Golden Gate Garrison hails from Northern California.
Green beer, green beer, killed a Jedi
The 501st will outorganize us all
It’s a good thing the 501st focuses on charity work, because if they set themselves on conquest no one in fandom would be safe.
No PG, we don’t need a chart. Put the Photoshop down. No – STOP HITTING ME, PG!
Meet the Pacific Outpost
Starwars.com’s Know a Legion profiles the troopers of the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, and Tahiti.
You don’t know the power of a good story!
It appears that Darth Vader is making up for the lost time with his kids by encouraging other kids to read.
The Alpine Garrison of the 501st provided some armed reinforcement of the joy of reading as part of the Dr. Seuss Read Across America campaign.
No getting out of homework with these guys!
Trooper makes packaging
Cardback artwork for the Saga Legends Sandtrooper features 501st member. That’s certainly one way of getting out of having to use the tired old stock photos!
Video Monday
Ryan vs Dorkman 2. Always two there are… an internet phenomenon and a sequel. The first one stood as the crème de la crème of the copious ‘fanboys with lightsabers’ genre, and this new one is pretty good, too. It even has funny, but does get a tad graphic (for Star Wars) towards the end.
- Beagle. Snoopy in the Battle of Yavin? Why not?
- Kevin Smith got made a Friend of the 501st at NYCC.
- Galaxies music video: Ice Ice Baby. Are stormtroopers dancing never not funny? I don’t want to know.
- Lightsaber battle montage.
Heart of an Empire trailer
Star Wars in the news
501st: Mark Fordham of Utah in Rob Walker’s ‘Consumed’ column in The New York Times.
Tim Zahn: His Allegiance book tour got coverage in The Oregonian and The Lexington Herald-Leader
Irate Wookiee: Our headbutting friend gets around – papers all over the world are picking up the story. I’m sure LFL is overjoyed.
Video Monday
Rose Bowl Highlights from Starwars.com, with a lot of footage you won’t see elsewhere, including Mary’s serenade. Also from Pasadena, The Troopers on the Bus and Disco Steve, (not Sansweet) who appears to be… I don’t know.
All the stuff I didn’t link last week
- Star Wars Gangsta Rap Live. Well, it’s Memorex. But still funny.
- Gollum & Smeagol sing Barry White
- Early Return of the Jedi trailer. Watching any of the OT trailers periodically is helpful to remind you just how far trailers have come…
- Star Wars and Religious Message.
- Colbert on the iPhone. The dreaded double wag! NASA! Nerd put-downs!