MN Minnesota Force Introductions

Welcome Everyone!

 

Screen name: mirax80

Real first name: Nyree

Location: Lakeville, MN
Via Southern CA and born in WI

Occupation: Ritz Camera Lab Rat, Runner out at MN RenFest

Favorite StarWars character(s): Wedge Antilles, Han & Leia Solo, Luke & Mara Skywalker, Yoda

Favorite StarWars movie: Empire Strikes Back

Favorite author(s): Michael Stackpole, Aaron Allston, Tim Zahn, Rebecca Moesta, Kevin Anderson

Moment I became a fan: When I found myself always sneaking into my older brother's room to always play with his SW toys when he was away at school. (circa 1983-ish)

Favorite snack food: Popcorn

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Pirates of the Caribean, Indian Jones, Harry Potter, Back to the Future

Costumes owned or working on: Jedi (I lost my shirt to it though) I'm currently trying to get my Mirax Terrik costume going

Other interests besides Star Wars: going out to the movies, bowling, RenFest, shopping, video games

Other fan groups I belong to: Road Squadron, DMC News, MosEisleyCantina (all thru Yahoo groups)

Family: parents and 1 older Brother in WI, and 1 older sister in Minneapolis

Favorite place to visit: SoCal where I went to High School, Disneyland, Valleyfair

Favorite music: Gaelic Storm (Irish), Country, video game soundtracks, 93X if the mood strikes me, late 80s

 

WELCOME Nyree!

 

Welcome Nyree!
Hope to greeet you in person soon
Reb

 

Screen name: Ewok15

Real first name: Tom

Location: Eagan

Occupation: school

Favorite StarWars character(s): Luke, Han, Wicket

Favorite StarWars movie: ROTJ

Favorite author(s): Tom Clancy

Moment I became a fan: After I saw ANH special Edition in theaters

Favorite snack food: Doritos

Favorite non Star Wars movie: LOTR and Monty Python and Search for the Holy Grail

Costumes owned or working on: none

Other interests besides Star Wars: Drumline, Debte, Speech, going on Computer, going to movies, hanging out with friends

Other fan groups I belong to: none

Family: a mom, dad, brother and sister

Favorite place to visit: Europe

Favorite music: I listen to almost anything except rap

 

Hi Tom, Welcome!

 

Screen name: Chewbeatle

Real first name: Dylan

Location: Fargo, ND

Occupation: College Student

Favorite StarWars character(s): The bad guys, baby! And Watto is just the coolest.

Favorite StarWars movie: The Empire Strikes Back

Favorite author(s): Tolkien and JK Rowling (imagine that?).

Moment I became a fan: Well, I don't remember... I was born after RotJ came out, so I've watched all my life... the Special Editions were awesome. That was the first time I saw Star Wars on the big screen.

Favorite snack food: Doritos - Spicy Nacho!

Favorite non Star Wars movie: that's a tough one... I like the American Beauty/Magnolia type of flick... obviously the LotR movies are freakin sweet, and the two Harry Potter movies are quite nice as well.

Costumes owned or working on: Zippo, sorry.

Other interests besides Star Wars: Guitar, choir, basically anything involving music. Hooking up the ol' Gamecube, hanging out with people...

Other fan groups I belong to: I'm a proud member of the AFI fanclub (they're a band...)

Family: I have a younger sister, a mom and dad, a dog, four cats, and some fish...

Favorite place to visit: Florida was fun, and Canada's usually entertaining. I'm a big fan of the Cities, too.

Favorite music: Beatles (could you tell?), each of the Beatles' solo careers, AFI, Rancid, NOFX, Jawbreaker, Jets to Brazil, and I really enjoy a lot of classical stuff as well.

Hmmmm, age isn't on here.... I'm 19 years and 11 months old! Whooooo, the big 2-oh is coming up...

edit: don't mind me, I'm grammatically retarded at the moment...

 

Welcome Dylan We are glad to have you.

 

whoo hoo I am not the only one from Fargo anymore welcome

 

Haha... yeah. I'm sure a few people around town like Star Wars...

