tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83831988730338752462024-02-19T00:32:14.083-08:00TB 2719 Tours of DutyA record of TB-2719's Trooping Adventures as a member of the 501st Star Wars Imperial Costuming ClubTB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-62083450620589470322011-05-28T04:33:00.001-07:002011-05-28T04:33:44.018-07:00Yes, it's been a while. Yes, I am still trooping. No, I still have not elaborated on my recent trooping adventures.... but I will.... someday.<br /><br />Here's a rundown of what I've done since the last update:<br /><br />Chick-Fil-A Galactic Night<br />Young Astronauts Day 2010<br />Macon Pinetoppers Food Drive Photo Shoot<br />Screen On The Green 2010<br />Skywalk With Me Art Show<br />Cancer Fighters Visit<br />Music For Megan<br />Chick-Fil-A Galactic Night II<br />Boo at the Zoo<br />St. Patrick's Day Parade 2011<br />Salem HS Star Wars Musical Parody<br />Return of the Jedi Screening CINE Athens<br />All Aboard for a Cure<br />ADA Swine Wars Fundraiser Savannah<br /><br />I've also added a new Star Wars costume, this time for the Rebel side. My second favorite Star Wars costume of all time.... the X-Wing Pilot. Here are my Rebel Legion troops:<br /><br />Toys For Tots Athens TRU<br />Tyler's Birthday at Buffalo's Athens<br />Salem HS Star Wars Musical Parody<br />Star Tours 2 Grand Opening Event - Disney's Hollywood Studios<br /><br />More to come...TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-31613855839369338412010-03-21T07:04:00.000-07:002010-03-21T07:11:57.166-07:00Wow, I'm way behind here posting about my recent trooping adventures. Here's a quick run down of the events I've been involved with that I will have full reports about soon.<br /><br />Star Wars In Concert - Gwinnett Arena<br />Chik-Fil-A Star Wars Night Charity Fundraiser<br />Star Wars Celebration V Proposal - Georgia World Congress Center<br />Toys For Tots - Mall Of Georgia TRU<br />Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Christmas Parade<br />Toys For Tots - Duluth Highschool<br />Cub Scouts Blue and Gold Banquet<br />Atlanta St. Patrick's Day Parade<br />Atlanta Thrashers Bucket Night 2010<br />Movie Magic of John Williams Concert - Atlanta Symphony<br /><br />Phew!TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-62255351657765672272009-11-01T20:47:00.000-08:002010-01-11T07:45:15.364-08:00October 31, 2009 - Children's Healthcare of AtlantaHalloween Day at a Children's Hospital. Should anything more be said? Well, apparently so since no one was available to troop this most worthy event only a few days beforehand. After the interest thread was bumped, I figured I'd better step up and volunteer. We had our own plans for Halloween, like most everyone else, but these kids needed to be cheered up big time. Still I didn't want to be the only one there so I asked if there was anyone else that could donate some time for these kids, and Charles thankfully said he would come.<br /><br />The hospital planned a whole Halloween Festival with pumpkin decorating, face painting and trick-or-treating. Charles and I were set up as one of the trick-or-treat stations in the hospital lobby. We handed out stormtrooper trading cards and 501st temporary tatoos (no sugary treats allowed!)<br /><br />And, of course, we posed for lots of pictures. It was a great day to see a smile on the face of a child who might not have had something to smile about for quite some time. It's these types of events that really bring it all into prespective as to why we are a part of the 501st. Sure the Conventions and Car Shows and whatnot are fun, but these kids have much mores serious issues to contend with. And it's up to us to put ourselves and our own plans aside and do what we can, when we can to brighten their days.<br /><br />We have no photos from this event since it was only the 2 of us trooping.TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-75775470053697625202009-11-01T20:26:00.000-08:002010-01-11T07:46:53.223-08:00October 17, 2009 - Dog Day Afternoon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCT4cmFlOVEgPpbMWgTa1lC4Jgq4Mx95PuruzV_8EcUyDTAB0E4R4b-1TIUZDOqyziBFFOW2OiziUQiYC5bzBBWptLYn6luJuw9M2k-QsU17CCMC41zomXJ_Cs_wtyOYmrgCgwtrKzDY/s1600-h/DSCF1462.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCT4cmFlOVEgPpbMWgTa1lC4Jgq4Mx95PuruzV_8EcUyDTAB0E4R4b-1TIUZDOqyziBFFOW2OiziUQiYC5bzBBWptLYn6luJuw9M2k-QsU17CCMC41zomXJ_Cs_wtyOYmrgCgwtrKzDY/s320/DSCF1462.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399361952339032210" /></a><br />We woke up to one of the coldest days I can remember here in Georgia. Cold, wet and rainy. And today's troops was going to be outdoors! We were off to Hard Labor Creek State Park in eastern Georgia for Dog Day Afternoon.<br /><br />We signed up right away for this event when we heard about it. We are big animal lovers and any event where we could lend our support for the health and well being of animals is for us. It's was such a shame that the weather had to be so bad. Those dogs needed the donations and adoptions and the weather just kept most folks away.