John Little (Robin Hood changed his name into Little John) was a legendary fellow outlaw of Robin Hood. He was said to be Robin's chief lieutenant and second-in-command of the Merry Men. The sobriquet "Little" is a form of irony, as he is usually depicted as a gigantic, seven-foot-tall warrior of the British forests, skilled with bow and quarterstaff.
Folklore
Little John appears in the earliest recorded Robin Hood ballads and stories, and in the earliest chronicle references to Robin Hood, by Andrew of Wyntoun in about 1420 and by Walter Bower in about 1440, neither of which refer to any other of the Merry Men. In the early tales, Little John is shown to be intelligent and highly capable. In A Gest of Robyn Hode, he captures the sorrowful knight and, when Robin Hood decides to pay the knight's mortgage for him, accompanies him as a servant. In Robin Hood's Death, he is the only one of the Merry Men that Robin takes with him. In the 15th-century ballad commonly called "Robin Hood and the Monk", Little John leaves in anger after a dispute with Robin. When Robin Hood is captured, it is Little John who plans his leader's rescue. In thanks, Robin offers Little John leadership of the band, but John refuses. Later depictions of Little John portray him as less cunning.
John McMorris (born 1970), better known as Little John, is a Jamaicandancehall musician best known for his 1980s recordings.
History
Born 1970 in Kingston, Jamaica, Little John was so called as he began performing and recording at the age of nine. He first recorded for Captain Sinbad's Youth In Progress label (including debut single "51 Storm"), and is regarded by some as the first dancehall singer, known for his ability to create lyrics over any backing track. After getting his break with Sugar Minott's Youth Promotion organisation, he performed with sound systems such as Romantic Hi Fi, Kilimanjaro, Gemini, and Henry "Junjo" Lawes' Volcano Hi Power. He recorded for many producers in the 1980s, notably for Lawes, Joseph Hoo Kim, George Phang, Jah Thomas, and King Jammy.
He continued to record in the 1990s including the Winston Holness-produced Boombastic (1990), and in the 21st century released the album Build Back Yard (2006). He also continued to perform live, including paying tribute to the late Sugar Minott at Reggae Sumfest in 2010.
Little John is a 2001 trilingual fantasy film written, Executive Produced and directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. Bentley Mitchum and Jyothika play the lead roles with Anupam Kher, Prakash Raj and Nassar playing supporting roles. The film released in Tamil, Hindi and English with Pravin Mani composing the music for the project. The film opened to above average reviews and did moderate business at the box office.
Plot
The film opens with an historical story in which the goddess Parvathi while performing dance with her husband Lord Shiva drops her nose stud named "Mookuththi" on the Earth and because of which a temple was raised named "Mookuththi Amman temple" in Tamil Nadu. The nose stud has many powers in it and so an evil powered soul named "Kaalabhairav"(Prakash Raj) waits one thousand years patiently to capture it.
Oh little Jeannie, you got so much love, little Jeannie And you take it where it strikes and give it to the likes of me Oh little Jeannie, she got so much love, little Jeannie So I see you when I can, you make me all a man can be And I want you to be my acrobat I want you to be my lover Oh, there were others who would treat you cruel And oh Jeannie, you were always someone's fool Little Jeannie, you got so much time, little Jeannie Though you've grown beyond your years, you still retain the fears of youth Oh little Jeannie, you got so much time, little Jeannie But you're burning it up so fast, searching for some lasting truth And I want you to be my acrobat I want you to be my lover Oh there were others who would treat you cruel But oh Jeannie, I will always be your fool And I want you to be my acrobat I want you to be my lover Oh there were others, and I've known quite a few But oh oh Jeannie, I'm still in love with you You stepped into my life from a bad dream Making the life that I had seem suddenly shiny and new Oh Jeannie, I'm so in love with you You stepped into my life from a bad dream Making the life that I had seem suddenly shiny and new Oh Jeannie, I'm so in love with you You stepped into my life from a bad dream Making the life that I had seem suddenly shiny and new Oh Jeannie, I'm so in love with you
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This was the year the dream expired ...There is little need to take my word for this. You need simply listen to John Swinney and hear all the things he is busy not saying ... UK ... .. John Boothman ... .
Despite initially being suspects in the murder, her parents John and Patsy Ramsey pushed the police to continue investigating the case, hoping for answers ...Hours later, John Ramsey found the little girl’s broken body in the basement of the home.
JohnRamsey is due to sit down with new chief of BoulderPoliceStephen Redfearn in January and is hopeful the leader will use his powers to recruit the FBI to the case ... The little girl with her mom Patsy, dad John and brother Burke.
... all of south India.</p><p>As early as 1851, Captain (ThomasJohn) Newbold had noted the fanciful nature of this belief, since the bones interred in these tombs are of normal-sized people.
She might even do a little hop like the one in that ... God bless John Mulaney for putting together this little anarchic pop-up carnival of a talk show and letting Richard Kind run amok as his announcer.
John’s Deep Bay (pictured), take advantage of all that's on offer for your little ones - from the ClubhouseKids Club to water-bound activities ... (And you can book it today with just a little deposit!).
(John J ... During a consent decree status hearing earlier this month, FOPPresident John Catanzara called for greater scrutiny of the IMT’s spending. “I’m just urging the court to have a little more ...
GenerationAlpha slang like skibidi, gyatt, rizz and what it all means ... "Delulu?" "Drip?" "Fanum tax?" ... Mewing comes from a controversial British orthodontist named John Mew ... According to the BBC, there is little evidence supporting its effectiveness.
He’s also got previous for insulting Trump, calling him a ‘danger to the world’ and ‘little short of a white nationalist and racist’, injudicious remarks unlikely to get his name on the guest list at Mar-a-Lago.
... that very little sticks ... The relationship between cutesy Khushi (Zyanna) and BabyJohn (Vaun Dhawan) reminds you of Shah Rukh Khan and the little girl in Jawan, and several other father-daughter duos.
In Week 2 they fell behind at Little Cypress-Mauriceville, Texas, 31-6 and head coach TommyJohns had a deep halftime talk with his team. “We challenged them,” Johns said ... “I’m very, very fortunate to have the guys we have here,” Johns said.
Chicago Tribune
26 Dec 2024
Chicago Tribune
26 Dec 2024