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                    UPDATE: DECEMBER 01, 2011 | 
                   
                 
                Hi Everyone 
                It has just been announced that the Sci-Fi series I was 
                involved in called 'StarHyke' will be aired on Showcase TV (Sky 
                Channel 201 or Freesat Channel 403) at 8pm Tuesday 13th December 
                or 2pm Friday 16th December (then every Tuesday and Friday. 
                 
                
                  
                 
                Since my last update we have actually visited 6 cities on a 
                whirlwind tour. Before going off to Belfast a great friend of 
                ours from Australia came to stay. He organised our very first 
                convention down under - way back in the 1980's. We had lots to 
                catch up on after such a long time, and it was great seeing him 
                again. 
                 
                
                  
                 
                We then headed off for our third visit to the Odyssey for 
                Invasion Belfast. This time my fellow guest was Femi Taylor who 
                we had met up with just a month earlier in Norwich. As usual 
                Martin Ryan had made yet more amazing props. This show is always 
                packed with young children who love to see all the magic of Star 
                Wars and spend the day being 'Luke Skywalker' Thanks to Martin 
                and all the combined team who give up their time and work very 
                hard throughout the weekend. Maureen also says thanks for the 
                lovely scarf and perfume. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                Our next trip was to Madrid which is a lovely city to visit. 
                We went in a day early so that I could do some publicity for the 
                show.. When we arrived at the venue Vicente - our host - had 
                commissioned a very special poster for me which included various 
                shots of different shows I had been in. I was also presented 
                with an exclusive Cificom 2011 figure made by mtfprops.com. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                The show was good fun and we were taken across town in the 
                evening to a very authentic 50's diner called Tommy Mel's. 
                 
                Some of the costumes at the show were excellent including 
                these two brightly decorated characters and this little female 
                Boba. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                There is always room for another take on Boba and this helmet 
                looked very special and well made. These Lego men were not so 
                large as they looked. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                Monday we had time to be tourists and visit the Palace and 
                gardens and the wonderful crypt of the Madrid Cathedral. 
                 
                
                 
                 
                  
                 
                Our next show was in the medieval city of Ghent, Belgium and 
                we travelled on the Eurostar train which made a pleasant 
                alternative to flying. We were travelling with Garrick Hagon and 
                his wife and Kenny Baker and his nephew Drew. With all the 
                chattering and what with changing trains Maureen managed to 
                leave our bag with the computer etc. on the train at Brussels. 
                It was on its way to Brugges but luckily we were able get it 
                back safely 2 hours later - many thanks to the honest Belgians. 
                With that stressful start to the weekend it only got better. On 
                arrival at the venue we were greeted by lines of fans and 
                several hours later the hall was at bursting point. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                Ken Colley and Julian Glover were also Star Wars guests, and 
                we were presented with a plaque from the Benelux Rebel Legion 
                plus copious amounts of Belgian chocolates - thanks as always 
                guys & gals.  
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                On Saturday evening we all met up for a lovely dinner with 
                Pieter Soet (our host) and his colleagues. Thanks to Emmanuel 
                for putting on such a spectacular event. 
                 
                On Sunday evening we changed hotels to stay in the centre of 
                Ghent to be near the station for our train home on Monday 
                morning. On looking out of our window in the morning we were 
                greeted with this extraordinary scene. Further along the street 
                it was much more peaceful. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                Luckily we lost no luggage on the way home.... Our next event 
                was something completely different - a Dr Who convention and 
                cruise. It felt strange coming into Orlando at this time of year 
                as it is usually for Disney weekends in the summer. The weather 
                was much cooler. The event took place at the Doubletree hotel on 
                International Drive which is very familiar to us. Other guests 
                included Terry Molloy (Davros), Arthur Darvill (Dr Who), Naoko 
                Mori (Torchwood), Paul Marc Davis (Dr Who, Torchwood & Sarah 
                Jane series) and Paul Bradford & Scott Teppeman from Ghost 
                Hunters International - a very good mix. For once Boba was not 
                top of the attractions :-( but we still had great fun. 
                 
