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Aylwen Dreamsong · 09-26-2002, 05:53 PM

This may seem like a wierd topic, and thats also why I posted it here, I didnt know where else to put it. Very extremely sorry fi this was already a topic, but I dont think it has been yet...

Anyway, a while back while I was first reading the Lotr series, I would sometimes listen to a cd on repeat. Usually this would be a mix cd i got from a friend for a b-day, or a cd my friends and I recorded ourselves. So, now everytime I listen to that song, I get a happy memory in my mind of me sitting on the couch on a rainy day or snowy day listening to music and reading lotr. One song reminds me of a story in the silmarillion.

Ok, so maybe I'm completely crazy, so if I am....well, im not completely LoL.

But have any of you guys actually had something remind you of reading Lotr??

The singer and Cd listener person
Aylwen

Eruwen · 09-26-2002, 06:21 PM

Well, yes actually.

Every time I sit on my bed I think of it. Mostly because of when I finished The Two Towers. When it said at the end that Frodo was alive and captured, I about freaked!!!! I was yelling in the middle of the night going "How could this happen? It's not right!"

I know my mom had to be thinking something seeing she was asleep and all. But anyway, I remember that day everytime I read anything on my bed.

Anarya SilverBranch · 09-26-2002, 06:30 PM

Thats the same thing I did Aylwen! I read lotr for the first time when I was ten years old. At that time the Spice Girls and Hanson were very big and I had 'Wannabe' and 'MMMBop' both on repeat on my computer as I was reading! To this day I cannot help but think of lotr whenever I hear those songs!

Bill Ferny · 09-26-2002, 06:31 PM

The first time I read LotR it was a brand new paper-back collection. Well, you know that new smell that paper backs have when you first crack them open? That smell always reminds me of LotR.

DarkRose · 09-26-2002, 07:12 PM

This might sound a little odd, but...

The thing that reminds me of LOTR the most are gummy bears. Yeah, those little gummy fruit candies shaped like bears. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

See, the first time I was in the theatre watching the FOTR movie, I had a whole box of gummy bears on my lap. I was munching away, completely engulfed in the film. Then, during the part when the hobbits arrive at Rivendell, when Bilbo and Frodo are talking in a room, it happened. As soon as Bilbo hissed and his face went all buggy and scary when Frodo didn't let him touch the ring, I spit a heap of nasty, half-chewed gummy worms out, in complete fright and surprise. The slimy wad of candy flew at the back of the person who was sitting in front of me's neck. Yikes. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

So, whenever I eat gummy bears, I think of LOTR. (and I make sure to keep them in my mouth. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img])

Isilya · 09-26-2002, 07:53 PM

I was listening to the LOTR soundtrack all the way to Chicago on the train. It was March, some snow on the ground. I loved it, so now, everytime I listen to it, I think about my trip.

Gayalondiel · 09-27-2002, 06:26 AM

Ok, mine is wierd, but the smell of paprika reminds me of LoTR, as I ate paprika Pringles frequently whilst reading it. (Don't ask me why: adolescence, phase, hormones, etc etc...)

Similarly there are a couple of passages in TTT that still give me Pringle cravings 6 years later!

09-27-2002, 08:21 AM

There are some things a have to do while I'm reading LotR (each time):

-I have to eat little cookies that look like Lembas
-I have to be alone

Sometimes:
-I have to be in my garden

Spring is a good time for LotR...
And yes, one more thing: LotR movie soundtrack reminds me of the book, not movie. And I like that music, very much. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

maleliel · 09-27-2002, 09:48 AM

I was reading the Battle of Pelennor Fields when I was listening to Lostprophets song "Fake Sound of Progress" and it reminds me off it every time I listen to it! I like being reminded of it though!!! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Isilya · 09-27-2002, 02:16 PM

Paprika pringles!! Yum!! Come to think of it, I had those on a train too!!

Arwen Imladris · 09-27-2002, 03:43 PM

My Grandmother gave me this ring that was a birthday present for her or something, for Christmas. I wore it when I went to see LOTR. My hair was short and curly, and my dad said that I looked like frodo (kinda scary!). I wore it for like, 2 mounths or something, on a chain around my neck. In that time I saw LOTR 2 or 3 times and read the book at least once. Whenever I where it I think of LOTR. I also have these pagamas that I wore when I read LOTR in a week. They also remind be of LOTR. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

MYyyPreciousSS · 09-27-2002, 10:52 PM

I think the best combination ever is white chocolate covered pretzels and The Hobbit. The first time I read the Hobbit I decided to eat some white chocolate pretzels and then almost ever time I read, I’d eat some white chocolate pretzels. So now I always think of The Hobbit when I see those kind of pretzels. Someday, when I pass on my copy of The Hobbit (that was passed on to me by my father) to the next generation, I’ll pass it along with some white chocolate covered pretzels. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Neferchoirwen · 09-28-2002, 02:22 AM

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Well, you know that new smell that paper backs have when you first crack them open?

