My name is Tim Harris, I`m 40 and I`m a massive Star Wars Fan……..

Long time no see!!!!  Sorry about the lack of posts but I,ve been busy turning 40 and making a few life style changes but even as I get older and sort of wiser I still hold a flame for my beloved Star Wars.

I did well this year with the added additions to my Star Wars collection which included 60+ figures, signed pictures and film cells, books, comics, models, lightsabers, mugs and other bits and bobs that bare the Star Wars trade mark. My better half asks me when I`m gonna grow out of my Star Wars toys….NEVER!!!! I tell her Star Wars is my life.  I still love to read my books and comics and I still dress up in my Jedi costume and I still try in my everyday life try to keep to the teachings of the Jedi code.  There he goes again about believing in a belief first thought up by some beardy bloke but the way I see it if it works for you who cares what other people think!

Yesterday I watched the opening episode of Star Wars Rebels season 2 The siege of Lothal which was most excellent and to me this season is going to be really good and it reminded me alot of Empire Strikes back.  I cant wait for the season to start proper in autumn specially with a lot of characters from Clone wars popping up as well as to see if Ahsoka goes face to mask with her old master!!!!

With only just under six months to go till Episode VII I think this December will be the best December in history.  We are gonna see a whole new side to the Star Wars universe and with whats legends and what’s cannon everyone from die hard fans to people who have never seen a Star Wars film in their life (yes there are people out there who have never seen Star Wars in their life) are in for a treat!!!!!

It don’t matter what age you are from three year olds to us oldies (even at 40 I still don’t count myself as old) Star Wars will never get old and will always entertain us!

May the Force be with you…….  Always

Did you see the new tralier for Star Wars Episode VII?

Did you see it last night? The latest trailer for Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens came out last night and it was brilliant! We got to see some stunning scenery as well as some of the new characters and of course right at the end there was Chewbacca and a very gray-haired Han Solo.  The trailer opens on the scrap yard desert planet of Jakku.  The scenery is stunning as we track a speeder passing by a downed X-Wing fighter and then a half buried star destroyer.  We then get a glimpse of Darth Vaders melted mask and helmet which looks more like a skull, we then fade a again to see a robed figure stretch out his robotic arm to stroke R2-D2’s dome while they sit beside a fire, we then see Luke’s first lightsaber (Anakins lightsaber)  being given to someone, possibly Princess Leia, then we see an extended clip of the X-wings flying over a lake that we first saw in the first trailer.  It then switches to shots of the baddies and things blowing up.  The new Sith looks cool with a hint of Darth Raven about him plus that awesome lightsaber that he uses.  Also plenty of shots of the new stormtrooper and a new insignia for the Empire.  We then end with the millennium Falcon being chased by TIE fighters through a derelict spaceship, a scene that looks very similar to Return of the Jedi when the Falcon is flying through the super structure of the Death Star, we then end with Chewbacca and a very old-looking Han Solo who seem to be on the Millennium Falcon.  All the way through the clip we hear Luke talking, giving the same line he used in Return of the Jedi when he tells Leia that they are brother and sister. So far it looks like J.J. Abrams is doing a fine job and if rumours are true we might be seeing another trailer attached to Avengers : Age of Altron.  I don’t usually say this but HURRY UP DECEMBER!!!!!

May the force be with you…….. The Library Jedi

Earth Day 22nd April….creating the perfect garden for wild life.

There’s nothing better than sitting out in your own back garden enjoying the good weather and watching all the wild life doing their thing, heaven on Earth in by book! The above picture and the other pictures in this blog have all been taken in my garden. There’s so many things you can do in your garden to make it wildlife friendly and it doesn’t have to cost the earth and at the end of the day the end results are beautiful as well as educational.  There’s nothing better than watching all the activity happening in your garden pond that s rich with lots of different kinds of insects, newts and frogs as well as birds having a bath and a drink in the shallow end! And it’s not just the pond that attracts the wildlife how you plan your garden with different types of plants and tree’s bring in a massive variety of animals and insects and a bird-table placed properly in your garden and that’s well stocked will bring in a large variety of birds as well as the occasional cheeky squirrel.  Here are a few tips on what you can do to make your garden a haven for wildlife………

Compost – I have been making my own compost ever since we moved into our house and I have noticed that not only does it save me money having to buy if from the garden centre but it also cuts down how much rubbish I have been putting in the bin, saving money on bin bags and doing my bit for the environment. It will also attract a number of insects and other animals that will either help break down the compost or feed on the insects, slugs and snails that are attracted to the compost.

