Origami X-wing...

Here's a great time waster. If you're in to Star Wars and you've got a square of paper laying around here's a great way to waste some time. That having been said it will make you pull your hair out! Enjoy!

Star Wars.....the obsession continues...

I have written about Star Wars in many places here on the blog. It was a major trans formative event in my life when my father took me to see the film in 1977. We stood in line (the first time I ever recall standing in line to see a movie, now a somewhat common place occurrence)and after the movie he took me to the local T-shirt shop and got me a "May The Force Be With You" T-shirt. I wore it until the heat transfered decal cracked and peeled into a pointillist representation of the film.
I am not a Star Wars collector I leave that to Tommy Mac.
I do however want my son to become a fan. With that in mind I have purchased him the Star Wars Lego games for Playstation( Happy 50thBirthday btw to Lego.) They have gone virtually ignored until 3 days ago. Suddenly he is obsessed and asking me how I know just what it is we are supposed to do in each scene. I have been explaining the context of these challenges to him and we have been enjoying it together. He even suggested that he might want to watch the films! My fingers are crossed. With that in mind I thought I'd do a little Star Wars in the blogosphere post as several recent articles delivered via GReader have focused on Star Wars and shown that I am not the only one who still loves anything to do with Star Wars!
First up....Star Wars/Disney Mash-ups at Deviant Art (thanks too BoingBoing!)
Over at deviantART.com user Thumper-001 has uploaded a series of Starwars/Disney Mash-up pics that are just awesome. I am also a Disney fan, and I DO collect disneyanna. These Are really cool, and even a little strange. Some are official and others...well...I doubt either Disney or Lucas put their stamp of approval here.

Next up ThinkGeek.com
offers the Japanese Star Wars Lightsaber Desk Lamp in all it's geeky glory.... Can I just say OMFG Yeah! Now a way to not only signal your love of all things SW but also to make your allegiance known. From the Think Geek site....

...we've devised a genius way to determine office force alliances for sure. Each employee places one of these nifty glowing Lightsaber Desk Lamps next to their red stapler... those paying allegiance to the powerful dark side can choose the red Vader lamp. While weaklings on their moral high-horses can sport the green Luke lamp. Of course they're always some employees who have to be obnoxious and swing both ways by placing one of each lightsaber lamp color on their desk.

This little stroke of brilliance is only $19.99 and is available at ThinkGeek.com



And finally...20th Century Studios has declared the Star Wars lightsaber the #1 film weapon of all time! I couldn't agree with the masses more! Here's the complete Top 10

Top 10 Favourite Movie Weapons

1. Lightsabre (Star Wars)

2. .44 Magnum (Dirty Harry)

3. Bullwhip (Indiana Jones)

4. Samurai sword (Kill Bill)

5. Chainsaw (Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

6. Golden Gun (James Bond - The Man With The Golden Gun)

7. Bow and arrow (Robin Hood)

8. Machine gun (Scarface)

9. The Death Star (Star Wars)

10. Bowler hat (James Bond - Goldfinger)

Now you'll have to excuse me I have to go help my son make his first run at destroying The Death Star...Lego Style!

May the Force be with you.

Video Editing for the masses!

I've mentioned before what a monumental influence on me seeing Star Wars was. it held the whole of possibility in its special fx. To think that I live in a time that enables the endless possibilities to be shaped by any one with a camera and computer makes me smile...and give Thanks!

toolbar powered by Conduit

OMBJ! Huge X-Wing Fighter ACTUALLY Flies!

Our friends over at Gizmodo.com hipped us to this awesome, HUGE X-wing fighter model which is rocket powered (yes with actual rockets) and is heading for its innagural flight next week.
Thats right it ACTUALLY flies!

from Gizmodo.com...

The X-Wing model is huge. At 21 feet long and with a wingspan of over 19 feet it is, in fact, big enough to fly a kid in.


