‘Frodo’ writes: I was considering going to Autographmania but some of the talk going on about this event made me nerveous. When the website went offline I nosed around and got this on the main Autographmania website: The website is currently down due to a database error, we are working very hard to recover the database. You can contact us by email. Due to unforseen circumstances Ringfest 2005 in Chicago has been postponed, thank you for your interest in the event and we will be in contact when a new date has been announced. No charges have been or will be made for any tickets booked.
Day: October 28, 2004
Cathy writes: GuitarMania benefits the United Way and The Rock&Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Liv Tyler was one of the celebrity artists and the guitars are being auctioned online through November 5th. [More]
Billy Boyd has been signed on to appear at The One Ring Celebration! The One Ring Celebration (or ORC for short) will take place in Pasadena, CA in January 2005. Billy joins Brad Dourif, Bruce Hopkins, John Rhys-Davies, Charles Ross, Emerald Rose, and World Without Sundays. More announcements to come soon, so keep checking this website and the ORC website for details! [One Ring Celebration]
Pervy Hobbit Fancier writes: Just thought I’d let you know that Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey will be speaking at the University of Missouri-Columbia on Wednesday, November 3 at 7:30PM in Jesse Auditorium. The title of his lecture will be “The Way Things Turn Out: J.R.R. Tolkien and Peter Jackson” followed by a showing of The Fellowship of the Ring. [More]
For the past few days, Sideshow Collectibles have been running a Halloween special called the ‘Spooktacular.’ The reason we mention it is because some fans have walked away with 50-100% off of highly sought after LOTR collectibles: Grima Wormtongue Statue, Boromir Statues, etc. In some cases, second chances at long Sold Out items like Shelob. The event lasts until Sunday, so follow the link for details. [Click Here]
In celebration of the Lord of the Rings 50th anniversary, Ted Nasmith presents slides of his paintings from the new edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s prequel to the trilogy. Nasmith was commissioned for twenty-six new paintings. He will be at ‘University Bookstore’ in Seattle, WA today (Oct 28th). Follow this link to see his next stop! [More]