{"id":2225,"date":"2019-05-03T18:52:10","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T22:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.generic-hero.com\/ThisWeekinAurabesh\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2019-05-03T18:56:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T22:56:32","slug":"let-the-wookiee-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.generic-hero.com\/ThisWeekinAurabesh\/2019\/05\/03\/let-the-wookiee-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Let the Wookiee Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"frame aligncenter wp-image-2224 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.generic-hero.com\/ThisWeekinAurabesh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/letthewookieewin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.generic-hero.com\/ThisWeekinAurabesh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/letthewookieewin.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.generic-hero.com\/ThisWeekinAurabesh\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/letthewookieewin-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"_3l3x\">Some years ago, I had a brief encounter with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWookieeRoars\/status\/1124077256240967681\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peter Mayhew<\/a> at DragonCon in Atlanta, GA. While waiting for a table at a restaurant near the convention, I noticed someone very, very tall in front of me but didn&#8217;t recognize who it was. As he walked away, I saw a distinctive gait and muttered, &#8220;Ha! That guy walks just like Chewbacca.&#8221; Mayhew turned and cracked a friendly smile, and I was rather embarrassed when I realized it really was him. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"_3l3x\">It&#8217;d be easy to suggest that he was just a big guy dressed as a shag carpet, but I&#8217;m quite certain that had someone other than Peter Mayhew been cast, Chewie wouldn&#8217;t not have been as beloved and iconic a character. Maybe it was the way he cocked his head or his soulful blue eyes, but Mayhew did more than just wear a costume, he brought a legend to life.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Artwork by Ron Frenz and Tom Palmer, from Marvel Comics&#8217;\u00a0<em><strong>Star Wars<\/strong><\/em> issue 72, 1983.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some years ago, I had a brief encounter with Peter Mayhew at DragonCon in Atlanta, GA. 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