First of all I gotta say it: I LOVE STAR WARS. It was part of my childhood and, along with comics, the reason I started drawing and making up stories. My older brother and I used to make our own spaceships and play sets with cardboard, glue and paper and we even customized our action figures to create all new characters or 'outfits'. It was funny that we always had to make stories of how we needed to rescue Princess Leia because our mother wouldn't want to buy us any Princess Leia action figure since it was a 'doll' and "Boys Do Not Play With Dolls" she said back then.
Though I will always remember fondly how my mom thoroughly disinfected my Darth Vader action figure when I accidentally let it fall in the toilet. I thought she was the coolest mom in the galaxy just for doing that!
My dad always, and I mean ALWAYS, had the most loving attitude and patience towards us when my brother and I decided that we needed a "music score" while playing with our toys an decided to use his vynil record player. He taught us how to operate the turntable and he set aside all the Star Wars, MECO and Movie Soundtrack LPs on his collection for us to choose. I will always be grateful for that.
No wonder I could make all these so easily. I think I will make more because after all they are Star Wars characters!
And here's why people like me love this 'Star Wars' thing. It becomes part of our lives in ways that everyone can relate on their own terms and all those memories and experiences can be recalled with a great smile and the silent thankfulness that George Lucas decided to go on and make this happen against all odds.
That's why I love STAR WARS.
