to be like man,and the way to be like man is to learn the secret of fire ,so he kidnaps Mowgli.Thats pretty sinister.....But he is entirely comedic,with a charismatic performance by Jazz singer Louis Prima .Prima by all accounts LOVED playing Louie ,putting alot of himself into the character and creating a fun charming kind of wild guy who isnt malicious but definately selfish .His scene is one of the most fun in the film,and I will go into why later

The third villain is our main bad guy and my absolute favorite character in the film:Shere Khan . Shere Khan is a vicious tiger who DESPISES humans .....And he is actually barely in the film ,but the movie builds hi8m up ,from the begining of the film we hear many of the characters discuss how dangerous this tiger is ,and when we meet him in the third act we believe it. What I love is he is very calm,intelligent almost gentlemenly.....But with this deadlyness underneath ,that he is a remorseless killer .And the movie makes it clear,it is not about predatory instincts unlike Kaa , this guy fears what Mowgli will become and wants to kill him,eating him comes second .He is played by veteren villain actor George Sanders in what I personally think is my favorite role of his ,his droll delivery makes his menace more casual ....Also while he is intimidating he is not out of tone with the film ,there is a sense of humor to him ,but it is more of dry wit

Another stand out of the film is the CHARACTER animation.Like not only are the voice actors on point the animators show why animation is the same as acting .Of course you have the more wild scenes like Kaas villain song or the battle with the monkies which is a very enjoyable action scene.....But my two favorite scenes are actually dialogue scenes ,where the subtleties of the characters movements are just extraordinary. I love the scene where Kaa has caught Mowgli,only to be confronted by Shere Khan : Kaa is clearly terrified of Shere Khan ,but is straight up lying to him,and Shere Khan knows he is lying but is enjoying intimidating and testing him , while still maintaining his gentlemanly demeaner .My favorite scene however is just Baloo and Bagheera nighttime-dawn conversation about what to do with Mowgli,with Bagheera trying to convince Baloo not to adopt Mowgli,its a scene I find very emotional .Oh I also think the film has one of my favorite endings to a Disney film

Lets end on the songs,cause I think has one of the best soundtracks of Classic Disney .Like Ichabod and Mr Toad lets rank em

6.Colonel Hathis March -Its a marching song ,fun but not as memorable

5.My Own Home:Nice simple song

4.Thats What Friends Are For -A song by the vultures in a barbershop style and I personally think its underrated

Going forward these top three shift from day to day ,so in my heart these are all three number one

3.Trust In Me:this is the villain song for Kaa ,and it's actuall one of the few pure villain songs in the Walt era ,and might be my favorite villain song from Walt era Disney(Though it might be tied with another song in this movie ) .It is both soothing and sinister .Also as I said the visuals during this scene are great

2.Bare Necessities : OK this is the one everyone knows and I think it is a perfect song to sum up Baloo and it is very fun

1.I Wann Be Like You :King Louie's song Louis Prima SELLS this song .It catchy ,its entertaing ,its high energy ,and I always have to sing along when I hear it .I have always loved this song and it is one of my favorite Disney tune

Rewatching this I was reminded why I love this movie and if you havent seen it or its been a while ,watch it

@angelixgutz @amalthea9 @ariel-seagull-wings @the-blue-fairie @princesssarisa @themousefromfantasyland @metropolitan-mutant-of-ark @filmcityworld1

[hobbyandfunzone]

Evolution of a Legend - Part -1

Anand”,”Abhim

This is an analysis of Leading Actors of the Hindi film in pre-Amitabh Bachchan era and what Amitabh Bachchan brought into the industry.

If we start with the arrivals of the first three superstars ( if we do not consider Ashok Kumar) of the Hindi film industry , Dev Anand , Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor all of who started in the late 40s , we basically remember what they brought in with them –

Dev Anand brought in Style ,fashion and portrayed role of happy-go-lucky flamboyant loveable characters with the assistance of great music. We cannot forget him in “Kaala Pani”,”Paying Guest”, “Tere Ghar Ke Samne”, “Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai”, “Taxi driver” etc. Although later he gave a commendable performance in “Guide” , he mainly focused on care-free happy-go-lucky roles.

