I sat by LANDO tonight. Crazy. The man from Cloud City himself. Ok, am I dork or what? Justin Timberlake could walk into a room and I’d shrug, but Lando, and I’m like “OMG, WTF, BBQ!!”
Cardplayer. Scoundrel. You’ll like him. That was Han Solo’s hurried precis on his old pal, Lando Calrissian. While the description is accurate, it barely scratches the surface of this complicated rogue. Calrissian is at home in the shadowy reaches of the fringe, the underworld culture that permeates the galaxy. While he has rubbed elbows with hunters, mercs, outlaws and gangsters, Lando’s main difference is that his elbows were covered by some of the most expensive and fashionable clothes this side of the Core. Lando has style and class; some would say in excess. He is a man of sophisticated tastes, and settles for nothing short of the best in his surroundings, his belongings, his look, and his female companionship. Han and Lando go way back, you’ll hear them say, but it hasn’t always been friendship and camaraderie. Solo and Calrissian have been rivals in the past. A bitter point of contention between the two has been the ownership of the Millennium Falcon. The deceptively dilapidated freighter once belonged to Calrissian, and much to the gambler’s chagrin, he lost it to Solo in a heated game of sabacc. Though Solo insists he won fair and square, Calrissian still questions Solo’s victory, if only to goad the Corellian.
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Lando!!!! I would be totally psyched as well. OMG!!! Your post sent me hurling along a little path of web wandering fun. Here’s my favorite photo: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Lando_smoothie.jpg
from the Wookieepedia! http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
who’s Justin Timberlake?
hahaha, that photo is hilarious Cianna. Great post Cyan. Would you still be my friend if I told you I have never seen a Star Wars movie?
I probably shouldn’t have admitted that publicly.
Mager, you are my second friend who hasn’t seen Star Wars! So, maybe we should have a marathon night?
Oh man. I, on the other hand, was the target of Tom Merrit’s quote on Buzz Out Loud, “[George Lucas] does have a trademark on our childhood.” Thing is, I’m old enough that I saw Star Wars in the theater when it was first released - five times! (On separate days, no less. Not just sneaking back in once it was over). I was utterly blown away and it cemented my path to geekness. Episode IV remains the only film I’ve ever seen that often in a movie theater.
Andrew, I don’t think you lose geek cred for not having seen it. Maybe you actually gain some kind of weird extra-iconoclastic points. Like an outcast among outcasts… but rest assured. We will NEVER cast you out! See it if you want to. You’ll finally understand the references. Then again, the language of the series has so permeated our culture that you may not understand its significance.
Of course if Cyan does have a marathon night, you know I’ll be there!