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The Hobbit Hole VIII - Still round the corner we may meet...
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Posted on 04/06/2004 6:53:09 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!

Still round the corner we may meet...

New verse:

Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by!

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well!

Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed!

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TOPICS: The Hobbit Hole
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To: Wneighbor
I like the paint job on the cycle!
2,501 posted on 04/17/2004 9:00:58 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (insert pithy comment here)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Old martial arts maxim: if skills are equal, then the fight will go to the fighter who has the greater physical strength.

Yep, that's the maxim I was alluding to :) Of course that's just a general principle and the specifics of a fight can be affected by many other variables (even a good fighter can have a bad day); and in certain styles that use internal power like Tai Chi, Hsing-I, Bagua, Aikido, or Wing Chun, external strength becomes less relevant at a high level of mastery. But generally speaking if you fight the way Cap and Batman do with sort of a blend of Jujitsu and Karate and Western Boxing and Wrestling and Savate, a strength advantage is a big advantage. In any case it'd be a cool fight to see, though :) What issue was that?--I want to get ahold of that.

On the X-Men/Titans crossover issue, now that you mention it you're right it was Simonson, who did a great job. It was really a great story with Dark Phoenix, Terminator, and Darkseid all appearing as villains. It was interesting to see how the two teams paired up--Robin and Cyclops as leaders, etc. I remember Wolverine was trying to figure out why Raven seemed afraid of him--an interesting tidbit Claremont tossed out but never explained!

BTW speaking of Simonson, did you know he also illustrated a version of The Hobbit published by Harry Abrams after the Rankin-Bass version came out? They included the Rankin-Bass pictures, but they had Simonson and one other artist add some. Simonson's interpretation of Gollum was pretty good--he took the Rankin-Bass version and made it much spookier and closer to Tolkien's.

2,502 posted on 04/17/2004 9:01:56 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
:-D

That be the nitro bike! :-)

MMMmmm.... smell of burning nitro! MMMmmmm...

That's part of my old chapter. San Antonio. Those 3 guys and their wives are 6 of the most important reasons I'd love to move back to SA someday. :-)
2,503 posted on 04/17/2004 9:03:03 PM PDT by Wneighbor (Texas. Land of opportunity. Looking for the perfect enchilada!)
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To: Wneighbor
Nice boots!--I have steel-toed ones that look a lot like that.
2,504 posted on 04/17/2004 9:04:52 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora
Thanks. Those boots have seen an awful lot of the western US. They have more miles on 'em than my truck! LOL
2,505 posted on 04/17/2004 9:08:19 PM PDT by Wneighbor (Texas. Land of opportunity. Looking for the perfect enchilada!)
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To: Wneighbor
Maybe you need an odometer for your boots, LOL! Have you travelled out West a lot, then?
2,506 posted on 04/17/2004 9:16:47 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora
What issue was that?--I want to get ahold of that.

It's in the second issue. The whole series is interesting... the attitudes each side have towards the other are interesting. I would not have thought of the angle that Busiek comes up with.

did you know he also illustrated a version of The Hobbit published by Harry Abrams after the Rankin-Bass version came out?

I did not know that!

2,507 posted on 04/17/2004 9:27:51 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (insert pithy comment here)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Here's a link with some info:

The Hobbit

It's this one:

The Hobbit with illustrations from the animated movie by Rankin-Bass. There were two versions of this book produced. The first was printed by Harry Abrams Publishers in 1977 (220 pages). It was large (26.8 x 28.8cm) and had a clear plastic dustjacket that looked like an animation cel. The Smaug image was printed on the plastic. The printed dustjacket had the image of the dwarves climbing the mountainside. The other version was produced by Ballantine Books in 1978 (222 pages). It was smaller (22.6 x 24cm) and did not have the clear plastic cover.

2,508 posted on 04/17/2004 9:46:55 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear
Here's some more details:

Bud Plant Comic Art: Tolkien

The animated film The Hobbit in 1977 inspired a book of Tolkien text with 230 color illustrations from the film, including work by Gray Morrow, Charles Vess and Walt Simonson.

