KC, MO Introductions

Welcome to the Kansas City FanForce forum. Read on to learn more about your fellow fans in the area. Also, please take a moment to answer a few questions and tell us a little bit about yourself.

Screen name:

Real first name:

Location:

Occupation:

Favorite StarWars character(s):

Favorite StarWars movie:

Favorite author(s):

Moment I became a fan:

Favorite snack food:

Favorite non Star Wars movie:

Costumes owned or working on:

Other interests besides Star Wars:

Other fan groups I belong to:

Family:

Favorite place to visit:

Favorite music:

Please use the new Introduction thread.

 

Screen name: JediDBM

Real first name: David, but everybody calls me Bud

Location: Lansing, Kansas

Occupation: truck driver

Favorite StarWars character(s): Han Solo and Chewbacca The best duo in the galaxy!!!

Favorite StarWars movie: a close tie between AOTC and ROTJ

Favorite author(s): Stephen King and D.Bud Meredith

Moment I became a fan: after the first time I saw A New Hope, 1978?

Favorite snack food: peanutbutter and peach jam sandwich

Favorite non Star Wars movie: X men or the Matrix

Costumes owned or working on: working on owning a stormtrooper uniform.

Other interests besides Star Wars: My children (a daughter and a son) Skiing, shooting pool, shooting darts

Other fan groups I belong to: working on joining a local collectors club.

Family: My wife Abbi, my daughter Allison, my son David III, and two wonderful step children Hannah and Jeffrey.

Favorite place to visit: dont really have a favorite place, but I would like to see Mt. Rushmore.

Favorite music: 80s hair bands, a little country music

 

Screen name: Lord Stimpy

Real first name: Anthony

Location: Liberty, MO

Occupation: Ford Auto Worker

Favorite StarWars character(s): Dengar, Ewoks, Yoda

Favorite StarWars movie: The Holiday Special...j/k Empire

Favorite author(s): Edger Allan Poe, William Shakespear

Moment I became a fan: When I was born, thanks to my mom.

Favorite snack food: EZ Cheese

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Spaceballs

Costumes owned or working on: Dengar(some day I will start), I also have a custome lightsaber prop from AngoJango from coreplanets.com

Other interests besides Star Wars: Collecting TMNT Figures, sleeping, working

Other fan groups I belong to: Coreplanets.com

Family: My Mom, Mom; my Hamster, Green Bean; two older brothers, Ben and Pat.

Favorite place to visit: My bed after work

Favorite music: I like anything, but Sister Hazel is one heck of a live band

 

Screen name: Jedi_Abbi_Wan

Real first name: Abbi

Location: Lansing, Ks

Occupation: Mother of three, but if you count Bud (sometimes you have to count him as a kid) four.

Favorite StarWars character(s): Princess Leia, the cute little ewoks

Favorite StarWars movie: Return of the Jedi

Favorite author(s): Stephen King, and Tom Clancy

Moment I became a fan: When I made my oldest son his first Luke Skywalker Halloween costume, I knew then I was a Fan.

Favorite snack food: petzels

Favorite non Star Wars movie: The Whole Nine Yards, and Galaxy Quest

Costumes owned or working on: Only the Luke Skywalker halloween costume years ago.

Other interests besides Star Wars: My children are my life.

Other fan groups I belong to: none

Family: My husband Bud, my oldest son Jeffrey, my oldest daughter Hannah, my youngest daughter Allison and my youngest son David. My whole world, Love you guys

Favorite place to visit: Colorado and Orlando, Fl.

Favorite music: I like all kinds.

