Tolkien 2005

[Ardamir the Blessed]

Is anybody going to this very interesting event? Here (http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2005/about.html) is its homepage.

[Maeglin]

It sounds great, but I won't be going because its a bit of a pricey and long trip for someone entering freshman year of college. :D

[YayGollum]

Dang. If only the thing was way later in the year, when I might have money. I would definitely stir those people up. *sigh* Maybe get in a few intelligent debates, maybe open a few people's eyes. I'll take donations. :rolleyes:

[Alatar]

I live only 20 miles away!
But i'm thirteen :( .
Well my birthday's on the 2 of augest so i'll be 14.
And i'm going on holiday to america during my birthday so i won't be there anyway.

[baragund]

I would love to but I can't. I'm on the other side of the pond.

[Hammersmith]

My friend attends that university. But apart from the fact that I'm allergic to conventions, I shall be in America at the time :rolleyes:

[Barliman Butterbur]

Is anybody going to this very interesting event? Here (http://www.tolkiensociety.org/2005/about.html) is its homepage.

How great to be able to do that! Unfortunately, no one has stepped forward to take care of my wife's and my expenses. :p

Barley

[lamariaevenstar]

ah man! that sounds soooo cool..I'll see what I can do, prolly not tho-but ya never know...you know it'd be nice if some extremely rich person with a blessed heart would give all of us donations to go:D *couuuuuifurearichpersonpleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!uuu uuuuuuuch*

[Firawyn]

I'll take it as those were all 'no's. Humm. I too, will have to say no. No money, no transortation, no passport, no trip. Crud.

[Ardamir the Blessed]

Because of the recent terror threat in Birmingham, and because the event would be a bit expensive (at least for me), I do not think that I will go.

Anybody else?

[Ardamir the Blessed]

A report (http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1548256,00.html) from the ongoing event.

Reports and lecture material etc. from attending TTF members would be very much appreciated.

[Inderjit S]

Tis about 15 minutes away from me, won't be going not really my thing, so to speak.

And terrrorist threat in Birmingham? :confused:

[baragund]

Awww Inder, why don't you just "poke your head" into one of the sessions, just to see what it's like? You'll probably have better command of Tolkien's writings than most of the people there so you sure won't have trouble keeping up with any of the discussions.

Go for it! Especially since you're so close to it.

[Ardamir the Blessed]

The event ended on Monday.