My Life in Star Wars Years
1981 ? (Doug is going to kill me for getting the years wrong.) My mom took me to see Empire Strikes Back at the British Base close to us in Germany. I'm not sure why she did except there wasn't a lot of entertainment in Germany. We paid for tickets, but proceeded to see it another 11 times for free while we lived in Germany- free movies in a multi-purpose room. We sat on the floor. It was kind of like school film strips, except full length movies and no beeps at frame changes.
I also played a lot of Star wars at recess during 1- 3 grade. All the kids were seeing the movie 11 times- it was what we played. I was always Princess Leigha ( l-ay-ah) and my friend was Princess Leigha (l-ee-ah). My sister and I got some figures for Christmas from our aunt while we lived in Germany as well. My sister loved the Yoda figure with the snake around the neck.
1982 ? We came back from Germany. My aunt informed me that there would be another Star Wars movie. I couldn't believe it. I didn't know about Trilogies then.
1983 Return of the Jedi came out. My family went to see it. I couldn't figure out why I thought Luke Skywalker had been so attractive in the previous movies. I didn't like the movie. I didn't get it.
1987 I babysat for a family that had the old Star Wars figures.
1993 I married Doug. I don't need to explain the Star Wars connection there.
1994 ? They re-released the original Trilogy in the theaters. We were babysitting for the same family previously mentioned and we all went to see the movie.
1995 I took up a collection to buy Doug the original Trilogy on Laserdisc. It cost $200.00 and I had to buy it at a record store on Maryland Parkway.
1996 I started searching Antique Stores for the old figures for Doug. I never bought any, but I did buy a Dark Vader cake pan and an old Jedi bed sheet. We planned a surprise party for Doug's 24th birthday at Mark's house. The Jedi sheet was his favorite present.
1997 Doug had another Star Wars birthday. They released the new action figures. Doug bought them. All of them.
1999 The Phantom Menace was released in the theaters. We went to the 2 am showing and again in the morning 10 am. Emma had the preview memorized. She would stop playing and stare, glued to the TV until it was over. She was about nine months old.
2000 Emma had a Star Wars themed birthday party for her second birthday. She got a Jar Jar Binks stuffed animal.
2001 Doug won a Star Wars trivia contest at the San Diego Comic Con. Only serious fans go. He was OFFICIALLY the biggest Star Wars Nerd there to have won. I didn't go. I was nine months pregnant with Loredana.
2002 Attack of the Clones We took all the artists that worked for us to the midnight show. Hmmmmm- Hayden Christensen- yummy. Loredana had a Star Wars themed party for her first birthday.
Today The Special Edition Original Trilogy was released on DVD for the first time. It has been on in surround sound LOUD all day- just the special features.
In the Future Jack is supposed to be a Jedi for Halloween. I am sure he will have a Star Wars party- at least one in his lifetime. Maybe my girls will play Star Wars on the playground. Maybe they will marry a Star Wars fan. Maybe my kids will get as much pleasure and enjoyment out of it as Doug and I have. I doubt it. It is a special gift just for our generation.
1981 ? (Doug is going to kill me for getting the years wrong.) My mom took me to see Empire Strikes Back at the British Base close to us in Germany. I'm not sure why she did except there wasn't a lot of entertainment in Germany. We paid for tickets, but proceeded to see it another 11 times for free while we lived in Germany- free movies in a multi-purpose room. We sat on the floor. It was kind of like school film strips, except full length movies and no beeps at frame changes.
I also played a lot of Star wars at recess during 1- 3 grade. All the kids were seeing the movie 11 times- it was what we played. I was always Princess Leigha ( l-ay-ah) and my friend was Princess Leigha (l-ee-ah). My sister and I got some figures for Christmas from our aunt while we lived in Germany as well. My sister loved the Yoda figure with the snake around the neck.
1982 ? We came back from Germany. My aunt informed me that there would be another Star Wars movie. I couldn't believe it. I didn't know about Trilogies then.
1983 Return of the Jedi came out. My family went to see it. I couldn't figure out why I thought Luke Skywalker had been so attractive in the previous movies. I didn't like the movie. I didn't get it.
1987 I babysat for a family that had the old Star Wars figures.
1993 I married Doug. I don't need to explain the Star Wars connection there.
1994 ? They re-released the original Trilogy in the theaters. We were babysitting for the same family previously mentioned and we all went to see the movie.
1995 I took up a collection to buy Doug the original Trilogy on Laserdisc. It cost $200.00 and I had to buy it at a record store on Maryland Parkway.
1996 I started searching Antique Stores for the old figures for Doug. I never bought any, but I did buy a Dark Vader cake pan and an old Jedi bed sheet. We planned a surprise party for Doug's 24th birthday at Mark's house. The Jedi sheet was his favorite present.
1997 Doug had another Star Wars birthday. They released the new action figures. Doug bought them. All of them.
1999 The Phantom Menace was released in the theaters. We went to the 2 am showing and again in the morning 10 am. Emma had the preview memorized. She would stop playing and stare, glued to the TV until it was over. She was about nine months old.
2000 Emma had a Star Wars themed birthday party for her second birthday. She got a Jar Jar Binks stuffed animal.
2001 Doug won a Star Wars trivia contest at the San Diego Comic Con. Only serious fans go. He was OFFICIALLY the biggest Star Wars Nerd there to have won. I didn't go. I was nine months pregnant with Loredana.
2002 Attack of the Clones We took all the artists that worked for us to the midnight show. Hmmmmm- Hayden Christensen- yummy. Loredana had a Star Wars themed party for her first birthday.
Today The Special Edition Original Trilogy was released on DVD for the first time. It has been on in surround sound LOUD all day- just the special features.
In the Future Jack is supposed to be a Jedi for Halloween. I am sure he will have a Star Wars party- at least one in his lifetime. Maybe my girls will play Star Wars on the playground. Maybe they will marry a Star Wars fan. Maybe my kids will get as much pleasure and enjoyment out of it as Doug and I have. I doubt it. It is a special gift just for our generation.
3 Comments:
At 10:56 PM,
doug said…
Tuskin Raiders,other wise know as sand people, so i geuss your brother had a sand person.I lost a ja wa to the sand box.
"theres some banthas down there, but I dont see any.. wait there's sand people all right."
At 3:13 PM,
Laurie O. said…
This brings back some of my best memories of my little brother, Shawn. He and I memorized Empire Strikes Back when it was on HBO. I would have never been interested in those movies if it weren't for my brother.
At 6:38 AM,
New Life said…
I live in the same town as George Lucas. I see him all the time strolling around town with his teenage daughter. I saw him at the movies recently. Mr. Star Wars himself. He is a very unasuming guy.
Rick
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