Last night I had the opportunity to attend “Star Wars In Concert” at the Honda Center in Anaheim California. The basic idea of the show is a full symphony orchestra plays selected pieces of the legendary Star Wars score while narrator Anthony Daniels (C3PO from the movies), who was there doing it live, recounts the tale of the Star Wars epic and large video screens show scenes from appropriate parts of the films as the music plays.

It was nothing short of breathtaking. Awe inspiring. Amazing. Fantastic. There just aren’t enough words to describe how truly sensational the entire evening was.

To start, massive amounts of original Star Wars items were on display around the arena in glass cases for people to see and take pictures with including costumes, props and even original concept art.

But the magic of the evening was in the music and the story. I was even moved to tears (small manly ones) at one point.

This evening reminded me of just how amazing the Star Wars universe is and made me fall in love with Star Wars all over again.

As many of you know, my very earliest memory as a child is my mom taking me to see Star Wars for the first time. It is the film that made me fall in love with film. The story that opened my imagination. God I love Star Wars (well… at least everything New Hope To Jedi)

Here’s the commercial for the event… I strongly recomend you keep your eyes open for if and when it plays anywhere near you.