Chinese New Year 10-year cycle of heavenly stems. Each of the ten heavenly stems is associated with one of the five elements of Chinese astrology, namely: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water. The elements are rotated every two years while a yin and yang association alternates every year. The elements are thus distinguished: Yang Wood, Yin Wood, Yang Fire, Yin Fire, etc. These produce a combined cycle that repeats every 60 years. For example, the year of the Yang Fire Rat occurred in 1936 and in 1996, 60 years apart. Many people inaccurately calculate their Chinese birth-year by converting it from their Gregorian
Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical everyone sings about the Creature. To the dismay of the cast, the Creature climbs onto the boat and joins the song. The Creature kidnaps Kay and takes her back to his lair, which bears a resemblance to an underwater grotto bachelor pad. This is where the Creature and Kay bond during their duet, "Strange New Hunger". Mark and David, Kay's fellow scientists, rush in to save Kay. The Creature tells her his name...Gill! He gets shot with a tainted speargun, with results that soon become clear. Back aboard the Rita, the scientists hear massive footsteps. It turns out the spear