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Instant Star Wars Concert

At the Cologne Wallrfplatz in Germany, shoppers are surprised by a sudden performance of the Star Wars theme by the WDR Radio Orchestra. Here it is: http://youtu.be/sTHXIzHPyqE

Happy 38th Birthday, Space Battleship Yamato!

Thirty-eight years ago, October 6, 1974, Space Battleship Yamato began its maiden voyage on Japanese television. 2012 is also the 40th anniversary of Okinawa’s Reversion to Japan.  On May 12, the event was celebrated in Okinawa Civic Hall, at which the USMC III MEF Band played the theme to Yamato.

Writer Therapy Contest!

For aspiring wordsmiths, Writer Therapy is offering an opening page contest, judged by three literary agents.  Deadline is September 29.  Details here.  My entry is here.

How to Silence a Crying Baby

How do you silence a crying baby?  Play the theme to Star Wars!

The Star Wars Reference Guide: Progress Report 9/14/2012

Over the past few months I’ve been switching back-and-forth between working on the first Justice Dragon book, and cataloging periodicals for The Star Wars Reference Guide. The annotated Guide is global in coverage, documenting published material up to the year 1990. British coverage is especially important, since British craftsmen and technicians provided such a great […]

Triumph of the Justice Dragon

Triumph of the Justice Dragon

There’s no doubt about it. Dragons are hot, these days. DreamWorks has their franchise, and Weta Digital is bringing Smaug to life for the Hobbit films. Meanwhile, I’m writing and illustrating The Justice Dragon’s Secret. That secret will affect mankind, and one young man has the key to unlock it–if he survives a tribe of […]