                
                  
                 
                The next part of our trip was going to be an unknown 
                adventure - a cruise to the Bahamas. We were very excited, and 
                arrived early to board the boat. Unfortunately it was delayed by 
                heavy seas on its way from New Orleans. When boarding eventually 
                took place it was rather chaotic as 2500 people were trying to 
                get on the ship at once instead of the normal staggering of 
                boarding times. Anyhow once aboard all this was forgotton. 
                 
                
                  
                 
                On board with us were Dan Harris (cruise organiser), Paul 
                Marc Davis, Jen & Mark, Richard, Ruth and her son Matt. Quite a 
                small group, but we all had time to get to know each other. The 
                ship was large enough that one never felt it was too crowded - 
                there was masses to do and the only time everyone came together 
                was at mealtimes (of course). Dinner in the dining room was 
                quite an elegant affair which made a nice change from t-shirts 
                and trainers. 
                 
                Our first port of call was Freeport, followed by Nassau which 
                had an amazing basket market and finally to the idyllic island 
                of Half Moon Cay where we spent the whole day lazing around and 
                going on a glass bottom boat. 
                 
                
                 
                 
                  
                 
                Our final day was spent sailing back to Port Canaveral - 
                weather was good and our final sunset was not to be missed. All 
                in all we had a terrific experience. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                We docked really early in the morning and had the whole day 
                before our flight home to the UK. After all our farewells 
                Richard kindly drove us to Downtown Disney where we strolled 
                around the market where arts and crafts were being sold. This 
                hot air balloon looked quite inviting, but we decided to stay on 
                terra firma until our flight home. 
                 
                
                  
                 
                Many thanks to Jarrod for inviting us to the Hurricane Who 
                convention and to Dan Harris for organising the cruise. Dan you 
                should be thinking about a Star Wars Cruise!! 
                 
                Our organisational skills were somewhat lacking as we were 
                home from Orlando for three days before winging our way back to 
                Boston for Super Megafest. It had been some years since we 
                attended this show and it had certainly grown in size. It was 
                good to see young Boba again. Two interesting characters were 
                wandering around, one scary and one I have yet to work out! 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                We sat next to the talented artist Kevin Liell who had 
                painted a limited edition print of me and Boba on the lines of 
                the famous Norman Rockwell print. Also attending was Mike Smash 
                who had made another interesting Boba mirror. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                A very good show and many thanks to John & Ken for the 
                invite. As always transatlantic flights home are in the evening 
                so we like to take advantage of the free day to sightsee. This 
                time we visited the famous Faneuil Hall Marketplace and as it 
                was beginning to get quite cold the local clam chowder was very 
                welcoming and delicious.  
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                Well thats all for events for 2011 - already we are getting 
                many enquiries for 2012, but will probably have a break for 
                January, Thank you for following my adventures and wish you all 
                a wonderful Christmas Holiday, and a Happy and prosperous New 
                Year. Safe journeys and speak soon. 
                
                  
                Mmmmmm! 
                
- Jeremy  
  
                Hi Everyone 
                 
                Its been a while since the last update as we have had a 
                really busy summer. Robbie's family were with us for six weeks 
                before relocating to Sri Lanka in August. The house was wall to 
                wall with grandchildren. Whereas the U.S. was suffering record 
                temperatures the UK had quite a miserable summer, but that did 
                not deter Ned and Jossie visiting the beach to play with the 
                gentle sea-life....ouch! or Ned captaining the H.M.S. Belfast 
                down the river Thames. 
                
                 
                  
                 
                Our friend Jonathan at the Movieum on the South Bank very 
                kindly gave us a tour which delighted the boys as they had a 
                special Harry Potter exhibit and a fun Simpsons room. Little 
                Indy was quite happy to help me and play with the Boba Fett 
                toys. 
                
