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bradm Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Other (non-Star Wars) behind-the-scenes shots are available at http://www.angusrshamal.com/best-of-bts-2/ Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Jack Layton's Jedi Mind Trick Jack Layton’s Jedi mind trickJane TaberOTTAWA— Globe and Mail UpdatePosted on Monday, September 26, 2011 1:23PM EDTOlivia Chow fondly recalls how Jack Layton watched the Star Wars film Return of the Jedi in the last few hours of his life.And the Toronto NDP MP also defends his decision to seek an election – he helped defeat the Harper government after it tabled its budget in March – saying he wasn’t aware of how serious his medical condition was at the time.Ms. Chow appeared on the hugely popular French-language interview program Tout le monde en parle Sunday. She spoke in English during the show.“Journalists can believe what they want,†she said, according to a report in La Presse.Indeed, there has been much speculation – not just from journalists– as to whether Mr. Layton was aware he was dying when he decided to go ahead and defeat the government, sending Canadians to the polls.Some Liberals have mused, privately, about how different the political landscape would be now had an election campaign not happened – had Michael Ignatieff and the Liberals decided to wait.There has also been a debate in the press and on social media sites about whether Mr. Layton should have disclosed specifics about the new form of cancer he announced he was facing in July, when he stepped aside as leader.As for his choice of movies, his long-time press secretary Karl Belanger said that Mr. Layton was “a big Star Wars fan, so it is quite fitting that he watched that movie.†Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 What the prequels attempt to ruin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bradm Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Hey, Hallowe'en's coming up. Instructions Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bouche Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Stealth photos from ROTJ set Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Christmas bake sale at work today. Saw these hidden in with all the standard seasonal treats. Boba cookies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groove Fetish Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 that is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 "Keep the Han in Hanukkah"Wicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 those look like the old mcdonald land cookies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted January 4, 2012 Report Share Posted January 4, 2012 Trust me, I've heard this album and it's pure torture. I had no idea it was a young Bon Jovi doing the singing on the ridiculous track "R2D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas" hA! http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2011/05/24/jon-bon-jovi-star-wars-secret/ Jon Bon Jovi's Star Wars Secret Jon Bon Jovi: These aren't the songs you've been looking for. Over the past three decades, Jon Bon Jovi has played 2,700 concerts in 50 different countries. With his eponymous band, he raked in $125 million over the past 12 months, good enough to land him the No. 8 spot on FORBES’ latest Celeb 100 list. But few people know that he got his start a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The year was 1980, and an 18-year-old John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. was looking to earn a few extra bucks between gigs at New Jersey dive bars and his job as an errand boy at his cousin Tony Bongiovi’s radio station in New York. A producer by the name of Meco Menardo asked Tony if he knew of any good singers looking for some work. And with that, Menardo was quickly introduced to the man who’d become Bon Jovi. “This guy Meco would hire session guys and they’d orchestrate stuff with disco beats,†Bon Jovi recalls over a tuna sandwich in Manhattan. “He did Star Wars rip-off stuff in the wake of all of George Lucas’ success. And he needed a kid.†Specifically, Menardo was looking for someone with a high voice to sing lead vocals in the song “R2D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas,†a spectacularly corny track praising the world’s most famous droid (see below). The song was one of nine he was producing for an album called Christmas In The Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album. Other choice cuts included “What Can You Get A Wookiee For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb),†which reportedly charted at No. 69 on Billboard’s Hot 100 in 1980. When it came time to record the R2D2 song, Meco tried to sing the part himself. But his mature voice didn’t exactly fit in with a chorus of children singing “R2D2 we love you, it’s true†amid the constant clatter of jingle bells. That’s when he connected with the future “Livin’ On A Prayer†singer. “Meco tried to sing it himself, and he didn’t sound like a young boy,†says Bon Jovi. “So he said, ‘Can you really sing?’ I said, ‘Yeah,’ and he said, ‘Do it.’ So they wrote me down like a session musician … It took 20 minutes, there was nothing to it.†Menardo paid Bon Jovi $180 for his efforts, and the two parted ways. Subsequently, Menardo has said he predicted stardom for the youngster immediately; indeed, Bon Jovi’s big break came in 1983, when he wrote and recorded the song “Runaway.†After sending the tape to every record company he could think of, to no avail, he took his cassette to Long Island radio station WAPP, which was so new it didn’t have a receptionist. He banged on the window of the sound booth and convinced the DJ to play the song, which quickly exploded onto the mainstream radio scene. “‘Runaway’ was that fluke great story of a kid that knocked on a window with a cassette tape and then broke nationally,†he says. “That same cassette that was sitting on every record guy’s desk was suddenly getting me phone calls.†One of those phone calls came from Mercury Records, which signed Bon Jovi to his first record deal that same year, prompting the singer to shorten his name from John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. It wasn’t until the 1986 release of Slippery When Wet that Bon Jovi became a household name, thanks to hits like “Livin on a Prayer†and “Wanted Dead or Alive.†The album has sold 28 million copies worldwide. Christmas In The Stars, however, did not enjoy quite so much success. After making its CD debut in 1994 (the original was released only on cassette), it was clear that Menardo’s masterpiece wasn’t going to be joining Bing Crosby in any holiday radio marathons. “Few Christmas albums are as truly terrible as Star Wars: Christmas in the Stars,†wrote Allmusic.com. “Fans of the series should give it a listen just to hear how bad it is, but this is really only recommended for those who enjoy terrible music for its comic value.†Still, Bon Jovi has no regrets. “It was cute, it was funny,†he says. “I got my $180, and that was the end of it.†Listen to it here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 haha _ shared that r2d2 xmas album here a few times over the years. Here's the 2012 Volkswagen Game Day Commercial Teaser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Esau. Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 How Much Would it Cost to build the Death Star? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelter Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 The voice of Admiral Ackbar and Bib Fortuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau. Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 "A Closer Look At France's "Dark Vader Burger" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 I would have to try this out. I'm sure my review would be titled: "The farts are strong with this one" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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