Raj Kapoor brought in serious topics into movies – although similar kind of movies had already arrived with Ashok Kumar like “Achhyut Kanya”, “Kismat” etc , Raj Kapoor started directing the movies.His movies had a different form of story telling , very elegant romance and drama. All his movies, be it “Shree 420″,”Anari”,”Aag” ,”Aah",” Mera Naam Joker” etc all had strong and different portrayal of romance. And of course songs were so integral part of the romance. However, he was not very disciplined and always reached very late on the sets.  

Dilip Kumar , the strongest ACTOR of the three, brought in pathos , under-playing character and sophistication. Most of the roles he enacted were played with subtlety , “therao” and so my underpaying. Although he had music , but it was secondary to his acting ability. He could easily mold himself to a villager in films like “Naya Daur” or “Ganga Januma” with proper accent and gestures, royals in “Kohinoor” and “Mughul-E-Azam” , fun in “Ram-aur-Shyam” and intense dramas like “Devdas”, “Aadmi” etc.

After them, there came the next generation of actors – Rajendra Kumar, Manoj Kumar,Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra , Raj Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Sashi Kapoor, Jeetendra from mid-fifties to mid-sixties.

Each of these actors played mainly played light hearted romantic roles in their own styles.

Sunil Dutt was intense and angry (the first angry young man) , who can forget “Mother India”, “Mujhe Jeene Do”,”Insaan Jaag Utha”.

Rajendra Kumar was mainly romantic lead and very dramatic. However , no one can deny his performance in “Gora Aur Kala”.

Manoj Kumar , although did couple of romantic movies like “Patthar Ke Sanam” focused mainly on patriotic movies starting from “Saheed”.

Dharmendra , was mainly a mixture of romance and intensity – “Patthar ke Phool” , “Anupama”, “Satyakam” were fabulous.

Raj Kumar was all dialogues and style – “Waqt”, “Heer Ranjha” , “Neel Kamal”.

Shashi Kapoor , started with a very off-the-path role in “Dharmputra” , did some good romantic movies like “Sharmilee”,”Jab Jab Phool Khile”.

Shammi Kapoor and Jeetendra(called Jumping Jack) initiated dancing ( if we can call them) , with great style and some good music. Who can forget “Caravan” , “Farz” and later Himmatwala,Mawali of Jeetendra . Simliarly Shammi Kapoor gave us huge musical blockbuster like “Teesri Manzil”,”Di Deke Dekho”,”Junglee”.”Janwar” etc.

Next evolved Rajesh Khanna , the so called 1st superstar of Hindi Film Industry with fanatic fanfare and 3 years of all blockbuster movies. He came with style , melodrama and some great great music.He tried with some successful subtle performances with “Anand” , “Amar Prem” , “Aavishkaar”, etc , but he started getting monotonous. His discipline was questionable and he never reaches the sets in time.Also, the sudden success got to his head and he misused it.  

What we know less about these actors are :-

a>    Discipline

b>    Professionalism

c>     Method acting ( Dilip Kumar stands out)

d>    Compete commitment

e>    Use of Voice

f>     Use of singing ability and lip syncing ( Dev Anand was perfect in lip- syncing)

g>    Dance

Amitabh Bachchan came with all of these.

Amitabh Bachchan started in 1969 with “Saat Hindustani” , had only 1 hit movie (thanks to Rajesh Khanna) called Anand and a stray of simultaneous flops till “Zanjeer” (his 13th film) and “Abhimaan” (14th Film) both in 1973 , we see 2 sides of his acting skills – intense, angry no-nonsense in Zanjeer and an intense role in Abhimaan.

However, we should understand how Amitabh Bachchan arrived.

Not going very far into his background, we know that he is the son of legendary Hindi poet Dr Harivash Rai Bachchan and Teji Bachchan who came from noble family.

His upbringing was a mix of intellectualism and fighting attitude.

He worked for a company in Kolkata for a couple of years and came to Mumbai to be in films.

When he started working in films , he did a film called Pyar Ki Kahani in 1971. There was a scene in the movie where he was to kill the veteran actor Shri OmPrakash ji. After the killing shot , Om Prakashji told the unit that he very surprisingly saw in him British way of method acting and said to all that Amitabh would go very far.

