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Congratulations Noel on winning the election! I would have been very "blue" if you had not won. Here's to another great year with Noel "Bluey" at the helm, it just makes me want to dance!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyv7W_AgfFo

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!! SUPER BOWL XLV GREEN BAY VS. PITTSBURGH SO, who are you pulling for? Me, I am pulling for the Packers. The Super Bowl starts tonight at 6pm EST, 3pm PST Pre-game 2pm EST, 11am PST

Photo of the Day: Steel City Storm Trooper vs. The Packer Pope On the left, Scott Mason carries a toy blaster while wearing his "Steel City Stormtrooper" costume at a Pittsburgh Steelers pep rally, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011 in Pittsburgh. Mason won a contest for the best costume. In the photo on the right from Nov. 29, 2007, Green Bay Packers fan John O'Neill, of Madison, Wis., also known as "Saint Vince," stands on the sideline at Texas Stadium before the Packers-Dallas Cowboys NFL football game in Irving, Texas. O'Neill first wore the costume in 1997, when the Packers defeated the Patriots for a third Lombardi trophy and 12th NFL Championship in franchise history. The Packers face the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL football's Super Bowl XLV on Sunday, in Arlington, Texas.

Justified's second season starts Feb the 9th on FX. FX's Justified lead character, U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, a John Wayne/Dirty Harry type of law enforcer, who talks through his teeth and sometimes shoots first and asks questions later, and sometimes shoots first without asking any questions at all. You can see why producers couldn't resist comparing him to another popular anti-hero, Han Solo. Take a look at this awesome new promo for the second season of Justified. Marshal Givens channels the different versions of the Solo/Greedo Cantina scene and gives the impression that Marshal Givens just might shoot this guy in cold blood, and make it look like the guy drew first when he did not... BTW, Justified is one of the best new series out there...

I would just tell my co-workers to move along, move along.. Great lookin' TD lid!

Top notch job Jordan!!!

I have seen this before, but always makes me laugh!

O.K. here's one for all you TKers... I found it to be funny, if you can get past the Rubies suits and them wearing the armor wrong, like upside down biceps, etc... Well, enjoy.....

Happy Birthday Gordon! Have fun man!

I have in my collection and have read the Makings of both ROTJ and ESB that were published back in the 80's. Paul, the video that you would probably love is called "Deleted Magic". It is a fanedit/documentary of how the first film might have been. It has deleted scenes, one of which is the Biggs/Luke Tatooine scenes added back in to it, alternative takes, behind the scenes and re-constructed scenes with information and trivia. We can only hope that the 2011 SW Blu rays will have a whole bunch of little gems on it that we haven't seen before. I know back at C5, Sansweet, made mention that they keep digging up all these little rare things that they are going to be adding to the Blu rays.

The placement looks good to me.

LOL!!! Now, I am hungry for a big Mac....

Very cool Pat, and I thought all you could do is awesome/funny bike tricks! Nice work man! Quebectrooper/Pat:

Hey Marvin, welcome to the MEPD!

Final part of the short film called "Return of the Ewok" 1983: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5XvXDoT8dU&feature=fvw

Part 2 of short film called "Return of the Ewok " 1983: http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=-itVa17ps40&feature=related Part 3, next post:

That part came from a short film called "Return of the Ewok " 1983: http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH5weIKLRsM next couple of post for parts 2 and 3

