So, the recent TNBC news - announcements of guest stars at the Halloween at the Hollywood Bowl performance this year came out recently, including Halsey and Fred Armisen. Also, apparently, Jack Skellington has been leaked to be added to Fortnite. He's said to be in the item shop later on, with his Santa Claus costume as an alt style.
"Empty mountain, no man is seen.
Only heard are echoes of men’s talk.
Reflected light enters the deep wood
And shines again on blue-green moss."
Wang Wei (699–751 AD) has often been called “the Buddha of the Poets.” Sparse invocations of empty mountains, reflected light, and echoes of voices permeate his poetry, which centers almost exclusively on nature. According to Rafal Stepien, an expert on Chinese literature and philosophy, Wang Wei’s poetic impulse sprang from a deep engagement with Buddhist ideas, particularly the concept of emptiness.
The Imagery of Emptiness in the Poetry of Wang Wei (王維 699–761)
By: Rafal Stepien
Interdisciplinary Literary Studies, Vol. 16, No. 2 (2014), pp. 207-238
Penn State University Press
1998 Munkustrap: and the traffic all STOPPED! and the underground trembled!!!! 😨
1998 Deut: goodness me you don't say, my boy!! :o that is very impressive!!!
meanwhile, the original deuteronomy poem, including the stanza which got dropped within a few years of the musical opening: deut is notorious for making all the traffic in the village detour around him
and of course
old deut is the original little shit and he is very proud of tugger.
but also.
he definitely delights in stories of mischief which disturbs human traffic flow.
Note: It ended up turning into noncon, instead of just “rough lovemaking.” Also check this judge-m0rt1s story if you wanna boogie with Ooogie.
Imagine Oogie Boogie manhandling you.
If it wasn’t for your sleeves, being dragged against your will and against the floor of the lair would quite painful. Oogie had already ripped the back of your dress, baring your shoulder blades. When he stopped walking, you hoped he would drop you. Giving you an opportunity to escape. Instead, your body was effortlessly raised.
You squirmed in his hold as something, many somethings, squirmed underneath his woven skin. His appendages thankfully didn’t have fingers. Otherwise, you were sure he would have already unhooked your bra, and do more than just rub your breasts. Whose tips were unfortunately prominent at that moment.
“Woah, woah, you’re enjoying this.” It was cool in his lair, but you kept your mouth shut. He continued his exploration of your cups. You closed your eyes. Then the Oogie Boogie Man lifted your dress, one “hand” still cupping a tit. “You’re sopping, you’re sopping!”
Why didn’t I wear a thicker set? you thought, while your only external complaint was to move away from the molestation. The soft burlap rubbing between your thighs was making you wet.
Initially turned on by your reluctance—to go on a date, to return to his place, to fornicate with a boogeyman—he was growing impatient. Although Oogie would have loved to have you try pushing him away until he finished. Maybe some other session.
He snapped one wrist up into a shackle, then the other.
First day of Cats 1998 Anniversary Celebration! I'm so happy! Today prompt: favourite actor.
And after first excitment I'm sad now. I don't have a fav! I don't know them personally, so I can't say "That one I like, that one don't". I love all of those wonderfull people, because they changed my life. Because of their hard, unusual work they together created somethin amazing, something... well, lifechanging. So, I want to say "Thank you! You are the best! I love you!" to all of them!
This version of Kidnap The Sandy Claws was done during the Covid Lock-down when Danny Elfman couldn't do his annual Nightmare before Christmas seasonal tour.
This version features Ken Page (Oogie Boogie) doing the intro. Paul Rubens is Lock, Catherine O'hara (who also voices Sally) is Shock, and Danny Elfman (who was also Jack Skellington's singing voice and the movie's composer) is Barrel.
One of my favorite Haunted Mansion Holiday Anniversary events had The Nightmare Before Christmas characters singing Broadway songs. However, my FAVORITE scene is where Oogie Boogie brings out Santa Claus, who is tied up, and then drags Jack Skellington out for “double or nothing”. They’re both forced to sing, naturally.
Santa notices Jack’s hands aren’t tied up like this, so he asks him to untie them. And then this happens:
Jack manages to tie himself up by accident.
Bonus: He had to get Sally to untie him.
Bonus X2: Jack and Sally’s reactions to seeing Ken Page in the flesh:
For some reason my post about Oogie Boogie is getting traction and idk why. Had to double check and make sure that Ken Page wasn’t dead.
Anyways those fanarts of human Oogie Boogie where he’s a skinny white man in an oversized onesie are ass and Oogie Boogie is a fat black man and those who draw him as otherwise are gonna get the permanent stink eye from me because in what way do you not see that he is a fat black man ? And don’t pull the “I just didn’t want to be racist and racial stereotype black people as sleezy gamblers” because that’s not it. That is definitely not it. Do not lie to my face like that.