Get Your Toe Outa My Ear! (01)
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Art Notes
It's another glued-in pic from Niall F's Star Wars Storybook. It was very exciting to be given that (and this too) - from the same book. What a pal eh?
I always smiled to at the knock-kneed Stormtrooper on the left. 'See him? All he extra had to do was stand there! Hey, do you think it was a woman in that suit? Still needs to go to the loo it seems. I offer you the photo of Greedo - exhibit A: left. I'll illuminate you on that, further down the page. Let's just say I have inside information.
This was all done on the back of another page so what must have happened was: I had this photo (thank you Niall) and this extra "toe outa my ear" line, so I slipped them in onto the back there; amongst all the company report text and what have you! How did I ever end up in a graphic design career with this attention-to-quality deficit?
"Chewie, get your toe 'outa' my ear!"
Radio Drama, 1981
The page features a line which I still recall, from the radio adaptation. Oh, how exciting it was when that came on air! I recorded it and listened to it many times.
The so-called hidden compartment covers are a bit well, obvious! - don't you think? The design was copied from Chaykin's comic. The ones in the film were less conspicuous.
Even if the troopers were too blind to spot the panels, they'd likely trip over them.
Star Wars Convention Tales: 2
Paul 'Greedo' Blake at INVASION (April 2011). A very funny bloke.
(Full Blog Article on this coming soon)
On Easter Sunday 2011 I met, among other original cast members, Paul Blake. He was one of - I think - three people who played the small part of Greedo. It might have been a small part but my goodness, did that scene become controversial when the first notorious Special Edition appeared.
"So what about the high heels?"
"Oh, that's just Mondays and Wednesdays"
We barely discussed anything Star Wars related, but I did query him about those photos of Greedo in high-heels. Paul replied casually, "Oh, that's just on Mondays and Wednesdays" with a cheeky grin. He did oblige me with a proper explanation - more later - and autographed my 1978 'Han Shooting Greedo page'. Very nice. I also managed to get the poor chap to pose with the comic (above). I suppose you know never know what some weird fans will do if you refuse their requests.
Paul's autograph. See the whole page
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Comments
All nice looking, one in a rebel fighter pilot outfit, one as a Vampire-Jedi (?). They were about 16 though.
What's a 'Empire Greedo cover'? (You cheeky bugger getting him to sign everything you own)
Empire magazine brought out 30 covers (31 including the 5 golden 'Jar-Jars') for the 30th anniversary of Star Wars - of course I had to get the Greedo cover.
He also signed my Star Wars novel - got about 20 autographs in that puppy.
Jar-Jars? Who gives a monkey's about... never mind. I'd like to see him *in* a jar.
The 1977 novel? Nice one! Incidentally, I love the painting on that. Reminds of that more innocent SW time, still in its infancy, unsure of itself. Purer. Who's autographs have you got Neil?
That was all Paul: GIVE ME THE MONEY!
No wonder I never saw him at any of the meetings.
Good stuff John, you should have a web page about it or something!
Docking bay 94 is one of my fav STAR WARS locations.
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