                 
                  
                 
                The house seemed very quiet when they all left, but it was 
                soon off to Italy for a short break with some more 
                grandchildren. We had one very blustery day, but the kids loved 
                it down on the beach body surfing in the waves. We chose the 
                easier option of just watching. I hope you are not bored with 
                Italian sunsets but here is one I couldn't resist - it must be 
                one of the best. 
                
                 
                 
                  
                 
                We were not short on entertainment while in Italy both human 
                and animal. There are many families of wild boar roaming around 
                and we were very lucky to get a photo of one of these shy 
                animals. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                Our next event was with the Norwich District Star Wars Club. 
                The show took place at the Hollywood cinema in Norwich where 
                they were showing many old films. It was great to see Femi again 
                and also Colin Baker. Thanks to Richard and the gang for a 
                lovely weekend. 
                 
                
                  
                 
                From sunny Norwich to the unpronounceable airport Bydgoszcz 
                in Poland. The show was actually in the picturesque town of 
                Toruń located on both banks of the Vistual River. On the first 
                evening there was a stunning lightsaber display in the park 
                which was attended by many. The next day I was astonished by the 
                number of people who turned out for the parade and to welcome me 
                to their town. 
                 
                After the parade we went to be introduced to the President of 
                Toruń Michał Zaleski along with Marshal Piotr Calbecki and 
                Vice-Marshal Michal Korolko (also the Head of the 
                Kujawsko-Pomorskie Tourism Organisation) I was presented with a 
                lovely book of of the town along with some delicious local 
                cakes.  
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                The show began around midday and on hand to help were the 
                Mandalorian Star Force members. Later that afternoon I was 
                stunned to be presented with a rather large box - what could be 
                inside? 
                 
                
                 
                 
                  
                 
                Twins Adam and Marek Kulesza had made this lovely box and had 
                etched the bottle with the image of Boba Fett. They also made 
                this magnificent display of the Millenium Falcon which took 
                months to construct. Quite extraordinary. 
                 
                
                  
                 
                On Saturday evening we did a little sightseeing round Toruń 
                with its lovely centuries-old buildings and open air cafes. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                On Sunday we were invited by Leszek and his wife Katarzyna to 
                their home in 'Obi Wan Kenobi Street' (absolutely true!) where 
                we had a wonderful lunch along with many of the volunteers and 
                501st members. Everyone was so hospitable and generous and I was 
                given more wonderful gifts to add to my collection. 
                 
                
                 
                 
                  
                 
                This city is definitely worth a visit for its history, fine 
                food and welcoming people. Special thanks to Lukasz for 
                arranging our trip and translating and also to Gaja "Aep 
                Tiennai" Mrowińska for her translating skills also. A lovely 
                weekend. 
                 
                Our next trip was to another lovely city - Montreal - I had 
                been at this show two years ago, and it has really grown to the 
                extent that many fans had to queue for several hours to get in. 
                One fan Fredd had actually travelled by car for 6/7hours from 
                Seven Isles to get there. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                The atmosphere at the convention was incredible - for a lot 
                of people it was their first visit ever to a show. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                I was so busy that I didn't get much time to look around, but 
                luckily the 501st had a table just opposite me and presented me 
                with a lovely plaque. 
                 
                
                 
                  
                 
                The Montreal skyline at night looks very impressive as does 
                the harbour which has changed quite a lot since our last visit 
                two years ago. Maureen & I became tourists on the Monday and 
                spent the day sightseeing - there is a lot to see. 
                 
                
                 
                 
                  
                 
                One person I did not get to meet at the show was Stan Lee, 
                but I did have the pleasure of meeting him earlier this year at 
                the event in Albuquerque. What a lovely man. 
                 
                
                  
                 
                That's all for now - our next few trips will be in Europe - 
                so will speak soon and thanks for following my travels. 
                 
                The Fett................... 
                 
				
				       
                  
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                    UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 | 
                   
                 
                Hi Everyone 
                 
                Hope you are not too baked those of you living in the US - we 
                need some of your sunshine here in the UK and we will send over 
                some of our rain.....We did sample plenty of warm weather when 
                we travelled to Albuquerque for ACE 2011. The convention center 
                was pretty impressive as were the bronze statues nearby. 
                
