With the great Wookie himself, Peter Mayhew, and his lovely wife Angie at the forefront (followed closely by Andy Richter from Conan) the walking parade wound along a nearly 4 mile route filled with enthusiastic fans and revelers hoping to snag some nerd swag and snapping endless photos.
Now, keep in mind that it is nearly impossible to do this parade justice via photos or video, but I know that not all of you could make it out to New Orleans, so I’m gonna do my best to spread the Chewy love! Some of it is straight cosplay, some of it is a hilarious mash-up of multiple fandoms, some of it is just plain wacky, but all of it is insanely fun.
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**Special thank you to the members of Chewbacchus who graciously allowed me to use their photos after my flash unit decided to sacrifice itself in the name of the Sacred Drunken Wookie! All Hail!**
Eris Walsh (@SheGeeksBlog) is obsessed with Batman, Neil Gaiman, chemistry, Doctor Who, and baseball. She also enjoys scouring conventions for fantastic examples of cosplay craftsmanship and discussing role-playing games (both table top and LARP), comics, movies, etc. with other enthusiasts. Eris can also be found on her blog She-Geeks, where she writes about geek stuff; On Comicosity, where she posts comic book reviews; and on the Krewe du Who community webpage, where she posts weekly reviews of current Doctor Who episodes.
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Published: Feb 17, 2015 08:00 pm