Show Notes: Episode LII (February 3rd, 2010)
Hosts: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397), Lor (TK-7883) and Jesse Sharrow (TK-9311)
Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397)
Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)
Contributors: Shawn Crosby (TK-5967) and Steven Kocsis (TS-4159)
Recent News
Mission Reports
- Dutch Garrison at Space Expo
- more Adidas troops for the 501st
- Carolina Garrison keeps the peace at FireAnts Game (photos, videos: puck drop, duel)
- Midwest Garrison’s 10th Anniversary Formal
- R2-D2 and R2-KT invited to roll down the aisle (photos)
- Star Garrison’s Crimson Nova Squad’s Literacy event
Upcoming Events
- R2-KT, Peter Mayhew and the 501st at March 18th Space Shuttle Launch
- Midwest Garrison to troop the Fox Valley Symphony Concert on February 6th
- ConCarolina’s selects Legion Founder Albin Johnson as Fan Guest of Honor (website)
- Garrison Tyranus invites fans to Shevacon 2010
Give-Away/Contest
- Shout-Out: Armando, TK-4110 (article)
- Give-Away/Trivia Question
Unit Anniversaries
- Old Line Garrison’s 6th Anniversary this month
- Florida Garrison’s Makazie Squad – 5th Anniversary this month
- Garrison Carida – 8th Anniversary on February 10th
- Bolivian Outpost – 2nd Anniversary on February 18th
- Central Garrison’s Minnesota Wolf Pack Squad – 1st Anniversary – February 20th
Honorary Member Birthdays
- Warwick Davis aka Wicket W. Warrick – February 3rd
- Composer John Williams – February 8th
- Robot Chicken creator Seth Green – February 8th
- Jeremy “Boba Fett” Bulloch, BH-5211 – February 16th
- Anthony “C-3PO” Daniels – February 21st
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Show Notes: Episode LI (January 9th, 2010)
Hosts: Joe Stevenson (TK-6064), Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Jesse Sharrow (TK-9311)
Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Dean Plantamura (TK-899)
Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)
Recent News
- Top 12 Troops of 2009
- Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination Tour
- 501st Invades LEGOland 2009
- Ohio Garrison & Garrison Carida visit Jeff Romanoff & Eric Seeman
- Robot Chicken Skate Tour
- Star Wars: The Old Republic announcement at E3
- 501st helps open NY Stock Exchange
- Star Wars: A Musical Journey & Star Wars: In Concert Tours
- Today Show’s Halloween Special
- The Inaugural 501st Cruise & TrooperFest
- Trooping the White House with President Obama
- Nordic Garrison troops in Moscow
- Trooping the Great Wall of China
- 501stCast Holiday Special
- Star Wars Weekends 2010 dates announced
- 501st TK Helmet Project updates
- 501st member on the Uncle Milton SW Science Electrobinocular packaging
- New Honorary Member – Kevin Liell
- German Garrison’s new trading card set
- 501st members spotted in Glamour magazine (article, snuggie.com)
- The Family Guy’s Something Something Something Dark Side on DVD
- Well Wishes for Kevin Graham (zazzle site)
Mission Reports
- 501st rings opening bell for NY Stock Exchange
- 501st Asia helps launch Star Wars Adidas line (catalog)
- Central California Garrison supports Coats for Kids (news video)
- Garrison Carida leads Philadelphia’s Mummer’s Parade
Upcoming Events
- Midwest Garrison’s 10th Anniversary Formal on January 23rd
- Northeast Remnant Garrison to troop One Man Star Wars show January 30th
- 501st visits libraries for February recess
- 501st units at Hockey games
- New England Garrison will be at the Worcester Sharks game on January 10th
- Carolina Garrison will be at the Fayetteville FireAntz game on January 16th
- New England Garrison will be at the UMass Lowell game on January 23rd
- Garrison Excelsior will be at the Binghamton Senators game on January 23th
- Great Lakes Garrison will be at the Port Huron Icehawks game on January 30th
- Ohio Garrison will be at the Youngstown Phantoms game on February 6th
- Garrison Excelsior will be at the Rochester Americans game on February 20th
- Great Lakes Garrison will be at the Grand Rapids Griffins game on March 6th
- New England Garrison will be at the Lowell Devils game on March 19th
- Garrison Tyranus invites fans to Shevacon 2010
Give-Away/Contest
- Shout-Out
- Give-Away/Trivia Question
Unit Anniversaries
