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Hi Everyone
We were looking forward to our trip to Legoland in Günzberg,
Germany, it was just a shame we couldn't take our 10
grandchildren to enjoy the fun!
It was a two day event co-organised by Lego and the 501st
German Garrison. It was an international gathering with troops
coming from many different countries as far away as Brazil and
the United States. The hotel was buzzing when we arrived as
around 150 or so members had taken over the hotel.
On Saturday morning the weather was pretty dire with steady
rain, but it couldn't dampen everyone's enthusiasm. The day
started off with troops lining up at the entrance to Legoland to
greet the rather soggy visitors. (Compare to the following day
when the sun shone!)

I was lucky in that I was set up under cover well out of the
rain - whereas the 501st bravely played their part getting
soaked outside.

When the rain finally stopped some storm troopers couldn't
resist a final soaking.

Legoland appeals to all ages and it is sometimes difficult to
realise you are looking at Lego and not real life.

On both days there was a parade through the whole park and I
was honoured to be asked to lead the march which ended with all
501st members being on stage. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed this
photo opportunity.

During the weekend there was plenty of fun for everyone and
as usual the costumes were amazing.

On Saturday there was a magnificent dinner for all the
members. Markus and Jörg amongst others had worked extremely
hard to bring this event together and the evening was the
perfect way to thank everybody. I was given a canvas picture to
commemorate the weekend as well as a beautiful new garrison
coin.

After dinner and one or two beers I was persuaded to try my
hand at ten pin bowling.......

On Sunday we had time to go up in the revolving tower which
gives a perfect view of the park - even the humans look like
lego people!

What a busy and fun weekend we had, and many thanks to all
involved.
Over the May bank holiday I was invited by Nick from 3 Darths
to appear at a signing at the Harvey Centre in Harlow, Essex. We
attended on Saturday and Monday. It was very busy and many
shoppers were surprised to see some of the UK garrison in full
costume. One young lad we met called Bruce had painted a lovely
picture of Boba, and came back with a signed copy for me.

James Burns had a stand there and was celebrating the second
birthday of Jedi News.

Thanks to Nick and the staff of the Harvey Shopping Centre
for an enjoyable weekend.
Have just been working on a dramatised documentary which has
taken up quite a bit of time, so will be looking forward to
going to Disneyworld for the Star Wars weekends in June.
Speak to you all soon and take care.
Jeremy
New appearance dates:
5th/6th/7th June 2009
Star Wars Weekends
Disneyworld
Orlando
Florida
27th June 2009
Toy, Model & Collectors Convention
Fleming Park Leisure Centre
Passfield Avenue
Eastleigh
Hampshire
10.00 - 5.00pm
Check out the flyer!
Hope you all had a good Easter - the weather was pretty foul
here in London, but we were cheered by the spectacular Star Wars
concert (more later).
At the end of March we were off to France for an event to
support the charity Kiwanis. It was being held in a town called
Neuville-en-Ferrain just outside of Lille. We travelled by
Eurostar and were amazed the journey took just 1hour 20 minutes
from London to Lille. The convention was organised by Star Force
Events in conjunction with the charity Kiwanis, and sponsored by
many businesses from the area.
On our arrival at the Altia hotel we were given a very warm
welcome. In the evening we were invited to a press conference at
the Town Hall where we were introduced to the Mayor and
representatives from the Kiwanis Foundation.

The actors were honoured to be presented with a very special
medallion from the Kiwanis service club.

After the ceremonies we were served with a magnificent French
buffet which was very welcome after a long day.
Saturday and the show was to begin. The start of the event
was a little slow, but there were plenty of costumed characters
and members of the 59th legion to get everyone in the mood.

My brother Robert Watts caused a big stir first of all by
speaking perfect French and secondly by bringing along several
props from both Star Wars and Indiana Jones.

Things picked up in the afternoon which was good news for the
charity.

A VIP Charity Dinner had been planned for Saturday night at
the Salles Malraux, and by the time we arrived the beautifully
decorated hall was packed with 200 attendees. It goes without
saying that the meal was superb. Earlier in the year I had been
asked by Mark Dermul from Star Force Events to learn the rather
catchy song 'Star Wars Cantina' which he wanted me and Robert to
sing along with him on stage. After three months I was word
perfect or almost.......... In between courses at the dinner
Robert & I were asked to come up on stage to sing the song.
Anyway I am not blaming my brother for being completely out of
tune, and not knowing a single word - but he gave a good
impression miming and waving his arms about. The audience loved
it - I hope.

There was plenty of entertainment during the evening
including an incredible magic trick with light sabers and a
light saber fight.