                 
                  
                 
                It was our first visit to New Mexico and all the fans were 
                very welcoming. The show was very busy and we had a wonderful 
                evening with the Dewback Ridge 501st and then on to a rooftop 
                party with the promoters - what a busy social life we have!! 
                
                
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                The show had some interesting exhibits including the 
                Batmobile and The Droids. 
                
                 
                  
                 
                Thanks to all in New Mexico for a lovely time. 
                 
                Our next two shows were in the UK, the first down in 
                Eastleigh near the south coast of England. It was a one day 
                show, and Dave Prowse was celebrating his birthday, so had a 
                special cake presented to him. 
                
                  
                 
                A fun day out with the added bonus of being able to drive 
                there and back in a day. 
                 
                The following weekend the LFCC was even closer to home - it 
                took us exactly 15 minutes to get there in the morning. The show 
                was wall to wall with fans so there was very little opportunity 
                to take photos, but I did manage to get these two shots. 
                
                 
                  
                 
                Back to the US again this time to Louisville, Kentucky. On 
                Friday morning we were given the opportunity to either visit the 
                Muhammad Ali museum or the Churchill Downs racetrack where the 
                famous Kentucky Derby takes place. Being a boxing fan there was 
                no contest. It was a very moving experience following his 
                amazing career. 
                
                 
                 
                  
                 
                I was sad to miss the racetrack, but Gilbert Lochner very 
                kindly send me some amazing photos he had taken. 
                
                 
                  
                 
                Back to the event, and the venue was very warm due to AC 
                problems, but that was soon solved with several fans being 
                brought in (electric fans of course!) Like all of these first 
                time visits to new cities the fans (human of course) are very 
                pleased to see you. We had such a good time what with the 
                mixture of Horror and Fandom. It was good to see John Carpenter, 
                director of some of the best horror films. Thanks to Michael 
                from the 501st for the bag of goodies he gave me on behalf of 
                himself and the 50st. Also the lunches were superb in the green 
                room - thanks chef.. On Monday morning the promoter Ken's wife 
                Myra invited us to a very unusual eatery called Lynn's Paradise 
                Cafe. It certainly was unusual with an amazingly colourful 
                decor, and we were all given potato guns to amuse ourselves 
                whilst awaiting our brunch. 
                
                 
                  
                 
                As we were going straight to Monroeville, Pittsburgh for 
                Steel City Con the following weekend we rented a car and took 
                our time to drive across Ohio taking in some of the beautiful 
                countryside. One place we stopped at was Cambridge. A 
                picturesque town, but unfortunately the centre was under 
                construction. We did find this pretty courthouse though. 
                
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                On our arrival in Monroeville we barely had time to get to 
                our hotel room when the heavens opened and we experienced the 
                most violent thunderstorm from our 15th floor window. It was so 
                bad that the hotel lights went out for two hours. So it really 
                was dining by candlelight. 
                
                  
                 
                The next morning the weather was beautiful and it was as if 
                the storm had never happened. The show went very well over the 
                weekend and I had plenty of Boba's to keep me company, and also 
                for some unknown reason a chicken eating cow........ 
                
                 
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                Thanks to Dominic for inviting us back to Steel City Con and 
                also to the guys who gave me these lovely gifts over the last 
                three events. 
                
                 
                 
                  
                 
                All for now guys and gals, speak soon and take care. 
                 
                Boba 
  
				             
                'STOP PRESS' 
 
Hello Star Wars/Dr Who fans - who fancies a cruise.  I will be on a sci-fi cruise from 7th-12th November sailing from Port Canaveral, Florida to the Bahamas and back.  Come along and join me on my first cruise ever.  For further details check out www.scificruise.com and book early to secure a place.  See you at sea!
 
