Gandalf will visit RingCon – Bonn, Germany
Gandalf has started his European tour and goes straight into the best of fun. Gandalf has crossed the ocean safely and was handed over to the first participant in Germany (pictures will follow later). This upcoming weekend (October 14th till 16th) he will be attending the biggest LOTR/fantasy convention in Europe, RingCon (www.ringcon.de). Hopefully he will meet some actors and loads of other fans. After his visit to RingCon he will continue his journey in Europe towards Belgium and France.
Gandalf visits the Baggins’ Birthday Bash in LA
On Saturday, September 24, 2011, Gandalf made a little stop at Griffith Park in Los Angeles, the site of TORn’s annual Baggins’ Birthday Bash. During the party there was Hobbit style feasting, contests, music and a rousing game of Golfimbul. Prizes were awarded, fun was had, and good eats abounded. TORn hosts this party every year, but we rarely get such a special guest as Gandalf. In these pictures we see Gandalf watching a pair of rangers play the Bagpipes and Bodhran, and the ever popular Golfimbul...
The US Tour kicks off on Saturday, September 24!
Los Angeles is the site of the first Gandalf World Tour event. Anyone in the area is welcome to join us in Griffith Park. See more details here. More details about the tour: We have been overwhelmed with the positive response to the Gandalf World Tour. Here’s the list of cities in the US and Canada that Fandalf will visit over the next several months: Los Angeles CA Las Vegas NV Mesa AZ Scottsdale AZ Carlsbad NM Lubbock TX Norman OK Oklahoma City OK Dallas TX Austin TX San Antonio TX Houston TX New Orleans LA Tallahassee FL Orlando FL Jacksonville FL Talladega AL Atlanta GA Rock Hill SC Roebuck SC Chapel Hill NC Washington DC Baltimore MD Frederick MD Winston...
Gandalf World Tour starts at Comic-Con 2011
TheOneRing.net has been formally presenting discussion about the Lord of the Rings films and The Hobbit for a decade at places like Comic-Con and DragonCon. So it was natural that in San Diego this year at Comic-Con, TORn announced the fan-driven Gandalf World Tour. The idea is to get a pair of statues of Gandalf in the hands of fans across the United States and Europe and one of the biggest popular culture events in the entire world seemed like the perfect place. With a standing-room-only crowd gathered at the very opening of Comic-Con’s programming schedule to hear about The Hobbit, the group also was the first to hear the plan presented and the first to get the details on how to participate. Already dozens of people from the enthusiastic crowds have...
What is the Gandalf World Tour?
Gandalf is touring the world! In a global event that exploded at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2011, two statues of everybody’s favorite wizard will be seeking photo ops in spots suitable for a fantasy icon in the real world. Of course our Gandalf is a beautiful statue made by Sideshow Collectibles and Weta Workshop and fans worldwide will have the chance to pass him along. Participants are asked to keep our Gandalf (we nicknamed him Fandalf) as the primary subject of the photo and to use Peter Jackson’s tricks of photography to keep him in scale with people, place and things. Look for more detailed suggestions soon. Who can participate? YOU can! We intend Gandalf to be passed around, photographed and handed off as much as possible at recognizable...
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