Neil writes: Wanted to bring to your attention a LOTR/Tolkien seminar in the Denver/Boulder CO region that desperately needs attention. It’s entitled: “Unlocking the Lord of the Rings: A Seminar by JRR Tolkien Expert Joseph Pearce”. Dates: Saturday October 2nd and Sunday October 3rd, $20 for two days! [More]
Day: September 23, 2004
Neil writes: Huge fan of the site! Wanted to bring to your attention a LOTR/Tolkien seminar in the Denver/Boulder CO region that desperately needs attention. It’s endorsed by Michael Tolkien but hasn’t been well advertised and is in danger of being cancelled. I got a call from the person organizing it because I am a local Lord of the Rings junkee and have connections to fanbases, etc. and I’m asking for you to get a quick word out on theonering.net if at all possible. You can make reference to www.unlockinglotr.org which has all information including cost and registration information. Help me One Ring.Net- you’re my only hope!
Here’s the information:
It’s entitled: “Unlocking the Lord of the Rings: A Seminar by JRR Tolkien Expert Joseph Pearce”
Dates: Saturday October 2nd and Sunday October 3rd
Cost: $20 for two days!
The Details:
Acclaimed author Joseph Pearce visits Longmont for seminar
“Pearce is adept …at showing that while it is possible to enjoy the work (The Lord of the Rings) without sharing the beliefs, one cannot ignore the positive and aesthetic effects of Christian orthodoxy and the appropriateness of Tolkien’s coherent myth for expressing these.”
Michael Tolkien
Since its “discovery” by college students in the 1960’s JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings has captured the imaginations of millions. One only has to remember sales that have reached into the millions of copies as well as its perennial place at the top of readers’ popularity polls to realize the tremendous impact of Tolkien’s work. Now Peter Jackson’s award-winning movies have re-introduced a younger generation to the adventures of hobbits and elves, so that many are reading the books for the first time.
You are cordially invited on an intriguing discovery of the magic and power behind The Lord of the Rings. Acclaimed speaker Joseph Pearce, the author of over a dozen books, is known worldwide as a person with perceptive insight and understanding of both Tolkien the man as well as the stirring myth that has captured the imaginations of every generation. Pearce’s books Tolkien: Man and Myth and Tolkien: A Celebration will be available at the Unlocking the Lord of the Rings seminar at discount prices to registrants.
Seminar Schedule:
Saturday, Oct. 2 – Raintree Conference Center (Longmont)
7 pm: “The Man Behind the Myth” The life and loves of JRR Tolkien and why he described himself as a “hobbit.” Intermission (wine and cheese or soft drinks)
8.30 pm:: “The Myth Behind the Man” Why did Tolkien believe in the profound relationship between myth and truth?
Sunday, Oct. 3 – Silver Creek HS Auditorium (Longmont)
10.45 am: “The Truth Behind the Myth” An investigation of the truths about our world. Why did Tolkien himself call LOTR a “fundamentally religious” work?
Garfeimao writes: The categories were for both Official sites, and Fan Run sites, and then winners were picked by Popular vote among fans, and by the Editor’s of Movies.com. That’s why there are two winners in each category. Sometimes it’s the same site, and sometimes two sites won an award. [More]
A BIG thank you to all those who voted for us!
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The categories were for both Official sites, and Fan Run sites, and then winners were picked by Popular vote among fans, and by the Editor’s of Movies.com. That’s why there are two winners in each category. Sometimes it’s the same site, and sometimes two sites won an award.
The awards event was held at the Lucky Strike bowling alley at the Hollywood and Highland complex, and included a complimentary game. We were treated to an open bar and food (hot dogs and hamburgers, a bowling alley staple if ever there was one) and everyone from Movies.com were super nice. This is one group that understands hospitality, with one staffer actually fetching bowling shoes for the guests.
I didn’t know that much about Movies.com, but found out they are part of the Disney web family, so they are much bigger than I thought they were. Some of the other guests I talked with were from the DanRadcliffe.com site, the TeamNicole.com site, and Keith from the Ian McKellan site. Because this was a local event, and not too terribly big, it was basically just local staff for the various websites in attendance. But that didn’t seem to matter, it was a very nice event hosted by cool people and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. They even gave us gift bags on top of the awards, so kudos there.
The awards of interest to LOTR fans are as follows:
TheOneRing.net won the award for the Best Movie Fan Website, as decided upon by the Editors of Movies.com. Muggle.net won the Fan vote in this category.
TBHL won the award for the Best Director Fan site in the Fan Vote category, while Spielbergfilms.com won the Editor’s choice award.
BillyBoyd.net also won the Best Official Actor site award as voted by the Fans, while Adam Sandler’s official site won the Editor’s choice award.
Cati writes: Hi I just wanted to tell everyone about the lord of the rings concert in London at the albert hall that took place last night as there is nothing about it on your site already. It was really amazing I’d never been to the royal albert hall before it was really pretty. [More]
Cati writes: Hi I just wanted to tell everyone about the lord of the rings concert in London at the albert hall that took place last night as there is nothing about it on your site already. It was really amazing v I’d never been to the royal albert hall before it was really pretty. Typically there was loads of traffic that night and we only arrived 1 minute before the orchestra came on stage. The whole hall was packed even the standing places at the top. We booked the day the tickets went on sale and had some of he best seats in the house right down near the front right opposite where Howard Shore was conducting.
In the first half they played 2 movements both from fotr including the prophecy concerning hobbits lothlorien and many meetings. It was really amazing. The choir were London voices and some boys from the London oratory school( the were so sweet) and fantastic singers. This is a bit depressing as I’m much older and will never be able to sing as well. The playing was done by the London philharmonic. The solos in the second half were sung by sissel who was very good although perhaps not as good as annie lennox for into the west. In the second half they played the other 4 movements for the other 2 movies. At the end there was a standing ovation from the whole audiences shore and sissel had to come on stage again 4 times to bow unfortunately no amount of clapping, screaming or whistling provoked an encore.
My friend and I waited at the stage door after the concert with a huge amount of other people several wearing cloaks and many more wearing their one rings. After much waitig and fot stamping(it was very cold) howard shore finally put in an appearance. At this point I was slowly becoming crushed as the crowd all took a few steps forward. My friend gave up and went nearer the back to get pictures on my mobile while I tried to closer without being starved of oxygen. I heard one woman yell as we were being asked to take yet another step back “we do appreciate this you know”.
Finally the moment came and he took my tickets to sign and I yelled “you can have 2 more flautists anytime you want them!” I don’t know whether he heard but I made the offer! It was about 23:00 by the time we were on our back home after an amazing night.