The RHLC!

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My idea of Heaven is being able to sleep in whenever you want, and it doesn't get ruined by noise or worries of the day.

Also, that Siddhartha quote, about how Heaven is "everything that he had ever loved in his life, and what had ever been valuable and holy to him in his life." It's not fancy or poetic, but I really think that sums it up. Sort of the law of Karma; for better or worse (hopefully for better), you reap what you sow.

Reminds me of the quote from Richard while making A Celebration of Jim Henson: "A process of grieving for a friend...and also for a way of life that for some of us has been continuous for 20 years. All of a sudden, your life is completely disrupted. We've been spoiled. We were a small group of specialized talent that were needed and worked continuously for a long time. Now the focal point and the driving force is gone...and there is an element of some sort of transition, how you gonna do it?''

It must have been a very difficult time when his health was suffering, and then out of nowhere Jim and potentially the Muppets were gone. A situation where he always felt needed and was really making a difference in the world, and suddenly it's gone (I definitely know how that feels). I'd like to think he was eventually reunited with his Muppets and his purpose again. As one of the letters about Jim said, "I guess they needed Muppets in Heaven."

Oh yeah, "Dixie Wailin" would have been a good choice! Well maybe because it wasn't a well known number, or maybe it was a little too obvious. ::shrugs::

One of my favorite quotes from Welcome Back, Kotter:

Horshak: Mr. Kotter, why do you suppose people gotta die?

Kotter: Arnold, throughout history, the great philosophers, thinkers, they've all wondered about death.

Horshak: Did they ever come up with an answer?

Kotter: Probably...they're all dead!"

Lol

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

I know - the usually cheerful and unflappable Muppet performer was clearly in some mental anguish at that moment. I mean, he's certainly holding it together in public, but think about it - he's just lost several friends, including Jim, and he himself isn't long for this world, and he doesn't know what's going to happen to the Muppets...I think it's a safe bet that Richard had a few tearful moments when he was alone.

But onto more optimistic stuff: "I guess they needed Muppets in heaven..." and they needed Muppet performers in heaven, too. It's like I said once...or twice or thrice...I can imagine Jim and Richard as being guardian angels. And I can really imagine Richard sitting on a cloud, giving a puppet show to a big group of child angels. He'd really love doing that.

 

[ReneeLouvier]

Wow, the holidays have passed us by guys. Glad to see everyone is in high spirits! Also, I'm sorry I've been kinda off the radar for awhile, just a lot of stuff going on, with recupertaing from my accident back in November, losing my job; and all the hubbub going around Christmas time with presents and whatnot.

Robert proposed to me on Christmas Day! I love that man so much, in certain ways he kinda reminds of what I believe Richard was like. Well, that's my update for the start of the New Year, onward and upwards, and sideways and longways guys!

Also, question: I'm thinking of starting another fanfiction. Should I?

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

Hi, Sara, nice to see you back!

By all means, go ahead! I've just started another fanfic myself.

Glad to hear it's working out with you and Robert...but sorry to hear about the job-related stuff. Hope it works out.

 

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Hope everything works out!

Sure, why not? It's good to keep writing, it develops the skills and stimulates the brain! I'm in the process of updating my blog; this particular entry has taken forever because I want it to be just right.

When your writing works, it's an awesome experience, though often a short one, hehe. My main problem is usually making sure I have variety in my sentences and just structuring them the same way each time.

 

[MartyMuppets]

Hi everyone.
I've just had a quick glance over the first 720 posts in this thread.
I am planning to become a regular here in the New Year but first I'll finish looking over how far you've all come without me.
So for now Happy New Year to you and to all of Richard Hunt's characters as well.

 

[MartyMuppets]

1280 posts now.
But I see I still have a looooooong way to go. If there was a fatigue smiley I would insert it here.

 

[MartyMuppets]

Whew. 2200 posts. I've come across posts that I occasionally made. I recall mentioning Sailor Moon in this thread at some point. I'll find it eventually.

Sara I saw your engagement announcement to Stephen post. But I think I recall seeing you say somewhere that Robert proposed to you on Christmas Day. When did your situation change? Or is it explained somewhere in the remainder of the thread?

 

[Fragglemuppet]

Yes, indeed. It is my belief that if anyone knew comes to this site and reads this thread, they'll either love us or hate us! Let me explain... When I first found this site and started lerking in my old college, my favorite thing to do on a Friday night was to order a pizza, sit down with a nice long thread and read. I would often stay up half the night, and a couple of times all night! Naturally, I could not keep restricting this to Friday nights, and thus it became my favorite way to procrastinate.
My personal favorite at that time was the MC Dorms, which, when I look back, doesn't seem like it was long at all compared to what it is now! For some reason though, when I became an actual posting member, reading rully long threads became somewhat less fun. That's why I say when people get to reading this thread for the first time, they'll either love or hate us! lol

Sarah, congradulations on your engagement!
Sorry about your job, hope things work out for you in that department.
Yes, it would be fun to see what you would come up with for another story! Yet, I should say, it might not be good to start a new one, unless you have a high level of confidence that:
A. You can finish it.
B. You have time to work on it.
C. You have at least a somewhat developed idea. (This may sound strange, but I imagine it would be fairly easy to just start a story for the sake of starting one, without any direction. I've had to stop myself from doing the same!)
Good luck with everything!

 

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Oh yeah, trying to find anything in this thread can be a very daunting experience, lol! Still, there's always something interesting to read while you wait!

When I look back at the first few pages, I can't believe how much of a lurker I was, lol.

FraggleMuppet, now I'm in the mood for Pizza! That's interesting about how your posting progressed over time.