 

Screen name: Orli_Bloom_fan (or if you know me from starwars.com I'm PIper, Jellybean, and JB)

Real first name: Brittanie

Location: suburbia of Kansas city

Occupation: 8th grade

Favorite StarWars character(s): Aayla Secura

Favorite StarWars movie: RotJ

Favorite author(s): JRR Tolkien, and Alexande Dumas, and George Lucas

Moment I became a fan: saw ANH on TV 2 days b4 TPM came out. (also first time i'd seen a whole episode)

Favorite snack food: just plain tortillas

Favorite non Star Wars movie: LotR, The mummy returns, or Monty Python & the holy grail

Costumes owned or working on: im broke

Other interests besides Star Wars: LotR (as you probly figured) Brendan Fraser, reading/writing anything written in english, and animals

Other fan groups I belong to: starwars.com

Family: mom, dad, sister (courtney), Pippin (hamster) turtle (Athena), and dog, (Abby)

Favorite place to visit: the creek that runs through the woods in my backyard. very quiet and peacful, my boyfriend and i made a swing on a vine and stuff...

Favorite music: heavy metal, jazz, and '80's punk. (none of that sissy pop stuff)

 

Screen Name:Nibbor 11

Real first name:Robin

Location: DeSoto, MO

Occupation: Claim Analyst

Favorite StarWars character(s):Han Solo, Yoda

Favorite StarWars movie:Return of the Jedi

Favorite author(s): Edgar Allen Poe, Nora Roberts

Moment I became a fan: The first time I saw A New Hope

Favorite snack foodretzels or chocolate

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Indiana Jone/Gone With the Wind

Costumes owned or working on: Did an Amidala costume for my daughter 4 years ago.

Other interests besides Star Wars:gardening, horses, camping and canoeing

Other fan groups I belong to: Coreplanets.com

Family: 14 year old daughter, 2 dogs:Nala and Dixie; four cats: Nickie, Spot, (Butterscotch, Tooloose, we've been trying to find a new home for the little guys.)

Favorite place to visit: I would love to go back to Hawaii someday.

Favorite music: a variety.

I know I'm not from Kansas City, but I wish you guys luck in getting your group going. And Stimpy, play nice.

 

Screen name: Thrive (or more commonly in other places, either The Devil or Arioch)

Real first name: Jon

Location: Between Basehor and Tonganoxie, KS

Occupation: laid off communications worker turned stay at home dad/raiser of boys

Favorite StarWars character(s): Every dead Ewok Ive ever had the privelege of seeing

Favorite StarWars movie: ANH ESB are forever at a tie

Favorite author(s): Niel Stephenson/Daniel Keys Moran/George RR Martin

Moment I became a fan: When I was 5 and the Star Destroyer caught Leias ship for the first time

Favorite snack food: Anything that doesnt stick to my fingers and prevent me from typing lol

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Aliens

Costumes owned or working on: None yet, making plans for a vacuform table though! Woohoo!

Other interests besides Star Wars: computers, 3d modelling/animation, web design.. etc

Other fan groups I belong to: nothing official or anything

Family: wife and 2 insane boys

Favorite place to visit: Nature (but preferably space, lol though I havent tried that one .. yet...)

Favorite music: Anything loud and evil.. Tool for example has a beautiful sound

 

Screen name: Brat of Kansas

Real first name: Crystal

Location: Parsons, KS (southeastern kansas)

Occupation: student

Favorite StarWars character(s): the twi'leks

Favorite StarWars movie: Return of the Jedi

Favorite author(s):undecided there

Moment I became a fan:
slowly came into after the special editions

Favorite snack food: sunflower seeds

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken

Costumes owned or working on: i'll get back to you

Other interests besides Star Wars: drawing and biking

Other fan groups I belong to: none currently

Family: mom, dad, sister, brother in law, niece

Favorite place to visit: Joplin, MO...love to shop

Favorite music: country and contemparary

 

Screen name: LukeSkiewalker

Real first name: Bradley

Location: Overland Park, KS

Occupation: Accountant, Tutoring Business Owner, and Full-time student

Favorite StarWars character(s): Yoda, Mara Jade, Young Obi-Wan

Favorite StarWars movie: A New Hope

Favorite author(s): Pat Conroy and Timothy Zahn

Moment I became a fan: When I received Darth Vader Stride-Rites for my 4th birthday

Favorite snack food: Chips

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Matrix, Empire Records, and Fight Club

Costumes owned or working on: Jedi - Mix between AOTC Obi-Wan and original

Other interests besides Star Wars: Making music with my computer, reading, and working on my (non Star Wars) novel

