BEND — Ron Meyers isn’t given to long discourses on Hobbits, elves or any other inhabitants of J.R.R. Tolkien’s imagination. In fact, the man building The Shire — a new subdivision recalling the mythical home of Tolkien’s most famous characters — hasn’t read the author’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, though he does own the DVDs. It was a friend who came up with the name for the development on Bend’s east side. “He is the one that’s the Tolkien freak,” said Meyers, The Shire’s sire. “Not me.” [More]
Day: September 13, 2006
Celevon writes: Last night Mary Hart announced that Orlando Bloom will be on tonight’s (Wed Sep 13th) edition of ET, probably promoting his new film, Haven, which opens this weekend in select cities.
Lynnette writes: Billy Boyd was “Andy” in the BBC Radio’s production of “Mike and Muriel Are Getting Married.” It aired on 12 September, but the link is available for the next week here. [More]
Hot off his TV appearance on Jimmy Kimmel last night, Orlando Bloom will be on ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ today, check local listings.