Beatrice has been out of diapers for some time now, and Zach is nearly there. So we won't be needing the old R2 unit anymore. From my wife's Craigslist account (but my hand):
This diaper genie has a happy resemblance to R2-D2 and has been known as the R2 unit since we bought it from a band of itinerant Jawas about five years ago. Note: it does NOT have a bad motivator.
For this sixth day of Cringe-mas MC ADan is back, this time instructing Artoo about singing in a track called "Sleigh Ride". The Wikipedia entry for Christmas in the Stars informs us that Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt provided sound effects for R2-D2 and Chewbacca on this album. Check out Artoo/Burtt's solo at 3:20. Spoiler alert: it sucks.
See more at the Denver Egoist, or go straight to the source: ifstarwarswasreal.com.
Over on Glory Thorpe's 3 Monkeys and a Martini blog, Ms. Thorpe confesses to being married to a Star Wars maniac, raising another, and finding herself under policy scrutiny as a result:
Here in the Monkey House, we like Star Wars. Actually, we're kind of obsessed. And it all started during the brief whirlwind of a courtship between Mr. Martini and I. One night after some, umm, imbibing, Mr. Martini opened the closet and seemingly out of thin air came five full replica light sabers -- the kind that could be a movie prop if you didn't know better. At the time, I could have cared less about Star Wars. That was until my first 2am parking lot light saber battle with the neighbors. I was intrigued.
My intrigue turned to shock when I learned that the handsome, refined, debonair Mr. Martini was in fact the world's biggest Star Wars geek. Upon moving in, I realized that most of the closet space in the apartment was filled with bin upon bin of unopened Star Wars figures, ranging from vintage to brand spanking new. This was not a passing casual interest. Oh no, this was a full on addiction. And apparently that is also a genetic trait passed from father to son in some weird Star Wars transferal during conception.
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So it came as no surprise when Silly Monkey said he wanted to be R2D2 for Halloween. And of course there was not a single R2D2 costume in the galaxy that would fit this 3-year-old junkie. So being the enabler that I am, I decided to make one.
It took days, several trips to Office Depot, the hardware store, lots of glue, some power tools, and at least one phone call to the police as another mom at the store watched me gently place my son in a trash can to see if he's fit. As if I was making some kind of sick Silly Monkey casket. Dumbass.
Follow the link to read the rest of the post and see more pictures of this terrific R2-D2 Halloween costume.
Watching this video, I kept waiting for the Onion or the Saturday Night Live logo to appear. Surely this is a spoof. We've seen the Artoo swimsuit before, of course; it's hard to forget. But the rest of this is taking the joke too far...right?
Apparently not. Australian fashion brand Black Milk (yuck!) Clothing is, according to ComicsAlliance, "in collaboration with" (read: licensing from) Lucasfilm on a new line of swimsuits and leggings for very skinny women.
Coming next from Black Milk: silkscreened women's underwear of your favourite Star Wars characters jumping the shark.
ComicsAlliance: Black Milk Clothing Has The Droids You're Looking For
And in my city, too. I can't believe I've never seen it before. Follow the link to see the finished product.
A Little Bit On The Awesome Side: Daily Graffiti: Turning A Doorway Into A Giant R2-D2
Gizmodo has put together a list of some of the worst Star Wars products ever made. Lowlights include the R2-D2 aquarium (pictured) and Star Wars fishing tackle. Presumably these two items are not intended to be used together.
Gizmodo: The Most Embarrassing Star Wars Official Merchandise This Side of Hoth
It turns out R2-D2 speaks baby. YouTuber amcclay415 comments, "Please. Never *ever* allow this child to see the prequels."
Sillof (not his real name) is a high school history and film teacher who, in his spare time, creates one-of-a-kind action figures of Star Wars (and other) characters re-imagined for steampunk, samurai, western, World War Two, mediaeval, film noir and other settings. Amazingly, he claims to have no formal art training.
Art Deter
Chip PepperdinoIt is not just the quality of the sculptures that is remarkable. Sillof also has a wonderful sense of the genres he is working in and how best to reflect the traits of Star Wars characters in them. Take, for instance, the Noir Wars line of Star Wars characters re-imagined for the film noir era. C-3PO becomes Chip Pepperdino, a reporter for the San Francisco Sentinel who is always around the action but prefers not to be part of it. His sidekick is Art Deter, a photographer for the Sentinel who tries a little too hard to get involved in the cases and stories he and Chip cover. These are just two of dozens of examples.
Sillof's Star Wars lines include Noir Wars, Samurai Wars, Long Ago & Far Away, Steampunk Star Wars, West Wars and World Wars. Check out his other ranges, too. Note that these are one-of-a-kind pieces and most are not for sale.
Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 10:49AM