a is for at-at...

hey, this alphabetic thing seems to be going smoove. so... at-ats, ladies and gentlemen. also known, ( i think) as emperial walkers. (or is imperial?) my clearest memories regarding at-ats lands me at my aunt lil's house, christmas it must've been... probably 1980. jean-lucien and i were only 8. yikes, i feel older in the memory when i think about it. my wonderful and beloved cousin eric had been given a sizeable at-at figure. well, he'd just gotten an at-at, and was killing the boredom of 'forced family interaction' by enjoying his new hot toy. i remember him making it 'walk' across an old-fashioned braided rug my aunt lil had in the living room. actually, now that i think about it, i really dug aunt lil's house. i wish we'd gone there more often. back to the point... at-ats. there's a shot i love in 'empire strikes back.' the rebels on Hoth have been called above ground to deal with an insurgence, and they show a pov-shot like, as seen through some kind of goggles... and at first, it looks like a lot of pixilated blurs... then they pull back, thus revealing the hulking scale of the warcrafts. its a great shot. i wish i had an at-at figurine. they really know where its 'at.'