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Darth Vader Joins Exeter
21/01/2003 08:15 AM Reuters
Darth Vader is set to become an honorary director of third division Exeter City, the actor's friend and co-chairman Uri Geller says.
Strongman David Prowse, who epitomised the dark side of The Force in the first Star Wars trilogy, will join pop superstar Michael Jackson and U.S. magician David Blaine on Exeter's board of honorary directors.
"He's a positive power now," Geller told Reuters. "There is a psychological value...you can imagine when the players of an opposition team go out knowing that Darth Vader is watching them."
Geller had been friends with cult actor Prowse for several months when he found a room at the Exeter's ground stacked high with Star Wars memorabilia and realised co-chairman John Russell was "obsessed" with The Force.
"Out of all the chairmen of all the clubs, I don't know one who is such a Star Wars fan," said Geller, an Israeli psychic best known for bending spoons.
"So I called Dave and he came to a match. Actually he fell in love with the club," added Geller. "There's something about Exeter City that's inexplicable...it has a positive power."
Prowse, 67, will be cheering for Exeter at Saturday's away match against Macclesfield Town but not behind Darth Vader's chilling black mask.
"One day I'm going to try to convince him to come on to the pitch in the full gear," said a hopeful Geller.
21/01/2003 08:15 AM Reuters
Darth Vader is set to become an honorary director of third division Exeter City, the actor's friend and co-chairman Uri Geller says.
Strongman David Prowse, who epitomised the dark side of The Force in the first Star Wars trilogy, will join pop superstar Michael Jackson and U.S. magician David Blaine on Exeter's board of honorary directors.
"He's a positive power now," Geller told Reuters. "There is a psychological value...you can imagine when the players of an opposition team go out knowing that Darth Vader is watching them."
Geller had been friends with cult actor Prowse for several months when he found a room at the Exeter's ground stacked high with Star Wars memorabilia and realised co-chairman John Russell was "obsessed" with The Force.
"Out of all the chairmen of all the clubs, I don't know one who is such a Star Wars fan," said Geller, an Israeli psychic best known for bending spoons.
"So I called Dave and he came to a match. Actually he fell in love with the club," added Geller. "There's something about Exeter City that's inexplicable...it has a positive power."
Prowse, 67, will be cheering for Exeter at Saturday's away match against Macclesfield Town but not behind Darth Vader's chilling black mask.
"One day I'm going to try to convince him to come on to the pitch in the full gear," said a hopeful Geller.
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I think they've put something into my coffee. does it actually say that Darth Vader joins a minor league team in the UK? what about palpatine? is he on the act too? when will the Jedi knights intervene? Is he using the stadium to build a Death star? and Geller, what the **** is he doing there? Michael Jackson as well , what's his job, to molest luke as a kid? 
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