Simliarly, Pran ji also recommended him to film writers Salim-Javed (who wrote films like Andaaz,Hathi Mere Sathi,Zanjeer,Deewar,Sholay,Kala Patther,Trishul,Shakti,Arjun,Mr India,Naam etc) the writer duo ,who went to see him in film Bombay-to-Goa and selected him watching an action scene in the movie.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the legendary film-maker cast him in Guddi (Jaya’s first film – a women oriented movie) saw his talent , removed him from Guddi and cast him with a very powerful role in Anand. Although , Rajesh Khanna took away all the accolades in the movie, Amitabh was recognised and he received his first filmfare award for best supporting actor role. Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Amitabh worked in classics like “ Anand”,”Abhimaan”,”Mili”,”Namak Haram”,”Chupke Chupke”,”Jurmana”,”Bemisaal”,”Alaap”.

During his struggling days, Amitabh had no money and hence, started working even as junior-artist. Sashi Kapoor in those days was acting in a Merchant-Ivory production film called Shakespearwala. Amitabh , to earn his living participated in a crowd sequence( a funeral scene) ,where Sashi Kapoor saw him , called him out and said that such roles were not for him – he should wait and he will get good roles. Sashi Kapoor even edited the scene where Amitabh was present , so that no one even had a glimpse of him.

So even when Amitabh was giving flops one after the other , his talent got noticed.

[lecorcure]

Je Miron

(#30jourspourécrire - Day 7 - thème anaphore « Je marche »... d’un pas léger)

—

Je marche. Seul. Ça fait 35 ans déjà et plus personne ne m’écoute (Jean-Jacques Goldman).

Je marche. A l’ombre. De moi même. À en perdre la voix. Pour ça que le public chante à ma place maintenant dans mes karaokés géants (Renaud).

Je marche. Et je marcherai les yeux fixés sur mes pensées. Demain, dès l’aube, à l’heure où blanchit la campagne (Tonton Victor).

Je marche. J’En marche. Je t’emmarche, si tu savais comme je t’emmarche (Sir Emmanuel M.).

Je marche. Même devant mon père le colonel Hathi. La longue marche des éléphants de la jungle (Junior dans « Jungle Book »).

Je marche. Ivre ou sous psychotrope, les théories vont toujours bon train plus de 70 ans plus tard. Moi aussi, la marche des éléphants (Dumbo).

Je marche. Seul. En Solo. Moi aussi. Mais là haut avec d’autres poètes à la voix éraillée de coke (Mano Solo).

Je marche. Longue. (Mao).

Je marche. Je mariole aussi en pitreries pour te faire marrer un peu (l’Écorcure). Parce qu’en vérité :

Je marche à toi, je titube à toi, je meurs de toi / Lentement je m'affale de tout mon long dans l'âme / Je marche à toi, je titube à toi, je bois / À la gourde vide du sans de la vie / À ces pas semés dans les rues sans nord ni sud / À ces taloches de vent sans queue et sans tête / Je n'ai plus de visage pour l'amour / Je n'ai plus de visage pour rien de rien / Parfois je m'asseois par pitié de moi / J'ouvre mes bras à la croix des sommeils / Mon corps est un dernier réseau de tics amoureux /Avec mes doigts à la ficelle des souvenirs perdus /Je n'attends pas à demain je t'attends / Je n'attends pas la fin du monde je t'attends / Dégagé de la fausse auréole de ma vie. (Gaston Miron, « La Marche à l’amour »)

[suenantamboresdeguerra]

Tiempo de otro aire

Mientras espero en el Santa Ana (Plasencia)…

       Hace mucho tiempo sentí un aire que hasta entonces no había sentido. Corría el mes de abril del año 2017. Entonces conocí a alguien que me lo descubrió. A través de las conversaciones se fue gestando el conocimiento, el interés y la fascinación hacia dicho aire.

Tras un acercamiento a este aire de unas horas de un par de días en Badajoz (9 y 10 de junio), mientras iba conduciendo el segundo día hacia un pueblo de la provincia de Cáceres porque nuestro grupo de teatro actuaba allí, rememoré todo lo sucedido durante esas horas en Badajoz… sobre todo el "¡Manada, manada, manada!".

       Tiempo después (del 31 de julio al 9 de agosto) pude disfrutar este aire a bocanadas. Fue en el campamento Cueva del Agua (Alcantarilla, Yeste, Albacete). Desde mi puesto de ayudante de cocina pude aprender mucho de la cocina y de este aire…

… Desde mi atalaya, aprendí gracias a mi compañera (la cocinera) a planificar las comidas del día siguiente, a tener en cuenta las necesidades de intolerantes, alérgicos y vegetarianos, a cocinar para muchas personas (niños, adolescentes y adultos), a guardar muestras para el veterinario, a hacer un montón de bocadillos, a llamar a la patrulla de servicio, etc. etc. Nunca hasta entonces había trabajado tanto. La cocina es muy trabajosa. Te levantas el primero y te acuestas el último. No me importó. Además me vino muy bien. Me espabilé por primera o segunda vez en mi vida y aprendí tareas culinarias. ¿Repetiría?... Creo que sí.

