A Native Guide to Life in Central Florida
Aug 18, 2010
Star Wars Celebration V ran at the Orange County Convention Center from August 12-15. Literally, an army of geeks descended upon our fair little town. The 501st Legion (Vader’s Fist) is a fan organization that creates replicas of the costumes shown in the Star Wars movies and wears them damn near anywhere they want. Many of the uniforms are most...
OK, I’ve had my fill of Star Wars Celebration and the Last Tour to Endor party at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. I have a boatload of photos to process and I’ll get busy working on this to share this week. For the mean time, I recall that I wondered how Star Wars geeks cut loose. Well, now I know. The Line Dance begins Jedi Jump On It Last...
Aug 7, 2010
Next week, Star Wars Celebration graces our little community. I enjoy Star Wars (and also Star Trek), but I’m not a rabid Sci-Fi fan. I’ve never dressed up as my favorite character. I’m not even sure that I have a favorite character. I don’t own a toy light saber. When the first Star Wars movie came out, my mother bought me the...
Jul 4, 2010
If you live in the United States, I hope you’re enjoying this Independence Day. If you don’t live here, let me summarize the event. In order to celebrate our Declaration of Independence in 1776, citizens of the USA celebrate with high explosives, charred animal flesh, and alcoholic beverages – usually all at the same time. We like it when our...
May 31, 2010
I heard that 32 Million people would travel in the United States over the holiday weekend. You can see a photo of all of them above, jamming up I-4 and keeping me from getting to my house on Saturday afternoon. It was a dead stop with cops and fire trucks and stupid people trying to slip around them when it was pretty clear they wanted us all to stop. My...
May 30, 2010
I have to admit that this one caught me off guard. For the life of me, I can’t fathom it. Why the hell would Sting play in a Sanford park? According to the web site iLike.com, Sting will play in Sanford’s Ft. Mellon Park on Tuesday, October 5th at 8:00 pm. Check the link below if you’re interested in...