Happy May the Fourth!
Where were YOU 20 years ago today?
I can recall distinctly what it was like to go to ALL of the stores and see Episode I merchandise EVERYWHERE. I remember seeing that key art on huge banners in every store... Anakin in his Podrace helmet, the Jedi vs. Maul, Queen Amidala...I don't think we've seen that scale since, or ever will again. I'm sure some will scoff and use words like "overproduced", and I'll concede that there was little restraint on the part of Lucasfilm merchandising. But you cannot deny the mass popularity and hype the event generated.
I'll admit, I'm nostalgic for all of it. I'm the Star Wars guy round these parts, I guess. Sometimes I'm the old man yelling at the cloud. But I don't care. Today, I'm celebrating 20 years of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. I hope some of you will enjoy the trip down memory lane. So for anyone who would like to pee in this pool, let me first get it nice and clean by adding the following chemicals:
THIS was what it was like to go shopping 20 years ago on this day. Media Play, Borders, Kay Bee, K-Mart, Toys R Us .... They are all gone now. Even JC Penney got into the act.
I of course went to the Toys R Us midnight madness event. I was just old enough to have disposable income, and boy, did I dispose. It's hard to believe it was 20 years ago, because I can remember coming home with all of those bags to our apartment and just admiring all the stuff I didn't have a chance to inspect at the store. I have since sold it all, but the memories were worth it. My Wife and I sat on the concrete outside Toys R Us and passed the time by drawing a Star Wars poster, which made it onto the local news.
I suppose I should get around to signing the part where it says "Star Wars Enthusiast", because that is what I am. Star Wars Forever.
Where were YOU 20 years ago today?
I can recall distinctly what it was like to go to ALL of the stores and see Episode I merchandise EVERYWHERE. I remember seeing that key art on huge banners in every store... Anakin in his Podrace helmet, the Jedi vs. Maul, Queen Amidala...I don't think we've seen that scale since, or ever will again. I'm sure some will scoff and use words like "overproduced", and I'll concede that there was little restraint on the part of Lucasfilm merchandising. But you cannot deny the mass popularity and hype the event generated.
I'll admit, I'm nostalgic for all of it. I'm the Star Wars guy round these parts, I guess. Sometimes I'm the old man yelling at the cloud. But I don't care. Today, I'm celebrating 20 years of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. I hope some of you will enjoy the trip down memory lane. So for anyone who would like to pee in this pool, let me first get it nice and clean by adding the following chemicals:
THIS was what it was like to go shopping 20 years ago on this day. Media Play, Borders, Kay Bee, K-Mart, Toys R Us .... They are all gone now. Even JC Penney got into the act.
I of course went to the Toys R Us midnight madness event. I was just old enough to have disposable income, and boy, did I dispose. It's hard to believe it was 20 years ago, because I can remember coming home with all of those bags to our apartment and just admiring all the stuff I didn't have a chance to inspect at the store. I have since sold it all, but the memories were worth it. My Wife and I sat on the concrete outside Toys R Us and passed the time by drawing a Star Wars poster, which made it onto the local news.
I suppose I should get around to signing the part where it says "Star Wars Enthusiast", because that is what I am. Star Wars Forever.
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