Desde la cocina podía observar lo que ocurría a mi alrededor. Los juegos, las idas y las venidas, las risas y las desazones, las conversaciones… Todo esto me hacía viajar en el tiempo hacia los campamentos de mi infancia (los del Movimiento Junior y los del kárate) y hacia los campamentos de juventud en los que estuve currando de monitor (el del Centro de Actividades Vera y el organizado por el ayuntamiento de Jaraíz de la Vera en el albergue Puerto Roque[1]).

A pesar de que la cocina deja poco tiempo para imbuirse de este aire, cual antropólogo pude aprehender algo del mismo a través de mi participación en algunas ceremonias…

Bien, antes de seguir, debo decir que este aire no es el mistral, ni el siroco, ni es catabático, ni alisio, ni siquiera es monzónico… ¡Qué va! Este aire al que me refiero es el espíritu scout y lo descubrí gracias al grupo scout Alcazaba (Badajoz) y al grupo scout Nómadas[2] (Alcorcón).

… Me acuerdo de que todos los días estaba presente en la ceremonia de izado de la bandera scout. Durante la ceremonia se cantaba el himno scout. También asistí a las ceremonias de promesa scout. Y en una ocasión me invitaron a una ceremonia de paso de rama. Aunque no lo entiendo como ceremonia, también participé en dos escollos. En pocas palabras, un escollo es un coloquio o una tertulia[3].

       Todas estas ceremonias (y otras que desconozco) están revestidas de valor simbólico. El valor simbólico otorga cohesión grupal. Para muchos grupos de personas, algunos gestos, acciones y representaciones (símbolos, mitos y ritos) tienen valor místico. Muchas veces en esta sociedad desacralizada permanecemos impasibles cuando son profanados.

En una ocasión, al término de la ceremonia de izado de la bandera, estuve a punto de cometer sacrilegio. Estuve a punto de fotografiar un conjunto de objetos que había en el suelo. Menos mal que CP estaba ojo avizor para indicarme que no debía. Justo en ese momento capté la importancia de aquellos objetos. Una importancia que no sabría describir. En aquella ocasión no pregunté sobre lo que representaban. Seguro que si se lo hubiera preguntado a CP, me lo habría explicado. A mi juicio creo que se trataba de un tótem grupal. Sin duda estoy agradecido a CP por su observación. Gracias.

Finalmente, sobre el valor simbólico, menciono dos elementos muy característicos de los scouts, el saludo y el uniforme. El saludo scout está lleno de símbolos que me resultan confusos; cada dedo es un símbolo. En Internet podréis encontrar muchas explicaciones.

El saludo consta de dos elementos: la seña y el apretón de manos. Cualquier scout se saluda con otro con un apretón ejecutado con la mano izquierda, separando el dedo meñique para que se entrelace con los dedos anular y meñique de la mano receptora del apretón. Si cualquier scout puede saludarse con un apretón de manos, sólo los scouts con promesa pueden realizar la seña. La seña se ejecuta levantando y flexionando ligeramente hacia atrás el brazo derecho y situando la mano a la altura hombro, con la palma mirando hacia delante[4]. Los dedos tienen la siguiente disposición: los tres centrales, extendidos y el extremo del dedo pulgar se pone sobre la falange distal del dedo meñique. ¡Uf! CP, espero que esté bien descrito…

Sobre el uniforme destaco la camisa y la pañoleta. Todos los scouts con promesa llevan puesta la pañoleta todo el día. La pañoleta tiene en el borde unas franjas de color que representan al grupo.