Hedges – Provide homes, food and shelter for a large variety of animals and insects and of course always home to the gardeners best friend the Robin.

Wild-flowers – Planting wild-flowers such as Foxglove, Bluebell; Primrose; Meadow Buttercup to name a few will not just look pretty but provider hunting and feeding grounds for a large variety of insects and animals.

Ponds and water features – Will provide homes and refuge for lots of freshwater insects and amphibians and you will find that many of them would have travelled wide and far to find a new pond. You don’t have to have a large pond to enjoy the variety of wildlife that live in these conditions, myself have only a three-foot long pond that’s only a couple of feet deep. and you don’t even need a pond a small flower-pot buried in to the ground and sealed to hold water will be a perfect place to find a frog.

Trees – Always try to go with native tree’s that will provide nectar-rich flowers, buds; berries; fruits; seeds; and nuts for a wide range of birds, insects and mammals.  Tree’s in the garden also act as wind breaks, provide shade and screen off that ugly bit of the garden you can’t do anything with. And it don’t have to be some mighty oak that you plant there is a large variety of small and ornamental tree’s that you can buy to either plant in the ground or plant in a large pot.

Bird tables – Your be amazed by the variety of birds that will visit your bird table. Everything from pigeons, starling, blue tits and finches and don’t forget those ring neck parakeets! If you do decide to put a bird table in your garden you need to position it right.  Try to place the table in the open so birds have a good view of what’s going on around them, specially if there are cats in the area.  Give the birds a variety of different seeds and nuts and during breeding season leave some nesting material out for them.  Also if your table has a bird bath make sure you keep it clean and topped up with clean water every day.

These are only a few tips on how you can go about and create the perfect wildlife garden and there are plenty of excellent web sites out there that will give you plenty more tips and fact sheets on how to make that perfect garden. So get out there and get your hands dirty and I can guarantee you that the end result will bring you plenty of joy and piece of mind that you have done your bit to help the environment as well as some where to sit in the sunshine and watch the world go by!

On this day…….Titanic sinks

Its 104 years today since the RMS Titanic hit an iceberg and sank taking more than 1,500 lives with her.   Strangely enough in 1898 Morgan Robertson wrote a book called “Futility, or the wreck of the Titan”.  In Morgan’s book the Titan the largest and unsinkable cruise ship (822 ft. and 9 inches long) hits an iceberg in the north Atlantic and sinks losing half of it crew and passengers due to the lack of life boats. 14 years later the Titanic, billed as unsinkable and the largest cruise ship (869ft and 9 inches long) of its time hits an iceberg in the north Atlantic and sinks losing half of its passengers and crew to the lack of life boats. Spoooky!!!!!

The original Titanic was two of three Olympic class cruise ships built by Harland and Wolff and designed by Thomas Andrews and at a cost of $7,500,000 and operated by the White Star line.  The Titanic left Southampton on the 10th April 1912 with 2,224 people on board.  Fours days into her voyage just 375 miles south of Newfoundland she hit an iceberg at 11:40pm.  The collision caused five of her sixteen watertight compartments to open to the sea and by 2:20am she broke apart and sank with still over a thousand people still on-board.  During that time many of the women and children were put into lifeboats leaving many of the men left on the ship, this was due to the old maritime rule of women and children first to be evacuated.  Around this time the RMS Carpathic arrived and rescued 705 people before the Titanic sank.  It took the Titanic 2 hours and 40 minutes to sink and now lies 12,415 feet on the sea bed in two parts and it was not untill 1985 that the wreck was discovered. The incident cause nation wide outrage and major improvements were made to maritime safety with the International convention for the safety of life at sea (SOLAS) coming into effect and which still governs sea safety today.

Titanic facts

10,000 the number of light bulbs used on the ship

3,547 the maximum number of people the titanic could carry

40,000 the number of eggs in the ships provisions

64 the number of life boats the Titanic was equipped to carry

20 the number of life boats that the Titanic actually carried

160 minutes it took for the Titanic to sink

12,600 the depth the Titanic lies off the sea bed

53.4% of passengers and crew that  could have survived

31.6% of passengers and crew that did survive

2 the number of dogs that survived

 

 

National pet month, 1st April to the 4th May

This Wednesday is the start of national pets month.  Over the years we have had many pets in my family. From Tortoises to Gecko lizards, dogs, cats, all types of birds, a swearing African Gray Parrot who thought he was a dog, rabbits, and guinea pigs.  The picture above is my kids currents pets, Chewie and Han the guinea pigs (well I say the kids but the end of the day its muggins here who cleans them out and feeds them)  They are now a year old and make brilliant pets.  They are very tame and don’t mind being picked up and they love you to tickle them behind their ears.  Plus they keep the grass down which saves me having to get out the lawn mower!

