<p>tickets? I just drove by ours - saw the tents. No, our D is not there (and I didn’t do it either in 1978 for IV (or is/was it I - reminds me of Dvorak’s symphonies being renumbered in the 60’s - 5 became 9 etc. )) but it kind of looks like fun. </p>
<p>Baccalaureate tonight, final concert of regional youth orchestra tomorrow night, graduation Friday night, Project Graduation afterwards to Saturday AM - I chaperone the “movie” room after midnight - church reception for graduates Saturday PM so I guess our family will have to wait until Sunday. </p>
<p>I hope it’s better than the last two. A wag has noted that I and II (new canon) only had two deficiencies, dialog and plot.</p>
<p>And yes, IMHO, Star Trek beats Star Wars in every category.<br>
“Jim, he’s dead” carries far more gravitas than the wimpish “May the Force be with You”, </p>
<p>Seven of Nine (WestKY, Paducah area HS graduate - Lone Oak, national merit finalist, Northwestern Univ. grad, in truth) can whip a legion of Leias and Amidalas, </p>
<p>not to mention Majel Barrett’s computer on ST:TOS being way cooler than C3PO.</p>
<p>Whatever, have fun and hope everyone stays safe through graduation (and afterward)</p>
<p>My 3 weren’t camped out for tickets; they bought them online weeks ago. However, the sewing machine was still running at 10 p.m. for the finishing touches on their costumes. ;)</p>
<p>My two might have been doing that, except they had general admission U2 tickets, so they were camped out all day to be in the front of the line. They ended up front row center, both reached out to touch Bono, S shook his hand.</p>
<p>H and I were up in the nosebleed section. You know you’re a parent when you’re enjoying seeing your kids happy down on the floor as much as you’re enjoying the concert. </p>
<p>It’s also nice to see them fanatical about music we brought them up on!</p>
<p>Lhasa ~ I sure hope you were kinda sorta serious about the costumes, it would make me feel so much better about my 18 year old son running into the door at 9:00 last night for the black cape from his sister’s Halloween costume! He got his ticket from a classmate weeks ago and was in the theater at midnite.</p>
<p>my younger daughter has seen LOTR umpteen times.
Star wars just doesn’t click with either one, especially after whatever horrible version introduced Jar-Jar.
The older one did like DS9 and Next gen for a long while, and a few weeks ago went to a preview of a movie based on the short lived televison series Firefly that will be released in the fall.
We haven’t seen hitchhikers guide yet- although we enjoy the series and the books & we are planning on it but the next fantasy/sci fi event that they are waiting for is the Harry Potter book.</p>
<p>My d was there. D’s boyfriend is a big SW fan. They had six screens running at the same time. For some reason there’s a light saber on the front hall sink today.</p>
<p>I’m serious! They spent several days last week at the fabric store; came home and dragged out my old sewing machine and sewed their costumes themselves. S was putting in the last stitches just before they ran out the door at 10 p.m.</p>
<p>And btw, my dc are 26[d], 23 [s] & 19 [s]. ;)</p>
<p>All 3 of mine went together for the midnight show. Made it out the door to school on time this morning- D did need a short nap before she left for the band concert tonight.</p>
<p>My mother drove a friend and me to the midnight show on Thursday morning – I was so relieved to discover that episode 3 ranks with 4, 5, and 6! Thankfully, I’m a senior and it didn’t matter too much that I only had 2 and 1/2 hours of sleep before Thursday classes.</p>
<p>My son was there–trying not to get battered by light sabres. He’s an usher at the local theater and had to work Star Wars opening as well as through this weekend. Trying to keep people out while they clean up all the pickle wrappers and popcorn before the next showing is no mean feat!</p>
<p>It must be a Texas thang. Yes, pickles are big concession items. In fact, if only one person buys a pickle in the entire theater, they will sit next to me. And a lot of people throw the wrappers on the floor afterwards. Yuck. They are big, fat, briney dill pickles.</p>
<p>I don’t usually like to eat in the movies although occasionally I will bring an orange.
IF I have something to drink I will have to pee half way through & I depsise the noise that wrappers make, so I can’t make it myself.</p>
<p>My son went to the midnight show and wore a Darth Vader mask. They let them enter the theatre at 9:00 and take their seats, so who knows what went on for 3 hours before the showing!</p>
<p>According to my d the waiting time was spent laughing and kidding around among the audience members. Actually sounded like a fun party. I’m kinda jealous.</p>
<p>My d is at the Star War movies on her first date (she is 18 - very shy, has been obsessed with horses all her life and is just starting to notice there is another form of her species - lol!) Anyway, unfortunately I am at work, so I missed out on the whole what to wear, can you help me with my hair and I can’t find my shoes etc. I called my husband with all the typical mom questions, and his replies are as follows:</p>
<p>What did she wear? I don’t know - jeans and some shirt.
Was she nervous? I don’t know - I guess.
Did she remember to change from her barn shoes to something not stained with horse poop? Think so.
Did she remember her purse? Uhmmm I don’t see it here.
Did you take a picture? Ooops.</p>
<p>Can I please have permission to send him straight back to Mars?</p>
<p>LOL. I think the picture thing might have been a little embarassing for her. But I know what you mean about the Dad’s sometimes not getting the details that we moms want to hear.</p>
)) but it kind of looks like fun. </p>