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDjSGMybCK5FpTeMug_i3CuMCvjYimAJ8GpZxkgHdnXQRAycgRBwPpnkO864m6Cs0oqtEQneYgzct0J4zKEZAOhuTUNSL7FzrptU5lFfjTzzvVTYpo1kQ1fCf__n8u7AK3dD4M0IDMq8/s1600-h/DSCF1458.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaDjSGMybCK5FpTeMug_i3CuMCvjYimAJ8GpZxkgHdnXQRAycgRBwPpnkO864m6Cs0oqtEQneYgzct0J4zKEZAOhuTUNSL7FzrptU5lFfjTzzvVTYpo1kQ1fCf__n8u7AK3dD4M0IDMq8/s320/DSCF1458.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399361960742968898" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLUh3XSi2uAQAjC2S5RL5S7B0Ro34ymVVYui_mtdve40EIBwff174J60Cvl_nXMJoD8kfnUpgt9ECUvuJXozARLPy3nq-LQNZ5ZwSZXyQTC_5ARiwKR8LqkQNSM2radhjiRppTRxO36Y/s1600-h/DSCF1457.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFLUh3XSi2uAQAjC2S5RL5S7B0Ro34ymVVYui_mtdve40EIBwff174J60Cvl_nXMJoD8kfnUpgt9ECUvuJXozARLPy3nq-LQNZ5ZwSZXyQTC_5ARiwKR8LqkQNSM2radhjiRppTRxO36Y/s320/DSCF1457.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399361966786995074" /></a><br />But, we did our best for the folks who did decide to brave the biting cold and rain. First up, we judged the musical sit competition, a doggie version of musical chairs. Then we had some great BBQ for lunch. After lunch it was time to judge the costume contest. First was the doggie Star Wars costume contest. There were 2 entries and they both were excellent. We had a Darth Vader and an Ewok. We had to give the prize to the Ewok since it was so creative. Then we judged the regular costumes and again we had 2 entries. An excellent cowboy costume complete with a little rider and a squirrel costume. They both we so great and again it was extremely tough to single one out over the other. But ultimately we gave it to the squirrel costume.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEd-tly_A-Q1aeyyL96nHZpBJLrsmUpycwuplpbGKT4-BjzKjIldfROpK9fsC5t10VbnBNYM-ZsLv91DG7mQToPodABWU37mogOaf_32aLoOg_tBWAd6Myb-d78vIOPiyGqkVIxZbJ6ME/s1600-h/DSCF1459.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEd-tly_A-Q1aeyyL96nHZpBJLrsmUpycwuplpbGKT4-BjzKjIldfROpK9fsC5t10VbnBNYM-ZsLv91DG7mQToPodABWU37mogOaf_32aLoOg_tBWAd6Myb-d78vIOPiyGqkVIxZbJ6ME/s320/DSCF1459.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399361955890775682" /></a><br />Hopefully, if they have an event like this again, the weather will cooperate. We will be there again no matter what.TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-3898120391916373282009-11-01T20:08:00.000-08:002010-01-11T07:47:55.881-08:00October 10, 2009 - Pottery Barn KidsOctober 10th was a big day for the GA 501st Garrison, and maybe the biggest we've ever had. One day, 5 separate trooping events! (And there was a sixth event that was scheduled but postponed due to the weather.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7VF-vepAq43tuBxVz_fZ9Iipk0FojCX2I1Dc7DD6aq1TNl1nWo484HS78mdMSqhhbSZMrJz0zX5OzSHyT3bppKDWG1qi5-I7gAN91Z6Vm2KntSDqkNtY14rPxnhNfTqb3a3BbqMRJ5w/s1600-h/IMG_6606.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7VF-vepAq43tuBxVz_fZ9Iipk0FojCX2I1Dc7DD6aq1TNl1nWo484HS78mdMSqhhbSZMrJz0zX5OzSHyT3bppKDWG1qi5-I7gAN91Z6Vm2KntSDqkNtY14rPxnhNfTqb3a3BbqMRJ5w/s320/IMG_6606.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399357346754634034" /></a><br />To do my part I signed on for the Pottery Barn Kids event at Lenox Mall in Atlanta. Pottery Barn Kids has a line of Star Wars themed bed linens and room decor that is a retro throwback to the sheets we had as kids in the 70's.<br /><br />The parents and kids were lined up outside the store before it opened while we were getting ready to greet them. We were set up in a nice big bedroom display and the groups of kids were brought in about 10 at a time to meet and take pictures with us.<br /><br />Afterward, we did a little shopping and of course, we fought over which one of us got the top bunk! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6i8h98R6aPBy7rrFABtj6um830JI_GlvHV2BfUwmKGHRMk0OVZhB5rAliPqFZ0D38XcUySclTcSp3VUyzdchTh6D4LvwDaY9RwKvicz2z4hTYDn5V_hULxi0ikBt3Jg0nodEMjIR_F0/s1600-h/IMG_6609.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6i8h98R6aPBy7rrFABtj6um830JI_GlvHV2BfUwmKGHRMk0OVZhB5rAliPqFZ0D38XcUySclTcSp3VUyzdchTh6D4LvwDaY9RwKvicz2z4hTYDn5V_hULxi0ikBt3Jg0nodEMjIR_F0/s320/IMG_6609.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399357343414088818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIAMtV43bE3o_du6AMCMMkbmdJdcZoSdj9Hee5OqPEB8ykMnD5UY9ZxCCffsTarpYFwTfpmEpsTYScdqeXAjH744wUf4wwO1z_jJTOm745BcqLS9QjPLzVUhPNYdLht7ZG-GhtEyc2Sg/s1600-h/IMG_6611.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFIAMtV43bE3o_du6AMCMMkbmdJdcZoSdj9Hee5OqPEB8ykMnD5UY9ZxCCffsTarpYFwTfpmEpsTYScdqeXAjH744wUf4wwO1z_jJTOm745BcqLS9QjPLzVUhPNYdLht7ZG-GhtEyc2Sg/s320/IMG_6611.