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World’s earliest toy car and title deed on show at Mardin Museum

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New Volkswagen Star Wars Theme Commercial Airs

There I was on this laptop computer with Jay Leno playing on the TV in the background.  Then they go to commercial break and all of a sudden - I start hearing dog barks.

Dogs barking in a particular way... A Star Wars theme song.

Then towards the end of the commercial, there is this greyhound dog who is wearing a AT-AT walker costume (i.e. Imperial Walker from "The Empire Strikes Back.")  Then you see a white screen and then the VW logo.

This is the latest entry of Volkswagen Star Wars theme Super Bowl Ad teasers.  Last year, VW scored big with the little kid that was dressed up as Darth Vader.

Want to host a Superbowl party and need a really SPECIAL invite? A invite to the (Dark)Bark side of the Force. Check out the special little ditty Volkswagen has produced for your enjoyment.

By the way, here is a breakdown of the dogs and what characters that they represent.  Back row, left to right: C3PO, Obiwan Kenobi, Stormtrooper. Middle row, left to right: R2D2, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Darth Vader.  Bottome Row, left to right: Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Wicket W. Warrick (Ewok).

Of course, if entire video is not visible on this blog, just click on it and view it on YouTube.

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1. jalopnik.com. "Watch 12 Cute Dogs Bark The Star Wars Imperial March In VW’s Super Bowl Ad Teaser" by Matt Hardigree.  January 18, 2012. ( http://jalopnik.com/5877381/these-are-12-cute-dogs-barking-the-star-wars-imperial-march ).
2. web.vw.com. Ad intro video. ( http://web.vw.com/star-wars-invite/ ).

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Star Fleet Battles Artwork I Once Did

 

I was wanting to get some artwork published by ADB/SFB but they never purchased any of my ink artworks back in the early 1980s.  Back then, I was a college student who loved wargames and role-playing games.  Be it AD&D, Traveller, or Star Fleet Battles.

I recently uncovered some of these artworks and had a friend scan them for me and they have now been uploaded to my Deviant Art gallery.  See the links blow.  On that website, I go by the handle of "Darth-Deviant."

These efforts were first done in light pencil, then I went back over the lines with ink.

Then movies like Star Wars came out followed by on tv such programs like Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers.  It was a great time to be a fan of science fiction space opera.



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1. Deviantart.com.  "Shuttlecraft Under Attack" by Darth-Deviant (aka shanksow, aka Don W. Shanks) 1983. ( http://darth-deviant.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4mm753 ).
2. Deviantart.com.  "Star Fleet Battles Alien Warships" by Darth-Deviant ( http://darth-deviant.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4mm7hb )
3. Deviantart.com.  "Star Fleet Battles Landing Party" by Darth-Deviant ( http://darth-deviant.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d4mm6tw )

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