- Alpine Garrison – 7th Anniversary – in January
- Icelandic Outpost (which consists of Hilmir, SL-5269) – 7th Anniversary – in January
- Sith Lord Detachment – 5th Anniversary – in January
- Belgian Garrison’s Prospectors Squad – 1st Anniversary – January 8th
- Dune Sea Garrison’s Judland Wastes Squad – 2nd Anniversary – January 14th
- Terror Australis Garrison – 6th Anniversary – January 18th
- Malaysia-Brunei Outpost – 4th Anniversary – January 23rd
Honorary Member Birthdays
- Lucasfilm Artist Randy Martinez – January 7th
- Author Terry Brooks – January 8th
- Star Wars and Comic Artist Tommy Lee Edwards – January 8th
- Ewok Glider Pilot Felix Silla – January 11th
- Voice of Darth Vader James Earl Jones – January 17th
- A New Hope’s Lt. Pol Treidum Peter Sumner – January 29th
- Author Matthew Stover – January 29th
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Show Notes: Episode L (December 16, 2009)
Hosts: Joe Stevenson (TK-6064), Bert Montoya (CC-7528) and Terri Hodges (Honorary Member)
Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Dean Plantamura (TK-899)
Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)
Contributors: Dean Plantamura (TK-899), Steven Kocsis (TS-4159)
Recent News
Mission Reports
- Garrison Titan’s Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital visit
- Terror Australis Garrison events for November
- Star Wars: In Concert performances
- Holiday Parades
- Central Garrison’s Make-A-Wish visit on TV (video)
- Costa Rica Outpost participates in Teleton (video)
- Star Garrison troops Cameron County Welfare’s Holiday Party
- Midwest Garrison Toy Con Toy Show (photos 1, photos 2)
Upcoming Events
Give-Away/Contest
- Shout-Outs
- Give-Away/Trivia Question
Unit Anniversaries
- Georgia Garrison – 9th Anniversary – in December
- Dune Sea Garrison – 8th Anniversary – on December 14th
- Aurora Borealis Outpost - 4th Anniversary – on December 21st
- Swiss Garrison (which was only an Outpost for less than 5 months) – 11th Anniversary – on December 26th
- Connecticut Garrison – 4th Anniversary – on December 29th
- Great Lakes Garrison (formerly Michigan Squad) – 2nd Anniversary – December 29th
- Hungarian Outpost – 3rd Anniversary – December 30th
- Florida Garrison’s Squad Seven – 3rd Anniversary – December 30th
Honorary Member Birthdays
- Ken Colley (Admiral Piett) – December 7th
- Aaron Allston (SW Author) – December 8th
- Katie Cook (SW Artist) – December 9th
- Kari Byron (Mythbusters Cast Member) – December 18th
- Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu) – December 21st
- Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett & Clone Troopers) – December 26th
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Show Notes: Episode XLIX (November 27, 2009)
Hosts: Joe Stevenson (TK-6064), Lor (TK-7883) and Bert Montoya (CC-7528)
Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397)
Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)
Recent News
- Jeremy Bulloch is BH-5211 (video of 1st troop)
- 501st Legion on The Today Show for Halloween
- 501st Legion troops for the President
- Kilometers For Katie – Philadelphia Marathon
- Build-A-Bear goes to the Dark Side
- Kenny Baker biography (order link)
- Dutch Garrison helps with proposal
- TrooperFest (photos)
- Cardboard Trooper Build-Off (video)
- Reading of the Fallen (video)
Mission Reports
- Costa Rica Outpost in Panama
- Dutch Garrison at LEGOWorld
- Star Wars Fan Days III (photos, auction video)
- New England Garrison’s Woburn Halloween parade (photos, video)
- Canadian Garrison at CN Tower Climb for United Way
- Florida Garrison at Star Wars: In Concert performances
- Midwest Garrison visits Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital
- Central California Garrison visits Northern California Shriners Hospital
- Midsouth Garrison’s Mos Nooga Squad performs at Boo-Tastic
- German Garrison troops at Spangdahlem US Air Force Base
- Southern Cross Garrison marches in Fishers Ghost Parade
- Costa Rica Outpost in Heredia’s Fundraiser Parade
- Portuguese Lusitanian Outpost troops FIBDA 2009 (photos)
- Carolina Garrison
- Star Wars: In Concert in Greenville, SC
- Star Wars promotions for TV’s Wilson’s World (video)
- SW night with the Bobcats
- Comic Con Charlotte
- Star Wars: In Concert in Charlotte, NC
