RebelPilot the Ezine
About The Editor
Background of the Ezine
From there it grew as I sent out Star Wars related humour to these new found friends. Some forwarded the emails to their friends, who in turn contacted me and said "add me to your mailing list!".
My CC field was starting to get rather full so I sought an alternative means of sending bulk email. I discovered eGroups.com.
Which later was bought out by Yahoo and became YahooGroups.
It's been a number of years since I've sent out a regular issue of the ezine (due to things like life, family and other offline commitments).
A few times I've attempted to put the entire ezine collection online. In a site I had designed and built myself, and then later when I installed a forum. It's to relive past glories (though it has been fun reading all the old stuff, thankfully it's not too embarrassing) but because I get the occasional email from fellow Star Wars fans and RebelPilot subscribers who have wanted to reminiscence.
So that's why I'm collating the collection here at Squidoo. And DAMN I wish Squidoo was around when RebelPilot was in full flight. It's perfect for what I was doing.
I've edited a bit here and there (some links to sites are now dead) but otherwise it's pretty much the usual dribble I used to dish up on a weekly basis.
It will take me a while to get all the issues up (3 months if I can do an issue a day) so bear with me as I attempt to get it all organised and online.
RebelPilot presents...
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Issues 1 to 20
I may publish them as lenses, but they'll come with a recommendation to head straight to Issue 21 if you want to experience a half decent ezine from the get go.
3 August 1999
EPISODE XXI
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RebelPilot Issue 21
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I'll bring this up now so as to quell any confusion in sending messages to my myriad of email addresses. :>o<: if you have been forwarded this e-zine and wish to subscribe (it's free, and it's ad free, except for the stuff hotmail and egroups sl...
17 August 1999
EPISODE XXIII
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RebelPilot Issue 23
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Welcome back to another edition of insanity. Put reality on hold and scroll down the page so you can catch up on the latest humour, news and ascii art. Keep those quality submissions coming in and I like the feedback. Just don't get too frustrated if...
23 August 1999
EPISODE XXIV
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RebelPilot Issue 24
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RebelPilot is best viewed in 10 point Courier New or similar font. Desktop Publishing in ASCII. That's what I'm doing right now. I have the whole page formatted in the above advised font and this rather ancient form of page layout is quite exhilaratin...
30 August 1999
Episode XXV
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RebelPilot Issue 25
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As you know I usually like to start and end RebelPilot with a few personal words. First up let me explain that Kell Tainer ain't my real name okay. Kell Tainer is an pilot from the x-wing series of novels (written by Aaron Allston) he is Wraith Five. Th...
6 September 1999
Episode XXVI
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RebelPilot Issue 26
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The supermarkets (here in Australia) have run out of their stock of Star Wars Episode I PEPSI. I'm devastated. Pepsi has been for favoured cola beverage for years. I knew I should have cellared a dozen before they ran out of supplies. The other news t...
13 September 1999
EPISODE XXVII
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RebelPilot Issue 27
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RebelPilot, the ezine Hotmail tried to stop. Yes that's right readers, yours truly is an outlaw, a real rebel. wraithfive@hotmail is no more. A long story but I shared it with one of the first RebelPilot subscribers and he came back with this: "The...
27 September 1999
EPISODE XXIX
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RebelPilot Issue 29
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I want to introduce you to the staff of RebelPilot. It's me! And you! RebelPilot has been growing (and growing and growing) and I do it because maybe I'm a little bit weird. If you've been with me for a while you've probably come to this conclusion yours...
4 October 1999
Issue 30
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RebelPilot Issue 30
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Here's what some famous characters have to say about RebelPilot JABBA the HUTT: "this ezine is my kind of scum . . ." YODA: Read. Or read not. VADER: Don't be too proud of this offbeat ezine you've constructed. The ability to corrupt minds is...
Monday 11 October 1999
Episode XXXI
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RebelPilot Issue 31
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Das Uberdog: "RebelPilot- A sideways look at the SW universe"
Monday 18 October 1999
EPISODE XXXII
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RebelPilot Issue 32
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Another busy week. I'd have a lot of time on my hands if I wasn't doing RebelPilot. But then if I wasn't doing it I wouldn't have the good fortune of getting the feedback from the more discerning Star Wars fans all over the world. Hot Feedback Item Nu...
27 September 1999
EPISODE XXXIII
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RebelPilot Issue 33
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Back again with the latest news, views and wacky humour that's to do with Star Wars. Well actually I lie, there isn't any real news in this issue. but I think I've got a few interesting snippets buried under a pile of paper that's sitting on my desk....
1 November 1999
EPISODE XXXIV
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RebelPilot Issue 34
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RebelPilot- Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.
