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deej
Tol Eressea
Apr 24 2009, 6:04pm
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**Happy TORniversary!** TORn Moots - Past and Present
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I am very happy to be participating in TORn's 10th Anniversary celebrations. One of the best things that i've gotten from this site is the chance to meet so many of you, and to have some of those meetings turn into dear friendships.
TORn Moots, or a gathering of TORn-sibs, have taken place since TORn's inception, and in every corner of the world. We come together to celebrate movie premieres, book releases, symphonies, costume & prop exhibitions, conventions, art exhibits, or just the fact that a few of us are in the same area! Really, just put a few TORn-sibs in a room together, and we'll make our own celebration.
Before I share my own Moot experiences, i'd like to invite you all to share yours as well. Photos are appreciated, but please remember to follow TORn's Posting Guidelines.
1) - What was your first Moot?
2) - What was your first impression of the 'sibs you met? Were they just as you imagined them to be, or completely different from their online persona?
3) - What was your most memorable Moot?
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My first (and most memorable) Moot experience happened in June, 2004. I was fairly new to TheOneRing.net, having only discovered the site the previous September. I found out, through the site, that there was going to a performance of Lord of the Rings music, conducted by Howard Shore himself in Atlanta. And as an added bonus, Alan Lee was going to be in town for a conference! One of the Atlanta 'sibs, shuya, had even offered to put a few of us up at her house. Which is pretty gutsy considering that we hadn't met each other!
I drove down to Atlanta with 3 other 'sibs - again, I hadn't met them before the trip - and met up with shuya and a few other 'sibs at her place. I know that Ringers Rock (exactly as I had imagined) was there, as well as Wolfy (very quiet), and WhiteLadyEowyn (with her sister). I think Lilberr was there, too (they say the memory is the first to go with age!). I remember the dinner that Frodo-esque put together, and all of the other folks I had only exchanged emails with up to that point: Foehelm (who was SO quiet, and not at all like he was online!), Eomers_Woman, Elf Princess of Lorien, Eowyn Wannabe, Lilia, and so many others. Many of whom i'm still in contact with to this day.
I remember getting to meet Alan Lee - such a gentle, sweet man - and having him sign my 50th anniversary edition of 'LotR'. And I remember the symphony, and going through a lot of tissues! And most of all I remember being so happy that I finally had the chance to spend time with people that loved Tolkien and the films as much as I did.
In fact, I met so many great folks in Atlanta, that I decided to move here in 2005.
Since that great weekend 5 years ago, i've gotten to attend Moots all over the US - more symphonies, the LotR Exhibitions in Boston and Indianapolis, book signings for Alan Lee and Sean Astin, Trilogy Tuesday, DragonCon, San Diego ComicCon, Tolkien's Maps in Chicago, seeing 'FotR' at the Embassy in Wellington, lunch at the Eagle and Child in Oxford with Jazmine and her hubby - and am looking forward to many, many more.
A few more Moot photos
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Now it's your turn....
"...and back again."
(This post was edited by deej on Apr 24 2009, 6:06pm)
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**Happy TORniversary!** TORn Moots - Past and Present
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deej
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Apr 24 2009, 6:04pm
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Disregard that last link to photos....
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deej
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Apr 24 2009, 6:19pm
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My first Moot
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entmaiden
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Apr 24 2009, 6:23pm
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Meeting Altaira.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Apr 24 2009, 7:20pm
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Mooty goodness
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Garfeimao
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Apr 24 2009, 7:29pm
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meeting "internet" people for the first time!
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Luthien Rising
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Apr 24 2009, 7:38pm
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oooooo, the infamous wine and cheese party!!
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a.s.
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Apr 24 2009, 11:14pm
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Marquette was my first moot as well,
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Nerdanel
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Apr 26 2009, 1:18am
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That was so much fun
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entmaiden
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Apr 26 2009, 1:46am
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thanks (everyone) for the Marquette pics!!
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a.s.
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Apr 26 2009, 2:06am
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In your last photo
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N.E. Brigand
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Apr 26 2009, 4:41am
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Thanks - I'll update that
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entmaiden
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Apr 26 2009, 12:52pm
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My first Moot kind of didn't happen... the rest have been mini
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Magpie
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Apr 24 2009, 8:44pm
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My first TORn Moot...
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Ainu Laire
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Apr 24 2009, 10:00pm
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There are a few moots that are dear to me
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silneldor
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Apr 24 2009, 11:50pm
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Our first moot.
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Alcarcalime
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Apr 25 2009, 12:06am
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Wellingmoot 2005
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Ataahua
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Apr 25 2009, 4:41am
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That was such a wonderful weekend.
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Kimi
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Apr 25 2009, 7:13am
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Indeed! /
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Ataahua
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Apr 25 2009, 7:31pm
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No Moots, but a few meetings!
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weaver
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Apr 25 2009, 4:59am
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Many meetings
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MrCere
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Apr 25 2009, 5:57am
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I found a cooler link!
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MrCere
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Apr 25 2009, 6:20am
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East meets West
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ringers rock!
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Apr 25 2009, 8:14pm
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Memorable Moots!
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Greenwood Hobbit
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Apr 25 2009, 10:22pm
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Moots
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Saelind
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Apr 26 2009, 2:07am
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MOOTS!! Chicago Map Moot and Mythcon 2008
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a.s.
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Apr 26 2009, 2:14am
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The Map Moot was pretty great.
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deej
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Apr 26 2009, 4:31pm
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Meeting and mooting.
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N.E. Brigand
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Apr 26 2009, 5:50am
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I remember how
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entmaiden
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Apr 26 2009, 12:58pm
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Not sure if we actually met
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sevilodorf
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Apr 26 2009, 3:50pm
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I thought you might be.
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N.E. Brigand
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Apr 26 2009, 7:10pm
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small correction
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Saelind
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Apr 28 2009, 2:58am
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Arriving unfashionably late...
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GaladrielTX
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Apr 27 2009, 5:32pm
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Hmm, I think I might be getting old
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Draupne
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Apr 27 2009, 7:46pm
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My only moot so far has been Deej's "most memorable" one --
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Aerin
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Apr 27 2009, 10:24pm
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Tie: Return of the One Party and the ORC
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Tamara
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Apr 29 2009, 7:47pm
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Absolutely!
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deej
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Apr 29 2009, 8:10pm
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