 

Hello all. I'm a long time lurker. I think i posted here once a few years ago. It's been so long i forgot my screen name and password (thus the new account)


Screen name: Jedi_Jaina

Real first name: Samantha

Location:St. Louis Park

Occupation: Overworked High School Student

Favorite StarWars character(s):Jaina Solo, Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi

Favorite StarWars movie:Empire

Favorite author(s):Hm, too hard

Moment I became a fan:I don't remember. I read Shadows of the Empire in 4th grade so it had to be before then.

Favorite snack food:Chocolate chip cookies

Favorite non Star Wars movie:Moulin Rouge

Costumes owned or working on:Finished:Jedi costume, 90% compleated cheap version of Padme's ep. 2 packing gown. In progress: Eowyn Sheildmaiden gown. I really want to try a Bastila from KOTOR.

Other interests besides Star Wars:LOTR, drama, fencing

Other fan groups I belong to:none

Family:Mom, dad, little brother

Favorite place to visit: Borders

Favorite music: Everything but country and Rap

 

Screen name: PrincessDeathStar

Real first name: Jayme

Location: Eagan Minnesota

Occupation: Retail

Favorite StarWars character(s): Luke, Leia, yoda, Chewbacca, Darth Vader, Padame, the Ewoks, Han Solo..I like everyone

Favorite StarWars movie: AOTC and Return of the Jedi

Favorite author(s): I have a lot

Moment I became a fan: The first time I saw it when I was 3

Favorite snack food: Sunflower Seeds and Popcorn

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Robin Hood Prince of Theives, Thelma and Louise, the Birdcage, Miss Congeniality, While You were Sleeping..I have a lot

Costumes owned or working on: I have a list going of the ones I want to start making.

Other interests besides Star Wars: Movies, Friends, Concerts, Music and Shopping

Other fan groups I belong to: none

Family: I have a huge family!

Favorite place to visit: Black Hills SD, The Bahamas. I havent been to Paris but I would LOVE to go there.

Favorite music: I love all kinds of music and will listen to anything and everything as long as I understand the words but right now I am into stuff like Good Charlotte, AFI, The Used, Disturbed, The All American Rejects, Metalica, Chevelle and New Found Glory.

 

Though we've already met face to face let me say welcome officially Princess


And welcome Back Samantha nice to hear to found your way back.

 

Screen name: DarkSide_jedi

Real first name: Doug (yes another one)

Location: cottage grove

Occupation: crappy job

Favorite StarWars character(s): R2D2 Han

Favorite StarWars movie: The Empire Strikes Back

Favorite author(s): Robert jordan, RA Salvatore

Moment I became a fan: Watching ANH in Sommerset WI and the farm boys Screamin "YAAAAAHOOOOO GO LUKE" and throwin up their hats

Favorite snack foodatmeal cream pies

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Dune, Memento, Happy Gilmore

Costumes owned or working on: i have a renfest i am converting to a dark jedi, i am someday going to start on my boba fett..i only have the helmet now...

Other interests besides Star Wars: I play Disc golf, Ride my Motorcycle

Other fan groups I belong to: none

Family: My lovely Wife and 2 mutant cats

Favorite place to visit: Vegas baby!

Favorite music: Classic rock mostly, but ill listen to anything

 

Welcome Doug! Glad to have ya.

 

I can't believe that I haven't filled this out yet...I've been in since the beginning so I guess I thought that everyone knew me..hey, wait..WHO ARE ALL YOU PEOPLE?????

Here goes:

Screen name: Master_Eki (that's EEK-eye, not eck-ee LOL)

Real first name: Mike

Location: Savage, MN

Occupation: Technical Support Analyst

Favorite StarWars character(s): Luke Skywalker, Corran Horn, Mara Jade, the Solos

Favorite StarWars movie: Return of the Jedi

Favorite author(s): Mike Stackpole, Tim Zahn, Peter David, Michael and Jeff Shaara

Moment I became a fan: playing Star Wars with my cousins in 1977 even before I saw A New Hope

Favorite snack food: the edible kind...

Favorite non Star Wars movie: too many to list...Star Trek movies are near the top though

Costumes owned or working on: Corellian Jedi, Several Star Trek uniforms

Other interests besides Star Wars: Star Trek fandom, superheroes, History

Other fan groups I belong to: Rebel Legion, Starfleet

Family: my daughter Allie and my son Mackenzie

Favorite place to visit: San Francisco, CA

Favorite music: I love all types

 

LOL well don't expect me to welcome you slacker boy. Heck you were in this group before I was for crying out loud.