Oh, I love that smell!

4 pm reminds me of LotR. Mornings remind me of everytime the Fellowship has to get up and start walking. And Oatmeal cookies and hot coffee reminds me of Bilbo's Bag End.

Nilwen · 09-28-2002, 03:25 AM

The first time I read LOTR I used my mothers coppy.She got them used,so by the time I got to them they were old.The smell of an old book in much better than the smill of a new one,I think.

Aylwen Dreamsong · 09-30-2002, 05:42 PM

Wow, I didn't think anyone would respond.....Anyway....thats cool....I've never heard of paprika pringles...*decides to eat some of her sisters pringles*

For me it was always music.... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Aylwen

Legolas · 10-01-2002, 08:28 AM

Actually, yes; I was listening to a U2 live EP (with a particularly good version of "Please") and the most recent Spiritualized album, "Let It Come Down" a lot at the time of the release of the first movie.

'Rivendell' on the Rush album "Fly By Night" makes me think of The Hobbit since I listened to that song once when I read through it.

There are also a couple of songs from Final Fantasy that make me think of scenes from Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.

I don't know if I'd call Led Zeppelin "influenced" by Tolkien. Robert Plant was certainly a fan, but throwing out a few allusions (some that don't make sense) isn't exactly what I call 'influenced by.' Who met a chick in Mordor? When did Gollum and the evil one steal her?

[ October 01, 2002: Message edited by: Legalos ]

Gliniel · 10-01-2002, 10:03 AM

Led Zeppelin is heavily influenced by LotR, if y'all have ever listened really closely to the lyrics of some of their songs. For example, The Battle of Evermore and Ramble On have many LotR elements in them, and whenever I listen to those songs I (duh!) think of LotR.

Also, cold reminds me of it. The first time I read it, it was the dead of winter and Christmas break. Back then our house had no heating, so I would swath myself in blankets and flannels and read. Dumb, yes, but true.

Lothiriel Silmarien · 10-01-2002, 01:10 PM

Definetly!!!! That's why Nickleback, Stone Temple Pilots, and Drowning Pool remind me of LotR, The Silmarillion, and The Hobbit.

Lady_Espel · 10-01-2002, 01:44 PM

Well, My FOTR book got Ribena(Blackcurrent juice) spilt all over it so Ribena reminds me.

Bombadilo · 10-01-2002, 02:55 PM

The first time I read the Hobbit, i was taking a really long camping trip with my family. On that trip, everything that could possibly go wrong went wrong. It was raining the whole week, the camper start leaking, my younger sister wet the bed we were sharing, and a rock flew up and broke a whole in the dashboard window of the truck. So, needless to say, when i think of the Hobbit, i think of that disasterous trip that my family took!

Neferchoirwen · 10-05-2002, 09:02 AM

Here's another memory. I left for school after watching FotR this morning, and when I walked down the street, I faced the white but bright sky, and heard "The Ring Goes South" in my head.

Bombadillo: Welcome to the Downs! Happy posting!

[ October 05, 2002: Message edited by: Neferchoirwen ]

09-26-2002, 05:53 PM	#1
Aylwen Dreamsong The Melody of Misery Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Island of Conclusions (You get there by jumping!)... Posts: 1,147	Memories? This may seem like a wierd topic, and thats also why I posted it here, I didnt know where else to put it. Very extremely sorry fi this was already a topic, but I dont think it has been yet... Anyway, a while back while I was first reading the Lotr series, I would sometimes listen to a cd on repeat. Usually this would be a mix cd i got from a friend for a b-day, or a cd my friends and I recorded ourselves. So, now everytime I listen to that song, I get a happy memory in my mind of me sitting on the couch on a rainy day or snowy day listening to music and reading lotr. One song reminds me of a story in the silmarillion. Ok, so maybe I'm completely crazy, so if I am....well, im not completely LoL. But have any of you guys actually had something remind you of reading Lotr?? The singer and Cd listener person Aylwen __________________ ...Come down now, they'll say. But everything looks perfect from far away - Come down now! But we'll stay.