15 November 1999
EPISODE XXXVI
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RebelPilot Issue 36
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Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thanks to all the RebelPilot Readers, particularly the ones that have forwarded their weekly dose of RebelPilot to their friends and who in turn have subscribed. I BROKE THE 500 MEMBER MARK! The celebratory can of PEPSI&...
22 November 1999
EPISODE XXXVII
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RebelPilot Issue 37
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Why try and stop the insanity when you subscribe to it?
EPISODE XXXIIX
29 November 1999
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RebelPilot Issue 38
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RebelPilot- an eclectic overview of the best that Star Wars has to offer.
6 December 1999
EPISODE XXXIX
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RebelPilot Issue 39
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They say 'Life begins at forty.' I hope so, RebelPilot turns 40 next issue. If you've been on this ride for a while you will have realised I definitely see things from 'a different point of view'. A view that is eclectic, offbeat and unconventional. Res...
13 December 1999
EPISODE XXXX
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RebelPilot Issue 40
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Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good ezine in your email inbox, kid.
20 December 1999
EPISODE XXXXI
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RebelPilot Issue 41
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LANDO: Why, you slimy, double-crossing, no-good editor! You've got a lot of guts emailing here, after what you wrote.
17 January 2000
EPISODE XXXXIII
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RebelPilot Issue 43
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VADER: Don't be too proud of this offbeat ezine you've constructed. The ability to corrupt minds is insignificant next to the power of the Force.
24 January 2000
EPISODE XXXXIIII
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RebelPilot Issue 44
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BEN: I felt a great disturbance in the Force...as if millions of voices suddenly laughed out in amusement and were suddenly silenced. I fear something questionable has been emailed.
7 January 2000
EPISODE XXXXVI
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RebelPilot Issue 46
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Put up your hand if you wish we really were living in the Star Wars universe? Adventure, challenges, battle between good and evil. The good guys always win in the end. RebelPilot would have a readership of about a billion, scattered over a thousand wor...
14 February 2000
EPISODE er... 47
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RebelPilot Issue 47
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RebelPilot: offbeat, whimsical and a bit confused.
21 February 2000
EPISODE XLVIII
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RebelPilot Issue 48
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Return Of The Off Topic Intro Last week I said: "Now what if it's XV (10 off of 50) plus XI (which is 6) THEREFORE XVXI = 46" That and the 'IVL = 46' resulted in an avalanche of emails into my inbox. I really sho...
28 February 2000
EPISODE XLIX
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RebelPilot Issue 49
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Here's what you won't find in this weeks issue: :>o<: Top Guns: the Republics top pilots and list of official kills. :>o<: Interceptor vs A-Wing. We put them through the paces. :>o<: Are you a latent Jedi? Take our...
6 March 2000
EPISODE L
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RebelPilot Issue 50
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Episode 'L'! sounds kind of sad doesn't it? How about 50... fifty... FIFTY! No major celebrations here at RebelPilot Central. But every day is a day for celebration when a new subscriber or two is added to the member tally. RebelP...
13 March 2000
EPISODE LI
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RebelPilot Issue 51
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We've had the US Coast Guard docked in Newcastle harbour since Thursday and they're leaving on Tuesday. Talk about being a long way from home :) The vessel is the Polar Star and if you thought Australia was a fair way from the US coast then you'...
20 March 2000
EPISODE LII
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RebelPilot Issue 52
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RebelPilot has got itself approximately ten pages of fun and information and I'm a little disturbed about it. In my opinion the length is a little too long. I much prefer 6 or 7 pages. That way you get a decent sized snack and perhaps crave for...
27 March 2000
EPISODE LIII
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RebelPilot Issue 53
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FINAL DRAFT I sat down and tapped out an intro for this issue. Found myself talking at length about how my Digital Art & Media course is going and then onto the Australian education system. Then I proofread the lot and wondered 'what the hell am I...
3 April 2000
EPISODE LIV
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RebelPilot Issue 54
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If you're new to RebelPilot or just wanted to re-read what has gone before, you can go to... www.squidoo.com/rebelpilot I suggest reading any of the last 50 or so issues... ... because before that RebelPilot didn't exist. This issue we have the pr...
10 April 2000
EPISODE LV
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RebelPilot Issue 55
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This weeks RebelPilot issue is coming to you via the new free email service: esweeet.com I plugged it last week and thought I'd give it a 'review'. It's a snappy site. Ease of use - 100%. You won't get lost with this interface. If only...
17 April 2000
EPISODE LVI
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RebelPilot Issue 56
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I'd be remiss not to mention that I disappointed a RebelPilot subscriber back in issue 54. Seeing as I have made the habit of using Roman Numerals for each issue number (and more recently I've been doing it correctly) one apparent RebelPilot-rea...