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399357338394948098" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPDCsxs6gytxFBr1XWT3afGqaxxlUvieltdD6XYM5qXXIR5mti_icVjAwPy8ocRnrmBVgIFPHEklOplzil9zuhF__Fg3dlDtTuZqYWTmirn1w1k8ffP6LBWhFXx26D2Oanlfcd01_cUc/s1600-h/IMG_6617.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPDCsxs6gytxFBr1XWT3afGqaxxlUvieltdD6XYM5qXXIR5mti_icVjAwPy8ocRnrmBVgIFPHEklOplzil9zuhF__Fg3dlDtTuZqYWTmirn1w1k8ffP6LBWhFXx26D2Oanlfcd01_cUc/s320/IMG_6617.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399357337644135458" /></a><br />Thanks once again to PBK for having us. We had a great time!TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-48465895734368835512009-07-19T17:15:00.000-07:002009-07-19T17:34:23.072-07:00July 18, 2009 - Mason's Annual Car ShowJuly has been a busy month for troops so far! Saturday July 18th found us in Lawrenceville, GA for the Mason's Annual Car Show to raise money for Charity. The Mason's have always been a bit of a mystery to me (they still are!) but one of them is also one uf us, and Greg asked us if we could come out and troop the Car Show.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeGFAzB3aPdOaIm7IPLJCXbH9QrZwn-LwgH0kvdqwdvv54iUG7hmG2XWonP5Y8G_M-uxFAauNH6oSNRwbewq0jcc0J-lCT3cqzd02_dfuVndZRyfiHqFzRFX-R1sP36BzjMDo9EmTOvY/s1600-h/DSC09485.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfeGFAzB3aPdOaIm7IPLJCXbH9QrZwn-LwgH0kvdqwdvv54iUG7hmG2XWonP5Y8G_M-uxFAauNH6oSNRwbewq0jcc0J-lCT3cqzd02_dfuVndZRyfiHqFzRFX-R1sP36BzjMDo9EmTOvY/s320/DSC09485.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360330403766757458" /></a><br />Once again we were blessed with a cooler than normal July afternoon. Someone is smiling down on us since we were to be out in the sun the whole time trooping. Here we are waving to the passersby. That was too funny walking around the downtown, like this sort of thing happens all the time.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRuRTaeROlHNjyYC25oHLt31Fdd3hHwsSGYSMdcAiAYl0wdtXF_hEmwdF72TuNmPx2_j7FMsWwdKbvTTJZEEcpLV8QGcrn3OmIASPznjKapWcNBnyEgb7uLx9PzC9MMUI4Y3qqk8-KWs/s1600-h/DSC09483.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJRuRTaeROlHNjyYC25oHLt31Fdd3hHwsSGYSMdcAiAYl0wdtXF_hEmwdF72TuNmPx2_j7FMsWwdKbvTTJZEEcpLV8QGcrn3OmIASPznjKapWcNBnyEgb7uLx9PzC9MMUI4Y3qqk8-KWs/s320/DSC09483.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360330402385615298" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLmb0q5kF2GwQfqlJgF_LkD0ItBSjVta5WflZeMct7l7H-eqKH_1EHu3-NrqIhke4CvzbWW6L32ANCtHPaiYrvXqJ2jiPx5xbYcXoFZarwY7NMjs44w-epMEHQyBhTlpH300KWbDgMJg/s1600-h/DSC09462.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLLmb0q5kF2GwQfqlJgF_LkD0ItBSjVta5WflZeMct7l7H-eqKH_1EHu3-NrqIhke4CvzbWW6L32ANCtHPaiYrvXqJ2jiPx5xbYcXoFZarwY7NMjs44w-epMEHQyBhTlpH300KWbDgMJg/s320/DSC09462.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360330398961737490" /></a><br />Joey brought his famed Batlanta Crime Cruiser, aka the Batmobile to the event and he also snapped these candid shots of us. I guess he was trying to be a bit artistic in his camera angles. Funny... this was a car show afterall and we didn't get many shots of the actual cars! (Except for his Batmobile, of course!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuzSVao-rdlK2cNQXlMcssO-hcbAkUCCD8ZxwOCKvsCInkpeIASQ4qynE29zlB6tPyyEDmsrPHt1DyXn59o6W0GvEnDZsCBpWCoAWw_LPWUCZdJVbywwhBiS5bEwuk1UqBhkXtMAWctc/s1600-h/DSC09474.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuzSVao-rdlK2cNQXlMcssO-hcbAkUCCD8ZxwOCKvsCInkpeIASQ4qynE29zlB6tPyyEDmsrPHt1DyXn59o6W0GvEnDZsCBpWCoAWw_LPWUCZdJVbywwhBiS5bEwuk1UqBhkXtMAWctc/s320/DSC09474.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360330393032616226" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnsp3ERqwaxxYEocY4yg95SUsGcq87mXm1WAXV2PIhhDF2N5p20q0YdTCxWpOPsacYcKVe68TzmFe1Or6_Pf-AwicVa2z2IB3ZcpbavEXyAqGpkUCGVlShtuV0KypX8V3jTKs6mgOaYU/s1600-h/DSC09463.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnsp3ERqwaxxYEocY4yg95SUsGcq87mXm1WAXV2PIhhDF2N5p20q0YdTCxWpOPsacYcKVe68TzmFe1Or6_Pf-AwicVa2z2IB3ZcpbavEXyAqGpkUCGVlShtuV0KypX8V3jTKs6mgOaYU/s320/DSC09463.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360330389067979170" /></a><br />Kris as Darth Vader decides to strike up the band!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3BHN5sb_VdTL7iK5yJ6ukULA7mRYDgW4dT4i8LrF1y45ExRUWNFNtQSKCV5vvBGUnD-yMCN3_oIAE1CyDg_BSctDc2L-OthJjujU2Q7wKtYuzPgiaouRYf2NWJ_fI8lkaJX_dxD-OyE/s1600-h/DSC09517.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3BHN5sb_VdTL7iK5yJ6ukULA7mRYDgW4dT4i8LrF1y45ExRUWNFNtQSKCV5vvBGUnD-yMCN3_oIAE1CyDg_BSctDc2L-OthJjujU2Q7wKtYuzPgiaouRYf2NWJ_fI8lkaJX_dxD-OyE/s320/DSC09517.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360329959364987362" /></a><br />Afterward we always get a little loopy. For fun I decided to grab Liz's TIE bucket and put it on. I popped the hoses into my pouches. And that was it... everyone had to get into the act. Dogs and cats, living together... mass hysteria!