Man Uses R2-D2 Replica to Help Sick Kids
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Everyone knows that Lucas was drawn to the darkside of selling out years ago.The_root_of_all_evil said:
He's more machine now than man; twisted and evil.
I completely agree. This is an absolutely wonderful thing that he's done for those kids. If I'd been sick and in a hospital, seeing R2-D2 come through the door would have made myKollega said:
The campaign for an award starts here!
d'awwww...bobknowsall said:Okay, everyone say it with me: D'awwww...
This is possibly the most heartwarmingly nerdy thing I have ever come across (and I'm not using "nerdy" in a pejorative sense), and I wish this guy well in his future endeavours. Because, well, what he's doing is just plain brilliant.
(lol first thing that popped into my head before seeing your comment haha)
Paul is a friend of mine. I have seen this project from the first days he was playing with drawings of it. The article is great. But it doesn't go far enough to describe the effect Pau's R2-D2 has on the people that see it.
I believe Paul introduced his R2-D2 to the public was last Halloween (2009). People came in waves to see it. They ran out of candy from all the Trick or Treat 'ers that came for a peek at the little movie star. I went to a local store for more candy to hand out, and discovered parents at the store were telling other parents to go by this house because 'this guy has a real R2-D2."
Parents brough their kids for pictures with it. Most of the parents barely remember the first Star Wars movie in the theaters and most of the kids were not born yet. Everyone that came by was awed with the metal movie star. The looks on the kids faces was nothing short of magic. These were neighborhood kids, and the effect was powerful. I can only imagine the effect on kids stuck in a hospial. This goes well beyond a good thing. It's more like something -- special.
I believe Paul introduced his R2-D2 to the public was last Halloween (2009). People came in waves to see it. They ran out of candy from all the Trick or Treat 'ers that came for a peek at the little movie star. I went to a local store for more candy to hand out, and discovered parents at the store were telling other parents to go by this house because 'this guy has a real R2-D2."
Parents brough their kids for pictures with it. Most of the parents barely remember the first Star Wars movie in the theaters and most of the kids were not born yet. Everyone that came by was awed with the metal movie star. The looks on the kids faces was nothing short of magic. These were neighborhood kids, and the effect was powerful. I can only imagine the effect on kids stuck in a hospial. This goes well beyond a good thing. It's more like something -- special.
That thing is so damn awesome it seems worth putting some kid into hospital just to request it. Okay that sounds really bad but i would love to see it!