Other fan groups I belong to:

Family: One brother one Sister and Financee

Favorite place to visit: Orlando

Favorite music: Early 90's Alternative

 

Screen name: Master Jase

Real first name: Jason

Location: Olathe, Kansas

Occupation: Real Estate Entrepreneur

Favorite StarWars character(s): Luke, Han, Leia, and Yoda

Favorite StarWars movie: The Empire Strikes Back

Favorite author(s): Robert Jordan, Steven R. Covey, Robert T. Kiyosaki

Moment I became a fan: Sometime in 1979

Favorite snack food: Ice Cream or Cheesecake

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Braveheart

Costumes owned or working on: none yet

Other interests besides Star Wars: Real Estate, computers, CHIEFS, JAYHAWKS, sex, working out, running, softball, rollerblading, riding rollercoasters!

Other fan groups I belong to: none

Family: one younger brother and two sets of parents

Favorite place to visit: Any amusement park with big rollerocasters, anywhere with a clean beach.

Favorite music: DMB, NIN, Pink Floyd

 

Screen name: clonedmenace

Real first name: Marie

Location: Liberty, MO

Occupation: student

Favorite StarWars character(s): Darth Maul, Anakin Solo

Favorite StarWars movie: ROTJ

Favorite author(s): I hardly have time to be online, let alone read!

Moment I became a fan: I was 7 years old and my parents had rented ANH. At the end, it showed a teaser for ESB which included the classic "I am your father." My parents wouldn't tell me whether it was true! I had to of course see the other movies, and I loved them.

Favorite snack food: chex mix

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Moulin Rouge... nothing like a singing Obi-Wan Kenobi

Costumes owned or working on: a token Leia dress, and I'm working on some Jedi robes

Other interests besides Star Wars: I play the violin and sing, and I write when I have time

Other fan groups I belong to: the official fan club, does that count? lol

Family: my parents and my brother

Favorite place to visit: ever been to Victoria, British Columbia (Canada)? it's a great city

Favorite music: Recently I haven't listened to a thing besides the Moulin Rouge soundtrack. LOL.

 

Screen name: Mara_Jade_Raven

Real first name: Valerie

Location: Overland Park, KS

Occupation: hotel reservations manager, and full time student

Favorite StarWars character(s): Mara Jade,
Priness Leia (ANH)

Favorite StarWars movie: Episode II

Favorite author(s): Edgar Allen Poe

Moment I became a fan: When my fiancee finaly got me to watch the first trilogy

Favorite snack food: cookies

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Goonies, Empire Records, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Costumes owned or working on: Princess Leia (ANH)

Other interests besides Star Wars: I am interested in animals and reading as much as possible

Other fan groups I belong to:

Family: Mom, Dad, fiancee

Favorite place to visit: Tahoe

Favorite music: 90's rock, and techno


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Who knows where thoughts come from, they just appear.

 

Just a quick update on me, I am no longer a truck driver, I am now A WalMart associate, who will be in managment at WalMart come September, 2003.

 

Screen name: JediDragon

Real first name: Cory

Location: Peterson Air Force Base, CO (Colorado Springs). Originally from Humboldt, Kansas.

Occupation: United States Air Force

Favorite StarWars character(s): Han, Corran Horn, Jacen.

Favorite StarWars movie: The Empire Strikes Back

Favorite author(s): King, Robert Jordan, Raymond E. Feist

Moment I became a fan: Freshman year when a guy I know had these books based on Star Wars that looked pretty interesting in typing class.

Favorite snack food: Oreos & Milk, Ho-ho's, fromunda cheese.

Favorite non Star Wars movie: The Shawshank Redemption

Costumes owned or working on: Jedi/Sith (combo) owned. Working on TIE Pilot, X-Wing Pilot, Endor Trooper (mountain version), and Star By Star NJO Striketeam Ganner Rhysode.

Other interests besides Star Wars: Mixed Martial Arts (ultimate fighting stuff), Acting/Filmmaking, Graphic and Web Design, Writing, etc.