Cualquier scout (con promesa o sin promesa) lleva la camisa sólo en las ceremonias. La camisa, según mi entender, es del mismo color en todas las ramas de los grupos WFIS, por ejemplo, de color gris en los grupos de ASIM y de Asiex. Las mangas de la camisa se llevan remangadas porque cada scout siempre estará en disposición de trabajar, de ayudar, de echar una mano. Además de las mangas remangadas, en la camisa hay otros símbolos. Éstos son las insignias. Las insignias representan las huellas de vida scout: de pertenencia a un grupo, de rama (colonia, manada, tropa y clan), de formación, etc. Una insignia (de las escasas que tengo) que me trae muy buenos recuerdos es la insignia de un curso kudú que hice en La Acebeda (sierra de Somosierra, Madrid)… ¡Caray, qué frío pasé! No sólo pasé frío, fue fascinante lo que me pasó…

       Aparte del valor simbólico, otro rasgo que otorga cohesión grupal a los grupos scouts es la filiación que se origina y crece entre sus miembros, ya sean estos niños, adolescentes o adultos. Es una filiación que se enriquece con el devenir del tiempo desde que se es castor hasta que se es róver o scouter.

Este tipo y grado de filiación no sabría cómo describirla. Tampoco creo que existan actualmente este tipo de filiación en otros grupos de niños y adolescentes (equipos deportivos, campamentos de verano, coros infantiles…). Tal vez, se me ocurre a bote pronto, pero en el mundo adulto, que las órdenes de caballería, el bushidō y la masonería tengan un tipo y un grado de filiación parecidos.

       A lo largo de este periplo, la convivencia fue una fuente de experiencias. Reconozco que como persona a quien le gusta estar solo algunas veces, me resultaba casi imposible: la convivencia era ineludible, extrema y radiante. Al lío…

Conviví muchísimas horas durante diez días con niños, adolescentes y adultos. Me sorprendió la educación (cortesía) de los adolescentes. No quiero decir que los niños o que los adultos carecieran de ella. Me refiero a que la educación de estos adolescentes me sorprendió porque hasta entonces no había percibido anteriormente esta característica en otros adolescentes. También me sorprendió el compromiso que emanaban, que sólo antes del campamento había percibido en un compañero de teatro. Hay que romper una lanza a favor de los adolescentes…

Al socaire de esta convivencia fui testigo de algunos sucesos muy divertidos. Una mañana algunos róveres (chicos y chicas de entre 17 y 24 años) estaban inmersos en la superación de algunas pruebas. Uno de ellos no podía hablar y tenía que conseguir a través de gestos lo que le habían encomendado. Se dirigió a mí porque necesitaba algo que sólo yo (ayudante de cocina y oráculo de arcanos… de Jaraíz) sabía donde estaba. Tras muchos gestos infructuosos, mi falta de interpretación (de las plegarias de este mortal) y las risas que me provocaban sus gestos, el róver consiguió que fuese al almacén. Allí, asegurándose de que estábamos solos y de que nadie nos oía, me habló… me habló para pedirme dos cosas: que no lo delatara por haber hablado y para que le diera lo que le habían encomendado: unas brochetas de carne. A este róver siempre lo recordaré por las risas que me generó[5]. Fue una situación muy divertida que nunca se borrará de mi memoria.

Aún recuerdo esas horas tan divertidas, el revuelo y la algarabía de los róveres embarcados en las pruebas. Intuyo que estas pruebas y otras que desconozco forman parte de la totemización scout[6]. El término me resulta familiar porque estudié hace años algunas asignaturas de antropología.

Tanta convivencia puede provocar en una persona más racional que emotiva cierto desbarajuste en su interior, sentimientos encontrados y que las emociones estén a flor de piel en momentos puntuales. Así sucedió muchas veces mientras escuchaba el himno, en uno de los escollos, en la ceremonia de paso y… sobre todo en una ocasión en que una persona me pidió disculpas durante un mediodía. Esa disculpa hizo que se desbordaran las lágrimas. Hacía más de veinte años (creo recordar) que no lo hacía, pero a moco tendido… la primera.

Durante un tiempo este momento crítico me hizo mella. No sé si estos momentos críticos son frecuentes en un campamento scout. En mi caso diría que me pudo afectar esta convivencia tan intensa; pero a pesar de este momento, los aspectos positivos son más abundantes; por citar algunos señalo los siguientes: - Las experiencias scout que me brindó la persona[7] que me descubrió este aire (hacia la que estoy muy agradecido). - La protección, la ayuda y la cooperación que se prestan todos los scouts (desde los castores hasta los scouters). - La sensibilidad y el compromiso de los róveres. No recuerdo muchos nombres. Me acuerdo de David (¿Hathi?), de un chico que portaba un enorme cuchillo y del chico que iba con la flauta travesera (no recuerdo si la tocó alguna vez). - El buen hacer de los scouters: Sonia, Roberto, Lourdes, David, Carlos, etc. - La compenetración que desarrollamos Rosa (buena cocinera y mejor compañera de batallas) y yo. - La amistad que forjé con Vicente y Alicia (de Teruel). - La conciliación del sueño a pesar del ruido en directo… o sea, los ronquidos de mi compañero de tienda, je, je… - El uso de la sierra de arco y un hacha durante unos minutos con Vicente. - Mi labor en la cocina y el reconocimiento de este trabajo.

