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Convincing John
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Hey everyone,
This is something I've been thinking about for a while, and if need be, one of the mods can move this thread if it doesn't belong in this category.
Some of our long time members will recall that here at Muppet Central, we used to ring bells on Dec. 21 at a certain time, to celebrate friendship on MC, our fandom and admiration of Jim. It was (of course) inspired by "The Bells of Fraggle Rock".
The beauty of this tradition was, no matter what your religion or customs, we're all Muppet fans and we were all invited to celebrate. For at least a minute, it gave the fan community a sense of connection...Muppet fans all over ringing bells "All together, all at the same time."
I would like to propose we bring back the bells. Out of tradition, I always ring a bell on Dec. 21 at 9:00PM. If I can time it right, I usually do it while watching "The Bells of Fraggle Rock" with the bell ringing, naturally, done the same time as the Fraggles at the end of the special.
Over the past few years, I have told others in my family and friends (some who live far away) about this tradition started with MC. Without fail, we all ring our bells at the same time each year. They all have copies of the episode and if they can, watch and ring at the same time.
I realize that the original bell ringing was done via chat (in the old Delphi days), but even though we don't have the chat anymore, I thought we could still celebrate the tradition nonetheless. Muppet fans can ring bells all together, for just one minute, to celebrate Muppety goodness, friendships and a sense of togetherness. If nothing else, ring the bell for Jim and think about all the good things he worked on and stood for and how the Muppets influenced you.
In the old Delphi days, there were all kinds of bells in the chat: regular hand bells (like the Fraggles had), cowbells, someone rang their doorbell if I remember and someone else left their car door open, letting it chime.
Over the past few years, there have (unfortunately) been a lot of arguments at MC, people leaving, tension between fans, etc. it's sad, really.
There have been a lot of times fans simultaneously waited in ancicipation for something, experienced it together, then emotions rise, complaints come in droves and the arguments follow. I won't name names or instances, but it's happened a lot.
For once, I would like to see the fan community, MCers, TPers, Muppet Mindset, all kinds of fans, experience something together that's fun, easy to do and probably won't cost you a dime (all you need is something that rings like a bell).
I know this is posted way early, but I wanted everyone to have time to think about it (or if need be, plenty of time to find a bell).
With no chat room, we may not be able to hear each other's bells, but that's OK. As a wise composer once put it "don't worry if it's not good enough for anyone else to hear." You'll hear your bell, and if you so choose, you can believe Jim will hear it, too.
Anyone for bringing back the bells?
Convincing John
This is something I've been thinking about for a while, and if need be, one of the mods can move this thread if it doesn't belong in this category.
Some of our long time members will recall that here at Muppet Central, we used to ring bells on Dec. 21 at a certain time, to celebrate friendship on MC, our fandom and admiration of Jim. It was (of course) inspired by "The Bells of Fraggle Rock".
The beauty of this tradition was, no matter what your religion or customs, we're all Muppet fans and we were all invited to celebrate. For at least a minute, it gave the fan community a sense of connection...Muppet fans all over ringing bells "All together, all at the same time."
I would like to propose we bring back the bells. Out of tradition, I always ring a bell on Dec. 21 at 9:00PM. If I can time it right, I usually do it while watching "The Bells of Fraggle Rock" with the bell ringing, naturally, done the same time as the Fraggles at the end of the special.
Over the past few years, I have told others in my family and friends (some who live far away) about this tradition started with MC. Without fail, we all ring our bells at the same time each year. They all have copies of the episode and if they can, watch and ring at the same time.
I realize that the original bell ringing was done via chat (in the old Delphi days), but even though we don't have the chat anymore, I thought we could still celebrate the tradition nonetheless. Muppet fans can ring bells all together, for just one minute, to celebrate Muppety goodness, friendships and a sense of togetherness. If nothing else, ring the bell for Jim and think about all the good things he worked on and stood for and how the Muppets influenced you.
In the old Delphi days, there were all kinds of bells in the chat: regular hand bells (like the Fraggles had), cowbells, someone rang their doorbell if I remember and someone else left their car door open, letting it chime.
Over the past few years, there have (unfortunately) been a lot of arguments at MC, people leaving, tension between fans, etc. it's sad, really.
There have been a lot of times fans simultaneously waited in ancicipation for something, experienced it together, then emotions rise, complaints come in droves and the arguments follow. I won't name names or instances, but it's happened a lot.
For once, I would like to see the fan community, MCers, TPers, Muppet Mindset, all kinds of fans, experience something together that's fun, easy to do and probably won't cost you a dime (all you need is something that rings like a bell).
I know this is posted way early, but I wanted everyone to have time to think about it (or if need be, plenty of time to find a bell).
With no chat room, we may not be able to hear each other's bells, but that's OK. As a wise composer once put it "don't worry if it's not good enough for anyone else to hear." You'll hear your bell, and if you so choose, you can believe Jim will hear it, too.
Anyone for bringing back the bells?
Convincing John
Keys jingle too if you have absolutely nothing else. Everyone has keys or some loose change.
I'll only have to shake my head.)