In December of 1997, several cast members of Star Wars made an appearance at the Bookery, a comic and card shop in Fairborn. I recall that I only got to meet John Hollis (Lobot) and Kenny Baker (R2-D2). Dave Prowse (Darth Vader) had been and gone by the time my friend Eric Flinn and I made it there, but he left behind some autographed photos to sell. There were also some signed photos available for purchase from cast members Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett) and Kenny Baker(R2-D2). I purchased all of them.
I didn’t get my chance to actually meet Peter Mayhew until the Hollywood Collectors Show on October 1, 2005. Although his appearance was eccentric, he sat quietly and unobtrusively at his table and sold his photos which he would autograph. Bob asked him to sign a photo to hang in his San Bernardino High School and asked him to pose for a picture. He agreed to both for free. Quite a nice guy really, and would you believe he has a British accent? Chewbacca didn’t sound British!
Celebs of the 2005 HCS will continue…
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