From: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org (Monkey Digest) To: monkey-digest@valinor.eldar.org Subject: Monkey Digest V1 #70 Reply-To: monkey@valinor.eldar.org Sender: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org Errors-To: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org Precedence: bulk Monkey Digest Friday, July 25 1997 Volume 01 : Number 070 In this issue: Re: [monkey] Staff, other weapons, and bananas [monkey] MONKEY PRODUCTION VALUES Re: [monkey] http://barnsleyweb.barnsley.ac.uk/users/markt/monkeymagic.wav [monkey] More Monkey information from Japan... [monkey] Holy and Bright RE: [monkey] Holy and Bright Re: [monkey] Staff, other weapons, and bananas Re: [monkey] Holy and Bright RE: [monkey] Holy and Bright Re: [monkey] Holy and Bright [monkey] Pilgrimage to Japan... [monkey] Meeting Masaaki Sakai Re: [monkey] Pilgrimage to Japan... Re: [monkey] Meeting Masaaki Sakai Re: [monkey] Pilgrimage to Japan... Re: [monkey] Meeting Masaaki Sakai [monkey] Did they make it? [monkey] Re: Pilgrimage to Japan Re: [monkey] Re: Pilgrimage to Japan RE: [monkey] Pilgrimage to Japan... RE: [monkey] Did they make it? Re: [monkey] Did they make it? RE: [monkey] Pilgrimage to Japan... [none] [monkey] Monkey Guy Re: [monkey] Monkey Guy Re: [monkey] MONKEY PRODUCTION VALUES Re: [monkey] Re: Pilgrimage to Japan Re: [monkey] Did they make it? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 15:15:16 +0800 From: "Robert Vong" Subject: Re: [monkey] Staff, other weapons, and bananas > Temporary diversion here - One fighter I really admire is Jet Lee who is in > _Once upon a time in China_. He is truly outstanding. There is a brilliant > scene where he beats up a sizable crowd with an umbrella! Speaking of Jet Lee & stick fights... have you seen Once upon a time in China 2 - the one with the white lotus sect? The stick fighting scenes in that were so so gorgeous I nearly got a nosebleed. That is my most favourite movie of all time. If monkey could fight half as good as that, they would have completed the jouney much sooner ;) bye. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 06:07:50 -0400 From: greg Subject: [monkey] MONKEY PRODUCTION VALUES Hi, Loved the comments about Monkey, you are absolutely right. However, the bad special effects only add to the unique humour of the show and the "cheesy" feel that gives it it`s appeal. I LOVE TO FIGHHHTT!!!!!!!!!! Greg! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 20:28:47 -0700 From: Tu Chung Subject: Re: [monkey] http://barnsleyweb.barnsley.ac.uk/users/markt/monkeymagic.wav Howell Parry wrote: > > >This fiule is in fact a direct copy of the TruSpeech version of the > >Theme from my page. In fact most things Monkey related have been > >'borrowed' from other pages likewise. Oh well, c'est la vie! > > Ooh! I thought I'd found another 'recording' of the tune.... > > While mentioning the Monkey Magic theme tune, I'll mention here that a > composer friend of mine is currently working on a MIDI version of the > Monkey Magic theme tune! I'll let you all know when it's finished. > > Howell > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Wow,the Monkey MIDI,I'm counting down the days. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 03:55:47 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: [monkey] More Monkey information from Japan... I've just had another email from my Japanese contact... Check out these web sites for lots more photos of Masako Natsume, the beautiful actress who played Tripitaka: http://www.samurai.co.jp/mn_main140.html http://www.apollon.co.jp/eduvcd2/KCRV-1001.html http://www.poca2.co.jp/ippin/natume/index.html http://www.crisscross.com/users/kyohno/natsume.htm There's a band in Japan called Sprinter; it consists of 2 Englishmen who went to Japan at around 1977. In Japan, they've released a single featuring their cover version of Gandhara. About the "Monkey" story (Journey to the West), he says: "In japan,Monkey's base story "SONGOKUU" is everyone kown. There are many TV show and book and movie...about SONGOKUU." These are all the Godiego LPs and singles that were released in the UK: EP"The Water Margin" 1977.9.16 SATRIL? LP"The Water Margin" 1978.3.3 SATRIL SATL4009 LP"suite:GENESISS" 1978 ??? LP"DEAD END" 1978 ??? LP"MAGIC MONKEY" 1978 ??? LP "Monkey" 1980 BBC EP"Monkey Magic" 1980 BBC EP"GANDHARA" 1980? BBC LP"LONDON CEREBRATION" 1980 SATRIL 4212 I asked him why the 2nd season of Monkey had only 13 episodes; I suggested that perhaps it was due to Masako's ill health. He replied: "No,Masako was in good health those days. She was in poor health about 12 years ago. Monkey take a picture in chaina. I think very costly for this drama...." Also, and I find this amazing, he's sent me MIDI files of Monkey Magic and Gandhara!!! Download them (zipped) from here: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/8153/monkeymagicmid.zip http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/8153/gandharamid.zip Enjoy! Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 04:17:59 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: [monkey] Holy and Bright Hello everyone... Just a quick question, the Holy & Bright song which was used as the ending song to the final season (2nd/3rd/whatever) of Monkey.... Was it sung in English or Japanese? Thanks, Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 12:45:02 +0100 From: wu0dbr@intdev.sunderland.ac.uk (BRADMAN Dawn) Subject: RE: [monkey] Holy and Bright I believe it was sung in both english and japanese. It was mainly the english version that was used as the soundtrack though Dawn ---------- From: monkey[SMTP:monkey@valinor.eldar.org] Sent: 24 July 1997 12:35 To: monkey Subject: [monkey] Holy and Bright Hello everyone... Just a quick question, the Holy & Bright song which was used as the ending song to the final season (2nd/3rd/whatever) of Monkey.... Was it sung in English or Japanese? Thanks, Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------ Message Header Follows ------ Received: from valinor.eldar.org by missgate.sunderland.ac.uk (PostalUnion/SMTP(tm) v2.1.9f for Windows NT(tm)) id AA-1997Jul24.122544.1814.595210; Thu, 24 Jul 1997 12:25:45 +0100 Received: (from major@localhost) by valinor.eldar.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id HAA26959 for monkey-outgoing; Thu, 24 Jul 1997 07:18:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from f26.hotmail.com (F26.hotmail.com [207.82.250.37]) by valinor.eldar.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA26948 for ; Thu, 24 Jul 1997 07:18:34 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from root@localhost) by f26.hotmail.com (8.8.3/8.8.3) id EAA26787; Thu, 24 Jul 1997 04:17:59 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199707241117.EAA26787@f26.hotmail.com> Received: from 194.130.60.5 by www.hotmail.com with HTTP; Thu, 24 Jul 1997 04:17:59 PDT X-Originating-IP: [194.130.60.5] From: "Howell Parry" To: monkey@valinor.eldar.org Subject: [monkey] Holy and Bright Content-Type: text/plain Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 04:17:59 PDT Sender: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: monkey@valinor.eldar.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 12:41:07 +0100 From: L.Stevens@cableinet.co.uk Subject: Re: [monkey] Staff, other weapons, and bananas Jackie Chan in Operation Condor did a stick thing louis. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 22:01:05 +1000 (EST) From: Nick McCarthy Subject: Re: [monkey] Holy and Bright At 04:17 AM 7/24/97 PDT, Howell wrote: Hello everyone... Just a quick question, the Holy & Bright song which was used as the ending song to the final season (2nd/3rd/whatever) of Monkey.... Was it sung in English or Japanese? It was sung in English. I don't think they alternated between Japanese and English versions of "Holy and Bright", like they did with "Gandhara". Incidentally, I reckon "Gandhara" is better. It's more mysterious and emotive than "Holy and Bright", which is a little too jolly by comparison IMHO. Nick. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 05:07:58 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: RE: [monkey] Holy and Bright Thanks for that. By the way, this Japanese guy also just told me that Holy and Bright is available on this Godiego greatest hits CD (available in Japan): "GODIEGO GREAT BEST Vol.2" NIPPON COLUMBIA COCA-12375 (or COCA-11602) It features the songs (all in English): 1.EVERY CHILD HAS A BEAUTIFUL NAME 2.HAPPINESS 3.GANDHARA 4.THE GALAXY EXPRESS 999 5.HOLY AND BRIGHT 6.RETURN TO AFRICA 7.PORTOPIA 8.NAMASTE 9.THREE YEARS OF LOVE 10.AFTER THE RAIN 11.DOKI DOKI SUMMER GIRL 12.COMING TOGETHER IN KATHMANDO 13.A GOOD DAY 14.MAGIC CAPSULE(Live) 15.SALAD GIRL 16.MONKEY MAGIC I've just ordered myself a copy of this CD, from the online Japanese CD store, Comfort: http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/ohkura/ENGLISH/main.html Howell >I believe it was sung in both english and japanese. It was mainly the >english version that was used as the soundtrack though > >Dawn > > ---------- >From: monkey[SMTP:monkey@valinor.eldar.org] >Sent: 24 July 1997 12:35 >To: monkey >Subject: [monkey] Holy and Bright > >Hello everyone... > >Just a quick question, the Holy & Bright song which was used as the >ending song to the final season (2nd/3rd/whatever) of Monkey.... > >Was it sung in English or Japanese? > >Thanks, > >Howell > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 