That is an easter egg on the 2004 SW "Bonus Material" DVD. "Empire of Dreams" To access a Star Wars Trilogy gag reel, go to the Video Game & Still Galleries menu page. Using your remote, press "10+", "1" (or "11" depending on your player) and wait for the pause as the player accepts the input (note that a small box next to R2-D2 will illuminate if you're on the right track). Then press "3" and wait for the pause. Finally, press "8". Look also for additional outtake clips during the credits of The Characters of Star Wars featurette, and funny lightsaber spoof clips during the credits of The Birth of the Lightsaber featurette. You don't have to do anything to access them other than watch the featurettes. Also, the other SW DVDs have "Easter Eggs" too: Most use the 1-1-3-8 or 10-1-3-8 buttons to find them. The Phantom Menace: Insert Disc 1 into your player, navigate to the "Options" page. The next part may be tricky on some players, so be patient if it doesn't work right away. Press '10+' then '1' or 11 Wait for your player to accept it. Now press '3' Wait for your player to accept it. Now press '8' With any luck, you'll get the outtakes now. Attack of the Clones To find this Easter egg for "Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones," insert Disc 1 and navigate to the OPTIONS menu, where you highlight the THX icon. Then—at least on my two DVD players—you use the remote to enter the number 11, followed by the number 3, followed by the number 8, and you see a two-minute-twenty-second special feature that contains the DVD credits plus some funny gag-reel shots. On one of my DVD players, I press the 1 button on the remote twice, followed by pressing the Enter button, followed by 3, followed by Enter, followed by 8, followed by Enter to get the Easter egg to play. On my other DVD player, I press the button on the remote that permits me to enter numbers greater than or equal to 10, followed by pressing the 1 button twice, followed by the 3 button, followed by the 8 button. One of my systems times out if I'm too slow in entering the numbers. Your DVD player may work differently from either of mine, in which case you'll have to do some playing around to find the THX 1138 Easter egg. Revenge of the Sith Insert Disc 1 of the "Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith" DVD, and it's found in the same way as the Easter eggs on the DVD's for Episodes I and II. Insert Disc 1, navigate to the "Options" menu, then use the arrows to highlight the THX icon. Then punch in the number 11, followed by the number 3, followed by the number 8. Exactly how you punch in the numbers may vary slightly depending on your equipment, and punching in the two-digit number 11 will probably require that you first press something like a 10+ button or a greater-than-or-equal-to-10 button on your remote. (On my oldest DVD player, I have to press the Enter button after each of the three numbers, but my two newer players don't require this.) If you do everything as required by your particular equipment, you will see Yoda make some hip-hop moves to "Don't Say Nuthin'" by The Roots. That will be followed by the DVD credits Star Wars: Clone Wars - The Complete Season One Trailer: Disc 1: In the Episodes menu highlight "Ambush" and press your Left button to highlight a panel behind General Grievous. Press your Enter button for a Season 2 trailer. Trailer: Disc 2: In the Episodes menu highlight "Downfall of a Droid" and press your Left button to highlight a panel behind Ahsoka Tano. Press your Enter button for a trailer for the "Republic Heroes" video game. Behind the Scenes: Disc 3: In the Episodes menu highlight "Trespass" and press your Left button to highlight the Jedi symbol on Obi-Wan Kenobi's jacket. Press your Enter button for a series of production art. Trailer: Disc 4: In the Episodes menu highlight "Blue Shadow Virus" and press your Left button to highlight a light above Anakin. Press your Enter button for a starwars.com ad. Clone Wars DVD Navigate to the "Options" menu on the Star Wars Clone Wars DVD. Type in the '11' and press enter. Then press '3' and then enter. Then enter the '8' and pres enter. This should bring up a short video of the DVD credits. The background of the credits are various images from the show. Nothing too special but an egg is an egg. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - The Complete Season 2 Behind the Scenes: Disc 1: Navigate to the "Special Features" menu. From there, press the 'Right' arrow key on your remote control. This will highlight something on AhsokaÕs utility belt. Press 'Enter' to see a short clip on the creation of a new Jedi character. Behind the Scenes: Disc 2: Navigate to the "Special Features" menu. From there, press the 'Right' arrow on your remote control. This will highlight the base of the JediÕs light saber. Press 'Enter' to see a short clip on the creation of the new Jedi T-6 shuttle. Behind the Scenes: Disc 3: Navigate to the "Special Features" menu. On that menu, press the 'Right' arrow on your remote control. This will highlight the item in PadmŽÕs hand. Press 'Enter' to see a short clip on the Jedi library (particularly the ceiling which hasnÕt been seen in an episode yet). Behind the Scenes: Disc 4: Navigate to the "Special Features" menu. From there, press the 'Right' arrow on your remote control yet again. This will highlight Obi-WanÕs light saber. Press 'Enter' to see a short clip on the Dugg castle. There are 1000s and 1000s of easter eggs out there. You can find them on most popular/hit DVD movies (Standard and Blu-ray), like the Terminator movies, Batman movies, Transformers, Xmen movies, etc..... Have fun finding them. .

It's back up...

