I haven't checked in on this thread in a while, but thought I'd share this cool little tidbit:

I just attended FanExpo in Toronto, Canada this weekend and during the Q&A session with Peter Mayhew someone asked him about his thoughts on Chewie not getting a meddle at the end of ANH. He responded by talking about getting a meddle during an MTV award ceremony a few years back. Then a guy directly behind me stood up and told everyone in the room to "check out this version of Star Wars by a guy named Adywan. Chewie gets a meddle at the end, and the entire movie is just awesome."

It's cool knowing that word continues to spread about ANH:R.