[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (04/01/01)
Xoanon
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V1 #68
Thursday January 4, 2001=20
Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy..=20
Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)=20
Yes, go see '13 Days' on January 12th: Not only does=20
the movie look good (I'm a very big Cold War/Kennedy/Cuban=20
Missile Crisis buff) but you WILL see the NEW LOTR Trailer=20
before the movie. It will be out January 12th in North America,=20
I'm not sure if the trailer will be with '13 Days' or other movies=20
the following week for the folks in the UK, but overseas fans=20
will see the trailer very shortly, and not in a few months. It is=20
very likely that it will then be posted on the new official LOTR=20
site after this time.
LOTR Commercial during the Superbowl? It is very possible,=20
and people from AICN to some close friends on the inside=20
have been hinting it, and now this. [More]
Visual Effects Expert Quits LOTR: The Dominion is reporting=20
that LOTR top visual effects man Mark Stetson is leaving the=20
production! [More]
10 Days until '13 Days'!!! The cool folks at New Line have=20
started a countdown to the first Theatre Trailer for LOTR!!!=20
This is very exciting, the first time the general public will start=20
to hear about LOTR, the buzz is going to hit us soon!! [More]=20
New Grey Book Update! Ian McKellen (Gandalf) has taken=20
pen to paper (well, keyboard to screen) and updated his Grey=20
Book section of Mckellen.com!=20
Cate Blanchett Interview: Garth over at DarkHorizons has an=20
interview from an Aussie journalist with Cate Blanchett (Galadriel).=20
Check it out here! [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 Ah, CRAM. the perfect Thanksgiving Feast to=20
serve a Tolkien fan. Not only can Green Books teach you the=20
secret recipe for those famous rib-sticking dwarf rations, but=20
we can teach you Elvish too! Turgon has a copy of this most=20
perfect of Christmas presents over on his Bookshelf. We are=20
very proud to bring you this exclusive feature: Cent o Hedhellem
"An Examination of the Elvish Tongues" over in Moon Letters!=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!
Palantir Premonitions (What's to come)
John Howe Interview!!!
That's Right, Tolkien artist beyond compare John Howe will step into=20
the arena with me to chat LOTR!!! John Howe's work can be seen far=20
and wide across the world of Tolkien, just take a look at our Rolozo=20
Tolkien image gallery for proof, Howe is a well respected artist.=20
John has also spent many a month in New Zealand working as conceptual=20
artist for the LOTR films!!! So keep an eye out right here for an =
EXCLUSIVE=20
INTERVIEW with John!! Got a question you want me to ask? Drop me a line!
Look for the Howe interview to happen soon!
Hall of Fire Set for January 13 and 14
Due to the holiday weekends we've postponed our twice monthly=20
Tolkien discussion at The Hall of Fire. However, if you'd like to read=20
logs from past chats, check them out at the above HoF link, where=20
you can also find times for the chats. Our next topic will compare=20
and contrast the physical ability of Elves and Men: can a Man be as=20
powerful a warrior as an Elf?=20
Feedback is always welcome right here.=20
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
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>V1 #68</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Thursday January 4, 2001 </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy.. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG><U>Rings Roundup</U></STRONG> (Top =
headlines of=20
major interest) </FONT></DIV>
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color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT color=3D#003300><FONT =
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<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
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face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300>Yes, go see '13 Days' =
on January=20
12th: </FONT><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>Not only does=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>the movie look good =
(I'm a very big=20
Cold War/Kennedy/Cuban </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>Missile Crisis buff) =
but you WILL=20
see the NEW LOTR Trailer =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>before the movie. It =
will be out=20
January 12th in North America, =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>I'm not sure if the =
trailer will be=20
with '13 Days' or other movies =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>the following week =
for the folks in=20
the UK, but overseas fans =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>will see the trailer =
very shortly,=20
and not in a few months. It is =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>very likely that it =
will then be=20
posted on the new official LOTR =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>site after this=20
time.</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300>LOTR Commercial during the Superbowl? </FONT><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000>It is very possible, =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000>and people from AICN to some close friends on the inside =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000>have been hinting it, and now this. [<A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/978560929">More</A>]</F=
ONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300>Visual =
Effects Expert=20
Quits LOTR: </FONT><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>The Dominion is =
reporting=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>that =
LOTR top visual=20
effects man Mark Stetson is leaving the =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#000000>production! [<A=20
target=3Dnew=20
href=3D"http://www.stuff.co.nz/inl/index/0,1008,574573a1860,FF.html">More=
</A>]</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#003300>10 Days until '13 Days'!!! </FONT><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000>The cool folks at New Line have =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#000000>started a countdown to the first Theatre =
Trailer for=20
LOTR!!! </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#000000>This is very exciting, the first time the =
general=20
public will start </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#000000>to hear about LOTR, the buzz is going to =
hit us soon!!=20
[<A target=3DNEW=20
href=3D"http://www.lordoftherings.net/countdown/index.html">More</A>]=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#003300></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300>New Grey Book=20
Update! </FONT><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000><A=20