- Jeremy  
 
                Hi Everyone 
                 
                We flew into Houston for the Comicpalooza convention. It had 
                been a long time since we were last there so it was nice to be 
                back. Our hotel adjoined the convention center which was very 
                convenient and also the lovely Discovery Green park was nearby. 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                The show opened Friday afternoon and it was very busy. Being 
                in Houston there was no way we could miss a visit to NASA - it 
                was bizarre that our last event had been at the National Space 
                Centre in Leicester UK and here we were about to see the real 
                thing as we were lucky enough to be invited to visit the Mission 
                Control Center.  
                
                
                  
                 
                Our first meeting was with the Robonaut. He/She/It was very 
                clever and could perform an amazing array of tasks. 
                
                
                  
                 
                Another robot's headwear looked rather familiar? 
                
                
                  
                 
                Next was our turn to enter the Shuttle Motion Base Simulator 
                with our astronaut trainer Kevin. 
                
                
                  
                 
                After our trip to the moon and back I was given the simple 
                task of landing the shuttle with a few instructions from Kevin. 
                Alas the first attempt was rubbish and we ended up in the sea, 
                but on my second attempt I landed the craft beautifully (though 
                I say it myself). I might even ask Virgin Atlantic if I can fly 
                the plane home? 
                
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                The three hour tour was incredible with so much to see and 
                very helpful people talking us through everything that happens 
                when the astronauts go into space. 
                
                
                  
                 
                One poor guy obviously couldn't solve every single problem! 
                
                
                  
                 
                It was a fabulous evening and many thanks to Joe and Traci 
                and all the guys that gave us their time and expertise. A trip 
                never to be forgotten. 
                 
                The first person I met at the convention on Saturday morning 
                believe it or not was called 'Jeremy Bulloch' with exactly the 
                same spelling as my name. 
                
                
                  
                 
                Costumes were out in force and two of my favourite characters 
                from my childhood were there. 
                
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                While we are on the subject of costumes here are some more 
                amazing outfits. 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                Among my fellow guests were Tom Kane who kept us amused with 
                his brilliant voices and Devon Murray who was there with his 
                lovely lady Aoife. 
                
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                We had a lovely time in Houston and all the people were very 
                welcoming - thanks everyone and especially John and his team who 
                put the show on. 
                 
                The following weekend was SWW at Disney. As we have been 
                there many times before and taken photos of practically 
                everything worth seeing it was difficult to find new things to 
                photograph. The lake at the Boardwalk always looks so peaceful 
                as does the sunset. The lake at Epcot also looks quite dramatic 
                at night. 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                It was very exciting this year at the Hollywood Studios as 
                the new Star Tours ride had opened. I am embarrassed to say that 
                I actually went on the ride 10 times and only once did I see 
                Boba Fett (There are around 50 different combinations for the 
                ride) This year also we had a much larger stage which worked 
                very well. 
                
                
                  
                 
                Thanks to the Disney team and also our friends at the 
                Boardwalk who always make our visit so special. 
                 
                And thanks also to Tony in Houston for giving me this etching 
                of Boba by Tommy Phillips and to Lawrence Reynolds for this 
                lovely artwork. 
                
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                All for now guys and girls - next stop New Mexico. 
                 
                Take care 
                 
                Jeremy 
             
                Hi Everyone 
                 
                We had an extremely busy April starting with Robbie and his 
                family coming to London. He and Kirsty were finally getting 
                married. It was more difficult than expected and they ended up 
                in fits of giggles. Apparently it all started with the names: 
                Bulloch was marrying a Wildgoose and the registrar (believe it 
                or not) was called Partridge. I think even I would have had to 
                stifle the giggles. 
                
                  
                 
                They finally emerged husband and wife, and we had a lovely 
                party to celebrate. 
                
                  
                 
                The following day we travelled to Ireland to attend Invasion 
                Dublin. It was good to see Julian Glover again along with Kenny 
                Baker, Paul Blake, Garrick Hagon, Michael Kingma the wookie and 
                the Star Wars guru Steve Sansweet. The full size models are 
                always incredible at this special event and the children with 
                their light sabres had a wonderful time. Steve and myself even 
                joined in the fun and tried out the Jedi Training School. 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                This was my second visit to Invasion Dublin and it was even 
                busier than last year. Most of the attendees were under the age 
                of 10 and many were dressed up in costume. One little one 
                definitely had been practising with her light sabre. 
                
