Last week, Star Trek alum William Shatner auctioned one of his kidney stones for $25,000. Albeit for charity, the auction proves there are some really hard-core fans out there. No kidney stones were expected at the January 20–22 One Ring Celebration sci-fi convention at the Pasadena Center in California, although Lord of the Rings lovers are, eager to see actors from the film and attend seminars on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien. In addition, director Peter Jackson gave convention organizers a reel of bloopers from his epic film series, which will be shown to convention attendees. Gary Berman, co-CEO of Creation Entertainment, talked to U.S. News about sci-fi conventions and hard-core fandom. [More]
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Own the shoes signed by Peter Jackson. The shoes are up for auction through Clothes Off Our Back. Mr. Jackson was nominated for a Golden Globe for Director-Motion Picture for KING KONG. Proceeds from the auction benefit Cure Autism Now, Half the Sky and UNICEF’s work in Darfur. [More]
Carvin writes: Attached, I’m sending you a fourth and final track for you to review from the Voiceprint Records (UK) release “In Elven Lands.” This is our setting of the “Song of Durin” that Gimli sings in Moria. As with much of the album, the harmonies are based on the ancient pythagorean principal of “Organum” which predates chordal harmonies by at least two thousand years. The rhythm is derived from Tolkien’s lyrics. Also, here is a .jpg of a piece of the concept art for the upcoming Voiceprint Records (UK) Release, “In Elven Lands.” A flat (2D) version of the art ended up on the album. These illuminated pages are lyrics from the songs “Tir Im” and “Verses to Elbereth Gilthoniel.” The “Elbereth” page features an illustration of the “Sicle of the Valar” while the “Tir Im” page shows the Misty Mountains with Caradhras in the middle. [More]
Meghan, Online Community Manager for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: Another Thursday is upon us (how do the weeks go by so fast?) and we’ve updated our Playable Classes page with information about Hunters. Only two more to go after this week’s update! [More]
Carvin writes: This time, I’m attaching the song “Beware The Wolf” from the Voiceprint Records (UK) release “In Elven Lands.” The title of the album comes from the opening verse of this song. The rhythm of “Beware The Wolf” is derived from the poetic metre of Tolkien’s “Song of Beren and Luthien.” [More]
djdeathskiss writes: ORC attendees may be interested in this, it was posted on worldwithoutsundays.com: Sun, January 22, 2006 – Old Towne Pub That’s right! Just in time to see us after ORC on Sunday! World Without Sundays (who perform on ‘Ringers: Lord of the Fans’) will be playing at the Old Towne Pub located at 66 N Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA. Show starts at 8pm. For directions or more information about Old Towne Pub check out their website.