Of course. we can’t come to the city that never sleeps and NOT throw a party!  So on Thursday 10th October we will be holding our annual ‘Ringers Take Manhattan’ event!  This year, we’ll be at a different venue – the charming Oak Cellar at Jake’s Dilemma, 430 Amsterdam Avenue (just down the road from where we were last year).  As ever, we’ll have a generous finger food buffet, and your ticket will also include your first drink and two tickets into our raffle for the evening.

You can buy tickets for this party here.  Tickets can also be bought on the door that night, but will be $5 more expensive then – so it pays to buy in advance!  We really hope you’ll join us – we look forward to seeing many of our fellow fans in NYC in October!

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To mark this special anniversary we will have a lot of material to cover, and let’s all take a closer look at the Extended Edition of THE HOBBIT: AUJ that is coming out — so please bring your questions and comments to the chat!

We launch TORn TUESDAY every week at 5:00PM Pacific: brought to you by host Clifford “Quickbeam” Broadway and producer Justin “Nothing Up My Sleeve” Sewell — Our innovative live show includes worldwide fans who join us on the Live Event page with a built-in IRC chat (affectionately known as Barliman’s Chat room). Be part of the fun and mischief every week as we broadcast *live* from Meltdown Comics in the heart of Hollywood, U.S.A.!

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Alas, we didn’t learn about this amazing art until we had all left the Big Apple!  Never mind King Kong or Godzilla, giant dwarves are taking over Manhattan!  If you’re in New York, go check it out – at the South East corner of 24th and Park.  Thanks to ringer spy Debba521 for the heads up!

You can visit TheOneRing.net at booth number 2947, where you can buy fabulous shirts, buttons and other goodies, plus play trivia, enter a draw for some incredible prizes or just chat with fellow fans!  You can also hear us speak and speculate about the forthcoming Hobbit movies, at our panel at 9pm on Friday night.

And don’t forget, you can party with us tomorrow (Thursday) at 8pm at the Speakeasy Room!  This is the bargain of the year – you would not believe the amount of amazing stuff we have to give away to attendees!  For just $25, you get a goody bag which includes a T-shirt, TORn button and Sideshow gift card; two entries into the raffle with amazing Hobbit prizes from Weta, Noble Collection, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Sideshow Collectibles; your first drink; food; and, of course, great company with fellow fans!  Where else can you get a private party in Manhattan, plus all those freebies, for such a price?  Last few tickets available here, until 3pm on Thursday, or on the door!  Do come and join us!

Hope to see you in the Big Apple!  Many thanks to our friends at Weta, Sideshow Collectibles, The Noble Collection, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and The Tolkien Shop for their support!

- Two Free Raffle Tickets (More can be purchased) for great prizes:

• The Noble Collection ‘Deed of Contract’ from The Hobbit!
• Prizes from Houghton Mifflin including 75th Anniversary editions of The Hobbit and tote bags decorated with Tolkien’s own art work!
• Select The Hobbit items from our friends at WETA Collectibles – TBD!
• A mountain of prizes from Sideshow Collectibles including a Legolas Statue, Black Orc Statue, Film Frame Collectibles, and more!

All this for a measly $25 – Pretty sure you are making out with more than $25 worth of stuff!  As Gimli would say, ‘What are we waiting for?!’ - remember, tickets on the door cost $30.  So don’t delay -  go here and buy your tickets now! [Purchase Tickets]

Yes, in a week’s time we’ll be partying like a bunch of Rohirrim, at the Speakeasy Room, 442 Amsterdam Avenue.  There will be a finger food buffet; a brilliant ‘Middle-earth’ inspired play list on the sound system; amazing prizes to give away, including goodies from Sideshow Collectibles, Houghton Mifflin and Noble Collection’s NEW replica of Bilbo’s contract from the upcoming movie; free buttons and Sideshow gift cards for everyone attending; other surprises and giveaways!  Plus, your first drink is on us.  AND – we’re delighted to be teaming up with ‘Toys for Tots’ again this year, so do bring a toy or a donation if you’d like.  And more importantly – that means Marines in dress uniform….

