From: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org (Monkey Digest) To: monkey-digest@valinor.eldar.org Subject: Monkey Digest V1 #31 Reply-To: monkey@valinor.eldar.org Sender: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org Errors-To: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org Precedence: bulk Monkey Digest Friday, June 13 1997 Volume 01 : Number 031 In this issue: Re: [monkey] Remakes of "Monkey" [monkey] Monkey Quake Clan! Re: [monkey] Episode Summary - "Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven" Re: [monkey] Episode Summary - "Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven" [monkey] Monkey Bloopers [monkey] Monkey's charisma Re: [monkey] Monkey's charisma [monkey] Monkey Videos Re: [monkey] Monkey Videos Re: [monkey] Monkey Videos Re: [monkey] Monkey's charisma Re: [monkey] Vacuity vs Acuity ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 03:06:05 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Remakes of "Monkey" >> 1. A Chinese TV series >> "Apparently, TVB made a version of Monkey in 1996 called "Journey To The >> West" (the name of the full English translation of the story), starring >> Dicky Cheung , Chan Mui Ying ,Angie Cheung ,Kiung Wai, >> Lai Yu Chung , and Muk Chung Ching, and will have a followup series out >> in August 1997." > > It's OK, but, really boring, even though there is a lot of >information contained. I think it may be reasonably faithful to the >original texts. If I can remember correctly the series contains about >30 * 45 minutes episodes, but they don't contain many stories, and >the order is not correct. Maybe in in upcoming sequel, they will >complete the journey? > >bye. > Looks like "Monkey" is better than all the related films and tv shows - but then again, I always knew it would be :) Howell - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 03:12:57 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: [monkey] Monkey Quake Clan! Great news for those of you that play Quake - Ian Walker, who runs the Great Sage Equal of Heaven web site (http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~iw/monkey.html) has developed "The Great Sages Equal of Heaven Quake Clan". Check out this page: http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~iw/quake/ I don't understand all this, but apparently you can download "Monkey skins" from here, and play Quake looking like Monkey! There's several skins to choose from... And, for those of you who don't play Quake, check it out anyway, as there's loads of cool pictures of the Monkey-style Quake characters (check out the SAGES and PHOTOS pages). There's even a cool Monkey animation on the main page... Howell - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 03:32:35 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Episode Summary - "Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven" >> "Another bit I liked was Tathagata Buddha saying to Monkey... "Come >> to the Himalaya's Monkey!" and he turns up and she's sitting there >> HUGE - above the clouds! That is so cool. Of course, she is really >> not meant to be Tahagata,but the Bodhisatsva Kuan Yin..." >> Who is Tathagata Buddha in relation to Buddha? Should I refer to this >> "female Buddha" as "Tathagata Buddha"? > > I think this Tathagata Buddha is "The Buddha". He was the guy who >originally transcended the cycle of rebirth and attained >enlightenment, so they titled him "King of the Universe" or whatever. >However, since then, many have also accomplished the same feat >- Bobhisatsva Kuan Yin (goddess of mercy), being one. BTW, did you >know that Kuan Yin was originally a guy hehe...? But, once you've >reached enlightenment, gender is no longer relevant... > >bye. > Thanks for all that info. I guess I'll refer to her as "Buddha" in my episode summary then. Howell - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 03:35:20 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Episode Summary - "Monkey Goes Wild about Heaven" >Chris says > >>> The Dragon King complains to Heaven about Monkey's threatening >>> behaviour, and a spirit, the Spirit of the Staff, comes down to see >>> Monkey, and invites him to Heaven "to be rewarded". Monkey gets >>> excited and agrees to go with him to Heaven. >> >>I thought it was the spirit of Venus, who has the appearance of a very >>old man. > >It was indeed the spirit of Venus Yeah, I watched that bit of the episode again this morning, and he was called "Spirit of the Planet Venus" - so I'll change that. >>> aspect". Monkey is still fighting, and she calls out >>> "Son-Aware-of-Vacuity listen to me. Come to the Himalayas, Monkey." >> >>I think his it's Acuity (keenness of perception) rather than Vacuity >>(an empty space; the state, fact, or quality of being vacuous; >>something (as an idea) that is vacuous or inane) which could sometimes >>be used to describe Monkey > >No I think it actually is 'son aware of vacuity' - There's a poem about >this at http://www.lafayette.edu/~hahna/home/monkey.html Once again, I checked that, and you're right, it *is* "vacuity". Thanks