Nah. That stopped you from jumping off after you took your bike off some sweet jumps.
I don’t know. I’m not following you in what that is?
When I describe the bike with the banana seat that I had as a kid to my wife and kids now, they think banana seats are girly. Back then they weren’t.
You know the bar that looped from the axel to the back of the bannana seat? If you were super cool, you had one that went up another 2-3 feet. Gave it a chopper look.
Like this
The whole card thing didn’t work well on my bike with the bright yellow mag wheels and all. I guess I had to settle for stealth mode…
I’m not sure I want to know that. It lowers my respect for Vader quite a bit. I mean this is the bounty hunter that was taken out by a near blind Han Solo and he fought Vader to a standstill?
No offense intended TF… 
I guess I shouldn’t be shocked that a roomful of college students didn’t “get” the reference to Luke Skywalker. I am a woman of a certain age (somewhere between Sean and Chuck, from what I figure), and I was struck dumb when a co-worker didn’t know that the Terminator – i.e., Arnold – was a bad guy. Wuh?
This caused me and my husband to start a system of acculturating our older daughters (ages 10 and 12) – The Terminator(s), Alienses, Predator and various 80s comedies. (They’d already seen all Star Wars, too young for Godfather, and are BSG fans). Anyway, here’s a precious moment I have to share:
We’re watching Predator and I point out that not-one-but-two future governors are featured. My 10 year old is awestruck by this fact. You can see the little hamsterwheel working, and she says, “What if an actor ran for President?”
What indeed, my dear. What indeed.
Regarding the Storybooks, I was talking about these:
I think Chuck was talking about this:
awww man…my sister and I called in THE COOLEST intro for this week, and they didn’t play it…oh well
Goto 42:25
Has anyone mentioned the Mindset List? It’s a list that’s issued every year to remind professors what incoming students are likely to be unfamiliar with.
Yup, I remember it well. There was a little discussion about it in the ANH rewatch thread. I still remember the narration description of the Millenium Falcon being pulled through the “mile high” bay doors of the Death Star…
Hay that is my bike.
Con whirlwind ensued- boxes buried in garage. Hub will PAY!! I haven’t forgotten, 'cause it’s that time of year to re-read it!
Here’s one of my fave pix from the con:
The puddy-tat gets shy and forgets to smile…
“Grownups are so weird.”
I figured Lando was just a budding capitalist looking out for his fortune and the people living in Besben at first. Yes, he was willing to sacrifice some random guy named Skywalker and probably would have been willing to sacrifice Han, because he knew the life Han lived (he lived it too at one point) and realized that to a significant degree that he brought it upon himself. Once Leia and Chewie got in the mix and saw how much they cared about Luke, I figured the paternal feelings he had for his citizens kicked in and he turned on the Empire. It looks to have worked out pretty well for him, because he is able to warn the populous before the Empire is able to crack down too hard.
Great point Chuck about Lando not whining about loosing his fortune.
Also have there been any back stories about Lando? I was wondering if the opportunity to take over Besbin as a gas mining colony was partially due to the destruction of the Trade Federation. Did destruction of that monopoly allow for more business opportunities for little guys like Lando?
I love that Audra kept bringing up the Joseph Campbell stuff. I’m a big fan of that monomyth/Hero Journey thingy. In the
Star Wars Ep.5: The Empire Strikes Back thread, Phil asked a question about the cave:
I responded:
Here’s the text from the novel, I’ll have to check the film tonight:
“Don’t giggle,” he said, and taking her hand, he turned it over and pressed his lips into the palm. His lips traveled to her wrist and she knew he must feel the leap of her pulse as her heart quickened and she tried to draw back her hand.
He laughed softly.
“Don’t pull away! I won’t hurt you!”
“Hurt me? I’m not afraid of you, Rhett Butler, or of any man in shoe leather!” she cried, furious that her voice shook as well as her hands.
“An admirable sentiment, but do lower your voice. Mrs. Wilkes might hear you. And pray compose yourself.” He sounded as though delighted at her flurry.
“Scarlett, you do like me, don’t you?”
That was more like what she was expecting.
“Well, sometimes,” she answered cautiously. “When you aren’t acting like a varmint.”
He laughed again and held the palm of her hand against his hard cheek.
“I think you like me because I am a varmint. You’ve known so few dyed-in-the-wool varmints in your sheltered life that my very difference holds a quaint charm for you.”
This was not the turn she had anticipated and she tried again without success to pull her hand free.
“That’s not true! I like nice men—men you can depend on to always be gentlemanly.”
You. Are. Awesome.
I never realized the Gone with the Wind homage. In the re-watch thread I mentioned the “Help me! I’m melting!” from ANH which also works pretty well.
I guess I should just not let the Chewbacca Tarzan yell from ROTJ bother me as much then. It’s just another in a string of Hollywood movie homages… :rolleyes:
The one that got me is that Lisa Bonnet and Lenny Kravitz’s kid is going to college this year.
If any one asks who Lisa Bonnet and Lenny Kravitz are I’m going to need a stiff drink…