The Hall of Fire

I wonder what the animators had been smoking... :whistle: Personally, I think the animators had all been sacked by Warner Bros. Their perception for orcs seems to be that the Dark Lord created orc by combining dogs and cats with the Tazmanian Devil. :shock: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v702/Ol...

superwizard wrote:Of course, quite marvelous really converting such a serious and desperate moment into a silly song...
I did feel sorry for the poor orcs though...

Git back to work ye maggot-ridden bag o' vile or I'll flay ye wit' a trout!

Where there's a fish... ...there's a way!

Someday (next Thursday, perhaps) we'll have computer-written novels that will be without lapses in style or logic. So, you really believe that something like a "correct" style exists? My dear Hobby, Mr. :whistle: was pulling our legs. :D An example is the "sentient fox". It woul...

I, too, am so tired of hearing about Barry Bonds. ESPN is the worst offender at this. As bad as the Barry Bonds watch is around the country, it's especially bad here in Northern California. :shock: Meanwhile across the Bay the A's are hobbling along. I'm hoping that they keep it close until the All...

Not enough Bombadil. I appreciate that Bombadil is discussed at the Council of Elrond, and that Gandalf goes off to visit Bombadil rather than help the Hobbits scour the Shire, but it's simply not enough. Did you know that Bombadil was originally considered to play the role of the hero in LOTR? It's...

superwizard , I love both, though I love the book more. When it comes to the films, I am one of those Transcendentalists Voronwë named a while back, on a different board. There are problems with the films that are quite clear to me, but somehow the entire package transcends those problems, and I ca...

Good point SW. Saruman managed to breed Orcs and Men, so the half-orcs at least must have a soul. Half a soul, actually. That reminds me of a song... Half a bee, philosophically Must ipso facto half not be. But half a bee has got to be A vis a vis its entity- d’ you see? But can a bee be said to be...

While the behavior of humans can sometimes be described as orcish , I don't think that orcs ever exhibit the ability to be humane . Yes, my merry friends, I'm afraid it's true: orcs are no darn good. Trolls, however, can occasionally show compassion: 'Poor little blighter,' said William. He had alre...

Great intro, Alatar! Your description really made me want to watch it. :) The thing you guys have to remember is that the intended audience for this is little kids. This isn't any worse, and probably a lot better, than the stuff that passes for children's entertainment these days. He commands the pl...

Oh, okay, as long as you weren't interested in an expert on French Horn because I'm definitely not it, although I suppose I could tell a good tone quality from one that isn't so good. I mentioned in my first post that I played flute for a number of years. I had originally wanted to play trumpet or t...

So you're interested in Britten's Op. 31 for the horn-playing? You're asking the wrong guy then. I'm a tenor!

(Or maybe you just wanted an opinion from "the other point of view"? )

It's definitely an awesome piece for horn.

Indiana just doesn't have a very good selection of cds to choose from! Really? That's odd because the University of Indiana has one of the top music programs in the U.S. :? I know what you're saying about Amazon. I have quite a lengthy "Wish List" there myself. (That's the trick to not sp...

Also, Howes depiction of the Ford of Bruinen is magnificent: At the Ford Looking at Howe's depiction of the Ford demonstrates the big difference between him (and artists like him) with Ted Nasmith. Howe's portrayal of this scene is full of action and drama. Nasmith's depiction of this scene is rela...

Her work is really beautiful -- it just doesn't always match my images. I try to have a different approach to art whether it is Tolkien-inspired or not. When I view a piece of art I try to put myself in the shoes of the artist, that is, to see it from their point of view. I’ve found that knowing ab...

That's a nice collection of books, Alatar. That mini-Hildebrandt is really cool. (I have one, too.) The book is autographed by the twins, which is neat, and at only $8 USD it was a bargain ! The thing I found delightfully surprising about it is that sword attached to the bottom of the bookmark ribbo...

Cemthinae, you can check to see what is available on Amazon.com (Amazon.ca if you're in Canada, or Amazon.uk in the United Kingdom). The great thing about Amazon is that for many recordings they have samples of most or all of the pieces so you can check to see which one you like best. :) I would sug...

Don't worry, Prim. :) Oh, good! That means I can start practicing... Where there's a whip... *CRACK* ...there's a way! Where there's a whip... *CRACK* ...there's a way! Where there's a whip... Wait! I got a better idea! :D Where there's a fish... :salmon: ...there's a way! Where there's a fish... :...

Years and years ago public television broadcast the Ring cycle with subtitles. Broadcast from The Met? I videotaped them. :D They were performed in San Francisco around the same time. A friend of mine bought the series. I didn't see all of them with him, but I did see Siegfried . The moment I best ...

I'm not a fan of listening to a Wagner-opera straight through, most of it I find sterile and boring, but his instrumental pieces can be ravishingly beautiful! :) That's mostly true for me, too. Most of his Gesamtkunstwerk , i.e., opera, tend to be rather long and drawn out. The fact that most of hi...

I usually prefer to express myself in song. This is no exception. ;) Dere's no hidin' place down dere Dere's no hidin' place down dere Oh I went to the rock to hide my face The rock cried out,"No hidin' place." Dere's no hidin' place down dere Oh the rock cried, "I'm burnin' too."...