Fun Snapshots from Ralph McQuarrie's 80th Birthday Bash

Ralph blowing out the candle

Ralph, Phil Tippet & Lawrence Noble

Ralph & Russell Chong

Sachiko-san, Akiko-san, Ralph & Tsuneo Sanda

Lucas Animation design crew & me :)

Marc Gabbana & Tsuneo Sanda

I had an amazing four days filled with non-stop fun and loads of great memories to last me a life time. My dear friend Tsuneo Sanda and his wife Sachiko-san flew into San Francisco for a visit from Japan and I gave them a very nice tour of the city. Besides going to popular landmarks such as the Coit Tower and dining at North Beach for some Italian, we visited Big Rock Ranch, a residence for Lucas Animation and Lucasfilm's impressive Presidio facility where ILM and Lucasarts is housed. Another dear friend of mine, sculptor Lawrence Noble joined us for the Lucasfilm tour which made it even more fun.

The highlight of the week was celebrating Ralph's 80th birthday at a private gathering. Many old and new friends from Lucasfilm attended the party to wish Ralph a wonderful birthday. I was so busy chatting it up with friends that I didn't have much chance to take pictures, but here are few snap shots taken during the very special day.

Three Amigos