Friday was the 30th anniversary of the release of Star Wars and the beginning of the Summer blockbuster era. I remember that day in 1977 so well even though I was only seven years old. My sister Cherylanne took me to the old Tivoli Theatre on James Street. We couldn't get in because the movie was PG-13 and my sister didn't turn 13 until September. We went home and our mom took us the next night. We sat in the front row, and from that day until "Return of the Jedi" I had to have the figures, ships and almost everything Star Wars. The collection's gone now, I played with the figures like they are meant too and not just kept in a package on a shelf, so they where not worth a whole lot when I sold them a couple years. I think I got $100 for them and a stuffed Chewie who smelled a little funky. I'm not sure what happened to the large scale Millenium Falcon and X-Wing Fighter though.
Since then the Summer movie season has been full of garbage slasher flicks and teen shlock, long live the origional Star Wars trillogy. May the force be with you!
Later,
Kenaz
