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Joanna is visited by the Star Wars trio of awesome! 1982

Joanna remembers,”The photo is of me in Bedford Hospital, UK, in about 1982. I was in isolation, even my parents had to wear masks to visit me, and I remember being very happy when these three guys appeared. I remember …

Don goes “APE” for Star Wars! 1981

Don and friends hang out with a big gorilla! I think Don would rather be watching Star Wars. Star Wars is less smelly…

Can you find Don in this photo? Yep, not hard to find. 🙂…

Kelly and some Christmas Star Wars toys! 1980

Kelly rips into some Christmas goodness, Star Wars style! A few figures, a blaster, and let’s not pretend we didn’t notice the X-Wing Aces box over there on the piano bench! I think the dog was hoping for a treat. …

Trooper Samson takes aim at Halloween treats! 1978

I’ll always love the Ben Cooper Stormtrooper costume! Here we see that Sam has also gotten completely into character! Blaster aimed at who knows how many imaginary rebels!

Aside from Vader, the Stormtrooper was by far the most wanted costume …

Darren and Simon befriend a Stormtrooper! 1978

Yes folks, this is a real Stormtrooper costume! This must have been a Department Store appearance(?) in the UK.

At any rate, the boys seem pretty pleased to have met a soldier of the Empire. The Trooper doesn’t look too …

Stormtrooper Frank reporting for Halloween duty! 1979

I never get enough of this ridiculously amazing Ben Cooper trooper costume. Think how much cooler it could have been with the armor details instead of a self portrait on that crappy smock? Oh well, Frank still looks pretty bad …

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Ward’s 11th birthday Star Wars cake! 1978

The Force is with Ward, that’s for certain! That cake is a thing of beauty. The figures atop the cake, the little Artoo drawn in frosting, the Star Wars logo in green! I would have found it hard to eat …

Evan is a Star Wars poster connoisseur! 1980

Evan reveals yet another corner of his bedroom Star Wars art gallery! He should have charged admission!…

Darth Stacy and Trooper Kerry demand treats…or else! Halloween 1979

Don’t let the homemade costumes fool ya, these two mean business! And in business I mean treats! Lot’s of ’em!

Kerry tell us “Obviously homemade. The Vader mask was a Creature from the Black Lagoon mask that my dad modded.”…