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monday 31st december 2007  
>>>turning to the dork side 27 hits the site direct from neil bakers own site a place in the galaxy. you can view it there or go to our humour section through our assorted sidebar link where while belching at the dinner table is considered polite in some cultures, laughing so hard you spray your lemon meringue pie over your hosts is not...
>>>the official site took a look back at 2007, with its own top ten for the year.  click here and see what those good folks over at starwars.com thought of the 30th anniversary year...

adam hughes gorgeous celebration europe print

>>>as a final little gift of the year we bring you this amazingly cute photo of our pal bonnie burton and her snake scarf.  random?  yep, but it's here nonetheless.

you should see what she uses for a handbag...

>>>with today being the end to an outstanding year - the rose parade, celebration 4, the 30th anniversary, the shooting of the new indiana jones, celebration europe - it seems only fitting that we heed and act upon the advice of the star wars saga's oldest and wisest jedi master.  read the image below and make sure you do just that tonight as you celebrate the coming of 2008, indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, the force unleashed and the clone wars...

remember, as friends go there's no bud wiser than yoda...

sunday 30th december 2007  
>>>we are thrilled to welcome to Lightsabre a man who is a true titan of the special effects industry with eight oscars cluttering his shelves and a lifetime of innovation, dennis muren.  we spoke to dennis earlier in the year and chatted at length about his four decade long career, the results of which can be found here or by going through the sidebar and hitting interviews.  then discuss it at smugglers rants at blogs.starwars.com or at our Lightsabre blog at blog.lightsabre.co.uk.

dennis muren

>>>we make a subtle adjustment to our interviews page.  now, as well as looking through yearly star and webmaster interviews you can simply click on interviews a-z and browse through an alphabetical listing of all our guests, be they stars of the saga or high profile fans.
>>>more indiana jones merchandise prepares to wing its way to the shelves with a collection of forthcoming books to hype not only the new film but the franchise in general.  presented here from left to right are two of the young readers novels, henry jones' journal as seen in the last crusade, the heroes and villains sticker book, the golden treasure sticker book, the  indiana jones handbook and the ultimate guide.  better get digging and hope you strike hidden treasure - these are all must-have artefacts...
   
saturday 29th december 2007  
>>>the incredible hulk - successor but not sequel to the 2003 industrial light and magic effects piece directed by ang lee with visual effects orchestrated by tomorrow's Lightsabre guest dennis muren - has released its first image of the newly imagined lead character.  with motion capture performed by ed norton, who stars as bruce banner as well as writing the script for the film, this looks set to be a smash during a summer populated by other sure-fire hits like iron man, the dark knight and indiana jones.

the newly imagined hulk, coming your way june 13th 2008

friday 28th december 2007  
>>> the american library of congress is adding twenty-five more films to its national registry, two of which are of particular interest to fans of industrial light and magic.  both back to the future and close encounters of the third kind have been inducted - along with other notable films such as wuthering heights, oklahoma!, bullitt and 12 angry men.  "even as americans fill the movie theatres to see the latest releases, few are aware that up to half the films produced in this country before 1950 are lost forever," said librarian of congress james h. billington in announcing the selections, and thanks to the efforts of people such as the webmaster of the official back to the future fan site stephen clark, modern classics such as these can now be included.

close encounters of the third kind - a modern movie classic

thursday 27th december 2007  
>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance from the history of the setnin sector with the fallast corridor, the stretch of space near to the yatchrare system between jobol and commodor...

fallast corridor

 

A stretch of space in the Setnin Sector near to the Yatchrare System between Jobol and Commodor where Glann Cipples intelligence operative Zoz Eldenn sent regular reports on prospective smugglers and free-traders.  Most legitimate traffic entering Setnin dropped from lightspeed here to re-enter co-ordinates and continue their journeys through the sector, either along minor routes that led to the Bordon Space Lane or on their own plotted courses

wedesday 26th december 2007  
>>>christmas has certainly come for uncle george lucasforbes magazine compiled their top 20 paydays for 2007, which included 50 cent picking up $100 million, jz $82 million, former van halen and montrose lead singer sammy hagar $80 million and madonna $42 million.  but lucas eclipsed them all.  "the biggest entertainment payday of the year however went to george lucas. lucas took in a $200 million check from hasbro toys. the toy company licenses star wars toys and action figures directly from lucas. in 1997, he received warrants for $170 million for hasbro stock. this year, they bought the warrants back from him."  merry christmas george - any chance of lending me a fiver?

