[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (03/07/02)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

ADVERTISE ON THEONERING.NET (SEE BELOW)

TORN #134

Wednesday July 3rd, 2002

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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The Good News With The Bad
Charter Members to the LOTR fanclub will no doubt know that their names will
be included on the DVD release of LOTR:FOTR. The cool part is that Howard
Shore and PJ have decided to write special music JUST for the 19-minute long
scroll of names! The bad news? Well...just follow the link for that.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1025638615]

GAMING: JRD At Decipher Table At ORIGINS
John Rhys-Davies, who stars as Gimli in The Lord of the Rings' movie trilogy
and on Decipher¹s The Lord of the Rings' Trading Card Game, will make an
exclusive appearance at Origins on Saturday, July 6th in Columbus, Ohio.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1025617008]

It's a wrap - mystical creatures disappear
After a pick-up filming involving several of the film trilogy's stars,
including Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood and Sir Ian McKellen, film
spokeswoman Claire Raskind yesterday confirmed that all had now left the
country.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1025560961]

'Chemistry and The Lord of the Rings' Report!
Smokering sends us this HUGE report from a lecture at the Hamilton Museum
(in New Zealand), on 'Chemistry and The Lord of the Rings'. Take a look at
what she has to say! !!!HEAVY SPOILERS!!!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1025543255]

TTT Wrap Party Ticket!
Ringer Spy Taniwha sends us this bit of coolness, a scan of the tickets the
WETA folks are getting as invitations to TTT wrap party! Take a look!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1025288201]

SHOP: Two Towers Poster Available Now!
You heard it here first...The official Two Towers poster is available to
order at the New Line Cinema Shop! Get yours today!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1025195326]

The Utter Coolness Of Cool
I've not had the pleasure of meeting Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) yet..but he
is high on my list of 'must meets/talk to'. I've heard reports that he tries
to personalize every single autograph to prevent people from selling them on
ebay..(would you sell something that Viggo personally wrote for YOU?).
Message board regular Nessimë was at the Wellington book signing event and
asked Viggo to sign something for TORN (un asked by the way, what a
sweetie!) and Viggo complied! Check these out!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1025118489]

Hutt River Girl Strikes GOLD!
Hutt River Girl wrote in a report last night (June 25) about Viggo Mortensen
and Peter Jackson filming in her area. She went back to the outskirts of the
set to have another gander again, and you'll never guess WHAT happened next!
!!!MAJOR SPOILERS!!!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1025095478]

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Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)
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COMING SOON:

- July 12th; David Wenham (Faramir) film 'Crocodile Hunter: Colision Course'
opens in the US

LOTR Look-a-Like Contest!

Time for another TheOneRing.net contest: The 2002 LOTR Look-a-like
Competition! Do you like look one of the cast from Peter Jackson's The Lord
of the Rings? Maybe you closely resemble a cast member, but could use a
little make-up to complete the guise? Here is your chance to shine. We have
over $300 in prizes to give away so enter today!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1024930490]

Pre-Order FOTR TODAY!

The time has arrived! You can now pre-order the 208 minute version of
Fellowship of the Ring! Choose from either the standard 4 disc set, or the
super cool Collector's Edition Gift Set, which features figures from
Sideshow/Weta and an expanded National Geographic DVD.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1023434206]

ps - All of these links will allow for a percentage of your purchase to be
contributed to TheOneRing.net. So thanks ahead of time!

The Hall Of Fire Chatroom

BarliBash 2002... SEATTLE!!

Well, folks, the votes are in and tallied. Come July 24th-28th, Ringers
shall descend upon Seattle, Washington like some sort of geeky plague!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/5/1010538929]

ADVERTISE ON THEONERING.NET

TheOneRing.net is happy to announce we are finally 'selling' our own ad
space on all pages of TheOneRing.net. If you are interested in reaching the
largest audience of Tolkien fans online, visit our advertising page. No
campaign is too short and no business is too small to advertise.
[http://www.theonering.net/theonering/ads.html]

Do YOU Have Any Cool Contest Ideas?

We're always looking for interesting contests to have fun with all the LOTR
goodies we get everyday. Do you want to submit your ideas and see them come
to life?! Send along any ideas to gamgee@theonering.net and who knows! You
may just win a prize from a contest you invented!

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Scouring of the Site (Breakdown of our various sections)
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-Barlimans- is more than a place to get your mead! There is the Fun Section,
Regulars Map and Photo Gallery, and of course the gateway to our ever famous
MIRC Chatroom!
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-Gaming Havens- is keeping all you gamers up to date on the latest
RPG/Fantasy/Sci-Fi games out there. Check it out daily for gaming news.
GOTO: http://haven.theonering.net/index.shtml

-The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub (TBHL)- The Lord of the Rings Director's
very own fanclub! Stop on by to learn more about the man, the myth, the
bastard. If you are a Peter Jackson fan, then 'The Bastards Have Landed' is
the place for you!
GOTO: http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml

Greetings – Quickbeam here. We have new and updated Green Books for July.
Quickbeam's Out on a Limb article features a unique "Conversation with a
Newbie". The very clever Anwyn wonders if there is a right way or wrong way
to read Tolkien in her new Counterpoint article. Go Tookish! He has the
ever-so-zany job of running the greatest Tolkien humor section you’ve ever
seen. Moon Letters brings you new Fan Fiction, poetry, writing and more!
GOTO: http://greenbooks.theonering.net/index.shtml

-The Tolkien community- never looked so good! Come and check out our listing
of 11 subsites hosted by TheOneRing.net! We've got everything from Rolozo
Tolkien, with almost EVERY Middle-earth image ever created, to our FX
section, devoted to the magic of motion picture special effects. As well as
a host of foreign language sites!
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-Our Tolkien Fan- section is just for you! From the site design to all the
stories and text is designed by you the fans of Tolkien and TheOneRing.net!
GOTO: http://fan.theonering.net/index.shtml

-Shop.theonering.net- is THE place to find all your Tolkien items available
online! From Tolkien cards to weekly ebay items, you should keep clicking on
over to our shop section for all your Tolkien needs!
GOTO: http://shop.theonering.net/index.shtml

That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those
letters! We love to hear from you!

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