I saw the first TV commercial advertising Lord of the Rings - Part III and thought I'd start this thread. The commercial said it will be out on 12/17, a Wednesday, and I'm very excited it's finally almost here after waiting all year!

I know some of my fellow FRLians are also fans, so maybe we can use this thread to not only countdown, but also talk about anything related to this wonderful trilogy.

16 more days!

-- Rob (thesonofdust@yahoo.com), December 01, 2003

Answers

15 days left, and counting.

-- (sonofdust@count.down), December 02, 2003.

Enjoyed the first two episodes. They seem to be (and I've heard they are trying hard) sticking close to the books (except maybe for that romantic thing with the elfen princess. I don't mind, but I don't remember it that way from the books). There was a prior cartoon movie. It may have been just of The Hobbit, I don't recall. I remember it had some pretty good marching songs and such, though. Tom Bombadil and his wife were among my favorite characters from the book, but I haven't read it in a long time, and maybe those characters were in The Hobbit instead of the trilogy.

By the way, I got started reading Tolkein because I asked Ol' Lon "whassat?" when I saw a dog-eared copy in his room and he recommended it about thirty years ago. (Hmm. Would you believe we learned to read when we were two years old?) Also, I've read recently that contact with Tolkein was instrumental in CS Lewis' becoming a Christian.

When the second episode was coming out, my wife said "get ready for a couple of hours of war." She remembered the books better than I. No surprise, there. Kind of reminds me of the idea behind what the old Scandanavian rancher says after a pause and by way of explanation following his wife's soliloquy in The Searchers, "She vas a skool teacher, you know!"

I, too, am looking forward to the third episode with mixed emotions. The good news is we shoudl enjoy it, judging from the other two. The bad news is there probably won't be any more (unless they decide to do The Hobbit, I guess).

-- J (jsnider@hal-pc.org), December 02, 2003.

I remember that cartoon too, but can't say I enjoyed it much. Ever since reading the books, I've always held hope that "they" would make a really good movie out of it; one that basically kept true to the storyline, one with good acting, and a movie with especially eye- catching and specatacular special effects.

My wish was answered as soon as I saw the first commercials two years ago for Part I. I knew just from the clips that here, finally, I was going to get the 'real' thing. Ever since I've been very excited and happy about it. In fact, my hopes were exceeded. I never would have dreamed up how they could do something like portray Gollum, for example. Just a totally awesome a use of creative expression and technological ground-breaking cinematic achievement.

I'm going to eventually break down and buy one of them new fangled DVD players, but not until I see that they are selling what I'm figuring to be the whole 'set' (maybe with additional footage or something) of all three movies.

-- (sonofdust@Part.III), December 02, 2003.

The battle scenes wear me out.

-- helen (getting@in.line.already), December 02, 2003.

14 more days to go. There is a theatre in a town near here and on the sign they have that tickets are on sale for LOTR III now! Guess they're expecting it to be pretty popular in the first week when all of the nuttiest fans (like me) will want to see it ASAP.

-- (sonofdust@14.days), December 03, 2003.

It's a pity you're not a kiwi Rob. It was a huge event over there. People camped out(?) in the streets to be the first to get tickets. I hope you enjoy it as much as the other episodes.

-- Carol (c@oz.com), December 03, 2003.

13 days and counting!

Kiwi? LOL. Is that what you call someone from NZ? I'm a fan but I don't think I'd camp out for a ticket since it is in the teens and we're getting snow flurries. Maybe that's another reason the theatre sells them ahead of time. Frozen patrons can't reach there wallets.

-- (sonofdust@13.moredays), December 04, 2003.

Rob, I can't believe y'all are such wimps :-P In the teens and drifting snow is no reason not to wait in line for hours for a good ticket. I did it myself last year, and that was for a daughter's Christmas present! (We Crazy Canuckians pride ourselves on our hardiness - it's the only thing that keeps us from heading south as soon as we can walk :-)

BTW, I really enjoyed LOTR movies so far. I only read the books once before, though, and that was when I was... hmmm, I think I was 10 - I was in grade 5. I liked the Narnia series by C.S.Lewis better, in fact I think I still do. Maybe it's more designed for someone of my mental age :-) I keep hoping for someone to do a really good job of making movies out them, too - I have seen a British show of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" that was quite good. But I don't think they did the whole series. If they did, maybe that's what I'll ask Santa for this year.