href=3D"http://theonering.net/movie/cast/mckellen.html">Ian McKellen</A> =
(<A=20
href=3D"http://theonering.net/movie/char/gandalf.html">Gandalf</A>) has =
taken=20
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#000000>pen to paper=20
(well, keyboard to screen) and updated his Grey </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#000000>Book section=20
of <A href=3D"http://www.mckellen.com/">Mckellen.com</A>! =
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300>Cate Blanchett Interview: =
</FONT><FONT=20
face=3Darial color=3D#000000>Garth over at DarkHorizons has an =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>interview from an Aussie =
journalist with <A=20
href=3D"http://theonering.net/movie/cast/blanchett.html">Cate =
Blanchett</A> (<A=20
href=3D"http://theonering.net/movie/char/galadriel.html">Galadriel</A>). =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>Check it out here! [<A=20
href=3D"http://www.darkhorizons.com/news9/cate.htm">More</A>]<BR></DIV></=
FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG><U>Scouring of the Site</U></STRONG> =
(Breakdown of=20
our various sections) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/barlimans/index.html"><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Barlimans</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial> 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></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://haven.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT =
face=3DArial>Gaming=20
Havens</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial> is keeping all you gamers up to =
date on=20
<BR>the latest RPG/Fantasy/Sci-Fi games out there. Check it <BR>out =
daily for=20
gaming news. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://greenbooks.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Green Books</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial> Ah, CRAM… =
the perfect=20
Thanksgiving Feast to </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>s</FONT><FONT face=3DArial>erve a Tolkien fan. =
Not only can=20
<A href=3D"http://greenbooks.theonering.net/index.shtml">Green Books</A> =
teach you=20
the </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>secret recipe for those famous rib-sticking =
dwarf rations,=20
but </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>we can teach you Elvish too! Turgon has a copy =
of this=20
most </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>perfect of Christmas presents over on his <A=20
href=3D"http://greenbooks.theonering.net/turgon/files/110000.html">Booksh=
elf</A>.=20
We are </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>very proud to bring you this <FONT=20
color=3Dred>exclusive</FONT> feature: <A=20
href=3D"http://fan.theonering.net/writing/reviews/files/urban_elvish.html=
">Cent o=20
Hedhellem</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> “An Examination of the Elvish =
Tongues” over in <A=20
href=3D"http://fan.theonering.net/writing/">Moon Letters!</A> =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT =
face=3DArial>The=20
Official Peter Jackson Fanclub</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial> =
(TBHL) The Lord=20
of the Rings </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Director's very own fanclub! Stop on by to learn =
more=20
about the man, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>the myth, the bastard. If you are a Peter =
Jackson fan,=20
then 'The </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Bastards Have Landed' is the place for =
you!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><STRONG><U>Palantir Premonitions</U></STRONG> =
(What's to=20
come)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D5><STRONG>John Howe=20
Interview!!!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV><FONT face=3DArial>
<DIV></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>That's =
Right, Tolkien=20
artist beyond compare John Howe will step into </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>the arena =
with me to chat=20
LOTR!!! </FONT><FONT face=3DArial>John Howe's work can be seen far=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and wide across =
the world of=20
Tolkien, </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://fan.theonering.net/rolozo/images.php?collection=3Dhowe&=
;order=3Dtimestamp&desc=3D1"><FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>just take a look at our Rolozo =
</FONT></A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://fan.theonering.net/rolozo/images.php?collection=3Dhowe&=
;order=3Dtimestamp&desc=3D1">Tolkien=20
image gallery for proof</A></FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>, Howe is =
a well=20
respected artist. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>John has also spent many a month in New =
Zealand=20
working as conceptual </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>artist for the LOTR =
films!!! =20
</FONT><FONT face=3DArial>So keep an eye out right here for an EXCLUSIVE =
</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>INTERVIEW with =
John!! </FONT><FONT=20
face=3DArial>Got a question you want me to ask? </FONT></FONT><A=20
href=3D"mailto:xoanon@theonering.net"><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Drop =
me a=20
line!</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>Look for the Howe interview to happen soon!</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300 size=3D3>Hall of Fire =
Set for January=20
13 and 14</FONT><BR></STRONG><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Due to the holiday =
weekends we've=20
postponed our twice monthly </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Tolkien discussion at =
<A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/barlimans/hall.html">The <A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/barlimans/hall.html">Hall of =
Fire</A></A>.=20
However, if you'd like to read </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>logs from past chats, =
check them out=20
at the above HoF link, where </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>you can also find times =
for the=20
chats. Our next topic will compare </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>and contrast the =
physical ability of=20
Elves and Men: can a Man be as </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>powerful a warrior as =
an Elf? </DIV>
<P>Feedback is always welcome right <A=20
href=3D"mailto:Tookish@theonering.net">here</A>. </FONT></P></FONT>
<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
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size=3D2>jincey@theonering.net</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>). =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></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! =
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