I made Wired!

Wired Magazine runs a bunch of photo contests, and their most recent one was of geeky Halloween costumes. I submitted a picture of myself, and people voted on it. I made the top ten, and consequently, made it onto the site. Woot!

The picture is me, but I didn’t take it – I found it off of Flickr, and I’ve used it as a profile picture. It was originally taken during the Montreal balloon festival troop. Here’s the rest that made the cut.

New England Garrison Mention on TOS

Brian Harnois was interviewed on the official Star Wars site, where this passage comes up:

Where did your nickname Darth Wheezy come from?

I got the nickname Wheezy from working on the show Ghost Hunters. But I am very much into the dark side on the Star Wars universe, and what better name to go by than Darth? I have been using that name on all the things I do now in the Star Wars realm. I am also a member of the New England Garrison and an honorary member of a few more garrisons around the country. I originally joined up way back in 2001 when I had a fully-detailed suit of Boba Fett armor. I don’t have that armor (unfortunately) anymore, but this is where the funny story comes into play. I was at DragonCon some years ago, and ran into a bunch of the 501st Legion. They said that they had a running bet that the Brian Harnois that is on the NEG roster was the same Brian Harnois that is on the show Ghost Hunters. Well, as you know, they won the bet, and I have become very good friends with a lot of the members of the 501st and have been to a few conventions and charity events with them. I hope someday soon to be able to get a Darth Vader suit or stormtrooper armor so I can get back to doing things with them as a member of the 501st and not just Ghost Hunters.

Read the full interview here: http://www.starwars.com/fans/rocks/news20081029.html

It’s Done!

There’s still some touchup and minor things to be done, but, it’s done!

Mission Report: Church Street Halloween Parade & Festival

This was a quick event that Mike and I participated in on Saturday, the 25th. Church Street is one of the more popular locations in Burlington, and attracted a lot of people to this event. We arrived at the street and changed at Quarterstaff Games with a wrangler, Stuart, who was armed with my camera and made sure that we were safe and not falling apart.
From the moment that we stepped out the door, we were a hit and posed for hundreds of pictures.
One of the big events in the day was the ‘parade’ that we were asked to be part of. Unfortunately, it was fairly disorganized, and essentially a mass of people in costume marching up the street. Mike and I were seperated from each other and Stuart at several points throughout the march up the street. Once we reached the top of the street, we stood around and posed for pictures, gave high fives and things like that, before working out way down and desuiting. We were in armor for about two hours total, and had no major problems during the event.
While it was nice to have an additional event up here, hopefully we’ll have more of a role or organization in the future.

Woburn Videos

Videos from the parade are now up:
Unveiling

Unveiling #2

Dewback takes off

Glitch & Julia face off.

I’m sure there will be more to come, stay tuned.

Review: The Clone Wars, 105: Rookies

The Clone Wars series has gotten far more impressive than I thought that it could be. This latest installment, Rookies, has proven to be one of my favorite episodes yet, and easily the best of the series.

In the preamble that precedes every episode, we’re informed that the war in ongoing, and that many clones are rushed to the battlefield. In this instance, a group of new clones are stationed on an outpost, where they are to protect an outpost at the edge of Republic territory. While there, a meteor shower brings in a group of commando droids, who take control of the base, killing the station’s commanding officer and forcing the four survivors to flee the base, while the droids make preparations for an invasion of Kamino. In a short scene, we see that Ventress has infiltrated the water world and is expecting the droid army.

At the same time, Commander Cody and Captain Rex are on the move, inspecting these outposts and come under fire when they attempt to enter it, and link up with the clone survivors. Once together, they retake the base, only to defend it as a Separatist fleet arrives and drops in reinforcements.

The clones, outnumbered and out gunned, rig the base to blow, and escape, save for one, who stays behind to hit the switch, destroying the base and alerting the Republic that the base is under attack. The republic swoops in and the four survivors are carried off to safety.

This episode worked well because it has almost all of the elements that have shown to be successful in the episodes, and that’s the Clones. They dominate the episode, at the expense of Jedi and the dim-witted battle droids. Along with this is dialog that is a bit better than some of the prior episodes.