yoda as santa.  now he knows how george feels...

tuesday 25th december 2007  
>>>we give setnin select a break, as it's christmas, and instead bring you our Lightsabre 2007 year in review.  take a look back at the year Lightsabre has had, all while enjoying this amazing 30th anniversary year.
>>>please let us take this opportunity to wish each and every one of our friends, guests and regular readers a merry christmas wherever you may be and here's to a fantastic 2008.  cheers guys.
monday 24th december 2007  
>>>turning to the dork side 26 hits the site direct from neil bakers own site a place in the galaxy. you can view it there or go to our humour section through our assorted sidebar link where we're so busy laughing at this that even robin williams doesn't get a titter...
>>>disney interactive studios artist bryan lefler brings us a fantastic caricature of daniel logan as young boba fett, and for a christmas message from our friend daniel click here and enjoy his star wars blog at blog.starwars.com...

baby boba.  that's one sharp haircut you've got there pal...

>>>proving that the force is with all of us, this years junior mastermind final has been won by a ten year old star wars fan.  david verghese chose the life and work of george lucas as his final specialist round securing 15 points, before wrapping up his victory with 16 points in the general knowledge round.  congratulations to david for his fantastic win and for flying the star wars flag so proudly.

david verghese

sunday 23rd december 2007  
>>>Lightsabre continues its webmaster interviews.  this week we've really scraped the barrel as we interview the webmaster and co-owner of Lightsabre, mark newbold.  throwing the floor open to questions from an assortment of friends and fans his interview can be found here or by going through the sidebar and hitting interviews.  then discuss it at smugglers rants at blogs.starwars.com or at our Lightsabre blog at blog.lightsabre.co.uk.

mark newbold

>>>j w rinzlers the complete making of indiana jones gets a release date - may 22nd 2008, the same day that indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull hits the big screen.  with a preface by george lucas and a foreword by steven spielberg, this looks set to be the must-buy book of the summer, just as rinzlers the making of star wars was this year. 

now if this doesn't get the pulse racing, nothing will...

>>>drew karpyshyn is in full-on promotion mode for his second darth bane book rule of two, released december 26th.  drew found time to chat to starwars.com about the new novel, the storylines within and his writing career outside of the saga.  click here for the interview, and here to visit his blog on blog.starwars.com.

darth bane - rule of two

saturday 22nd december 2007  
>>>our good friend and former interview guest paul yates brings us an important message for all fans of battlestar galactica.  "mark, i want you to tell you readers to call or email the sci-fi channel or whomever airs battlestar galactica in the uk - it is in danger of being cancelled - we need to put pressure on the stations to put pressure on the producers to give into the reasonable demands of the writers to end the strike."  get the word out and join the fight to save bsg, a quality show, by emailing the sci-fi channel here...

spread the word and let the galactica find earth...

>>>john hurt talked recently to premiere magazine about his upcoming appearance in indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull.  smartly dodging a very direct question - does he play the previously believed dead abner ravenwood - hurt revealed much about the production.  plenty of bluescreen, five hollywood sound studios, george lucas' lack of interaction on set and director steven spielberg's prowess at making actors comfortable.  click here for an engrossing read...

it's amazing what a bit of speed can do to a face.  that's shia on the back of the bike...

friday 21st december 2007  
>>>we continue our four-issue online comic adaptation of quest for freedom, drawn to celebrate not only the 30th anniversary of the original star wars but also the 25th anniversary of that very first Lightsabre story.  drawn and designed by richard skidmore, with cover art by craig burt and logo design by tim wann, this mark newbold written story takes places between the events of the empire strikes back and return of the jedi, as lando calrissian and chewbacca search the galaxy for their lost friend han solo.  click the mini banner below to reach the comic book archive and the third page of issue two of our comic strip adaptation of quest for freedom.
>>>tsuneo sanda is not only a former Lightsabre interview guest but he's one of the busiest and best loved star wars artists.  and, to celebrate not only christmas but 2007 and the 30th anniversary, tsuneo-san has designed this amazing greeting card.  click here and watch this fantastic card unfold, with a message from tsuneo himself...
>>>no reason for this other than it totally rocks and she's a pal of ours on facebook charlotte hatherley and i want you to know from her 2006 album the deep blue.

