Abbey has said that he had a Joseph Smith type story (my words, not hers) about Tolkien finding and translating the Red Book of Westmarch. I think he may have channeled Tolkien, but I'm not positive.
Now he says that Tolkien is boring and he can't stand reading his work. The implication is that Tolkien isn't gritty enough for him, unlike Stephen King, Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy, et al--the "front of the bookstore shit" that "Rennie Gade" said he was into on the Bit of Earth group back in 2001.
I'm not sure how Andy feels/felt about Peter Jackson, but he does reblog LotR gifsets once in a while, and he still makes the occasional reference to the series. That always makes my skin crawl. He probably at least pretended to respect Jackson when he was in Rings fandom and sharing "insider knowledge" as Elijah Wood.
Re: Brittany's eulogy, written by Andy
Now he says that Tolkien is boring and he can't stand reading his work. The implication is that Tolkien isn't gritty enough for him, unlike Stephen King, Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy, et al--the "front of the bookstore shit" that "Rennie Gade" said he was into on the Bit of Earth group back in 2001.
I'm not sure how Andy feels/felt about Peter Jackson, but he does reblog LotR gifsets once in a while, and he still makes the occasional reference to the series. That always makes my skin crawl. He probably at least pretended to respect Jackson when he was in Rings fandom and sharing "insider knowledge" as Elijah Wood.
TB