You can see the 'old' Introduction thread here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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:
Screen name: Qui-Gon_Glenn Real first name: Glenn Location: Topeka, KS Occupation: Photojournalist Favorite StarWars character(s): Qui-Gon Jinn, Watto, Han Solo Favorite StarWars movie: ESB, but AOTC is a really close second Favorite author(s): Timothy Zahn, R.A. Salvatore, J.R.R. Tolkien Moment I became a fan: After I saw Star Wars in 1977 Favorite snack food: Planters Cheese Balls Favorite non Star Wars movie: Wonderboys Costumes owned or working on: Darth Vader (half done) Other interests besides Star Wars: James Bond, Videography, playing with my daughter Other fan groups I belong to: Coreplanets.com (Missouri & Kansas SW Fansite), Rebelbasers.com (Star Wars Trading Card Game Fansite), Team Cliegg (Local Star Wars TCG play group), TradeFederation.net (On-line Star Wars Trading Group) Family: Wife and daughter born on Aug 9th, 2003 Favorite place to visit: My Star Wars room/office Favorite music: The Beatles
Wow I take it this Fan Force chapter is a recent development? Hi guys. I'm a K-Stater. Screen name: Janz_Walker (ChristheNinjaPirate is my 'Talk Like a Pirate Day' sock. ) Real first name: Chris Location: Manhattan, KS Occupation: Student in Television/Radio Favorite StarWars character(s): C3P0, R2D2 Favorite StarWars movie: Empire Strikes Back Favorite author(s): Matthew Stover, R.A. Salvatore, Kathy Tyres, Tim Zahn Moment I became a fan: My lil brother got me 'The Last Command' for Christmas. Favorite snack food: Brownies. Favorite non Star Wars movie: K-PAX Costumes owned or working on: Various, including an Imperial Officer for a Manhattan based fan film Other interests besides Star Wars: Reading, Writing, Voice work Other fan groups I belong to: New Jedi Order Project Family: Two twin brothers, currently seniors in high school. Parents manage a grain elevator in north-central Kansas. Favorite place to visit: White Water resort in Gunnison, CO Favorite music: Instrumental
Screen name: GandalfBMG Real first name: Bart (hence the avatar) Location: North of the river Occupation: Technical Writer Favorite StarWars character(s): Han, Obi-wan, Chewbacca Favorite StarWars movie: Empire and next Jedi, and probably Revenge Favorite author(s): Stephen King, Tolkien, Robert Heinlein Moment I became a fan: Too young to remember. One of my earliest memories is of going to see Jedi in St. Joseph when I was 5; there was a big thunderstorm going on outside. Favorite snack food: popcorn; nachos Favorite non Star Wars movie: Anything from Kevin Smith, Lord or the Rings Costumes owned or working on: none Other interests besides Star Wars: Buffy/Angel and the works of Joss Wheedon Other fan groups I belong to: I've done some Buffy stuff too. Family: A son, 4 yrs old, who is named after a Babylon 5 character and a my fiance who I'm training to be a big geek like myself (around these parts she goes by 'GsWookie') Favorite place to visit: Anywhere, just as long as I can get out. Favorite music: Anything good. Of late the place that best sums up music for me is the place in my signature, radioparadise.com
Screen name: Jedi-Anakin-Solo Real first name: Jarrod Location: KCMO Occupation: Host Favorite StarWars character(s): Movies: Obi-Wan EU: Anakin Solo Favorite StarWars movie: Tie between ESB & RotJ Favorite author(s): I've probably read more Jude Watson books than any other SW Author. Moment I became a fan: When I was born. Favorite snack food: Eh, potato chips. Favorite non Star Wars movie: Spider-Man 2 Costumes owned or working on: I have a Darth Vader helmet. Other interests besides Star Wars: Computers, Video Games, Star Trek. Other fan groups I belong to: Nadda. Family: Parents and sister. Favorite place to visit: Orlando. Favorite music: Weird Al.
