{"id":1960,"date":"2010-12-07T03:33:42","date_gmt":"2010-12-07T08:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2026-05-06T11:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T15:37:03","slug":"geek-cred-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2010\/12\/07\/geek-cred-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Geek Cred"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yes, I was part of the first wave<\/strong> of official Star Wars Fan Club members back in 1977.<\/p>\n

I carried this card in my wallet like it was some kind of golden ticket \u2014 as if flashing it would open doors to exclusive events, get me lunch with the Tusken Raider actor, or at least let me shake hands with David Prowse (Darth Vader himself).<\/p>\n

In reality, it didn\u2019t get me any of those things\u2026 but it was about a thousand times more effective than an abstinence ring.<\/p>\n

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Of course, the glasses didn’t do me any favors either.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, I was part of the first wave of official Star Wars Fan Club members back in 1977. 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