Tuesday, April 24, 2007

5 Who Love Star Wars

1. Stanley is a Star Wars fan. He loves all the episodes of the Star Wars movies. Needless to say, he used to have all the episodes on video tapes, but has since replaced his collection with DVDs. How old is Stanley? 40! He has been a Star Wars fan since he was a little kid. He has a fair amount of Star Wars collectibles, which he plans to pass on to his two boys. He plans to go as Darth Vader, to a special Star Wars Halloween party his friend hosts annually.

2. Tanner and Trevor are both in the middle school. Their dad is Stanley. They remember lining up with their dad to get tickets to the opening night of "Revenge of the Sith", when they finally convinced their mother they were old enough to do so. They did not mind the long wait because it was a Star Wars event just to be out there standing in line. Daddy dressed up in his Darth Vader costume, and Tanner and Trevor in their Skywalker costumes. Everybody in the line seemed to be Daddy's friends. There were a lot of other people dressed up as the other characters in the Star Wars movies.

3. Heather is Stanley's wife. She likes the Star Wars movies too! However, growing up, she was not as big a fan as her little sister. She remembers the only dolls her little sister would play with were Star Wars figures. She would make Heather play with her, and they made up conversations, and enacted plays. Heather used to put up with her sister. Little did she know she would end up marrying a Star Wars die hard! Her housecleaning includes dusting Stanley's sanctuary (study) of Star Wars collectibles, which include his Darth Vader costume, various Jedi robes, Star Wars game sets, and several display props!

4. Gerald is in his 50s. He has been for many years, and is still a Star Wars fan. He joined the force when he was barely a teenager. He hosts a Star Wars Halloween party every year. He has enough props collected over the years, to transform his house into a scene out of the Star Wars movies. His friends look forward to the event every year. It is a family event. They watch all the episodes of the Star Wars movies on his big screen TV, re-enact scenes from their favorite Star Wars movies, and use language like the characters in the movies. During such a gathering, it is not uncommon to see various Jedis, some princesses Amidala (the little girls love to dress up as her), one or two Chewbaccas, and occasioanlly one or two Jar Jar Binks.

5. Rose is Gerald's wife. She's as crazy a Star Wars fan as Gerald. Gerald proposed to her during the first Star Wars movie. She remembered feeling like Princess Leia when Gerald popped the question! Therefore, she always dresses up as Princess Leia during the annual Star Wars Halloween party she and her husband host. She still sees her husband as Han Solo. She's as crazy about Gerald, as she was when he popped the question in the movie theatre!

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