501stCast Episode 54: April 7th, 2010: Mega Interviews Inside

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Dedication: This episode of the 501stCast is dedicated to Mark Hogmire, SL-2364 of Garrison Tyranus.

Show Notes: Episode LIV (April 7th, 2010)

Hosts:  Dean Plantamura (TK-899), Joe Stevenson (TK-6064), Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) 

Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Dean Plantamura (TK-899)

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Contributors: Scott (Mongo) Gibbs TK-9091 and Cheyenne IG-9686

Recent News

• TK Helmet Project updates – 3 new helmets (Robot Chicken video, Official Site) 
• Vader’s Vigilantes
• 501st Series 9 Trading Cards (website)
• Kevin Liell’s TK-899 sketch card
• Auctions for Chile
• Jedi-Con Theme Song (full song)
• Garrison Carida’s new blog
• Star Wars Craft Book by Bonnie Burton (article)
• ForceCast’s iPhone app (article)

Mission Reports

• Japanese Garrison assist with Star Wars t-shirt promotion (photos)
• Japanese Garrison troops with Kyle Newman for Fanboys premiere (photos)
• More Adidas troops for 501st
  • Turkish Outpost heads to Dubai (photos, Facebook photos)
  • Outpost Argentina at launch event (photos)
• Southern California Garrison teams up with the Los Angeles Kings (skating Clone video, photos)
• Belgian Garrison troops Star Wars: In Concert (video)
• Florida Garrison at MegaCon
  • Interview: Jason Sobol
  • Interview: Jeremy Bulloch
  • Interview: Matthew Wood & David Acord
  • Interview: Peter Mayhew
  • Interview: Steve Sansweet
• Outpost Romania helps promote Star Wars: The Clone Wars
• Costa Rica Outpost with the National Symphony Orchestra (video1, video2, video3, press1, press2,  Facebook photos)
  
• Outpost Venezuela at Caracas Comic Con (photos, interview)
• Dutch Garrison Troops Breda’s Comic Fair
• Star Garrison goes all out for Comicpalooza
• Taiwan Formosa Outpost invited to Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
• Star Garrison at I09’s SXSW party
• New England Garrison
  • Teams up with Lowell Devils for Star Wars Night (photos)
  • Participated in Cub Scout Space Derby
  • Geek Week
  • Fall Brook Fair
• Dutch Garrison helps celebrate Gymnastics Association Rijsenhout’ s 50th anniversary
• Ohio Garrison’s Lazer Tag event for Make-A-Wish
  

Upcoming Events

• C2E2
• Celebration V update
• Dune Sea Garrison teams up with Phoenix Suns (promotional video)

Give-Away/Contest

• Shout-Out: Legion Members Wed
  • Shed to Wed
• Give-Away/Trivia Question

Unit Anniversaries

• Outpost 42 Garrison – 6th Anniversary – this month
• Alabama Garrison – 3rd Anniversary – April 3rd
• MidSouth Garrison – 3rd Anniversary – April 3rd
• Star Garrison’s West Texas Squad – 1st Anniversary – April 6th
• Turkish Outpost – 2nd Anniversary – April 10th
• Italica Garrison’s Squads: 3T Squad, 77th Alpi Squad, Praetorian Squad and SubZero Squad – all turn 2 on April 21st
• UK Garrison History
  

Honorary Member Birthdays

• Star Wars artist Tom Hodges – April 5th
• Star Wars artist Cynthia Cummens-Narcisi – April 6th
• Billy Dee Williams, Lando Calrissian – April 6th
• John Ratzenberger aka Major Bren Derlin in Empire Strikes Back – April 6th
• Don Bies – April 7th
• Tom Kane, Voice of Yoda and Yularen from Star Wars: The Clone Wars – April 15th
• Hayden “Anakin Skywalker” Christensen – April 19th
• George “Sulu” Takei, voice of Lok Durd in Star Wars: The Clone Wars – April 20th
• Rob Coleman (ILM Lead Animator) – April 27th
  

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