jay johnstone

2 min read 2022-06-18 06:49:05

Revisiting the amazing Tolkien art of Jay Johnstone

Over on Wraith Land, Thomas Kelley has just published the second part of his extended interview with Tolkien artist Jay Johnstone. Jay’s artwork

1 min read 2022-05-23 22:29:43

Over on Wraith Land, Thomas Kelley has just published the first part of an extended interview with noted Tolkien artist Jay Johnstone. Jay’s

1 min read 2021-08-11 05:10:25

Brian Sibley and Pauline Baynes are names which will be instantly familiar to many Tolkien fans. Author, broadcaster and screenwriter Sibley

6 min read 2021-03-13 20:36:12

LA DODGER TALK is not your normal Dodger blog site. Even Ray Charles can see that no other Dodger site has a Dodger historian like Michael Norris.

2 min read 2021-02-18 05:16:10

Middle-earth fans will not want to miss this amazing book from artist Jay Johnstone - Tolkienography: Isildur's Bane & Iconic Interpretations

2 min read 2021-02-18 05:16:10

Middle-earth fans will not want to miss this amazing book from artist Jay Johnstone - Tolkienography: Isildur's Bane & Iconic Interpretations

2 min read 2021-01-15 12:30:53

Mark did such a great job in his tribute to Lasorda. It was moving and fitting. And as usual, it got me thinking of how many of those who influenced

3 min read 2020-09-29 21:45:38

For baseball fans in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Jay Johnstone demonstrated the fun side of the sport as a broadcaster. He was known for

8 min read 2020-09-23 12:24:25

I have had over the years many favorite comedians. Red Skelton, Robin Williams, Richard Prior, George Carlin, just to name a few. But there have been

13 min read 2020-09-13 15:10:39

As fans, we all know the stars of our teams, and today with the internet and all the media coverage, we know the rookies, the scrub beanies, and

8 min read 2020-08-01 20:56:32

Most of us can remember where we were when important events occur in our lives. On Nov 22, 1963, I was at choir practice in our auditorium when I

6 min read 2020-05-27 09:54:29

Monday was a bittersweet day for me. On the positive side, it was my wife’s and my 46th wedding anniversary. It also marked the 16th anniversary

2 min read 2020-02-28 19:24:28

Bleacher Report ranked all 30 MLB teams playoff odds and of course, the Dodgers were #1 with a 95% chance of making the playoffs. The Twins were

1 min read 2018-12-02 04:08:46

The calendar has turned to December, meaning it’s time for holiday cheer and if you’re in the hobby, a throwback to the 1980s? Early in the