Sammy wipes tears from his eyes, then goes to sit with loved ones to
remember those who have passed.]

As the night comes near midway, Luko calls to the guests.

'Mine friends, if I could have your attention, pleeze. It has become
time
for a very special part of the Jellicle Ball - the Local Cat Chorale
will now perform "Cat Angel" for us. And if we are furry lucky, we might
be blessed with a chance to see our loved ones who have preceeded us to
the Bridge.'

[The local cat lead the guests to a cleared area, where they have a
clear view of the sky overhead. The Cat Chorale starts to assemble on
the stage. It takes a few minutes, as it is a LARGE group.

Luko and Jack assemble with them, banjos and tambourines at the ready to accompany them.

They take position, then begin to sing...]

Dat faytul day, da call was herd

Dat tu da Bridj yewd go

I drew yew bak ana we wer sayf

Bud den I let yew go -oh-oh.

Cat Anjil, kin yew heer mee?

Cat Anjil, kin yew see mee?

Ar yew sumware up abuv,

Anna am I stil yewr own tru luff?

I noe yew tried tu stay fur me

Ana gif me wun moor purr

A smurgle warm ana heddbutt tuu

Ana grummin uv da fur

Cat Anjil, kin yew heer mee?

Cat Anjil, kin yew see mee?

Ar yew sumware up abuv,

Ana am I stil yewr own tru luff?

Yew wer sick ana tired tuu,

I cudnt mayk yew stay

I'll nefer smuv yewr fur agin

Yewr atta da Bridj tuday

Cat Anjil, kin yew heer mee?

Cat Anjil, kin yew see mee?

Ar yew sumware up abuv,

Ana am I stil yewr own tru luff?

Cat Anjil, ansur mee pleeze....


[The singers pause and everyone looks up to the sky. The full moon
shines brightly. At first the surrounding sky seems jet black, then
something starts to appear... it is the Rainbow Bridge! After a minute,
it appears more brightly and distant voices can be heard coming from
it...]

Deerhartz, we kin heer yew

Deerhartz, we kin see yewww

We ar weighting up abuv

Ana we ar still yewr own tru luvz.


[Sammy: Ranger, look, dere's Harri Roadcat! An Cleocatra! An Fred!
Milton, look, it's Freddie Buffcat! An he looks happy!

Ranger looks up and sees Pipps waving and smiling at him. A tear rolls
down his face as he waves back.]

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[Sammy glances at the rising sun and
nods. It is time. He climbs the dais and reaches the podium as the sun
touches above the horizon to shine softly. Guests and others who have
lost loved ones, fall silent.]

Good morning, sirs and ma’am’s, and a special thank you to the
residents of this wonderful place.

Each October, at sundown of the evening of the final full moon and
through the night, we gather to pay tribute to our dear ones who have
passed on. As the sun rises, we bid another farewell and return to our
homes and families.

Much richer for having known and loved, much better for the lessons
learned, we smile despite our grief.

As always, the first name called represents those whose names we did
not know, those lost or tossed, taken through illness or abuse or
nature's fury.

We stand in silent thought, and send our hopes that they have found
peace and love at last.

[There is a short pause, then light of the new day spills in on them
all. Beside him, kitties echo his words in ASL-C/D]

We call their names, family members, dear friends, respected
strangers...our Jellicle Honorees:

Unknown kitties, House of Bast
Bev, House of Dunlop
John, House of Blakeslee
Davina, House of Blakeslee
Shadow, House of Conrad
Rosco, House of Cook
Spyder, House of Cook
Merida, House of Dailey
Pingo, House of Dan
Ringo, House of Dan
Annabelle, House of Davis
Arthur, House of Davis
Mickey, House of Davis
Chestnut, House of Glenn Stables
Sarai, House of Glenn Stables
Rita, House of Lecher
Plucky, House of Lisa
Angel, House of Meggie
Celeste, House of Meggie
Jeffrey, House of Mullen
Katsuji, House of Owen
NoNo, House of Simpson
Zed, House of Steiger
Momo, House of Stevens-Singh
Bud, House of Stott
Trouble, House of Stott
ABBA, House of Tait
Spotty, House of Touchstone
Lucy, House of Touchstone
Princess, House of Touchstone
Furby, House of Touchstone
Pippsy, House of Waterman
Boyfriend, House of Websell
Kitty Farmcat, House of Websell

Sammy wipes tears from his eyes, then goes to sit with loved ones to
remember those who have passed.]

