October 7th, 20152119 Hey Coffee With Kenobi readers, Joe2-D2 here. Sorry for such a long time between blogs. I’ve spent the last seven months recovering from a stroke that I suffered in February. So for my first blog back, I decided to pull something from the archives. A few years ago, a group of bloggers, including a few of our very own here at...
September 14th, 20158868 "Pain, suffering, death I feel. Something terrible has happened. Young Skywalker is in pain. Terrible pain." - Master Yoda, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Pain, both physical and psychological, plays a major role throughout the Star Wars saga. Anakin's is perhaps the most obvious, but to a certain degree, every...
September 7th, 20151276 A Review of Smuggler’s Run By Mark Sutter *This review contains minor spoilers from the plot setup* The first of the Force Friday novels chronologically, Smuggler’s Run has been described as having “hints and clues for about the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, making this a must-read for all Star Wars fans.”...
May 11th, 20152586 In the Star Wars saga there is a lot of focus on fathers and father figures, and even on mothers and mother figures. But there isn’t much focus on grandparents in Star Wars. Oftentimes, a child’s relationship with a grandparent can be as important in shaping that child as their relationship with their parents. Just think of all...
April 23rd, 20151205 "Geeks...We're Home" I have SO many stories I want to tell of my adventures at Star Wars: Celebration VII, but for my first official blog here I wanted to write-up my thoughts, feelings and reactions to the new trailer. I remember how I felt when I saw the trailer for Episode I. I was excited of course, who wouldn’t be? I...
April 16th, 2015871 So -- Did you you see the live stream of the panel for The Force Awakens? Were you there in person? Or, if you missed it entirely --- Here's the second teaser trailer for the seventh installment of the Star Wars Saga.... You might want to have a tissue handy. I know I needed one! I get emotional......
April 4th, 20158357 When looking at the Priestesses and the Overlords of Mortis as one general amalgamation of a higher plane of existence beyond the tangible world of our main heroes and villains, it was seen in Part II that the beings of a higher power, serving as guides and instructors for the instruments of destiny in the real world, often play the...
February 21st, 20155299 “Obi-Wan was wise to hide her from me.” – Darth Vader Note: The Following Features Heavy Speculation and Possible Spoilers: I have often thought about the similarities between Chancellor Palpatine and Princess Leia’s secret identities. Let’s face it … it’s no real conspiracy that both were hidden in plain sight...
December 21st, 20146299 “We will all be challenged. Our trust … Our faith … Our friendships, but we must persevere.” -Obi-Wan Kenobi Not ALL holidays are special. Sometimes they can be painful memories of what “once was” or even a bowl full of hard candy “might-have-beens.” In light of the holiday season, there are quite a few to...