The Indy Star talks to one of the local fans who’ll march with the Spectacular floats.
Locate the floats!
The Star Wars Spectacular is #31-33 in the Rose Bowl parade, with the Ewoks leading. (Thanks, Rach!)
Marching lessons
501st Stormtroopers make a training video for the Rose Bowl parade. And I think they’re doing it in everyone’s high school gym…
Lucas smells the roses
We Three Queens of Rose Parade Are
More news on the Rose Parade front– Kelsey reveals in her blog that she’ll be wearing the Episode I Black Post-Senate gown in the parade. Also, starwars.com has a great article on Kelsey and her two fellow Queens, who will be wearing the Episode I Red Senate Gown and the Episode II Packing Gown.
LFL snags “best band in the land”
As announced at Comic-Con, the famous Grambling State Marching Band will accompany the Star Wars Rose Bowl floats. They’ll be performing he main theme, the ‘Imperial March’ and the ‘Throne March’ in Pasadena.
For parade newbies and the generally sports-oblivious like myself, you can see several videos of their performances on Youtube thanks to the user GramblingTigers.
Queen of the Rose
LucasOnline’s Kelsey McCalla is one of the lucky ladies who’ll be wearing a screen-used Padme costume in this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade. She blogs about her costume-fitting experience here, and has posted pictures of the fitting! Meanwhile, every Padme costumer in the world seethes with envy.
Smile and wave!
George Lucas has been named grand marshal of the Rose Parade. It was announced at San Deigo Comic Con that LFL would have two floats in the parade.
Star Wars Spectacular
LFL pushed the nostalgia angle – not surprising with the DVD release and 30-year anniversary.
The big news is LFL flying in 200 501st members and other costumed fans to take part in 2007’s Tournament of Roses Parade. Not much new about Celebration IV – at least the one in L.A. But it was announced that LFL plans to hold another con next year – Celebration Europe, in London next July.
And we finally get something to go on with one of the TV shows – the animated show will take place late in the Clone Wars, and Anakin, Obi-Wan, Yoda and others will appear.
And it looks like the Secrets of 07 mystery is indeed a game. Focused on the Force and set between ROTS and ANH, it’ll contain both existing and new characters.
In short, there’s a lot going on, so be sure to read the starwars.com report. There are several video clips from the Spectacular available for Hyperspace members as well.