WHY I WILL LOVE @HamillHimself FOREVER (THREAD OF 4): When a friend's son (who was, so tragically, dying from an incurable illness) made a wish: to meet Luke Skywalker, it fell on me -- the only person the dad knew who worked in the film business -- to make a call. 1/4
@HamillHimself Not knowing Mark, I called his agent and explained that this lovely boy watched Star Wars every day and wanted to meet NOT Mark Hammill, but, rather, the actual CHARACTER that he played (the boy's own mental state had devolved past the point of being able to grok that... 2/4
@ed_solomon @HamillHimself I've lost a child. The special memories made, like this, help preserve a bit of happy in what is the darkest space of living hell there is. Thank you for sharing this beauty with us.
@ed_solomon @HamillHimself Great story. I love Hamill's readings of Trump tweets in the Joker's voice.
@ed_solomon @HamillHimself Awesome story and you both deserve much love.. if only we all did something every day to make another humans life more bearable
@ed_solomon @HamillHimself That’s such an awesome story; bless Mark Hamill for doing that, and you, too, for helping create that moment for that little boy & his family. This can be such a great world if we ‘only connect’ and treat each other with compassion & kindness.