[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (06/05/02)

Michael Regina (Xoanon) xoanon@theonering.net
Mon, 6 May 2002 01:38:05 -0400


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TORN #126

Monday May 6th, 2002

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)

Weekend Round Up
Missed all the news this weekend? Watching the Montreal Canadians beat the
stuffing out of Carolina? Or were you stuffing some money into Sam Raimi's
coffers watching Spider-Man 2 times in 1 day like I did? Well fear not!
Follow the link to catch up on all the news you may have missed this
weekend!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1020662803]

Games Workshop's Summer Events!
Games Workshop’s big summer event! Six weeks packed with activities focused
around the first 10 minutes of amazing footage from The Fellowship of the
Ring, as players throughout North America refight the epic conflict with
hundreds of armies and thousands of The Lord of the Rings miniatures.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1020314036]

The Shirt Story With Billy & Viggo
Legend Winterhawk writes: My group of seven, known as the Michiganders,
arrived at the International Center for Photography at just after five and
there was already a pretty good line. Like us, most of those seemed to be
from Billy Boyd's official website. We had traveled to New York to see Billy
at ICON the next day and decided to make the trip to Manhattan to see Viggo
when we'd learned he was appearing at ICP.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1020271618]

Hobbit in Houses of Healing
There's a report from the Waikato Times updating us on how hobbit extra
Jeffery Hawkes is recovering from his accident. The article mentions the
1000 emails he's had from LOTR fans [including many TORNadoes] from around
the world.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1020219737]

Union puts squeeze on actors
Movie sets around the world may grind to a halt today if they feature any US
actors. America's Screen Actors' Guild has ordered its members to stop
working on projects outside the US if their contracts have not been
negotiated by the union.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1020206784]

Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)

COMING SOON:

- May 11th Elijah Wood (Frodo) film 'Ash Wednesday' to debut at Tribeca Film
Festival
- May 14th Cate Blanchett (Galadriel)'s Birthday
- May 16th Christopher Lee (Saruman) Marton Csokas (Celeborn) film 'Star
Wars: Episode 2: Attack of the Clones' is released

!Ask Christopher Lee!

Want to ask Christopher Lee (Saruman) a question?! Now is your chance!
Christopher Lee has agreed to answer 20 or so of YOUR questions online!

Simply send an email to xoanon@theonering.net (subject Chris_Lee_Qs) and we
will be choosing the best out of the group to pass on to the man himself!!

Pre-Order FOTR TODAY!

It looks like everyone is jumping into the mix with DVD pre-orders. We will
be updating this list as it grows. Here is where you can pick up the Region
1 and 2 DVD and VHS version of Fellowship of the Ring:
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1018285259]

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]

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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.
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TheOneRing.net Two Towers Teaser Tournament

The what? A contest silly! The Two Towers Teaser Tournament is your chance
to design and submit your very own Two Towers Theatrical poster and win
AMAZING prizes. First place winner will get a Sam & Bill the Pony
Sideshow/Weta Figure AND a signed Ted Nasmith poster!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1018506685]

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!

Scouring of the Site (Breakdown of our various sections)

-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

Enjoy the many new -Green Books- articles for April. Anwyn’s Counterpoint
recalls the amazing TORN Oscar Party. Is the movie phenomenon causing a rift
among Tolkien fans? Enjoy a ton of stuff in Tookish’s Ticklers humor
section. Moon Letters is blazing with new Tolkien-inspired poems and
stories. We have 20 brilliant new Questions & Answers. Be sure to browse our
Most Frequently Asked Questions. Our new Special Guests include a fantastic
look at Tolkien’s experiences during World War I, and the absolute final
word on the Balrog wings debate! Come join the most spirited fan forum in
the world as we explore the WORDS and WORLDS of Tolkien.
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-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!
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-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!
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That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those
letters! We love to hear from you!

See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat
guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at
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