Slightly surprised myself by watching the whole thing. Lots of interesting little behind-the-scenes stories...

 

Just as there is a metal android and a human to portray it, there are 2 sides to Anthony Daniels. One is the very entertaining and funny man who I very much enjoyed narrating a Star Wars concert I attended. The other is a self-important and arrogant individual who seemingly never had a pleasant thing to say to, or about, the man without whom his character would not have been so loved - Kenny Baker.

I've not only experienced the former but also the latter, at Celebration 2016* in London. He was walking towards me with presumably a PA or similar, clearly in no hurry, and yet when I politely said hello asked if I could take a quick photograph, he just gave me a disdainful look and threw a hand in the air to wave me off. Not even a attempt to pretend he was in a rush. Sadly, he really does revel in his own self-worth.

But I'll still watch that video as he's undoubtedly entertaining when he doesn't have to deal with other human beings (or droids).

* Doh! moment from London 2016 was when my girlfriend and I went to collect our Saturday & Sunday tickets from the Excel Centre on the Friday and surprisingly found ourselves being admitted inside along with those who had Friday tickets😲

Not wanting to disadvantage those who'd paid to be there, we didn't attend any events or queue for the shop, but we took the opportunity to get our bearings for the weekend ahead.

Then we saw Boba Fett and Boushh standing together in the concourse and so I took a photograph without approaching them, despite my other half suggesting I get a photo with them.

Imagine my frustration when it later emerged that rather than being cos players, it had been John Boyega and Daisy Ridley😍 scoping the event incognito. 😲 That close to Daisy! 🤦‍♂️

We also sat close to Peter Mayhew at one event but he sneaked out just before it finished so I missed that photo opportunity.

We did however meet Warwick Davis' family twice over the weekend, and lovely they are too. His wife, Sam, just wanted to be sure we were enjoying ourselves, so genuinely interested.

Very different from Mr Daniels. 🙄

 

Edited April 17, 20242 yr by 109Sqn
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22 hours ago, 109Sqn said:

We did however meet Warwick Davis' family twice over the weekend, and lovely they are too. His wife, Sam, just wanted to be sure we were enjoying ourselves, so genuinely interested.

I can't believe that a day after posting that, Warwick announces that Sam died on March 24th. So very sad, and I'm feeling very moved myself.

Their last photo together:

On 4/17/2024 at 2:45 AM, 109Sqn said:

Then we saw Boba Fett and Boushh standing together in the concourse and so I took a photograph

On a lighter note, that photograph: