I've always thought that Bruce Springsteen should be frozen in time. Not permitted to die. Experienced by all future generations.
I think Carrie Fisher fits that category as well.
Below is a moving, tear jerking tribute to her by the Star Wars team.
But anytime I see someone so young and vital who is no longer with us, it kind of destroys me.
A few years ago, I bought a sexy Princess Leia costume for my wife, Elysha. She hasn’t gotten around to wearing it, but I’m sure that she’s just waiting for the right moment.
Timing is everything.
While I’m waiting for her to find that right moment, it’s come to my attention that Hot Topic is now selling adult-sized Underoos.
It’s about tome. Seems like it should’ve been a no brainer.
The best thing about these adult-sized Underoos is that underwear is something that people wear every day. No need to wait for that “just right” moment to don a pair of Wonder Woman panties.
If I buy her a large enough supply and really fill her underwear drawer, Elysha could probably be wearing Underoos every day.
Happily, the holiday season approaches.
As I said, timing is everything.
I know. It’s blasphemy to even suggest that there is a flaw in the first Star Wars film.
Still, there was. And it takes place in the first ten words:
In these ten words, George Lucas renders everything we are about to see less immediate and less pressing by the fact that the people and events in his story are ancient history. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia have been dead for centuries, if not millennia. They are historical figures, more distant to us than George Washington and Charlemagne.
Though I may ultimately be drawn into their story, any dangers that they might face are mitigated by the fact that these dangers passed a long time ago.
Thankfully, Star Wars was great enough to overcome this flaw. Even as historical figures, the characters are vivid and enduring. I can still recall sitting on the edge of my seat as Luke Skywalker flew his X-wing fighter through that trench in an effort to destroy the Death Star, even though that battle took place hundreds or thousands of years ago.
The story and character were good enough for me to forget the opening scroll completely.
Still, it was a mistake. No need to remove the characters and events from the audience any more than necessary.
Also, and perhaps even more egregious, an ellipsis consists of three consecutive dots. Not four.
Did George Lucas fail to hire a copyeditor?
If you haven’t seen the recent conspiracy video suggesting that the destruction of the first Death Star was an inside job perpetrated by the Empire, you should.
The video also got me thinking:
Luke Skywalker is one unlucky son-of-a-bitch.
In the span of just a couple years, his father tried to kill him multiple times and he fell in love with his own sister.
And I don’t care if he didn’t know that Leia was his sister. He still thought that she was hot. He still put a move on her. They still kissed.
How did he manage to dodge the stigma of that so easily?
If I were Han Solo (and I like to think I am), I would’ve never let him live it down.
