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Originally Posted by Pitchwife

Wow, another fellow German? And sporting an Allen Ginsberg signature? That's an interesting range of literary tastes!

Well, in my opinion Ginsberg and Tolkien have more in common than one might think (in their message - obviously not in their writing style); hence this specific quotation in my signature.

So welcome to the Downs, The Great Bronsky! I trust your appetite for obscure M-E discussions will be satisfied here, and look forward to seeing you posting. (Out of curiosity, where between the Alps and the sea is your barrow? Mine's in the Hunsrück.)

Gelsenkirchen, Ruhr. Not quite like the Shire - at least not like the Shire after the Scouring.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Nice to have another member from Germany! To visit me, you only need to take Legolas' advice: "To the Sea, to the Sea! The white gulls are crying..." However, my seaside location is eastwards, not westwards.

Welcome, and enjoy yourself! Do you have real life Tolkien connections? I can give information on the "Stammtisch" near you, if you're interested.

[Pitchwife]

Originally Posted by The Great Bronsky

Well, in my opinion Ginsberg and Tolkien have more in common than one might think (in their message - obviously not in their writing style); hence this specific quotation in my signature.

Nor in their lifestyle; but yes, I guess you're right. The Prof would probably have deplored some parts of Ginsberg's vocabulary as 'Orc-speech', but I'm pretty sure Ginsberg's poetic attacks on The Moloch would have found his approval.