                  
                 
                At the end of the day it was nice to just relax with 
                everyone. 
                
                  
                 
                Its always a delight to be in Ireland, and it was good to 
                meet up with the guys and girls from the Emerald Garrision over 
                a pint or two of Guinness. Many thanks to Martin and John for 
                putting on another superb event.  
                 
                We got home just in time to see Robbie and his new bride 
                start their journey back to Madrid and then it was time to head 
                off to Germany for Fedcon. This convention was celebrating its 
                20th year anniversary and taking place at the rather splendid 
                Maritim Hotel in Dusseldorf which is conveniently situated at 
                the airport. It was our first time at Fedcon and many guests had 
                flown in from the US. They hailed from series such as Star Trek, 
                Stargate Atlantis, Battlestar Galactica, etc. and of course Star 
                Wars. The hotel was completely taken over with guests and fans. 
                Many of the fans were in full costume including the female 
                Mandalorians. 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                It was a busy four days for everyone and we finally had time 
                to relax with fellow guests at a rather nice supper on the last 
                evening. 
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                At the last minute I had been invited by Nick from 3 Darths 
                in Harlow to appear in his shop for 'free comic day' and also by 
                Malika to appear at the Space Centre in Leicester. We had 
                already promised to look after three of our grandchildren that 
                weekend and thought it would be fun to take them along to see 
                what their Grandad actually did at these events. When we arrived 
                in Harlow they immediately felt at home with guys from the 501st 
                and had great fun interacting with them. A great day was had by 
                all. 
                
                  
                 
                Later that day we did the long drive to Leicester to prepare 
                for the event the following day. We arrived at the Space Centre 
                early which gave the girls time to look around before the doors 
                opened. They were so excited at all the wonderful things to 
                explore. They were very helpful in setting up and I think quite 
                liked the idea of playing shopkeepers. 
                
                  
                 
                I had taken my Boba Fett costume to wear for charity, and 
                managed to raise a fair amount of money letting the children 
                have photos taken with Boba. 
                
                  
                 
                As always I needed help to get into the costume Nathan and 
                Mark were on hand as was an old friend Gary who has just joined 
                the 501st. 
                
                  
                 
                All for now folks - its nearly June so it must be Star Wars 
                Weekends!! Speak later. 
                 
                Jeremy 
             
                Hi Everyone 
                Its good to see that Spring is on its way with warmer weather 
                and blue skies - yes even here in the UK we have blue skies 
                occasionally. We went off to the Wizard show in Toronto in the 
                middle of March. It is one of our favourite cities as there is 
                so much to do and its very easy to get around. The show was very 
                well attended and good fun.  
                
                  
                On Saturday evening Peter Mayhew and myself were invited out 
                by the 501st for a meal in a pub which had a great atmosphere 
                and made us feel like at home. I was honoured to be presented 
                with a hockey shirt which came in very handy as the weather was 
                getting cold.  
                
                 
                
                  
                I probably should learn to play hockey now or maybe I am a 
                little too old?  
                It was nice to meet up with Billy Dee again after our 
                hilarious chats at Disney last summer. He had an exhibition of 
                his paintings, but unfortunately we were unable to make it.  
                
                  
                Other guests at the show included Ian Whyte from the 
                'Predator' films and Robert Maillet from 'Sherlock Holmes' and 
                '300'. When this photo was taken I was standing, and not on my 
                knees!  
                
                  
                Before leaving Toronto we had time to visit the Art Gallery 
                of Ontario, and were impressed with the new addition. Alongside 
                the gallery was one of Toronto's oldest houses where the 
                historian Goldwin Smith lived.  
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                A lovely shot of Toronto as we left the city. Luckily the 
                snow arrived after the show had finished. Hope to visit again 
                soon.  
                