 

thursday 20th december 2007  
>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance from the history of the setnin sector with escall, the world where goah galletti took his revenge on his wife's murderer commander terrov...

escall

 

Birthplace of Yan Hicad and Rebel Alliance hotshot X-Wing pilot Aaron Calcavera. The Setnin Sector world of Escall was also noteworthy for its large deposits of Janos Jewel, which filled caverns underground.  A fixture on the swoop racing circuit, it was here that assassin Goah Galletti gained his final revenge on Commander Terrov, executing him after a gunfight and igniting the volatile jewel.  Racing to escape, the population fled as best as possible before the entire world exploded

>>>wizards of the coast releases their latest guide, starships of the galaxy.  over to wizards.  "this 160-page sourcebook expands on the starship rules in the core rulebook, presenting new options for players and gamemasters alike. featuring information from all six star wars films and from across the expanded universe, the book provides a complete cross-section of the fantastic starships found throughout the saga's history."  six days to go, get out there and buy this for someone who knows what a hydrospanner is...

wizard!

wednesday 19th december 2007  
>>>fancy being part of a documentary on the state of the star wars universe?  eager to get your opinions etched into film for all eternity?  well, maybe your chance to do just that has arrived.  the people versus george lucas is a new documentary specifically designed to allow you, the people, to get your own point of view on star wars to a huge audience.  click here and follow the guidelines to get your thoughts broadcast worldwide...and beyond...

'oh the people.  so many people...'

>>>here's some nostalgia for the thirty-something's out there.  star wars - not episode 4 a new hope - and it's original title crawl, circa 1977.  click through and watch the titles as lucas originally intended them...

 

tuesday 18th december 2007  
>>>setnin select reaches number 269 with artwork by richard skidmore.  this shows more images of jan lomona from our adaptation of quest for freedom for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>our great friend gerald home has been interviewed once again, this time by webmaster kuba turkiewicz.  polish site starwarsy.pl managed to grab gerald for an in-depth interview, not only about his star wars experiences but interestingly about his varied further career.  click here to check out this fascinating and informative chat with one of star wars great ambassadors.

that's gerald on the left...

monday 17th december 2007  
>>>turning to the dork side 25 hits the site direct from neil bakers own site a place in the galaxy. you can view it there or go to our humour section through our assorted sidebar link where tickle me elmo is considered to be quiet and reserved...
>>>could it be that princess leia, carrie fisher, is following in the footsteps of anthony daniels and writing a star wars story?  after daniels and his dark horse comic the protocol offensive back in 1997, word is creeping out that fisher, already a noted author and script doctor, has written a star wars novel set for release via simon and schuster in september 2008.  while rumours abound that this is a fiction novel, there is just as much chance that it could be her star wars memoirs that have been touted for a while.  so it looks like yet another case of watch this space...

carrie points out the obvious...

sunday 16th december 2007  
>>>we welcome to Lightsabre the man who's world renowned for making bad girls look so good, adam hughes.  we met adam at celebration europe and chatted to him soon after, the results of which can be found here or by going through the sidebar and hitting interviews.  then discuss it at smugglers rants at blogs.starwars.com or at our Lightsabre blog at blog.lightsabre.co.uk.

adam hughes

>>>it's a tradition that dates back three decades and one that's set to continue for many, many more.  lorraine leber's 2007 lucasfilm christmas card is another winner, continuing a grand tradition started by ralph mcquarrie back in the mid 1970's.  click here for the official look at the card and stay tuned for their look back at lfl christmas cards of the past...

are you getting a card from lucasfilm this year?

saturday 15th december 2007  
>>>it may just turn out to be that the force unleashed - the 2008 multi platform game that everyone is talking about - may not be limited to the 'everything-but-live action' limits its progenitor shadows of the empire was.  wizard world have an interview with sam witwer, who was present at celebration europe this summer on the force unleashed panel.  it may just turn out that his as yet un-named character will be turning up on the live action series, scheduled for a 2009 release.  "while doing the secret apprentice, i got a little ambitious and managed to pull out something cool, but i can’t even hint at what that is. there’s going to be a very cool announcement made in the next few months."  watch this space...

he's sam he is...

