"Genuine Class" News...

Back in the Summer of 1977 (although I was way too young to remember personally)...legions of moviegoers lined up to see the latest blockbuster phenomenom called "Star Wars". One of the pivotal scenes in the movie occurs when Obi-Wan Kenobi is struck down by Darth Vader and vanishes in thin air with only his lightsaber and empty cloak remaining after the mortal blow. This great movie moment had fans at the time wondering "where the hell did he go?" Almost 30 years later we know that he became part of the living force. But what about the famous cloak? Up until recently, it has been part of a stock of rental items at a fancy dress shop in England. Apparently, when the filmmakers were done with this famous piece of wardrobe they returned it to sender...as no one at the time could have predicted the success that Star Wars would have worldwide. The famous garment, just like Obi-Wan himself came back for Empire and Jedi, came back from the beyond to appear in other feature films such as part of an extra's wardrobe in The Mummy. So Obi-Wan's Cloak has been found. Now if they could just lose Jar Jar for all eternity....that would be something.

By the way, for those of you that can make sense of the title of this post...congratulations you are as much of a Simpsons Geek as me.