Yep, I went to the LotR Exhibit in Indianapolis, Oct. 24, 2005....

[mechtild]

Well, I went (11 1/2 hours to drive down, 12 1/2 hours back - Shees!, and got back late last night.

The LotR Museum exhibition definitely lived up to expectation.

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[mechtild]

Thanks, Pearl. Yes, the note-taking prohibition was extremely strange. Even the sketching I could think of a reason for (e.g. a sketch takes a little or a lot of time, which would mean standing in front of an exhibit for longer than they would like, perhaps).

All the attendees seemed to enjoy themselves -- or they appeared to. I will be on the look-out for posts from other hooters to see what they have to say.

[elasg]

And, might I add, it was also very lovely to meet you! You were everything I expected and I wished we had had more time to talk! Thank you for coming such a long way. You made the event!

[mechtild]

I wished we had had more time to talk, too, Ariel. I enjoyed meeting you so much -- and your daughter, too. She was really fun to talk to. What a doll!

Thank goodness you agreed to share a hotel room with me, though, or we would not have got to talk as much as we did. I barely said two words to some of the attendees -- also whom I'd never met -- which I regret.

[mariole]

I totally envy the KDers you got to meet! This is me, waving at you all! *waves*

I'm sorry about your disappointment with the missing clothes. (Heh; not _those_ clothes.) But you know how it is: Elrond is a notorious clothes horse, and would not let anything out of his wardrobe for the exhibit. Eowyn has completely changed her image now that she's Princess of Ithilien, so felt the clothes were a little dated. Either that, or she and Faramir were just far too happy to think beyond themselves, for which we must forgive them.

[mechtild]

You are so funny, Mariole! But I really wanted to see at least one of Eowyn's gowns. I loved the green dress that Ngila talked about in the EE, the darker dresses she wore in both Meduseld scenes (TTT, "rick, cot and tree;" RotK, waiting for Theoden's decision to answer the beacons); her coronation dress was stunning -- and you barely got to see it! Only her white TTT dress disappointed me. It had a lovely design, but it didn't read that well, construction-wise, I thought. It looked sewing machine made (to me). I almost expected to see a zipper up the back.

You are right: Elrond is a clothes horse. Or Hugo Weaving is, LOL. How he rhapsodised over his costumes, including the layers that could not be seen. His comments made me want to look at his costumes more than ever.

[mechtild]

Oh, happy indeed the woman who is married to Faramir!!!!

I'll say. Or, if she isn't, rrrrrrip that Ngila Dickson dress right off her, the ingrate.

[anonymous]

Glad to see you back.

Estë

[mechtild]

Thanks, Estë. (((hug)))

Welcome back.

[lindenella]

Oooh- I think the exhibition is a must for all Lotr fans! I saw it in London. Did they have the Boromir-in-the-boat? That was sooo lifelike!

Re: Welcome back.

[mechtild]

You saw it in London? Do you live near there or were you there on a visit, if I may ask?

Yes, they had the Boromir in the boat. It was uncanny. I wonder if Sean Bean ever got to see it? It would be just like seeing himself dead. I imagine they made it because he wasn't available to come to New Zealand when they decided they wanted to shoot it -- or else it was cheaper to make the effigy than pay to have him return. But it was extremely cool. I loved getting to see his shield, too, a prop I loved, it was so iconic in the film. Even the cloak, folded into a neat, worn bundle to support his head was completely convincing and right.

[golden_berry]

My dream is for there to be, someday, a LOTR costume exhibition. All the costumes. Like the Jackie Kennedy clothing exhibit, only better. In fact, why not a LOTR costume MUSEUM? Ooooh yeah, baby!

[mechtild]

Oh, GAWD, Goldenberry, that would be wonderful. I might actually pay to take a plane for that.

When I was young, I saw a big costume exhibit made up of costumes worn in 20th Century Fox films. That was thirty years ago at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. It must have had hundreds of costumes -- all worn by stars of films made during the 30's, 40's, 50's and 60's. It was just thrilling to me, for I am a fan of old films.

How much more nuts would I be to go to an exhibit with all the LotR costumes? GAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1