A long time ago in a manger far, far away…. when you come across an empty manger set up in Bernat’s antique shop and you pick it up knowing you have some figures that could use it this season. A fitting setting for Baby Yoda Grogu.

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Sometimes I take these for me, these two figures have been on a shelf for a while, sitting just like this. Today I passed them and thought, ‘ha, Hulk is looking for Obi-Wan’. No idea why today it dawned on me, but it did, so here it is Hulk doing a Princess Leia impression. They all can’t be winners, but this one make me laugh I can hear him saying “Help Hulk Obi-Wan Kenobi. You Hulk only hope.”

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A droid chase

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There was a life sized paper mache/cardboard version of R2D2 at the North School, my Elementary School, in Ms. Seidler’s Art room. It was on the top of the cabinets in a common area, out of reach, but on display. It was so awesome. I have no idea who made it, must had been some older kids, Star Wars was at it’s peak this was 1980ish. I remember staring at it every time we had art, it was my friend Brian who told me a guy operated R2D2 in the movie, he was a tiny guy and he sat in the droid to make it move and speak. No way there was a guy… I did not believe him for the longest time. I wanted to, that would be an awesome job, being R2D2, how cool would that be… I would sit and stare trying to picture a person in that paper mache version in art class. Rest in Peace Mr. Baker. I am glad you were real.

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We went to the Star Wars Costume Exhibit in Times Square, featuring 70 Original Costumes (and one replica). It was awesome to see some of these up close. Now I could have done without the endless Princess Amidala outfits, it is like Lucas made the prequels to satisfy a dress fetish. Anyway, it was a great exhibit, lots of interesting facts and the droids were so close you could touch them if you did not mind being dragged out. Only complaint – no Kylo Ren.

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