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Quote of the week 25th November 2024

From Timothy Zahn's novel "Heir to the Empire" which introduced the character of Grand Admiral Thrawn: “Do you know the difference between an error and a mistake? Anyone can make an error. But that error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.”   (Grand Admiral Thrawn)

Star Wars music spot: "I think I'm a Clone Now" (a Weird Al Yankovitch parody)

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This parody of "I think we're along now" was actually written and released a decade before "Attack of the Clones" but it fits the theme of the film so well that it seems amazing that it wasn't written for it.

Quote of the week 18th November 2024: Thrawn explains what Victory is

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Midweek Music spot "The Final Countdown" with the Battle of Geonosis (Star Wars "Attack of the clones")

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Quote of the week 11th November 2024 - Thrawn on the difference between an Enemy and an Adversary

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Music for Remembrance Sunday: Hymn to the Fallen by John Williams (sung by Katherine Jenkins)

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Quote of the week 4th November - Thrawn on the longing for Ultimate Safety

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A Thrawn saying for All Souls' day: "If one is remembered by a friend, one is never truly gone."

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The second day of November is commemorated by many people on the planet known as Sol III, Terra, or Earth as All Souls' day. Many cultures on Sol II have a custom of remembering the departed at the time of the Autumn Equinox, a custom sometimes known as Halloween (a shortening of "All Hallow's Eve") when people on earth remember the departed. The Christian churches refer to 2nd November as All Soul's day as part of that religious festival. None of the stories featuring Mitth'raw'nuruodo, who became known in the Empire as Grand Admiral Thrawn, either in Legends or Canon, lay out whether he had any religious beliefs. However, all the best ones suggest that he valued life, never killed capriciously or unnecessarily, and had the capacity of genuine friendship. The Epilogue to Timothy Zahn's noel "Thrawn" begins with some words about Friendship, from the journal that the Grand Admiral gave to Eli Vanto when they parted ways as Thrawn stayed in the...