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ50s2XBeoXO2xvj8NYqEokDUBZ5Me6N6o2JXz4O7XSAO3OLBRkpKL9R4BnkKbAJ5VMhbn2zC6jdcjZ79EpDATgESMjXGJ2OCjOxYD1WSSj9W1zpKjGeDWOnSeaNaXdtB_phyphenhyphen4ZWHSWIE/s1600-h/DSC09501.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ50s2XBeoXO2xvj8NYqEokDUBZ5Me6N6o2JXz4O7XSAO3OLBRkpKL9R4BnkKbAJ5VMhbn2zC6jdcjZ79EpDATgESMjXGJ2OCjOxYD1WSSj9W1zpKjGeDWOnSeaNaXdtB_phyphenhyphen4ZWHSWIE/s320/DSC09501.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360329956289697442" /></a><br />It was a great afternoon. After last weekends gruelling (in a good way) Museum troop, this afternoon was very laid back and low key.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-hgD0kXH9KeEs-ktunP9cqcysGFrSeXrUQxvovwqtfZxm_xVSt7x39TWwjVRtlU4VugAXxTqKbOI_ZREQJ1Zz1P7vdXQEbhtg4H06aArwxAWyADE6U6hgSWPBPqBrfFHyoQw2qjV-LM/s1600-h/DSC09539.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd-hgD0kXH9KeEs-ktunP9cqcysGFrSeXrUQxvovwqtfZxm_xVSt7x39TWwjVRtlU4VugAXxTqKbOI_ZREQJ1Zz1P7vdXQEbhtg4H06aArwxAWyADE6U6hgSWPBPqBrfFHyoQw2qjV-LM/s320/DSC09539.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360329943860904770" /></a><br />And here's the gang (minus Liz who snapped the photo) at the traditional after-troop meal. We walked up the street a few blocks to McCray's Tavern, got tables up on the roof overlooking the downtown square and finished the afternoon in style with a few beers and good times!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LFFjcactulIRL7I83966QCi6Ol8Mt_gVf2zuQxYjpsxN-ngW1eh_-EaI7H6_zBk1trpMKlM7a5vuuY6bNNSk71sTeVZfH175qqZuoV8SSBYg8nJ3qa_Za1LrKSaKMcRZe3Mm-5a8rE0/s1600-h/DSC09562.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8LFFjcactulIRL7I83966QCi6Ol8Mt_gVf2zuQxYjpsxN-ngW1eh_-EaI7H6_zBk1trpMKlM7a5vuuY6bNNSk71sTeVZfH175qqZuoV8SSBYg8nJ3qa_Za1LrKSaKMcRZe3Mm-5a8rE0/s320/DSC09562.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360329951601449074" /></a>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-60638143968064611072009-07-12T16:45:00.000-07:002009-07-19T17:14:38.844-07:00July 11th, 2009 - Night at the Southern Museum<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuD6BU3N-qek3xwT5JZDjFepBNXtQJmdunpX1tl2YjD6S8CVQ40CLkyANubgw1gzRyhqxR1P-B46fUCZrkYXC_j4xP4MzbKW0BMfRRlfujhFcNwIqyrsAiHz9kfSetZ04k8QfGa2ADgk/s1600-h/HPIM3801.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuD6BU3N-qek3xwT5JZDjFepBNXtQJmdunpX1tl2YjD6S8CVQ40CLkyANubgw1gzRyhqxR1P-B46fUCZrkYXC_j4xP4MzbKW0BMfRRlfujhFcNwIqyrsAiHz9kfSetZ04k8QfGa2ADgk/s320/HPIM3801.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360323631555258674" /></a><br />On Saturday night, July 11th, 2009, the Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History Venue in Kennesaw, GA had a "Night at the Museum" event. Just like in the movies, they were planning on having an event where the museum exhibits come to life and interact with the guests and with each other. It was an awesome idea and everyone was clamoring to do it once the invite went out to us in the 501st Georgia Garrison to be a part of it all.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieA1QcAW5DsrsvGuIhjqbT2C0rPyUmEjm7nn2RlDAipcdOE83OoadSzYAWEZ07Uncl9IMy0vYrFpDRUOx_M3kukLKwSfd0ogiWB8lmAPLHbeIJr5-T8VXLUKMtUhJGOrSWxpCNe3IMRIE/s1600-h/HPIM3633.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieA1QcAW5DsrsvGuIhjqbT2C0rPyUmEjm7nn2RlDAipcdOE83OoadSzYAWEZ07Uncl9IMy0vYrFpDRUOx_M3kukLKwSfd0ogiWB8lmAPLHbeIJr5-T8VXLUKMtUhJGOrSWxpCNe3IMRIE/s320/HPIM3633.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360323626567618482" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtLaG9nLh7M7OkP1K8QtWuN8K3wDDZMcEpxQWwAORBVWx2QCEHmAPU1Yo2KNITladDJ_IR4IgORTZI8wUR6q60BuiiuSmMDG95bU9oejSiGi46o3yDIbj_wDLLanqvcVfmWJRZb-w8pg/s1600-h/HPIM3640.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrtLaG9nLh7M7OkP1K8QtWuN8K3wDDZMcEpxQWwAORBVWx2QCEHmAPU1Yo2KNITladDJ_IR4IgORTZI8wUR6q60BuiiuSmMDG95bU9oejSiGi46o3yDIbj_wDLLanqvcVfmWJRZb-w8pg/s320/HPIM3640.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360323616562678098" /></a><br />The premise was the museum had obtained a meteoroid from the Smithsonian which of course has an unusual effect on all of the exhibits. The main thing that was asked of us was to never break "character". This time we were not dressing up as Star Was troopers, we WERE Star Wars troopers! We had to be fully in character 100% of the time when we were in front of the public.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGRLP2LdLVFu7qEDITxWmjHs0Lct_5E_a3ASjQbackAoIzC6bd5D5dBimDIl5XLxgMaj400G9zPYkIU6Y0eU9tBFLEKD-cex9Toy-orNfeR-rvXN0aNv_6PqGxFY3atedb79_Zmr2a4Q/s1600-h/HPIM3690.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGRLP2LdLVFu7qEDITxWmjHs0Lct_5E_a3ASjQbackAoIzC6bd5D5dBimDIl5XLxgMaj400G9zPYkIU6Y0eU9tBFLEKD-cex9Toy-orNfeR-rvXN0aNv_6PqGxFY3atedb79_Zmr2a4Q/s320/HPIM3690.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360323606382057506" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3v9DOTNgh0VygJ9CAVYDA7qWm9JqTo13BBAJDAzZtJniQ4WIYEiEJldRYxhElGP5HEDsUGC2838VPtqeuUUUKqYI7uMN8uvpAa9XiutTPepxwKg6FCLQOJc8hgvZ2Ay7QomHc_yWcWfI/s1600-h/HPIM3699.