501stCast Episode 59: September 29th 2010: Gooood Mornin’ Vietnam!

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Show Notes: Episode LIX (September 26th, 2010)

Hosts:  Nicky Blum (DZ-8397), Adam Scott (RC-6124) and Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Adam Scott (RC-6124)

Contributor: Dean Plantamura (TK-899)

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Recent News

• New Honorary Member Inductions:
  • LFL’s Pablo Hidalgo
  • Jaime King voice of Aurra Sing from The Clone Wars
  • author Chris Reiff
  • ForceCast hosts Jason Swank and Jimmy McInerney
  • artist Clark Mitchell
  • artist Jamie Snell
  • artist Benjamin Carré
  • actor Alan Flyng
  • Ashley Eckstein voice of Ahsoka Tano
  • Dee Bradley Baker voice of Captain Rex and other Clone Troopers
• Final tallys for TK Helmet Project
• Vote for your favorite Star Wars Fan Film (voting is now closed)
• New unit: Dewback Ridge Garrison
• Bloodfin Garrison to be interviewed
• Update on Afonso from Portuguese Lusitanian Outpost

Interview
with Dan Wallace, author of The Jedi Path

Mission Reports

• Celebration V reminisces
• Ohio Garrison troops for Sam (blog)
• Cloud City/Garrison Titan at Weird Al concert (photos, video)
• Garrison Titan troops SpoCon 2010
• Arkansas Squad troops first baseball game
• 501st at Will SL 2310’s wedding (photos)
  
• New England Garrison at Lowell Spinners Star Wars Day (photos)
• Outpost Venezuela troop Convention Avalancha (photos)
• Empire City Garrison help tape 2 episodes of Sci-Fi Science
• Bast Alpha Garrison visit Children’s Hopital for Health Fair
• Costa Rica Outpost troops HeroFest
• Midwest Garrison at Chicago LEGOland Discovery Center for Star Wars Weekend (photos)
• Empire City Garrison raids Big Spaceship (blog)
• Empire City Garrison helps DK release Star Wars: Year by Year
• Carolina Garrison at Librari-Con 2010 (video)
• New England Garrison participates in Day of Remembrance Blood Drive (photos)
• Adidas brings the 501st Philippine Outpost to Vietnam
• Great Lakes Garrison takes the stage with Sugarland (video1, video2, photos1, photos2)
• New England Garrison/Garrison Carida Armor Build (photos)
• Brazilian Division Garrison celebrates 30th anniversary of Empire Strikes Back (photos, video)
• Redback Garrison troops Logan Library Sci-Fi Day (photos)

Upcoming Events

• Build-a-Bear product release events (Sept 24th-26th)
• 38th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (October 2nd-10th)
• Great Lakes Garrison in Bed Race to Aid Children (October 17th)

Shout-Out
“Proud Father” Kevin in Tampa, Florida

Trivia/Giveaway

Unit Anniversaries

• Canadian Garrison – 11th Anniversary – this month
  
• Blizzard Force – 5th Anniversary – this month
• Imperial Gunnery Corps – 5th Anniversary – this month
• Star Garrison’s Arkansas Crimson Nova Squad – 4th Anniversary – Sept 1st
• German Garrison’s Custodes Euroi Squad – 4th Anniversary – Sept 1st
• Mexican Garrison’s Mayan Squad – 2nd Anniversary – Sept 3rd
• New England Garrison – 9th Anniversary – Sept 7th
• Star Garrison’s Central Texas Squad – 1st Anniversary – Sept 7th
• Georgia Garrison’s Ocmulgee Squad – 1st Anniversary – Sept 9th
• Bast Alpha Garrison – 2nd Anniversary – Sept 19th
• Czech Outpost – 2nd Anniversary – Sept 19th
• Badlands Garrison – 5th Anniversary – Sept 21st
• Nordic Garrison – 9th Anniversary – Sept 29th

Honorary Member Birthdays

• Adrienne Wilkinson – September 1st
• Timothy Zahn – September 1st
• Chris “mc chris” Ward – September 2nd
• Jay Laga’aia – September 10th
• Bruce Spence – September 17th
• Matt Busch – September 22nd
• Ashley Eckstein – September 22nd
• Mark Hamill – September 25th
• Derek Lyons – September 25th 
• Garrick Hagon – September 27th

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