Screen name: JediJohnSeever Real first name: John Location: Liberty Missouri Occupation: College Student Favorite StarWars character(s): Han Solo, Mace Windu Favorite StarWars movie: Episode 2 Favorite author(s): Timothy Zhan, Jane Austen, James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, J.R.R. Tolkien, Moment I became a fan: When I saw Return of the Jedi for the first time Favorite snack food: Depends on my mood Favorite non Star Wars movie: Aladdin, Lord of the Rings, Wraith Costumes owned or working on: Jedi Knight Costume Other interests besides Star Wars: Reading, Computers, Transformers, Robotech, Dragonball Z, Costuming Other fan groups I belong to: Dewback Wing, Rebel Legion Family: Mother and soon to be Fience Favorite place to visit: Orlando, Fl. Favorite music: Depends on my mood
Screen name: GsWookie Real first name: Sarah Location: up North Occupation: banking Favorite StarWars character(s): Han Solo, Chewbacca Favorite StarWars movie: Return of the Jedi Favorite author(s): Stephen King, JKRowling Moment I became a fan: When I saw Han Solo at the table with Greedo. Favorite snack food: chocolate! Favorite non Star Wars movie: Grease Costumes owned or working on: none Other interests besides Star Wars: LOTS! Other fan groups I belong to: none Family: a fiance Favorite place to visit: Favorite music: Metallica and most country.
Screen name: Kevin_Kenobi Real first name: Kevin Location: Independence,Mo Occupation: Classified Favorite StarWars character(s): Captain Typho, Admiral Ackbar Favorite StarWars movie: Return of the Jedi Favorite author(s): S.D. Perry, William Shakespere, Stephen King, George Lucas Moment I became a fan: Never thought I'd like some space movie until friends convinced me to go see Phantom Menace...I didnt want to go as a star wars noob so I rented the trilogy and watched them over and over. Favorite snack food: White Chocolate Nestle Crunch Favorite non Star Wars movie: toss-up Pulp Fiction or Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Pink Floyd:The Wall running close behind Costumes owned or working on: Other interests besides Star Wars: ummm...there are things other than star wars that interest people? Other fan groups I belong to: none Family: Favorite place to visit: Geonosis Favorite music: Everything as long as it's not Gang Banging crap or anything else being beaten to death by commercial radio.
Screen name: Triba Blakan Real first name: Trish Location: KCMO Occupation: Legal Admin. Favorite StarWars character(s): Darth Vader & Luke Favorite StarWars movie: Empire Strikes Back Favorite author(s): Harper Lee, Ray Bradbury Moment I became a fan: A Saturday afternoon in 1977. I was 12. Favorite snack food: Ben & Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk ice cream Favorite non Star Wars movie: To Kill a Mockingbird Costumes owned or working on: Alas, I have none. Other interests besides Star Wars: Art, movies, and currently obsessed with the TV show LOST. Other fan groups I belong to: LOTR Official fan club. Even though I never really liked the books, I love the movies. Family: Big & loud Favorite place to visit: Hawaii (Been there once and dying to go again) Favorite music: Depends on my mood. However, I'm not a big fan of Rap, Country, and Teen Pop. -----signature-----
Hi everyone. I'm going to be attending KU this fall. I'm active in the St Louis fan force and hope to continue in KC. Screen name: VoijaRisa Real first name: Jon Location: St Louis MO Occupation: Teaching Assistant for Astronomy courses at SMSU and Gallery Assistant for the St Louis Science Center Favorite StarWars character(s): Vader Favorite StarWars movie: RotJ Favorite author(s): Terry Pratchett Moment I became a fan: When I saw ESB for the first time while sick on a taped off TV casette Favorite snack food: Cheese Favorite non Star Wars movie: Last Samauri Costumes owned or working on: Vader, Tusken Raider, several Jedi Other interests besides Star Wars: Astronomy, midieval swordfighting Other fan groups I belong to: St Louis Fan Force Family: Mother, Step-Father, 1 younger (half) sister Favorite place to visit: Dark sky locations Favorite music: anything but Rap and Country.
