February always brings the SF Ball in Bournemouth and this
years guests included Erin Gray, Gil Gerrard, Caroline Munro,
Aaron Douglas, Nichelle Nichols, Levar Burton and the permanent
guest Richard Arnold.
This is always a very friendly event and raises a lot of
money for charities. I was very pleased that a special photo I
donated advertising Disney's Star Wars weekends raised a lot of
money and was bought by fellow actor Aaron Douglas - I hope he
got it home in one piece!
At the Saturday night Ball this years' theme was 'Safari' and
I am ashamed to say that I had to borrow some props from Brian &
Janet.......
The costumes fans make and wear always amaze me.
On Valentines Day we flew to Madrid to visit our son Robbie
and his family who will be living there for several years. We
were going to celebrate our grandson Ned's 5th birthday and my
****th birthday. Ned was having a dressing up day at his school,
and went off happily as a pirate rather than a bounty hunter.
I was last in Madrid almost 40 years ago when I was starring
in a musical called Las Leandras.
Although the weather was pretty cold and damp we managed to
do a little sightseeing starting with the magnificent Post
Office.
We attempted to visit the famous El Prado where an exhibition
of Velasquez was being held, but one glance at the line changed
our minds, so we visited the Museo Thyssen instead and saw the
Modigliani exhibition which was splendid.
Some of the architecture in Madrid is wonderful, and the
library was guarded by two respected figures.
The new airport in Madrid is futuristic, but takes about an
hour to walk from one terminal to another.
On returning home I started work on an episode of a new BBC
series called 'Bonekickers' due to be shown sometime in April.
Our next trip was a weekend in Coventry, England for the
first Collectormania Midlands show. There was a wide variety of
actors including Brent Spiner, Marina Sirtis and George Takei.
The hotel we stayed at was extraordinary as our room overlooked
- literally -Coventry City Football Club.
The show was pretty well attended considering it was the
first time at this venue.
Last Saturday saw the launch of three new Star Wars t-shirts
designed by Mitch. The event took place at the flagship store of
the Addict Clothing Co. in central London. The window looked
pretty impressive. When we arrived about 10.00 am there was
already a line of people waiting, some having been there since
3.00am.
The reason for arriving so early was that the first 30
customers to buy a t-shirt would get an exclusive poster signed
by Mitch and myself.
Thanks to all the wonderful staff at the store and to John
Harris and his gang of 501st - the event was a great success.
We rounded off the day with a quiet pint of beer in the local
tavern with the 501st.
Next trip to Germany at Easter for Jedi-Con, and hopefully I
will have some more news on the new series 'Bonekickers'.
Take care everyone, and speak to you all soon.
Jeremy
New Appearance Dates:
21st/22nd/23rd March 2008
Jedi-Con
Maritim Hotel Duesseldorf
Maritimplatz 1
40474 Dusseldorf
Germany
www.Jedi-Con.de
5th/6th April 2008
Dallas Comic Con
Richardson Civic Center
411 W Arapaho
Richardson
TX
www.scifiexpo.com
19th/20th April
Sci-Fi on the Rock
Holiday Inn
St. Johns
Newfoundland
www.scifiontherock.com
3rd May 2008
Krypton Comics
2819 S. 125th Avenue
Omaha
NE 68144
www.kryptoncomicsomaha.com
23rd/24th/25th May 2008
Star Wars Fan Convention - Con Comics
Expo Guadalajara
Av. Mariano Otero No. 14499
Guadalajara,
Jalisco
Zip 44550
Mexico
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UPDATE:
FEBRUARY, 27 2008 |
From the Dallas Comic Con:
In what may be the most unique event in the history of the
Star Wars saga (and quite possible the first of its kind), an
actor will be given his own fan-made costume!
Jeremy Bulloch, the British actor who portrayed the notorious
bounty hunter Boba Fett, will be presented with a
screen-accurate, ready-to-wear costume of his most celebrated
character, based on the version he wore in The Empire Strikes
Back (1980) April 5th at the Dallas Comic Con.
Created and donated by select members of the online costuming
community The Dented Helmet (www.thedentedhelmet.com)
and Philip Wise, owner of the popular Star Wars collecting site
Rebelscum.com, the
costume is a conglomeration of the talents of people world-wide,
with some components coming all the way from Europe.
