About Me – Eric Pierce

Pop Culture Geek. Gamer. All-Around Nerd.

Hanging out in Acadia National Park. Image: Author

I was born 9 months after Star Wars premiered in 1977, which naturally suggests my mom’s womb quickened on its own after she saw the film. I get it — these movies make me feel things too. I learned about all the gender parts in health class but they neglected to teach us how babies are really made.

I’m not saying I’m a Chosen One, only that I wasn’t ready to be born into a world without Star Wars.

It’s hard to articulate just how big Star Wars was in the early 80s. Star Wars has always been big — it’s friggin Star Wars. But if you were young at the time, and of a certain persuasion, it was somehow more than it is now. It looms monolithic in my earliest memories and is a part of my own origin story. I have spent my entire life chasing those early feelings of wonder.

That sounds hopelessly dorky, but in my defense I did warn you of my nerdiness upfront. Sorry but there are no refunds for this ride.

I wanted to be Han Solo. Still do. But every ‘Which Star Wars Character Are You?’ quiz tells me I’m Luke Skywalker or Chewbacca. So I guess depending on the day, I’m either a bit whiny and hopelessly naive or growling unintelligibly and occasionally howling.