Welcome Kevin_Kenobi, Jedi_Triba_Blakan, and VoijaRisa. Stop by the HotA website and forums to catch up with the rest of us. We're really more active than this board lets on
Screen name: Skywalker64089 Real first name: Stephen Location: Smithville MO Occupation: Lawn and Landscape, General Maintenance Favorite StarWars character(s): Luke, Leia, Padme, Mara, Jaina, Jacen, Anakin (both) , Jag, Kyp, Han, Lando, um. . . . . . oh yeah, Wedge, Tycho, Wes, Gavin and all the boys & girls from Rogue and Wraith Squadron Favorite StarWars movie: Return of the Jedi Favorite author(s): Anne McCaffrey, David Eddings, David Weber, Steve White, Raymond Feist, J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Paolini, Timothy Zahn, Eric Flint Moment I became a fan: Six years old, A New Hope came on tv. Proceded to wear out the vhs tapes for the trilogy over the course of the next month, never been the same since. Favorite snack food: Anything Favorite non Star Wars movie: Smokey and the Bandit (hey, what can I say, I like fast cars) Costumes owned or working on: N/A (this takes money) Other interests besides Star Wars: Computers, Video games (of course), books, cars (Anything older than 1980 with an engine with 8 cylinders or more) Other fan groups I belong to: n/a Family: Parents (yes, some of us have them), 1 sister (younger) Favorite place to visit: Omaha Nebraska Favorite music: anything.
Screen Name: Garax Real First Name: Not Given Location: Kansas City, Ks. Occupation: Photographer/ whatever pays the best at the time. Favorite Star Wars Character: Vader, hands down (I have had this opinion since the original trilogy) Favorite Star Wars Movie: Debatable. Either all of episode 5, or the last 30 minutes of episode 6. Favorite Author: Carl Hiassen Moment I Became a Fan: "No, there is another." Favorite Snack Food: I would say Lay's KC Masterpiece Chips, but I have to say that i have an extreme weakness for cream cheese danishes. Favorite Non-Star Wars Movie: I'll get alot of crap for this, but... Star Trek 6. It had a decent script the entire way through, and the heroes that we had followed for so many years rode off into the sunset at the end. Other Fan Groups I Belong to: Technically, none. Although I have managed a game store, played mmos with friends in real life, and have run a local collectible card circuit, so i guess ive been apart of those groups, and continue to be. Family: Not Given. Favorite Place to Visit: I apologize, but this one will be long. I think that you are asking for my favorite vacation, and I have to say that it was when I camped out for Episode 1 for 5 days. The best part of the whole experience actually wasnt the movie itself, or the moments of anticipation just before the event. It was the fact that I had a 5 day vacation where the entire length of my to-do list was "see movie in 5 days". It was perfect. Favorite Music: Juno Reactor, ever since high-school.
Welcome Skywalker64089 & Garax check out our websiteand forums we are much more active there then here!
Screen name: Qui-Gon-Matt Real First name: Matt Location: Albuquerque NM Occupation: Supervisor for UPS Favorite Star Wars character: Han Solo FAvorite Star Wars Movie: A new Hope Favorite Author: David Eddings Moment I became a fan: Seeing stormtroopers for the first time. Favorite snack foods: Doritos and coke Favorite non star Wars film: Tie between Miracle, Almost Famous, and Rudy. Other fan groups I belong to: Rebel Legion, 501st(very very soon), Mos Alba Fan Force, Grand army of the Republic Family: Wife of 6 years, two kids (boy 7, girl 3) and one on the way Favorite place to visit: New England Favorite music: Heavy Metal. I love the new hardcore stuff, but my heart is still in the 80's when it comes to music.