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.ent), December 04, 2003.

I wouldn't mind waiting in line for hours, but camping to me means staying out for several days and nights with tents/sleeping bags etc. That's where I draw the line.

Right now it is still in the teens and we're expecting about 6-8 inches of snow here.

11 days!

I hope you get your wish too, Sweet Princess, then we can start a countdown for that!

-- (sonofdust@11.days), December 05, 2003.

Oops! It's 12 days, not 11, unless you're where Carol is, but I'm not there, I'm here. I think.

Guess I'm guilty of PBC (Posting before coffee).

poopie.

-- (sonofdust@12.days), December 05, 2003.

I saw another LOTR commercial on the TV. This time, it was for a home video game system... might have been Game Cube or Play Station. It looked really cool, with the graphics and all. Characters resemble their movie counterparts. Amazing what can be done now compared to just ten years ago.

11 days.

-- (sonofdust@11.days), December 06, 2003.

Well the meteorologist didn't get this one quite right. Instead of 6 - 8 inches of snow, (we already have more than that), the new expected total is around 20 inches or so. Turns out there was a second storm on the heels of the first and it 'intensified nicely'. One meterologist referred to this as a one-two punch. This second 'punch' is expected to go on all day and night and into tomorrow morning.

Winds are out of the Northeast, up to 50 miles an hour. At times, you can't see very far ahead of you. It's a white-out, and now they've raised Blizzard warnings for the northern counties here.

What a nice day for a movie, if you could get to one, and if there was something worth going to see.

-- (sonofdust@one.two), December 06, 2003.

Time to dig out now. The kids are gonna have a blast today.

Ten and counting.

-- (sonofdust@ten.days), December 07, 2003.

Hiya Rob!

I am very much looking forward to "The Return of the King"!

I will see it on December 17th! Probably the first showing, although my daughter wants to go at midnight on the 16th. LOL!

You've probably already seen this website, but just in case you haven't: Lord of the Rings

I hope I did that right, it's been awhile! ;-)

Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) escort Gandalf (Ian McKellen) to the stables of Edoras in New Line Cinema's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

The northeast got 'killed' with snow. What a storm! How much did you end up with?

Tricia, I must be really soft! I do NOT like freezing temperatures and snow. Just moving from Texas to Oklahoma was enough to send my body into shock. LOL

J, you've known Lon for 30 years??? Wow! And you learned to read at 2-years-old? I find that a bit hard to believe! I really liked "The Searchers". The accents alone were enough to keep me entertained. "I'll thank ye to keep your hands off my feeancie". :-D

Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) escort Gandalf (Ian McKellen) to the stables of Edoras in New Line Cinema's epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Can't wait until the 17th... Can't wait until the 17th... Can't wait until the 17th... Can't wait until the 17th... Can't wait until the 17th... Can't wait until the 17th... Can't wait until the 17th... Can't wait until the 17th... Can't wait until the 17th... Can't wait until the 17th... Can't wait until the 17th...

-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), December 07, 2003.

Oops, somehow got the description of the photo in there twice.

Carol, how hot was it while all of the people were camping out? I saw a picture of the 'stars' heading back to L.A. after the screening. I thought it was cute:

Lord of the Rings cast members board a plane en route to Los Angeles December 2, 2003 after attending the 'Lord of the Rings: Return of the King' world premiere on Monday in Wellinton, New Zealand. Actor Orlando Bloom pulls up his shirt and is poked by Billy Boyd, as Dominic Monaghan and Elijah Wood are partially obscured, and Liv Tyler (top) and Sir Ian McKellen (R) wave to fans. REUTERS/Anthony Phelps

-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), December 07, 2003.

What I want to know is why, if they've already had the premiere, they're making us wait 2 extra weeks!?!?!?! Not that I'll be able to see it for the next month or so... I love my new job, but I have no time for anything anymore. Even my FRL is suffering :-(

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.ent), December 08, 2003.