05:16:00 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Holy and Bright >At 04:17 AM 7/24/97 PDT, Howell wrote: > >Hello everyone... > >Just a quick question, the Holy & Bright song which was used as the >ending song to the final season (2nd/3rd/whatever) of Monkey.... > > >Was it sung in English or Japanese? > > >It was sung in English. I don't think they alternated between Japanese and >English versions of "Holy and Bright", like they did with "Gandhara". >Incidentally, I reckon "Gandhara" is better. It's more mysterious and >emotive than "Holy and Bright", which is a little too jolly by comparison IMHO. I don't remember much about "Holy and Bright", since it's been 17 years since I last heard it. I remember there was a discussion on the list a while ago, and some people compared it to a typical Eurovision song contest entry (cheesy pop), which was quite funny! Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 05:21:05 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: [monkey] Pilgrimage to Japan... The more I think about Monkey, Godiego etc., the more I realise that I *really* want to go to visit Japan. I'm considering going there next year; it sounds like a fascinating country. If possible, I'd like to go and see the ex-lead singer of Godiego in concert (he'll sing "Monkey Magic", "Gandhara" etc.), and maybe, just maybe meet Mr Monkey himself, Masaaki Sakai. Since he still appears on TV for NTV (which is based in Tokyo?), I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult to meet up with him; and get some photos taken with him. Wouldn't that be completely awesome!!! Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 05:26:49 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: [monkey] Meeting Masaaki Sakai In fact, I've just remembered; when Monkey was 1st shown on UK TV, I was 7 years old, and completely addicted to it. I was so addicted in fact, that I wrote in to the TV show Jim'll Fix It, asking if Jim could fix it for me to meet Monkey! Alas, I never got a reply :( But I still want to meet him! Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 22:37:59 +1000 (EST) From: Nick McCarthy Subject: Re: [monkey] Pilgrimage to Japan... At 05:21 AM 7/24/97 PDT, Howell wrote: The more I think about Monkey, Godiego etc., the more I realise that I *really* want to go to visit Japan. I'm considering going there next year; it sounds like a fascinating country. If possible, I'd like to go and see the ex-lead singer of Godiego in concert (he'll sing "Monkey Magic", "Gandhara" etc.), and maybe, just maybe meet Mr Monkey himself, Masaaki Sakai. Since he still appears on TV for NTV (which is based in Tokyo?), I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult to meet up with him; and get some photos taken with him. Wouldn't that be completely awesome!!! That would be totally cool!! I don't think anyone from Australia or the UK would've met Masaaki Sakai in person, so you'd certainly have something to boast about! I wonder if he speaks any English at all? If not, you might need a translator to let him know how much of a legend he is! You could also tell him about the mailing list and the growing popularity of Monkey on the net. He probably isn't fully aware of the longtime appeal of the program outside Asia. Having watched several Monkey eps recently, I've realized that Masaaki has great comic timing and he really is a fun and quirky actor to watch. Even though we don't get to hear his real voice, his facial expressions often say everything. If you get some pics with him, you'll just have to pop em' up on your site!! Nick. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 22:49:40 +1000 (EST) From: Nick McCarthy Subject: Re: [monkey] Meeting Masaaki Sakai At 05:26 AM 7/24/97 PDT, Howell wrote: In fact, I've just remembered; when Monkey was 1st shown on UK TV, I was 7 years old, and completely addicted to it. So, you were 7 eh? I was 4 years old when I first saw it in 1981 on ABC TV. It was the best thing in the life of a 4 year old I can tell you! I was so taken in by it- it was all so real to me. I didn't notice any of the dodgy effects or the dubbing, I just believed in it wholeheartedly and I longed for a pink cloud and wishing staff! I also bashed up my sister and leaped off furniture doing flying kicks after watching each episode :) I was so addicted in fact, that I wrote in to the TV show Jim'll Fix It, asking if Jim could fix it for me to meet Monkey! Alas, I never got a reply :( But I still want to meet him! Well, I certainly hope you do. It would be great hearing what he was like. The experience of seeing Japan would be cool too. I'd like to travel around Asia one day; some of the scenery captured in Monkey looks beautiful. Actually, some of the second opening montage was shot on the Great Wall of China. That'd be an ace landmark to see as well, Nick. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 05:57:21 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Pilgrimage to Japan... >At 05:21 AM 7/24/97 PDT, Howell wrote: > >The more I think about Monkey, Godiego etc., the more I realise that I >*really* want to go to visit Japan. I'm considering going there next >year; it sounds like a fascinating country. > >If possible, I'd like to go and see the ex-lead singer of Godiego in >concert (he'll sing "Monkey Magic", "Gandhara" etc.), and maybe, just >maybe meet Mr Monkey himself, Masaaki Sakai. Since he still appears on >TV for NTV (which is based in Tokyo?), I imagine it wouldn't be too >difficult to meet up with him; and get some photos taken with him. > >Wouldn't that be completely awesome!!! > > > >That would be totally cool!! I don't think anyone from Australia or the UK >would've met Masaaki Sakai in person, so you'd certainly have something to >boast about! > >I wonder if he speaks any English at all? If not, you might need a >translator to let him know how much of a legend he is! You could also tell >him about the mailing list and the growing popularity of Monkey on the net. >He probably isn't fully aware of the longtime appeal of the program outside >Asia. > >Having watched several Monkey eps recently, I've realized that Masaaki has >great comic timing and he really is a fun and quirky actor to watch. Even >though we don't get to hear his real voice, his facial expressions often say >everything. > >If you get some pics with him, you'll just have to pop em' up on your site!! I'll assume he doesn't speak English, and I'd take someone with me who speaks Japanese, definitely, and I would certainly tell him about all his fans around the world! I imagine it'd be freaky for him, finding out that people halfway round the world are still raving about a TV show he did nearly 20 years ago! It's funny - I told my Japanese friend about the popularity of Monkey in the UK, after all these years....: ">>Monkey is still very popular in the UK, even though it's not been >>shown for a long time. Everyone I know loves Monkey! >I'm surprised!" In Japan, since Monkey is now quite old (nearly 20 years!), there aren't any Japanese web sites dedicated to the show (I asked my Japanese friend to look for me). I'm sure I heard somewhere that Masaaki was a comedian before he did Monkey, and it seems he's used his comic talents (his timing, expressions etc.) extensively in Japan, and is still very well-known for his comedy now. Don't worry; if I get my photo taken with him, I'm going to show everyone!!! (On my web site? absolutely! I'd probably create a new "Howell meets Masaaki" web site!) Woah! Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 06:08:49 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Meeting Masaaki Sakai >At 05:26 AM 7/24/97 PDT, Howell wrote: > >In fact, I've just remembered; when Monkey was 1st shown on UK TV, I was >7 years old, and completely addicted to it. > > >So, you were 7 eh? I was 4 years old when I first saw it in 1981 on ABC TV. >It was the best thing in the life of a 4 year old I can tell you! I was so >taken in by it- it was all so real to me. I didn't notice any of the dodgy >effects or the dubbing, I just believed in it wholeheartedly and I longed >for a pink cloud and wishing staff! I also bashed up my sister and leaped >off furniture doing flying kicks after watching each episode :) Me too! It was all so real! I never noticed any of the surreal voiceovers, and didn't remember any of the storylines. All I remembered were the 4 cool characters Monkey, Pigsy, Sandy and Tripitaka, their fights with demons, Monkey's staff & cloud, Monkey's fights with Pigsy, and Pigsy getting his pig features when he was lustful or greedy. What more can you ask for in a show? It was, and is, the ultimate! We always played Monkey at school, and I always felt sorry for whoever played Pigsy; as "Monkey" would chase after him, spinning a stick, and hitting him on the head, shouting "You stupid piiiiiiiiig!" Friday evenings were never the same again when Monkey finished :( >I was so addicted in fact, that I wrote in to the TV show Jim'll Fix It, >asking if Jim could fix it for me to meet Monkey! > >Alas, I never got a reply :( > >But I still want to meet him! > > >Well, I certainly hope you do. It would be great hearing what he was like. I imagine he'd be quite a funny guy, if I could understand him :) >The experience of seeing Japan would be cool too. I'd like to travel around >Asia one day; some of the scenery captured in Monkey looks beautiful. >Actually, some of the second opening montage was shot on the Great Wall of >China. That'd be an ace landmark to see as well, To me, China and Japan seem like another world. The scenery, culture, food etc. is all so different to what I'm accustomed to. All in all, it'd be an amazing experience! Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 23:29:12 +1000 From: "Lisa Martin" Subject: [monkey] Did they make it? Hi Everyone, I have just joined the mailing list and live in Australia. I'm not a die-hard Monkey fan but it was my favourite show when I was a kid. For some reason I was thinking of it recently and decided to look it up. As I haven't seen Monkey for years I was wondering, did they ever actually get to India? (I vaguely remember an episode where Buddha tricked them into thinking they had but...) Thanks, Lisa ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 23:35:27 +1000 From: "Lisa Martin" Subject: [monkey] Re: Pilgrimage to Japan Howell, You really should try to get to Japan- I lived there for a year and it is a fantastic place. I was constantly rapt by the fact that I would recognise Monkey cast members on TV shows there. Many people I asked about Monkey were really surprised i had ever heard of it. Start saving- a visit to Japan would be well worth it. Lisa ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 06:58:23 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Re: Pilgrimage to Japan >Howell, > >You really should try to get to Japan- I lived there for a year and it is a >fantastic place. > > I was constantly rapt by the fact that I would recognise Monkey cast >members on TV shows there. Many people I asked about Monkey were really >surprised i had ever heard of it. > >Start saving- a visit to Japan would be well worth it. > >Lisa You lived there! A friend of mine actually lives there; she loves it there too. I've heard it's a very expensive country - any tips on how I can keep my costs down in Japan? Is it mainly accommodation that's expensive? I've heard that Japanese people can be really friendly; a guy I used to work with went out on business, and on his last day there, a guy he was working with out there organised a banquet in his honour - with outdoor marquees etc., which I find pretty bizarre! What did you like the most about Japan? Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 15:04:56 +0100 From: wu0dbr@intdev.sunderland.ac.uk (BRADMAN Dawn) Subject: RE: [monkey] Pilgrimage to Japan... >Howell wrote "I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult to meet up with him; and get some photos taken with >him" I should image it would be quite difficult to meet up with Masaaki Sakai. He is one of the biggest stars in Japan (starring in two daytime shows) and should think you would not be able to get near him. In Japan. TV stars are just as big as Film stars. Which is a shame. I would very much like to get a signed photo of him. One problem though. I cannot obtain any photographs from anywhere. Does anyone know where I could purchase/obtain photographs of Masaaki Sakai as Monkey. I have tries the BFI but they only have photos of some of the cast of the Water Margin (not even the star I wanted either which was Teruhiko Aoi) dawn.bradman@sunderland.ac.uk ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 15:11:39 +0100 From: wu0dbr@intdev.sunderland.ac.uk (BRADMAN Dawn) Subject: RE: [monkey] Did they make it? No they never made it in the series ---------- From: monkey[SMTP:monkey@valinor.eldar.org] Sent: 24 July 1997 15:04 To: monkey Subject: [monkey] Did they make it? Hi Everyone, I have just joined the mailing list and live in Australia. I'm not a die-hard Monkey fan but it was my favourite show when I was a kid. For some reason I was thinking of it recently and decided to look it up. As I haven't seen Monkey for years I was wondering, did they ever actually get to India? (I vaguely remember an episode where Buddha tricked them into thinking they had but...) Thanks, Lisa ------ Message Header Follows ------ Received: from valinor.eldar.org by missgate.sunderland.ac.uk (PostalUnion/SMTP(tm) v2.1.9f for Windows NT(tm)) id AA-1997Jul24.145700.1814.595605; Thu, 24 Jul 1997 14:57:02 +0100 Received: (from major@localhost) by valinor.eldar.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id JAA27679 for monkey-outgoing; Thu, 24 Jul 1997 09:41:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from minopher.net.au (dragon.minopher.net.au [203.33.223.2]) by valinor.eldar.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id JAA27668 for ; Thu, 24 Jul 1997 09:40:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from default (203.33.223.150) by minopher.net.au with ESMTP (Eudora Internet Mail Server 1.1.2); Thu, 24 Jul 1997 23:42:29 +1000 From: "Lisa Martin" To: Subject: [monkey] Did they make it? Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 23:29:12 +1000 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <1342334747-1769292@minopher.net.au> Sender: owner-monkey@valinor.eldar.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: monkey@valinor.eldar.org ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 07:22:32 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Did they make it? >As I haven't seen Monkey for years I was wondering, did they ever actually >get to India? (I vaguely remember an episode where Buddha tricked them into >thinking they had but...) I don't remember this either, as it's been years since I last saw the whole series... This question was asked a while ago, and I think the answer was no. At the end of season 2 (The End of the Way), some demons (?) tricked them ... This is how it's described on my Monkey Memories page (this was sent to the mailing list around 2 months ago) >Some monsters present the scriptures to Tripitaka and then tell them >they can fly home. The scriptures are lifted from the box and are >discovered to be fake. The mirage of Buddha in >heaven disappears to reveal the demons that were behind the whole >thing. Buddha gives Monkey a ride on his hand and shows him how far >they really are from reaching the end of their >pilgrimage - if I remember correctly, they weren't even halfway! It seems that the series finished rather abruptly, with an episode called "At the Top of the Mountain"; you'll find a summary of this episode (written by list member Nick McCarthy) on this web page: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/8153/summaries_s3e13.html They didn't actually get to India; here's what some people said in response to this question when it was asked previously: >No, unfortunately they never made it. I can't remember what happens >in the last episode though. But, presumably that's the whole point. >If they'd made it, wouldn't it mean that evil would have been >completely banished from the Earth? >I thought the whole idea of the series is that they do =not= get to >India to show that all life is a journey. Or something like that. >Probably, I reckon that would've been Tripitaka's philosophy >(Monkey's would've been to fly, Sandy's to swim and Pigsy's to have >sex with as many chicks as possible :)), Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 07:31:50 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: RE: [monkey] Pilgrimage to Japan... >>Howell wrote "I imagine it wouldn't be too difficult to meet up with >him; and get some photos taken with >him" > >I should image it would be quite difficult to meet up with Masaaki Sakai. >He is one of the biggest stars in Japan (starring in two daytime shows) >and should think you would not be able to get near him. In Japan. TV >stars are just as big as Film stars. Which is a shame. Really? :( I'll give it a try anyway - even film stars can be approached if you're lucky. >I would very much >like to get a signed photo of him. One problem though. I cannot obtain >any photographs from anywhere. > >Does anyone know where I could purchase/obtain photographs of Masaaki >Sakai as Monkey. I have tries the BFI but they only have photos of some >of the cast of the Water Margin (not even the star I wanted either which >was Teruhiko Aoi) The only place I can think of that would have these photos is NTV, who made Monkey. But they never respond to any mail sent to them. There must be somewhere in Japan where you could get photos from. Surely, there's been books about the show in Japan? I'm just guessing... When I spoke to those UK video distributors recently, they told me that when (if?) they eventually release Monkey on video, the only merchandise they'll do to coincide with the release would be some t-shirts. Why don't you try contacting these distributors? Since they are constantly in touch with NTV, maybe they could help you get some photos??? Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 07:47:36 -0700 From: Monkey God Subject: [none] >From: L.Stevens@cableinet.co.uk >Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey film "Saiyuki" (1960) > >In the early 90's HK comedian made a Chinese Odessey trilogay >I hvent seen it but Chow sing Chi took the role of Monkey It's not that good... ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 19:38:43 +0100 From: L.Stevens@cableinet.co.uk Subject: [monkey] Monkey Guy When we had satillite my Dad used to watch the Japanese channel all the thime and one day he was watching this variety show, and he pointed out the presenter to me and he said Louis guess who that is and I said I dunno, he told me that was Monkey, I was like "whoa!" he really looks nothing like he does in the series louis. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 12:57:53 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] Monkey Guy >When we had satillite my Dad used to watch the Japanese channel all the >thime and one day he was watching this variety show, and he pointed out >the presenter to me and he said Louis guess who that is and I said I >dunno, he told me that was Monkey, I was like "whoa!" > >he really looks nothing like he does in the series > >louis. I didn't know you could get a Japanese channel on satellite tv in the UK! I've yet to see a TV show other than Monkey that features Masaaki Sakai. To see some pics of him, in non-Monkey form, check out the following pages: * Semprini's Monkey page (features a pic of him with Kevin Costner!?!): http://freeweb.redcat.org.uk/~semprini/c_monkey.htm * Matt Sephton's Monkey / Nowadays page - features links to 2 pages dedicated to some of his current shows (I'm not sure if he's on these pictures - if he is, I don't recognise him): http://www.csc.liv.ac.uk/~u5ms/monkey/now.htm Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 15:03:26 PDT From: "Howell Parry" Subject: Re: [monkey] MONKEY PRODUCTION VALUES >Whilst Monkey is not exactly a special effects extravaganza, I believe it is >certainly superior production wise, to other shows like Doctor Who and >Blakes 7. However, that wouldn't be hard :) I agree completely! >Later on I might send a message about all the bad effects I've spotted in >Monkey. I think they outweigh the good ones somehow :) Please do :) Howell ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 10:26:31 +1000 From: "Lisa Martin" Subject: Re: [monkey] Re: Pilgrimage to Japan > You lived there! A friend of mine actually lives there; she loves it > there too. > > I've heard it's a very expensive country - any tips on how I can keep my > costs down in Japan? Is it mainly accommodation that's expensive? > > I've heard that Japanese people can be really friendly; a guy I used to > work with went out on business, and on his last day there, a guy he was > working with out there organised a banquet in his honour - with outdoor > marquees etc., which I find pretty bizarre! > > What did you like the most about Japan? > > Howell > > ______________________________________________________ Japan can be pretty expensive- mostly accommodation and food. I was lucky because I lived with a family so my costs were considerably lessened. There are ways to keep expenses down though. I guess it depends on whether you want to stay in one place, travel around, how long you're staying etc. But general rules are pretty much international- stay in youth hostels, ryokans or minshukus, shop at markets and eat local food, get a rail pass (the transort system in Japan is excellent), stuff like that. When you decide exactly what you want to do, I'd probably have some more specific suggestions. The people in Japan are incredibly helpful and friendly. An example; the first time I was there was for 2 weeks. On my last afternoon I was shoppng for a baseball cap of 2 particular teams but couldn't find them. I stopped a woman to ask if she knew where a sports store was, explaining what I wanted. Next thing I know she's taking me to department stores and shops all over Tokyo helping me look! After about an hour I explained that I really had to go back to my hotel, get my stuff and get to the airport. Anyway, back in Australia a couple of weeks later I received a parcel with- you guessed it- the 2 baseball caps sent by this woman! She had found them, gone to my hotel and got my address and sent them over. I couldn't believe it. Just one example (though an extreme one!) of the kindness I experienced there. So it's hard to say what I liked most- the people, the culture, everything. Hope you get a chance to go there. Lisa :) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 15:59:45 +1000 (EST) From: Robert Walter Subject: Re: [monkey] Did they make it? > > As I haven't seen Monkey for years I was wondering, did they ever actually > get to India? (I vaguely remember an episode where Buddha tricked them into > thinking they had but...) One of my favourite things about Monkey when I was young was the fact that you were never sure whether they made it. This left room for me to pretend that I was monkey, and that I was going the rest of the way. if the series had a logical conclusion this would have been harder. Maybe it is an endless quest anyway. A goegraphical representation of the journey to spiritual understanding???? I laughed until I vomitted... then I cried until I ate it again. ------------------------------ End of Monkey Digest V1 #70 *************************** ----------------------------------------- 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/