That’s right. I am writing this entry to make the following a matter of public record: Hans Googer and I have a wager. “What might this wager entail?” you ask. Well, you see, it is very simple. It all started about two weeks ago, when one of our Chapel members, Roger, left me a box set of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings for Hans to borrow. “Hans hates Lord Of The Rings, Roger,” I said. But Roger informed me that he and Hans had recently had a conversation where Hans had asked him to recommend him some good fiction.
Hans was out of town, but I left him the books as instructed. The next time I saw him, I said the following: “I will give you 25 bucks if you read Lord Of The Rings all the way through.”
He laughed… and then he thought… And then he said. “Let’s sweeten this.”
Behold, I give you the terms of THE BET:
If Hans should win and read all of LOTR by the first day of his 27th year (June 26), I will abandon my preferred instrument, electric guitar, for one Sunday and play Hans’ preferred instrument, acoustic guitar, for the entire set. If I win, and Hans should not finish all three books, he must WATCH all three extended edition movies with me.
AND THAT, is a bet. Either way, I win because Hans has been exposed to the awesomeness that is LOTR. So your move, Googer.
You can experience THIS:
The Book
OR THIS:
The films
Either way, I have seen your future, Hans. It smells of pipeweed, and in it I have seen journeys along The Road, from the Shire, to Rivendell, through the Misty Mountains, Lothlorien, and to Black Gates of Mordor. Hopefully you make it There And Back Again.
You proved my point here by using “awesome” as a verb here too. I guess you actually said awesomeness this time but. . .
FLIPPIN SWEET!!! I want in on the extended LOTR viewing! I’ll even bring the DVDs. I think he should have to watch all the extras, too.
Maybe we could ease him in with VeggieTales “Lord of the Bean.” You seen that one? Excellent!
Now that’s a bet! Sounds like Hans wins either way really. We listened to LOTR on our 7 mo trailer journey. It was the stuff of dreams. Now I’m exposing my husband to the Chronicles of Narnis books on tape. He said yesterday as we surf through the Lone Isles through the vermillion coils of the sea serpent.., “That CS Lewis has a really good imagination.”
creativity, fantasy, lore, tally ho
and there you have it.
“This book is largely concerned with Hobbits . . . .”
Be afraid.
Oh no – I totally meant that you used “awesome” as a noun. “Awesomeness” of course is a noun but it’s an awkward noun. Pardon my temporary idiocy – well hopefully it’s temporary.