Anchorhead said:

That said: The truth is, it was all luck of the draw. We get here whenever we get here. So while I got to be part of the Star Wars phenomenon of 1977 - I'm also going to turn 50 before most of you. That can be a sobering thought.

Unfortunately, I beat you by a few months :(
But yeah, being 17 at that time was perfect. I could go see it whenever I wanted, and looking bad I am so lucky I got to see it on the big screens.

Having said that, everyone can cite something in their lives for which they are grateful they happened to be at the right age to participate. My cousin was at Woodstock, for example. I was the wrong age to see the King Oliver Creole band with a young Louis Armstrong on the cornet, or to see Chick Webb pound Gene Krupa into submission in their famous Battle of the Bands, or Buddy Bolden's band ... things for which there are no recordings or film.