It's a saga

Quote of today

"A long time ago in a galaxy far far away..."
The opening of every Star Wars movie

Today...

year 1997 was the premiere of the exhibition Star Wars: The Magic of the Myth

Star Wars: The Magic of Myth was a traveling exhibition created by the Smithsonian Institute. Between October 29, 1997 and January 1999, the exhibition joined American aerospace history in the halls of the National Air and Space Museum. After that the Star Wars: The Magic of the Myth at the Smithsonian exhibit traveled the United States and Australia from September 1999 until January 2003.

Star Wars: The Magic of Myth

A Y-Wing pilot

Quote of today

"They've coming in! Three marks at two ten."

Gold Leader discover expected enemy fighters
A New Hope

Today we celebrate...
Angus MacInnes at his 62nd birthday (born 1947)

Angus MacInnes was born in Ontario, Canada and played Gold Leader in A New Hope.

The Gold Leader during the battle of Yavin is Jon "Dutch" Vander. He is a senior pilot of the Rebel Alliance. Gold Leader is killed by Darth Vader and his wingmen above the Death Star.

Today year 2004 was the release of the MMORPG Galaxies: Jump to lightspeed.This was the first expansion and it added space-based content to the basic, "ground-based" game. 

Two bad guys from the Clone Wars

Quote of today

"Master Kenobi, always chasing after Skywalker. How predictable."

Asajj Ventress greets Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Clone Wars

Today we celebrate...
Kevin Michael Richardson at his 45th birthday (born 1964)
Nika Futterman at her 40th birthday (born 1969)

Kevin Michael Richardson was born in New York, USA and did the voice of Jabba the Hutt in The Clone Wars. He is a classically trained actor and a voice artist mostly recognizable for his deep voice. Years before The Clone Wars he did the voice of Jolee Bindo in the vidoegame Knight of the Old Republic. But this is just a small part of what Kevin Michael Richardson has done, read a lot more about him at his own wedsite.

Nika Futterman was born in New York, USA and did the voice of Asajj Ventress in The Clone Wars movie and the The Clone Wars TV-series. She had to audition several times for the part to voicing Ventress. Read more about her other work at her own website.
 

Jabba the Hutt is the preeminent kingpin of crime in the Outer Rim Territories.

Asajj Ventress is Count Dooku's most-trusted assassin during the Clone Wars. She is not officially a Sith apprentice but well-trained in the arts of lightsaber dueling and Force manipulation.

If you in to drawing and want some help with drawing Asajj Ventress here is two different "how to": Drawing Asajj Ventress and Drawing Asajj Ventress from The Clone Wars.

A Jedi feeling blue

Quote of today 

"What about the other Jedi spread across the galaxy?"

The fresh Darth Vader ask his Master of the future plans.
Revenge of the Sith

Today we celebrate...
Amy Allen at her 33rd birthday (born 1976)

Amy Allen was born in California, USA and played Aayla Secura in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. She also was part of visual effects production and technical support at Industrial Light & Magic on Attack of the Clones. Amy Allen have a couple of cameo apparence in Attack of the Clones as Outlander patron Mya Nalle, Yma Nalle and Lela Nalle Mayn. For the DVD version of The Phantom Menace she played a role as a Twi'lek senatorial aide, replacing the Human aides of Senator Orn Free Taa.
How Amy Allen became all these characters you can read here at starwars.com


Aayla Secura is a blue-skinned Twilek Jedi, embodied Jedi strength and Twilek femininity in an eye-catching combination of beauty and power. She is killed by clone troopers as part of the purge of Jedi.

Mya Nalle, Yma Nalle and Lela Nalle Mayn is the Nalle triplets -- a trio of attractive human females used as spies by local corrupt Coruscant politician, Acros-Krik.

The princess

Quote of today

"Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi. You're my only hope."

Princess Leia begging for help in desperate times.
A New Hope

Today we celebrate...
Carrie Fisher at her 53rd birthday (born 1956)

Carrie Frances Fisher was born in Bevery Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA and played Leia in the Original Trilogy. She is the daughter of the actress Debbie Reynolds and singer Eddie Fisher. Carrie Fisher grew up wanting to follow in the footsteps of her famous parents. If you want to know more about Carrie Fisher go to her own website or read her at twitter, and here is an interview.

Leia is the Princess of Alderaan engaged in the Rebell Alliance.