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

Show Notes: Episode LIX (September 26th, 2010) Hosts:  Nicky Blum (DZ-8397), Adam Scott (RC-6124) and Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169) Content Development:…

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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