This episode of Excelsior Journeys is sponsored by author Michael Beardslee.

This week on Excelsior Journeys, host & producer George Sirois continues his month-long celebration of other creatives who are using their personal outlets to show you that you are not alone. Over 40 years ago, author / illustrator / animator John Celestri collaborated with a group of other animators to present a specific portion of one of the most infamous television programs of all time: The Star Wars Holiday Special. While the full special is looked at with either mocking laughter or shock / disgust, the overall opinion of the animated segment is positive, and it was John who brought to life for the very first time the character of Boba Fett. John not only talks about his experience working on this special, but on the other projects he has done, including a FundMyComic campaign that just started up this past weekend.

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