The Sound of Middle-earth -> reading from LotR

[Gwathagor]

If we're missing an certain accent among the participants, I can probably feign it.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Gwathagor

If we're missing an certain accent among the participants, I can probably feign it.

Nah, I think there's no need to and it's even better that way. No limits to performance - Tolkien could not have written about Bert having Finnish, Tom German and William Czech accent, since the audience would not be familiar with them and thus it would prove confusing, however, we can have any accents no problem... even American ones

[The Might]

Firstly, congrats on 5000 posts, Legate! Here's to the next 5000!

Secondly, I just wanted to let you know I'm probably going to miss the next reading. We're organising a party for the 23rd and the 24th is going to be clean-up day. Still, maybe it will work out and I can join in.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

This sounds like a fabulous idea; I'd love to join in, but I couldn't be informed on the Downs. . .

You wouldn't have to be friends with everyone on Skype to do this, right? I know that I am friends with Aganzir and Eonwe, but other than that. . . how does this work?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by The Might

Firstly, congrats on 5000 posts, Legate! Here's to the next 5000!

Secondly, I just wanted to let you know I'm probably going to miss the next reading. We're organising a party for the 23rd and the 24th is going to be clean-up day. Still, maybe it will work out and I can join in.

Thanks, Miggy! And well, a pity, but if we are planning to keep doing this in the future... or perhaps if people were okay with it, we could slightly alter the date, if it was so that it would fit for everybody then?

Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

This sounds like a fabulous idea; I'd love to join in, but I couldn't be informed on the Downs. . .

You wouldn't have to be friends with everyone on Skype to do this, right? I know that I am friends with Aganzir and Eonwe, but other than that. . . how does this work?

It's enough to be friend with at least somebody, I think, and in any case, you can add the others later on if it's needed. It's just important to have a version of Skype in which you can make conference calls, but then I believe probably each of them can do that.

[Aganzir]

I had almost forgotten about this...

So the next reading is planned for tomorrow. Anyone still interested? And what are we going to read? Aragorn's coronation, something from the Hobbit (eg. the trolls)? Other suggestions? And what time? At least for me some time in the evening GMT would be best, but then I don't necessarily have to read anything as I had quite a big role last time (I can just listen, unless there are very many roles, and if the time doesn't work out for me, I can drop out).

Pitchwife
Esty
Gwath
Legate
PrinceOfTheHalflings
TGEW
Agan
Might?

Last time we did this, I couldn't start a conference call (or, I could, but I couldn't hear what the others were saying) - I suppose it has something to do with the fact that I use Skype on Linux and it's a much older & simpler version. So we should choose somebody who adds all the participants on their contact list and starts the call.

[Gwathagor]

I'm busy in the evening (6 pm PST), but otherwise open tomorrow.

Let's look through our copies of LotR and find a bit with 7 or 8 roles to read.

[Pitchwife]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

I had almost forgotten about this...

Me too.
It'd be lovely to do something from The Hobbit, but my problem with that is... er, well, it's a bit embarrassing, but... after all these years, I still don't own a copy of TH in the original English, only a German translation. I tried to get one from my library, but they're all taken at the moment.
Don't let that keep you back, though. Like Agan, I had a large role last time, and I'll enjoy myself perfectly just listening.
If you decide to do something from LotR, on the other hand, I'm definitely in, and I'd be more or less available all day.