20 April 2000
EPISODE LVII
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RebelPilot Issue 57
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The RebelPilot mini issue! I won't be available from April 21 to 28 as it's Easter break for me. So I've slapped together this mini issue with a few scoops of your favourite RebelPilot regular features.
1 May 2000
EPISODE LVIII
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RebelPilot Issue 58
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Back in the 'chair' after an Easter break. While away from my own computer I did use my dad's and seeing as it's only a few months old it had ample grunt to power through some big photoshop files I played around with. Nothing Star Wars mind you but a...
8 May 2000
EPISODE LIX
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RebelPilot Issue 59
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Hoo boy... It’s Thursday night as I write this intro and I’ve just got back home from seeing Gladiator (starring Russell Crowe) at the cinema. What a movie! Maybe some will disagree but I was totally blown away. To fill you in on a bit of ba...
15 May 2000
EPISODE LX
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RebelPilot Issue 60
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Good morning, good afternoon or good evening, depending on what time zone you’re in and what time of the day you’ve logged on. First up a few speculated headlines that might have been if RebelPilot was available in newsstands in a galaxy...
22 May 2000
EPISODE LXI
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RebelPilot Issue 61
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WOO HOO! I’ve got the website up! No, not the http://www.geocities.com/wraithfivexwing one. It was only a temporary measure before moving to: http://rebelpilot.sweeetnet.com (website no longer available). But rather than garble on mindlessly about...
29 May 2000
EPISODE LXII
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RebelPilot Issue 62
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Welcome back for another almost exciting issue of RebelPilot. This issue clocks in at 7 pages. Which is the smallest in a long time. I'm juggling a few things at the moment. Work on a magazine, Digital Art & Media studies, ezine, family and website...
5 June 2000
EPISODE LXIII
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RebelPilot Issue 63
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And a big round of applause for the Hunter Institute of Technology. They’ve finally got the Internet connected to the Digital Arts & Media iMac’s. At home I’ve only got myself a lowly 100mHz Pentium and a 28k modem. The class ser...
13 June 2000
EPISODE LXIV
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RebelPilot Issue 64
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Keith Lawler on RebelPilot: It's very email shaped and has nice crispy edges you can get your teeth into and it doesn't ruin your appetite between meals.
19 June 2000
EPISODE LXV
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RebelPilot Issue 65
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Here again. Get your R2 Unit to serve you your favourite beverage, Loosen your straight-jacket straps and sit back and relax.
26 June 2000
EPISODE LXVI
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RebelPilot Issue 66
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HAN: Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good ezine in your email inbox, kid.
3 July 2000
EPISODE LXVII
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RebelPilot Issue 67
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VADER: Don't be too proud of this offbeat ezine you've constructed. The ability to corrupt minds is insignificant next to the power of the Force.
10 July 2000
EPISODE LXVII
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RebelPilot Issue 68
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It’s Saturday 8th July and I’ve got an intro all written out but I’m dumping it because I’ve just got off the phone from my brother. And STUFF IT, the news is good enough for its own segment, so let’s move straight on in...
17 July 2000
EPISODE LXIX
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RebelPilot Issue 69
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VADER: ...there will be a substantial reward for the one who finds the sender of these RebelPilot issues. You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want him alive. No disintegration’s. BOBA FETT: As you wish... but I’ll hold off un...
24 July 2000
EPISODE LXX
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RebelPilot Issue 70
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The last issue was MASSIVE. And I couldn’t paste the entire issue into the email so I had to cut a bit out here and there. There was some back issue ASCII from Joshua Bell and Paul Tescher. And another big Fett ascii. You’ll find them in t...
31 July 2000
EPISODE LXXI
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RebelPilot Issue 71
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Back again with more wit and nonsense. I’ve been busy, busy, busy. Started TEACHING last Friday at the Newcastle campus of Hunter Institute of Technology. Teaching all *I* know about the Internet. Which includes web page design. Expect to see s...
7 August 2000
EPISODE LXVII
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RebelPilot Issue 72
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LANDO: Why, you slimy, double-crossing, no-good editor! You've got a lot of guts emailing here, after what you wrote.
14 August 2000
EPISODE LXXIII
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RebelPilot Issue 73
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TAGGE: And what of RebelPilot? If the editor has obtained a complete technical readout of the world wide web, it is possible, however unlikely, that he may create a website and exploit it.
20 August 2000
EPISODE LXXIX
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RebelPilot Issue 74
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OBI-WAN: I felt a great disturbance in the Force...as if millions of keyboard characters suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has been ASCIIed.
