501stCast Episode 46: August 28th, 2009: Did You Miss Us?

Show Notes: Episode XLVI (August 28th, 2009) We’re finally back after an unplanned hiatus with overdue Comic-Con San Diego news,…

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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