Hobbit’s Last Chapter

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Is everybody geared up for the Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.  If not maybe this trailer will get you started.  Thanks to “Warner Bros. Pictures” YouTube channel for the trailer:

Shownotes Ep. 35: I’m Hearing Things Now

1. Hotel Transylvania, Genndy Tartakovsky, Director, Sony Animation, 2013.  ASIN: B0034G4OYA, $30.99.

2. Hard Times, Matthew Gurnsey, The Kilted Man, 2013.  $15.00

Other items mentioned: “Sonny’s Dream”; “Wild Mountain Thyme”; Dodge City Public Library; Dracula; Werewolf; Mummy; Frankenstien; Adam Sandler; Selean Gomez; David Spade; J-Rock; Steam Punk; Jessica Rabbit; Who Framed Roger Rabbit?; Ginger and the Ghost; “Come for to Sing” Celtic Music; The MuseBox; Celtic Flute; Hobbit; Celtic Thunder; Boston; Journey; Duran Duran; & Celtic Woman.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/matthewgurnsey – Link to Purchase Hard Times by Matthew Gurnsey

http://www.thekiltedman.com/ – Matthew Gurnsey, The Kilted Man’s website.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Matthew-Gurnsey-The-Kilted-Man/186585271368053?ref=ts&fref=ts – Matthew Gurnsey, The Kilted Man’s Facebook Page.

http://unboundbooking.com/ – Unbound Booking’s main website page.

https://www.facebook.com/UnboundBookingllc?ref=ts&fref=ts – Unbound Booking’s Facebook Page.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/ComicPop-Library/135675669828474?ref=ts&fref=ts – ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page.

The Hobbit Trailer

 

Many a Tolkien fan have been eagerly awaiting The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.  That wait is finally over this weekend.  Thanks to YahooMovies for the following trailer:

HeroClix to Distribute Holiday Characters

WizKids is bringing out three 2012 HeroClix Seasonal Holiday Figures.  They will be: Hobbit Holiday Elf (for the upcoming Hobbit game); Mephisto (for the Marvel HeroClix game); and White Lantern Batman (for the DC HeroClix game).  There is no release date yet.  Therefore, your library’s gaming fans might want to hit their local hobby store and see if they can reserve a set.  This would even be a cool set to use as a give-away if your library sponsors gaming tournaments with HeroClix.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/24160.html

Episode 8 Shownotes

1) Pre-order: Game of Thrones, D.B. Weiss & David Benioff, HBO Studios.  ASIN: B002IFT1ZA.

2) Blue Exorcist, Vol. 1, Kazue Kato, April 5, 2011, Viz Media, LLC.  ISBN: 978-1421540320.

3) Also mentioned in this episode were: R.A. Salvatore; Hobbit; Lord of the Rings; Enders Game; Orson Scott Card; Eragon; True Blood-HBO Series; Charlaine Harris; Harry Potter; & Star Wars.

Hobbit Alert!

ICv2’s site is reporting that the release dates for the upcoming Hobbit movies have been announced.  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released on December 14, 2012 and The Hobbit: There and Back Again will be released on December 12, 2013.  The brief article also reports that Orlando Bloom with reprise his role of Legolas in the films.

http://www.icv2.com/articles/markets/20184.html