
I love Star Wars too much and have been wasting my limited amount of money and time on this Earth pursuing colorful objects related to the marketing marvel/film series for a few years now. I’m obligated to write for the Bloglin and I’ve run out of ideas so I’m just going to revert to what I do best; be a gigantic loser who stays indoors and obsessed over objects in an attempt to avoid human contact. Humans…they disappoint on every occasion but my Star Wars dolls will never betray me or complain about my bad cooking. Here are the ten objects that make life bearable for me.

10) Custom Disneyland Blanket
This is my Star Wars blanket featuring me and my main man/monster, The Vidiot. I got this made after riding Star Tours at Disneyland. People usually assume that I am actually wearing that costume and it’s eerie how Carrie Fisher and I have the exact same hands. Also no one ever recognizes the guy I’m with as being Vidiot.
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9) My Jabba the Hutt set-up
I traded in two and a half suitcases full of comic books to Jim Hanleys in order to get the Jabba doll and throne. Jabba, his dais, Bib Fortuna, Leia in her Boushh disguise and the little vermin of Jabba’s palace are all by Sideshow Toys. Boba Fett and Slave Leia are by Kenner. The background is a colorforms board that was found in the trash. I used to stare at this thing for hours when life got too hard. My eyes would unfocus and I would be transported into a world where everyone spoke like they had the intelligence of nine year olds and bathrooms don’t exist. A world where a giant slug monster is somehow capable of lusting after a human woman.
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8) Sigma C-3PO tape dispenser
I’d been coveting this perverse Japanese item for years before I was able to find one at an affordable price. Sigma, a Japanese company that makes porcelain stuff, produced a bunch of really cool Star Wars items back in the early eighties. The other item from this series that people know is the Taun Taun teapot where the tea comes out of the Taun Taun’s mouth, making it appear that your tea is being vomited into a cup. There’s nothing I don’t like about this tape dispenser but what I like the most is that Star Wars’ gayest character is reclining on his back, inviting you to reach out and pull something from between his legs. Also it is beautiful to look at. These things smash easily so they aren’t as common as old Chewbacca action figures with bit marks on their heads.
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7) Star Wars Record Tote
This record tote was only available from Disney theme parks in the eighties. I used to bring it with me when I DJed vinyl records so long ago.
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6) Kenner Large Size Boba Fett doll
Besides the gay tape dispenser, Kenner’s large size (not 12″) Boba Fett from the original line was something I wanted for much of my high school years. This thing is like fifteen inches tall, comes with a detachable belt, wookiee scalps, a belt, a cape, a gun and a complicated and easily breakable rocket pack. It even has a little hole in the back of his head so you can see what he sees through a little sneaky scope. God this thing is so wonderful. I also like the inconsistencies between the movie costume and this doll. Those big red and yellow bricks on his forearms are pretty goofay. I cuddle with this guy.
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