Well, what about the midwest? (Indiana to Utah, Dakota to Texas)

[the phantom]

Okay you guys, time for some fun!

I want everyone to try to think of some neat, enjoyable, silly, or Tolkienish things that we can do while we're together this summer.

For instance, when we first meet nobody tell their name and we all fill out a card where we guess who everyone is before introductions are made.

Or maybe we could visit a costume shop and dress up as characters (and take pictures of course) and maybe even act out scenes from the movie and record them.

Maybe we could each make up some quizzes from LOTR (book and movie), Silmarillion, and The Hobbit and administer them to the rest of the group and see how people do (and have prizes for the winners of course such as everyone else buying their dinner that evening).

Or perhaps we could fix some Middle Earth food?

Anyway, those are just some quick ideas. Tell me what you think of those and try to come up with some other ideas.

PS (check your PMs and respond to the date proposal if you haven't done that yet)