Also, this is what you get when you go to Jezs' old site ( http://web.ukonline....go275/index.htm ) and click on a link: The webpage cannot be found HTTP 404 Most likely causes: There might be a typing error in the address. If you clicked on a link, it may be out of date. What you can try: Retype the address. Go back to the previous page. Go to and look for the information you want. More information or Not Found The requested URL /bingo275/fan-made-helmets.htm was not found on this server. Apache/2.0.50 (FreeBSD) Server at web.ukonline.co.uk Port 80

Just wanted to let everyone here know that starwarshelmets.com is down. I have contacted Jez about it, and will keep you updated. This is what you get when you try to go to the site:

I saw this last night, another member of the Star Wars family has past away. May Grant McCune Rest in Peace. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. Grant McCune, a special effects artist who earned an Oscar for his work on the 1977 film Star Wars, has died. He was 67. McCune died Monday at his home in Hidden Hills, Calif., of pancreatic cancer. McCune created scenes with miniatures, models and special effects for dozens of movies, including Spaceballs, Ghostbusters II and 2008's Rambo. He began in special effects in 1975 when he and friend Bill Shourt were hired to make a giant white shark model for Steven Spielberg's Jaws. They got no credit for the film, but McCune caught the eye of the film community and he became chief model maker for Star Wars, where he created R2-D2 and many of the creatures that populate the film. He later became a partner at Apogee Productions, where he worked on films such as Die Hard, Never Say Never Again and Caddyshack. McCune went on to launch his own company, Grant McCune Design, which handled films such as Speed, Batman Forever, U.S. Marshals, Red Planet, U-571 and Spider-Man. He got a second Oscar nomination in 1980 as part of the special effects crew for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. He also was chief modelmaker for 1978 TV series Battlestar Galactica. McCune, who trained in biology, advised others wanting to get into his business to take up photography. "The most important thing is what you see with your eye," he said in an interview with Popular Mechanics. "Movies are a lot different from reality. This is because you've isolated the viewer's eye to a certain spot — you can't look anywhere else. If you're a photographer, you get the idea of what you need to do by analyzing what it is that needs to be set and where it is and how much detail it should have." Most models are made on a 1:4 scale, he said, but those that must come in contact with fire or water may need to be full-sized because neither fire nor water can be made to look realistic on the smaller scale. He is survived by his wife, Katherine; a son, Cole; a daughter, Lily; and a sister, Shelley. http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=epNyCg0vsr0 Filmography 2008 Rambo (miniature effects supervisor) 1998 Sphere (model/minature supervisor: Grant McCune Design) 1996 Daylight (model/miniature supervisor: Grant McCune Design) 1996 Executive Decision (miniature effects supervisor: Grant McCune Design) 1995 Batman Forever (supervisor: Grant McCune Design) 1994 Ri¢hie Ri¢h (minature supervisor: Grant McCune Design) 1994/I Speed (supervisor: Grant McCune Design) 1989 Ghostbusters II (model shop: Apogee) 1988 My Stepmother Is an Alien (model shop supervisor) 1987 Spaceballs (chief model maker: Apogee, Inc.) 1985 Lifeforce (miniature supervisor) 1983 Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (TV movie) (miniatures supervisor) 1982 Firefox (chief modelmaker: Apogee, Inc.) 1980 Caddyshack (special animator) 1979 Star Trek: The Motion Picture (miniatures supervisor: Apogee, Inc.) 1979 Avalanche Express (chief model maker: Apogee) 1978 Battlestar Galactica (TV series) (chief model maker: miniature and optical effects unit - 1 episode) – Pilot (1978) (chief model maker: miniature and optical effects unit) 1977 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (chief model maker: miniature and optical effects unit

I want to wish everyone a Safe and Happy New Year! 2010... The 30th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back. The unfortunate passing of its director, Irvin Kershner, who made the best episode in SW cinema. Celebration V in Florida, what a blast! Looking forward to 2011 for greater things to come. Again, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE! http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUaTLBAzzKI

Very nice Clone lid, Ken. Great battle damage/weathering!