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3v9DOTNgh0VygJ9CAVYDA7qWm9JqTo13BBAJDAzZtJniQ4WIYEiEJldRYxhElGP5HEDsUGC2838VPtqeuUUUKqYI7uMN8uvpAa9XiutTPepxwKg6FCLQOJc8hgvZ2Ay7QomHc_yWcWfI/s320/HPIM3699.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360323599364849314" /></a><br />There was all kinds of costumes today. Ben Franklin, Abe Lincoln, Queen Elizabeth, WWII Soldiers, Attila the Hun, Civil War Soldiers, live statues, and then there was us Star Wars guys interacting with it all. Let me tell you it was a FANTASTIC time!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMbhdlu_Z5Mqj4zyThNfVHchbbKSETiHPBs2mXz9Zzc2ey42lNsx67DSmY7LYlKW50jAYp0aCDAex5Ms6GVxXFqK8S0Q9tcnD3OybXlrPECEfyeRp0jEsEMyIWkG3MC5C_MTJdOuiXgE/s1600-h/HPIM3866.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpMbhdlu_Z5Mqj4zyThNfVHchbbKSETiHPBs2mXz9Zzc2ey42lNsx67DSmY7LYlKW50jAYp0aCDAex5Ms6GVxXFqK8S0Q9tcnD3OybXlrPECEfyeRp0jEsEMyIWkG3MC5C_MTJdOuiXgE/s320/HPIM3866.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360322979886477730" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2L2FFK-qc24-FIsox9ANhTpZCdQynB7GAhlqpHZV0RIi_H58xp2fBu-78zgdU9Hup1edn0NR5MXjRxoBn3plYEwh3JVCnNMcyyKup1VRUNoNMsjHjTO1hyphenhyphenT-uvyvVzge1r_u-VZd-EyI/s1600-h/HPIM3768.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2L2FFK-qc24-FIsox9ANhTpZCdQynB7GAhlqpHZV0RIi_H58xp2fBu-78zgdU9Hup1edn0NR5MXjRxoBn3plYEwh3JVCnNMcyyKup1VRUNoNMsjHjTO1hyphenhyphenT-uvyvVzge1r_u-VZd-EyI/s320/HPIM3768.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360322976073629426" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSlVMyIPV3Q20RwC8r6ctxBJCLPWN27PLzyDQ_pKSfh60WwUS55uUDWqx-C8XW2yGnkXfFZ5THlG8yaUdiu01ECHccaK8OMXFOxn6Apxp9aOzIffinE3sMxkFJuDEKVlbx07LxSUwTAU/s1600-h/HPIM3701.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeSlVMyIPV3Q20RwC8r6ctxBJCLPWN27PLzyDQ_pKSfh60WwUS55uUDWqx-C8XW2yGnkXfFZ5THlG8yaUdiu01ECHccaK8OMXFOxn6Apxp9aOzIffinE3sMxkFJuDEKVlbx07LxSUwTAU/s320/HPIM3701.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360322969678518754" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg266S9NsfMjjC80Q-dpQxBdvag6XtNr2sVECuiLmTsdzKWXjBEWLOAq9hezB8XZxkr6c9kx3UAYAsRf9TXKT7y144es6LErhMxLDLW33rjOk7b_7XSZNcjbVY5hc0cbKcxmOMTn4AaIsI/s1600-h/DSCI0199.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg266S9NsfMjjC80Q-dpQxBdvag6XtNr2sVECuiLmTsdzKWXjBEWLOAq9hezB8XZxkr6c9kx3UAYAsRf9TXKT7y144es6LErhMxLDLW33rjOk7b_7XSZNcjbVY5hc0cbKcxmOMTn4AaIsI/s320/DSCI0199.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360322965376367042" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFkMwC8MM4AkXjFno_BwIbwN2No1I6n9L31IaCkM5tyo8UpEmoxjPpVsH7GG-mNG6cDvtjuNVWOO4X3bn3-i_duQCj_G89Ry4dBOkLQtXq96FjqZLqpEcQowLJsQejqPUJXaeW15Jghg/s1600-h/HPIM3728.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFkMwC8MM4AkXjFno_BwIbwN2No1I6n9L31IaCkM5tyo8UpEmoxjPpVsH7GG-mNG6cDvtjuNVWOO4X3bn3-i_duQCj_G89Ry4dBOkLQtXq96FjqZLqpEcQowLJsQejqPUJXaeW15Jghg/s320/HPIM3728.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360322958530492610" /></a><br />Some of us decided not to don the usual Star Wars getups. This event was special and many of our members have other costuming interests as well. Here's a couple of our pirating folk!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeHSLrZCPzlRuBgmJ6d2gvE_LtKOYVVsAwQJvSdO-z76Fch0edZEsBSIm87xU1cMnGByPjZBvLBaKWrLH1BgYagr8OhhrWT9htZ0egjgGQygZINQY1JtBjBIi0ze1lgs-hdBEgd_7jfM/s1600-h/HPIM3870.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqeHSLrZCPzlRuBgmJ6d2gvE_LtKOYVVsAwQJvSdO-z76Fch0edZEsBSIm87xU1cMnGByPjZBvLBaKWrLH1BgYagr8OhhrWT9htZ0egjgGQygZINQY1JtBjBIi0ze1lgs-hdBEgd_7jfM/s320/HPIM3870.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360322279943686562" /></a><br />We trooped from 5pm when the doors opened to 8pm when they closed. It was EXHAUSTING but everyone loved every minute of it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEhEjbYAQphSM2R01QheuMdjgqtBvGNT5GE5AIKpxfUfDgf3qTUgbESlvBdybwywnflv52FTf1ForCGW5BgKKoguFW5tTH3vXNBkFR3aAbTXxFBUmf0t4t4Q_6MP1SfsKv_gdfw_PJvE/s1600-h/HPIM3877.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEhEjbYAQphSM2R01QheuMdjgqtBvGNT5GE5AIKpxfUfDgf3qTUgbESlvBdybwywnflv52FTf1ForCGW5BgKKoguFW5tTH3vXNBkFR3aAbTXxFBUmf0t4t4Q_6MP1SfsKv_gdfw_PJvE/s320/HPIM3877.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360322275197591122" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwelDOCDyh8FyJlwymzGO0oJsEZzo4SnNmIlcyzIDVVMOj674okDP2xc2_7MY6CnwCa-3nVCPJ8qTLBB4HxUa6WuB13zzh_yjeAO_UaspV1enN9jTxs3RAlJOsV9bqTNFF_9R2nihdU4/s1600-h/HPIM3879.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYwelDOCDyh8FyJlwymzGO0oJsEZzo4SnNmIlcyzIDVVMOj674okDP2xc2_7MY6CnwCa-3nVCPJ8qTLBB4HxUa6WuB13zzh_yjeAO_UaspV1enN9jTxs3RAlJOsV9bqTNFF_9R2nihdU4/s320/HPIM3879.