>>>Lightsabre adds its 11th affiliate today.  we join forces with the eu cantina, a new site that's garnering attention with some brilliant interviews, great news scoops and much, much more.  check out our affiliates section for more great affiliate sites...
friday 14th december 2007  
>>>our good friend joao pinto over at fan force portugal brings us some fantastic news of a new venture.  over to joao.  "after an intensive work to make sure we would bring only the best content, art and design, we finally released the issue #0 of our fanzine, undercity.  in many ways, undercity is unprecedented. not only do we only have fan made content, from texts (fan fiction, opinion, reviews, etc), but also the whole design of the magazine and fan art was created with the talent of a fan forcer, sandra martins, a.k.a. admiral tina. we tried our best to make sure the magazine was innovative in its message, as well as accessible to all fans, not only for portuguese fans but for the whole worldwide community, making the magazine, entirely in english.  we invite you to download this issue #0 as we decided to make it a direct download, and as we are working on issue #1 for january we also ask for your insights on the magazine and, please, send you suggestions and constructive critics to our official email below.  find the magazine here: http://fanforcept.blogspot.com/2007/12/undercity-issue-0.html  if you require any press items such as pictures, logos, etc, send your request to me (theglideslope@gmail.com) or to the official email (fanforce.portugal@gmail.com).
>>>more news from portugal, with news of a great gathering from jose fiuza, patricia gomes and paula fiuza.  over to their press release.  "just to let you now that the first official star wars club ever created in portugal, aptly called swcp, star wars clube portugal, held its first member gathering last december 8, 2007 in lisbon.  the swcp started out last february 2, 2007 as the swcc-pt, a star wars collectors and fan club, but we decided to re-brand its name and change its logo in order to accommodate for a larger fan based community (not just a collectors). the whole new image and project were presented to our club members during the episodio 1 encounter. under the general name of jornadas galácticas [galactic journeys], in this episode 1 everybody spent a great time together while discussing all things star wars, watching the family guy blue harvest tv episode and, for the first time ever in portugal, the full exhibition of the fan film/documentary "the force among us", by cris and cortney macht.  more about this episode 1 on the swcp club blog, including photos - http://swccpt.blogspot.com/2007/12/jornadas-galcticas-episdio-i-o-rescaldo.html .
>>>pete vilmur over at the official site has concocted a great article looking back at the past history of indiana jones posters.  starting with raiders of the lost ark, vilmur brings us right through to the present day to note the arrival of the indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull poster.  click here or on the image below and take a look.

just not right without the logo and the hat...

thursday 13th december 2007  
>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance from the history of the setnin sector with entall, the world where jan lomona's father died and goah galletti joined the rebel alliance...

entall

 

Orbiting the star of Entalle and location of a Rebel Alliance recruiting station, home to an Alliance base just prior to the Battle of Endor and a Rebel cell just prior to the Battle of Hoth where Jan Lomonas father General Narn Giapa Lomona met his death in an operation known as the Entall Engagement. Jan Lomona and the assassin Goah Galletti helped secure the base on Entall, remaining in the Alliance for a brief time and eventually leaving aboard the Alliance cruiser Brotherhood and aiding in the mission to capture the Ferrereans on Alorea.  Known for its sharp winds, Entall was named after an ancient Setnin God who departed the region five hundred thousand years previously and harboured no ambition to be a Setnin Sector tourist resort.  Entalls major city was Wergen, a cliff-top settling that cascaded vast waterfalls down into the surrounding ocean below where Squadron Indigo pilots Ando Raahne and Togg Holon were born.

>>>comic book artist matt hayley certainly hit the nail on the head when he came up with this fantastic concept.  a movie poster done in the style of the classic gordon parks directed  shaft.  click here for matt's official site and below for a larger look at the poster for 'lando'.  can you dig it?

who's the administrator that would risk his neck
for his brother man?
LANDO!
can you dig it?