                  
                Our next trip to Kansas City. It had been quite a while since 
                my last visit so we were looking forward to our return. We were 
                staying in a very modern hotel called 'Aloft' which was very 
                central to many good restaurants and shopping. On Friday I did a 
                live radio interview to promote the show. It must of worked 
                because the turnout was amazing. My friend the 'Wookie'. and 
                Daniel Logan were my fellow Star Wars guests. As usual the 501st 
                were on hand to help us out.  
                
                 
                
                  
                Saturday was extremely busy despite snow warning. In the 
                evening we were invited to go along with members of the 501st 
                for a meal and some fun at Power Play. However I now regret 
                agreeing to take part in the Go Kart race. Embarrassingly I came 
                last - I still think I was given a dodgy Kart, but it was fun - 
                thanks guys and girls, and I'll get even with you Chad Collins! 
                
                  
                Sunday turned out to be equally busy right until the end of 
                the show. Costumes as usual were wonderful and these guys took 
                time for a photo.  
                
                 
                
                  
                Before leaving the show I just had to say hello to Lindsay 
                Wagner who is probably best remembered for her portrayal of 
                Jaime Sommers in the television series 'The Bionic Woman'  
                
                  
                Thanks very much to Chris for inviting me back and to all the 
                lovely fans who came along to the show. Below are a few gifts 
                that were very kindly given to me in Toronto and Kansas City, 
                thanks again.  
                
                 
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                While we were in the US little did we know that our two 
                grandsons Ned and Jossie in Madrid were meeting Prince Charles 
                and the Duchess of Cornwall. Apparently when Jossie was giving 
                Prince Charles his drawing he said ' If you are Prince, why 
                aren't you wearing your Crown?' Logical thinking for a 5 year 
                old.  
                
                 
                
                  
                The following weekend I went to Legoland in Denmark to open 
                the new Star Wars Mini Legoland. It was great fun and young 
                costumed characters were out in force.  
                
                 
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                A lovely weekend and I came home with plenty of lego for the 
                grandchildren.  
                While I was in Denmark Maureen made a trip to Seville in 
                Spain where our son Robbie was overseeing the Royal visit. It is 
                a wonderful city with so much beautiful architecture. The Royal 
                Alcazar Palace is probably the most impressive site in the city, 
                along with the Ibero-American Exhibition which was built in 1929 
                and used for filming part of Episode 11 - Attack of the Clones. 
                One other impressive structure which has only just been 
                completed is the 'Metropol Parasol' which is to become a new 
                contemporary urban centre.  
                
                 
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                We are now back in the UK until our next trip to Dublin over 
                Easter.  
                Speak soon and keep well everyone  
                Very best wishes  
                Jeremy 
                
                  
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                    UPDATE: 
                    FEBRUARY 25, 
                    2011 | 
                   
                 
                Hi Everyone 
                 
                So sorry for the long gap since I last posted anything on my 
                blog - no excuse, just not a lot has happened!! Christmas was a 
                nice quiet family affair, if you can call two excited boys and a 
                high maintenance little girl quiet, but it was lovely. In 
                January we sort of hibernated in front of a roaring fire 
                shutting out the foul English weather.  
                 
                In January I was contacted by artist Casey Callender who 
                offered to make me a collage of my character Boba Fett which 
                turned out really well. 
                
                  
                 
                At the beginning of February I was asked by director Neil 
                Wassell (who I worked with on Number One Longing, Number Two 
                Regret) to appear in a short film 'The Presentiment' as a 
                detective, set in the times of the infamous Jack the Ripper. I 
                was required to grow whiskers and a beard, and ended up looking 
                a lot like Father Christmas........... 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                I had just two days to get clean shaven in time to travel to 
                France for the Paris Manga show. This show just gets bigger and 
                bigger and this year took place at the Porte de Versailles 
                convention centre. We took along the camera, but for some reason 
                Maureen left the memory card in the computer back home (a very 
                senior moment) - hence no photos apart from what we could beg 
                steal or borrow, and that didn't amount to very much. Artist 
                Nacho Fernandez gave me a rather amusing cartoon of Boba and Bib 
                Fortuna which is now hanging in my office. 
                
