Previous Champions (Winners of the Darth Vadar Trophy)

  2016 2-Ryan Adams (Tony) over 1-Alabama Shakes (Harold) "1989"    
2015- JGeils Band (Steve Sherlock) over Dead Kennedys(Travis E) "Blow Your Face Out"
 2014 Old Crow Medicine Show(Abe)  over Deke Dickerson (Mark)                                                                                                                                                                       2013- Lou Reed (Tony) over 4-Rilo Kiley(Mark)  "Transformer" 1972
 2012- 1-Graham Parker(Mark) over 2-The Shins (Mark) "Master Hits" 1999
2011- 8-Radiohead -Tony over 3-Bob Seger (Mark) "King of Limbs"? 2011
2010- 1-Norah Jones-Tony over 5-Alejandro Escovedo (Mark) "The Fall" 2009
2009- 1-Niko Case-Tony over 2-She & Him (Mark) "Fox Confessor bring the Flood" 2006
2008- 1-Regina Spektor-Mark over 1-Dandy Warhols(Mark)   "Begin to Hope" 2006
•2007- Buck Cherry-Mark (CD never awarded to Mark)
  •2006- The Killers-Sandy
  •2005- Red Hot Chili Peppers-Sandy
  •2004- The Wallflowers-Sandy (CD withheld ....in lieu of Mark not getting Led Zeppelin)
  •2003- Train-Sandy (first CD officially awarded)
  •2002- Led Zeppelin -Mark(CD never awarded)
  •2001- The Eagles (Sandy requested CD by another group, CD never awarded)
  •1979- Elton John- Ed
  •1978- Lobo- Ed
  •1977- KC & The Sunshine Band-Ed
  •1976- Chicago-Ed Kruska

 

Storm Trooper Award (To lowest-ranking teams to make Sweet 16)
2016 11-Mac DeMarco (Jeff B)
2015 11-Mark Knopfler

2014 11- The Pixies
 2013- 15-Sir Peter Frampton
2012- 13-Sir Tom Petty
2011- Tie, 11-Sir George Harrison, 11-Dame Nora Jones
2010- 12-Sir Pink Floyd
2009- 12-Sir Roy Wiley Hubbard
 2008- Tie, 12-Sir Alejandro Escovedo, 12-SirJohn Lennon

 

 

Kirby Kile Award (Highest finishing 'Dead' performer)
The following winter another accident cost Kirby Kyle an arm -- fortunately not his pitching arm. He had one leg and one arm, but more than that, he had heart.

2016: 11-Frank Sinatra (Dan the Elder) Made Final Four, Beat 1-Linda Ronstadt

 2015: 3- George Harrison:  made the sweet 16-beat BRabbits, Fitz and Tan, before falling hard to Bruce Springsteen.

2014 George Harrison:  more to follow

2013- 1-George Harrison went 2-1. He lost to 4-Hayes Carl in an upset. Harrison beat Graham Parker and The Avett Brothers. The quest for "All Things Must Pass" is elusive.

2012- 2-Roy Orbison went 4-1 (lost to The Shins in Final Four). Defeated The Cars, Boston, Whitney Houston, 1-George Harrison.

2011- Jeff Healey 3-1 (lost to Radiohead in Final Four, but beat: WHancock, Decemberists, 1-RollingStones. ...................................................................................................................................

 

Star Wars Wins By Coach through 2015.

05-Sandy Ewing
05-Tony Signore

04-Ed Kruska

04-Mark Ewing

01-Abe Hoekwater
01-Steve Sherlock

Previous Champions (Winners of the Darth Vadar Trophy)

    2014 Old Crow Medicine Show (Abe) over Deke Dickerson (Mark)                                                                                                                                                                            2013- Lou Reed (Tony) over 4-Rilo Kiley(Mark)  "Transformer" 1972
 2012- 1-Graham Parker(Mark) over 2-The Shins (Mark) "Master Hits" 1999
2011- 8-Radiohead -Tony over 3-Bob Seger (Mark) "King of Limbs"? 2011
2010- 1-Norah Jones-Tony over 5-Alejandro Escovedo (Mark) "The Fall" 2009
2009- 1-Niko Case-Tony over 2-She & Him (Mark) "Fox Confessor bring the Flood" 2006
2008- 1-Regina Spektor-Mark over 1-Dandy Warhols(Mark)   "Begin to Hope" 2006
•2007- Buck Cherry-Mark (CD never awarded to Mark)
  •2006- The Killers-Sandy
  •2005- Red Hot Chili Peppers-Sandy
  •2004- The Wallflowers-Sandy (CD withheld ....in lieu of Mark not getting Led Zeppelin)
  •2003- Train-Sandy (first CD officially awarded)
  •2002- Led Zeppelin -Mark(CD never awarded)
  •2001- The Eagles (Sandy requested CD by another group, CD never awarded)
  •1979- Elton John- Ed
  •1978- Lobo- Ed
  •1977- KC & The Sunshine Band-Ed
  •1976- Chicago-Ed Kruska

 

Storm Trooper Award (To lowest-ranking teams to make Sweet 16)

2014 11- The Pixies
 2013- 15-Sir Peter Frampton
2012- 13-Sir Tom Petty
2011- Tie, 11-Sir George Harrison, 11-Dame Nora Jones
2010- 12-Sir Pink Floyd
2009- 12-Sir Roy Wiley Hubbard
 2008- Tie, 12-Sir Alejandro Escovedo, 12-SirJohn Lennon

 

 

Kirby Kile Award (Highest finishing 'Dead' performer)
The following winter another accident cost Kirby Kyle an arm -- fortunately not his pitching arm. He had one leg and one arm, but more than that, he had heart.

2014 George Harrison:  more to follow

2013- 1-George Harrison went 2-1. He lost to 4-Hayes Carl in an upset. Harrison beat Graham Parker and The Avett Brothers. The quest for "All Things Must Pass" is elusive.

2012- 2-Roy Orbison went 4-1 (lost to The Shins in Final Four). Defeated The Cars, Boston, Whitney Houston, 1-George Harrison.

2011- Jeff Healey 3-1 (lost to Radiohead in Final Four, but beat: WHancock, Decemberists, 1-RollingStones. ...................................................................................................................................

 

Star Wars Wins By Coach through 2013.

05-Sandy Ewing

04-Ed Kruska

04-Mark Ewing

04-Tony Signore

01-Abe Hoekwater

Old Crow Medicine Show wins 2014 Star Wars!!!

 

Abe becomes First Guest Coach to win a Star Wars! 

Gets in trouble by rooting against his own team.  More to follow as investigation concludes.

Frank LaLonde Predicts Tonight's Winner:

Lalonde originally predicts Devo-REO final matchup - forgets to predict winner. ""Damned space junk"...:

  http://www.mediaite.com/online/ncaa-bracket-finalist-loses-100k-because-he-forgot-to-pick-a-winner/

What do we got?  George Harrison Vs Roxy Music?  NO!  We have 8-Deke Dickerson VS 7-Old Crow Medicine Show for Final Game!

06Apr14: Yes, quite the shocker.  Never before in Star Wars History have 2 lower-ranked seeds gone this far to duke it out.  We have the first 'guest host' in history getting to the finals, Abe.  Abe is under heavy scrutiny for abandoning his team.  Old Crow doesn't seem to care. Mark Ewing coaches Deke Dickerson, although he never thought Deke would get in instead of George Harrison, Devo, The Rolling Stone or The Cramps.  Ewing is scrambling to find a good album by Deke Dickerson. 
  Another crushing defeat for George Harrison.  So close to getting "All Things Must Pass", but Harrison just didn't play well, especially at the end.  I'll repeat what JimBob said when Devo went down: "Mthr%^&fck87r".  It's the only thing I can think to say.  I may be done with George Harrison, that album is too hard to get, it's too elusive.  Might have to move on.  Reminds me when I kept trying to get Sniff N the Tears album, after a few years of getting no effort, I move on.  I'll never have that song, "Driver's Seat".  Too elusive. 
  Next year promises to bring some exciting changes to Star Wars.  Stay tuned.  Some exciting punishments and rules will frustrate guest hosts where their behavior will be monitored on a daily basis.  So go ahead and do stuff...and see what happens....
  Good luck Old Crow, Good luck Deke:  Let the Game begin....

The Final Four!!

 1-George Harrison Vs 7-Old Crow Medicine Show

2-Roxy Music Vs 8-Deke Dickerson

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Ewing Names Deke Dickerson, George Harrison Albums to Have for Vader Trophy

Deke Dickerson:  Number One Hit Record and More Million Sellers (1998)


Winchester, working full-time in the Assigner's office, filled out the proper paperwork for Deke and was happy to say:
 "I met Deke and The Ecco-Fonics backstage while reviewing Mike Ness during the "Cheating at Solitaire" Tour. There we talked about their current album and their second album they were anxious to release. Guys with Talent and Experience!  "End of the Line" is probably one of the greatest songs on the entire album, reminiscent of one of the few slow songs of "Bill Haley and The Comets" other songs to try: Poon-Tang, Mexicali Rose, and HotRodQueen. Watch for the ALL-STAR line up backing up Deke and the Ecco-Fonics!  Great Rockabilly, be-bop, roots, Southern Twang mix!  If you like Marty Robins, Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Lead Belly,Buddy Holley, and the Big Bopper, chances are you'll like this!
 And by the way, look at this chicken sandwich!  While I have the floor, I'd like to bring up a sore subject, you see, the Grand Rapids refs are taking all the games down here and it's a bunch of bullshit..."

Deke wins The Ukraine!!
Deke Dickerson, an 8-seed, is just as surprised as Mark Ewing to make the Final Four.  But remember old Deke defeated Star Wars staple 9-The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and before he knew it, Deke was on the court playing 1-Chris Rea.  Deke defeated Rea, to the shock of many.  An even bigger test turned out to be fan favorite, 4-The Cramps, and Deke came out the victor.  With the Battle of Ukraine on the line Vs 2-Devo, everyone thought Devo was going to prevail, but it was Deke again coming through at the end and The Ukraine was his!  Deke is now thrust into the spot light to play 2-Roxy Music. 

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George Harrison  "All Things Must Pass" (1970)

All Things Must Pass was critically acclaimed on release and, with long stays at number 1 on charts around the world, commercially successful. The album was co-produced by Phil Spector and employs his Wall of Sound production technique to notable effect; Ben Gerson of Rolling Stone described the sound as "Wagnerian, Brucknerian, the music of mountain tops and vast horizons".^[1] Reflecting the general surprise at the assuredness of Harrison's post-Beatles debut, Melody Maker's Richard Williams likened the album to Greta Garbo's first role in a talking picture and declared: "Garbo talks! – Harrison is free!"^[2] Several critics consider All Things Must Pass to be the best of all the Beatles' solo albums.
  The holy grail of Star Wars!  Harrison has been ranked number one for 3 straight years in the attempt to make the loser have to purchase the Triple-disk album set.  Ewing and Signore have not heard the album all that much, and Ewing has been critical of Harrison's supposed 'gifted' guitar skills, but he does like his music all the same.  Signore was drinking scotch at the airport, throwing ice, and it was decided now was not a good time to ask him any questions....

You ask your children: Who won at Tippecanoe?  Your moron of a son anwers "William Henry Harrison?".  "No, you stupid, bloated idiot- it was George Harrison!"

 Harrison feels the  pressure to win, but so far he has had no trouble defeating 16-The Floaters, 9-Stevie Ray Vaughn, 4-The Reverend Horton Heat, and Stormtrooper Award winner 11-The Pixies. And now he has 7-The Old Crow Medicine Show (without coach Abe) as his final hurdle to get into the Death Star Duel. 

Ewing predicts!!  French Fries lifted high in the air?  OK, good.  Must be the wrong crowd.  It's always the wrong crowd.  It will be 1-George Harrison over Old Crow.  It will be 2-The Roxy Music over 8-Deke Dickerson.   In the finals:  George Harrison will defeat Roxy Music, 77-70, and Tony Signore will be ordering me the legendary "All Things Must Pass"!!!  Yes!!

Abe Stumbles into Final Four, Heavily Sanctioned

Old Crowe Medicine Show will face George Harrison, that is well known.  The fact that OCMS got this far is stupefying. Coach Abe Hoekwater stopped coaching after the first round. He can be seen sitting on the bench texting friends, ordering popcorn and occasionally cheering for his opponent. Sources have reported that he has placed Big Money on his team to lose. "What about it?" quipped Abe. "I really don't like any of my players, they know , I know it. Why can't they be more like, well, George Harrison. He's dead and I still like him more than my team. Bunch of pansy asses. Final four, so what."
Abe does not seem to care about his team. He has clearly quit. They are doing it on their own. Good luck Old Crowe. The Star Wars Review Committee will certainly look into his actions for next years tournament.