RTBTCKI First Friday May 2019
Tomorrow is May 4 or May the Fourth, which has become Star Wars Day.
It will be a bit sadder with the passing of Peter Mayhew at the age 74. I have been to a lot of conventions over the years were he was a guest. I loved watching him with fans. He was so giving and would listen very carefully to what he was being told. He never got tired of hearing how much his performance meant to people. I have numerous conversations over the years with him about a variety of topics. I remember once he was happy to see me because he had a puppet question and figured he could ask me. There was another time that he needed to get from the green room to his table and he was having one of his not so good days. I happened to be the right height for him to lean on and get him to his table where he had left his cane. The only solace I take in all this is that he is no longer in pain. I will miss the conversations and the man. My sympathies to his family and friends. There is a Chewie sized hole in the world.
Tomorrow is also Free Comic Book Day at your local comic book shop if they are participating. Peter will be at Fourth World in the morning to sign stuff and meet fans. Please if you go to get free comics, consider making a purchase as well to support the shop. We need to support our local comic book shops.
I read an article in the NYT, which is doing a free weekend by taking down the paywall, about niksen the Dutch word for doing nothing. You can find the article here. This is something I have been doing all my life without realizing it. I think I am going to be a little more conscious about doing it.
Like I have stated at the beginning of the month, I plan to be realistic about what I can do rather than what I think I can do. I am also keeping a notebook about what I have done to keep myself honest.
Yesterday my cat Inky decided that I needed a purring cat at my hip and settled herself in. Funny thing is that I felt better after she left me. Mewlan then started crawling all over me. She finally settled on my chest and purred which also felt good. I love my cats.
I am grateful for the time I got to spend with Peter Mayhew.
It will be a bit sadder with the passing of Peter Mayhew at the age 74. I have been to a lot of conventions over the years were he was a guest. I loved watching him with fans. He was so giving and would listen very carefully to what he was being told. He never got tired of hearing how much his performance meant to people. I have numerous conversations over the years with him about a variety of topics. I remember once he was happy to see me because he had a puppet question and figured he could ask me. There was another time that he needed to get from the green room to his table and he was having one of his not so good days. I happened to be the right height for him to lean on and get him to his table where he had left his cane. The only solace I take in all this is that he is no longer in pain. I will miss the conversations and the man. My sympathies to his family and friends. There is a Chewie sized hole in the world.
Tomorrow is also Free Comic Book Day at your local comic book shop if they are participating. Peter will be at Fourth World in the morning to sign stuff and meet fans. Please if you go to get free comics, consider making a purchase as well to support the shop. We need to support our local comic book shops.
I read an article in the NYT, which is doing a free weekend by taking down the paywall, about niksen the Dutch word for doing nothing. You can find the article here. This is something I have been doing all my life without realizing it. I think I am going to be a little more conscious about doing it.
Like I have stated at the beginning of the month, I plan to be realistic about what I can do rather than what I think I can do. I am also keeping a notebook about what I have done to keep myself honest.
Yesterday my cat Inky decided that I needed a purring cat at my hip and settled herself in. Funny thing is that I felt better after she left me. Mewlan then started crawling all over me. She finally settled on my chest and purred which also felt good. I love my cats.
I am grateful for the time I got to spend with Peter Mayhew.