                  
                 
                My fellow guest was Christopher Judge from Stargate, and he 
                was extremely busy the whole weekend. As always the 59eme legion 
                were on hand to support the event. 
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                Its always great to be in Paris and once again sorry for the 
                lack of pictures. Many thanks to Yoann for inviting us to the 
                show. 
                 
                We had a couple of days to prepare for our marathon trip to 
                Mexico City. It had been several years since we were in Mexico 
                City and were thrilled when Julio Moreno invitied us back. This 
                time we were able to do a lot of sightseeing. With memory card 
                secured safely in camera we clicked away merrily and now had the 
                problem of too many wonderful photos to choose from:-) 
                 
                Rebelcon 2 was taking place in the amazing Polyforum 
                Siqueiros building which is the culmination of the dreams of 
                David Alaro Siqueiros and Manuel Su?rez y Su?rez. Siqueiros 
                built the largest mural in the world, while the latter designed 
                the centre for arts and culture. It is situated in the World 
                Trade Centre which was formerly know as the 'Hotel de M?xico'. 
                The interior is quite incredible and the mural features 'The 
                March of Humanity' It is difficult to photograph the interior in 
                its entirety due to its unique 'dodecahedron' shape (look that 
                one up on Google!) 
                
                  
                 
                We took a trip around both the modern and ancient parts of 
                the city, and the contrast was extraordinary. The first thing 
                that stood out were the taxis, the majority were painted gold 
                and red and would have done Iron Man proud. 
                
                 
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                Our trip took us through the modern business 
                centre of Mexico City and some of the buildings were quite 
                magnificent. 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                We went past this amusing scene with suspended playing cards, 
                but have no idea what they are supposed to mean - but they 
                looked fun. 
                
                  
                 
                There are so many wonderful sights to be seen in Mexico City, 
                and here are a couple more. 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                Now to the whole purpose of our visit - Rebel Con 2 - My 
                fellow guest was Veronica Segura who played 'Corde' in 'Attack 
                of the Clones' 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                The costumes just keep getting more cute and younger. 
                
                 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                Before and during the event I did many interviews, and was 
                very proud to be featured in an article in the prestigious 
                Premier Magazine. 
                
                  
                 
                The show was very busy and my thanks to Aldo and Abad for 
                tirelessly organising the lines and translating, also to Ricardo 
                for arranging all the media interviews. 
                 
                We had another free day after the event, and were taken to 
                the Xochimilco lake located in the valley of Mexico. An 
                incredible sight awaited us when we arrived. 
                
                  
                 
                These extraordinary boats are called Trajineras and there 
                some 800 located on this lake (hopefully not all out at the same 
                time). Great skill is needed to manouevre these crafts alongside 
                many others selling food, gifts and of course the famous 
                'Mariachi' musicians that are happy to play to you.  
                
                  
                 
                It was my Birthday while I was in Mexico and Julio and 
                friends very kindly organised a surprise lunch at the Cafe 
                Tacuba - a traditional Mexican restaurant with a beautiful 
                stained glass window and stunning decor. What a wonderful ending 
                to our trip. 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                On our return it was time to check out all the lovely gifts I 
                had been given over the weekend including a unique bottle of 
                cola, a bust made by a young fan Adri?n, an unusual woven wooden 
                Boba Fett helmet. For my Birthday I was given a lovely photo 
                showing many scenes from in and around Mexico City, and some 
                very delicious confectionery - many thanks to you all. 
                
                 
                
                  
                 
                On another note check out the following: not bad eh! 
                 
                
                
                Top 10 Characters wearing a Mask or Helmet 
                 
                And on a final note also check out the book 'Love Virtually' 
                - a very good read although we are biased as it was translated 
                from the German by our son and his wife. 
                
                  
                 
                That really is all for now, take care and thanks for reading 
                my blog. 
                 
                Boba 
				 
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