What was also nice to see was a reintroduction of popular characters from the pilot movie that was released to theaters – Rex and Cody. In my mind, these two guys were the absolute highlights of the film, and I was wondering if and when they would be making a reappearance in the show. Like the film, the episode also brought in another element that worked, and that was the action that has been lacking a bit in a couple of these episodes.

The thing that really made me excited was one of the last lines in the episode: “You’re exactly the type of men I need in the Five-Hundred and First. ” This is the first time that the unit, named for the 501st Legion, has been spoken in a high-level canon feature. While the group was featured in Revenge of the Sith and in numerous books, it’s never been explicitly said, and it’s really cool to hear, and to see just how this group of fans has impacted the universe that helped create it.

This episode isn’t without flaws, however. Some of the main elements, such as the use of a passive signal to the Republic to let them know that everything is all clear is a bit simplistic and illogical, as is the lack of urgency to which the Republic officers and Jedi react to their soldiers falling out of contact. The droids make their own reappearances with irritating dialog, (although the commando droids are a bit more intelligent) which shows that there is work to be done on the series.

But, it is to be remembered that this series is aimed towards children, and not necessarily the generation that first saw the theatrical release thirty years ago. At the Woburn parade, I could see that there was still a lot of enthusiasm from the kids wearing the numerous clone trooper, Darth Vader, Commander Cody and Captain Rex costumes. This episode just helps remind me that I can enjoy this as well.

Mission Report: 2008 Woburn Parade

This marked my 30th event in a year – I’m very happy to have made it to this point, and yesterday, down in Woburn, I was thrilled to be part of the NEG with the Woburn Halloween Parade. This event is becoming our ‘big prop’ event, where we spend a ton of money, countless man-hours and a lot of blood, sweat and tears to come up with something really cool. Last year, we built a Jabba the Hutt Puppet. This year, we build a life-sized Dewback. It came down to the wire, but we got it done, and it looked fantastic.

I was up, as usual, really early for this, and picked up Mike, TK-2084, around 6, before sunrise. The ride down to Woburn, and most of the events, is usually 3+ hours, so this has become a regular thing, especially this past month. We made good time and got down to Woburn before anyone else, around 8:30. Keith, our Grievous was next, and slowly, people trickled in, greetings were exchanged and there was a lot of excitement for the arrival of our Dewback. When Dewie arrived, there was applause, and tinkering as we made last minute adjustments, installed the sound system and got him moving. By ten-thirty or so, a couple people were in armor, and despite the fact that we weren’t marching for a couple hours, I suited up and walked around. We didn’t break up into small groups and walk around too much like we did last year, but we did get another picture in front of a police civil disturbance truck that we found last time.

The parade came up quickly, and before we knew it, we  took group pictures and assembled in line and were on our way, where there was a lot of stopping and waiting before we hit the road. The response was fantastic. There were thousands and thousands of people (I’m guessing in the tens of thousands) lining the streets. Kids were in costume, and I noticed a lot of small Darth Vaders, Commander Codys and Captain Rexes, as well as a couple storm troopers and jedi lining the streets. I made sure to salute the Vaders, and there was a lot of slapping kid’s hands and posing for photographs along the way.

Dewie was a hit. We started off the parade right after him, and then moved ahead, where I could see people jumping up and pointing behind us. “Look at that!” “He’s riding a dinosaur!” “Wow!” were some of the things that I heard while walking in front of it, and with a patrol of sand troopers ahead of us, it must have looked absolutely incredible.

It was a good walk, about 3 or so miles, if I recall correctly. I was overheating by the end of it, but I made sure to drink a lot of water, and came out okay. At the end of the parade, we waited around for a free spot in a couple of pickup trucks, and ended up riding back, in armor, across town, to the amusement of a lot of people surrounding us on the streets. We had a worried moment when three police cars pulled up along side us, but that passed when they all saluted and drove on. We got back to the assembly point, desuited, got directions and went to the Burlington mall’s food court for dinner, which was a lot of fun. By six thirty or so, Mike and I headed out, ahead of about half the group, because of the drive, and got back around 9:30. I didn’t get home until around 10:30, because we spent an hour in the computer lab uploading pictures and contemplating large scale projects.

A fantastic troop. Had a blast, and I can’t wait for next year’s. I’m not sure if I’ll do another thirty troops this year, but It’ll be up there!
Pictures and More Pictures

Pictures from Woburn

Here’s a couple good pictures from the Woburn Parade. Mission report to come.

