Nancy Martsch, editor of _Beyond Bree_, asked me to forward this request: I've received news of the death of Rayner Unwin on November 23. I'd like to do a ...
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Stolzi@...
Jan 2, 2001 1:50 am
Back to same store today. Sign said: "Fittings ENT Tubing" Hmm! Mary S...
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David S. Bratman
dbratman@...
Jan 2, 2001 4:08 am
... Welcome! Other recommendations noted, but among Williams's novels, I think it's generally regarded that the best one to start with is _War in Heaven_....
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Stolzi@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:00 pm
In a message dated 01/01/2001 8:10:26 AM Central Standard Time, ... Hummm? I'd say WAR IN HEAVEN, myself. Mary S...
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Matthew Winslow
mwinslow-sf@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:51 pm
... I would think it is Aslan punching out the Cowardly Lion, since as we know, Narnia is so superior to Oz. Just ask the article's author. <g> -- Matthew...
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WendellWag@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:26 pm
For me, the interesting thing about the _Salon_ article is that it's just one more piece of evidence that there are people there who think that fantasy is just...
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Joan Marie Verba
verba001@...
Jan 3, 2001 5:36 pm
LORD OF THE RINGS STARS MARKED FOR LIFE Several stars of Peter Jackson's upcoming Lord of the Rings film trilogy--which wrapped principal photography on Dec....
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James P. Robinson III
jprobins@...
Jan 3, 2001 8:49 pm
What is Beyond Bree and how does one subscribe? Jim As the clock struck 10:19 AM 1/1/2001 -0800, Eleanor Farrell took pen in ... -- ...
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WendellWag@...
Jan 4, 2001 4:20 am
In a message dated 1/3/01 12:39:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, verba001@... writes: << Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Orlando...
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Joan Marie Verba
verba001@...
Jan 4, 2001 4:22 am
LORD OF THE RINGS TRAILER COUNTDOWN The Official LOTR Site has created a countdown page that marks off the days until the trailer appears in front of 13 Days....
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Joan Marie Verba
verba001@...
Jan 4, 2001 4:22 am
LORD OF THE RINGS SOUNDTRACK Though filming just wrapped on the epic Lord of the Rings production, the post-production is just starting. One such case regards...
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Ingbrand
ingbrand@...
Jan 4, 2001 6:44 am
... In a message dated 1/3/01 12:39:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, verba001@... writes: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Orlando...
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ERATRIANO@...
Jan 4, 2001 12:25 pm
Big deal. Celebs get tats all the time, and get them removed all the time too. It's a neat idea otherwise, though. I hope they have a fresh needle kit for ...
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WendellWag@...
Jan 4, 2001 12:48 pm
In a message dated 1/3/01 12:39:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, verba001@... writes: << The cast also presented Jackson with a Hobbit-sized director's...
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David Lenander
d-lena@...
Jan 4, 2001 4:33 pm
_Beyond Bree_ is a reliable monthly newsletter devoted primarily to Tolkien, and basically is the project of Nancy Martsch, who lives in southern California....
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David S. Bratman
dbratman@...
Jan 4, 2001 4:49 pm
Surely it means that they shot during 274 days over a 15-month period. Even the most stringently time-bounding filming is unlikely to be shooting every day:...
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David S. Bratman
dbratman@...
Jan 5, 2001 7:25 am
I found this comment inserted in passing in a Usenet post on how to read while eating and doing similar activities, and I think it makes a good motto: "If...
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Stolzi@...
Jan 5, 2001 2:10 pm
In a message dated 1/4/01 1:51:07 AM Central Standard Time, ... I think he had left NZ - one article spoke of his plans to get the tattoo elsewhere. Mary S...
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Trudy Shaw
tgshaw@...
Jan 6, 2001 2:28 am
While looking for something else on Amazon.com last night, I ran across a book by Patrick Curry titled Defending Middle-Earth: Tolkien, Myth and Modernity --...
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David S. Bratman
dbratman@...
Jan 6, 2001 3:46 am
You want an honest opinion? I thought it was a well-meaning book that failed to accomplish anything it set out to do. It asserts instead of arguing, dances...
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Stolzi@...
Jan 6, 2001 2:40 pm
Reading one of my Christmas-gift books, I discovered a German quotation including the word "Tollkühnheit" :) Mary S...
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Stolzi@...
Jan 6, 2001 4:18 pm
Wd someone please send me, privately, a mailing address for Prof. Verlyn Flieger? I've been asked to send her a sample copy of BUTTERBUR'S WOODSHED this month,...
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Carl F. Hostetter
Aelfwine@...
Jan 6, 2001 4:51 pm
... See Verlyn's web site at: http://www.mythus.com/...
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Eleanor Farrell
emfarrell@...
Jan 6, 2001 7:41 pm
The Mythopoeic Society Stewards have been discussing options for including more text content on our web site, particularly articles from our journal, Mythlore....
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Berni Phillips
bernip@...
Jan 7, 2001 12:10 am
The new (January, 2001) issue of Locus came out, and in the media section it says that ABC is going to make a four-hour miniseries of Gregory Maguire's...
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Berni Phillips
bernip@...
Jan 7, 2001 12:15 am
What immediately springs to my somewhat prejudiced mind is that delightful paper about the top ten rejected plot twists in _Lord of the Rings_ by that ...
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Trudy Shaw
tgshaw@...
Jan 7, 2001 3:09 am
The two Mythlore articles that came to my mind are from a ways back--the middle 1980's--and I don't know specific dates. They both turned out to be somewhat...
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Trudy Shaw
tgshaw@...
Jan 7, 2001 3:20 am
Thanks for the thoughts on the Curry book. I noticed I'd saved a post from last October suggesting the Shippey book, so I'll definitely be watching for it. --...
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David S. Bratman
dbratman@...
Jan 7, 2001 5:02 am
Much as he's pleased with how his paper on _Lord of the Rings_ plot twists came out, David Something blanches slightly at the thought of it being used to...
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Ted Sherman
tedsherman@...
Jan 7, 2001 7:38 pm
I received this message yesterday and post it to the list with the author's permission. Ted...