Become a Rancho Recruiter and Get Great Swag!

Become a Rancho Recruiter and Get Great Swag!

Help Rancho Obi-Wan continue its mission to inspire with the Force of imagination and get yourself some exclusive swag:Become a Rancho Recruiter!

With a nod to the early days of the Official Star Wars Fan Club and its Rebel Recruiter membership drive, we're seeking current members' help to grow our membership.

You can earn some great collectible swag, including a 3-inch pin-back badge, embroidered patch, and T-shirt for your efforts. And the Recruiter who refers the most new or renewing members by Sept. 1st, 2015 will be awarded our Grand Prize: a funded trip to Rancho Obi-Wan to attend the 2015 Galaween annual fundraising event on Oct. 24th!
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Give the Gift of Membership This Holiday Season

This holiday season share your love of Star Wars with friends and family while supporting a great cause. Give a Rancho Obi-Wan annual membership as a gift and help inspire with the Force of imagination.

For as little as $40, you can share the magic, community, and excitement of Star Wars with someone on your list, and at the same time help us carry on our mission to educate and inspire, which includes:

- Continuing our community and school outreach programs offering educational tours

- Contributing tours to other non-profit organizations to help them to raise funds

- And of course, paying the day-to-day costs to maintain and run a 9,000 square footStar Wars memorabilia museum that attracts fans and collectors worldwide.

Thank you for your continuing support. We wish you and yours all the best this holiday season, and throughout the new year ahead!

Mystery Solved! A Tale of Snow-Swept Chewbacca, Bantha Tracks and Consetta Parker

During a recent gathering of the Rancho Obi-Wan Board of Directors, we were all chatting before our meeting began. Somehow Bantha Tracks came up and the memory of my painting popped into my head. I muttered something like "You know, I had a painting featured in Bantha Tracks once, but I forgot to put my name on it." Friend and fellow board member Pete Vilmur looked at me and said "What?! Have you ever mentioned that before or talked about that in an interview?" Steve then added that I should write about it for our ROW blog! It suddenly all hit me: memories, emotions and hope--hope that my painting and I could finally be reunited after all these years.

Did Paul Freeman Accidentally Eat A Fly In Raiders of the Lost Ark?

The Famous Indiana Jones Fly In Belloq's Mouth Scene. Did It Really Happen? I've always wondered if Paul Freeman unintentionally consumed a fly in this scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark ? It's the scene where Indiana Jones shouts down to Bellosh...I mean Belloq and threatens to blow up the ark. Did a fly go in his mouth? I remember watching this scene back in the early eighties and my ten year old mind thought he definitely had a snack while filming. I recall talking about 'flygate' in my school playground at the time and the general consensus with my friends was that Freeman definitely had a sneaky snack. Paul Freeman talks about the famous 'fly' scene in an interview with TheIndyExperience.com and settled 'flygate:' This is a bit of a dicey question so don’t get too upset. (Laughs) A movie’s always got bloopers in it, some have a lot, and some only have three or four. And the most remarkable blooper was right before the opening of th

Star Wars VII Movie Poster - Every End Is A New Beginning

Star Wars VII Movie Poster Just saw this Star Wars VII movie poster on Kyle Newman's Facebook fee d. The poster is by Lyndon Berresford and Paul Bateman. I am loving this. Who do you think the two characters are? Lando and Leia? Han and Leia's children? Have you seen other Star Wars VII movie posters? Let me know. Rob Wainfur @welshslider

Explaining That "Weird" Cut In Poltergeist. Read The Missing Scene

Why Is There A Strange Cut In The 1982 Horror Classic, Poltergeist? If you're a fan of the 1982 Horror classic, Poltergeist then you will be very familiar with that "weird" cut in the movie. It's 32 minutes and 47 seconds in to the movie and the scene is where Diane is explaining the strange phenomenon that is happening in the kitchen. First, she shows to Steve a chair scraping across the floor all on its own then she does the same with Carol Anne. Steve leans up against the kitchen wall and is completely shocked at what just happened. It's at this point Diane starts to explain the sensation of being pulled and then...A very abrupt cut. One moment we are listening to Diane and suddenly it cuts to Diane and Steve at their next door neighbours door. Why the sudden cut? It's on the VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray and even the streaming versions. Why does this awful and weird cut exist in the movie, Poltergeist? Watch the clip below to see the cut: Well, the ans

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