wednesday 12th december 2007  
>>>well, someone has it in for star wars at the moment.  after andrey summers 2005 pop at the saga it's now the turn of msn movies to take a stab in regards to bad movie endings, and here's what they had to say about episode 6 - return of the jedi.  "one word: ewoks. a few more: ewoks dancing and singing on the forest moon of endor to celebrate the destruction of the second death star, the toppling of the empire and its emperor, the burning corpse of darth vader, the rehumanity of anakin skywalker, the brotherhood/sisterhood of luke and leia, the imminent copulation of han and leia, the general good guy redemption of lando calrissian (and his friendship with the vaguely japanese fish guy co-pilot), c-3po's elevation to deity status, something about r2-d2 and blah blah blah. if you are 10 years old or younger, this ending is perfect. if you are one second older, this ending is a perfect way to sully the memory of your childhood and convince you that nothing you ever believed was true. (also, you could probably extrapolate the three misbegotten star wars prequels, episodes 1 through 3, as extensions of the end of jedi, which obviously renders it the worst movie ending of all time.)" 

come on, what's wrong with this...

>>>now this is cool.  as a further benefit of yahoo's world of star wars site we now have a star wars themed messenger service.  click on the banner below and chat to your pals with this new and funky screen layout.  it's more fun than milking an acklay and it's available right here...
tuesday 11th december 2007  
>>>setnin select reaches number 268 with artwork by richard skidmore.  this shows chewbacca and jan lomona conferring on a-desando for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>it will have been 19 long years since his last escapade - a longer hiatus than even us star wars fans had to wait for - but in just 163 days the man in the hat is back.  here, released today on the official indiana jones site, is the first teaser poster for the film, by legendary artist drew struzan.  we have a new indiana jones section that you can access here and click on the image for a larger version and start that countdown that us lucasfilm fans do so well...

yep, we're childishly excited about this poster...

monday 10th december 2007  
>>>turning to the dork side 24 hits the site direct from neil bakers own site a place in the galaxy. you can view it there or go to our humour section through our assorted sidebar link where the only thing to halt the hilarity is a politically incorrect joke about teddy bears...
>>>it seems a fairly good bet that whoever is reading this paragraph has at least a modicum of love for star wars.  no?  ok, well perhaps you'll be interested in this article by andrey summers asking if star wars fans hate star wars.  click here and see if you agree...

it's ok darth, we still love you...

sunday 9th december 2007  
>>>Lightsabre continues its webmaster interviews.  this week we interview the man who not only assists the great stephen sansweet but who is also Lightsabre's north american correspondent, chris gereke.  we've known chris as rojo trooper on the official blogs for a long time and finally met him at celebration europe and his interview can be found here or by going through the sidebar and hitting interviews.  then discuss it at smugglers rants at blogs.starwars.com or at our Lightsabre blog at blog.lightsabre.co.uk.

chris gereke

>>>r2-d2 is a constant voice throughout the entire star wars saga, but what exactly is he saying?  well, this site might not tell you that but it will translate your inane chatter into astromech.  click here or on the image below to visit the r2-d2 translator...

"wheet-woot!  woooooo!"

saturday 8th december 2007  
>>>we bring you our final entry for now from danny's diary as danny wagner, ex of the ilm model shop and now at kerner optical reminisces about his experiences working on the star wars saga...

danny and company work on orn free ta for revenge of the sith...

>>>the force unleashed hit stores february 2008, but until then comfort yourselves with the awesome cover to the hardback novel by author sean williams, based on the story by haden blackman.  the story covers the events of the game, providing a true canon path of events. the hardcover novel comes out from del rey close to the time of the video game release.

the force.  unleashed, it is...

friday 7th december 2007  
>>>the empire strikes back arrives on your mobile.  from thq, this is the first mobile game based on the original trilogy, and it can be yours to own.  click here for more details on this exciting game, or go through to our reviews section and get texting...

the empire strikes back on your mobile, from thq...

>>>lego star wars the complete saga brings us more news of some amazing prizes that can be won this weekend.  click here for more information and get gaming.