Hi Gayla. Thanks for the link (it works ;-) Yep I knew about it but hadn't been there for a year and forgot, so it was good of you to post it. I enjoyed looking around on the site and set my puter's background to a LOTR image. I've never gone to a midnight premier but am really considering it this time.

Sweet Princess; You are working too hard! I know the job is new and all---but really! If you want, I (as Leader of the FRL) will be glad to write your boss a note excusing you from work for several days each week, and all nights too, with full pay and benefits, for the forseeable future. It is the least I can do for you, Sweet Princess.

I think we have to wait longer because they did the actual filming there and so must have decided to 'world premier' it there as well. From what I read, it really must have been something special because many people dressed up in costumes and some of the actors/actresses/staff had a parade to the theatre and attended the first showing. Peolpe were lined up 15 deep!

Countdown is 9!

-- (sonofdust@9.days), December 08, 2003.

Wow Rob, all that snow. I honestly can't imagine having snow in my garden. What would it do to my plants and how would I drive to work? And yes we call New Zealanders Kiwi's after a type of bird that I think is only found over there.

Gayla it is early Summer down here so all they would have needed was a sleeping bag. We are finally getting some nice weather after a very windy ordinary Spring. The premier of LOTR was a huge event in NZ, it made the news in Oz. It looked like everyone in the island had dressed in character and turned up to see the stars. Quite a sight.

Tricia I'm very pleased to read that you love your new job and I hope things settle down a bit for you although December is always such a busy month anyway isn't it.

I'm just wondering if Aunt Bee is okay as it seems a while since I read a post from her. Perhaps I've missed one as I often have trouble with my server dropping out before a page has fully loaded.

Lol J you were 2yrs of age 30 years ago eh. Now I feel reeeeeaaally old because 30yrs ago I was already married and started a family. I'm sure I read "The Hobbitt" and something by C.S. Lewis way back then, but can remember very little of them now. Time for a re-read.

-- Carol (c@oz.com), December 08, 2003.

'Rings' Director Wants to Bring 'Hobbit' to Screen

-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), December 08, 2003.

Whoo Hooo! That's some article. I really hope they can get the "rights" worked out. It would make everything complete if they could do the Hobbit with some of the same team. Thanks Gayla. BTW, I found another site called theonering.net which I took a look at briefly, and you may be interested in that too.

8 days left now.

-- (sonofdust@8.daysleft), December 09, 2003.

Jean can't wait.

-- Robert & Jean Cook (Cooks@home.ga), December 10, 2003.

Only one more week!!!!

-- (sonofdust@one.week), December 10, 2003.

I got Trilogy Tuesday tickets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait! I'm gonna get there about 4 hours early and have tons of fun.... And there's going to be a New Line rep and a , well I don't remember the name, but a rep from the company that does all the LOTR games and there both going to give away free stuff to each of the fans.

Man I was so lucky to get tickets! I could sell on them ebay now for ten times what I bought them for.

-- Robert & Jean Cook (Cooks@home.ga), December 11, 2003.

OH and sunofdust, I check theonering.net everyday, as well as mugglenet.com and theforce.net. Everything you'd want to know about the three greatest movie genres of all time are there.

-- Robert & Jean Cook (Cooks@home.ga), December 11, 2003.

Hi Jean. Congrats on landing those cool tickets!!! Keep the Stubs ;-) And thanks for letting me know about those other sites.

Please come back and post again if you get any give-a-ways, ok? They probably have all kinds of good things. Anyway, I hope you get some free stuff!

6 more days!

-- (sonofdust@can't.wait), December 11, 2003.

Are they only having the trilogy on Tuesday??? I was hoping to see them all at once and overdose on movies for the year. (We only usually see one or two per year, not big movie goers).

Congratulations, Jean!!! Hope you have a great night!

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.ent), December 11, 2003.

Don't know about the Trilogy on Tuesday, but Part III is definately coming out on the 17th and you can get advance tickets for that at selected theatres.

The countdown stands at 5 days now!

-- (sonofdust@five.days), December 12, 2003.