It is thought that the first pets were dogs that were domesticated around the Palaeolithic times.  They dogs helped humans to hunt as well as guarding and in return the dogs got food, shelter and warmth. Cats and horses were the next animals to be kept as pets.  In the early days of humans keeping pets these animals would have to work, either by helping, guarding, killing rodents and helping out with farming.  These days we keep pets as companions but dogs and horses are still put to work in some helping the police and the army.  The most popular pets are dogs and cats with rabbits and guinea pigs coming in around 3rd and followed by birds and fish. Also the keeping of more exotic pets such as snakes, lizards, tropical insects, spiders and scorpions are on the rise.  Its been shown that keeping pets has many health benefits.  Research has shown that keeping pets lowers blood pressure and helps with mental health problems.  Keeping pets has also shown to significantly reduce triglyceride’s, lowing the risk of heart disease. National pet month aims are to promote responsible per ownership, making people aware of the many benefits there are in keeping pets, increase public awareness of services available from professional who work with animals, and raise awareness of the role, value and contribution to society of working companion animals.

Top Ten Tips for responsible pet ownership

1. Think carefully before getting a pet and learn about its special requirements.

2. Ensure your pet is sociable and well-trained.

3. Provide a nutritious and well-balanced diet

4. provide suitable housing and bedding.

5. Clean up after your pet and worm it regularly

6. Protect against disease.

7. Prevent unwanted litters and neuter your pets when appropriate

8. Groom your pet regularly

9. Control your pet and ensure it is properly identified

10. Take out pet insurance for dogs, cats, rabbits and horses to cover against unexpected veterinary fees and third-party liability.

If your interested in getting involved with national pet month go to their website and sign up or click the like button on their facebook page.  There you will find information on events such as Sleepover with cats, Free veterinary nurse consultations, The great British dog walks, subsidised micro chipping, photo competitions and plenty more other invents. So treat your pets this April as well as learning a bit more about them.  Have a happy national pets month and May the Force be with you…………

 

25th March Tolkien reading day

This Wednesday (25th March) is Tolkien reading day.  So blow the dust off your copies of The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings and spend your day on Middle Earth wandering the hills with Hobbits and Elves or finding the back door to Mordor to destroy the one ring in the fiery depths of Mount Doom.  I’ve been a massive fan of Tolkiens books since I was 7 after reading my parents copy of The Hobbit.  After reading that I was hooked and it took me well over a month to work my way through all three volumes of The Lord of the Rings (which aint bad going for a seven-year old)  Tolkien was the reason I got into fantasy books and I have re read both the Hobbit and Lord of the rings many times since then!

