Color Me Purple

I liked Star Wars.  Liked.  I did not love Star Wars.  It did not change my life.  I did not wait excitedly for the sequels (heck, I only saw the next two).

I admit for that time, it was very cool.  The effects were awesome.  Soon though, the stories got complicated beyond belief and the effects became too much.  At some point there is such a thing as overdoing something, even if it is a good something.

This year at C2E2, I saw a Star Wars character in a new light.  Actually, I saw R2D2 in regular light, but a different paint job.  R2D2 was purple!

A purple R2D2?  This I could find interesting.

Then I thought I had better check to make sure this really was a purple R2D2 and not another robot I did not know from the Star Wars franchise.  I'd hate to be accused of lazy journalism.

I found out that it is R2D2 with a custom purple paint job.  Now I could freely go on and on about how cool a purple R2D2 would have been.  Perhaps C3PO could have been a metallic purple.

In my search for answers though, I came across a picture on the MySpace page for Terri Runnels.  Apparently, I am not the only one who likes purple R2D2.

Then I had a thought.  Was this whole R2D2 purplization a clever ruse to get the attention of lovelies like Terri?  Wow.  If so, I have an even greater respect for it.

Heck, I would paint myself purple if I could get that type of affection.

Friendly Encounters:Beck Meets R2D2

This is a regular feature about friends who have met celebrities.

I met artist Beck Seashols at Wizard World in Ohio.  I call Beck an "artist", although she has described herself as a "doodler, storyteller and dork".  The truth is that she is an artist and a storyteller and an illustrater and an author and a lot more.  She might be also be a dork, but if you have been a regular reader of Johngy's Beat, you'd put me in that category, too!
I reconnected with Beck and asked her for an update.  In her own words...

As far as what's new for me... I'm still working on promoting my webcomic "Sweeten Village" written by my writing partner Brad Duncan and drawn by me. (http://sweetenvillage.com/)
I'm making more crocheted Star Wars characters (stuffies) and continuing to take commissions and draw whatever my little heart desires. I've started making "Paper Pins" and bookmarks featuring fan art in my adorkably cute style and am hoping to start working a bit more on Licensed worked too.

Beck agreed to share her picture with R2D2 here.  According to Beck, he is her favorite celebrity she has met yet.  How could I argue with that?  He did star in a few of the most famous, most successful movies of all time afterall!
To see all of Beck's great work, go to Beckadoodles.com and her Facebook page.  You can even follow her on twitter.  Also, check out Beck's newest project (with Brad Duncan) at SweetenVillage.com!

Beck Seashols and R2D2-Summer 2009.