And the whole family is looking forward to seeing this new episode. But NOT on opening night!
I saw the premier showing way back when (May 25th, 1977) sort of by accident. I hadn't heard of Star Wars, but saw the line of people waiting to watch and asked one what was going on. He told me that it was going to be the best science fiction show ever, so I got into line and waited with him. He wasn't wrong - it was great!!
Somewhere in my stuff, I still have the little blue "May The Force Be With You" button they gave to all of us waiting in line. Identical to the pic below.
On a side note, my wife also attended that exact, same showing at the same theatre - but I didn't meet her for another fourteen years. And (entirely coincidentally, of course) our wedding anniversary is May 25th.............
And, no, our kids are not named Luke and Leia...........really.............
My son's theory as to what happened to Luke is that he is THE bad guy in this episode - he's not on the poster and we're only teased when he puts his mechanical hand on R2D2 in the trailer...........
And Luke had PLENTY of ANGER in him - remember the path to the dark side!! On December 18th, everyone will know.
May The Force (continue to) Be With You!