It was pretty late when the festivities ended, but what a
terrific evening. The show on Sunday surprised us all by a
dramatic upsurge in attendance after lunch. Everyone was very
happy and in the end around 10.000 Euros was raised for the
charity. We had been so well looked after by the Kiwanis group,
and the Atilia Hotel. We were also given a splendid lunch on
both days at the show where food kept coming and wine kept
flowing.
Many thanks to all who participated in this event - well
done.
On our return home we were delighted to be invited to the
opening night of 'Star Wars - a Musical Journey'. A concert to
be performed at the O2 arena by the Royal Philharmonic
Orchestra. For a change we decided to travel by river boat
taking in some of the sights along the route; one being a
replica of Sir Francis Drakes's 16th century galleon 'The Golden
Hinde' and another the famous rebuilt Shakespeare's Globe
Theatre.

We arrived at the arena in plenty of time to go around the
Star Wars exhibition where we bumped into the curator David
Iskra. There were many people interested in the exihibits which
included most of the characters from Star Wars including of
course Mr Fett himself. We were also introduced to Laela French
who works in the archives at Lucasfilm.

Having never been in the arena before it was amazing to see
how many people were there.

We had very good seats sitting next to Warwick Davis and his
family and although we weren't supposed to take photos could not
resist this one of the laser show.

The concert was stupendous and the orchestra played to a
backdrop of scenes from all six movies. Definitely an event not
to miss if it comes to your area.
The evening was rounded off by dashing for the last river
boat which we just made and seeing London by night.

All for now, off to Legoland in Germany soon -
All the best
Jeremy
Hi Everyone
Is it really March? - the last few months seemed to have
whizzed by. April is on the doorstep but I don't mind the
glorious March weather we are having.
Our trip to Roanoke to attend Shevacon turned out to be very
special despite the chaotic start to our journey. On checking in
at Heathrow at the unearthly hour of 05:00am it was announced
that our 07:40am flight to Washington D.C. had been cancelled
and we were being booked onto a later flight that departed at 12
noon. (What can one possibly do for 7 hours at London Heathrow?)
We eventually arrived in Roanoke and were met by the welcoming
committee of Blair, Lynn and her daughter Stacy. After a quick
tidy up we were whisked off to a Japanese restaurant for a
delicious meal. That set the tone for the weekend which was 'a
blast' as my American friends would put it.
By arriving a day early we had time to get over the trip from
London and to visit the Collectors World comic shop owned by
Corey Bell.

Shevacon opened on Friday and I was well guarded by the
Mandalorian Mercs for the whole weekend.

We were invited to Salem's best restaurant 'Mac and Bob's' by
their kitchen manager Don who is a great Boba Fett fan. We went
along with a group of the Mandalorian Mercs and had a great meal
- I can heartily recommend the Pittsburgh steak! Thanks to all
at Mac and Bob's for a wonderful evening.
Over the weekend I was made an honoury member of the 501st
Garrison Tyranus and given an impressive plaque and T-shirt.
Another interesting affiliation to the 501st is the Kilted
Trooper Brigade and I was delighted to be made an honoury
Imperial Highlander and will shortly be receiving my very own
kilt - must get my legs in trim! To mark this occasion I was
presented with a picture of Boba in his kilt and another special
plaque. The picture was painted by talented artist Gina Adler.
To give the event a Scottish flavour we were treated to some
moving music by Joe on the bagpipes and Mike on the drums.

Shevacon was a very friendly show and I was well looked after
by Lynn and her family. I would also like to thank Troy and Gina
for inviting me. When we arrived in Roanoke the weather was very
bright and quite warm. By Sunday night snow hit the area, and
the airport was closed. Luckily by Monday the weather improved
enough for us to get our flight.

I had hardly got through the door on my arrival home when the
telephone rang with the news that I had a cameo part in the
English version of Law & Order to be filmed the following week -
a nice welcome home. At the weekend we went to Southampton to
celebrate the marriage of Jonathan Brown and Fiona. Jonathan was
the producer of Star Hyke which has finally been bought by
Virgin Media (more news on televised dates coming soon).

The following week I was invited by armourer Terry English,
who is one of the finest in the movie business, to attend a
special evening at the Movieum of London. It is an exhibition of
the exciting world of movie making taking people behind the
scenes of some of the most popular films. Needless to say Star
Wars featured heavily and I was thrilled to see Boba in all his
glory, and the infamous Stormtrooper. It was good to see Dave
Prowse and Warwick Davis there to support the evening.

There was a special exhibition from the gettyimages gallery
of early photos of the 'Beatles' along with a Beatles drum kit.

We finally met up with Terry English and were shown some of
his work from over the past 45 years.

An exhibition well worth seeing for anyone visiting London.
One beautiful sight as we left London was the London Eye.

Our next trip was a visit to the 'Wow Factor' in Darlington.
This shop, owned by Joe and Andrea, has only been open for
around 6 months but has generated lots and lots of interest.
One's first comments on arriving at the shop was 'WOW' - hence
the name. Joe had organised a surprise guided tour of the Civic
theatre where I had last performed in 1990 in a production
called 'Dangerous Obession'. It brought back fond memories as
this is one of the finest theatres in the UK.

On Saturday the shop was buzzing, and it was great to see so
many Boba Fett fans turn up. The crowds were amused by
Stormtroopers, Princess Leia and a slender Wookie.