Are you frigging kiddin?!! I want this thing, so do both my kids! Go on over and check out all the photos of the build and read Jesus Diaz fantastic article!

toolbar powered by Conduit

DJ Maul's "Maul Cantina" Video Tour Part 2

toolbar powered by Conduit

This next video clip continues the "virtual tour" of my basement toy room, covering some more specific shelves...enjoy!

DJ Maul's "Maul Cantina" Video Tour Part 1

toolbar powered by Conduit

OK I have been MIA for awhile here but have been meaning to get to this for awhile now. As some of you may or may NOT know, I collect Star Wars stuff. What you also may not know is just how MUCH stuff I've collected over the years so I have decided to share it online in a series of virtual video "tours" of my basement toy room, nicknamed "The Maul Cantina." The first video clip here is a basic, general walk around the room to give you an idea of how it is laid out etc. Future chapters will focus in on specific shelves and items in greater depth.

Feel the Force Mother Fucker

This came from Lupashto (thank you baby!), she discovered it whilst Stumbling with Stumble Upon...

----- Begin NetScrap(TM) -----

Feel the force Mother Fuc*er

The TOP 10 Things We Want To Hear Samuel L. Jackson's
Character 'Jedi Master Mace Windu' Say in the Star
Wars Prequels.

10. You don't need to see my goddamn identification, 'cause these
ain't the motherfuckin' droids you're looking for.

9. Womp rat may taste like pumpkin pie, but I'll never know, 'cause
even if it did I wouldn't eat the filthy motherfucker.

8. This is your father's lightsaber. When you absolutely, positively,
have to kill every motherfuckin' stormtrooper in the room...
accept no substitutes.

7. If Obi-wan ain't home then I don't know what the fuck we're gonna
do. I ain't got no other connections on Tattooine.

6. Feel the Force, motherfucker.

5. What ain't no planet I've ever heard of! Do they speak Bocce
on What?

4. You sendin' the Fett? Shit, Hutt, that's all you had to say!

3. Yeah Chewie Rocky Horror's got a hair problem. What the brother
gonna do? He's a wookie.

2. Does Jabba the Hutt look like a bitch?

1. Hand me my lightsaber... it's the one that says, 'Bad MotherFucker.'


----- End NetScrap(TM) -----

toolbar powered by Conduit

DJ Maul's C4 Adventures!

As usual, life has been BUSY for you're ol' pal Deej and YES I will have some video footage etc. coming up from my trip to LA and the Star Wars Convention!

In fact, I already have the first few blogs of my adventures up at my Star Wars.com blog here:

http://blogs.starwars.com/DJMaul

Each "C4 Recap" blog features stories, pictures and links to video clips of all kinds of interesting things...well, intersting to Star Wars geeks anyway.

I want to personally thank J for pitching in during my "Meet & Greet Party/Webcast" by providing sound effects and music to my party out in LA all the way from HIS home back east! Ain't technology COOL?

The party itself was a complete success, and you can read all about it at this blog here:

http://blogs.starwars.com/DJMaul/127

I will leave you a video segment here as a teaser: Amira Sa'id is a professional belly dancer and was a performing at the Convention dressed in the infamous "Slave Leia" costume, performing several Star Wars themed dances for the crowds and then teaching many members some moves themselves.

She wanted to attend my party and actually VOLUNTEERED to perform her dance there for us as a preview of her live Con show!

It took me all of 0.5 seconds to accept that offer!

I cant for the life of me figure out HOW to get the video to appear HERE (maybe J can fix this in edit) so here is the link to the video anyway, enjoy:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=My5u8KJYG8o



My pleasure Deej, and it was great to DJ from across the country. What rush! The webcast was a huge success with lots of folks joining us from literally all over the world. Technology is indeed awesome-DJ J


toolbar powered by Conduit

DJ Maul Webcast HUGE success

If you missed the live webcast by DJ Maul last night then you missed a great time, awesome trivia, a true multi-media event and belly dancing! Thanks to all who attended in person in LA and on the Stickam at iYamagoo.com
Here's a little peek at some of the coolness that DJ Maul is experiencing at Celebration IV

DJ Mauls Ultimate Toy Room Tour moves to Blogspot!