October/November Events

The following events have been reported between October 24th through November 30th. Please note that all events are subject to change without notice, and to contact the hosting garrison if you plan to attend.

This is an abbreviated update, because Mike’s computer is still offline at the present moment. At the bottom of this update is a list of garrisons for which I do not have any information for. If you can, let me know what you guys have been up to in OCTOBER and NOVEMBER. As always, if we’ve missed an event, please let us know.

Apologies for the lack of updates this month, computer problems and personal lives have gotten in the way this time around. Hopefully we’ll be somewhat on track after this.

Friday 24-Oct
Carolina Garrison – Trunk-or-treat – Wake County Autism Society
Dune Sea Garrison – Reid Park Zoo Howl-o-ween
Florida Garrison – Louis Sheffield Elementary Fall Festival – Jacksonville, FL
Florida Garrison – Star Wars Extravaganza V – Spring Hill FL
Garrison Carida – Steel City Con – Cheswick, PA
Great Lakes Garrison – All Childish Things
Midsouth Garrison – Ghouls at Grassmere – Grassmere
Midsouth Garrison – Knoxville Boo at the Zoo – the Zoo
Mountin Garrison, Mile High Squad – Mile Hi Con – Denver, CO
New England Garrison – Lazer Gate’s Blacklight Mini Golf
Star Garrison Crimson Nova Squad – Boo at the Zoo – the Zoo

Saturday 25-Oct
70th Explorers – University of Missouri Homecoming Parade – Columbia, MO
Alabama Garrison – Boo at the Zoo! – Birmingham, AL
Carolina Garrison – Borders near Southpark Mall – Charlotte
Carolina Garrison – Halloween Hoopla
Carolina Garrison – Ole Mill Days Festival
Carolina Garrison -Hemby Children’s Hospital Visit
Central California Garrison – A-1 Comics Halloween costume contest & food drive
Central Garrison – Science Center of Iowa Halloween Event – Des Moines, IA
Cloud City Garrison – St Helens Masquerade Fundraiser
Empire City Garrison – Haunted Halloween Carnival – Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
Florida Garrison – Cartoon network::: LFL Intergalactic mall tour – Miami, FL
Florida Garrison – Family Day Out /Make A Difference Day – Milton, FL
Florida Garrison – Guerrilla Film Competition Bradenton – Sarasota, FL
Florida Garrison – Party
Florida Garrison – Party City Event – Jacksonville, FL
Florida Garrison – Sci-Fi Weekend @ the MOSH – Jacksonville, Fl
Garrison Carida – Steel City Con – Cheswick, PA
Great Lakes Garrison – Great Turtle Toys
Great Lakes Garrison – Party
Great Lakes Garrison – Reading is Fundamental – Grand Rapids
Great Lakes Garrison – Reading is Fundamental Library Fundraiser – Grand Rapids, MI
Midsouth Garrison – Ghouls at Grassmere – Grassmere
Midsouth Garrison – Knoxville Boo at the Zoo – the Zoo
Midsouth Garrison – Pumpkin Feast – Franklin, TN
Mountin Garrison, Mile High Squad – Mile Hi Con – Denver, CO
New England Garrison – Children’s Diabetes Center Halloween Party
Ohio Garrison – Boo at the Zoo – the Zoo
Ohio Garrison – Booneshaft Musuem of Discovery/Halloween Event
Ohio Garrison – Tipp City Harvestfest
Pacific Outpost – MechaHawaii’s Third Annual Customer Appreciation Night – Honolulu, Hawaii
Southern California Garrison – El Monte Childrens Parade
Southern California Garrison – Halloween Carnival at Camp Pendleton ACU 5 – Camp Pendleton ACU 5

