Greylin sends in word that the Classic FM show ‘At The Movies’ will feature Howard Shore on December 21st at 6PM GMT. You can listen to it live at classicfm.com

Mikko sends in hisr eport and pictures from the line party in Helsinki, Finland in which over 700 people attended! [More]

Another timekiller while you wait for TTT to arrive – this one thanks to Liz! It’s an online LOTR crossword puzzle. [More]

Number 6 writes: “The University of Nevada at Las Vegas, as part of its University Forum Lecture Series will be hosting a lecture on Music inspired by the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien.” [Among a lot of really interesting other things…and these are FREE!! – Tehanu][More]

Last time I posted about RingCon 2003 must have been no less then 2 weeks ago, but today I got an email from one of the organisers saying that already 400 people have signed up for the event! And that doesn’t even include me, so technically it’s 401! If you would like to attend the biggest LOTR-related fanconvention ever or would just like to read some more about it; check out their website: RingCon.de!

Wellington, New Zealand — He’s described locally as a “genius masquerading as an ordinary person,” a creative whirlwind, finan-cial powerhouse and folk hero rolled into one. Yet even that can’t quite measure the effect “The Lord of the Rings” director Peter Jackson has had on his native country. [More]