2008 Clarence Winter Fest
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- Put down your camera, or the Rebel-sympathizing confection gets it.
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- “Where do these younglings keep coming from?”
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- R2 spends too much time on Hoth
North Ridge Baby Shower
Antoine and Christine Lefebvre with almost 6 week old Paul-Alexandre at the North Ridge Baby Shower on July 13, 2007. The BPO wasn’t performing that night, so Antoine was actually able to attend.
It’s been a whirlwind since Christmas, as Antoine had to go to the Philippines to bring Christine back to the US, with a side trip to see his parents in Montreal before settling in.
Gil’s Commendations from Polaris 21
Gil displays his 2 commendations from the Polaris 21 Masquerade competition in Toronto on July 7, 2007. Polaris is the SF convention previously known as Toronto Trek. Gil’s Jek Porkins Rebel Pilot costume took Awards in the Novice Division for Best Recreation and for Excellence in Props and Painting.
The Niagara Arts and Crafts Festival
Niawanda Park, Tonawanda, NY – Members of the North Ridge held a session of the Jedi Training Academy, and posed for pictures with eager fans and artisans.
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- I don’t care what you smell. Start swimming or we launch an Imperial probe.
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- Would you like to take a Jedi personality test? Or perhaps an Imperial interrogation stress test?
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- With rebellion weapon supplies low, they resorted to the less effective “vertical foam bowcaster”
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- “C’mon R2,if you can record holographic messages, surely you can function as a karaoke machine.”
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- Your lack of mustard disturbs me …
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- That’s no moon. It’s a fat Canadian chick on a catamaran.
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- The unspoken duties of the Imperial Guard finally come to light.
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- Together we will bring order to the galaxy … and perhaps a bit of fluffiness.
Being careful not to kill the younglings …
Clarence Winter Festival & Young Jedi Academy
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- “Yeah, well you’re not very tall for a princess …”
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- If Lucas had shot the last scene of Titanic …
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- “A microphone? I was trying to demonstrate Jedi ritual suicide!”
Best Buy / Compass House
Amherst, NY – Costumed North Ridge members attended the presentation of a $1000 grant from The Best Buy Children’s Foundation to Compass House, the North Ridge’s adopted charity, for which it has raised over $3000 over the last three years.
The BPO Hits the Slopes
We appeared on the slopes of Holiday Valley on Saturday July 1st with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra performing John Williams’ work from the Star Wars movies. . The second set will featured music from the STAR WARS classics plus other hits by composer John Williams. Members of the North Ridge, along with friends from Garrison Excelsior, posed for pictures, sold posters, and accepted donations for Compass House. In the end, we raised $760!
Martin’s Fundraiser
Derby, NY
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- We’ll deal with your stock boy friends soon enough.
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- Bring me the shopping carts … and remember: NO DISINTEGRATIONS.
FanForce Bowling
Batavia, NY
Both FanForce chapters got together for some friendly bowling competition. Buffalo managed to just edge out Rochester by a few pins to bring home the trophy.
It was a short-lived victory — after the event, one of our members was captured and encased in carbonite.