Other fan groups I belong to: Rocky Mountain FanForce and Chapter Rep of Coloraod Springs FanForce.

Family: Mom&Dad, 2 sisters, 1 niece, and 2 nephews.

Favorite place to visit: My sis in Wichita or my friend at KSU in Manhattan.

Favorite music: Rock.

 

Screen name: Darth Jurist

Real first name: Heather

Location: Chicago

Occupation: Lawyer

Favorite StarWars character(s): Obi Wan (young and old )

Favorite StarWars movie: ANH/ESB

Favorite author(s): Tolkien, Wurtz, DeLint

Moment I became a fan: When my dad took me to see ROTJ, and the Death Star blew up.

Favorite snack food: sweet/salty/crunchy things

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Hmmm.... Moulin Rouge, Labyrinth, LOTR, True Lies, Indiana Jones ... all over the place.

Costumes owned or working on: Good Lord, I'm sewing up a storm at the moment, but none of it SW. Current projects: Rennie outfits for the fam: monk's robes for dad, accessories to complete a wench out fit for mom, and a whole new middle class outfit for myself (including boned bodice, petticoat, underskirt, chemise, etc) . Also finishing up my large jedi-like robe (but it's midnight blue with beading and sequence). Future projects: Can Can outfit and Merriweather (from Sleeping Beauty) for DragonCon.

Other interests besides Star Wars: costuming, family, friends, reading, conventions, wine,

Other fan groups I belong to: no other organized groups

Family: Complex question. None of my own, unless you count my cats (ie, not married), but lots of family in Chicago area, rest scattered around. I'm an oldest child, one sis and one bro.

Favorite place to visit: Wherever there are lots of people having a good time. Also fabric stores, craft stores, beaches, parks.

Favorite music: varies wildly, depends on mood.

~H~

 

Screen name: Laynel

Real name: Layne

Location: KC, MO

Occupation: Full-time student, part-time work at theater box office.

Favorite StarWars character(s): Mara Jade, Talon Karrde, Thrawn, Wedge

Favorite StarWars movie: Empire Strikes Back

Favorite author(s): Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Timothy Zahn, I could go on for a while.

Moment I became a fan: My mom showed me and my brother ESB when I was 8, and she didn't have RotJ and I was going crazy wondering what happened.

Favorite snack food: Doritos, chocolate

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Spiderman, Princess Bride, X-men, Matrix, Toy Story 2, I could continue for a long time.

Costumes owned or working on: None at present.

Other interests besides Star Wars: Photography, American Sign Language, Reading, God.

Other fan groups I belong to: None

Family: My parents, 3 sisters, 1 brother.

Favorite place to visit: I would love to visit England and Ireland someday.

Favorite music: Oldies, Christian Contemporary.

 

Screen name: MonkeyFett

Real first name: Alex

Location: Liberty, MO

Occupation: Student

Favorite StarWars character(s): Both Fetts & Plo Koon

Favorite StarWars movie: rotj

Favorite author(s): Zahn

Moment I became a fan: Moment I saw star wars

Favorite snack food: chips

Favorite non Star Wars movie: monty python & the holy grail

Other interests besides Star Wars: lego, monty python, video games, metroid, zelda...

Favorite music: the rock n roll version of the imperial march featured in Force Commander is cool...

 

Screen name: WarmasterDan

Real first name: Daniel O'Rear

Location: Fort Scott, Kansas (southeast kansas)

Occupation: Freshman this fall, paper boy

Favorite StarWars character(s): Nom Anor, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Warmaster Tsavong Lah

Favorite StarWars movie: Return of the Jedi

Favorite author(s): Michael Crichton, Frank Herbert, Michael A. Stackpole, and Timothy Zhan

Moment I became a fan: Back when I first saw A New Hope when I was like an baby

Favorite snack food: ice cream

Favorite non Star Wars movie: All of the Kevin Smith Movies minus JASBSB, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Snatch

Costumes owned or working on: none

Other interests besides Star Wars: reading, writing, talking to friends

Other fan groups I belong to: none

Family: live with mom, half-brother and half-sister on dad's side, half-sister/brother coming in Ausgust