Sunday 26-Oct
Bast Alpha Garrison – 6th Annual DSAGNO BUDDY WALK
Carolina Garrison – Trunk or Treat
Central Garrison – Spooktacular at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo – Henry Doorly Zoo – Omaha, NE
Empire City Garrison – Bellmore Street Festival – Bellmore, NY
Florida Garrison – Party
Garrison Carida – Steel City Con – Cheswick, PA
Golden Gate Garrison – Halloween Adventure – Hiller Air Museum, San Carlos, CA
Great Lakes Garrison – Party
Midsouth Garrison – Ghouls at Grassmere – Grassmere
Midsouth Garrison – Knoxville Boo at the Zoo – the Zoo
Midwest Garrison – Fall Parade – Sycamore, IL
Mountin Garrison, Mile High Squad – Mile Hi Con – Denver, CO
New England Garrison – Woburn Halloween Parade
Northeast Remnant – Walk for Autism – Cranford NJ
Ohio Garrison – Akron Symphony Orchestra
Southern California Garrison – Armor Party
Southern California Garrison – James Luceno Book Signing, – San Diego
Southern California Garrison – LA Galaxy vs FC Dallas
Southern California Garrison – Willkomen German Garrison
UK Garrison – Fright Night – Tudor Square, Sheffield
UK Garrison – Invasion at The Spinnaker Tower – Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
UK Garrison – Legoland Star Wars Weekend – Legoland, Berkshire
UK Garrison – London Expo – London, UK

Monday 27-Oct
Southern California Garrison – Cub Scout Halloween Carnival
Star Garrison Crimson Nova Squad – Party
UK Garrison – Invasion at The Spinnaker Tower – Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth

Tuesday 28-Oct
Bloodfin Garrison – James Luceno Book Signing – Carmel, IN
UK Garrison – Invasion at The Spinnaker Tower – Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
UK Garrison – Party
UK Garrison – Woolworths Bedford – Woolworths Bedford, Milton Keynes

Wednesday 29-Oct
Central Garrison – James Luceno Book Signing – Borders – Roseville, MN
UK Garrison – Hamleys London – Hamleys, London
UK Garrison – Invasion at The Spinnaker Tower – Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth

Thursday 30-Oct
Central Garrison – Woodbury Community Foundation Event – Woodbury, MN
Florida Garrison – Chick-Fil-A Family Fun Night for LLS
Florida Garrison – Family fun night with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – Lady Lake, FL
Florida Garrison – TRU Cocktail Reception – Jacksonville, FL
Florida Garrison – Umatilla Middle School Reading Recognition Party
German Garrison – LUCCACOMICS and Games in Lucca Italien Lucca – Lucca Italien Lucca
Great Lakes Garrison – YOUMACON
Italica Garrison – Lucca Comics and Games Con
Midwest Garrison – Bartlett 4th Annual Sight Night Parade
Southern California Garrison – The City of Orange Parade/Autumn Festival
UK Garrison – Invasion at The Spinnaker Tower – Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
UK Garrison – Joshua Foundation Halloween Party ~ Caerphilly – Carphilly Castle Great Hall, Caerphilly

Friday 31-Oct
70th Explorers – TemporalCon – St. Clair, MO
Central Garrison – Coralville ICON 2008 – Coralville, IA
Florida Garrison – 5th Annual Halloween Hospital Troop – Ft Myers
Florida Garrison – Gander Mountain
Florida Garrison – Halloween Party Mega Blowout – Pensacola, FL
Florida Garrison – Holiday Hill Elementary Pizza Party – Jacksonville, FL
Florida Garrison – TRU & BRU Grand Opening – Jacksonville, FL
Great Lakes Garrison – YOUMACON
Italica Garrison – Lucca Comics and Games Con
New England Garrison – Shriners Hospitals for Children
Pacific Outpost – Hallowbaloo Music & Arts Festival – Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii
Pacific Outpost – Halloween in Waikiki – Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii/Waikiki Beach
Southern California Garrison – Toys R Us Re- Opening – Chino Hills
UK Garrison – Bobath Halloween Ceilidh – Glasgow City Chambers, Glasgow
UK Garrison – Invasion at The Spinnaker Tower – Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
UK Garrison – Legoland Star Wars Weekend – Legoland, Berkshire
UK Garrison – Legoland Star Wars Weekend – Legoland, Berkshire
UK Garrison – Maddison Bignall Trust Halloween Ball – The Nottingham Gateway Hotel, Nottingham

