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And now, LOTR, in nine minutes!
Set your watches. “Into the Ring”, a play by Rick Miller and Dawson Nichols (admitted Tolkien geeks), will be performed at the McNair Rehearsal Studio in Fort Worth, Texas, September 24-28. The Star Telegram has the story, and Bass Hall has the tickets.
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Special treatment in Wellington for ROTK premiere
Eat like a Dwarf! Dress like a Hobbit! And maybe get an autograph! Those are just a few of the things planned in Wellington–Stuff has the news on the upcoming festivities!
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Maps of Middle Earth
John Howe has updated his web site, this time with a great article (shameless plug?) on the new edition of The Maps of Tolkien’s Middle-Earth, published by Harper Collins.
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The Hobbit is #4 in UK
You loved it, and now they love it. In the top five, Tolkien’s book that started it all is read by UK parents to their children 1 – 12 years old. Ananova has the story.
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Howe dare they!
In his travels, John Howe has discovered that admiration plus marketing can equal illegal use of his artwork.
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Grima says…
There is a great interview of Brad Dourif over at Heren Istarion (the New York Tolkien Society)–some opinions as well as insights!
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The Doctor is in…
Stuff has a brief blurb on WETA’s Richard Taylor, soon to be awarded an honorary doctorate in literature.
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Many many Shire pennies!
Clay Harper, Houghton Mifflin’s Tolkien projects director, has a million reasons to like the numbers he sees as a result of the trilogy. Take a peek at his ledger, at the Beacon Journal.
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King Elessar available for pre-order!
There is no image available as of this posting (he is still not King) but Sideshow Toy has a statue of the rightful heir to the throne of Gondor–limited edition, only 2000 to be sold!
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Awesome happenings in Australia!
If we could just travel the globe, we could go to all the best LOTR conventions! Looks like a spectacular one is slated in Australia for mid-September–Gamling, Butterbur, Rosie, Haldir, Denethor II, and Ben Wootten, the Senior Designer from the Weta Workshop will all be there! It really will be The Best of Both Worlds!