       Este aire, aunque en un plano mental desde que acabara el curso kudú, se ha sumado a otros dos: la montaña y el teatro. Tal vez en mayor intensidad que la montaña y en iguales condiciones que el teatro (ahora mismo pienso: "Hace mucho tiempo que no hago teatro").

Pienso que sí, que me gustaría formar parte de un grupo. Esta idea es más factible que la de crear un grupo en Jaraíz[8]. No significa que no me atraiga la creación de un grupo, de hecho esta idea (aunque infundida) es más titánica y hermosa que la anterior. De todas formas, sería más adecuado formar parte de un grupo existente para conseguir preparación, aprendizaje, práctica… en definitiva, rodaje scout.

       Ha pasado mucho tiempo desde que decidiera escribir sobre el campamento, 690 días (30 de junio del 2019), y mucho menos desde que empezara a escribirlo, (75 días desde el 18 de marzo hasta el 1 de junio[9]). Un amigo piensa que lo he escrito como redención. No sé cuál es el motivo… Sólo sé que tenía que hacerlo. Durante el campamento pensaba escribir sobre la experiencia (una vez finalizada) como hago alguna que otra vez tras un paseo, una ruta por la montaña, unas vacaciones e incluso alguna actuación de nuestro grupo de teatro. Cuando concluyó el campamento, durante unos días, no me sentí bien anímicamente y por lo tanto no tenía ganas de escribir; además se celebraban las fiestas de mi pueblo. Me dejó muy "pillado" el campamento…

       Ya es momento de terminar, y aunque parece que haya remado a contracorriente, al final he llegado hasta la conclusión. El tiempo pasa y si bien la experiencia scout fue de unos días, el recuerdo de este aire permanece. Este aire, es decir, el espíritu scout entraña una magia que pocas actividades poseen. No es sólo cabuyería, construcción de refugios, código morse, uso de la brújula, pañoletas e insignias, campamentos… Es mucho más. Valor simbólico, convivencia, reflexión, compromiso, preparación para la vida, cohesión fraternal… E incluso, como dijo aquél, es el Gran Juego.

[1] Con este nombre lo conocí, ahora creo que se llama Albergue Juvenil Santa María de Guadalupe.

[2] http://scoutnomadas.blogspot.com/

[3] Como no conozco la frecuencia de los escollos en el mundo scout, pongo ambos términos.

[4] Redactado desde lo que se describe en la Wikipedia.

[5] También lo recordaré por ser el róver de la flauta travesera.

[6] Sobre la totemización scout tengo un libro "La magia de la totemización" que he empezado a leer.

[7] Cuyo alias es Dûrin.

[8] En Jaraíz de la Vera no hay ningún grupo scout.

[9] Escribo sin constancia, muy despacio, tachando mucho y reescribiendo, y consultando mucho el diccionario.

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Our journey to rank all of the songs in Disney history continues as I now unveil #170-151:

170. Something That I Want (Tangled)

This upbeat song that is played during the beginning of the closing credits is a fine song to close out the film.

169. Little Wooden Head (Pinocchio)

This nice little song that Gepetto sings while dancing around with Pinocchio is a pretty basic song for him.

168. Listen With Your Heart (Pocahontas)

This simple and basic song that Grandmother Willow sings to help guide Pocahontas on her way is a fine enough song.

167. Immortals (Big Hero 6)

This unique song performed by Fall Out Boy is a fun and good song to play as Hiro and his friends get prepared.

166. Goodbye So Soon (The Great Mouse Detective)

This song that Professor Ratigan sings to taunt Basil and Dawson when he prepares to kill them is a good showcase for Vincent Price.

165. Casey Junior (Dumbo)

This fun and catchy song is a pretty basic song to put over the train carrying the circus across the state of Florida.

