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Are we lost?…no we aren’t! yes we are!!! [More]
Day: April 22, 2000
It looks like Gandalf and Company have concocted something a bit different for next weekend’s Hall of Fire chat. This time around we’re going to take a character from the story and focus on him in depth.
This week’s topic: Frodo Baggins: Hobbit of the Shire
This humble hobbit goes the distance for the Shire and all of Middle-earth. What do you think about him? What characteristics or trademarks of Frodo’s do you like? Do you have a favorite Frodo quote or deed? Some people say that this brave hobbit in fact failed his quest; what do you think? How does the journey impact this character’s life? Does Frodo have any tragic flaws or an Achilles’ heel?
Come share with us this Saturday, April 22, at 5:30 EST [-5 hours GMT] as we analyze the character of Frodo, son of Drogo, hero of Middle-earth. [More]
You can catch Ian Holm (Bilbo) in ‘Incognito’ on Cinemax [More]
Foxtrot Cartoonist Bill Amend has responded to my plea for attention! Bill spoke of doing a Q and A session, and possibly more, more details to come.
Meanwhile, you can check out the latest Foxtrot, my precious… [More]
Our first full day at ImagineCon was great! Check out the full report to learn about some TORn Fans, Emarthnguarth, TideWater Dragon and The Fandom Menace. [ ImagineCon Day Two ]
We have just concluded our first full day of ImagineCon in Virginia Beach, VA. We had another great day meeting many diverse fans of Tolkien. Again we educated those that did not know of the movies, and were astounded at the knowledge that some of the attendees carried with them.
We had new neighbors at our table, EmarthnGuarth. EmarthnGuarth run a padded weapons live action roleplaying game in the Virginia Beach area. The footage they had from one of their recent events was quite interesting and entertaining. In the pictures below we have an image of one of their past events, as well as, the staff from Tidewater Dragon magazine beating themselves silly. Tidewater Dragon is a quite well done zine local to the Hampton Roads area.
Calisuri and I intended to present a panel entitled “How to create a fan based website”, but alas we had some stiff competition for the attendee’s attention. Instead we sat with two long time readers of TheOneRing.net, discussing the films and Tolkien in general. We would like to say “Hi” to Chris and Ross Graham and thank them for taking the time to hunt us down.
Later in the evening, Calisuri and Blasm attended the premiere of a documentary entitled “Millennium’s End: The Fandom Menace” while leaving me to tend our table. You can find out more information about what Calisuri and Blasm assure me was an excellent documentary at Far Away Discourse Productions.
The rest of the evening were spent preparing this report and practicing for tomorrows presentation on the movies. I wish all of you could show up tomorrow and watch Calisuri’s foray into public speaking, but I realize most of you will have to make do with a report of the fear in his eyes.
Once again the staff of ImagineCon were nothing but helpful and courteous. Thanks to them for having us be a part of this great convention. If you can, make sure you check this event out before its too late!
And the Crowd gets bigger!
