While at RoboGames in San Franciso the other week I snagged myself a new t-shirts from the guys at Servo Magazine.

This has got to be one of the cutes R2 photos I’ve seen.

Not sure if this an open secret, but while talking with Mike’s wife Amy last night at dinner, she said that she’s been keeping a blog documenting Mike’s various R2 Events and appearances. This was news to me, and it maybe to you too. Check it out

Senna’s R2D2 Event Blog

I was fortunate to be invite to return to Rancho Obi-Wan as part of the R2 Builders Group – Big thank you to Kevin and Michael for pulling this together 🙂

This was my second trip to Steve’s, and a lot has changed since my first visit in 2004.

We also had dinner with Don Bies that night, and I brought R2 along just in case. He was quite the hit at the restaurant. Don even got in on the act and decided to take him for a spin.

Here’s a few photos from the visit to Steve’s and there’s more in the gallery.

R2 Builders Group Shot

Steve with the George Lucas bag pupped used on the Celebration 4 opening ceremony ‘live satellite’ video

New Cantina Band Setup added since my last visit

Actual Robot Chicken Emperor Figure

I’m pretty sure this is the barn used in the R2 Beneath the Dome DVD. It’s located in the property adjacent to Ranch Obi-Wan.