My new street number is 777, and as a result, the Pixie’s “this monkey’s gone to heaven” is echoing a bit inside my brain. Also, that was the year that Charlemagne beat the Saxons and Widukind fled to Denmark.
Speaking of Monkeys… Kong – King of Atlantis Wha?
Kong’s demise was legend, his rebirth a well guarded secret. Using DNA from the original, a new Kong was born–gigantic and primal with increased strength and ability. The new Kong is no ordinary ape–through an amazing cyber-link, Kong and his human “brother” Jason can merge into one. When an ancient prophecy starts to come true, the sunken city of Atlantis begins to rise. The evil Queen Reptilla plans to take this opportunity to trick Kong into becoming her King, using him as her slave to unite the warring clans of Atlantis for her own evil gains. In a race against time, Jason must convince Kong that Queen Reptilla is evil, in the hope that together they can save the island and its inhabitants. Join Kong as he struggles between a sense of duty to his home and friends and the allure of an amazing world, where extraordinary beasts and beings wait to honor and serve him as King of Atlantis!
Ah, that explains it.
Probably my favorite Christmas Song: (From the Christmas special 1977.. I was 8) – little drummer boy : david bowie & bing crosby. mp3 format, full version
DB = David Bowie, BC = Bing Crosby.
DB: Hello… you’re the new butler?
BC: Hahaha! Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve been the new anything!
DB: What’s happened to Hudson?
BC: I guess he’s changing.
DB: Yeah, he does that a lot, doesn’t he? Uhm… Oh, I’m David Bowie, I live
down the road.
BC: Oh!
DB: Sir Percival let’s me use his piano if he not around. He’s not around, is
he?
BC: I can honestly say I haven’t seen him, but come on in! Come in!
DB: But uh…
BC: Come on in!
DB: Are you related to sir Percival?
BC: Well, distantly…
DB: Oh, you’re not the poor relation from America, right?
BC: Ha! Gee… news sure travels fast, doesn’t it? I’m Bing.
DB: Oh, I’m pleased to meet you. You’re the one that sings, right?
BC: Well, right or wrong, I sing either way.
DB: Oh well, I sing too.
BC: Oh good! What kind of singing?
DB: Mostly the contemporary stuff. Do you eh… do you like modern music?
BC: Oh, I think it’s marvelous! Some of it’s really fine. But tell me, have you ever listened to any of the older fellows?
DB: Oh yeah, sure. I like ah… John Lennon and the other one with eh…Harry Nilsson.
BC: Mmm… you go back that far, uh?
DB: Yeah, I’m not as young as I look.
BC: Haha, none of us is these days!
DB: In fact I’ve got a six year old son. And he really gets excited around the Christmas holiday-thing.
BC: Do you go in for anything of the traditional things in the… Bowie household, Christmas time?
DB: Oh yeah, most of them really. Presents, tree, decorations, agents sliding down the chimney…
BC: What??
DB: Oh, I was just seeing if you were paying attention.
BC: Haha!
DB: Actually, our family do most of the things that other families do. We
sing the same songs.
BC: Do you?
DB: Oh, I even have a go at ‘White Christmas’.
BC: You do, eh!
DB: And this one. This is my son’s favorite. Do you know this one?
BC: Oh, I do indeed, it’s a lovely theme.
And they told me pa-ram-pam-pam-pam
A new-born king to see pa-ram-pam-pam-pam
Our finest gifts we bring pa-ram-pam-pam-pam
Ra-pam-pam-pam, ra-pam-pam-pam
Peace on Earth, can it be
Years from now, perhaps we’ll see
See the day of glory
See the day, when men of good will
Live in peace, live in peace again
Peace on Earth, can it be
Every child must be made aware
Every child must be made to care
Care enough for his fellow man
To give all the love that he can
I pray my wish will come true
For my child and your child too
He’ll see the day of glory
See the day when men of good will
Live in peace, live in peace again
Peace on Earth, can it be
Can it be
BC: It’s a pretty theme, isn’t it?
