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Still getting unpacked after our move back to Paso Robles and find 
myself faced with over 200 ridecamp e-mails every few days... BUT... 
couldn't resist a "me too" when it comes to being a Tolkein fan--- as is 
my "jock" husband--- I bet just as many men are avid readers of Tolkein, 
although perhaps not as public as us women. I guess talking about dwarfs 
and elves could put some pressure on some men in the locker room. ;-)
For those of you who have e-mailed me the last couple of months--- I'm 
sorry and now ready to get out my stallion tapes (although I'd rather be 
riding! Just saw the Two Towers and it REALLY calls you back to the 
trails (if it would just stop raining and dry out a little)). Perhaps 
this movie will be GREAT PR for riding! Sea Biscuit will be coming out 
soon, too. Don't know how that will play for PR---- Phar Lap didn't do 
much for good feelings about racing in general.
Someone needs to write a heartfelt story about an endurance rider, 
struggling against ALL odds. An autobiography, anyone??? No, Howard--- I 
don't think your stories would make the GP ratings-- maybe not even the 
PG13's :-)
Bette


Lynn Kinsky wrote:
> > BTW, I think it is so funny how all of the 'closet' Tolkein fans are 
> > coming out
> > of the woodwork now that the movies are out. My brother is the same 
> > way and
> > he's always explaining or correcting our pronunciation. ha ha ha My other
> > brother and I always tease him and ask him if he's a "Level 3 Dungeon 
> > Master".
> > These movies seem to have the same hype and following as Trekkie 
> > movies. hee
> > hee hee
> >
> > Tam
>
>
> It's not particularly a matter of being a "closet" Tolkein fan  as just 
> having part of one's youth brought to the fore.  The three novels came 
> out in paperback when I was a college senior in 1965 and *everyone* read 
> them -- the books were a respite from the war in Vietnam, and of having 
> ones friends and relatives drafted and maybe killed there (I sent copies 
> to my cousin in Da Nang and they were read to shreds by his platoon 
> mates.  They were among the personal belongings the Air Force shipped 
> back with his body).  By  the time I was in grad school it was common to 
> read the trilogy every mid term or finals week  -- escape from reality 
> through drugs hadn't caught on yet <g>, so escape through reading was 
> popular.
>
> Dungeons and Dragons followed a few years later for those who wanted to 
> escape for longer periods.


--
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians
Home of 16.2h TLA Halynov
who lives on through his legacy
Hal's Riverdance!
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com


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