The first thing I wanted to do in the Bay Area was go out to Skywalker Ranch and ask George Lucas about a disturbing conversation we’d had at an Obama inaugural party in Washington.
Lucas, the creator of “Star Wars,” had told me that I had gotten Dick Cheney completely wrong, that Cheney was no Darth Vader. I felt awful. Had I been too hard on Vice?
Lucas explained politely as I listened contritely. Anakin Skywalker is a promising young man who is turned to the dark side by an older politician and becomes Darth Vader. “George Bush is Darth Vader,” he said. “Cheney is the emperor.”
I was relieved. In “Star Wars” terms, Dick Cheney was more evil than Darth Vader. I hadn’t been hard enough on Vice!
Lucas was on his way to Europe and didn’t have time to elaborate in person. But he sent me this message confirming our conversation: “You know, Darth Vader is really a kid from the desert planet near Crawford, and the true evil of the universe is the emperor who pulls all the strings.”)
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
Sunday.
2. woke up to sunlight.
3. talked/webchatted to the Scotlands while eating breakfast.
4. bought cute shirt at Target.
5. took B for a walk.
6. ate leftover Mexican food for lunch.
7. watched/ignored Jazz game (hope/agony/hope/agony).
8. renewed ancient grudge against Lakers and possibly all NBA.
9. read NY Times. (Sample from Maureen Dowd's column:
10. took walk in the park with Singing Son's family.
11. ate splendid leftovers for dinner.
12. new season: Law & Order: Criminal Intent (new Jeff Goldblum character to be introduced next week!).
13. did entire Sunday NY Times crossword.
14. contemplated the genre of the funeral oration. Wrote poem.
And now, I am about to start reading a new novel. That is how Sundays are, at least the good ones.
Totally agreed about the L*kers. Death to them all.
ReplyDeleteOh SUCH a Sabbath. The best kind ever. What novel?
ReplyDeletei agree w/ the Lakers and about the G.Lucas thing! awesome...and new L&O: CI????
ReplyDeletewhen??????