25 years since SW Special Edition

[Halliwax]

For Star Wars, I called out “sick” from work. When I was 9, my dad took me to see ROTJ when it first came out in ‘83 & a re-release of Star Wars before Jedi. I never SAW ESB until I bought the trilogy on VHS with lawn mowing money, years later, but our library had the paperback comic book of it that I fell in love with. Al Williams is still one of my favorite comic artists because of that book.
Anyway, it was still magical seeing it (& all of them) on the big screen in a packed auditorium. I far prefer watching the Despecialized versions now… but I would still go see these in the theater today, just to see them on the big screen again. I’m tempted to rent a theater.

Wicked cool story, I love stuff like this. Do you still have the comic?

 

[russellsch]

I do. But, as I’ve recently moved, it’s packed away in…. one of the 1,000’s of boxes. & now here I am wanting it now
Mine is far more tattered, but here’s what it looks like - doing a Google search. & now that I think about it… I think I had buy it from the library, cause of “late fees”.

God, I love this book! I‘m gonna go dig through my boxes now

 

[russellsch]

This is one of my signed Al Williamson pieces.

 

[Psab keel]

When I went to see the Special Edition for Jedi I ran into my cousin and he told me that he and I went with our other cousin and my sister to see Jedi back in '83 but since I would have been 2 years old at the time I obviously had no recollection of that. So technically I did see at least one of the OT films in it's initial release, but the SE was the first time I'd seen the trilogy with any lasting memory of it. If given the opportunity I would happily watch any of them in the theater again, even with the changes, because there's something truly magic about seeing them in that format.

 

[StevenBills]

I remember my dad coming and taking me out of school to go see it. I was the coolest kid in class that day.

Some good memories made around Star Wars!

SB

 

[cboath]

I skipped school for it

I was sent free passes to the local debut by LFL because I was in the fan club at the time.

 

[cboath]

I was sent free passes to the local debut by LFL because I was in the fan club at the time.

It was the press screening as well so i saw it like a week early to boot

 

[Halliwax]

I do. But, as I’ve recently moved, it’s packed away in…. one of the 1,000’s of boxes. & now here I am wanting it now
Mine is far more tattered, but here’s what it looks like - doing a Google search. & now that I think about it… I think I had buy it from the library, cause of “late fees”.
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God, I love this book! I‘m gonna go dig through my boxes now

That’s really cool man..

 

[JediMichael]

End of 2020 when theaters brought back old movies to try and make some money, my brother, a friend and myself went and watched Empire. Sadly there was maybe 10 of us in there.

 

[Halliwax]

End of 2020 when theaters brought back old movies to try and make some money, my brother, a friend and myself went and watched Empire. Sadly there was maybe 10 of us in there.

So freakn lucky, I remember going to try and get the luke figure my theater didn’t participate in the figure give away..

A local comic shop had one for 75 bucks.. back then it was super expensive.. my buddy ended up getting it

For years when I would go to his house I would look at it on top of his entertainment center..

For my 35th birthday he gave it to me

 

[Halliwax]

Snapped a pic of the figure

 

[JediMichael]

Snapped a pic of the figure
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Nice display. I never have put anything in a display, so all my stuff gets SO dusty.

 

[Halliwax]

Nice display. I never have put anything in a display, so all my stuff gets SO dusty.

Even in th display case it still gets dusty

I swear it’s the drop ceilings that create all this dust..

 

[Psab keel]

I'd forgotten all about that exclusive figure! I'd heard about it but the theaters and retailers around my area rarely got exclusives or promotional material. That's so cool that he eventually gave it to you Halliwax

 

[JediMichael]

Even in th display case it still gets dusty

I swear it’s the drop ceilings that create all this dust..

Probably much less dust through. Probably have to vacuum seal them to completely keep it clean, or something like that.

 

[Halliwax]

Probably much less dust through. Probably have to vacuum seal them to completely keep it clean, or something like that.

Oh yeah much less, but it sure does leak in.. let me see if I can catch some right now

 

[Halliwax]

Got it on the floor of the shelf, the black buttons and the rings

This is 2 weeks, I overhaul my living room every 2 weekends

 

[JediMichael]

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Got it on the floor of the shelf, the black buttons and the rings

This is 2 weeks, I overhaul my living room every 2 weekends

Dust is so annoying. I bet in a good government type clean room, still probably good amount of dust.
I really need to clean off scratch built Star Destroyer and Battle cruiser.

 

[Halliwax]

My old work shop I built a clean room for assembling race engines, filters and fans with a flow bench.. I miss it lol

 

[batguy]

My old work shop I built a clean room for assembling race engines, filters and fans with a flow bench.. I miss it lol

Oooohhh, nice. I've always wanted a shop with a legit clean room for stuff like that.

What kind of engines were you doing?