Phil writes: Thought you might like a scan of a recent copy of “the (sydney) magazine”. There is very little text inside about Cate but she was voted the sexiest person in Sydney! [More]
Month: September 2004
The folks from Emerald Rose write: We had a great time playing at Bree. It was a very fun party! We also had a lot of hobbit-folk coming to our shows on the concourse. It was a blast – wish you could have made it. Emerald Rose has posted some photos from the Evening at Bree party at DragonCon 04. Feel free to copy it to the One Ring files, but please give credit to our photographer, Donna Governor. [More]
Robin writes: Attached is the newspaper article in yesterday’s Long Beach Press Telegram about Bruce Hopkin’s visit and wonderful day at Grant Elementary School in Long Beach, and a few photos. [More]
Robin writes: Attached is the newspaper article in yesterday’s Long Beach Press Telegram about Bruce Hopkin’s visit and wonderful day at Grant Elementary School in Long Beach, and a few photos. Note the handsigning one, Bruce signed arms and hands of one whole class consisting of 20 students who said they will never wash their arms again! The students loved him and cheered and applauded throughout his talk, especially during his famous juggling routine. Many, many thanks to Bruce for taking the time to do this.
‘Rings’ star visits L.B.
Wednesday, September 08, 2004 – Bruce Hopkins, the man who played King Theoden’s trusted adviser Gamling in the final two “Lord of the Rings” movies, was greeted with applause Wednesday when he visited about 200 students at Grant Elementary School.
But Hopkins channeled that praise to Joseph Amado, 9, a Grant fourth-grader who enthusiastically read the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy twice when the movies came out.
Amado, who was a bit embarrassed by the attention, said reading is something he happens to enjoy.
“It’s educational. You can learn about a lot about things. And it’s really fun, too,” the student said. “But it’s not every day you see a famous person.”
For Hopkins, however, reading is something to be celebrated.
“To read the ‘Lord of the Rings’ twice, at his age, is phenomenal,” Hopkins said.
Hopkins, as a favor to Robin Harmon, school volunteer and trilogy fan, stopped by Grant to show movie clips, answer the students’ movie questions, give away posters and trading cards and promote literacy.
Vicina Jordan, a third-grade teacher at Grant, said Hopkins’ visit helped encourage her 20 students to pick up a book.
“It gets them excited about the literature and reading,” she said. “They can visualize the story when they’re reading it.”
Hopkins has been involved in Operation Read, a literacy program spearheaded in 1999 by Los County Supervisor Don Knabe and developed by a task force of county departments that included library, probation and juvenile courts.
The county teamed up with actors from “Lord of the Rings,” including Hopkins, and used the movies as an incentive to read the books.
Children read the books and wrote essays about the texts’ underlying themes. As a reward, students got to view a world-premiere screening of the movies at Norwalk Cinemas when they came out. About 1,000 students participated in the program.
By the time the third movie, “Lord of the Rings: Return of the King,” came out, more than 12,000 students over a three-day period went to watch the film in Norwalk.
Amka writes: Tickets for this costume encouraged charity dinner and evening at the Lord of the Rings Symphony have gone on sale to the public. Dinner will at one of Salt Lake City’s premier restaurants. Seating is limited, so hurry and get your ticket! [More]
The question of questions. The question sages have pondered for decades. The question that has overturned book club meetings and caused riots on message boards. The Question of the Ages. No, it’s not ‘What’s the Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything?’. Nor is it ‘Who shot JR?’. It’s not even ‘Where’s the beef?’. Instead, we are going to ponder the imponderable, ask the unanswerable, seek that which has eluded both the wise and the extremely geeky: Who is the greatest Hero of Middle-earth? [More]