Time has passed all too quickly. The long holiday weekend, working in league with a nasty head cold, has forced me into bedrest mode for the last several days. Thankfully (pun intended) I was able to enjoy a delightful Thanksgiving feast, the highlight of which was this oyster casserole.

This glut of gastronomical gluttony and surfeit of shore leave has at least allowed a few autograph successes to pile up in my mailbox. I received through the mail a lovely Topps card, inscribed to me by David Ankrum, who provided the voice of Wedge Antilles (Red 2) in the original Star Wars. Observe:

In addition, I was delighted to get a great TTM from Phil Fondacaro, a busy actor who has too many credits to his name than I can manage to list here.

You’ll notice that Phil (I think at this point I can call him Phil) has pleasantly offered me all the good luck he has to spare. This he wrote in encouragement of the Name It Jad campaign that I described to him in my letter. Thus, I’m proud to announce that

NAME IT JAD

HAS ITS VERY FIRST

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENT!

Surely it’s only a matter of time until Bea Arthur chimes in with her encouragements! Right? Bea…?

So, life has finally slowed down enough for me to make some progress on the Name It Jad campaign & website, and I’m happy to reveal my brand new banner! You’ll find it at the top of the page, where banners usually reside.

As you know, this site is all about getting something from the upcoming Star Wars TV show to be named after me, Jad. What, you may ask, does that have to do with Bea Arthur? Well sir, if you’re not familiar with the majesty that is the Star Wars Holiday Special, then you have not looked upon the face of God and gone mad. If you can hunt down a copy and have two hours (yes, two HOURS) to kill, then do as all Star Wars fans must, and put your fandom to the test. The HS is a cunning beast - a comedy/variety show firmly planted in 1978, yet somehow also existing in a parallel Star Wars universe where all our favorite characters are bored out of their minds. See Harrison Ford escorting Chewie to his home planet Kashyyyk, realized only as a Ralph McQuarrie painting and a soundstage. (Fans would have to wait 27 years to see more of the planet in Revenge Of The Sith.) Hear Carrie Fisher singing to the Star Wars theme song! Be bewildered by Mark Hamill’s Sandy Duncan hairdo! FEAR THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF BOBA FETT!

Bea may not have known what she was getting herself into, but there’s no denying that her singing barmaid scene brings down the house. It’s reminiscent of a simpler time on TV and in my childhood, when dancing Wookies could be forgiven if it meant glimpsing Darth Vader in my very own living room. Remember, this is 1978, the pre-VCR dark ages. And so, in the spirit of the 28th Life Day (only four days away!), I have sent a fan letter to Bea Arthur, the undisputed queen of Star Wars TV actresses. She honored my autograph request in 1999, so I wrote to thank her and ask her for her endorsement of the Name It Jad campaign. Will she respond again? Stay tuned, my fellow Star Warrior!

For this Halloween, my lovely fiancee and I got our geek on, hard core.  Behold, the nerdiness!

And here’s me, putting on my serious officer face…

And yes, you uber-nerds, I know my collar pips are on upside down.  Seriously folks, get a life!
This blog o’mine has lately been about Jad and not so much about the Name It Jad campaign.  Well starting tomorrow, that all changes!  How, you unconsciously ask?  With the help of a Golden Girl, of course…