All this for a measly $25!  Don’t say we’re not good to you.  As Gimli would say, ‘What are we waiting for?!’ - remember, tickets on the door cost $30.  So don’t delay -  go here and buy your tickets now!

The first half of 2011, though relatively slow in news and information, saw several TORn staffers embark on new initiatives including “Hobbit In 5” webcasts and the weekly live TORn Tuesdays show.

Then magic started happening in June when Warner Bros asked for help with the Blu-Ray release of LOTR-EE. Sala Baker, John Noble, Richard Taylor and all the fans had a great time with the events put together by TORn’s Garfeimao!

A few weeks later, in July, at what seemed like the last minute, TheOneRing.net was asked to host a panel at San Diego Comic-Con about “The Hobbit.” A few of us drove from Los Angeles, while others flew in from other states to present the panel. We also took the opportunity to experiment further with live video streaming by broadcasting live from Comic-Con all 5 days. Thanks to the support of our streaming partner Stickam and the always engaging Quickbeam, “TORn Live From Comic-Con” was the most watched con coverage on the interwebs.

Soon after San Diego Comic-Con, fans got together in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park to celebrate Bilbo’s Birthday. Lots of games, food, drink, and fans made it an especially rewarding event.

Labor Day weekend, as always, was a blast. Dragon-Con Atlanta is one of our favorite conventions as it is by-fans-for-fans. Again, at what seemed like the last minute, the folks at WAR IN THE NORTH provided an opportunity to road-trip across the country. With the help of Stickam and LiveU we broadcasted live video from the truck the entire 5,000 miles, visiting many National Parks and chatting with global ringers 24 hours a day. The live audience ate it up and couldn’t get enough of interacting with the road trip fun.

The best part was meeting fans in person in every state, from all walks of life, for great conversation and an occasional brew. Dragon-Con was even more amazing with standing room only crowds at four Hobbit panels! We were literally seeing the hype build day-by-day.

The annual “LOTR Extended-Edition Trilogy Marathon” took place in TORn’s chatroom in September, attended by over 150 fans who spent 12 hours discussing, debating and cheering the film with glee. Throughout the year fans have gathered weekly each Saturday for Hobbit chapter discussions and to discuss the latest Hobbit news.

Earlier in the year the TORn community gathered in TORn’s forums to once again celebrate “Founder’s Day” — the 12th Birthday of our very own web site — filled with contests, discussions, games and prizes. In fact, every day of the year is an event in our message boards.

New York Comic-Con was only a month later in October, but even bigger in scope with volunteers flying in from all parts of the country to host a panel and manage a booth! It was TORn’s first time with a booth at NYCC and it was an epic success thanks to fans searching us out. I have a feeling there are many more conventions in TORn’s future.

Then as the end of November rolled around, our friends at Air New Zealand offered a generous opportunity to go to NZ while the Hobbit is still in production!

After much scrambling with schedule and passports, our very own Mr.Cere journeyed 14 hours into the west to drive around all New Zealand. Fans were awake at every hour to offer tips for food and lodging in even the most remote locations; and, as luck would have it, sets were still set up. The friendliness of WETA and WB publicity was deeply appreciated and rewarding.

Mr.Cere, a.k.a. Larry Curtis, has clocked in nearly 25,000 miles traveled this year just for TORn, but let’s not forget Gandalf and his global adventures!

In the meantime, our friend “Fandalf” has been traveling the globe visiting LOTR fans from every walk of life. We can’t wait to hear the story of his adventures as we move forward into 2012!

With this much excitement in 2011, I’m really looking forward to what 2012 has in store for TheOneRing.net and all the fans.

~ Justin

Visit our Facebook page, ‘Like’ us if you haven’t then look at our wall for the photo album. ‘New York Comic-Con’ Photo Album

“Hobbit in 5″ host Simone Boyce hits the big apple for a jam-packed weekend at NYCC. Check out the cosplay cuties, an interview with Alan Tudyk about “Firefly” and “Four Tanks and a Healer” now on TheOneRing.Net!

‘Four Tanks and a Healer Episode 1: “From the Beginning” available on Youtube here.
Episode 2: “Of Men and Noobs” airs October 21st at 11am, ET.