- Florida Garrison SW: In Concert promo with Panthers
- New England Garrison SW promo with Boston Celtics
- New England Garrison SW: In Concert promo with Boston Bruins
- Ohio Garrison SW promo with Lake Erie Monsters
- Northeast Remnant Garrison troops with Cub Scouts
Upcoming Events
- Salvation Army Bell Ringing
- Toys for Tots toy drives
- Christmas Parades
- Star Wars: In Concert performances
- more Sporting events
Give-Away/Contest
- Shout-Outs
- Mexican Garrison’s Green Bellies Central Squad
- Speedy recovery to JT, TK-4291
- Kudos to Ficker, SL-1183 & Tim, IN-6498
Unit Anniversaries
- Dutch Garrison (formerly Dutch Outpost) – 9th Anniversary in November
- Singapore Garrison (formerly Singapore Outpost) – 7th Anniversary in November
- Florida Garrison’s Everglades Squad – 6th Anniversary on November 18th
- Italian Garrison (formerly Italian Outpost) – 8th Anniversary on November 22nd
- Alpine Garrison’s Beggar’s Canyon Squad – 1st Anniversary on November 27th
- Northeast Remnant Garrison’s Kamino Squad – 1st Anniversary on November 27th
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Show Notes: Episode XLVI (August 28th, 2009)
We’re finally back after an unplanned hiatus with overdue Comic-Con San Diego news, new Honorary Members, the Robot Chicken on Wheels tour wrap-up, behind the scenes of the new movie “Paul,” and an interview with Lucasfilm artist Jason Sobol. All this plus international mission reports, upcoming events and more!
Hosts: Dean Plantamura (TK-899), Nicky Blum (DZ-8397), Lor (TK-7883) and Joe Stevenson (TK-6064)
Content Development: Dean Plantamura (TK-899), Nicky Blum (DZ-8397)
Post-Production: Chris Martin (TD-9993)
Contributors: Chris Martin (TD-9993)
Recent News
- New Legion Units
- Empire Muggs Back Auctions ended (article)
- 501st TK Helmet Project update
- Wish Upon The Stars a Clone helmet project in Singapore
- TK409’s Tour de France
- Familiar logo in Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
- 1st Legion Charity Challenge concludes
- Makazie One to debut at Dragon*Con
- 501st Legion members model characters for Star Wars: The Essential Atlas
- New Honorary Member – Kevin Graham
- Tom Hodges’ 24-hour draw-a-thon LIVE
- Star Wars Weddings
- 501st cameo on Ace of Cakes
- Zombie Trooper contests
- 5-0-Burst Trooper at Sideshow’s CCI booth
- Mythbuster Adam Savage in Stormtrooper armor?
- 501st Legion members as extras in the movie “Paul”
- Vote for TK-Cow in Chick-fil-A’s Facebook contest
- Karen Traviss no longer writing in the Star Wars universe
Mission Reports
- San Diego Comic Con
- Robot Chicken Tour
- Midwest Garrison’s 4th of July parade
- Taiwan Formosa Outpost attends 6th Annual Taipei Toy Festival
- Hospital Visits
- Cloud City Garrison helps Wish Child
- Ohio Garrison troops at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital
- Great Lakes Garrison pays a special visit to the ICU
- Star Garrison’s South Texas Squad visit’s Houston’s Children’s Hospital
- Mayan Squad visits Benito Juarez Hospital
- Florida Garrison’s Squad 7 at Ancient City Con
- Costa Rica Outpost battles the Tolkien Society in Solo Hombres magazine
- Garrison Tyranus troops with the National Symphony Orchestra and inducts Maestro Kunzel
- Carolina Garrison helps host a min convention at Wilkes Library
- New England Garrison goes to bat for the Lowell Spinners
- Empire City Garrison invades Camp Kiwi
- Central California Garrison assists with promotions for Star Wars In Concert
- Kevin J. Anderson & Brian Herbert’s Winds of Dune tour
- National Night Out with Garrison Tyranus
- Garrison Excelsior’s 3rd annual SW Night with the Rochester Red Wings
- Jet Setting Clone Captain in Germany (video 1, video 2)
- Dutch Garrison at annual Heythuysen Fair
Upcoming Events
- FanExpo in Toronto – August 28th-30th
- Star Wars: In Concert tour starting in the US this October
- Dragon*Con in Atlanta taking place September 4th-7th
Other
- Shout-Out – Renata Gatti
- Unit Anniversaries
- Star Garrison’s Bast Alpha Squad (now a garrison in its own right) formed 3 years ago on August 17th
- The 501st’s EU Detachment – Flagship Eclipse also formed 3 years ago on August 17th
- Back on August 18th 2000 the now 336 member strong German Garrison began it’s Yahoo group.
