Martin Pearson is at pains to point out that he is a great fan of The Lord of The Rings and ipso facto he has licence to abduct and mutilate it in a most hilarious fashion. Martins lopsided view of the film is that he thought was excellent but would have been so much better as a musical.

The Green Man had occassion to attend a performance of the mutilation over 3 days at the National Folk Festival last year and Martin presented it again this year. Like many of these sorts of things it is impossible to replicate the humour outside the venue however the honourable Pearson has taken some of the better parts and assembled a CD that he is counting on to make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. The said CD is entitled "The Unfinished Spelling Errors of Bolkien, being a three part musical synopsis of book and file LOTR."

It is a collection of songs, (click here for a sample.) and narrative (Click here)

The Green Man humbly suggests that it would make an excellent present for the LOTR fan in your family. If that is yourself then indulge yourself.

You can contact Martin Person on by email on martinpearson@iinet.net.au or by snail mail at

Martin Pearson
PO Box 2373
Richmond South 3121
Australia

It costs $40 for the double CD. That is in Australian dollars which is probably about 75c US.

If you are in Melbourne and act quickly you can catch the live performance at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. He is performing Bolkien as follows:

Friday 8 April (7.30pm)
Sat 9 April (7.30pm)
Sun 10 April (5pm)
Fri 15 April (7.30pm)
Sat 16 April (7.30pm).

The venue is the Royal Society of Victoria, 9 Victoria St Melbourne. Tickets cost a mere $20 and can be ordered through Ticketmaster7 on 1300 66 00 13.