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> BTW, I think it is so funny how all of the 'closet' Tolkein fans are 
> coming out
> of the woodwork now that the movies are out. My brother is the same way and
> he's always explaining or correcting our pronunciation. ha ha ha My other
> brother and I always tease him and ask him if he's a "Level 3 Dungeon Master".
> These movies seem to have the same hype and following as Trekkie movies. hee
> hee hee
>
> Tam

It's not particularly a matter of being a "closet" Tolkein fan  as 
just having part of one's youth brought to the fore.  The three 
novels came out in paperback when I was a college senior in 1965 and 
*everyone* read them -- the books were a respite from the war in 
Vietnam, and of having ones friends and relatives drafted and maybe 
killed there (I sent copies to my cousin in Da Nang and they were 
read to shreds by his platoon mates.  They were among the personal 
belongings the Air Force shipped back with his body).  By  the time I 
was in grad school it was common to read the trilogy every mid term 
or finals week  -- escape from reality through drugs hadn't caught on 
yet <g>, so escape through reading was popular.

Dungeons and Dragons followed a few years later for those who wanted 
to escape for longer periods.
--
Lynn Kinsky     Santa Ynez, CA
http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky


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