...I was six...
...I'd never seen Star Wars when it first came out (in fact it would be a couple of years after Empire that I would) but I had loads of Star Wars figures and vehicles...
...I bugged and bugged my dad for weeks to take me to see it, and when the Schoolastic print of Empire Strikes Back came out (with the fold out Darth Vader poster!!!!!!) I bugged and bugged him even more...
...one day after tea he came in and said "Look what I've found, two tickets for The Empire Strikes Back - who could I take???"...
..."Take me! Take me! Dad take me!!!"...
...So we went to the Astra (local flea pit). I remember the short film before Empire - I think it was called The Black Angel (anyone remember it? anyone know if it's downloadable?) - Iremember thinking "Wow this is great"...
...the last thing I remember of that night is something about snow, just as I fell asleep about 25 minutes into the main feature...
...idiot...solo