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On Monday, November 6, 2023 at 7:04:05 AM UTC-8, Community Cats wrote:

'Mine friends, if I could have your attention, pleeze. It has become
time
for a very special part of the Jellicle Ball - the Local Cat Chorale
will now perform "Cat Angel" for us. And if we are furry lucky, we might
be blessed with a chance to see our loved ones who have preceeded us to
the Bridge.'

[The singers pause and everyone looks up to the sky. The full moon
shines brightly. At first the surrounding sky seems jet black, then something starts to appear... it is the Rainbow Bridge! After a minute,
it appears more brightly and distant voices can be heard coming from
it...]

Deerhartz, we kin heer yew

Deerhartz, we kin see yewww

We ar weighting up abuv

Ana we ar still yewr own tru luvz.

[Sammy: Ranger, look, dere's Harri Roadcat! An Cleocatra! An Fred!
Milton, look, it's Freddie Buffcat! An he looks happy!

Ranger looks up and sees Pipps waving and smiling at him. A tear rolls
down his face as he waves back.]

[Anti Sandy, lurking at the back, looks for her RB friends. She sees Sundance and Rebecca, and Cassidy, and Doc and Jennifer, and Hickory, and even Sneakers. She waves at them and they all send waves of love to her.

Then Sundance finds Pitoonya, and Rebecca finds Hercule, and they have as much of a reunion as they can across the distance.]

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Community Cats wrote:

Sammy wipes tears from his eyes, then goes to sit with loved ones to remember those who have passed.]

As the night comes near midway, Luko calls to the guests.

'Mine friends, if I could have your attention, pleeze. It has become
time
for a very special part of the Jellicle Ball - the Local Cat Chorale
will now perform "Cat Angel" for us. And if we are furry lucky, we
might be blessed with a chance to see our loved ones who have
preceeded us to the Bridge.'

[The local cat lead the guests to a cleared area, where they have a
clear view of the sky overhead. The Cat Chorale starts to assemble on
the stage. It takes a few minutes, as it is a LARGE group.

Luko and Jack assemble with them, banjos and tambourines at the ready
to accompany them.

They take position, then begin to sing...]

Dat faytul day, da call was herd

Dat tu da Bridj yewd go

I drew yew bak ana we wer sayf

Bud den I let yew go -oh-oh.

Cat Anjil, kin yew heer mee?

Cat Anjil, kin yew see mee?

Ar yew sumware up abuv,

Anna am I stil yewr own tru luff?

I noe yew tried tu stay fur me

Ana gif me wun moor purr

A smurgle warm ana heddbutt tuu

Ana grummin uv da fur

Cat Anjil, kin yew heer mee?

Cat Anjil, kin yew see mee?

Ar yew sumware up abuv,

Ana am I stil yewr own tru luff?

Yew wer sick ana tired tuu,

I cudnt mayk yew stay

I'll nefer smuv yewr fur agin

Yewr atta da Bridj tuday

Cat Anjil, kin yew heer mee?

Cat Anjil, kin yew see mee?

Ar yew sumware up abuv,

Ana am I stil yewr own tru luff?

Cat Anjil, ansur mee pleeze....

[The singers pause and everyone looks up to the sky. The full moon
shines brightly. At first the surrounding sky seems jet black, then
something starts to appear... it is the Rainbow Bridge! After a
minute, it appears more brightly and distant voices can be heard
coming from it...]

Deerhartz, we kin heer yew

Deerhartz, we kin see yewww

We ar weighting up abuv

Ana we ar still yewr own tru luvz.

[Sammy: Ranger, look, dere's Harri Roadcat! An Cleocatra! An Fred!
Milton, look, it's Freddie Buffcat! An he looks happy!

Ranger looks up and sees Pipps waving and smiling at him. A tear
rolls down his face as he waves back.]

Luko and Jack look up. They see many 4foots of cats and doggies. They
know them all from Meowmies tales of them. Only the great dane is
missing but they left a space for him. He went with his original 2foot
who had waited for him to cross. They wave. Luko knows why Mona
waited. She loved the meowmie who took her in with her brother, even
knowing she had inoperable cancer monsters and would not be there long,
not the former 2foots who took the to a cage then took a kitten home.

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