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on the 3rd January 1892 in Bloemfonlein, Orange free state, South Africa.  His parents Arthur and Mabel had moved to South Africa when Arthur was promoted to head of the Bloemfontein office for the British bank he worked for.  His father died when he was three while the rest of the family was visiting family back in England.  They moved in with Mabel’s family in Kings Heath, Birmingham and shortly after moved to Sarehole in Worcestershire.   Much of the surrounding area such as Sarehole Hill, Moseley bog; Lickey and the Malvern hills; and his Aunt Janes Farm Bag End would inspire Tolkien in his future books.  Tolkien was a very clever child being able to read at the age of four and write before the age of five.  His liked books about red indians and fantasy books by George MacDonald and the fairy stories written by Andrew Lang. These would also influence Tolkien in his future books.  At the age of 12 Tolkiens mother Mabel died of diabetes (it would be another 20 years till the discovery of insulin) and Tolkien was placed in the care of Fr. Francis Xavier Morgan.  he attended King Edwards school, Birmingham and then later St. Philips school.  He would later win a foundation scholarship in 1903 and return to King Edwards.  In his early teens Tokien and his cousins would use a language that his cousin had made called Animatic, later Tolkien would later create his own languages Nevbosh and Naffarin.  This would be another talent that would crop up in his later books.  Another period of Tolkiens life that would greatly influence his future books would be a hiking holiday he took in Switzerland walking from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen.  In the same year he started at Exeter college Oxford studying the classics but changed in 1913 to studying English language and literature.  In 1915 he graduated with 1st class honours.  Tolkien would meet his future wife Edith at the age of sixteen but because of her being a protestant Tolkiens father made him stop seeing her until he was 21.  When he was 21 he proposed to Edith and were married on the 22nd March 1916.  1914 saw the outbreak of the first world war but Tolkien was still studying at the time and was allowed to finish his studys before joining up with the army. He joined up with the Lancaster fusiliers as an 2nd lieutenant and trained with the 13th (reserve) battalion on Cannock chase in Staffordshire for 11 months.  On the 2nd June 1916 he received his orders summoning him to Folkestone for transport to France.  On the 7th June he was assigned as a signal officer to the 11th Lancaster fusiliers.  By early July Tolkien found him self at the Somme, behind the lines at Bouzincourt were he participated in assaults on the Schwaben redoubt and the Leipzig Salient.  Tolkien started to suffer from health problems which took him away from main combat, so spent the reminder of the war between hospitals and garrison duties.  It was while he was recovering back in England in a cottage in Little Haywood, Staffordshire that Tolkien started writing on work he called “The Book of Lost Tales” and “The fall of Gondolin” these would be our first glimpse into Middle Earth.  After the war Tolkien would find him self working for the Oxford English dictionary were he worked on the history and etymology of Germanic words that began with the letter W.  After that he took up posts at the University of Leeds and then after that Pembroke College, Oxford.  It would be at Pembroke that he would write the Hobbit and the first two volumes of the Lord of the Rings.  In 1945 he took up a post at Merton college, Oxford and by 1948 he would have completed the final volume of Lord of the Rings.  Tolkien retired 1959 and died on the 2nd September 1973.  In 1972 Queen Elizabeth  appointed Tolkien Commander of the order of the British Empire in the New Years honours and he also received an honorary doctorate of letters from Oxford University.

J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a number of books and poems that I have not mentioned in the above as well as his time during the war and the work he did as a professor at Oxford and he was a great and loving father to his four children.  He was also a good friend of C.S. Lewis.  On the grave stone of John and his wife Edith are the names Lúthien and Beren.  Both names come from characters from Middle Earth.  Like I said before Tolkien opened up the world of fantasy fiction to me and I dare say a lot of other people as well.  Many a fantasy author has dedicated his work to Tolkien giving thanks for his influence.  Both the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings have been made into blockbuster films keeping true to the original stories which I`m quite glad of as it’s a massive irritant to me when they make films of books I love and completely muck them up, but that’s another story!!!!! So Get those books of your shelf or pop into your local  library and spend the day on Middle earth, walking the hills with Hobbits nad Elves or fighting evil at the side of wizards and long-lost Kings. So I will leave you with this quote from Lord of the Rinds and May the Force be with you………The Library Jedi.

‘It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.’ – Bilbo Baggins

Sir Terry Pratchett 1948 – 2015 “The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks”

  It’s a sad day for science fiction and fantasy fans all around the world (or across the world if you still believe the world is flat and rides upon a giant turtle) as we heard that Terry Pratchett has died at the age of 66.  I first got into the discworld books when I was a teenager and even at the ripe old age of nearly 40 I still love his books.  There’s been many a time when I have got odd looks from people while I giggle away while reading one of his books.  I loved all his different characters and the silliness of everything on the discworld.  My favourite discworld books are ones about the City of Ankh-Morpork City Watch.  Sam Vimes and his motley crew of watchmen stat off as a ragtag bunch until Carrot turns up and we then see Sam all happily married to a duchess and then we watch as the city watch grows bigger and bolder and Sam climb up the social ladder becoming a knight of the city.

Terry Pratchett started his writing career at the age of 13 when he published his first short story “The Hades Business” for his school magazine.  At the age of 17 while working for the Bucks free press he wrote short stories some that would evolve into the book “The carpet people”  which he published in 1971.  After that he wrote two science fiction novels “Strata” and “The dark side of the sun”.  The first discworld novel “The colour of magic” was published in 1980 then after that there was no stopping him!  By his fourth book his sales saw him in the top ten of the best-selling book list and by 1996 he was the best-selling and highest earning British author.  Terry had a number of interests and hobbies that ended up in his books.  Terry loved his computers and his experiences showed up in his books as Hex.  Another interest of his was natural history, he even had a sea turtle fossil named after him.  In 2007 after being misdiagnosed as having a stroke Terry found out he had a rare form of early on-set Alzheimer’s disease.  He helped highlight the condition and even donated a large sum of money to the Alzheimer’s charity.  He carried on writing books using speech assisted technology as well as dictation but yesterday the sad news came out that Sir Terry Pratchett had died due to complications due to his Alzheimer’s.  The last tweet on his twitter account posted by his assistant read

“AT LAST, SIR TERRY, WE MUST WALK TOGETHER.