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360322272207688114" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJTIJJ9uabLybRD_71onujOdZp0p4ry0zO62vShcOpaWxH7vq2J2ax3gnaSA1u4qwQ-klXT3RvFIyIoswYJl77XaDUfrKwCyC7y-5D01uIiae37alDkJEby__HlvxyHrS18i0s-TYGjA/s1600-h/HPIM3882.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJTIJJ9uabLybRD_71onujOdZp0p4ry0zO62vShcOpaWxH7vq2J2ax3gnaSA1u4qwQ-klXT3RvFIyIoswYJl77XaDUfrKwCyC7y-5D01uIiae37alDkJEby__HlvxyHrS18i0s-TYGjA/s320/HPIM3882.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360322263363065650" /></a><br />And here's the gang, the conquering heroes of the night. Great job, Troopers!! (and Pirates, and Soldiers!)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BX89q0KNUHuSF6pRgsPSmw8WFDE4k-sUWz6y6TrU4EWjshKoUAsO2GA8gUT7kS19hXYQvJ8jDQYf1cj9hQhY9hvJi9K6d0GiArIJoa42OdUGOOpORLVE6KkyjCU4AsHmVLE1gUFXQY8/s1600-h/HPIM3649.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BX89q0KNUHuSF6pRgsPSmw8WFDE4k-sUWz6y6TrU4EWjshKoUAsO2GA8gUT7kS19hXYQvJ8jDQYf1cj9hQhY9hvJi9K6d0GiArIJoa42OdUGOOpORLVE6KkyjCU4AsHmVLE1gUFXQY8/s320/HPIM3649.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360322257457579938" /></a>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-56826780683577862552009-07-05T16:00:00.000-07:002010-01-11T07:52:39.013-08:00July 4th, 2009 - Church Picnic for Foster FamiliesOn July 4th, 2009, my Mother-In-Law asked if Liz and I, along with any of our costuming friends would be interested in appearing at her Church picnic for the Foster Families/Children that the Church sponsors. So I put the word out and we got a great response. Events like this are what's at the heart of the 501st and many were glad to take some time from their July fourth holiday to brighten the lives, even a little bit of foster kids. The Church sponsors 3 Foster Families and the picnic was for those foster children, along with the church member's children. All of the kids were very excited about the event!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLiv9ugmUt5tEGQY5df-z_nbcLI1m_E4iGlCXcUTfWScGjamXYkQa3Kh8fT_kf1XtTnre0EZw0Q1ZSkfz7rA5bSCz0ftzG8S7W6iXo_4wRNjgiMrJFvgOOVRBWfFlcKMx45Azwk6mOoI/s1600-h/july4th08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLiv9ugmUt5tEGQY5df-z_nbcLI1m_E4iGlCXcUTfWScGjamXYkQa3Kh8fT_kf1XtTnre0EZw0Q1ZSkfz7rA5bSCz0ftzG8S7W6iXo_4wRNjgiMrJFvgOOVRBWfFlcKMx45Azwk6mOoI/s320/july4th08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360310710441598418" /></a><br />We were somehow blessed with spectacular weather! For a July afternoon in Georgia, it was quite cool with very low humidity. But there was some great shade to be had around the Church, too. We had Liz and I in our TIE and Scout, 2 Stormtroopers, 2 Jedi, and the big man, Darth Vader himself!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMrCOaFc2W_oNQdOgv3k9xVwKwYlLctQJXU7PToV5h-VvL9pVk6AyV2_u-1McwEnYW8wD_jWyqDmigWPG18rrd16vLG8AzLuOohNyDGr6nkhG8Ry2RUGwSS5MZ85KpHTJvdv2fSuu3sY/s1600-h/july4th01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMrCOaFc2W_oNQdOgv3k9xVwKwYlLctQJXU7PToV5h-VvL9pVk6AyV2_u-1McwEnYW8wD_jWyqDmigWPG18rrd16vLG8AzLuOohNyDGr6nkhG8Ry2RUGwSS5MZ85KpHTJvdv2fSuu3sY/s320/july4th01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360310705564531938" /></a><br />Everyone had a great time. I played a bit of whiffle ball, Liz and Jessie tossed the football around a bit, but the funniest thing was all of us going through the chow line in full gear.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYndzQs2n58rj5qKRHIXTcf9fcVsaTwWfXrwFu7C7RhtMWZtbpZJ7ZZl8cUqi2OrLZ-EVho6hhIgQftxug127pz6sT6kAgz0D51Ib4mAQBQTsM0tWv35h8ZTTotXVCweuHQr8wDa-4yZU/s1600-h/july4th03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYndzQs2n58rj5qKRHIXTcf9fcVsaTwWfXrwFu7C7RhtMWZtbpZJ7ZZl8cUqi2OrLZ-EVho6hhIgQftxug127pz6sT6kAgz0D51Ib4mAQBQTsM0tWv35h8ZTTotXVCweuHQr8wDa-4yZU/s320/july4th03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360310698795762610" /></a><br />We currently only have a few photos. We hope to get some soon from one of the Church ladies. After Andy had an armor blowout and had to get out of his Vader, he was able to snap a few photos. And then Danny showed up unexpectedly right as we were finishing and he quickly got armored up for the last few minutes of the day.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Q2VybakAuXvXxYFDppHbvwKBaBSp0OiiMCIoZICgi0yU601OzaIibb_QJJJdEPp_13QBCbe558RcbIuZMFDkLca9aiZDWCzeTGFQKNZM2Fr_WexqK_eHAUNzmPxnK3Jo6R2K68O7yYc/s1600-h/july4th07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Q2VybakAuXvXxYFDppHbvwKBaBSp0OiiMCIoZICgi0yU601OzaIibb_QJJJdEPp_13QBCbe558RcbIuZMFDkLca9aiZDWCzeTGFQKNZM2Fr_WexqK_eHAUNzmPxnK3Jo6R2K68O7yYc/s320/july4th07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360310700312128098" /></a>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-28199735566499806362009-05-24T08:35:00.000-07:002009-05-24T09:26:40.083-07:00May 16, 2009 - GBI Missing Kids EventWhat's with all the rain here in Georgia? What happened to our old friend the drought? Well, drought no more and the rains came again. But not until after we got in a few hours with the kids and parents who came out to the GBI's third annual Missing Kids Event.