These artisans and prop-makers have donated their time, money
and efforts to create the most accurate representation possible
of the costume, culled from years of poring over movie stills,
exhibits, books and video.
Having worn borrowed Boba Fett costumes for several publicity
events in the past few years, Mr. Bulloch remarked to fans in
October that he would be honored to have his own, so members of
The Dented Helmet and Philip Wise immediately put a plan in
motion to make this request a reality.
Please join us Saturday for the official presentation, and
welcome Jeremy Bulloch into the exciting world of Star Wars
costuming!
Stay tuned for additional details on the upcoming
Dallas Comic Con April 5-6 in Richardson , TX.
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UPDATE:
FEBRUARY, 17 2008 |
New appearance dates:
Cancelled:
24th February 2008
Star Wars Event
Birmingham
UK.
New date:
1st/2nd March 2008
Collectormania Midlands
Ricoh Arena
Coventry
CV6 6GE
www.collectormaniamidlands.com
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UPDATE:
FEBRUARY, 16 2008 |
Hi Everyone
A belated 'Happy New Year' - Goodness its February already!
The latest update takes in our last show of 2007 down in
Cardiff, Wales - its an annual Star Wars event and the photos
show some fun shots of Stormtroopers celebrating Christmas.
Our first event of 2008 was a trip to Las Vegas and Phoenix.
It was my seventh visit to LV and I could not believe how much
building is going on - the town has practically doubled in size.
The flight over took in some wonderful views.
We stayed at the impressive Caesars Palace hotel which has
the world famous Forum Shops. We had a lovely weekend at the
Antiquities shop. This shop has some amazing memorabilia and is
definitely worth a visit if you are in Vegas. The event was
rounded off by a superb meal in the Planet Hollywood hosted by
Damien and members of the 501st - many thanks.
As our next event was in Phoenix we decided to rent a car and
drive through the desert via the Grand Canyon. Our first stop
was the Hoover Dam which is quite an impressive sight.
Our plan was to visit the Grand Canyon, and en route we spent
the night in the pretty town of Flagstaff. It was very cold and
there was plenty of snow.
The route to the Grand Canyon took two hours and passed
through some beautiful scenery.
Our first view of the Grand Canyon literally took our breath
away - photos cannot capture its enormity.
The snow made the whole scene a little more magical and the
wildlife seemed very tame indeed.
We wished we had spent a lot longer at the Grand Canyon as it
was too much too take in in just one visit, maybe next time.
The drive to Phoenix was interesting through the desert, with
very little in-between. The convention was being held in the
city of Mesa and we had a couple of days free before the event.
Mesa boasts many interesting sculptures Including a rather
strange pink armchair.
The Phoenix Cactus Comic Con has expanded every year and this
year was no exception - it was busy Friday, Saturday and even
Sunday was packed out until closing time. Matt (the organiser)
will have to find a larger venue next time round.
Saturday evening would not be the same without the 501st get
together. We all met up in the nearby Sports Bar and had a jolly
good time singing and dancing.
Sunday evening saw vendors, fans and guests slowly departing
the premises after a fantastic event - just time for one more
photo op.
Many thanks to Ron & Dan at Toy Anxiety for organising my
visit to Phoenix.
Hope you all enjoyed this latest update - speak to you all
very soon.
Jeremy
New appearance dates:
8th/9th/10th February 2008
SF Ball
The Carrington Hotel
Bournemouth
U.K.
www.sfball.com
24th February 2008
Star Wars Event
Novotel
Broad Street
Birmingham
UK
For further information please email:
fantasyevents@hotmail.com
8th March 2008
Addict
3 Earlham Street
Seven Dials
Covent Garden
London WC2
11.00am - 4.00pm
"UK Streetwear brand Addict have teamed up with Lucasfilm to
produce an exclusive set of 3 boxed tees depicting the 3 of the
most iconic characters from the original Star Wars Trilogy.
Entitled 'Icons Series' this one off set of officially
licensed tees
illustrated by Mitch in his unique signature style, accurately
captures the essence of Boba Fett, Sandtrooper and Biker Scout
and are beautifully packaged in a custom box.
Launching on the 8th March at The Addict Store London, 3
Earlham Street, 7 Dials, Covent Garden and then on general
release thereafter from selected stores nationwide and at
www.addict.co.uk"
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