Since some of you are gonna put on pants and check out Rogue One…

here’s an odd nod to how Star Wars impacted our culture by sparking the word blockbuster: “the term blockbuster was born because ticket lines would come to the edge of the street, pause for that asphalt interruption, and then begin again enthusiastically on the next block.”

Thanks 70s nerds!

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Ziggy Was Here January 8, 1947 – January 10, 2016

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