Saturday 1-Nov
70th Explorers – TemporalCon – St. Clair, MO
Costa Rica Outpost – Pre-Teleton at Mall San Pedro – San Pedro de Montes Oca, Costa Rica
Dune Sea Garrison – Tucson Juvenile diabetes walk JDRF
Florida Garrison – 2008 annual Walk for Epilepsy
Florida Garrison – Harvest Festival-Center Pointe Community Church
Florida Garrison – Pensacola RMH Plane Pull – Pensacola, FL
Florida Garrison – Stormtrooper art show – Jacksonville, Florida
Florida Garrison – TRU & BRU Grand Opening – Jacksonville, FL
Great Lakes Garrison – Flint Generals – Flint, MI
Great Lakes Garrison – YOUMACON
Italica Garrison – Lucca Comics and Games Con
Midwest Garrison – Wedding reception appearance request
Mountain Garrison – 2008 Walk to Cure Diabetes – Albuquerque NM
Nordic Garrison – SSGFC Stockholm Stockholmsmässan – Stockholm, Sweden
Old Line Garrison – James Luceno Signing – Annapolis, MD
UK Garrison – Invasion at The Spinnaker Tower – Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
UK Garrison – Jeremy Bulloch Signing ~ Single Image Toys ~ Exmou – Single Image Toys, Devon
UK Garrison – Legoland Star Wars Weekend – Legoland, Berkshire
UK Garrison – Whitby Goth Weekend ~ Season Six! – Shambles shopping archade, Whitby
UK Garrison – Woolworths Birmingham – Woolworths Birmingham, West Midlands

Sunday 2-Nov
70th Explorers – TemporalCon – St. Clair, MO
Bast Alpha Garrison – Imperial Funland Event 2008
Dune Sea Garrison – Walk Now for Autism – Tempe, AZ
Florida Garrison – TRU & BRU Grand Opening – Jacksonville, FL
Golden Gate Garrison – Tri-Valley Veteran’s Day Parade – Pleasanton, CA
Great Lakes Garrison – YOUMACON
Italica Garrison – Lucca Comics and Games Con
Nordic Garrison – SSGFC Stockholm Stockholmsmässan – Stockholm, Sweden
Ohio Garrison – Party
Southern California Garrison – Armor Party
Southern California Garrison – Orange County Buddy Walk
UK Garrison – Astroblast – Bedford School, Bedfordshire
UK Garrison – Invasion at The Spinnaker Tower – Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth
UK Garrison – Legoland Star Wars Weekend – Legoland, Berkshire
UK Garrison – Whitby Goth Weekend ~ Season Six! – Shambles shopping archade, Whitby

Wednesday 5-Nov
Dutch Outpost – City Plaza Troop – Nieuwegein, Netherlands
German Garrison – Kids Day – City Plaza, Nieuwegein / NL

Friday 7-Nov
Garrison Excelsior – Astronomicon 11 – Rochester, NY
Garrison Tyranus – NekoCon 11 – Hampton
Southern California Garrison – Toys R Us / Babies R US – Porter Ranch

Saturday 8-Nov
70th Explorers – Shoe’s That Fit – Murphysboro, IL
Bast Alpha Garrison – America’s Walk for Diabetes
Costa Rica Outpost – 501st Legion and Friends at Otero’s Pizza – San José, Costa Rica
Dune Sea Garrison – 21st Annual Phoenix Walk on the Wild Side – Phoenix, AZ
Dune Sea Garrison – Tucson Comic Con – Tuscon AZ
Florida Garrison – Diabetes Walk – Jacksonville Zoo – Jacksonville FL
Florida Garrison – THE BATTLESHIP!!!! Rugby Tournament
Florida Garrison – Toys ‘R Us Toys for Tots – Bradenton
Florida Garrison – Toys ‘R Us Toys for Tots – Brandon
Florida Garrison – Toys ‘R Us Toys for Tots – Lakeland
Florida Garrison – Toys ‘R Us Toys for Tots – Palm Beach Gardens
Florida Garrison – Toys ‘R Us Toys for Tots – Pembroke Pines
Florida Garrison – Toys ‘R Us Toys for Tots – Port Richey
Florida Garrison – Toys ‘R Us Toys for Tots – Pt. Charlotte
Florida Garrison – Toys ‘R Us Toys for Tots – Royal Palm Beach
Florida Garrison – Walk at the Zoo – Jacksonville, FL
Florida Garrison -Best Buy table in The Villages for LLS – The Villages for LLS
Garrison Carida – Special Olympics – Villanova, PA
Garrison Carida – Walk to Defeat ALS – Philadelphia, PA
Garrison Excelsior – Astronomicon 11 – Rochester, NY
Garrison Excelsior – Rochester Children’s Book Festival – Rochester, NY
Garrison Tyranus – NekoCon 11 – Hampton
German Garrison – Andere Welten Halloween Party – Hamburg
Southern California Garrison – Clone Wars Intergalactic Mall Tour, La Brea Mall
Southern California Garrison – Toys R Us / Babies R US – Porter Ranch
UK Garrison – Entertainer White City – Entertainer Store, London
UK Garrison – Hasbro Promotion ~ Debenhams ~ Leeds – Debenhams Store, Leeds
UK Garrison – Hasbro Promotion ~Debenhams ~ Milton Keynes – Debenhams Store, Milton Keynes
UK Garrison – Legoland Star Wars Weekend – Legoland, Berkshire
UK Garrison – Woolworths Taunton – Woolworths Taunton, Somerset