164. Very Good Advice (Alice in Wonderland)

This sad ballad that Alice sings as she resigns to the fate that she is stuck in Wonderland is a pretty emotional song.

163. Frozen Heart (Frozen)

This song that is performed by the ice harvesters at the beginning of the film is a fine song to start the film off.

162. Strangers Like Me (Tarzan)

This simple song that is performed as the Porters and Clayton attempt to civilize Tarzan is another good showcase for Phil Collins.

161. A Place Called Slaughter Race (Ralph Breaks the Internet)

This unique and fun ballad that Vanellope sings as she reflects on her personal struggles is a good song for the film.

160. The Caucus Race (Alice in Wonderland)

This simple and fun song that the Dodo sings as everyone is running around him is a basic song to serve as to what is in store for Alice.

159. Daughters of Triton (The Little Mermaid)

This quick song to introduce the daughters of Triton is a basic song that is cut short due to Ariel’s abscence.

158. Up, Down, Touch the Ground (The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh)

This simple song that Pooh sings as he exercises and prepares for a meal is a good showcase for Pooh.

157. Col. Hathi’s March (The Jungle Book)

This basic march that the patrol of elephants sing as they go on their march is a fine song for them.

156. Whistle Stop (Robin Hood)

This basic song that is performed during the opening credits is a fun song that features no lyrics and is just whistling and riffing.

155. Baia (The Three Caballeros)

This song that Jose sings as he describes the city to Donald is a fun song for the film to showcase the city.

154. Not in Nottingham (Robin Hood)

This sad ballad that Alan-a-Dale sings as the townspeople are in jail is pretty sad and emotional.

153. With a Smile and a Song (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)

This nice song that Snow White sings to the animals is a fine showcase for the actress Adriana Caselotti.

152. Honor to Us All (Mulan)

This basic song that is sung as Mulan is prepped to meet the Matchmaker is a fine enough song.

151. Never Knew I Needed (The Princess and the Frog)

This song that is performed during the closing credits is a fine showcase for rapper Ne-Yo.

That concludes this portion of the list and next week, we roll on with #150-131.

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Hat’s Fringe Diary Day 5

(Oh I don’t know… I seem to be losing my sense of humour…. hmmm…. wonder why that is…) Hat Hangs onto Sanity…. or… does she? Today has been weird and disorientating.I waited all morning for the rain to start traipsing across Edinburgh giving out flyers but no rain cameI didn’t know what to do with myselfAnd then not only did it not rain, it wasn’t even cold.And then… the sun came out.Very disconcerting. So, very bright outside but on the inside, in our theatre, not so much.Particularly 5 mins into the show when the lighting collapsed into a total blackout for what seemed like ages.Ages!This was not a good thing. Not in the slightest way could anyone have construed this as a good thing.Chris waited. The audience waited.  My stomach was knotted in frustrated fury.  Then the lights came up andChris stopped the show, asked for a decent lighting state and told the venue’s technician to leave it at that and ignoreall sound and lighting cues.Then he restarted the show and gave a blazing performance.  Mesmerising.Consumate professional.  Incredible talent. I on the other hand was virtually chewing my arm off.This can’t go on and it won’t go on. On a much more cheery note, we were waiting to welcome the last member of our team to come up to Edinburgh… untilwe got the phone call to announce that, being totally on top of things, he had bought a sensibly priced train ticket… but…the wrong way round….from Edinburgh to LondonA bit like Colonel Hathi’s baby son, Junior, in Jungle Book trying to teach Mowgli how to join in the parade…. ‘Turn around - the other way!’or words to that effect...

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How to Make [the best] Chai [ever]

How to Make [the best] Chai [ever]

– courtesy of the hathi cooks

How to Make [the best] Chai [ever]

November 28, 2011

Chai has always been an integral part of our daily lives as well as our get togethers with friends and family.  At family reunions, my father had the honorary title of “chai master” and mine was “junior chai master.”  We used to joke about how when we were all sick of being…

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These names are from Disney's 1967 animated movie, The Jungle Book, it's sequel, The Jungle Book 2, and the 2016 live action adaption. My favorite is Baloo. Akela Bagheera Baloo Buzzie Dizzy Flaps Flunkey Fred Hathi Ikki Junior Kaa Louie Lucky Messua Mowgli Rama Ranjan Rocky Shanti Shere Khan Winifred Ziggy Back to Home

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Storyboards for The Jungle Book.

From The Jungle Book Platinum Edition Release.

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