This site has a picture of the cover of the paperback edition:


2,509 posted on 04/17/2004 9:51:44 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora; Wneighbor
Well, time for bed I think... good night!
2,510 posted on 04/17/2004 10:06:27 PM PDT by Bear_in_RoseBear (insert pithy comment here)
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To: Bear_in_RoseBear; Wneighbor; All
Good night! Me, too, then--night, all!
2,511 posted on 04/17/2004 10:10:01 PM PDT by Fedora
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To: Fedora
Have you travelled out West a lot, then?

Oops. Sorry dozed for a bit! Yes, most of the runs we attend are west or northwest.

2,512 posted on 04/17/2004 10:14:31 PM PDT by Wneighbor (Texas. Land of opportunity. Looking for the perfect enchilada!)
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To: HairOfTheDog
Thanks! Just dropping by for a short visit... have to sign off and get to bed. I was making my FRiend RaceBannon aware of The Hobbit Hole thread. Good night...

Those are beautiful horses in #2404, BTW! :-)

2,513 posted on 04/17/2004 10:16:14 PM PDT by nutmeg (Why vote for Bush? Imagine Commander in Chief John F’in al-Qerry)
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To: Professional Engineer; Wneighbor; HairOfTheDog
My cousins once painted my grandpa's dog...once...

(and they wondered why I was the favorite)

g'mornin...gots to get read for church
2,514 posted on 04/18/2004 5:40:19 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (More people have died in Ted Kennedy's car than in this tagline.)
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To: Corin Stormhands
Guh mornin..............

can't believe this...........

I just got awakened from lovely sleep by a phone call from a man who says, "Good Morning Sunshine!"

heh - not a chance
2,515 posted on 04/18/2004 6:32:39 AM PDT by Wneighbor (Texas. Land of opportunity. Looking for the perfect enchilada!)
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To: Wneighbor; osagebowman; Ramius; Sam Cree; HairOfTheDog; g'nad; Corin Stormhands
Just another reminder: while the knife auction closes officially at 2PM EDT today, I'll probably be on the road for a bit, so please continue to bid. When I get back, I'll announce the really official closing time, giving you at least an hour from then to get your final bid in.

Knives 1,2,4,5, and 6 continue with bids at $30.

Oh, and if you win more than one knife, the $5 mailing fee on the first knife will cover everything else, so subtract $5 from the others.
2,516 posted on 04/18/2004 7:14:26 AM PDT by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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To: 300winmag
hehehe... and next time I post a picture with my riding boots showing there will be a Hobbit Hole proto knife stuck somewhere in the tops of them! :-)

Unless someone gets REALLY busy with bidding in the next few hours!

Maybe..... it isn't *normal* that I have this desire to have knives! I can't believe there hasn't been an all-out bidding war over these!
2,517 posted on 04/18/2004 7:20:21 AM PDT by Wneighbor (Texas. Land of opportunity. Looking for the perfect enchilada!)
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To: Wneighbor
Maybe..... it isn't *normal* that I have this desire to have knives!

It ain't normal not to have a slight interest in knives. Heck, even liberals have knives in their kitchens. They just refuse to believe a knife has any business in a pocket.

I think part of the appeal of a knife is that it's man's first manufactured tool. You could club something with a rock or stick, but to do any cutting, you had to make a cutting tool. Once you had a cutting tool, you could then make other items out of wood. Along the way, it was discovered that cutting edges made for good weapons, too. In those days, "tool" and "weapon" were pretty much identical.

2,518 posted on 04/18/2004 7:53:11 AM PDT by 300winmag (FR's Hobbit Hole supports America's troops)
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To: Ramius
Good morning!

Sonya's pregnant.
2,519 posted on 04/18/2004 7:57:39 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Now I've said too much...)
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To: HairOfTheDog
Yowsers!!!

Tell her congratulations for me... :-)
2,520 posted on 04/18/2004 8:00:45 AM PDT by Ramius ([...sip...])
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