Everon Gamgee writes: I write to you now, in a desperate appeal for your help. I recently forwarded a message to you that had nearly broken my heart, in which I had been advised that there is a very good chance that the “Gathering of the Fellowship” which was planned for the end of this month, here in Toronto may be cancelled due to low advance registration. I cannot believe that we may lose this incredible opportunity to gather together with such folk as John Howe, Ted Nasmith, Mike Foster, Verlyn Flieger, Cliff Broadway, Carlene Cordova, Bruce Hopkins, Kiran Shah, Craig Parker, Greg & Tim Tozer (of Weta Workshop) etc, etc (the list is long and distinguished),to celebrate and discuss the world and work of JRR Tolkien.
I am appealing to you now to please find a way to insert just a couple of lines about this great event and a link to their site; www.gatheringofthefellowship.com . I know it is a great deal to ask and that I am only one small voice, but we both know two things: first, there is always hope and second, that even the smallest person may change the course of the future. [www.gatheringofthefellowship.com]
Washington, June 8 (ANI) ‘The Lord Of the Rings’ star Billy Boyd is taking a break from acting to pursue a career in music. The Scottish actor, who played Pippin in the blockbuster trilogy, insists music has always been his number one priority. Now, following the April (06) birth of his son Jack, Boyd is keen to stay at home to write new tracks for his band Angels Share. “I’ve always been in bands and written songs, even before I was an actor. That was my first love and still is,” he was quoted by Contactmusic, as saying. [
David Bowie, Orlando Bloom, Coldplay singer Chris Martin and Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe are set to appear in the next series of Ricky Gervais’ comedy Extras. Gervais, 44, started filming the second series of his follow-up to The Office on Monday. Sir Ian McKellen, 67, has also signed up for the BBC comedy, along with veteran actor Richard Briers, Stephen Fry, Ronnie Corbett, Diana Rigg, Moira Stewart and Germaine Greer. [