- Canadian Garrison (who will celebrate their big 1-0 next month) has a squad who will be celebrating 2 years on August 20th. Happy #2 Capital City Squad.
- Terror Australis Garrison’s Redbacks and Southern Star Squads both turn 2 on August 20th as well.
- Honorary Member Birthdays
- Kevin Smith (Writer, Director, Actor) – August 2nd
- Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine) – August 11th
- Roger Carel (French Voice of C-3PO) – August 14th
- Matthew Wood (Supervising Sound Editor, Voice of Grievous, Bib Fortuna (Episode I)) – August 15th
- Ray Park (Darth Maul) – August 23rd
- Kenny Baker (R2-D2) – August 24th
- Shannon McRandle (Mara Jade) – August 28th
- Nalini Krishan (Barriss Offee) – August 30th
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Show Notes: Episode XLIV (July 3rd, 2009)
In this episode, the inside scoop on 501st happenings at San Diego Comic Con, rumors of the 501st in the Star Wars live action TV series, a new Vader anthem from the Nordic Garrison, and Mr. Sulu at the honorary member helm.
Hosts: Dean Plantamura (TK-899), Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Joe (TK-6064)
Content Development: Dean Plantamura (TK-899) and Nicky Blum (DZ-8397)
Post-Production: Chris Martin (TD-9993) and Dean Plantamura (TK-899)
Recent News
Mission Reports
- Dutch Garrison’s visit to Sander
- Star Wars Weekends Wraps Up, Plus Jay Laga’aia’s first 501st troop (photos)
- Midwest Garrison supports The Force Among Us showing in Chicago (video1, video2, video3, video4, video5, morning photos, evening photos)
- Northeast Remnant Garrison participates in Autism Walk (photos)
- LEGO speed building events across the Legion
- Belgian Garrison’s cameo in sitcom “Super 8“
- Garrison Tyranus returns to Great Wolf Lodge for Father’s Day (photos)
- Costa Rica Outpost support fundraiser BINGO event
- Brazilian Division Garrison assists Joe Little Drop with National Vaccination Day
- Japanese Garrison at LEGO Booth for New Generation Hobby Fair
- Carolina Garrison at Heroes Con (Rich Molinelli and Jason Sobol)
- New England Garrison troops 3 events in 2 states in 1 day (photos: Hasbro Kid’s Carnival, SW Day at library, Auburn Summer Festival)
- Garrison Tyranus returns to Beachstreet USA to fundraise for the Make-A-Wish Foundation (photos)
- Great Lakes Garrison participates in the Detroit Windsor International Film Festival
- George Takei becomes 501st Honorary Member at 25th Anniversary TrekFest (blog photos)
The Adventures of TD-9993 Radio Show
Upcoming Events
- Star Wars Jedi Padawan Bootcamp at Space Center Houston on July 3rd
- San Diego Comic Con – Update from Lesley, TR-3774
- Star Wars Fan Days III in Plano, TX on October 24th-25th
- LEGO Store troops for new LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary – October 2009
Other
- Shout-Out – Michael Davis of California
- Give-Away/Photo Contest
- Unit Anniversaries
- 70th Explorers Garrison’s Squad 66: The Temple Raiders – 1st Anniversary (July 1st)
- Alpine Garrison’s Mustafar Squad – 4th Anniversary (July 11th)
- Honorary Member Birthdays
- Blair Butler (G4TV host, Comic critic) – June 28th
- David Prowse (Darth Vader) – July 1st
- Terri Hodges (LFL Photographer, 501st Charity Quilt seamstress) – July 3rd
- William Hootkins (Jek Porkins) – July 5th (23 October 2005)
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