Hey gang!Some of you may be familiar with my long running Toy Room Tour series from over at Star Wars.com...it even got me a feature page on their website!
Anyway, since Im running out of blog space there PLUS I was looking for some new content to add here, I started moving my Toy Room Tour blogs, complete with pictures, over to my blog page here.if you've never seen my collection before and are interested you can check them out here:DJ Mauls Blogspot BlogI will be moving several chapters a day over as I find the time, so you can check back whenever for the next segments.
I was going to post them HERE but I have over 30 of them so far and that would take up way too much room here i'd think.
I will leave you with a teaser for what you can expect to see:

The Ultimate Geek Fest of 2007: Star Wars - Celebration IV

On May 23rd. I will be boarding a plane for L.A. to attend the ultimate gathering of Star Wars fans from around the world! "Celebration IV" will be held at the L.A. Convention Center from May 24th through the 28th and is being held in honor of the 30th anniversary of the release of the film that changed film making forever and started a phenomena way back in 1977.

Back in 2005 I attended "Celebration III" in Indianapolis and had an amazing time, so what I really wish to do this trip is to document whatever I can and share it with all my fellow geeks who can't make it, plus maybe even show a few NON geeks what the fuss is all about, ya know?

Things will kick off with a bang on Day One. I have spent the past several weeks organizing a large "Meet & Greet" party consisting of fans from all over the world, most of whom are part of the blogging community at Star Wars.com's official website: http://blogs.starwars.com/

I have over 50 people confirmed to attend with more confirming every week.

If all goes well, I will be doing a LIVE webcast from the party for all of our fellow geeks back home who can't be with us, with some planned games, music and other entertainment. And Im sure you will see at least a FEW people in costumes!

The party itself will take place on Thursday evening May 24th. from aproximately 7pm to 10pm PST.

I will be webcasting it from my Stickam.com profile: http://www.stickam.com/profile/djmaul as long as I can get a live internet connection, which I have made arrangements for but won't be 100 percent SURE it will work until I'm there of course...wish me luck!

Come by and check it out and watch the fun, if you ever wanted to see what happens when you gather a bunch of drunken Star Wars geeks in one place this is your chance!

make sure you pop in at the webcams live chat and say HI! I will be sure to monitor the chat room as often as possible during the party.

I will also be shooting TONS of footage of the Meet & Greet Party and of course of the entire Con from my brand new digital camera, so when I get back keep your eyes open for plenty of video blogs documenting my adventures.

Until then...May The Force Be With You!

What's Your Star Wars Name and Title?

To welcome DJ Maul back to regular posting I present......

Your Star Wars Name And Title

Your Star Wars Name: Yamgo Gaams Your Star Wars Title: Ooghem of C Eiggerg

What Is Your Star Wars Name and Title?

By the way I was wondering if DJ MAUL had this little gem of a collectible in his collection. The "Off-icial" Owen Lars & Aunt Beru (Charred) action figures are exactly the kind of rare piece that separates the casual collector from the die-hard (really hard) aficionado.

Seriously though I just about spit my coffee all over the screen when I saw this. Sick and yet intriguing. It's especially fitting that they label it for ages 4 & up, cause the average 3 year old really wouldn't be able to handle the graphic depiction of charcoal burnt flesh and bone. Note also how precise the blast points are, no shoddy sand people style clumsiness. I almost wish it were real, though it's really not much of an action figure

Man has SEX with Daughter!!! NOT PORN

OK, this video is as sick and twisted as it gets...it's also hysterically funny, although its NOT what you THINK:

Man Has Sex With Daughter (humor, NOT porn!)

Add to My Profile | More Videos

Musician's Friend is the #1 supplier of musical equipment through their awesome catalog and website. They've been around forever so go look. We get paid if you buy something so take a look and anyway we don't charge for the blog right so... have you seen our Google ADS? LOL! just kidding...no..no...seriously...did you see them?