“Terry took Death’s arm and followed him through the doors and on to the black desert under the endless night.

“The End.”

A very sad end to an author who changed the fantasy genre and brighten up the lives of so many my self included.  Sir Terry leaves behind his wife Lyn and his daughter Rhianna.  Fair well Sir Terry what ever after life you have ended up in is sure going to be a brighter and funnier place with you in it.

Pratchett facts

Donated $1,000,000 to the Alzheimer’s research trust

A fossil sea-turtle from the Eocene epoch was name Psephophorus terrypratchett in honour of Sir Terry Pratchett

In 2009 he received a knighthood for services to literature.  He used this to impress his American friends.

Johnny and the dead and 14 discworld novels have been adapted as plays by Stephen Briggs.

In 2009 Sir Terry made his own sword, first digging up iron ore from a field 10 miles away and using natural resources and even adding some thunderbolt iron to it.

Even has an asteroid named after him 127005Pratchett

Was a patron to the friends of High Wycombe library

So Sir Terry Pratchett May the force be with you always!!!!

 

The Library Jedi

 

World book day 5th March. In a galaxy not that far away…… ” The Jedi path: A manual for students of the Force.”

There is no emotion, there is peace.There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.There is no passion, there is serenity.There is no death, there is the Force.

Above is the Jedi code,  Four simple lines.  I have chosen to write about the book “The Jedi Path” by Daniel Wallace as it is one of the many books that has changed my life for the better.  I have always been a big fan of Star Wars and as I’ve got older my interest in the Star Wars universe has got bigger.  I now have a bigger collection of Star Wars figures and ships then I did as a kid, and I now have nearly every Star Wars book published, which is quite a lot!  I now consider my self a follower of the Jedi faith and its all down to the above mentioned book.  Several years ago I was suffering from depression.  I had tried everything and nothing seemed to be working.  I was seeing a counsellor which did help a lot but I felt there was something missing from my life, something spiritual.  I have always had an interest in religion but could never get along with all the standard mainstream regions.  My interest in Star Wars grew and I started reading into the back ground of the Jedi universe and that’s when I came across “The Jedi Path”  The “Jedi Path” is a manual for students of the force going into every aspect of the being and becoming a Jedi. and it was the Jedi code that helped get over my depression.  I found my self meditating and saying the Jedi Code over and over again for a short time everyday, this helped me clear my mind and to focus on what was causing my depression and how to deal with it.

There is no emotion, there is peace.

This principle guides all meditations and interactions with all others. It reaffirms the Jedi ideal to act without recklessness, and to view the action of others through the pure lens of the Unifying Force.

There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.

Those who don’t understand this basic precept are quick to fear – and fear is the path to the dark side.

There is no passion, there is serenity.

A subtle extrapolation of the first precept, this reminder to act dispassionately in every deliberation extends to personal obsessions and is a reminder not to elevate the self above the mission.

There is no death, there is the Force.

All things die, but the Force lives on. As beings who exist as shades of the Force, the end of our existence in this form is not to be overly mourned. We are part of an energy larger than ourselves, and we play roles in a cosmic fabric that outstrip our incarnate understanding.

The other part of being a Jedi is the cosplay side of it.  There are plenty of clubs you can join and plenty of conventions such as Comic con that you can attend in full costume!  These clubs do lots for charity.  You can either buy the full outfit which can be pricey or make your own.  I brought the main Jedi  costume but made all the accessories my self (this saves you a lot of money as the accessories go for silly money!!!!!)  Also let us not forget the Jedi’s weapon of choice…The lightsaber.  Again these are not cheap if you want to go for something real looking  like the lightsaber I have with attachable blade cost me around £160.  There are some shops that will build you your lightsaber but again this can be costly.  I also find that the lightsaber helps me when I meditate.  Staring into the blade while I sit crossed legged chanting the Jedi code really helps me meditate.

After reading this or if you are in the library this Thursday and see me in full costume you may think I`m rather crazy (my better half and my two sons would probably agree with you). Who knows maybe I am but like my counsellor said if it helps you beat depression then don’t stop! If you have an interest in Star Wars or even the Jedi faith I will be in the library dressed in full Jedi Robes and will be happy to chat with you or you can just follow my blog.  I wont be able to show you how to lift objects with your mind or change the will of the weak-minded (I’m still working on that) but I will be carrying a training lightsaber with me and a spare robe.  So like I said drop me a line if you wanna chat about anything Star Wars or cosplay I be happy to help.

