Post by obishawn on Mar 15, 2011 4:39:07 GMT -5
I thought for certain I had an account here, but I can find no record of it- too many years in the desert will do that to a man, or so I'm told.
So after signing up on the Facebook page, I thought I'd pipe up and introduce myself- Shawn "Obi-Shawn" Crosby, costuming in the fashion of Alec Guinness' Obi-Wan since I got a bit old to portray Luke Skywalker 15 years ago. I am caretaker to Master Yoda, a puppet I've built and have been bringing to events for the past 4 years now, and builder/driver of the H-Wing carfighter Star Wars spaceship car (and the in-progress Z-Wing replacement.) I've added Clone Wars Obi-Wan to my stable of costumes as of one year ago next week, and I am a proud owner of Old Republic Jedi armor that we made for the LucasArts game promotion. With an EpIII Obi-Wan in the works, I will be Jedi-d out pretty soon.
I can't really be a more active Star Wars fan - I'm already doing around 160 events a year - but thought I'd hang with y'all and try to be a bit more active over here at the Jedi Assembly if I can.
I'm a bit of a mercenary work-wise; An actor and freelance artist in Los Angeles, I've also been an art director for the Griffith Observatory, prop builder for Star Trek, toy designer for Mattel and Playmates, modelmaker for the Disney theme parks, and a computer game designer. I'm a founding member of the Enigma Players and Lux Theater live theater groups, with whom I like to do some goofball improv/acting to blow off steam.
I'm probably too much of a joiner. 501st, Rebel Legion, Hazard Squadron, Road Squadron, Costumer's Guild West, Star Car Association, and a whole bunch of other groups. And now this one- ACK! I did it again.
I've been married to my wife Colleen for almost 21 years... a fellow costumer, she feeds my Star Wars habit, and I return the favor with Steampunk and historical stuff.
And now a list of useless (probably TMI) trivia, that hopefully sounds more interesting than ego-maniacal:
*I have seen 1977's "Star Wars" almost 400 times in a theater over my lifetime. I am debating how to celebrate the big 400th screening, though I am not sure it should be in 3D.
*I rallied Los Angeles fandom in 2007 to join with the City of LA and bring Celebration IV here. I was very generously allowed by Lucasfilm and the City to write the "Star Wars Day" proclamation issued on the 30th anniversary of the movie, one of my proudest achievements as a fan.
*While I am a presenter of one of the questions in "Star Wars Trivial Pursuit," I have never seen my own question come up while playing the game.
*Conveniently, my hair and beard are graying in the same pattern as Obi-Wan in EpIII, though I fear I'll catch up to Alec Guinness sooner than I'd like.
*I still have my first lightsaber, a red-handled Eveready flashlight "Force Beam" knockoff sold at K-Mart in 1977. To improve on these, I started building Neon-bladed lightsabers in the 1980s, and used them at events up until the premier of Episode II and the Master Replicas sabers.
*I have traveled to Spokane, Houston, Miami, San Francisco and more as "Obi-Wan" for charity. I'm still hoping for New York. Or Hawaii. Or London... "Have Lightsaber, Will Travel."
*I drove 4800 miles round trip safely in the H-Wing to C III and back and, within an hour of arriving home, broke my ankle simply by stepping off a curb. I did all Episode III costumed premiere events with a black, boot-colored cast to hide the break from LFL and keep me from being disqualified.
*I have been fortunate to meet George on many occasions, and though we have appeared in many photos talking to each other, I have no "posed" photo with him.
*My first Star Wars costume, in 1977, was a highly-inaccurate Jawa with very hot, burning (to my face) eyes.
*I submitted both "Obi-Wan" and "Stormtrooper" costumes for consideration in the 2007 Rose Parade. I received a call from LFL chiding me for it, telling me to "enjoy being a Stormtrooper." I did enjoy it, though I discovered upon my post-parade return to my hotel room that, because of a severe slice from the armor, I had lost a large amount of blood down my legs and into my shoes over the whole 5.5 mile parade route.
*My first Obi-Wan costume used $8-a-yard upholstery fabric, which looked decent but wore out in a year. My current robes are made from $50-a-yard silk to match the LFL Archive touring costume, and have just worn out after 4 years and around 550 events. My comfy-but-heavy blanket-style wool outer robe became a functional part of my camping gear a decade before "snuggies" showed up, and looks better the more I use it around the campfire.
*My wife coined the name "Obi-Shawn" for me, and got me the license plates to match. It now seems permanently connected with me, and new friends I haven't met yet will use it in greeting to me at events and on the street.
*When I fly the airlines with Yoda as my carry-on, he will either get his own unoccupied seat, or is forced to ride in the overhead compartment as luggage. When in a seat, people around him will ask questions, take photos and offer to buy him drinks; when placed in the overhead, the flight attendants are "boo'd," and then badgered by passengers as "mean" and "elder abusers" throughout the trip.
