Weird parodies, weird role-playing, weirdness, opera, languages, history, being weird. No Tolkien, though, of course.
First Lord of the Rings reading experience:
My brother got Fellowship of the Rings when I was 13. I read it and had to read the rest of the work. Spent most of adolescence as a hopeless addict.
Favorite Tolkien character:
Sauron, because he is so suave and civilized. The Moria Balrog, because he brews excellent coffee.
More seriously, I think it might be Galadriel. Bt I'll probably change my mind shortly.