Darth Vader in East Dulwich
Almost certainly story of the week: Drunk Darth Vader’s Jedi assault. So many great lines in one article…
A man posing as Darth Vader attacked a Star Wars fan, who had founded a Jedi Church
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Earlier, when Hughes failed to arrive on time, District Judge Andrew Shaw issued an arrest warrant, adding: “I hope the force will soon be with him.”
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Mrs Lloyd said: “He was wearing a black bin bag and a cape and had a metal crutch in his hand.”
Mrs Lloyd said he was shouting “Darth Vader”.
She added that Hughes hit Barney Jones over the head with the crutch, leaving him with a headache.
and
he had no idea where he got the crutch from
To be fair, we’ve all had nights like that.
Of course, most people know that before he turned to the Dark Side, Darth Vader was also the Green Cross Code Man. Apparently this particular 1970s Green Cross Code film was shot round the corner from me, on Northcross Road in East Dulwich. It could be, but I’m not 100 percent…
You missed off the end of a quote, which for me gave the whole piece its context:
“A man posing as Darth Vader attacked a Star Wars fan, who had founded a Jedi Church *on Anglesey*”
See, it all makes sense now.