So after signing up on the Facebook page, I thought I'd pipe up and introduce myself- Shawn "Obi-Shawn" Crosby, costuming in the fashion of Alec Guinness' Obi-Wan since I got a bit old to portray Luke Skywalker 15 years ago. I am caretaker to Master Yoda, a puppet I've built and have been bringing to events for the past 4 years now, and builder/driver of the H-Wing carfighter Star Wars spaceship car (and the in-progress Z-Wing replacement.) I've added Clone Wars Obi-Wan to my stable of costumes as of one year ago next week, and I am a proud owner of Old Republic Jedi armor that we made for the LucasArts game promotion. With an EpIII Obi-Wan in the works, I will be Jedi-d out pretty soon.
I can't really be a more active Star Wars fan - I'm already doing around 160 events a year - but thought I'd hang with y'all and try to be a bit more active over here at the Jedi Assembly if I can.
I'm a bit of a mercenary work-wise; An actor and freelance artist in Los Angeles, I've also been an art director for the Griffith Observatory, prop builder for Star Trek, toy designer for Mattel and Playmates, modelmaker for the Disney theme parks, and a computer game designer. I'm a founding member of the Enigma Players and Lux Theater live theater groups, with whom I like to do some goofball improv/acting to blow off steam.
I'm probably too much of a joiner. 501st, Rebel Legion, Hazard Squadron, Road Squadron, Costumer's Guild West, Star Car Association, and a whole bunch of other groups. And now this one- ACK! I did it again.
I've been married to my wife Colleen for almost 21 years... a fellow costumer, she feeds my Star Wars habit, and I return the favor with Steampunk and historical stuff.
And now a list of useless (probably TMI) trivia, that hopefully sounds more interesting than ego-maniacal:
*I have seen 1977's "Star Wars" almost 400 times in a theater over my lifetime. I am debating how to celebrate the big 400th screening, though I am not sure it should be in 3D.
*I rallied Los Angeles fandom in 2007 to join with the City of LA and bring Celebration IV here. I was very generously allowed by Lucasfilm and the City to write the "Star Wars Day" proclamation issued on the 30th anniversary of the movie, one of my proudest achievements as a fan.
*While I am a presenter of one of the questions in "Star Wars Trivial Pursuit," I have never seen my own question come up while playing the game.
*Conveniently, my hair and beard are graying in the same pattern as Obi-Wan in EpIII, though I fear I'll catch up to Alec Guinness sooner than I'd like.
*I still have my first lightsaber, a red-handled Eveready flashlight "Force Beam" knockoff sold at K-Mart in 1977. To improve on these, I started building Neon-bladed lightsabers in the 1980s, and used them at events up until the premier of Episode II and the Master Replicas sabers.
*I have traveled to Spokane, Houston, Miami, San Francisco and more as "Obi-Wan" for charity. I'm still hoping for New York. Or Hawaii. Or London... "Have Lightsaber, Will Travel."
*I drove 4800 miles round trip safely in the H-Wing to C III and back and, within an hour of arriving home, broke my ankle simply by stepping off a curb. I did all Episode III costumed premiere events with a black, boot-colored cast to hide the break from LFL and keep me from being disqualified.
*I have been fortunate to meet George on many occasions, and though we have appeared in many photos talking to each other, I have no "posed" photo with him.
*My first Star Wars costume, in 1977, was a highly-inaccurate Jawa with very hot, burning (to my face) eyes.
*I submitted both "Obi-Wan" and "Stormtrooper" costumes for consideration in the 2007 Rose Parade. I received a call from LFL chiding me for it, telling me to "enjoy being a Stormtrooper." I did enjoy it, though I discovered upon my post-parade return to my hotel room that, because of a severe slice from the armor, I had lost a large amount of blood down my legs and into my shoes over the whole 5.5 mile parade route.
*My first Obi-Wan costume used $8-a-yard upholstery fabric, which looked decent but wore out in a year. My current robes are made from $50-a-yard silk to match the LFL Archive touring costume, and have just worn out after 4 years and around 550 events. My comfy-but-heavy blanket-style wool outer robe became a functional part of my camping gear a decade before "snuggies" showed up, and looks better the more I use it around the campfire.
*My wife coined the name "Obi-Shawn" for me, and got me the license plates to match. It now seems permanently connected with me, and new friends I haven't met yet will use it in greeting to me at events and on the street.
*When I fly the airlines with Yoda as my carry-on, he will either get his own unoccupied seat, or is forced to ride in the overhead compartment as luggage. When in a seat, people around him will ask questions, take photos and offer to buy him drinks; when placed in the overhead, the flight attendants are "boo'd," and then badgered by passengers as "mean" and "elder abusers" throughout the trip.