09-26-2002, 06:30 PM	#3
Anarya SilverBranch Wight Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: In maiden meditation, fancy free. Posts: 245	Thats the same thing I did Aylwen! I read lotr for the first time when I was ten years old. At that time the Spice Girls and Hanson were very big and I had 'Wannabe' and 'MMMBop' both on repeat on my computer as I was reading! To this day I cannot help but think of lotr whenever I hear those songs! __________________ Snow white! Snow White! O' Lady Clear! O' Queen Beyond the Western Seas! O' light to us that wander here amid the world of woven trees!

09-26-2002, 06:31 PM	#4
Bill Ferny Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bree Posts: 390	The first time I read LotR it was a brand new paper-back collection. Well, you know that new smell that paper backs have when you first crack them open? That smell always reminds me of LotR. __________________ I prefer Gillaume d’Férny, connoisseur of fine fruit.

09-26-2002, 07:12 PM	#5
DarkRose Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Sauron's Garden Posts: 157	This might sound a little odd, but... The thing that reminds me of LOTR the most are gummy bears. Yeah, those little gummy fruit candies shaped like bears. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] See, the first time I was in the theatre watching the FOTR movie, I had a whole box of gummy bears on my lap. I was munching away, completely engulfed in the film. Then, during the part when the hobbits arrive at Rivendell, when Bilbo and Frodo are talking in a room, it happened. As soon as Bilbo hissed and his face went all buggy and scary when Frodo didn't let him touch the ring, I spit a heap of nasty, half-chewed gummy worms out, in complete fright and surprise. The slimy wad of candy flew at the back of the person who was sitting in front of me's neck. Yikes. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] So, whenever I eat gummy bears, I think of LOTR. (and I make sure to keep them in my mouth. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]) __________________ "All rivers go to the sea, yet never does the sea become full."

09-26-2002, 07:53 PM	#6
Isilya Wight Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: At the bottom of a black hole. Actually, it's quite nice. Hey, is that Elvis?! Posts: 136	I was listening to the LOTR soundtrack all the way to Chicago on the train. It was March, some snow on the ground. I loved it, so now, everytime I listen to it, I think about my trip. __________________ In my opinion, Tolkien is a lot like Alexander Keith's: Those Who Like It, Like It A Lot!! Yay for Great Big Sea!! Aitken Centre, November 22

09-26-2002, 06:21 PM	#2
Eruwen Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 892	Well, yes actually. Every time I sit on my bed I think of it. Mostly because of when I finished The Two Towers. When it said at the end that Frodo was alive and captured, I about freaked!!!! I was yelling in the middle of the night going "How could this happen? It's not right!" I know my mom had to be thinking something seeing she was asleep and all. But anyway, I remember that day everytime I read anything on my bed.

09-27-2002, 06:26 AM	#7
Gayalondiel Wight Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: My own little wierd, wierd world Posts: 133	Ok, mine is wierd, but the smell of paprika reminds me of LoTR, as I ate paprika Pringles frequently whilst reading it. (Don't ask me why: adolescence, phase, hormones, etc etc...) Similarly there are a couple of passages in TTT that still give me Pringle cravings 6 years later! __________________ Not another ****ing Elf! ~C.S.Lewis

09-27-2002, 08:21 AM	#8
Hobbit maiden Guest Posts: n/a	There are some things a have to do while I'm reading LotR (each time): -I have to eat little cookies that look like Lembas -I have to be alone Sometimes: -I have to be in my garden Spring is a good time for LotR... And yes, one more thing: LotR movie soundtrack reminds me of the book, not movie. And I like that music, very much. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

09-27-2002, 09:48 AM	#9
maleliel Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 38	I was reading the Battle of Pelennor Fields when I was listening to Lostprophets song "Fake Sound of Progress" and it reminds me off it every time I listen to it! I like being reminded of it though!!! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Even the smallest person can change the course of the future"

09-27-2002, 02:16 PM	#10
Isilya Wight Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: At the bottom of a black hole. Actually, it's quite nice. Hey, is that Elvis?! Posts: 136	Paprika pringles!! Yum!! Come to think of it, I had those on a train too!! __________________ In my opinion, Tolkien is a lot like Alexander Keith's: Those Who Like It, Like It A Lot!! Yay for Great Big Sea!! Aitken Centre, November 22

09-27-2002, 03:43 PM	#11
Arwen Imladris Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In a box with a fox Posts: 1,347	My Grandmother gave me this ring that was a birthday present for her or something, for Christmas. I wore it when I went to see LOTR. My hair was short and curly, and my dad said that I looked like frodo (kinda scary!). I wore it for like, 2 mounths or something, on a chain around my neck. In that time I saw LOTR 2 or 3 times and read the book at least once. Whenever I where it I think of LOTR. I also have these pagamas that I wore when I read LOTR in a week. They also remind be of LOTR. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ "Wake up! Wake up! Wake up, sleepies, we must go, yes, we must go at once."

