Club Jade

Most people know Mary Franklin as Lucasfilm’s Senior Events Lead extraordinaire who creates the awesome Celebrations we all love. (Along with tons of other events for the company.) But Club Jade knows that her true talent lies in her awesome bartending skills and ability to create awesome Star Wars-themed drinks.

So imagine how happy we were that she has agreed to share a couple of her top secret Star Wars cocktails with us in celebration of Star Wars Day.

The Double Mistryl
1 oz blended whiskey
1 oz gin
1 oz sweet and sour mix
Splash of maraschino cherry juice
Shake with ice; strain into lowball glass or ice or cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry.

Sex with a Rodian
2 oz Midori Lemon Liqeur
1 oz sweet and sour mix
Shake together and pour into a lowball of ice
Gently pour in a 1/2 oz of Chambord — it will sink to the bottom
Float: A drizzle of Jaegermeister

As always, don’t overdo it. And be sure you have a designated Wookiee to drive you home after these. You’ll need it!

If you’re going to be the designated driver or if you, like me, aren’t a fan of alcohol, Kristen Hidalgo, who you might know as a key part of the Lucasfilm event team, uses her culinary past to create some fantastic mocktail recipes on the official blog, including improvements on Yoda Soda and Blue Milk.

Is it time for the party, yet?

So the CJ Tumblr is coming along. It was born from last-minute disappointment, but I’ve actually found it fairly useful for stuff that I just don’t have the time to really blog. (It’s the new fandom minute!) This week we’ve featured so far, among other things…

• I am probably never going to go to Star Wars Weekends, but there are exactly two things about it that I like: The Hyperspace Hoopla and the hilarious posters. (I also collected most of the new Her Universe stuff, so you can plan out your weekend shopping.)
• Before Dave Filoni ran The Clone Wars, he worked on Avatar: The Last Airbender. See the crossover image he created when he left.
• This adorable comic: Star Wars vs. The Avengers, as well as some comparisons.
• Yet more adorable comics! These two, by Chris Gugliotti, feature Boba Fett and the Rancor.
• Jedi and Sith cocktails. Of course the Jedi would think coconut rum was a good idea. Of course.
• The greatest YOLO post of all time. Well, one of them, maybe.
• And, of course, filk.

Yes, we saw those earlier, but it’s The Soup! Take it away, Joel McHale.

This song by the Brobdingnagian Bards seem more than appropriate for a Friday evening/afternoon… (via) There’s a prequel version, too!

Both songs are available on iTunes: The original is from Brobdingnagian Fairy Tales, and the prequel is on Real Men Wear Kilts.

The perfect companion (introduced at DragonCon!!) for bartenders everywhere. If only it could drive you home… (via)

Flickr user onkelond transformed a standard LEGO minifig clonetrooper into this upgraded cyclon-esque model with the magic of LED. (Instructions at the link, naturally.) Burning question: Can I get one in Jawa?

For the less electronically inclined, how about X-Wing Beer?

R2-Beer2 is a must for the next JadeCon picnic. Not as cool as making bootleg beer inside company property, but it’ll do.

Vader helmet beer can crochet? Well, stranger things have happened, I suppose. (via)

One fan creates a Bender for Beer Brewing, just like in the Futurama episode ‘The Route of all Evil.’ Bender himself would no doubt approve! (Thanks, Bonnie!)

The saga continues: Chad Vader Episode 3!

Star Wars Shadow Puppets. Is that the Audio Drama as (part of) the background? (Thanks, Bonnie!)

The Simpsons vs Star Trek. Genius!

Episode I: The Drunken Menace. Anakin’s ‘angel’ line makes a hell of a lot more sense in this context…

- The truth about Darth Vader
- 12 Angry Robots
- Death of an Ewok
- Filk: Mace on a Plane
- May the Fonze be with you. And also with you.
- Classic Clip: R2-D2 and C-3PO on Sesame Street.