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| Your SW Memories | | Date Created: Apr 10, 2005, 10:41 PM |
Lillie also wrote in with her own Star Wars memories.
The way I remember Star Wars is:
I was working in Manhattan, (where) there was a movie theatre
across the street (the Grammercy Theatre). Sometime in 1977 a new movie
showcased at the theatre called STAR WARS. I passed by this place each and everyday looking at the marquee and thinking Star Wars - how could "stars" have "wars"? I thought it was a governmental thing - "War" - "Star" - I know we are (always) fighting aliens, so I thought of tanks and armor and grenades and battlefields filled with smoke and loud bombs.
One day in the summer, a young co-worker asked me about my kids,(Terry-Luz, who was 7, and David, who was 5). She said "I just saw this really great movie across the street you should definitely take your kids to see it. There has never been a movie like it! " When she realized my kids were so young, she said "maybe the seven year old, but anyway they will probably enjoy it!"
I thought, 'a government movie?' . Anyway I didn't pay any mind until I got
the People magazine with C3PO on the cover and remember hearing on the news
that there was this special movie out - nothing like it existed. I remember
calling you and telling you I had a new magazine for you with this robot on it
and thought you would like it. After that, I don't recall the day to day moment to moment details as to when we or you had actually seen the movie.
It was and still is an exciting movie and am amazed on how different it was
back then. Just thought you would like to know how I recall the first encounter of my
Star Wars experience.
By the way, I remember your sister telling me the same thing about "The
force". 'It's about God.' |
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