09-27-2002, 10:52 PM	#12
MYyyPreciousSS Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: the Here and Now Posts: 113	I think the best combination ever is white chocolate covered pretzels and The Hobbit. The first time I read the Hobbit I decided to eat some white chocolate pretzels and then almost ever time I read, I’d eat some white chocolate pretzels. So now I always think of The Hobbit when I see those kind of pretzels. Someday, when I pass on my copy of The Hobbit (that was passed on to me by my father) to the next generation, I’ll pass it along with some white chocolate covered pretzels. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Then the heart of Éowyn changed, or else at last she understood it. And suddenly her winter passed, and the sun shone on her. "My Preciousss" - the line that started the obsession.

09-28-2002, 03:25 AM	#14
Nilwen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Fangorn Posts: 82	The first time I read LOTR I used my mothers coppy.She got them used,so by the time I got to them they were old.The smell of an old book in much better than the smill of a new one,I think. __________________ "It's a shortcut, it's supposed to be hard... if it was easy it would be 'the way'."

09-30-2002, 05:42 PM	#15
Aylwen Dreamsong The Melody of Misery Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Island of Conclusions (You get there by jumping!)... Posts: 1,147	Wow, I didn't think anyone would respond.....Anyway....thats cool....I've never heard of paprika pringles...decides to eat some of her sisters pringles For me it was always music.... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Aylwen __________________ ...Come down now, they'll say. But everything looks perfect from far away - Come down now! But we'll stay.

10-01-2002, 08:28 AM	#16
Legolas A Northern Soul Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 1,847	Actually, yes; I was listening to a U2 live EP (with a particularly good version of "Please") and the most recent Spiritualized album, "Let It Come Down" a lot at the time of the release of the first movie. 'Rivendell' on the Rush album "Fly By Night" makes me think of The Hobbit since I listened to that song once when I read through it. There are also a couple of songs from Final Fantasy that make me think of scenes from Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion. I don't know if I'd call Led Zeppelin "influenced" by Tolkien. Robert Plant was certainly a fan, but throwing out a few allusions (some that don't make sense) isn't exactly what I call 'influenced by.' Who met a chick in Mordor? When did Gollum and the evil one steal her? [ October 01, 2002: Message edited by: Legalos ] __________________ ...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.

10-01-2002, 10:03 AM	#17
Gliniel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NCSA Posts: 23	Led Zeppelin is heavily influenced by LotR, if y'all have ever listened really closely to the lyrics of some of their songs. For example, The Battle of Evermore and Ramble On have many LotR elements in them, and whenever I listen to those songs I (duh!) think of LotR. Also, cold reminds me of it. The first time I read it, it was the dead of winter and Christmas break. Back then our house had no heating, so I would swath myself in blankets and flannels and read. Dumb, yes, but true.

10-01-2002, 01:10 PM	#18
Lothiriel Silmarien Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York Posts: 829	Definetly!!!! That's why Nickleback, Stone Temple Pilots, and Drowning Pool remind me of LotR, The Silmarillion, and The Hobbit. __________________ Si vanwa na Romello vanwa Valimar!~~ ~~Now lost, lost to those from the East is Valimar! My LotR page

10-01-2002, 01:44 PM	#19
Lady_Espel Animated Skeleton Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 42	Well, My FOTR book got Ribena(Blackcurrent juice) spilt all over it so Ribena reminds me. __________________ I ran into my ex the other day, hit reverse and did it again.

10-01-2002, 02:55 PM	#20
Bombadilo Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 15	The first time I read the Hobbit, i was taking a really long camping trip with my family. On that trip, everything that could possibly go wrong went wrong. It was raining the whole week, the camper start leaking, my younger sister wet the bed we were sharing, and a rock flew up and broke a whole in the dashboard window of the truck. So, needless to say, when i think of the Hobbit, i think of that disasterous trip that my family took!

10-05-2002, 09:02 AM	#21
Neferchoirwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: RtR: 483.3 miles, Fords of Bruinen Posts: 512	Here's another memory. I left for school after watching FotR this morning, and when I walked down the street, I faced the white but bright sky, and heard "The Ring Goes South" in my head. Bombadillo: Welcome to the Downs! Happy posting! [ October 05, 2002: Message edited by: Neferchoirwen ] __________________ On really romantic nights of self, I go salsa dancing with my confusion. ~Speed Levitch http://crevicesofsilence.blogspot.com/