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So today on a whim & while I was feeling inspired, I decided to go and post in a random messageboard the following:

Anyone want to get a free copy of the original Star Wars trilogy on DVD...?
IE - The original non-fucked-with primo shit in which Han Solo blew that motherfucker Greedo away without so much as a second thought.

AIM me at = ______________


Anyhow, several people responded, 1 wanting it badly & the other wondering why I was doing such a non-profit act.
The guy who wanted it though, I absolutely made his day. Some highlights:
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him: i was watching your posts all morning, thinking i'd hold off, but fuck it man. i'd love to get the dvds of this.
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him: yeah man i've been holding out on buying the new set on DVD, because it's gay.
him: this is exactly what i've been waiting for.
him: thanks.
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me: i'm burning Empire onto disc as we speak.
him: oh fuck man. i'm so psyched.
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him: damn... yeah i actually start class on wednesday. i've already contacted a kid with a DVD burner. he wants this shit.
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him: trust me, these will spread like wild fire.
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Anyways, this is a little fun & terribly rewarding venture (especially as it reaches the fan who might not have ever thought there was anything they could do)

From my experiance today, i've decided to start up full-time (going to random forums & offering the trilogy for free) on at least a weekly basis...so if anyone else has a story like this/does the same, do post back here so that the rest of us can see how the truth is getting out.

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Go say that on TheForce.net, it would be amusing what the administrators would have to say about that!
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I say do it, and hopefully it does "spread like wild fire".
"Drink the Kool-Aid. Wear blinders. Cover your ears. Because that's the only way you can totally enjoy Revenge of the Sith -- the final and most futile attempt from skilled producer, clumsy director and tin-eared writer George Lucas to create a prequel trilogy to match the myth-making spirit of the original Star Wars saga he unleashed twenty-eight years ago. Fan boys, of course, have convinced themselves otherwise. So have several critics, if you go by early reviews."
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Oh yeah, swearing and talking about the OOT as if it's a contraband drug is REALLY going to help our cause. *Slapes forehead*

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Even though its non-profit wont you have Lucas and his cronies after you........
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Go say that on TheForce.net, it would be amusing what the administrators would have to say about that!


I might just have to add that to the list....although, on second thought; the people there are already so gone that it would be worthless.

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Oh yeah, swearing and talking about the OOT as if it's a contraband drug is REALLY going to help our cause. *Slapes forehead*


Well, seeing as it IS somewhat contraband (Lucas denieing everyone a copy of it) & considering I was posting in the most hXc & reviled forum on the Internet, (i.e. - Lambgoat.com) the swearing was not only appropriate, but necessary. Trust me....you will never find a more wrethed hive of sum & villianry than Lambgoat.

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Even though its non-profit wont you have Lucas and his cronies after you........


I assume since they don't go after the one's selling FOR profit on eBay that they would never think to look for someone like myself.

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I for one think you're doing an awesome thing. Stand up to the man! Power to the people... who, strangely enough, aren't the man, apparently.

There is no lingerie in space…

C3PX said: Gaffer is like that hot girl in high school that you think you have a chance with even though she is way out of your league because she is sweet and not a stuck up bitch who pretends you don’t exist… then one day you spot her making out with some skinny twerp, only on second glance you realize it is the goth girl who always sits in the back of class; at that moment it dawns on you why she is never seen hanging off the arm of any of the jocks… and you realize, damn, she really is unobtainable after all. Not that that is going to stop you from dreaming… Only in this case, Gaffer is actually a guy.

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I for one think you're doing an awesome thing. Stand up to the man! Power to the people... who, strangely enough, aren't the man, apparently.


Haha indeed.

Little update:

Since my last posting, i've frequented a couple boards, but have still found that with my presence, i'm better suited at lambgoat. Anyways I made yet another post that more clearly defined my purpose & the way to get in touch with me. The beauty of lambgoat is that shitloads of threads are started every second & people look at them. No matter what they are, you'll always get a view...my revamped star wars one got 155 views. And then a ton of e-mails & AIMs..

About 5 people practically rushed at me on all fronts with inquires...when I actually got to talk to them on a one-by-one basis, they only further reinforced my plan to actively distrubute it to people at no cost. Some highlights from a couple of the recipients:

Hey, I really appreciate it! You can send them to the address below. I'll do what I can to spread the word. You don't have any idea how upset I am that Lucas has changed the originals around. I've been stuck with watching my VHS tapes, which are more and more getting worse.
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good shit man. send me those discs and i'll spread all the love san diego can handle.
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Yeah, I feel as if i've gotten really lucky talking to you today.


Fight the power.

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Little more that make it all worthwhile:

you're my hero. haha.
i will most certainly be spreading the love.
my girlfriend has a back full of star wars tattoos, we're both avid
supporters of the ORIGINAL versions of the films.
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that star wars freak from the other day actually sent me the first 3 star wars on dvd fo free. i dont even like star wars that much but ill take free movies
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Especially this one:

im with you buddy, i paid 60 bucks for a hot version with nice art, mixed in real 5.1 and nice mastered disks. fuck george lucas in his stupid ass. I just wish i'd had met you first...

The less people that can say that they paid for it the better.

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Fight the power? Good God is that what this has come to?

I'm glad that you're developing your online celebrity off of other people's work though.
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Hoichi, I've been doing the same thing to some degree. I got a set of the LDs burned to DVD from DigitalFreakNYC on this forum. I have since been spreading copies to some of my friends as well. Happy to say that I, personally, do not know anyone (virtual friends don't count) that owns the LFL DVD set. We even had a set burned as a birthday gift for one of my wife's bosses who wanted them.
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Fight the power? Good God is that what this has come to?

Haha, it does seem like that sometimes...especially when one is typing an update & listening to Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet.
And Bossk, I almost would hope that you would be doing much the same since you are a Jedi Spirit on here!!

And no in fact, I do tell people that these disks come from originaltrilogy.com & not from me. I also refer people when speaking of it, to also visit the X0 Project, which some people have said they would donate to since I wasn't charging for the trilogy.

At heart its all for the fans.


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See what happens when you do that with the holiday special...
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See what happens when you do that with the holiday special...

Haha, well I would, but I don't actually have a copy of it/nor have I ever seen it. I'm only 19.9 years old...it was before my time.

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I'm too young as well, but it can be easily found on this site and many other places! Wait a minute! You're being sarcastic aren't you?
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S'cool Hoichi - it's all good as the kids these days say.
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Well, you could buy it from Rikter or SKot, or, (gasp) eBay!