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A SLIGHT DECLINE BUT STILL A VERY
GOOD TIME
The
weekend crowd that packed the Steve Sansweet presentation was a
little more rowdy than the group that filled the room on Friday. I
joined some fellow Midwest
Garrison members for an honorary membership for a Star Wars
artist Jan Duursema. It was pretty cool to participate in this
ceremony since I am still a very new member in this very vast and
large group.
I
spent the day doing photos with guests and even taking some myself
with Mick Foley, Virgil, Durge and a whole slew of personalities
that are sure to accompany any Wizard event. Doing the “2 sweet – 4
Life” with Virgil, a good ol’ bang bang from Mick, it was pretty
cool to entertain and add some life to a show that seems to be on
the decline if you compared it to '04 and especially '03. This is
coming from the perspective of a Star Wars fan so you really have to
judge it for that. However, there were not as many people dressed up
which as much as I hate to see it, the freaks were missed!
There were many highlights of the
weekend. The
interview with Steve was a great time, however suiting up and
embarking on my first steps as TK7306 was pretty amazing too. I had
minimal problems with my armor and nothing that can’t be fixed. As
many members have told me the armor is forever a “work in progress.”
Another
big feature could have been several photos of the new Darth Maul and
Boba Fett statues coming from Gentle Giant. I was told to keep his
identity a secret but I couldn’t resist sharing these images with
our ranks! It was hard to really say this show was better, but again
I just came off the greatest Star Wars experience of my life at
Celebration III four months ago so it is really not a fair
comparison. I’d strongly advise attending for at least one day if
you are ever in the vicinity. United We Find Troopers, it was truly
a pleasure to serve in the Sandtrooper Army this weekend!
PHOTO GALLERY
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