Comments on: The Empire Strikes Cleveland

By: John III

John III — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:14:31 +0000

Haha! Good story will!

By: Will Errickson

Will Errickson — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:09:00 +0000

When my family and I went to see EMPIRE, there were also folks dressed up in character, running around the theater lobby pretending to shoot at one another. But then my mom stopped "Han Solo" and, get this, asked him where the restrooms were. I was *mortified* I tell you, mortified.

As for the buttons on Darth Vader, I'll never forget a fellow second-grader in '77 who claimed he'd seen STAR WARS when no one else we knew had. I asked him what it was about and he said, "They run around the Death Star trying to turn off Darth Vader." To this day that brings a huge smile to my face.

By: John III

John III — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:33:04 +0000

Seeing Star Wars characters back then was the best. It was around 1980 that I saw them at my Hy-Vee Grocery store. They had some pretty authentic costumes too. C-3PO and a remote full size R2-D2 were by the front door. Chewbacca was in the Produce section. (I was kind of scared at his size and all the hair) And Darth Vader was in the cereal aisle. My mom grabbed a cereal box so Vader could sign his autograph for me. Could have been a local drunk for all I know…
Then I saw this other kid try and sidle up to Vader to push some of his belt buttons. I actually moved over and stopped him, and whispered, “Don’t do that! If he catches you, he’ll choke you to death!” His eyes got wide and he slinked away. My mom just smiled as we went from aisle to aisle, and I told her over and over how I SAVED this kid’s life.

By: rob!

rob! — Sat, 30 May 2009 12:56:50 +0000

After getting drunk at the Flats one night, I had to cut open my Tauntaun and sleep inside of it until I was sober.