Out in the Wild: ROTS premiere in Frankfurt

Snapshot in the TV studio. Yes, that's right - Hessen TV rang me the night before the premiere to ask if they could film me turning into an alien. As I didn't have any suitable room to offer, they invited me over to their place, as it were. This is me waiting for the make-up to dry - photo courtesy of assistant make-up artist Peter, who did the back of my neck and shoulders.

Isn't it lovely to have a functioning lightsabre once in a while? This one was a Master Replica borrowed from a friend, which I managed to break in the course of the evening; or at least it needed vigorous thumping on the floor to restart the light, which amused the photographers immensely. Oh, and I did add the shark's-teeth ornament that in all probability named this Jedi.

TIE pilot Peter showing off his inflatable lightsabre. He could actually tie a knot in it, which is not something that can be said of most other lightsabres, I imagine.

Sith!Franzi and my Padawan Shiun, demonstrating that a) Jedi and Sith can coexist peacefully and b) a curtain rail can be recycled as a scary Sith weapon.

Me, enjoying my free Blue Milk. Costumed fans got theirs for free, and I can't say I've ever been more costumed than that night - had a hard time fighting off the radio, TV and press people and managed to miss entering the costume contest as a result of that. Mind you, I wouldn't have made for a good contestant anyway, seeing as I had to take off my headgear in the theatre as a courtesy to those behind me (and my poor sweaty head :) I made a lot of people shake tentacles with me though!

My Padawan having a brush with the Dark Side - and managing to be almost as tall as Vader! (And the Vader managed to be almost as nice as my Padawan)

So much for SW being a dead fandom - we have younglings!