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If you see a lot of Star Wars references today on social media and don’t know why – it is May the Fourth, Be With You Day.  The annual celebration of all things Star Wars.  As a result, I will make a few Star Wars posts today in homage to the very cool books and movies, of which sadly, I believe my personal collection includes every book, every movie, and an alarming number of miniatures and toys, still in their original boxes.

Having grown up poor, Star Wars was only the second movie I had ever seen at a theater.  My first was The Sting with Robert Redford and Paul Newman.  You have to understand that prior to Star Wars, you either had spaceships hanging from strings, or people in monster suits in sci-fi films.  When I sat there with my friend Mark Tunnell watching the movie, we saw the star battle in space with lasers, the shiny robots, Darth Vader boarding the ship…   We just looked at each other with open eyes, faces full of awe, and both thought – Oh my!  This is something totally awesome!

Here is the first Star Wars Post, a Skywalker family tree, and the women in Annakin and Luke’s life:

L-R. Padme Amidala, Annakin’s wife, Luke’s mom; Princess Leia Organa, Annakin’s Daughter, Luke’s Sister; Mara Jade, Annakin’s former employee, future daughter-in-law, Luke’s wife, mother of Annakin, future grandson of first Annakin.