Say what?????

Final 'Rings' Has Many Endings

-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), December 12, 2003.

They huddled together there, a ragged and forlorn knot of wretched humanity. Feet numbed by winter’s bitter cold were shuffled and stamped in an effort to restore the warmth of life blood to bluing toenails. Hands, chapped and reddened with the bite of north wind, were cupped below rudolf-esk noses as puffs of white breath were blown through brittle fingers. Their eyes, squinted against the chill and the low cutting rays of a December sun, sought out the strength and stamina of kindred sufferers.

They had been drawn to this spot, summoned by a power larger and greater than their meager existence, to shiver among faceless others, their anticipation worn like new crows-feet around the corners of dewy eyes, their expectations clutched in frail and shaking hands. Their collective imagination hovered in the thin air like hoarfrost, and was gathered around each like the hooded robes of subjugates of an ancient forgotten religion.

For this indeed was a trial of faith, a rite of passage from one reality into another. This is where they had gathered each winter; this is where they had come of middle-age, on this concrete island, floating above the green and bloodied sod of middle-earth. Here, in front of the ticket window they found their alter, here they swore their allegiance to the world of celluloid and light. And done with their ablutions, they clutched the blue stub of their communion, these penitents, these pilgrims, these Followers of The Ring.

Only five more days!

-- Old Lon Mossbottom (theswamp@the.Shire), December 12, 2003.

Yo there the moosebottom!

I got me here an ancy-pants daughter-type female that is jumpin' up and down and can't still fer two minutes.

If I pack her up nice and tight, can I Fedex 'er to your place fer a couple of days?

(Or would Miss Tricia even notice an extra daughter at her place fer a couple of days?)

-- Robert & Jean Cook (Cooks@home.ga), December 12, 2003.

Robert, just you send that little lady right along, now. It just started in to rain, and I got the other two episodes loaded into the DVD player already. Everthing just right for some munchies and a few hours of LOTR.

Oh, and if she would like, I'll get my youngest (who is the projectionist at the moviehouse) to sneak us in for the employee's screening on MONDAY night! Yeah, that's right, it's nice to be related to someone with such power as that.

-- LOTR...(the Lon Of The Rings) (lgal@exp.net), December 12, 2003.

REALLY?!!!!!!

-- Robert & Jean Cook (Cooks@home.ga), December 12, 2003.

4 more days!!!!

Gayla; I read the beginning of that article and think I'll really like what Jackson decided to do. I've been wondering how they were going to end the series, if they would follow the book or not. But I stopped reading after realizing there were spoilers ahead.

BTW, I saw the Trailer on another site and it looks awesome!

Wonder what the postage and handling's gonna be for that antsy-pantsy mailed-female. Is it C.O.D?

-- (sonofdust@count.down), December 13, 2003.

3 more days !!!

-- (sonofdust@almost.here), December 14, 2003.

Countdown is now Todays, or two daze, or 2 days. There was a special section devoted to the ROTK in the Sunday paper, and I'm seeing more and more advertisements and stuff. I think Liv is going to be on one of the nightly talk-shows this week too.

-- (sonofdust@two.days), December 15, 2003.

Tomorrow is it. Actually, tonight for those that have a theatre around them with a midnight show. And today there are some special trilogy showings too.

1 more day for the rest of us.

-- (sonofdust@to.morrow), December 16, 2003.

So, Rob, after you see it. DON'T TELL US NUTHIN'. ok? Some of us may dawdle until the costumed crowd and the noisy kids dissipate, so we can watch it in peace. But, then again, hey, it's not like we didn't read the book, right. Well, OK. But keep it obscure.

You know, over the years, the worst people for blowing the plot twists on shows I haven't seen have been preachers. They like to be relevant and up-to-date, which is proper, but some have a knack for using shows I haven't gotten around to seeing yet for sermon illustrations. Aw...maaan! I wuz gonna see that tomorrow!

-- J (jsnider@hal-pc.org), December 16, 2003.

LOL J, that's funny ;-)

I promise not to ruin nuttin', ok? Fact is, bout the only time tomorrow I ain't working is in the a.m. and the shows 'round here all start at noon or later. So I'll probably have to wait till the first show on Thursday!... and after all this too.

-- (sonofdust@poopie.work), December 16, 2003.

Jean's been at the triple-playing (see-all-three-movies)"Tuesday" special showing all day..........

Probably will get home having eaten nothing but popcorn and candy allllllllllllllll day!

-- Robert & Jean Cook (Robert&Jean@themovies.middleearth), December 17, 2003.

Jean was very luck to go to that...something to always be remembered, that's for sure!

It's dark and pouring rain this morning, and will be like this all day. The melting snow plus rain means lots of local flooding is likely again. What a wonderful day to do something inside, like---

go see a movie.

Can't today, because of my work schedule. So now I'm looking forward to tomorrow...

to sunshine

and to the Return of the King.

-- (sonofdust@waiting.still), December 17, 2003.

This is one of the stories about her trilogy on CNN ... Yep, so Jean finishes finals as a math and physics major, gets all the hours she needs to be a fully-accreditted senior at college at age 18 .......

But just to prove she is hero-worshipping geek ....

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/17/otsc.rings.m arathon/index.html

Then drives across town and waits for 3 hours to go to a 12 hour back- to-back-to-back Lord of the Rings trilogy marathon!

But she did it .... Got back to the house last night at 2:30 am ....

And drove her mom crazy 'cause she wanted to talk about the movies .... AFTER she got home !

-- Robert & Jean (Robert&Jean@south.whatsnow), December 17, 2003.

And this evening she is taking Ronnie to the "regular" opening night showing at 7:30 pm.

(sniffs....)

And leaves me without supper.........

(Checks fax line.....)

Nope. Nothing from Aunt Bee either.

(Sniffs again. Wipes nose.)

-- Robert & Jean (Robert&Jean@south.whatsnow), December 17, 2003.

Poor Robert.... there, there. It could be worse, they could have left you rice and curried lentils like I did with my family ;-)

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@teluspalnet.net), December 17, 2003.

Poor Robert.

Hubby cooked lasagna for us. It was beautiful.

It was three hours after our normal suppertime, but it was beautiful.

He filled it with spoiled cheese, but it was beautiful.

I have attached some to an email for you. It's just beautiful.

-- helen (take@my.share.PLEASE), December 17, 2003.

Wow, Good Sir! You get Spoiled-Cheese Lasagna? I'm zealous. And here I am anticipating eating nothing but Bon Bons and popcorn tomorrow.

Can't wait. I'm going to the first afternoon show and don't have to work until later.

-- (sonofdust@isit.tomorrowyet?), December 17, 2003.

Woohoo! I saw it yesterday!

Rob, you'll love it! :-) I'm glad you get to go today.

I thought it was very well done. (I think the 2nd one is still my favorite, though. Maybe I better go see it again just to be sure.) ;-)

Robert, how come you didn't go see it with them?

-- Gayla (privacy@please.com), December 18, 2003.

Poopie.

-- (sonofdust@poopie.poopie), December 18, 2003.

Wellllllllllllllllllllllllll, it was more like looooooooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggg ggggggggggggggssssssssssssssssssaaaaaannnnnnnnnnnggggggggggggggggggggg ggggggggggggggggggnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna when it came out of the email machine.

But it tasted good!

-- Robert & Jean (Robert&Jean@south.whatsnow), December 18, 2003.

None of you are allowed to talk about the movies here!!! I won't get to see it until sometime next year the way things are going! :-(

A fun site my sister emailed to me: http://www.suresoft.ca/homepage/lotr.html

It's a joke for those who've already seen the movies. I didn't laugh at all... well, hardly at all ;-)

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.net), December 18, 2003.

Yippeeeeee!

HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!

It was worth the wait...truly Grand in every respect.

-- (sonofdust@finally.sawit), December 19, 2003.

:-( Stillllllll waiting for enough time off without a bazillion things to do so that I can hit the theatre..... Like I said, prolly in the new year. Sigh

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplaent.net), December 22, 2003.

OK.

Hey Rob!

Let's all agree NOT to tell Tricia that Jean's already seen it three times..