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6meXuGsV8vl96enaui8b6VI6sajqd37cb6kbJO-o7Er3WFgpg1lfltaE1BaN2uoM0pHFBGhu_S1kmCMz33xL-qOCgSAxyijolrYrrhljnUQfd0Vq23dtjHgyX9baU5a3y3VVMeMnSIh8/s1600-h/TKJuniorAgent.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6meXuGsV8vl96enaui8b6VI6sajqd37cb6kbJO-o7Er3WFgpg1lfltaE1BaN2uoM0pHFBGhu_S1kmCMz33xL-qOCgSAxyijolrYrrhljnUQfd0Vq23dtjHgyX9baU5a3y3VVMeMnSIh8/s320/TKJuniorAgent.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339424800274823410" /></a><br />This event is designed to raise awareness to all the ways parents can protect their children from predators. And it's an event with fun activities, face painting, hot dogs, and helicopters!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGwMJDwirNdrS5W5HJWy7pBO-w4tLcSaCxYs4EMr8E9J7kEGrLzaDx461btNAWHHUxUFwaPb5frOcUX1btELol3MGdpvt6jEj1tPYtKpgIr-t07BQHfbqfTCEQxmr8bVbRVMaw9AK2qQ/s1600-h/TIELiz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDGwMJDwirNdrS5W5HJWy7pBO-w4tLcSaCxYs4EMr8E9J7kEGrLzaDx461btNAWHHUxUFwaPb5frOcUX1btELol3MGdpvt6jEj1tPYtKpgIr-t07BQHfbqfTCEQxmr8bVbRVMaw9AK2qQ/s320/TIELiz.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339424794787860482" /></a><br />The 501st troopers hit the scene at about 11am. Unfortunately the forecast kept away a good amount of potential attendees, but those that were there had a great time interacting with us and taking photos.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QWKhZ7AHo12WhXr4EAxuJ7N7rLMpte-dkD-EWUjtTKxlC7itOgn5jthM1JSSKSsJTeqBpWHVR36RDWH0qbh2qN9z-BqXkC2tEEQm0v7eAqUoXAWUrLgp9YD6py9TImhcWcVTpBkKaDo/s1600-h/2TIEs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QWKhZ7AHo12WhXr4EAxuJ7N7rLMpte-dkD-EWUjtTKxlC7itOgn5jthM1JSSKSsJTeqBpWHVR36RDWH0qbh2qN9z-BqXkC2tEEQm0v7eAqUoXAWUrLgp9YD6py9TImhcWcVTpBkKaDo/s320/2TIEs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339424793104475650" /></a><br />While the dark clouds were looming on the horizon, we decided to bring in the troops for our group photo. And just in time, too! 5 minutes later the heavens opened up and the downpour began. Notice the 501 designation of the GBI Van?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4XhBm08eKoWlwwoopv9sT0rsZXZxNWoinZvZD8U4gp9GjFrbLMNl9kdxBV5YxilTvWnsTZzJ8SEeyg9K9-VtkEDg7B_j3M_SW8DoJ4-jVc0aOxJMeoCDNV6NgJnvc-TYYLJ753BUBcI/s1600-h/Group01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4XhBm08eKoWlwwoopv9sT0rsZXZxNWoinZvZD8U4gp9GjFrbLMNl9kdxBV5YxilTvWnsTZzJ8SEeyg9K9-VtkEDg7B_j3M_SW8DoJ4-jVc0aOxJMeoCDNV6NgJnvc-TYYLJ753BUBcI/s320/Group01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339424791666529218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWw20aWtWbmIexHXuVn613L-eLogSwX0ZV4R7PcwA4W01rXEckG_t-zLRX-JbPa0zlMtEfxiNqKYjUzdOlSeJRJ_r0vm1fYPrzYv6YO8gZtcDGKgpwyuLBNQW13x3YUx-3lmqiWoEQo4/s1600-h/Group02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWw20aWtWbmIexHXuVn613L-eLogSwX0ZV4R7PcwA4W01rXEckG_t-zLRX-JbPa0zlMtEfxiNqKYjUzdOlSeJRJ_r0vm1fYPrzYv6YO8gZtcDGKgpwyuLBNQW13x3YUx-3lmqiWoEQo4/s320/Group02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339424786641016930" /></a><br />And that cut this troop short. We decided to call it a day. It still was a good time and we will be back next year!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntyxIP9GmGfQDEH1-rhN3JKJyDF582YVPlooHjs5qdDdjrTfgDn-jVsLtqTSe7SBLPv1-9fa9-kb2YXU1ZRHm2OzLvCv_slv8pi5BjdQOXIE1e-RFOwbTvdGhOZKv1g0vMumMvw6rSlo/s1600-h/VaderFamily.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgntyxIP9GmGfQDEH1-rhN3JKJyDF582YVPlooHjs5qdDdjrTfgDn-jVsLtqTSe7SBLPv1-9fa9-kb2YXU1ZRHm2OzLvCv_slv8pi5BjdQOXIE1e-RFOwbTvdGhOZKv1g0vMumMvw6rSlo/s320/VaderFamily.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339425563837894402" /></a>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-62028740334932826492009-05-24T08:25:00.000-07:002009-05-24T19:21:55.075-07:00April 30, 2009 - Art Institute of Atlanta PhotoshootWe received an unusual request from a photography student at the Art Institute of Atlanta. She had the idea to shoot a group of Stormtroopers for a class assignment.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q9vo8yiMfRqtv5DrqsXPr47jV6USf0QsrQk9MuWuuDAHxqNuT_9TImbc_c2xkHxNxnASO2qvs7zvAd256tPTcrc11xTwef8XNfbpVW8Qdn_UNwJS3JapF6AQtoSBV5QKmdSMi7TLhGs/s1600-h/TestPolaroid0005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q9vo8yiMfRqtv5DrqsXPr47jV6USf0QsrQk9MuWuuDAHxqNuT_9TImbc_c2xkHxNxnASO2qvs7zvAd256tPTcrc11xTwef8XNfbpVW8Qdn_UNwJS3JapF6AQtoSBV5QKmdSMi7TLhGs/s320/TestPolaroid0005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339421980852550914" /></a><br />The assignment had something to do with contrasting the foreground subjects with the backgrounds. I don't know. Tell you the truth, I was just looking forward to some cool, professional-like photos of me in my Scout.