Cris and Artoo meet at Christmas! 1981

Cris was excited to tell us, “I recently stumbled upon this photo…from Christmas of ’81!”

What an awesome gift! Merry Christmas, Cris! …

Michael visits a playtime Tatooine! 1981

Michael tell us,”This photo was taken July 29, 1981 on my 6th birthday. Here I can be seen posing with my Star Wars haul, most of which my mother had squirrelled away over time. She worked directly across from one …

Michael lives The Empire Strikes Back! 1981

Michael tells us,”This picture was taken the day after my 6th birthday, July 30, 1981. Here I can be seen posing for a picture with my favourite Astromech, R2 from the Droid Factory. Scattered on the floor are various figures …

Did someone say Star Wars stickers? Michael 1983

Star Wars stickers, if you had ’em they were stuck some place! Any place would do! And ya know what? They looked cool anywhere! …

Michael contemplates the nuance of a great Star Wars t-shirt!

A young man’s wardrobe in the early 80’s ALWAYS had at least one Star Wars t-shirt! AT LEAST ONE! …

A Cowboy, a Starship, and Christmas tree! Check out the pic, this scenario works! Michael at Christmas 1980

The caption and photo need no further explanation! …

Star Wars Read-Along Records are THE BEST! Michael 1980

When you live Star Wars, you enjoy ALL the Star Wars! Star Wars Read-Along Records were just the trick for brushing up on Star Wars when you were away from the theater but you had a record player handy. …

Michael engages in a Lightsaber battle before lunch! 1980

It takes a special kind of Jedi to engage in Jedi training before lunch. But sometimes you gotta do what you’ve gotta do…so says Yoda, or Ben Kenobi, or whomever……

Michael defends against an unknown Jedi foe… 1982

Sometimes the most epic lightsaber battles happen on the way to the washer and dryer in the basement. …