tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post1860984279501956334..comments2024-03-01T11:52:44.729-05:00Comments on Bat in the Attic: A Location that inspired meRobert Conleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-31507990485483082772020-04-11T21:46:26.910-04:002020-04-11T21:46:26.910-04:00I was raised in the Desert Southwest back in the 7...I was raised in the Desert Southwest back in the 70's, and I remember the full moon on the mountains at night out there (so bright you could literally read a book by it) -- I always thought it looked the way Mordor must have looked, based on the descriptions in Lord of the Rings; but even then you could see the sheer beauty of it. I think for me that was one of the things that I most got out of Tolkien's work (especially the Silmarillion) -- that everything, even when desolate, was still beautiful; you just have to have the eyes to see it and the patience to recognize it.Jeff V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09773383148220245208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-84256892389974573892020-03-31T12:28:48.853-04:002020-03-31T12:28:48.853-04:00They say there is a huge guy in a leather mask and...They say there is a huge guy in a leather mask and butcher's apron that chases folks around with a chainsaw out there. Be careful!John Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473002808553505715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-55080477127099213962020-03-29T21:04:51.543-04:002020-03-29T21:04:51.543-04:00Reminds me of Tennessee, when I was 12. (Before D&...Reminds me of Tennessee, when I was 12. (Before D&D, but I was already a Middle Earth fan.)Baron Greystonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636292202674906870noreply@blogger.com