Darth Vader vs. Shock Troopers: Use the Force for Coffee and Cookies

from our friends over at Gizmodo

Oh DJ MAUL where have you gone? We miss you so! Could we tempt you back with these baubles? I will personally buy you this snappy darth Vader Mug and chip in with the rest of the Yamagoo crew for the cookie jar if only you'd return! Darth's molded plastic coffee mug is $17.95, and the ceramic 12-inch-tall Shock Trooper Ceramic Cookie Jar will cost you $49.99.

Technorati Tags: djj, djmaul, star wars

Powered by ScribeFire.

star wars remote A little SW love for DJ Maul

Back from the Easter Weekend hope everyone enjoyed themselves. I have been holding on to this from our friends at Gizmodo for a couple days and thought I get it posted to show some love for DJ Maul.. we miss you Tommy Mac. Where have you gone brother??

This mini R/C R2-D2

is “fully controllable from the included lightsaber remote — authentic
sounds, turning head and red LED eye complete the package.”

No more playing with your old skool Star Wars
figures by shaking them and talking in a funny voice, this is the real
deal… and we don’t kid when it come to Star Wars. We would have killed
for this little R2 gem as a kid and it’s still pretty damn cool as an

adult

[via Gizmodo]

Powered by ScribeFire.

Stabbing at Leia's 22nd Birthday

Gotta love a world where lightsabers mix with alcohol and angst. Nice job in this short film.


OurStory.com - Go beyond blogging. Capture your life events to share online or just with your friends. FREE

Gadget Time

Well, here we go. Some pretty cool stuff(I think anyway) that i know i would love to have around, even if i was to never use it(although I'm sure i would ;-D). Ever lose a key, or not have one, but you still needed to(or wanted to) get in. This would probably help you Lock Pick Shop pick that lock! Need power?? Look no further, just visit MFUEL DirectMfuel, on stop, and one device for everything you need to power, anywhere! Here is one for Deej, and all our Star WarsStar Wars Fans out there. Remember being a kid, and playing that good old game toys r usBattle Ship. It was always a great way to spend a rainy day. Well, for the Star Wars Fan in all of us.... HammacherBattle Ship: Star Wars Style. Sometimes being at work can be.... Well, boring. Want something to play with? How about a Brandocannon! Plug and play right through your computer via USB, And all at my second favorite price, CHEAP(Yes free, of course, is first)

Bob Eubanks apologizes!!!

Yep, he ate some crow after those comments he made about the 501st. members during the Rose Parade! I made him "Celebrity Asshole Of The Week" for it in fact.

I wrote him a strongly worded letter to his website afterwards and this is the reply I just recieved:

"I want you to know that I am sending a personal apology to everyone who contacts me from the 501st. I calculate that Michaela and I spent approximately ten minutes on the Star Wars presentation and were most complimentary of the entire Star Wars project and the Grand Marshal, George Lucas. Unfortunately, the information I received as background did not explain the fact that most of the group are professionals and that their major focus is charity work. There is no doubt that I have a ‘tongue in cheek" sense of humor, but I sincerely stress that in no way did I intend to offend anyone involved with the group.
I ask that you (and they) accept my heartfelt apology and I commend them on the fine work they do in the name of their group.
Sincerely,
Bob Eubanks"

Not only did he send that personal apology to ME, but he also publicly and personally apologized to the 501st. themselves. Details on that can be read here.

Way to go to all Star Wars fans who sent him a message that they were NOT happy about being stereotyped as 'jobless groupies.'

Some times it pays to speak ones mind folks!

When I was young boy....

....this ROCKED! I remember how excited i was when I saw the commercials. Back in the days when there were 3 channels plus PBS. As an adult I can barely watch...well actually it's like a train wreck you don't want to watch but you can't help yourself! I know its past Xmas but with all the Star Wars talk we've done here in the last few days when I saw it on The Daily Reel feed today...well I couldn't help myself. This is proof that Lucas isn't perfect.

FINALLY...Rose Parade Video

Thank Fark it's here..the Rose Parade footage of the Star Wars floats and the 501st. No it doesn't feature our Celebrity Asshole of the week....just some honest commentary and some great footage compliments of YouTube!