The Star Wars Generation, in Pictures

Author: xhonzi
Date: 4-Feb-2011, 2:13 PM

Author: xhonzi
Time: 4-Feb-2011 2:13 PM
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I was just reading through zombie's http://secrethistoryofstarwars.com/starwarsmemories.html article and it made me think of my own memories. And how half of those memories aren't the movies themselves, but wearing Star Wars t-shirts everywhere. You know the ones- the low contrast, extremely faded, cracked iron transfer ones.

I know I'm wearing one in just about every picture of me as a kid... I'm sure the same is true for many of you.

Has anyone collected a bunch of photos like that somewhere? If not, may I humbly suggest that you, zombie, do so on secrethistoryofstarwars.com? It would make a nice companion to the above article.

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Author: Sluggo
Time: 4-Feb-2011 2:51 PM
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Should someone tell xhonzi that his PM to xhombie was accidentally posted as a new tread?

Author: zombie84
Time: 4-Feb-2011 3:02 PM
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No, I think he wants this as a public thing.

Xhonzi, that's actually a good idea. I will definitely do a follow up just for nostalgia if there is enough photos of "star wars memories".

Author: Baronlando
Time: 4-Feb-2011 3:07 PM (Edited)
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there's a lot of that here:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/growingupstarwars/pool/with/4909360900/

Author: Sluggo
Time: 4-Feb-2011 3:09 PM (Edited)
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I've got some to contribute myself.

I love those old shirts.

Author: xhonzi
Time: 4-Feb-2011 3:18 PM
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Excellent.

IT'S MY TRILOGY, AND I WANT IT NOW!

"[George Lucas] rebooted the franchise in 1997 without telling anyone." -skyjedi2005

"Yeah, well, George says a lot of things..." a young 1997 xhonzi on RASSM

"They're my movies." -George Lucas. 19 people won oscars for their work on Star Wars (1977) and George Lucas wasn't one of them.

Rewrite the Prequels!

Author: doubleofive
Time: 4-Feb-2011 3:25 PM
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I have a few as well.

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Author: zombie84
Time: 4-Feb-2011 5:45 PM (Edited)
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I'm wearing one of those right now actually. :D Mine has x-wings.

Author: TheBoost
Time: 4-Feb-2011 6:05 PM
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I LIVED in a red one with Vader on it when I was little. Wore it until it litterally rotted off me.

Author: hairy_hen
Time: 4-Feb-2011 6:38 PM
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I still have an old shirt I got from the Star Tours store, with Vader pointing towards you that says:

I WANT YOU

FOR THE IMPERIAL FORCES

travel to exotic, distant galaxies, meet a wretched hive of scum and villainy . . . and disintegrate them

It doesn't come out that much now because it's about 14 years old and a bit small on me, but I still wear it sometimes. One of my friends had it first, and I had to get one too when I saw it. ;)

I believe it is based on anti-Vietnam army recruiting parodies about joining up to see distant lands and kill the inhabitants.