7/100 Things - Star Wars: A New Hope

Sta Wars is my favorite movie of all time. I remember it - no idea where or who with but I remember sitting in that theater in 1977 seeing that huge Imperial ship fly over the top part of the screen and I remember my jaw dropping. NO one had done anything remotely like this before. Never mind that it was tiny models and popsicle sticks, Star Wars was magical! I fell head over heels in love with angsty teenage Luke Skywalker. Even his name was romantic. And the way he looked wistfully at the two suns of Tatooine as they set... oh my.

There was so much that made me love it and see it probably 100 times so far but nothing actually captures it like that first time. That 70's Show did an ep where the gang went to see Star Wars and they all sat totally entranced... that was me!

Of course, there were other characters too: Han Solo, Chewie, ObiWan, Leia, the Droids and of course, that future cultural icon: Darth Vader. Oh my!

I am still an avid fan. I have hundreds of toys, books, vids, dvds, um... shirts, plushies...there are even some empty Mtn. Dew cans in my collection in the basement. And magazines, posters... well, you get the idea.

George Lucas might be a lot of things but he gave me more joy than most anyone else in the world and I thank him for that.

If you've not seen it, do. It's history!

Day Twenty-eight

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