Midsomer Procession gets heated

02. May. 1988

Yesterday saw the biggest Midsomer procession in the State since the Red Boots won the Super Cup [in overtime!] with over two hundred and fifty thousand people turning out as The Star Wars Procession hijacked the ceremony usually reserved for the once-a-year-liberals and the quasi-politicists.

The temperature rose to a staggering 105 degrees farenheit (40 degrees centigrade) as the hordes congregated to parade, discuss, or even just plain shout about the news.

Two weeks ago, at the G9 Summit in Helsinki, Senator George Lucas announced that 'Star Wars was real.' [Reuters]

The ridiculous claim made by the Statesman seems to have had its desired effects and generated immense publicity for the Star Wars Group that Lucas also controversially heads up. Many accuse Lucas of a conflict of interests between the political and commercial positions he simultaneously holds.


73 people were taken to hospital with health problems created by the heat and congestion, 4 were taken into intensive care and were said to be in a stable but critical condition.