Favorite place to visit: Canada, UK, or Australia

Favorite music: U2, Duran Duran, Coldplay, Sting, and The Police

 

Screen name: Taz_Jinn (short for Talinna-Xan Jinn )

Real first name: Tammy

Location: Lexington MO, 64067 (former resident of south kc)

Occupation: online junkie

Favorite StarWars character(s): Obi-Wan/Xanatos

Favorite StarWars movie: EPI

Favorite author(s): Randy Miller (Myst) JK Rowlin (HP Series) Tolkin (LotR) and Jude Wattson (JA Series)

Moment I became a fan: Sophemore year of high school, my old band director was a huge fan and for the last two years I'd been told that I'd love Star Wars (seeing as I love John Williams music), anyhow for the last week of school he showed the Trilogy then EP I... I was hooked! Found the JA series fell in love with that and some how finally ended up here.

Favorite snack food: Nerds

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Flight of the Navigator (oldie but a goodie)

Costumes owned or working on: not yet.. those take time and money.. the second I never seem to have.

Other interests besides Star Wars: LotR, HP, just about all Sci-fi, music and computers

Other fan groups I belong to: not currently

Family: my mom and my fiance... unless you want to count the dog and cat.

Favorite place to visit: online.. here... out in the world.... I always love to go back to KC..

Favorite music: Anything by John Williams (minus the AI sound track), Bryan Adams, Creed, older Metallica, Our Lady Peace.

 

Well don't strike me down with the force!
It looks like KC is growing.

 

Screen name: KansasNavy

Real first name: Garrett

Location: Lenexa, KS

Occupation: Engineering Services (Intern)

Favorite StarWars character(s): Obi-Wan, Face, Jacen Solo, Kyle Katarn (or at least when I play his games)

Favorite StarWars movie: ESB

Favorite author(s): Zahn, Stover, Denning

Moment I became a fan: Dark Forces PC Game and SE Star Wars Trilogy

Favorite snack food:

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Black Hawk Down

Costumes owned or working on: What!? None.

Other interests besides Star Wars: Defense, intelligence, aviation

Other fan groups I belong to: None

Family: Plenty

Favorite place to visit: Bed

Favorite music: Rock (Alice in Chains/Jerry Cantrell, Foo Fighters, Audioslave, Incubus, etc.)

 

Screen name: solojones

Real first name: Rachel

Location: LSMO

Occupation: student

Favorite StarWars character(s): Han & Obi-Wan

Favorite StarWars movie: ESB

Favorite author(s): SW? Zahn, by miles.

Moment I became a fan: Ever since I can remember.

Favorite snack food: Cheez-Its

Favorite non Star Wars movie: The Usual Suspects (though I have lots of others I really love, being a total film buff)

Costumes owned or working on: Planning toward a Padawan costume

Other interests besides Star Wars: Indiana Jones , filmmaking, ER, Hitchcock... lots of things

Other fan groups I belong to: My friends and I started an Official Star Wars Club at LSHS last year... we'll see how that hold up this year.

Family: parents and older brother Ryan

Favorite place to visit: Disneyworld

Favorite music: all types of rock from all decades. I'm lead singer/bassist for my band, Worm.

-sj loves kevin spacey

 

Screen name: Tenorjedi

Real first name: Michael

Location: Grandview

Occupation: Tax advisor

Favorite StarWars character(s): Han Solo

Favorite StarWars movie: RotJ

Favorite author(s): no specific one

Moment I became a fan: When I saw A New Hope in the theater

Favorite snack food: Chips and Salsa

Favorite non Star Wars movie: The Untouchables

Costumes owned or working on: none

Other interests besides Star Wars: music, skiing, pool, swimming, splunking, camping, football

Other fan groups I belong to: none

Family: Brother, Sister in law, parents and a nephew

Favorite place to visit: Sidepockets

Favorite music: I'm weird about music cause it's all about my mood. Most day's I'm a rock kinda guy, but every once in a while it's nice to chill to some classical music and clear your head.