It was a great day and I wish Joe and Andrea good luck with
the shop for the future - I'll be back............:-)
That's' all for now until next month.
Thanks for reading and speak soon.
Jeremy
New appearance dates:
April 18/19th 2009
Legoland Germany
Günzburg
Germany
www.legoland.de
www.501st.de
I have been invited to this event by the 501st and am pleased
to announce the following:
- There will be over 200 costumed members of the 501st from
more than 10 countries attending.
- Huge never seen before Lego Star Wars Displays.
- Park Parade each day and Q & A session.
- A free autograph for every park visitor.
Hi everyone
We are well into February and the first excitement of the New
Year was a massive snowfall in London which is very rare.
Needless to say we were ill prepared for such extreme weather
and everything literally closed down for a couple of days. It
was great fun though and we enjoyed all the amazing snowmen that
suddenly appeared.

Luckily the snow cleared in time for us to drive to
Bournemouth for the 16th SF Ball.
This year the welcoming party had an additional surprise -
not only was there a chocolate fountain, but a 'Pimms' fountain
as well!

This years theme for the ball was Mediaeval Knights and my
small contribution was to wear a metal Boba Fett helmet and
carry a light sabre. The costumes as always were superb and
James made us laugh with his supercharged castle.

The winner of the costume contest was Elspeth (not that you
can tell from this photo) with her intricate horse costume.

On our return to London we found some nice photographs of the
girls and their mum in Ireland.

In early February our 10th grandchild was born in Madrid - a
beautiful little girl. Robbie and Kirsty were thrilled as they
already have two boys Ned & Joss.

We travelled to Madrid to celebrate the birth of Indy and Ned
and my birthdays. Neds party was held at a go-kart track where
he and twenty of his pals raced around enjoying every minute.

I was sent a rather special birthday gift from a great friend
of mine Alastair Graham who is a well known illustrator. I am
not sure which one of these three characters he sees me as?

Off to our first US trip next week, and are looking forward
to seeing everyone in Roanoke.
Speak soon.
Jeremy
New appearance dates:
27th/28th February & 1st March 2009
SheVaCon 17 2009
Holiday Inn
Roanoke Tanglewood
4468 Starkey Road
Roanoke
VA 24014
www.shevacon.org
March 14th 2009
The Wow Factor
Cornmill Shopping Centre
Darlington
UK
www.wowfactorautographs.co.uk
28th/29th March 2009
Kiwanis Force Event
Salon Rocheville
ZI rue Vertuquet
F-59960 Neuville-en-Ferrain
France
www.kiwanis-force-event.org
Happy New Year to you all and I hope you enjoyed the holiday.
It was a bit of a rush around for us as having been to Ireland
to see my eldest son Christian it was then time to visit Italy
where Jamie and family were spending Christmas. We have shown so
many lovely photos of Tuscany it is difficult to find better
ones, but here goes.
Jamie was driving down to Italy and we were flying to Pisa. We
arranged to meet at the airport and they were there within five
minutes of our arrival. A lovely trip over the Alps and we were
greeted by a colourful giant pigeon!

We settled in around a nice log fire. The next
day we looked to find a Christmas tree - easier said than done
in Italy. The garden centres only had tiny ones and sent us to
the nearby town of Piombino. There were plenty of large trees
there, but no-one to sell them! Finally we found the owner and
purchased the largest one they had. Next on the list was
Christmas Fayre. In Italy turkeys are not really eaten at
Christmas, so we settled for a rib of beef. Shopping in Italy is
quite unlike anything I have experienced in the UK. The butchers
was a small family run business, and he was very proud to show
us every cut of meat he had. The simple task of buying a rib of
beef took around 35 minutes due to the incessant chatter between
Jamie, and Vilio the butcher, and I couldn't understand a word
they were saying!

Another trip was to Follonica to the fish market
which is another experience maybe to be photographed at some
other time. It was mobbed and I still can't work out how the
staff manage to know who is next in line. Anyhow it took another
45 minutes to be served, but the fish was well worth the wait.
After all this time the children deserved a visit to the
deserted beach.

Walking is wonderful at this time of year
without the heat, and the mist makes everything look very
ethereal.

With all the preparations done the children were
very excited, and had an early supper before Santa arrived.

Christmas day was very peaceful and relaxing,
and Jamie cooked the beef beautifully over the open fire.
With two countries visited it was time to celebrate New Year in
Madrid with Robbie and his family. Ned and Jossie had a
wonderful Christmas, as these two photos show and were very
pleased to see us on New Years Eve.

We visited a town called Escorial and the whole
town centre was transformed with life size Nativity scenes.

Home again for January which is always a quiet
month, but last week we had fun at a surprise birthday party for
our friend 'Bond Girl' Caroline Munro. She was quite amazed when
she entered the restaurant and found around 150 of her friends
and family waiting for her.

Good luck to everyone for 2009, and speak soon.
Jeremy
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