The did a Darth Vader appearance at the mall near me - I think it was an official appearance (Lucasfilm approved, at least) when Empire came out.
- My dad told me his Star Destroyer was orbiting earth and he flew a TIE Fighter down to the mall to visit
- I not only believed him, I saw an antenna or something and totally assumed it was part of the TIE Fighter
- My dad told me Luke couldnt be there, because then they would fight and they werent allowed to fight at the store
- I believed that too.
- I got to shake Darth Vaders hand. I was six, so that handshake was at eye-level for me. My sister said I looked positively terrified.
- When he spoke to the crowd, I hid behind my dad.
- He said something about misbehaving kids being sent to
the Star Destroyer and my dad had to explain to me that he was kidding.
I was 6. It was awesome. But he scared the hell out of me.