December 17th, 2019253Coffee With Kenobi's very own Dan Z is the subject of a wonderful profile in the Chicago Tribune. The piece, "Dan Zehr is the Illinois high school teacher and ‘Star Wars’ podcaster who is one with the Force," written by Christopher Borrelli, discusses how the podcast came to be, the influence it wields within Star Wars fandom, and...
April 9th, 20191107Star Wars Celebration is coming to Chicago this week, and the Chicago Tribune is taking the opportunity to examine the saga and the current state of its fandom, including the four main arguments that seem to be most prevalent. Many names familiar to the fan community -- ranging from authors to podcasters -- weigh in with their thoughts,...
September 14th, 20184647I saw Solo: A Star Wars Story twenty times during its theatrical run. Yes, 20 times. I wasn't even particularly excited about Solo, but it ended up being important to me and my fandom. That, as much as the film itself, took me by surprise. Oddly enough, without a clearly defined reason, my fandom had waned in recent years. I wish I...
February 12th, 20185267I want to start by saying I know Star Wars can’t be all things to all people. Nothing wrong with that. It’s normal. What I don’t understand is the constant drumbeat of negativity in fandom. It’s been there to some extent for a number of years, bubbling away. Most recently it’s become unglued, in my observation. I’ll be 50...
January 27th, 20182137With the release of The Last Jedi we are introduced to many new things to ask questions about. Will we get our answers for them? Probably some point down the line. But I think it's interesting to look at why we ask those questions in the first place. Is it just a drive for knowledge? An incessant need to know everything related to the...
August 13th, 20161676 So what do you do when your Star Wars fandom is in a lull? Let me start by saying I will always, always be a huge Star Wars fan. Always. Nothing will ever change that. Embracing my love for this saga changed my life. Literally. No need to rehash how, but I’m talking EPIC change. That’s not an exaggeration. But I’m feeling...
June 9th, 2016273 In 2012 I decided to start a Star Wars blog. My main motivation was to simply have a place I could send people if they wanted to see photos of my Star Wars room. I wasn't really interested in interacting with the Star Wars online community, which is strange since I was creating content - why create if you don't have a desire to share...
November 27th, 20151147 Yesterday was Thanksgiving (in the States at least, Canada's was last month, to our friends up North). The history of Thanksgiving dates back to the original English settlers to land in Plymouth, Massachusetts merely 30 minutes from where I currently reside. These settlers needed help from the Native Americans to survive the brutal New...
October 24th, 201512157 Have you ever had that friend or family member who constantly complains about something from the past? You know, that person who has told you hundreds of times how they feel about something that happened years and years ago. Eventually it gets so old that you don’t even care anymore. It just causes you to sigh, roll your eyes and...
September 29th, 2015572 STAR WARS IS FOR EVERYONE “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou In less than two months, my niece will be born. It is such a wonderful time for our family. My parents have been waiting for a grandchild to spoil...
