[thechat] Lucas' inspiration for Star Wars?

[Joe Crawford]

on 4/12/2002 8:49 PM, Ron White at ronwhite at members.evolt.org wrote:

> Uh, small correction... Luke's Aunt and Uncle were killed by Stormtroopers,
> not sand people.
>
> Thanks,
> Ron White
> <>
> Yes... & Luke's family being massacred by the native sand people.
> Classic western tripe. Yes, the bar.  Yes, the desolate wasteland
> planet...
> <>

Yes, and the killing of Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru was meant to /look/ like
the work of sand people. :-)

Sand People always ride single file, to hide their numbers. These track are
side by side.

Don't get me started.

    - Joe <http://artlung.com/>