"30 years of the FORCE"

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Well 30 years ago, a seminal moment in my life, the release of Star Wars. The first movie I've ever seen, we missed the 1st ten minutes so at my suggestion we stayed and watched it again. Then came the toys, dibs on Han Solo, I'm always Han!(Boba Fet was my 2nd choice) My friend Lars had almost all the ships and cool figures and he had a garden that was perfect for playing Return of the Jedi. The wood chips, the bushes, and the big little tree. It was a close approximation of Endor. He also had the battery powered blasters so we would also make use of the near by spots to play out various scenes. Jazz hands good times!!!
Then there was the premiere of Star Wars on HBO. My dad, mother, sister and me in the family room eating freshly air popped pop corn, watching the first airing since leaving theaters. Many many many cable viewing later, VHS and all the various DVD releases, it is still close to my heart. New Hope, Empire and Jedi that is, Don't care much for the Jar Jar era episodes. Oh well batting .500 does get you in the Hall of Fame!
When they rereleased New Hope, I went with some friends and there were a few people dressed as characters. I would have been Han. At the end when they were handing out the medallions, someone actually got up and soluted the screen!

Many thanks to Han, Chewy, Luke, Leia, Yoda, Darth, Old Ben, Boba Fet... MAY THE FORCE BE THEM ALWAYS!

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