Keep On Peddling, George

Mere days after a recent entry about George Lucas' relentless merchandizing of Star Wars, this cub reporter actually got to go to LUCASFILM STUDIOS in San Francisco, courtesy of his good friend Pat.

And along with all the historic awesome props, maquette sculptures and matte paintings from famous movies, OF COURSE there was a gift shop on the premises. With an ATM nearby.


And along with the videogames, t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, cups, action figures, DVDs, books, towels, caps, necklaces, notebooks, pencils, pens, backpacks, sunglasses, posters, wristwatches, bracelets, sweatshirts, baseball caps, stocking caps, coffee cups, water bottles, fleece jackets, and children's books, they also sold wine. Yes, wine.


"Viandante Del Cielo." Get it? Skywalker.


See, it's not crass because it's in Spanish.

Here is a semi-serious review of the actual wine.