Post by Jedimom/Cor-Al Gelkar on Jul 15, 2010 12:20:49 GMT -5
From rebelscum forums
As most of you know, recently a group of us ventured to Tunisia to tour the Star Wars filming locations. This truly was a trip of a lifetime and no matter how much we all prepared for the impact that seeing these sights would have, none of us were prepared for the emotional punch in the gut when they came.
The highlight for many was visiting the iconic Lars Homestead Igloo. This igloo, rebuilt for Episode 2 in the exact spot as the original seen in ANH, still features the crater rim where Luke stood staring at the setting twin suns, pondering his destiny.
While most of us ran around like kids on Christmas morning, you could sense a different emotion from Mark Dermul and the other guys who had visited before.
Sadly, since their last trip in 2005 the igloo has degraded quite a bit. The left side has large holes in it and the whole structure seems to be crumbling under the abuse of the Tunisian sun and sand.
We decided that something should be done, so a group of us led by Mark and fellow pioneers Mark Cox and Terry Cooper have started the Save the Lars Homestead fund.
Our goal is to raise enough money to refurbish the dome and repair it to the state it was in for Episode 2 filming. This way, future decades of pioneers can come and experience the magic of sunset there as we did.
For more information you can visit the site: markdermul.be/tatooine/savelars.html
We are soliciting donations, large and small, to help save this piece of history. In addition, Mark has updated his great book, complete with GPS coordinates, maps and details of the filming locations (as well as some narrative regarding the rowdy folks he was cursed with on the trip, LOL). He is donating $5 for every book sold to the fund.
We routinely spend money on autographs because we love these films. Even $5 can go a long way towards helping us reach our goals.
There's also a Facebook group dedicated to this which is found here -
www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=136826779662292
Thanks for reading and I hope some of you can help us out.
As most of you know, recently a group of us ventured to Tunisia to tour the Star Wars filming locations. This truly was a trip of a lifetime and no matter how much we all prepared for the impact that seeing these sights would have, none of us were prepared for the emotional punch in the gut when they came.
The highlight for many was visiting the iconic Lars Homestead Igloo. This igloo, rebuilt for Episode 2 in the exact spot as the original seen in ANH, still features the crater rim where Luke stood staring at the setting twin suns, pondering his destiny.
While most of us ran around like kids on Christmas morning, you could sense a different emotion from Mark Dermul and the other guys who had visited before.
Sadly, since their last trip in 2005 the igloo has degraded quite a bit. The left side has large holes in it and the whole structure seems to be crumbling under the abuse of the Tunisian sun and sand.
We decided that something should be done, so a group of us led by Mark and fellow pioneers Mark Cox and Terry Cooper have started the Save the Lars Homestead fund.
Our goal is to raise enough money to refurbish the dome and repair it to the state it was in for Episode 2 filming. This way, future decades of pioneers can come and experience the magic of sunset there as we did.
For more information you can visit the site: markdermul.be/tatooine/savelars.html
We are soliciting donations, large and small, to help save this piece of history. In addition, Mark has updated his great book, complete with GPS coordinates, maps and details of the filming locations (as well as some narrative regarding the rowdy folks he was cursed with on the trip, LOL). He is donating $5 for every book sold to the fund.
We routinely spend money on autographs because we love these films. Even $5 can go a long way towards helping us reach our goals.
There's also a Facebook group dedicated to this which is found here -
www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/group.php?gid=136826779662292
Thanks for reading and I hope some of you can help us out.
