{"id":278527,"date":"2026-05-04T19:18:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/278527\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T19:18:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:18:14","slug":"what-makes-lubbock-feel-like-a-scene-from-star-wars-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/278527\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes Lubbock Feel Like A Scene From Star Wars?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"539\">Here&#8217;s the perfect way to celebrate Star Wars Day in the Hub City.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"539\">It\u2019s May the 4th\u2014aka \u201cMay the 4th Be With You.\u201d Yes, an entire day built on a pun your dad would be proud of. But if you\u2019re willing to roll with it, I\u2019ve got something for you. After years of \u201cextensive research\u201d (and living here), I\u2019ve realized something\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/tags\/lubbock\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lubbock <\/a>might secretly be part of the Star Wars universe. And once you see it, you can\u2019t unsee it.<\/p>\n<p>So here are\u00a09 Things About Lubbock That Are Basically Star Wars:<\/p>\n<p>9.\u00a0Yoda looks like a smaller version of one of those guys who pushes a shopping cart on Avenue Q.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"63\" data-end=\"155\">8. Both have that one guy who may or may not be a little too interested in his sister.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"274\">7. C\u2019mon\u2026this is basically Tatooine\u2014dry, windy, and nothing grows without a fight.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"368\">6. Lubbock and Star Wars were both a lot more fun in 1977.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"370\" data-end=\"495\">5. We\u2019ve got no shortage of tall, hairy guys communicating in grunts\u2014shoutout to Chewbacca.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"497\" data-end=\"572\">4. A lot of people don\u2019t know who their father is\u2026yeah, I went there.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"664\">3. Go to any bar and you\u2019ll see more strange characters than the Mos Eisley Cantina.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"759\">2. People on land speeders don\u2019t use turn signals\u2014and neither do the people in Lubbock.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"835\">1. The wind isn\u2019t weather\u2014it\u2019s the Force, and it\u2019s not on your side.<\/p>\n<p>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/kfmx.com\/impact-pennies-local-economy\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why Every Cent Counts: Not Everyone Is Phasing Out Pennies<\/a>\u00a0|<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1651\">May the 4th be with you\u2026you\u2019re gonna need it in that wind.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1593\" data-end=\"1651\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XHk5kCIiGoM?si=gIk5kxrE_TmdgXF9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">carbongallery<\/a> id=&#8221;69e62589056f39334a9fa5cd&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>58 Photos That Will Change The Way You Look at Lubbock<\/p>\n<p>Lubbock gets joked about a lot \u2014 flat, dusty, windy \u2014 but when you see it from above, especially at sunset or night, it\u2019s actually pretty beautiful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Chrissy Covington<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s the perfect way to celebrate Star Wars Day in the Hub City. 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