501stCast Episode 74: June 25th, 2013: Celebration Summer

Show Notes: Episode LXXIV (June 25th, 2013)

Hosts:  Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Scott Allen (SL-9854)

Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Scott Allen (SL-9854)

Contributors: William Tatsch (ID-9076)

Guests: Martino, TX-8629; Matt “RedEye”, SL-1741  and Derek Rowe, Doctrine Creative

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Recent News

• Honorary Members/Friend of the Legion news
  
  
  
  • New Friends of the Legion
    
    
    
    • Michael Ackerley & Rob Humphrey
      
      
      
      • induction video from Cherry Capital Con
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Stephen Hayford
    
    
    • Vanessa Farano
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • Blue Milk Special interviews Old Line Garrison‘s CO (part 1, part 2)
  
  
  • Weddings!
    
    
    
    • Matt Lanter & Angela Stacy
    
    
    • George Lucas & Mellody Hobson
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  


• New Legion unit: Empire City Garrison’s Hudson Valley Squad (Facebook page)


• Midsouth Garrison CO’s address to her unit


• 1st Sensory Legion (Facebook, Kickstarter)


• News from the Galaxy Grapevine (Star Wars Land article1, article2 and Full of Sith podcast)


• Send your suggestions for topics to [email protected], call our hotline at 828-419-0501 or post to our Facebook page.

Mission Reports

• 70th Explorers Garrison at Anime St. Louis (photos)


• JDRF Gala in Denver (group photo)


• Singapore Garrison’s May the Fourth events
  
  
  
  • Free Comic Book Day at Kinokuniya
  
  
  • Hasbro Event (photos)
  
  
  • Philatelic Museum exhibition (video news report, photos)
  
  
  • Facebook page
  
  
  
  


• Bloodfin Garrison with Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra (video)


• Carolina Garrison at 6th Annual XCON World ’13


• LEGO X-Wing lands in Times Square (photos1, photos2, CN video)


• Singapore Garrison are Rock Stars (Harlem Shake video, meeting Steven Tyler)


• Midwest Garrison’s Celebration: Joliet (group photo, museum display, main photo album)


• Empire City Garrison on stage with Weird Al (pictures, video)


• ConCarolinas (Sci-Fried podcast)


• Denver Comic Con (Peter Mayhew: NBC news article, UK news article, CNN interview)


• Star Wars Weekends (first weekend video)


• Costa Rica Outpost’s Beach Fun (photos)


• Southern California Garrison’s Balboa Naval Hospital (photos)


• UK Garrison kidnaps Rugby Mayor (article)


• Thank you message to Southern California Garrison


• LEGOland events
  
  
  
  • Nordic Garrison
  
  
  • Southern California Garrison (video)
  
  
  
  

Interview about Star Wars Celebration VI DVD

• Featuring Matt “RedEye”, SL-1741 and Derek Rowe from Doctrine Creative
  
  
  
  • Members Only Order Link
  
  
  
  

Upcoming Events

• Comic-Con International (July 17th-21st) and the Course of the Force (July 9th-16th) (StarWars.com article)


• Star Wars Celebration Europe II (Facebook page, 501st Patch Order thread, Oppkikker)


• Midwest Garrison at Chicago White Sox Star Wars Night – July 20th (purchase tickets)


• Space City Con in Houston, TX (Members Only info thread)


• Weird Al Concerts (Full Tour Schedule, concerts w/501st)


• Join Canadian Garrison at FanExpo in Toronto, August 22nd-25th


• New York Comic Con, Javits Center, August 10th-13th


• See upcoming 501st events at Roqoo Depot

Shout Out

• Ville Ahtonen, BH-11380 of Nordic Garrison! He is Legion Trooper of the Month for April 2013.
  
  
  
  • Photos from Model Expo (Facebook album)
    
    
  
  
  
  

Give-Away/501st Follies

• Congrats to Mariano for answering last episode’s trivia question and winning a 501stCast patch!


• Submit a 501st Folly or funny event story and win a Fight Like a Jedi sketchbook!


• Hotline # is 828-419-0501 or email audio to [email protected]

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