From Etsy seller Jennifer:
This cuddly little Lando features a blue and gold cape and a stylish little mustache. Take him away to Cloud City or bring him along on your space adventures! I make each doll using an original pattern in soft, high quality anti-pill fleece and acrylic felt. The dolls are stuffed firmly with all new stuffing made from 97% recycled plastic.
Paul Vermeesch, Lego master, explains:
Six months in the making, I present my largest creation to date: a 1x1x1 foot model of M.C. Escher's print "Relativity" reenacted in the Lego Star Wars theme. A far larger, cleaner, and more detailed rehashing of my 2010 version, this diorama is fully lit from the inside, presents the original Star Wars trilogy in a roughly counterclockwise format, and even features a minifig-scale theatre in the back which plays Lego's CG version of the Star Wars saga. Enjoy!
Here's James Last, the phenomenally successful German big band leader and easy listening maestro, conducting his orchestra--including a powder-blue-lounge-suit-wearing horn section--in a funky rendition of John Williams' Star Wars theme.
Thanks to my Germanophile friend Greg Moore, of the marvelous Cocktail 101 blog, for the tip.
I've blogged about more than a few unusual and surprising items since starting this blog nearly a year ago. But this is surely as oddball as it gets. Beggar's Canyon Toys is a web site offering to take your loose Kenner Star Wars action figures and "restore" them for you. This restoration process consists of mounting the figure to an authentic replica of the original cardback, then placing the new, would-be mint-in-box figure into a plastic case suitable for display. In short, Beggar's Canyon Toys puts your action figures back in their packages.
But there's more. Beggar's Canyon Toys will also replace missing weapons and other accessories--including, if needed, replacement vinyl capes. So if you always wished your Jawa figure was of the original (and highly collectable) vinyl cape variety, you can make it so for a mere US$2.50.
Daniel Horowitz, writing at ShalomLife.com, tells an amusing if completely unverifiable story about a chat with Carrie Fisher at a Las Vegas blackjack table twenty-two years ago:
Fast forward to 1990 when, in Las Vegas, I found myself sharing a blackjack table with Carrie Fisher - Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan herself. We began discussing her latest film at the time, the semi-autobiographical Postcards from the Edge, when through slurry speech and red eyes, the Princess, obviously in no shape to command a ship of any kind, thanked me for my interest.
When I mentioned that while I was a fan of hers and that particular film, I mentioned that I was less enthusiastic about Star Wars. My lack of enthusiasm was quickly confirmed by the Princess who rolled her blood-shot eyes before inserting a finger down her throat in a display of mock vomit.
ShalomLife.com: Not Everyone Loves Star Wars, Not Even Jewish Princess Leia
To mark the 35th anniversary of Star Wars last week, Wisconsin Public Radio's Kathleen Dunn Show devoted an hour to a discussion of the cultural significance of the films. Guests were Ethan Gilsdorf, the author of "Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms", and Tony Pacitti, author of "My Best Friend is a Wookiee: One Boy's Journey to Find His Place in the Galaxy".
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Geekologie brings fathers everywhere reason to despair that we will ever be as well loved by our sons as Mr Derek Dutilly.
Amazing numbers from Wired. Let's hope I can siffon off a tiny fraction of it for my upcoming book (plug plug).
Wired: Tell Jabba I've Got His Money: Star Wars Revenue Throughout Our Galaxy
I don't know how I haven't come across this before, and since it's been around a long time it may not be new to you but I'm posting it anyways. Thanks to @ratherchildish (he of the world's greatest web site) for calling attention to it in his recent post. Keep an eye out for the Holiday Special references around the 3:20 mark.
The film is by Anton Bogaty. Check out his blog, including this post with screenshots from the film, and his web site, which shows off more of his work.
Here's another story involving petty acts of criminality perpetrated by men in Star Wars disguises. From NorthWestOhio.com:
TOLEDO -- The FBI and Toledo Police are investigating a Wednesday afternoon bank robbery at the Huntington Bank on Monroe Street in Toledo.
The lone gunman walked into the bank around 3 p.m., wearing a plastic Darth Vader mask, when he demanded money from victim tellers.
After getting an undisclosed amount of money,he fled the scene using a dark colored BMX bike.
Authorities describe the man as black, about 5’10” to 6’ tall, weighing around 170 pounds, and approximately 20 to 25 years of age.
In addition to the mask, the suspect was wearing a black zippered hoody, black sweat pants, was carrying a black backpack, and was armed with a black semi-automatic pistol.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact the FBI at 419-243-6122 or Toledo Police Crime Stopper Program at 419-255-1111.
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NorthWestOhio.com: Toledo bank robber uses Darth Vader mask to hide identity