-- Robert & Jean (Robert&Jean@south.whatsnow), December 23, 2003.

Hmmph. Let's not tell Tricia, fer sure! She'll turn all kinds of shades of green. Wait - she already is green, from the flu... maybe she'll turn purple or something instead :-P

-- Tricia the Cancuk (Jayles@telusplanet.ent), December 24, 2003.

Our Tricia has the flu! (((Tricia)))

-- helen (have@not.seen.it.yet.either), December 24, 2003.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!

Darn it!

Got right into the middle of the big battle scene ... AAND THE BLASTED THEATER LIGHTS CAME ON.

(Don't tell Tricia... She'll prolly only giggle and claim she bribed the movie guys to do it. 'Cept we know she only got them metrically Canadaininainainainan loonies up there and couldn't afford to bribe the GA movie-showers own here....)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRrgggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! !!!!

-- Robert & Jean (Robert&Jean@south.whatsnow), December 26, 2003.

I finally got to see it. shock and awe

-- helen (worn@out.from.battle), December 27, 2003.

We also just now getting to see it. Up to the standard of the other two. Which big battle scene would that be, Rob't? Depending on your answer, I definitely thought an old-timey intermission somewhere around the middle wouldn't have been so bad. So don't think of it as an interruption, think of it as intermission. (Unless, of course, the lights came up and they continued to show the movie. I didn't think of that; if that was the case---You poor things.)

-- J (jsnider@hal-pc.org), December 27, 2003.

Hi Tricia. Don't worry you wont be the last to see LOTR. Unsociable soul that I am, I will wait 'till it comes out on DVD. At least that way I can adjourn to another room in the gory bits and get comfortable in the good bits. Hope you are getting over your 'flu.

Robert that was bad luck, sounds like the sort of thing our old piccy theatre (town hall) would do.

I'm with you J. Intermission was good for people like me who can't sit still for that long. I would drive everyone crazy fidgeting.

-- Carol (c@oz.com), December 28, 2003.

The theater was sold out, they said, so they forced everyone to cuddle up to the strangers toward the middle of the rows. The portly lady to my left was obviously uncomfortable with having my illustrious self parked under her armpit.

I told her my name. She smiled but did not relax. This was actually a good thing. Her relaxation might have snuffed my candle, as there was little room to breath on my side of the armrest.

And then ... for three hours I forgot she was there. It was magnificent. And I only kicked her accidentally and only two or three times during the last massive battle. She was forgiving. Thank goodness.

-- helen (song@The.Steward.of.Gondor.was.the.best), December 29, 2003.

Thanks for your well wishing - I'm doing much better, almost back to normal. On Saturday, I took my germy self to a theatre and lost myself for 3+ hours in Middle Earth. The only disappointment with the movie was the same one I'd had with the book... it's over?!?!

Sure hope they do The Hobbit, too.

Carol, bite the bullet and go! Seeing this movie on a big screen is awesome and the small screen will not have the same the effect. You can always close your eyes and cover your ears for the nasty parts (like I do :-)

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.net), December 29, 2003.

JS:

Nope, lights came on three times: first time, I figured it was a fire alarm or something.

But after 4 minutes (but what seemed like forever!) of movie-running- and-lights-on, with no siren or bell or announcement, went out to to the lobby ...

No response. People out there were clueless, but called after I banged on the ticket-taker's door from the inside. By that time, a few people from each theater were coming out, since all of them came on.

Then it happened again, and again a few minutes later..

No announcement, no apologies from management.

-- Robert & Jean (Robert&Jean@south.whatsnow), December 30, 2003.

Tricia if I lived in the city and could go to a big theatre, I might have gone to see it, but if you picture Helen's circumstances and add mid-summer temps. that's a lot too close and uncomfortable for my liking. Glad you're feeling better.

-- Carol (c@oz.com), January 01, 2004.

Carol, I'm sorry to hear you won't be able to see the Big Event on a Big screen... I'll bet you'll enjoy it lots on your small screen, though. And there's always the books ;-)

-- Tricia the Canuck (jayles@telusplanet.net), January 03, 2004.