 

*waves nervously* Hi, I'm a FanForce newbie...

Screen name: Wilhelmina

Real first name: Wendy

Location: St. Paul during the school year, Wisconsin the rest of the time.

Occupation: College Student

Favorite Star Wars character(s): Yoda. Specifically ESB Yoda.

Favorite Star Wars movie: All of them! Star Wars is Star Wars. If you held a lightsaber to my throat, I'd say ESB--see previous question.

Favorite author(s): Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, Jane Austen, C.S. Lewis.

Moment I became a fan: We bought my dad the Original Trilogy on VHS one Christmas maybe ten years ago. I'm not sure of the exact date. Before they were wrapped up, I snuck ANH out of its case and watched it one day while everyone else was out of the house. Love blossomed.

Favorite snack food: Chex Mix. Mmmm.

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Just one? Okay, one movie I can watch over and over without ever tiring of is The Princess Bride.

Costumes owned or working on: None.

Other interests besides Star Wars: Reading and writing (on an SF/F kick right now, but other things too), singing, foreign films, miscellaneous craft projects, cooking, my hamster, and classical languages.

Other fan groups I belong to: None.

Family: Dad, Mom, and two younger brothers.

Favorite place to visit: Saint Paul! The urge to visit is somewhat diminished by the fact that I live here eight months out of the year now, but I still love it. Second favorite place: I visited Washington, D.C., one summer, and thought it was one of the most beautiful and fascinating places I'd ever been.

Favorite music: Mozart, Dvorak, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Peter Mulvey, John Williams...I'll stop there.

 

Hi Wendy! welcome to our corner of the Star Wars Universe. Make yourself at home.

 

Thanks much.

 

Heh heh, I'm a Wisconsin person, but I thought I'd come over here and say hi to my neighbors, since I live in La Crosse and it's about... three minutes from Minnesota anyway.

Hi!

 

Sure! Not a problem. Neighbors are always welcome.

 

Thanks! I'm a member of the Milwaukee group, but I'm about three hours away from a gathering place no matter how you calculate it, so I thought I'd stop in here too. I'll say this - I wish I could've gotten a couple people to watch Army of Darkness on Halloween!

 

Since I post periodically, and I'll be stopping in at the upcoming meeting, and a lot of newer members have joined since I was active, I thought I'd fill this thing out.

Screen name: kenobi420

Real first name: Zak

Location: Earth

Occupation: K-12 Art teacher

Favorite StarWars character(s): Yoda, Kenobi (Alec Guiness)

Favorite StarWars movie: ESB

Favorite author(s): Tolkien, Frank Herbert, Steinbeck, Tim Zahn, C.S. Lewis,

Moment I became a fan: The earliest childhood memory I have is seeing ROTJ in the theater at age 3. That was all it took...

Favorite non Star Wars movie: LOTR (all)

Costumes owned or working on: Luke (ANH award ceremony)

Other interests besides Star Wars: Making art; meeting girls

Family: Just my parents...

Favorite place to visit: The bar -- any bar.

Favorite music: Radiohead, NIN

 

Well...I might as well post this as well.



Screen name: TK-7554

Real first name: Tom

Location: Stillwater

Occupation: Student

Favorite StarWars character(s): Stormtroopers, Greedo

Favorite StarWars movie: Empire Strikes Back

Favorite author(s): John Grisham, Woody Allen

Moment I became a fan: Oh, letsee...I guess after watching ROTJ in 1983 as a really young tot, and wanting to see the other two films.

Favorite snack food: Skittles, M&Ms

Favorite non Star Wars movie: Rain Man

Costumes owned or working on: Stormtrooper

Other interests besides Star Wars:
English Equestrian, geography major, AMPAS screenwriter/score composer

Other fan groups I belong to: 501st

Family: one older brother, one younger sister

Favorite place to visit: New Mexico (lived there from 1994-1998)

Favorite music: Scores by Hans Zimmer, Dave Grusin; oldies, jazz (Louis Prima), etc, etc, etc,