Stormtrooper org marches for charity
By John Young
A long time ago, 8-year-old Albin Johnson arrived at a nearby movie theater to see something called "Star Wars." It was only the second film he had ever seen, but to borrow terminology from another science-fiction pic, it was "the one."
"The world changed for me," Johnson recalls. "The movie was a cultural revolution for kids. You were able to take that amazing imagination kernel with you." And take it Johnson did.
In 1997, he and fellow "Star Wars" enthusiast Tom Crews formed the 501st Legion, an org devoted to dressing up as Imperial Stormtroopers and other characters.
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Variety
By John Young
A long time ago, 8-year-old Albin Johnson arrived at a nearby movie theater to see something called "Star Wars." It was only the second film he had ever seen, but to borrow terminology from another science-fiction pic, it was "the one."
"The world changed for me," Johnson recalls. "The movie was a cultural revolution for kids. You were able to take that amazing imagination kernel with you." And take it Johnson did.
In 1997, he and fellow "Star Wars" enthusiast Tom Crews formed the 501st Legion, an org devoted to dressing up as Imperial Stormtroopers and other characters.
Read more:
Variety