From: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org (chakram-refugees-digest) To: chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Subject: chakram-refugees-digest V7 #9 Reply-To: chakram-refugees@smoe.org Sender: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-chakram-refugees-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk chakram-refugees-digest Sunday, January 21 2007 Volume 07 : Number 009 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: [chakram-refugees] 'Twas The Night Before Xena Day..... ["Janice Stew] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:23:17 -0600 From: "Janice Stewart" Subject: Re: [chakram-refugees] 'Twas The Night Before Xena Day..... Is it just me or does anyone else see shades of "A Solstice Carol" in 'Twas the Night Before Xena Day? XWPacolyte Cupid and Psyche... Antony and Cleopatra... Xena and Gabrielle. - ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 11:16:45 -0800 > From: Michelle Chapman-Thurber > Subject: [chakram-refugees] 'Twas The Night Before Xena Day..... > > At 10:38 AM 1/17/2007, you wrote: >>MICHELLE SAID: >> >>Well, I'm just glad I'm not the only one who still has all those old >>emails saved in a folder for nostalgia's sake. I think the earliest >>one I have in there is from Sept. 3, 1996...a poem from Mythcelany >>entitled "The Night Before Xena Day". >> >>michelle, would you mind posting it? >> >>lilli > > Sure Lilli :) Here it is: > > If I remember correctly, Xena Day was set on Sept. 4th, as that was > the Monday of the first week Xena started airing in 1995. > > - - Michelle > > >>Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 01:29:49 -0500 >>Reply-To: chakram@adler.kellogg.nwu.edu >>Originator: chakram@adler.kellogg.nwu.edu >>Sender: chakram@adler.kellogg.nwu.edu >>From: Mythcelany@aol.com >>To: Multiple recipients of list >>Subject: 'Twas The Night Before Xena Day.....(long) >>X-Comment: The Xena: Warrior Princess fan list >> >>O.K. guys..... Here's a little "Xena Day eve" item for ya.... ;) >> >> >>'Twas the Night Before Xena Day >> >>'Twas the night before Xena Day and all through our house, >>not a creature was stirring, except Sal (our pet mouse). >>Fish on a rope were hung in Saran wrap with care, >>chakram cookies lay cooling in "styrostone" oven ware. >>The kids were all nestled,snug in their beds, >>10" Xena dollies laid out by their heads. >>And mom in her leather and I in my vest, >>had just settled down for a peaceful nights rest. >>When out in the field there arose such a sound, >>I turned my head (whoosh!), sprang up from my bed, did a flip in the air >>and >>landed at the window with a bound! >>When what to my wondering eyes should appear, >>but an army of "nay-sayers"-I drew back in fear! >>People ,all ages -a hundred or more, >>(actually just fifteen extras-you know the score! ), >>They filled up my yard-every cranny and nook, >>raised their loud talking things and with that oft -seen look, >>proceeded to wryly voice their collective disfavor >>of my family's hardcore nutball behavior! >>I started to shake -I took a step back, >>tripped over my war staff - and let out an AAACK!!!! >>"So that's where it was." my wife said,full of pep, >>"We haven't seen that since the Amazon ep.!" >>I paused for a moment and took a deep breath, >>What would Xena do here? Why she'd fight to the death! >>"TAKE THE CYNICS!!!" I screamed as I ran through the hall, >>My family "gods love em" - they answered my call! >>We grabbed our nerfswords, and our wet cloths to fling, >>we picked up our whammo round killing things. >>Through the front door we stormed with our best Xena yells, >>yiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyi!!!!-(we do that so well!) >>The battle grew heated ,one guy called me a dork, >>I went back for my sword but instead drew a fork. ;) >>In no time at all , though, we had 'em defeated , >>we herded 'em indoors and had' em all seated. >> -Tied em up in front of the set-so they couldn't roam far, >>then pushed the play button on our VCR. >>We served them iced nut bread and bottled fizzy soda, >>and we didn't regret it -not one iota! >>'Cuz after a few eps. they began to clearly see, >> they'd been blindly judging both Xena and my family. >>They apologized and asked if they >>could stay for all of Xena Day! >>As we untied them- we said of course! >>We'll even let you ride Argo our (fisherprice)horse! >>And we were heard to exclaim as we turned out the lights. >>"Happy Xena Day to all the Xenites!!!!" >> >>-Mythcelany -who is anxiously awaiting Xena Day!!!! ========================================================= This has been a message to the chakram-refugees list. To unsubscribe, send a message to majordomo@smoe.org with "unsubscribe chakram-refugees" in the message body. Contact meth@smoe.org with any questions or problems. ========================================================= ------------------------------ End of chakram-refugees-digest V7 #9 ************************************