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SWCVI: What I Want to Do, Part One
Mary Franklin Self Portrait Each Celebration, while working on the programming for the show, I come up with a mental list of what I would do if I were coming to the show as an attendee rather than as...
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SWCVI: What I Want to Do, Part Two
If I were enjoying Celebration as an attendee rather than enjoying it as a worker, here’s what I would do after I took Joel Aron’s photography class (discussed in my previous blog, Part One). Build...
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Star Wars Celebration Blues
The time leading up to each Star Wars Celebration is an incredible adrenaline buzz, for me and I’m sure for hundreds of other people who are involved in the show – getting ready for the stages,...
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Celebration Europe: A True Force of Fans
I’ve been back in the States from my Namibia trip barely one week, and tomorrow morning I’m taking off to work at Brand Licensing Europe in London. I’ll be in London for the week, then will travel on...
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Report from the Star Wars Celebration Europe II Tour
After meeting with Star Wars fans in London, Germany, and Belgium over the past two weeks, I’m once again awed and inspired by the creativity (and organization!) of the fan community. In prepping for...
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Celebration Europe: The Great Building Game Begins!
Yesterday, for a good part of the day, I took over one of our big conference room tables here at Lucasfilm and started playing a big puzzle game with the floorplan of the Messe Essen in Germany. My...
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Celebration Europe… 2007
It’s hard for me to believe that the first Star Wars Celebration Europe was almost six years ago. Maybe that disbelief is simply a product of how long I’ve worked on Celebrations – I sure as Sith...
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Bantha Tracks Art Galaxy, December 2012
Bantha Tracks, the newsletter that has been “By the Fans; For the Fans” since it was reintroduced 10 years ago in 2002, receives contributions of Star Wars art from fans of all ages. We wanted to...
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Holidays On Ice
December 25th – provided that the world has not ended per the Mayan calendar – I’ll be flying to Hoth. More specifically, I’ll be flying to Cordova, Alaska for the holidays, where I used to live...
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Hang On to Your Helmet — The Holidays Are Over!
For roughly the past month it’s been the same: “We can rethink that floorplan after the holidays.” “I can have the answers you need after the holidays.” “We’ll send those links after the holidays.”...
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Great Moments Behind-The-Scenes at Celebration
“This rancor will need to travel across Florida.” At each and every Star Wars Celebration I find myself either saying or hearing phrases that sound completely out-of-this-galaxy. “Can we get this...
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Star Wars Celebration I: The Real Insiders’ Club
I am not a part of the tribe. I have worked on every Star Wars Celebration since Celebration II, but no matter, I am not a member of the elite echelon of fans who traveled to Star Wars Celebration I...
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Star Wars Celebration II: The Summer’s Biggest Action Hero
Of the many memories and impressions that are dear to my heart from Star Wars Celebration II, these two come to mind immediately: what Star Wars fans contributed to the show, and Yoda. First, about...
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Star Wars Celebration III: Welcome to the (Surprising) Star Wars Party of a...
We were back in Indianapolis. We were celebrating the release of another Star Wars movie with tens of thousands of fans. We were working with many of the same staff and crew. What could surprise us?...
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Star Wars Celebration IV: The Entertainment Capital of the Star Wars World
One million square feet saturated in Star Wars. Six days of events, including a six-movie marathon of the entire Star Wars big-screen saga. Seven live stages. Celebrity guests from the movies,...
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The MVPs of Celebration
There’s a sort of superhero vibe that surrounds my Elite Squad at the Star Wars Celebrations. You know how it happens in the movies when all hell breaks loose, and it looks like there is no hope for...
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Great Moments Behind the Scenes at Celebration, Part II
“C-3PO is on the run without security.” “Mary, your boyfriend is in the next aisle.” “Hide him with a Stormtrooper helmet.” As my blog of January 22 states, there are always moments at Celebrations...
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Bantha Tracks Art Galaxy, April 2013
Bantha Tracks, the newsletter that has been “By the Fans; For the Fans” since it was reintroduced almost eleven years ago in 2002, receives contributions of Star Wars art from fans of all ages. We...
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Let’s Hear It for the Home Team
When my colleague Matt Martin asked if I would reach out to fans all over the world and ask them to submit pictures with their local landmarks as part of our May the 4th festivities, I knew the...
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Bantha Tracks: Art Galaxy, May 2013
The creativity of Star Wars fans and Bantha Tracks readers apparently never goes on summer holiday. In addition to artwork with pencil and stylus, this month we’re featuring some of my favorite images...
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