[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter 19/10/00

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V1 #62=20

Thursday October 19, 2000=20

Here it is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy..=20

Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)=20

Cast News: Ian McKellen talks LOTR: Sir Ian McKellen=20
(Gandalf) is ever increasing his prominence in popular culture.=20
This past summer saw him play Magneto in the X-Men and=20
he is currently filming The Lord of the Rings as Gandalf. [More]

Cast News: Dominic Monaghan talks LOTR: The 'Unofficial=20
Dominic Monaghan Website' has posted a little one on one=20
with our very own Dominic Monaghan (Merry) of all people! [More]

Electronic Arts Circles ``Rings'' Vidgame Rights: HOLLYWOOD=20
(Variety) - New Line Cinema is finalizing a deal to license videogame=20
rights to LOTR. [More]

Orlando Bloom is still pinching himself: Last year, the 23-year-old=20
(Orlando Bloom/Legolas) was winding up a three-year theatre=20
training course at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London=20
and pondering his future. [More]

Wingate Set....the latest: Hear more from the spies with a sense=20
of fun! This time it's Madame Butterfly and the Toff reporting. Their=20
reports are here and here=20

'The Listener' turns in a report on the 'Rings': And I'd give it a ten =
out=20
of ten. At last, serious journalism. 'The Listener' is one of the main=20
media and culture magazines in NZ; it goes way beyond its function=20
as a TV and radio guide and observes NZ culture with a sharp=20
intelligence. In this issue it's recognised that LOTR is big news in=20
this culture. [More]

Wingate Set Pics: Are you guys interested in some pics of the=20
recent Wingate set? They're building what looks like a small village! =
[More]

Scouring of the Site (Breakdown of our various sections)=20

Barlimans is more than a place to get your mead! There=20
is the Fun Section, Regulars Map and Photo Gallery, and=20
of course the gateway to our ever famous MIRC Chatroom!=20

Gaming Havens is keeping all you gamers up to date on=20
the latest RPG/Fantasy/Sci-Fi games out there. Check it=20
out daily for gaming news.=20

Green Books asks you to ponder this: "Who would you vote=20
for President-- Gandalf or Saruman?"  Go 'Out on a Limb' with=20
Quickbeam for a twisted Tolkien satire of American politics!=20
Fantasy legend Terry Pratchett pays a reverent Tribute to LOTR. =20
Check out the delicious new 'Questions & Answers' and eat up=20
tons of 'Moon Letters'.  JRRT never tasted so good.=20

The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub (TBHL) The Lord of the Rings=20
Director's very own fanclub! Stop on by to learn more about the man,=20
the myth, the bastard. If you are a Peter Jackson fan, then 'The=20
Bastards Have Landed' is the place for you!

See anything you want to add to the site? Have any=20
suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to=20
say hi? Drop us a line at theonering@theonering.net, do you=20
want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle=20
(i.e. Jincey =3D jincey@theonering.net).=20
That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in=20
those letters! I love to hear from you!=20

Xoanon & TheOneRing.net Team=20
http://theonering.net
514.947.5221
ICQ: 32063161

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>V1 #62 </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thursday October 19, 2000 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here it is the weekly newsletter! =
Enjoy..=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><U><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT></U></B>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><B><U>Rings Roundup</U></B> (Top =
headlines of=20
major interest) </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300=20
size=3D2><EM></EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT=
>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT color=3D#003300><EM>Cast News: Ian =
McKellen talks=20
LOTR</EM>: </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000>Sir <A=20
href=3D"http://theonering.net/movie/cast/mckellen.html">Ian McKellen</A> =