BALTIMORE — Darth Vader proclaiming he's Luke Skywalker's father, Tony Manero preening in his underwear and an early 20th-century deaf activist speaking in sign language are among the images that will be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. The 25 films selected this year include "The Empire Strikes Back," the 1980 sequel to "Star Wars" that many critics and fans consider the best of George Lucas' six "Star Wars" films. "Empire" shocked moviegoers with the revelation that masked villain Darth Vader was the father of hero Skywalker. While Lucas didn't direct "Empire" -- he entrusted it to the late Irvin Kershner -- he got another film selected for the registry: the student short "Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB." Lucas' "Star Wars" and "American Graffiti" are also among the 550 titles in the registry. The Library of Congress announced the selections early Tuesday. The goal of the registry, which began in 1989, isn't to identify the best movies ever made but to preserve films with artistic, cultural or historical significance. Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has chosen each of the films in the registry, culling them from suggestions by the National Film Preservation Board and by the public. More than 2,100 films were nominated by the public in 2010. Original copies of films picked for the registry are kept safe and available for viewing by future generations. The library acquires its own copies to preserve in its cold-storage vaults among millions of other recordings at the Packard Campus of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center near Culpeper, Va. Film can rapidly deteriorate if improperly stored. About half the films produced before 1950 and 90 per cent of those made before 1920 have been lost, Billington said. This year's selections also include "Saturday Night Fever," John Badham's 1977 disco musical starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, the working-class youth known for his impressive moves on the dance floor at a Brooklyn nightclub. It's one of five selections from the 1970s. The others are Robert Altman's revisionist Western "McCabe & Mrs. Miller"; William Friedkin's horror classic "The Exorcist"; "All the President's Men," Alan J. Pakula's adaptation of the book by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein; and "Grey Gardens," a documentary about Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' eccentric relatives. The selections date back to 1891, with one of the first motion pictures ever made: "Newark Athlete," a short film of a teenager swinging Indian clubs, an exercise aid. The film was made at the Edison Laboratory in West Orange, N.J., by two pioneers of motion-picture camera technology. Another obscure title is 1913's "Preservation of the Sign Language," a two-minute film of George Veditz, one-time president of the National Association of the Deaf of the United States. Veditz was one of the first to make motion picture recordings of American Sign Language, and in the film, he argues forcefully for the right of deaf people to sign instead of speak. "That was a great revelation," Billington said. As in the past, the selections show the Library of Congress has a sense of humor. Two broad comedies -- "Airplane!" the 1980 disaster-film spoof, and "The Pink Panther" (1964), starring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau -- were tapped for preservation. The most recent films chosen were "Study of a River," an experimental 1996 film about the Hudson River, and "Malcolm X," Spike Lee's 1992 biography of the civil rights leader. Documentaries picked this year include John Huston's "Let There Be Light" (1946), which the Pentagon banned from public distribution for 35 years because of its frank depiction of psychological trauma among combat veterans. While Billington enjoys the popular films selected for the registry, he takes more satisfaction in unearthing lesser-known titles with lasting significance. He pushes the board to find examples from underrepresented categories like industrial and abstract films. "The most interesting thing for me is not seeing something I like make the list, but getting educated by the list that comes out of this process," he said. A list of the 25 films being added to the U.S. National Film Registry, as announced Tuesday by the Library of Congress: "Airplane!" (1980) "All the President's Men" (1976) "The Bargain" (1914) "Cry of Jazz" (1959) "Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB" (1967) "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) "The Exorcist (1973) "The Front Page" (1931) "Grey Gardens" (1976) "I Am Joaquin" (1969) "It's a Gift" (1934) "Let There Be Light" (1946) "Lonesome" (1928) "Make Way For Tomorrow" (1937) "Malcolm X" (1992) "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" (1971) "Newark Athlete" (1891) "Our Lady of the Sphere" (1969) "The Pink Panther" (1964) "Preservation of the Sign Language" (1913) "Saturday Night Fever" (1977) "Study of a River" (1966) "Tarantella" (1940) "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" (1945) "A Trip Down Market Street" (1906) But, I wonder if this is going to be the original theatrical version or the Lucasfied SE version?? I recall reading several years back that the American Film Festival contacted Lucas about getting a print of the first film, Star Wars. The American Film Festival had chosen films that best represented each decade. They contacted Lucas about getting a print of the first film, Star Wars, to represent the decade for the 70's. George Lucas was very pleased and sent them a print. After receiving the film, they realized it was a print of the Special Edition and not the original film from 1977. They explained to Lucan that since the segment was paying homage to the decade of the movies of the '70's, they wanted the original version, not the updated one, and they ask him if they couldn't get a copy of the original version. Lucas politely replied that that version no longer exist.