May the Force be with you………..

The Library Jedi

“Never tell me the odds!”

This week has seen rumours that if we are to belive them that our beloved scruffy looking nerf herder wont be making it to Star Wars Episodes VIII and IX.  In some ways this will be a shame but like a friend of mine said maybe this was the only way to get Harrison Ford back to play Han Solo.  Harrison Ford originally wanted his character to die in Return of the Jedi so maybe his wishes have been granted.  I know these are rumours and we know nearly nothing official about Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens but it does make me feel quite sad that they might kill him off.

My reasons are mainly to with the Star Wars Universe.  In Return of the Jedi we see a change in Han.  When we first met him he was only in it for him self, he was a very selfish person

“Look, I ain’t in this for your revolution, and I’m not in it for you, princess. I expect to be well paid. I’m in it for the money”

but as the trilogy goes on we see a change come across him no longer selfish and uncaring but willing to put his life on the line for whats right for the galaxy and his friends.  In the books we get to see more changes in him as he courts Leia and finally marries her and then his journey into parenthood.  It’s at this point I would like Han Solo to survive and continue a long and fulfilling life.  It was a very difficult decision for Leia to have kids.  At first she was really worried that one of her children would end up taking after their grandfather Anakin Skywalker but after reading her real mothers journals she gets to see Anakin Skywalker in another light and that persuades her to make the journey into motherhood.  In the end they have three children, the twins Jaina and Jacen and then later Anakin.  But things don’t go as planned. Anakin is killed during the Yuuzhan Vong war and Jacen turns to the dark side becoming Darth Caedus who is then later defeated and killed by his twin sister Jaina “The sword of the Jedi”  We get to see Han Solo in a completely different light as these events go on even him coming to logger heads with Luke about his kids (and Luke’s son) going on dangerous Jedi missions.  Its  sad times for the Solo family but there is a light at the end of the tunnel in the form of a granddaughter called Allana.  Near the end of the 2nd galactic civil war the Solo’s think their granddaughter (at this point they have only known she was Jacen’s daughter for a very short time) had been killed by a nano killer sent by the moff council.  Later we learn this was just a rouse much to Han and Leia’s delight and disguised as a war orphan Han and Leia get to adopt her so she is safe from all the politics of her home world plus learning a hell lot more about life and the galaxy from the Solo’s, also not forgetting a normal childhood (well I say normal but there’s never a dull moment when you are with Han and Leia).

So in my view yes it would be nice to see Han’s character through his journey of parenthood and all the ups and downs that come with it which we may see a glimpse of as other rumours say Daisy Ridley’s character could well be Han and Leia’s daughter but if the only way we are gonna get back Harrison Ford back is to kill his character off then so be it.

I will just leave you with this quote from one of my favourite Han Solo moments.

“Had a slight weapons malfunction, but everything’s perfectly alright now. We’re fine, we’re all fine, here, now, thank you. How are you?”

May the Force be with you…… Library Jedi signing out…….

 

Fair well Nien Nunb, May the force be with you

Sad new for Star Wars fans today as we learn of the death of Richard Bonehill. Richard appeared in both Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi playing a number of roles such as a stormtrooper, TIE fighter pilot, Rebel soldier, Tauntaun handler and probably the character he is is most known for Nien Nunb.  As most die-hard star wars fans know Nien Nunb was the co-pilot in the Millennium Falcon with Lando Calrissian during the attack on the second Death Star.

Nien Nunb was a Sullustan smuggler from Sullust. He began his career as a freighter pilot for the SoroSuub corporation, but as the corporation started to side with the new Galactic Empire, Nien formed a group who’s mission was to rise up and fight the SorroSuub corporation. He eventually joined the Rebel Alliance and was chosen by Lando to co-pilot the Falcon during the Battle of Endor and the attack on the second Death Star.  Later after the war Nien became administrator and then later part owner of the spice mines of Kessel with Lando.

As well as his parts in the Star Wars films Richard Bonehill worked as an actor, fencing coach and sword master on many films and television series.  He appeared in “The Avengers”, “Rob Roy“; “The Count of Monte Cristo“; “Robin Hood“; “Jason and the Argonauts“; and “Doctor Who“.