By now most Airbag readers know the continuing saga of Ghyslain aka the "Star Wars Kid". For those of you in the dark, the Star Wars Kid video taped himself practicing deft Jedi skills in front of a video camera at school, which he forgot to take home. The tape was later found by some fellow sudents who put the video on the net. Hilarity ensued across the world for a weeks.
That is until two guys decided enough was enough and that something nice should be done for lil' Darth Maul.
It's 10:30 PM and so far $2750 has been raised to show the young would-be Jedi Knight that the world is sorry they laughed so hard at his Canadian 'Darth Lord' Idol audition tape.
Two thousand, seven hundred and fifty dollars and yet the web-a-thon is still going.
I'm sitting here thinking, hmmm, I want a 12.1 Powerbook, alas I do not have the disposable income needed to take one home. Unfortunately shoplifting is a crime and there aren't many riots in Corona Del Mar that would allow for looting opportunities.
So I have decided to make like a Canadian high school student and make my own audition tape. I've narrowed the potential scenes to the following:
1. Jabba the Hut eating frogs, toying with Princess Leia and smacking C3P0 around.
2. Pod Racing Anikin Skywalker.
3. Jar Jar Binks never released, violent death scene.
4. 'One-hand' Luke screaming at Darth Vader to go to hell.
5. Lando Calrissian charming Princess Leia — with a brown bagged, 32 oz., Colt 45 in hand.
6. Two-saber Yoda taking on Count Dooku (Tricky scene but with some piano wires totally do-able).
7. Spock fighting Captain Kirk over a green slave girl.
I'd like to raise about $5000 but I'm not sure which scene will fit the bill. Any suggestions would be helpful.
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I don't know how you'd pull it off, but I'd definitely pay to see Jar Jar Binks die. Kill him, and I'm in.
"Twenty-seven thousand and fifty dollars..." Twenty-seven hundred and fifty dollars. Big difference! At any rate, we broke the $3000 mark a couple hours ago.
Chewbacca the Wookie, silently playing chess against Death on the Santa Monica Pier.
Death to Jar-Jar!! I can see you as Jar-Jar pulling a death scene that would make the silent movie drama quenns of old proud.
Andy you're right. Doh! Stupid, stupid spell checker.
New scene option people: Boba Fett kicking Bill Gates upside the head for not creating a word processor that take input directly from the mind. No more typing with the fingers thing.
Unbelievable. So much for an iPod - they can give the kid that 12.1" PB and a frickin' iPod.
As for your scene, the Jar Jar death scene would be gratifying to many, I'm sure. But I'd be willing to bet you'd realize a greater windfall if you did your own slightly raunchier take on the whole Jabba the Hutt scene w/Leia in the gold bikini thing.
Just promise us that you won't be the one dressed as Leia... ;-)
How about a rendition of Chewbacca going after the hunk of meat?
Who the hell would give up $100 for this, over $4000 now.