15 November 2000
EPISODE LXXV
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RebelPilot Issue 75
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VADER: ...there will be a substantial reward for the one who finds the sender of these RebelPilot issues. You are free to use any methods necessary... BOBA FETT: No disintegration's? VADER: It's his wife who is paying the bounty... and she said shoot t...
2 May 2001
EPISODE LXXVI
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RebelPilot Issue 76
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VADER: ...there will be a substantial reward for the one who finds the sender of these RebelPilot issues. You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want him alive. No disintegration's.
9 May 2001
EPISODE LXXVII
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RebelPilot Issue 77
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OBI-WAN: I felt a great disturbance in the Force...as if millions of voices suddenly laughed out in amusement and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has been emailed.
17 May 2001
EPISODE LXXVII
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RebelPilot Issue 78
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HAN SOLO: "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good ezine in your inbox, kid."
22 May 2001
EPISODE LXXIX
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RebelPilot Issue 79
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SENATOR PALPATINE: If I may say so, Your Majesty, the Editor has little real power... he is mired down by baseless accusations of corruption. A manufactured scandal surrounds him. The solicitors are in charge now.
30 May 2001
EPISODE LXXX
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RebelPilot Issue 80
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SENATOR PALPATINE : There is no interest in the common good...no civility, only parody... its disgusting. I must be frank, Your Majesty, there is little chance this ezine will be at all serious.
13 June 2001
EPISODE LXXXII
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RebelPilot Issue 82
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YODA : Always two there are... no more... no less. An editor and an ezine.
20 June 2001
EPISODE LXXXIII
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RebelPilot Issue 83
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RebelPilot will be 'off air' for a couple of weeks. You'll read why at the end of this issue.
21 July 2001
EPISODE LXXXIV
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RebelPilot Issue 84
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AMIDALA : I will not condone the emailing of an ezine that will lead us to laughter.
26 July 2001
EPISODE LXXXV
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RebelPilot Issue 85
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This issue was made under the influence of 'Panadeine Forte' a prescription only pain killer and in my opinion the best on the market. Had a bit of dental surgery. Now, moving right along and into the fun stuff...
8 August 2001
EPISODE LXXXVI
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RebelPilot Issue 86
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RIC OLIE : That little droid did it! He bypassed the main power drive. Deflector shield up, at maximum. And he still managed to post the latest issue of RebelPilot.
23 August 2001
EPISODE LXXXVIII
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RebelPilot Issue 88
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Tagge: Until this ezine is fully emailed we are vulnerable. RebelPilot is too well equipped. It's more dangerous than you realise.
1 September 2001
EPISODE LXXXIX
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RebelPilot Issue 89
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Apologies for the irregular posting of each new issue of RebelPilot. There's so much happening here. Sometimes there is quiet moments of contemplation and other times it's a non stop ride of terror on a rollercoaster ride without any brakes.
11 September 2001
EPISODE XC
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RebelPilot Issue 90
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Darth Vader: "when I left you, I was but the reader, now I am the editor." Ben Kenobi: "only an ezine of evil, Darth."
18 September 2001
EPISODE XCI
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RebelPilot Issue 91
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RebelPilot- It's free! Because you can't charge admission for this kind of insanity.
7 June 2004
EPISODE XCIV
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RebelPilot Issue 94
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RebelPilot is back! I said last time that I'd be back soon. Soon kinda of stretched out a bit longer than I expected. I really should have put in a few more o's in the word 'soon' to draw it out. But here I am. Enjoy!
16 November 2007
EPISODE XCV
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RebelPilot Issue 95
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Join with us on the Light Side and partake in the latest batch of Star Wars news, views, reviews, previews and overviews.
28 November 2007
EPISODE XCVI
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RebelPilot Issue 96
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Are you all ready for another action-packed, fun-filled, side-splitting issue of RebelPilot! Excellent! Because we're proud to announce that you'll get that, in the NEXT issue. If you're lucky! In the meantime please be content with what we've managed t...
8 February 2008
EPISODE XCVII
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RebelPilot Issue 97
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Another steaming pile of Star Wars related news, reviews and askewed views. The first issue of RebelPilot came out in 1998. Can you believe it! Ten years ago! Of course there was a few periods of non-activity, but otherwise we're averaging about 10...
18 February 2008
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RebelPilot Issue 98
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It's been only ten days since the last issue was published (Issue 97) so I'm on a roll. But with all the cool Star Wars fun and stuff out there I can't help but chase it down like an obsessive compulsive bounty hunter and collate and organise it lik...
13 April 2008
EPISODE XCIX
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RebelPilot Issue 99
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This issue has a nice eclectic selection of sci fi fun and frivolity. Even I enjoyed reading through it and putting it all together. Star Wars seems to have permeated every thread of Western society. The only injustice in this world is that George L...
