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MattG
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Archon Revuge wrote:That's so awesome that you've held on to those clippings. I couldn't think of a better keepsake for a fan!
I am glad they've survived. The memories associated with them are very strong.
Here are some other clippings from my scrapbook. ESB listings from 1980...
...and the Bay of Plenty Times misidentifying Han Solo and misspelling Wookiee.
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Harvey Mushman wrote:...On that note, here's a great memory from my childhood, the cover from the VHS rental of Empire: ...
Got this in our collection
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Woah, no *censored*, I remember that!
The "Glasgow Archives" never cease to amaze!
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Harvey Mushman wrote:Anaria wrote:Another great ESB poster (the 'Gone with the wind' version) was by Roger Kastel, who also created the Jaws poster
On that note, does anyone wanna go halves on this?
Kastel.jpg
Where is this one and how much is it?
It looks very nice.
Doomsday and Armageddon got together and had a baby and man is it ugly.
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It's going up for auction at
Prop Store for a shade under USD50,000.
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(That image was taken in Anaheim.)
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Looking back 11 years now, I've just added a few scans of media from the Episode III hype to the SWNZ news page.
http://www.swnz.co.nz/2016/05/20/week-h ... -may-2016/
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I was just thinking 'bout that period... each May, I always do, though.
Where has the time gone, Matt?
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More memories...
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I love that someone's digitising these from broadcast/VHS copies.