Sunday 9-Nov
70th Explorers – Shoe’s That Fit – Murphysboro, IL
70th Explorers – ToyMan Toy Show – District 9 Machinist Hall, 12365 St. Charles Rock Road, Bridgeton, MO
Garrison Carida – Special Olympics – Villanova, PA
Garrison Excelsior – Astronomicon 11 – Rochester, NY
Garrison Tyranus – NekoCon 11 – Hampton
German Garrison – Blutspendemarathon des Deutschen Roten Kreuzes in Bonn-Beuel Bonn – Bonn-Beuel Bonn
Northeast Remnant – Garrison Day
Southern California Garrison – Armor Party
Southern California Garrison – Clone Wars Intergalactic Mall Tour, La Brea Mall
Southern California Garrison – Toys R Us / Babies R US – Porter Ranch
UK Garrison – Woolworths Swindon – Woolworths Swindon, Wiltshire

Thursday 13-Nov
German Garrison – Star Wars Tage im Saturn Osnabrück Osnabrück – Osnabrück

Friday 14-Nov
Bloodfin Garrison – Midwest ComicCon
Empire City Garrison – The National – NYC
Ohio Garrison – Armor Party
Ohio Garrison – Glenmoor Country Club Star Wars Night
UK Garrison – Medicinema St Thomas – St Thomas’ Hospital, London

Saturday 15-Nov
Bloodfin Garrison – Midwest ComicCon
Carolina Garrison – Toys’R'Us / Toys For Tots – Columbia SC
Central Garrison – Wal-Mart Star Wars Event – Wal-Mart – LeMars, IA
Costa Rica Outpost – Pre-Teleton at Mall Paseo las Flores – Heredia, Costa Rica
Empire City Garrison – The National – NYC
Florida Garrison – Toys-4-Tots toy drive – Tallahassee, FL
Great Lakes Garrison – Michigan K-Wings – Kalamazoo, MI
Star Garrison Crimson Nova Squad – Make A Wish Fundraiser
UK Garrison – Gamestation a Wii Force Unleashed event – Gamestation, Kent
UK Garrison – Hasbro Promotion ~ Debenhams ~ Essex – Debenhams Lakeside, Essex
UK Garrison – Leeds Comic Convention – Saviles Hall, West Yorkshire
UK Garrison – National Space Centre ‘Movie Mania’ Weekend – National Space Centre, Leicester

Sunday 16-Nov
Bloodfin Garrison – Midwest ComicCon
Empire City Garrison – The National – NYC
Florida Garrison – Party – TENTATIVE
Southern California Garrison – Armor Party
Southern California Garrison – Walk now for Autism, Anaheim Angels Stadium
UK Garrison – National Space Centre ‘Movie Mania’ Weekend – National Space Centre, Leicester

Friday 21-Nov
Florida Garrison – family fall festival ft myers
Garrison Carida – Video Game Expo – Philadelphia, PA
Nordic Garrison – Gjøvik convention – Gjøvik, Norway
Southern California Garrison – Toys R Us / Babies R US – Culver City
UK Garrison – ChildLine: Lost In Space Ball – InterContenental Hotel, London

