And another random gem unearthed through web perusal or web surfing as the youngsters call it:
Four(there were actually 30 or more) Cosby-esque bejeweled sweaters, one pair of gilded pants, one snarky facial expression, and unlimited sass...beware all you crafty folk...Kelly...here is your competition:
On another note, please make no mistake, the little treasures below are for real. I didn't believe it, but then I examined a little further and it is true, we can expect to see them soon at our local post offices due to the thirtieth anniversary of the films. What I can't wait for is all the news stories about uber-nerds (not unlike myself) risking jail or fine just to steal every last one of them. I give each one box two weeks...then they'll have mysteriously wandered off in the middle of the night, perhaps looking for Obi-wan.
This thirtieth anniversary brings to mind the sad inevitability of yet another release of of a Star Wars digital video disk (here after referred to as DVD) set, in which Mr. Lucas, the evil marketing genius that he is, will once again rape the die hard Star Wars fan of yet another 30-40 dollars. I bought the DVD set when it first came out a few years ago, but was, and have been feverish with the gross "re-mastering" that had taken place. To further the symptoms, I got clammy palms and an achy head when he announced the altered versions were his definitive editions. It seemed that the original theatrical releases from the sepia of my youth were gone, never to resurface.
So, you can imagine my elation when I heard the trickster was releasing the original theatrical versions onto DVD (note however, that they are listed only as a special feature). Even though I was forced to spend another 40-dollars on DVDs that I already owned, it was well worth it because now I can revisit the glory of these films through the eyes of my childhood without the many bastardizations that were like little daggers in my eyes.
It is a brilliant marketing scheme, a "well played sir" and a butt slap are due to George. But for a fan, it is painful and oft times quite hurtful to my wallet...but mostly my feelings. The new set will probably be packaged super fancy with a Darth Vader mask box that opens from the top like it does in the movies. It will probably be all six movies together. It will probably have a real light-saber for the first hundred nerds who buy it. It will probably be in HD. And, as though it were using a Jedi mind trick on me, it will probably be purchased by me. I am weak minded.
This was kind of a hodge-podge of non sequitur thoughts followed by one of the nerdiest rants you may ever read. And to keep up with that motif of randomness, here is something else that made me cringe...I call it Madonna On The Rocks:
"I want to be like Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, and John Lennon... but I want to stay alive."--Madonna
um...?...hmmmm?.....ah....ummmm?...well....okaaaay...? Rant on, I am going to bed.