for the poem, by the way :) Howell - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 12:41:13 +0100 From: Parry Howell - FML Subject: [monkey] Monkey Bloopers Hi... I'm considering creating a Monkey Bloopers page, featuring various funny mishaps, blunders, continuity errors etc. that people have seen in Monkey. I remember a while ago people mentioned: * Monkey's sideburns peeling off so much that they were hanging from his face! * Monkey's headband moving around on his head, even though it's supposed to be *really* tight What do you all think of this idea? Can you think of any other Monkey Bloopers? Howell ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 22:32:32 -0700 From: Tu Chung Subject: [monkey] Monkey's charisma I think that monkey's universal appeal derives from the fact that he oozes charisma.I'm not sure who did monkey's voice in the english adaption cause I'm sure it's not Masakai but I am very curious to what Masakai really sounds like. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 06:08:52 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey's charisma >I think that monkey's universal appeal derives from the fact that he >oozes charisma.I'm not sure who did monkey's voice in the english >adaption cause I'm sure it's not Masakai but I am very curious to >what Masakai really sounds like. Well, a while ago there was a mention of an episode in which Monkey sings in his original Japanese voice, then someone mentioned that it was actually Sandy. Does anyone know for sure which one of them it was? And, if possible, in which episode? Howell - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 16:28:51 +0100 From: Steve Holloway Subject: [monkey] Monkey Videos Are the Monkey series available on video yet? I would die to get hold of a copy. Steve ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 09:26:30 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Videos >Are the Monkey series available on video yet? I would die to get hold of a copy. > >Steve Steve, Unfortunately, the Monkey series isn't yet available on video. Hopefully, if all goes well, it will be released on video in the UK later this year. I don't know of any plans to release it in any other countries. It's being shown on Foxtel in Australia at the moment, if that's any use to you. Where are you based? Howell - --------------------------------------------------------- Get Your *Web-Based* Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com - --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 16:38:02 +0000 From: Gareth James Pidgeon Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Videos Steve Holloway wrote: > > Are the Monkey series available on video yet? I would die to get hold of a copy. > > Steve No they're not as yet. I do have a few poor quality eps recorded from SKY TV in PAL. If you have anything interesting I'd be happy to trade. I am interested in Anime, Hong Kong movies, cult films, 1st 3 seasons of Northern Exposure. - -- Gareth James Pidgeon www.pidgeon.demon.co.uk/cathedra.htm Applied Materials pidgeon_gareth@amat.com gareth@pidgeon.demon.co.uk ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 07:39:13 +1000 (EST) From: Chris Hadgis Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey's charisma According to Howell Parry: > Well, a while ago there was a mention of an episode in which Monkey > sings in his original Japanese voice, then someone mentioned that it > was actually Sandy. > Does anyone know for sure which one of them it was? And, if > possible, in which episode? In 'The Beginning Of Wisdom', Sandy's father sings him a song that his mother used to sing to him when he was a baby. He does this to prove that he is Sandy's father. Now, I can't remember 100% correctly, but I think Sandy also joins in for a verse. ChrisH ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1997 11:58:13 +1000 (EST) From: Chris Hadgis Subject: Re: [monkey] Vacuity vs Acuity According to Clare O'Farrell: > >I think his it's Acuity (keenness of perception) rather than Vacuity > >(an empty space; the state, fact, or quality of being vacuous; > >something (as an idea) that is vacuous or inane) which could sometimes > >be used to describe Monkey > No I think it actually is 'son aware of vacuity' - There's a poem about > this at http://www.lafayette.edu/~hahna/home/monkey.html I accept that Monkey is 'son aware of vacuity'. And thanks for finding the poem Clare. It was great. ChrisH ------------------------------ End of Monkey Digest V1 #31 *************************** ----------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the Monkey Mailing List digest list, send mail to: majordomo@valinor.eldar.org with the following command in the body of your email message: unsubscribe monkey-digest To send a message to the list, send mail to: monkey-digest@valinor.eldar.org If you have any problems or questions, send mail to: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org For lots more information and news about "Monkey", check out the Monkey! web site: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/8153/