Roch, NY Backpacking with Luke

I just signed us up to host Luke when he comes backpacking this way.
Along the lines of the Traveling Vader that we hosted and the Yoda on world tour that we'll see someday, this Luke is traveling the continent (at the moment in Calgary).

Each chapter is requested to put a postcard from their home city signed by the chapter members in with Luke's box.

Here's Luke's myspace page. And this one too I think.

~Doc_Bev

 

There's only a couple more stops before Luke is visiting with us.

Hopefully some of this snow is gone by then or most of his pictures are going to look just like the ones when the Traveling Vader came to town.

He'll be visiting Buffalo before us and then on to Syracuse.

~Doc_Bev

 

*bump*
Luke's getting closer.
He should be in Buffalo soon.

~Doc_Bev

 

According to the schedule, he's in Buffalo now.
I haven't heard anything from BobaChris yet, but stay tuned as Luke should be visiting us in the next couple weeks.

~Doc_Bev

 

I should be getting Luke in the mail within the week.
Too bad the timing is a bit off or we could have done a hand-off at UBCon. Ah, well...

So what fun places do we want to take him to?
We'll have him for two weeks and then he goes with Syracuse to Pittsburgh Comic Con.
So for things already on the schedule: he can come with us to the library event on the 12th, UBCon, our meeting (if we decide which day it'll be) and he can invade the Star Trek club's bowling tourney.
What else?

~Doc_Bev

 

Just got Luke last night at UBCon from BobaChris.

So he can go on the Heart Walk with us on Saturday and our meeting on Sunday for sure, but what else should we do for him?

He needs to get to Pittsburgh Comic Con (04/27-04/29) either via one of us or I need to mail him to Strawbary.

~Doc_Bev

 

Sw mini gaming or the Make-A-Wish Foundation Gala on Saturday?

 

For Saturday...
I can bring him to the Heart Walk...
hand him off to DarSolo for Minis...
then is there someone to get him from Minis to Niagara Falls?
I don't think there's a place for him at the MaW Gala itself, but he could join us for the after event dinner or hang out in the casino.

~Doc_Bev

 

I wanted to get a picture with him at the Falls while he was here, but didn't get the chance. Might be a good photo op for you.

 

I won't be going to the Heart Walk. (Luke may be able to fit and hang out in Chewie's bag during the Gala.) Maybe Mike and/or Scott could pop into minis between the Heart Walk and the casino with him. There's also the possibility of something mid-week since it would probably be a good idea to introduce Bill to the Starships Battle game before Saturday. The scene from the movie of Luke in his room on Tattooine playing with an Imperial Shuttle just came to mind or would you prefer him holding his X-wing fighter?

 

Yes, I guessed you might not do the Heart Walk, but I can hand him off to Tom to get to you I was thinking.

Luke's in his Dagobah fatigues so probably the X-Wing would be most appropriate.

~Doc_Bev

 

Actually, Luke was in the garage in the Lars Homestead, playing with a Skyhopper model, just before uttering the line "...Biggs was right! I'm never going to get out of here!..." Glad I could clear that up.

 

Anything else we'd like to do for/with him before he needs to leave?

~Doc_Bev

 

I bought a Rochester postcard for Luke's box and made up some Rebellion stickers for his passport & box.

Tom will be driving him out to Syracuse and handing him off to Strawbary on Thursday.

Is there anything folks can think of that we can do for/with him before he goes?

One thing I was thinking of was if one of our mini-aholics had a common they would like to donate to get turned into a replic FF award to commemorate his time at the FF Awards ceremony this weekend. I don't think I have any gold spray paint though... I might have silver...

~Doc_Bev

 

Luke has been handed off to T_StarFlyer for transport to Syracuse tomorrow.

~Doc_Bev

 

He never showed at Minis. If he had, (and I had know he was coming), I would have given him a mini X-wing..

 

Yeah, there was just too much going on that day...

~Doc_Bev

 

Did Luke make it to Syracuse OK?

~Doc_Bev

 

Yep Luke was handed off to Strawbary Thursday afternoon & should be down in PA with her for the FF Awards.

 

Of course, NOW I think of something we should have included with Luke...

As Rochester (I'm proud to often point out) is the home of the Graflex lightsaber, I would've LOVED to sent him along with a Graflex-style saber or hilt, and somehow denote that it was from us. I'm sure I could obtained one somewhere... what with all us collectors around here. Probably could've gotten one from the Yankee Clipper's Loose Accessory bin for a buck or two...

 

Yeah that would have been cool Dean. I remember you doing that little history write up about the graflex for that little news letter we used to have way back when. I still have it. That was what?, like 10 years ago.

 

I'm not quite sure, but I think we may be getting a 2nd turn with Luke since our first one was quite brief.
Right now he's in Brooklyn, then he's slated for Syracuse followed by Rochester.
I'll keep folks posted...

~Doc_Bev

 

Luke's travels are done so now he's being raffled off for charity:

 

I just wanted to let you all know that there is a slight changed from the above. Luke doesn't have any autographed pictures. However, he has autographs from:

Tem Morrison, Ray park, Gerold Home, Kit fisto, Dave Barkley, Ric Olie, Dan Logan

Along with lots of stuff he collected along the way including a handmade:

Cape
Scarf
Sleeping Bag

 

Breezy and I had a miscommunication

The autographs are pictures.

Also I'm having Peter Mayhew sign a Chewbacca picture this Saturday. I'll be making an inventory of Luke's stuff hopefully tonight.

If you have any question my PM box is open.

Cheers!

Jada