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"The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)", is probably the greatest Sci-Fi movie ever made, but somehow, it has been lost from our collective consciousness. But even fewer people know, that it was actually a thinly disguised story of the life of Jesus Christ, or you might say, a parable of the life of Christ. The name that Klaatu takes when he assumes the identity of a civilian is Major Carpenter. Jesus was a carpenter. There is a boy who stars in the movie Bobby (played by Billy Gray), who gets close to Klaatu. In the New Testament, it is John the Apostle, who was a teenager at the time that Christ lived, who also was a close companion to him. At the end of the movie, Klaatu rises from the dead and ascends into the heavens, much as Christ did on the Mount Of Olives. These are just a few examples of the parallels between Klaatu and Jesus Christ. There are many more subliminal clues in the film. Much has been made of the cryptic phrase "Klaatu Barada Nikto". That is the command that Klaatu gives to Bobby's mother Helen, to say to Gort (who is St. Michael the Archangel, the avenging angel), in the event that he dies. The phrase will stop Gort from destroying the earth. By-the-way, it is Billy Gray's excellent performance as Bobby that makes the movie so believable. Michael Rennie, the late British actor, gave an outstanding performance as the other-worldly Klaatu. Robert Wise was the director of "The Day The Earth Stood Still", and he later went on to direct such cinematic blockbusters as "West Side Story" and "The Sound Of Music". In 2008, a remake of "The Day The Earth Stood Still" was released, but it certainly did not have the emotional and mystical impact of the original. Klaatu Barada Nikto to all the fans of Klaatu Barada Nikto, wherever you may be.
MorningSide Mortuary BBS is back online after a 25 year absence. It went offline on April 17, 1999, and has returned better than ever. It features TheMajorMUD (multi-user dungeon), which has over 1900 rooms, 750 monsters, 1800 items, 1200 spells, 15 classes, and 13 races. MorningSide Mortuary can accommodate 256 users online at the same time. You can adventure in the TheMajorMUD solo, or form parties to explore together. MorningSide Mortuary is completely free, and all users have unlimited time on the board, so come on and enjoy. The board is running The Major BBS v10, which is state-of-the-art BBS software, and can handle multi-users seamlessly. MorningSide Mortuary also has a Teleconference feature that lets you chat with other users on over 50 connected boards on the Majorlink network. Some of you may remember that MorningSide Mortuary is the name of the Tall Man's funeral home in the cult classic movie "Phantasm". To log on to Morningside Mortuary, click on this link: MorningSide Mortuary Direct Link Scroll to the bottom of the page till you see "Connect to MorningSide Mortuary Now!" and hit the "Connect" button. That will open the actual MorningSide Mortuary site. See you in the MorningSide Mortuary! Safe journeys to all the fans of Klaatu Barada Nikto, wherever you may be.
Quite by accident I discovered Blessed Carlo Acutis. Here is his story: Blessed Carlo Acutis was born on May 3, 1991 in London, United Kingdom, and died on October 12, 2006 (aged 15), Monza, Italy. His cause of death was acute promyelocytic leukemia. He was Beatified by Pope Francis on October 10, 2020, two days before the 14th anniversary of his death. He is on track to becoming a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. Carlo is the first saint to be buried in Nike sneakers, jeans, and a North Sails track suit jacket. He is presented as a role model for youth, a saint of the ordinary, and also a possible patron saint for IT workers. As a side note, Carlo loved the PlayStation. "Carlo puts flesh on what a saint who plays video games and goes on the internet looks like." Carlo, has been dubbed “the Millennial Saint” and “the patron of the Internet". Below are some interesting videos of him. It is interesting that there is a live feed from the chapel where his coffin is. People can view him through a glass window on the side of his coffin. There is a link below for that. His body is largely incorrupt. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.
The boy dancers in the videos below are students from the Al-Amyn Model School, Gulmit Gojal, Hunza, which is part of Gilgit Baltistan (Pakistan). The young dancers are Shahid Din (fair-haired), and Muhammad Raza Jr. It was filmed in the courtyard in front of the school. It is an excellent private school, and the headmaster is the esteemed Sir Nazir Ahmed Bulbul, who is a noted poet, composer, and scholar. The "Kary Kary (Sometimes)" song is performed by Salman Paras who is from Gilgit Baltistan. Needless to say "Kary Kary (Sometimes)" is a monster hit in Gilgit Baltistan. Safe journeys to all the fans of Klaatu Barada Nikto, wherever you may be.
