501stCast Episode 51: January 9th, 2010: Welcome to Twenty-Ten Troopers

Show Notes: Episode LI (January 9th, 2010) Hosts:  Joe Stevenson (TK-6064), Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Jesse Sharrow (TK-9311) Content Development:…

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)

Singapore Garrison (Reuters pictures, news report)
Hong Kong Shadow Outpost (photos, commercial)
Taiwan Formosa Outpost

Day 1
Day 2 (photos)
Day 3 (photos, video1, video2, video3)
Day 4 (photos, video1, video2, video3)

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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