</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://theonering.net/movie/char/gandalf.html"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Gandalf</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>) is ever =
increasing his=20
prominence in popular culture.=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>This past summer saw him play =
Magneto in the=20
X-Men and </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>he is currently filming The =
Lord of the=20
Rings as </FONT><A =
href=3D"http://theonering.net/movie/char/gandalf.html"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>Gandalf</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>. =
[</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.entom.com/article391.html"><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>More</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>]</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#003300 =
size=3D2></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D2><FONT color=3D#003300><EM>Cast News: Dominic Monaghan talks =
LOTR</EM>:=20
</FONT><FONT color=3D#000000>The 'Unofficial=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
color=3D#000000><A=20
href=3D"http://theonering.net/movie/cast/monaghan.html"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Dominic Monaghan</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> =
Website' has posted a=20
little one on one =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
color=3D#000000><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>with our very own </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://theonering.net/movie/cast/monaghan.html"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Dominic Monaghan</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> =
(</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://theonering.net/movie/char/meriadoc.html"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Merry</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>) of all people! =
[</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.geocities.com/dominic_mon/qanda.html"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>More</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>]</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D2><EM></EM></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><EM>Electronic Arts =
Circles=20
``Rings'' Vidgame Rights</EM>: HOLLYWOOD </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>(Variety) - New Line =
Cinema is=20
finalizing a deal to license videogame </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2>rights to LOTR. [<A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/3/971879812"><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>More</FONT></A>]</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><EM></EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;=
</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#003300><EM>Orlando=20
Bloom is still pinching himself</EM>: </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000>Last =
year, the=20
23-year-old </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#000000>(<A=20
href=3D"http://theonering.net/movie/cast/bloom.html">Orlando =
Bloom</A>/<A=20
href=3D"http://theonering.net/movie/char/legolas.html">Legolas</A>) was =
winding up=20
a three-year theatre </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#000000>training course=20
at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#000000>and pondering=20
his future. [<A=20
href=3D"http://www1.odt.co.nz/cgi-bin/search-display-story-online-new?PAT=
H=3D16Oct2000/editorial/content/1015521541.html&amp;WORDS=3Drings&amp;DB=3D=
Editorial">More</A>]</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#003300 size=3D2></FONT></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D2><FONT color=3D#003300><EM>Wingate Set....the latest</EM>: =
</FONT><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>Hear more from the spies with a sense=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D2><FONT color=3D#000000>of fun! This time it's Madame Butterfly =
and the Toff=20
reporting. Their </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D2><FONT color=3D#000000>reports are <A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/2/971739646">here</A> =
and <A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/2/971739848">here</A>=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial =
color=3D#003300=20
size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT=20
color=3D#003300><EM>'The Listener' turns in a report on the =
'Rings'</EM>:=20
</FONT><FONT color=3D#000000>And I'd give it a ten out=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>of ten. At last, serious journalism. 'The Listener' is =
one of the=20
main </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>media and culture magazines in NZ; it goes way beyond =
its function=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>as a TV and radio guide and observes NZ culture with a =
sharp=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>intelligence. In this issue it's recognised that LOTR is =
big news=20
in </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>this culture. =
[<A>More</A>]</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300 =
size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#003300><EM>Wingate=20
Set Pics</EM>: </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000>Are you guys interested in =
some pics=20
of the </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
color=3D#000000>recent Wingate=20
set? They're building what looks like a small village! [<A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/2/971630952">More</A>]</F=
ONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300 =
size=3D2><EM></EM></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><STRONG><U>Scouring of the =
Site</U></STRONG>=20
(Breakdown of our various sections) </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/barlimans/index.html"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Barlimans</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> is more than a =
place to get=20
your mead! There <BR>is the Fun Section, Regulars Map and Photo Gallery, =
and=20
<BR>of course the gateway to our ever famous MIRC Chatroom! =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://haven.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Gaming Havens</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> is keeping =
all you=20
gamers up to date on <BR>the latest RPG/Fantasy/Sci-Fi games out there. =
Check it=20
<BR>out daily for gaming news. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://greenbooks.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Green Books</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> asks you to =
ponder this:=20
"Who would you vote </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>for President-- Gandalf or =
Saruman?"&nbsp; Go 'Out=20
on a Limb' with </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Quickbeam for a twisted Tolkien satire =
of American=20
politics! <BR>Fantasy legend Terry Pratchett pays a reverent Tribute to=20
LOTR.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Check out the delicious new 'Questions =
&amp;=20
Answers' and eat up </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>tons of 'Moon Letters'.&nbsp; JRRT =
never tasted so=20
good. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>=20
(TBHL)&nbsp;The Lord of the Rings </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Director's very own fanclub! Stop on by =
to learn=20
more about the man, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>the myth, the bastard. If you are a =
Peter Jackson=20
fan, then 'The </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bastards Have Landed' is the place for=20
you!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>See anything you want to add to the =
site? Have any=20
<BR>suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to =
<BR>say hi?=20
Drop us a line at theonering@theonering.net, do you <BR>want to speak =
with a=20
specific person? just type in their handle <BR>(i.e. Jincey =3D=20
jincey@theonering.net). </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>That's all for now, keep clicking, have =
fun and=20
keep sending in <BR>those letters! I love to hear from you! =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Xoanon &amp; TheOneRing.net Team =
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