"ok dude, one of us is really lost..."

thursday 6th december 2007  
>>>we continue our look at worlds of importance from the history of the setnin sector with durathosin, the planet where ex-imperial biker scout ryath centaur was double-crossed by the treacherous pillot alvarna...

durathosin

 

World where Ryath Centaur and his brother Torath fought the rebel cell, and where Ryath was betrayed by both his wife Sarra and his superior, the treacherous double-crosser Pillot.  Swearing his revenge after the execution of Torath, Centaur left Durathosin and headed for the stars to find the perpetrators of the crime.  Ten years later, three of the rebels captured on Durathosin were liberated from an Imperial facility on Maquina by the smuggler Jan Lomona and rebel agent Terrie Saffra.  Durathosin itself was a forest-covered world, with large expanses of cleared land and wind battered plains.  It made a prime location for the earliest rebel cells to operate and plan their attacks against the mighty Empire

>>>we bring you a further entry from danny's diary as danny wagner, ex of the ilm model shop and now at kerner optical reminisces about his experiences working on episode 3 - revenge of the sith...

danny and some of his amazing work...

wednesday 5th december 2007  
>>>in these parts the words 'bonnie burton' are treasured, like 'paradise' or 'triple chocolate sundae', so we were all more than interested to see her latest piece on the official site.  over to bonnie.  "the extremely-detailed star wars unleashed collection from hasbro shows compelling characters of the saga at their most electrifying moments. but what about the unsung heroes of the saga -- the bartenders, the clumsy power droids, the fruit stand vendors and librarians -- where are their unleashed tributes? here's a list of the most unlikely candidates for the unleashed series, but maybe just maybe this will help rally the cause so one day I can have an ackmena unleashed figure sitting proudly on my desk."  click through here or on noa from battle for endor below and take a look...

noa and teek from battle for endor - a modern movie classic...

>>>he's someone we don't see for ages and then appears on a regular basis, so it's great news to hear that darth maul - ray park to you and me - is playing snake eyes in the new g.i.joe movie.  it's been confirmed, so keep watching for more news on ray's latest big screen role.

he'd split for a while, but now he's back

tuesday 4th december 2007  
>>>setnin select reaches number 267 with artwork by louis turfrey.  this shows one of tarr ranths many versions of his starship the dark star for more looks into the worlds of setnin, click on the mini banner above and go through to the setnin select archive.
>>>sunday 16th december is the time, the marriott hotel in cardiff is the place if you want what's likely to be your final fix of 30th anniversary celebration fun in 2007.  the 5th annual star wars christmas event is the occasion and it's your chance to mix it up with dave prowse, jeremy bulloch, kenny baker, dermot crowley, cathy munroe and richard leparmentier as well as the uk garrison and r2-d2.  along with dealers tables and much much more, adults from 10.30am pay £8.00, and £5.00 after twelve and kids under twelve pay £5.00 from 10.30 am and £3.50 after twelve.  under nine's go fee.  click here to go to the fantasy events website and keep updated with the latest news.

the 5th annual star wars christmas event...

monday 3rd december 2007  
>>>turning to the dork side 23 hits the site direct from neil bakers own site a place in the galaxy. you can view it there or go to our humour section through our assorted sidebar link where the only thing to stop the laughter is a gag...
>>>hasbro are starting to release images of the forthcoming first wave of indiana jones figures, due to hit stores in may 2008 to coincide with the new movie.  here's entertainment earths assessment of the first wave of figures.  "wave 1 features 12 individually packaged action figures, including: 1x to be determined (mystery figure #2), 1x marion ravenwood with staff of ra headpiece, 2x indiana jones (cairo) with grail tablet, 2x to be determined (mystery figure #2), 2x cairo swordsman with statue, 1x belloq with golden fertility idol, 2x to be determined (mystery figure #3), 1x monkey man with monkey and the remains of nurhachi. (subject to change.)"  it all looks and sounds fantastic, and if you wish to pre-order a set of the first wave. click on the image below.

better start looking for a bigger house me thinks...

sunday 2nd december 2007  
>>>we are thrilled to welcome back to Lightsabre the man who set the bar for all future star wars productions, irvin kershner.  we spoke to kersh earlier in the year and he generously gave us half an hour of his time answering questions, the second part of which can be found here or by going through the sidebar and hitting interviews.  then discuss it at smugglers rants at blogs.starwars.com or at our Lightsabre blog at blog.lightsabre.co.uk.

irvin kershner

>>>he may have died at the age of 69 on 30th november 2007, but to millions of us kids born in the 70's, evel knievel - born robert craig knievel jr on october 17th 1938 - will always be young and indestructible.  he jumped the fountains at ceasars palace, 15 mustangs, snake river canyon - his most infamous jump -  13 london buses and if he'd have been born a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away he'd have no doubt cleared beggars canyon.  a hero to millions of kids, let's salute the man and