Today is Bernard Hill’s Birthday! Bernard was born on December 17th, 1944 in Manchester, England. That makes him 62 years old today! Happy Birthday Bernard!
Day: December 17, 2006
Robin writes: I just read in my San Francisco Chronical newspaper that all three Lord of the Rings movies will be playing next Saturday, Dec. 23 at The Castro Theater, 429 Castro St., San Francisco. Fellowship of the Rings begins at 1:30pm, Two Towers at 4:45 and Return of the King at 8:00pm with short breaks in between. [castrotheatre.com]
The Tolkien Society is hosting a special toast to Professor Tolkien on hist birthday, January 3rd, 2007. Check out how you can be a part of this special occasion! [Details]
Press Release for Immediate Release
3rd January 2007
The toast is “The Professor”
Tolkien Birthday Toast!
At 9pm (local times) on January 3rd fans around the world are invited to raise a glass and toast J.R.R. Tolkien’s Birthday
The Tolkien Society has a webpage where fans across the globe can let other fans know where they’ll be celebrating if they’re hosting a party, or just what particular tipple they’ll be raising. Fans will be able to check the webpage and see who is celebrating where and if they wish to get in touch and join in.
The Birthday Toast event should be understood to consist of the saying of the toast and a drink (not necessarily alcoholic) of an individual’s choice. The information posted by anybody on the Birthday Toast web pages will not be sold or passed on to any third party (outside of the context of the web pages and the ‘Birthday Toast’ event). Further details can be found at the website above.
The organisers do not condone drinking alcohol if it endangers the health or safety of the drinker or others, or contravenes the law.