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Let's Play Guess The Photo

Posted by Brett Singer

Who is this beguiling young woman?This is a photo of:

a.    Me, at Burning Man
b.    Britney Spears after a weekend with the kids
c.    Dina Lohan, sans makeup
d.    The daughter of an incredibly successful film director
e.    Abe Vigoda in high school

And.... drum roll please.....

It's d. Specifically, Amanda Lucas, adopted daughter of George Lucas, aka "The man who created some of my greatest childhood memories and then set about doing stupid things to them, like making crappy prequels, renaming the first one 'A New Hope' and re-editing them to do things like make it look as if Han Solo didn't shoot Greedo first, even though we all know he did, dammit." Oh, wait. OK, I'm back.

Amanda is a mixed martial arts fighter, which is sort of like kickboxing, and very much like something I'm unlikely to ever do. (It also puts her in the "girls that can kick my ass" category.) She was involved in a series of fights called Princess of Pain.

Amanda had small roles in all three of the crappier "Star Wars" films. Here's proof that she doesn't always look quite so… I don't know, bloodied.

 


Belinda Dunne, a "Princesses of Pain promoter" (say that ten times fast), said that Amanda "has not once been a prima donna" and stayed in a hostel with the other fighters. In a hostel! That would make me angry enough to fight.

Now, it must be pointed out that since she is the daughter of Mr. Star Wars, and therefore has Star Wars money (and probably really cool Star Wars toys), I must state that I find her quite beguiling.

image: stuff.co.nz
news found via the Howard Stern Show, specifically Robin's News
 


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Comments

 

Treespeed said:

Badass.

June 4, 2008 3:09 PM
 

k8 said:

You know, I clicked on that Abe Vigoda link, cause I was saying to myself, "I have no idea who that guy is, except he's mentioned in the Beastie Boys song."  So I click on the link, and still, all I know was he was mentioned in that Beastie Boys song.  

June 4, 2008 4:01 PM
 

Brett Singer said:

@k8: he's an actor. Best known roles are "mobster Sal Tessio in the 1972 movie The Godfather" and then "Sgt. Fish on the television series Barney Miller and its spinoff Fish." He was once declared dead in the 80's, and it's now a running joke on late night TV, comedy roasts, and elsewhere. http://www.abevigoda.com has constant updates on his life status.

June 4, 2008 6:17 PM
 

Lucas said:

"Britney after a weekend with her kids" - lol.  Pretty funny, man.

June 5, 2008 12:14 PM

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Brett Singer is a writer and father living in Manhattan with his wonderful wife and two terrific sons (referred to here as Thing 1 and Thing 2). He writes about music for the Boston Phoenix, parenting for Babble and daddytips.com, and other topics for anyone else who will have him.

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