Download "Raw Hobbit" 2010 audio file

The Tolkien Moot Website has now published the audio file for "Raw Hobbit 2010", which we broadcast live from Tolkien Moot 2010. Heather Downing was my guest. Heather gave three live performances as Elvish singer Rehtaeh.

Middle-earth Talk Radio Show 29 August 8 2010

Hawke has now uploaded Show 29 from Middle-earth Talk Radio, which we recorded on August 8, 2010.

Heather Downing videos for people who want to know what she sounds like

You can actually listen to Heather's Elementaria CD (or samples) at Amazon but here are a couple of music videos featuring Heather.

More Promos for Tolkien Moot

This is getting exciting. Tolkien Moot promises to be one of the best Spokane Tolkien conferences so far. I'm looking forward to doing Raw Hobbit again.

Can't attend Tolkien Moot 2010? Watch it live online August 13-15

Tolkien Moot 2010 is scheduled for the weekend of August 13-15 in the city of Spokane, WA. However, people who cannot be at the event may watch the sessions live via the Internet. Tolkien Moot 2010 features three live performances (open to the public) from elvish music artist Rehtaeh (Heather Downing).

Episode 20 of Middle-earth Talk Radio now available

You nay recall that I had prematurely announced Episode 20 of Middle-earth Talk Radio last week. It was not actually available for download.

You can now listen to Middle-earth Talk Radio Episode 20 as a streaming broadcast or download it. The episode was recorded on April 1.

Also, Hawke and I will be doing another live broadcast of "Raw Hobbit" (based on William Shatner's "Raw Nerve" format) later this year at Tolkien Moot in Spokane, WA.

You should fill out the RSVP form if you plan to be there.

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Spokane, WA Tolkien Society meets every second Saturday

Hawke Robinson has organized a smial, a chapter of the Tolkien Society, that is based in the Spokane, WA area. The smial meets every second Saturday at the NORTH Service Station Coffee House.

We chatted through Skype on a conference call on Saturday, October 10 at the first monthly meeting. A couple of people dropped by to let Hawke know they would be able to attend the next meeting. He didn't get the announcements out in good time so I offered to post some announcements around the Xenite.Org Network to help get the word out.

You can learn more about the smial by visiting the Tolkien Scholars Website, which will be the home site for next year's Tolkien Moot in Spokane.

I'll try to post a reminder message here each month a few days prior to the meetings.

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News on MERPCon V and other things

MERPCon V will be held in Spokane, WA the weekend of July 24 - 26. This convnetion is the last of the series of five free gaming conventions that Hawke Robinson has been hosting in Spokane, WA at his own expense. MERPCon has combined con-style gaming with lectures by Tolkien scholars and game designers, including Thomas Morwinsky, Chris Seeman, John Rateliff, and me.

Hawke has tried to make MERPCon as open as possible, broadcasting it over the Web and allowing fans to send in questions through a chat room and email. This year the entire event will be broadcast live via multiple Webcams with audio feeds.

As this year's guest speaker I will have a breakout session on Saturday, July 25. You'll be able to watch it live and submit questions via the chat room. You can check the Web site for the schedule. I hope you'll find time to tune in, although the session will be recorded and made available download at a later time.

On Sunday morning we'll host a live panel discussion with young Tolkien fans. Be sure to have your questions ready for them.

In 2010 Hawke will launch Tolkien Moot to replace MERPCon. Tolkien Moot will be membership-supported and will include expanded programming, although gaming will still be an important part of the convention.

In other news, Hawke and I just wrapped up another episode of Middle-earth Talk Radio, which should be available for download later this week. We're also planning to do a live broadcast from MERPCon on Saturday evening. I've asked Hawke to see if he can arrange a phone-in guest but if not then we'll have fun anyway.

Besides working on MERPCon and Middle-earth Talk Radio this year, I've also been publishing the Hobbit News Newsletter. You may have noticed that I haven't found much interesting news in the past few weeks. The idea behind the newsletter is to publish news that isn't being covered on more traditional Tolkien news sites. Still, I hope to put together a new edition later this week.

Finally, Xenite.Org has relaunched its LoTR movie news site with a new design and expanded content. Now Xenite.Org will cover Hobbit Movie News, Guillermo del Toro News, and Tolkien News. Each section has its own archive of news reports.

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