Saturday 22-Nov
Carolina Garrison – Raleigh Chrismas Parade
Costa Rica Outpost – Pre-Teleton at Mall Multicentro – Desamparados, Costa Rica
Dutch Garrison – Collector’s Fair – Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Netherlands
Florida Garrison – Umatilla COC “Cracker Christmas Parade & Festival”
Garrison Carida – AI Dupont Childrens Hospital visit – Wilmington, DE
Garrison Carida – Kettle Days – Martinsburg, WV
Garrison Carida – Video Game Expo
Great Lakes Garrison – XCape Con – Flint, MI
New England Garrison – Supermega Fest
Nordic Garrison – Gjøvik convention – Gjøvik, Norway
Southern California Garrison – Toys R Us / Babies R US – Culver City
UK Garrison – Hasbro Promotion ~ John Lewis ~ Kent – John Lewis Bluewater, Kent
UK Garrison – Memorabilia – Memorabilia, Birmingham

Sunday 23-Nov
Garrison Carida – Video Game Expo
New England Garrison – Supermega Fest
Nordic Garrison – Gjøvik convention – Gjøvik, Norway
Southern California Garrison – 62nd Annual Mother Goose Parade – El Cajon
Southern California Garrison – Armor Party
Southern California Garrison – Toys R Us / Babies R US – Culver City
UK Garrison – Memorabilia – Memorabilia, Birmingham
UK Garrison – Rays of Sunshine – The Roundhouse, London

Monday 24-Nov
Florida Garrison – Student presentation at USF – Tampa, FL

Wednesday 26-Nov
UK Garrison – District Centre Christmas lights switch on – Cosham, Portsmouth

Thursday 27-Nov
UK Garrison – District Centre Christmas lights switch on – Cosham, Portsmouth

Friday 28-Nov
70th Explorers – Salvation Army Bell Rining
Czech Outpost – Koprcon 2008 – Kopřivnice
Florida Garrison – Ecko Unlimited Black Friday – Jacksonville, FL
Florida Garrison – Party
Golden Gate Garrison – Niles Festival of Lights Parade – Fremont, CA
Ohio Garrison – 2008 Dayton Childrens Parade

Saturday 29-Nov
70th Explorers – Salvation Army Bell Rining
Carolina Garrison – Fayetteville FireAntz Hockey Game
Carolina Garrison – Richard’s Comics Toys 4 Tots – Greenville SC
Czech Outpost – Koprcon 2008 – Kopřivnice
Midsouth Garrison – NHL Predators vs Wild Sci Fi Game – Sommet Center, Nashville TN
UK Garrison – Hasbro Promotion ~ Debenhams ~ Sheffield Meadowhal – Sheffield Meadowhall, Sheffield
UK Garrison – Markeaton Primary School – Markeaton Primary School, Derby

Sunday 30-Nov
70th Explorers – Salvation Army Bell Rining
Czech Outpost – Koprcon 2008 – Kopřivnice
Southern California Garrison – Armor Party

This time around, the following garrison have NOT been updated. This is Mike’s half of the list, and he’s still having computer problems.

Alpine Garrison
Brazil Outpost
Canadian Garrison
Capitol City Squad
Garrison Excelsior
Garrison Titan
Garrison Tyranus
Georgia Garrison
Hungarian Outpost
Imperial 80th Squad
Italian Garrison
Japanese Garrison
Mexican Garrison
Midwest Garrison
Mississippi Outpost
Mountain Garrison
Ohio Garrison
Old Line Garrison
Outpost 42
Philippines Outpost
Polish Outpost
Portuguese Outpost
Swiss Garrison

Family Weekend Roundup: Oct. 24-26, 2008

From the Midwest Garrison:

Family Weekend Roundup: Oct. 24-26, 2008
By OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writers

Published Oct. 23, 2008 at 2:31 p.m.
Tags: milwaukee public museum, bay view pumpkin pavilion, milwaukee county zoo, halloween, urban ecology center

For most little ghosts and Spidermen, it’s trick-or-treat weekend. But there’s a lot of other fun stuff going on in Brew City this weekend that doesn’t include candy. Check out Playshore, the Star Wars costumes at Discovery World or the Bay View Pumpkin Pavilion.

SATURDAY

STAR WARS IN OUR WORLD
Stop by Discovery World to see the costumes and robots of Darth Vader and R2-D2 brought to you by the 501st Legion and R2-D2 Builders Group. This one day display is available from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and allows museum goers to reminisce their favorite movie scenes while interacting with their favorite characters.
onmilwaukee.com/events/event-91431.html

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