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I stumbled on this signing by accident. I don’t often read theforce.net San Francisco fan boards but I was looking for information for the Upcoming WonderCon. While they do have a thread on WonderCon another Thread caught my eye Pee-Wee’s San Francisco Adventure. I clicked on it to read:

This Sunday, Jan. 21st, at Amoeba Records (1855 Haight St), Paul Reubens, aka Pee Wee Herman will be doing a limited signing of his DVD’s from 3-5 pm.

For more info: 415-831-1200

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With only a few days to spare I called my buddy Josh who lives in San Francisco. He was away on business. He said he would be back in town and wanted to go. Saturday we hatched out our gameplan. Sunday morning I made the one-hour drive to meet up with Josh. The store was only a few miles from his place.

We got to Amoeba about 10 minutes until 3:00. There were about one hundred people gathered in front of the store. One group of people had formed a line. Not that it mattered. They handed out numbered tickets in the morning as you purchased select Pee Wee Herman DVDs. Josh and his girlfriend got us tickets #9 and #10 when the store opened.

After a few moments one of store employees called ticket numbers 1 through 50. We entered to find there were already a lot of people in store waiting. The “line” was very unorganized and security was pretty weak. The number system didn’t seem to mean a whole lot. A lot of people tried to cut. A lady employee walked the line to check ticket numbers and had a bunch of Post-It Notes to put your name on your items.

Shortly Paul Reubens arrived on stage (set to look like Pee-Wee’s Playhouse) to a huge ovation. He seemed surprised and touched by it. He spoke to the crowd for a moment joking “Thanks, that’s all the time I have”.

The line moved pretty quickly. I had a few people in line asking me why I brought a “Star Wars” figure with me to have signed. I explained that Paul provided the voice for Captain REX on the Disney Star Tours ride.

I don’t think we were in line more than 20 minutes or so. A lady from the San Francisco Chroncicle was there taking pictures as we were about to meet Paul.

As I got to the table Paul was signing at, I said “Hi, nice to meet you”. He said “Hi, Would you like these both made out to Brian?”. I said that “That would be great”. I took the opportunity to ask him if he would be doing any work on updating Star Tours. He told me, “Not that I’ve heard of”. He quickly asked me if I had been on the ride. I told him “A few times”. He finished signing and said “Star Tours was the first ride of its kind”, and added, “Be sure to let the ink dry”. I thanked him, and he nodded.

Thanks to Matt from the San Francisco Fan Force. For letting me use a couple of pictures on this report. Also a quick Thanks to Josh and Beth. Beth for getting me my ticket. And Josh for rolling with me on another adventure.

Signing at Amoeba San Francisco

*Throw on your best Pee-Wee wear and join Amoeba* Meet your hero in San Francisco, at the Haight Street on Sunday, January 21 from 3 pm to 5 pm for a DVD signing session with Pee-Wee Herman creator Paul Reubens!

Customers who purchase any one of Pee-Wee Herman’s four DVDs on display the day of the event will become eligible to have it autographed by Paul Reubens himself! Please note that this is a LIMITED signing; a number will be issued to each customer upon purchase of DVD(s) to ensure their place in line, so customers are encouraged to please arrive early!

Mr. Reubens will be greeting fans and signing copies of Image Entertainment’s “The Pee-Wee Herman Show” DVD, the 1981 stage show precursor to the classic Saturday morning program, and “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse 1 and 2”, two DVD box sets chronicling that show’s entire 45-episode network run on CBS, including 6 “lost” episodes never before released to home video; and the ever-popular Christmas classic, “Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special” DVD.

Read more.

1-24-2007 San Francisco Chronicle Article

Daniel Wallace, known from various Star Wars books, is no newcomer to Star Tours. He has written quite a bit of official backstories about Star Tours droids! He also send his greetings to our favorite attraction. Check out the brand new Celebrity Greetings archive in the Special Features menu to read what he, and other celebs have to say about Star Tours!

Like last year’s Jedi Mickey “Big Figure”, Disney is releasing 4 Character Maquettes priced at $175 each. But hurry, they are limited to only 600 pieces each! Hop over to starwars.com for more!

Another feature has been posted in the 20th Anniversary Section. Check the special features on the right for more!

For all you Southern Californians here is a rare chance for you to meet Paul ‘Pee-wee Herman’ Reubens….

Paul “Captain REX” will be meeting and greeting his fans Feb 16th and 17th at the Hollywood Collectors & Celebrities Shows presented by Ray and Sharon Courts. The show will be held at the Burbank Marriot Hotel & Convention Center.

For more information please visit the Shows Website.

Coolwaters Client Convention Schedule has Episode 2′s Jesse “Saesee Tinn” Jensen listed as attending.

Jeremy Bulloch, known from his role as Boba Fett in the original trilogy also sends his regards of the 20th Anniversary.

A Happy 20th Anniversary to all at “Star Tours”
It is always enjoyable to do the ride when we are at Disney.
Keep up the good work.
From the baddest “Bounty Hunter” Boba Fett”
Jeremy

One of our researchers, Alex Newborn, has posted a brand new article with a retrospective of the Interplanetary Launch Premiere Party’s sneak preview skit — a short sketch performed at Disneyland which marked the very first meeting between Disney characters and Star Wars characters! Check our special 20th Anniversary feature page on the right to read it!

Anthony Daniels, known to all of us as C-3PO in every Star Wars installment possible, has written us with a celebration note.

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Can you believe it was twenty years ago today that Star Tours opened in Anaheim, CA’s Disneyland theme park? We could scarcely believe it ourselves!

Since this is THE place for Star Tours information on the internet, we’ve decided to go all out with loads of brand-new exclusive content, a bold new graphic look, and the same careful research you’ve come to expect from our expert contributors!

Webmaster Kris is hard at work on a new 20th Anniversary layout for this website. Researcher Brian Curran is poring through a plethora of photographs, and our own Star Tours-obsessed Alex Newborn is giving our readers unprecedented access to the materials in his extensive collection.

In the coming days, you can expect new articles on the opening ceremonies of Star Tours, new transcripts from 1987, exclusive interviews with fans who were actually there on Opening Day, tons of new pictures, celebrity greetings, and MORE!

Check back soon and check back often, because just like the opening of the ride itself, we realized we’ve got too much material for you to take in all in one day. Disneyland had a sneak preview on the 8th, a 60-hour non-stop party, and cast premieres which lasted until the 16th, so keep visiting swstartours.net all this week for more, more, more Star Tours than ever before!