Shore Leave 30 Guest: T.A. Chafin
Biography:
Polly Luttrull and T.A. Chafin saw Star Wars together on the weekend they met in 1977, and their lives have never been the same. Between them, they have seen the Star Wars movies in excess of 700 times and are rapidly establishing themselves as authorities on little known facts about the genre. They have been busily gathering facts, behind the scenes material and bloopers for the prequel movies, including this year's Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
Polly Luttrull is working on a Ph.D. in Art History, earned her brown belt in Kung Fu, is a member of a National Award winning dance troupe, and enjoys acting and directing in her local theater. She is an award-winning costumer and has been published in the Proceedings of the Florida State University Art History Symposium as well as having written the introduction to The 60 Year Garden Journal of Martha Turnbull of Rosedown Plantation.
T.A. Chafin is a computer professional who has at various times in his life been a video store manager, painter, auto-plant worker, book store manager, janitor, and library clerk. He is a published photographer and has written for Starlog, Analog, and the Star Trek comic book.
He feels his proudest "Star Wars Moment" was sneaking into the World Premiere of The Empire Strikes Back at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, where he got to watch one of his friends hug and have her picture taken with Harrison Ford.
After many years of work, they premiered their book at Shore Leave last year, The Unauthorized Nitpicker's Guide to the SW Saga . This year, they will have much to say about the new animated Star Wars movie coming out shortly after Shore Leave 30.
Bibliography:
| Title | ISBN | Date | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Unauthorized Nitpicker's Guide to the SW Saga | 0-9770-3860-2 | 07/05 | D-Tower Publications |