<br /><br />We stood around for a while while the lights were set and she took a bunch of test Polaroids which I posted here. Those shots were wild. They looked like old vintage photos from 1977 (well, 1983 since I was a Scout).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgxWqcNfnOTL9QGsMzQa8Mx7y_n-R4lt6U5cR8i5N_LWlO6-z8_exAQtbyiAPcIuiT_i0pVpuCnwxHME6VjG8dW8r4pY4NKWMjMTo3-JVZUWJieTsBXRuokufnC0h2xtSgkVWaWjXKmU/s1600-h/TestPolaroid0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgxWqcNfnOTL9QGsMzQa8Mx7y_n-R4lt6U5cR8i5N_LWlO6-z8_exAQtbyiAPcIuiT_i0pVpuCnwxHME6VjG8dW8r4pY4NKWMjMTo3-JVZUWJieTsBXRuokufnC0h2xtSgkVWaWjXKmU/s320/TestPolaroid0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339421975337443842" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9hTQ33mge-QZiGSTkwXD8q7N6NZ276toPsgcnrlgjpARn4zrU26nlSkWU51GjhsaAU7bGYoTxmi4Q4Sm_8XrfHH1x2ZQnQbsDSKO9fHaTCXhVAaYUHxJreOEbX7l78sTLTNZ3dtVq2Q/s1600-h/TestPolaroid0004.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj9hTQ33mge-QZiGSTkwXD8q7N6NZ276toPsgcnrlgjpARn4zrU26nlSkWU51GjhsaAU7bGYoTxmi4Q4Sm_8XrfHH1x2ZQnQbsDSKO9fHaTCXhVAaYUHxJreOEbX7l78sTLTNZ3dtVq2Q/s320/TestPolaroid0004.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339421974188852546" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsl3LUEGP2qMR2lR74Rb4lkPx06P3IvJuP9lzdqDrxZMxu1Al62z-oghx3f8VQmERjPOccYq-PlnoetnXW0ByaSsOOxFXoERvIizfti4dgIbrIhH8IN1u2iTWpdeiWDjzfPicrqKx0no/s1600-h/TestPolaroid0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDsl3LUEGP2qMR2lR74Rb4lkPx06P3IvJuP9lzdqDrxZMxu1Al62z-oghx3f8VQmERjPOccYq-PlnoetnXW0ByaSsOOxFXoERvIizfti4dgIbrIhH8IN1u2iTWpdeiWDjzfPicrqKx0no/s320/TestPolaroid0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339421970436096290" /></a><br />During the actual shoot, she had us play around with water guns. Since I was the odd man out amongst 3 TKs, I got the little whimpy water pistol while the Stormies got the big super soakers! Ha, I'm used to it with my little scout blaster anyhow.<br /><br />Then after the fun photos, we got to take some serious shots. I can't wait to see how those came out. I actually haven't seen any of the photos yet. Hopefully she got a good grade for her project.TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-86262527781064448802009-05-24T08:08:00.000-07:002009-05-24T09:26:57.265-07:00April 18, 2009 - Borders Stonecrest "Outcast" Book Event<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLjyj6mVB0vxs4RVT6Qv1VR0eRfUBMnkEBCidaJdRLWmyFQHxcZ8toci8dQ9FQog6m26vH14QApoVvV8kQaiuLnonyNSSlN0ZRR_UzbUyowLdp29Y7wVUk7xOnP6s8X_CUvj3FZBTXqI/s1600-h/BordersStoncrest01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoLjyj6mVB0vxs4RVT6Qv1VR0eRfUBMnkEBCidaJdRLWmyFQHxcZ8toci8dQ9FQog6m26vH14QApoVvV8kQaiuLnonyNSSlN0ZRR_UzbUyowLdp29Y7wVUk7xOnP6s8X_CUvj3FZBTXqI/s320/BordersStoncrest01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339420775908585074" /></a><br />The Borders Bookstore at Stonecrest Mall in Lithonia, GA requested an appearance to raise awareness for the newly released Star Wars book called "Fate of the Jedi: Outcast". Sadly this was a not a book signing event with the author Aaron Allston, one of my absolute favorite Star Wars authors. His Wraith Squadron books, part of the X-Wing series are superb and so much fun. He is an extremely funny writer and his books are what old school Star Wars is all about.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZg8_Vd9gBDvuuGZ6lpx2VDenFTTB4MLjt-YuIgGGIqspLUdQAhD3ICTQjylXJNPvoibxALuxqJmuPQwAI42NjZBC55JVo6aXpsJcayDWelb7qS1_9ZPkNNZNDmwzCQS260q8hIbNFT5I/s1600-h/BordersStoncrest12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZg8_Vd9gBDvuuGZ6lpx2VDenFTTB4MLjt-YuIgGGIqspLUdQAhD3ICTQjylXJNPvoibxALuxqJmuPQwAI42NjZBC55JVo6aXpsJcayDWelb7qS1_9ZPkNNZNDmwzCQS260q8hIbNFT5I/s320/BordersStoncrest12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339420775334813282" /></a><br />Aaron recently suffered a massive heart attack on his current book tour and had to undergo quadrouple bypass surgery. He is fine and recovering nicely and in some small way this event was our way of sending out good vibes for a speedy recovery.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFbUZil2-QMlNfI08OqsLNM5ZawtGIMH8Kp4_rQ7qOdSMmOGOqH39pTOv5P_1JMgws5vABE11c7lKHdBA9ForsDLtgK4kmNwp6FVWNUn3oBq0Xat5jjqdyX61WOYvZU8zZklEewFOJsw/s1600-h/BordersStoncrest04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgFbUZil2-QMlNfI08OqsLNM5ZawtGIMH8Kp4_rQ7qOdSMmOGOqH39pTOv5P_1JMgws5vABE11c7lKHdBA9ForsDLtgK4kmNwp6FVWNUn3oBq0Xat5jjqdyX61WOYvZU8zZklEewFOJsw/s320/BordersStoncrest04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339420768020275970" /></a><br />We don't often troop in the Stonecrest area and it was fun to see the reactions from the public spending the Saturday afternoon shopping.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFhkq7867nOxs0IuCwASAKzyj8XlWY20k2gGBpofrTU4-mAiJsC0UDr8YXJ0q-4wr6nn19d-_vXLqxJix8oYo1vVabjF-1y9NmkrXzVTk-F3yRzNcLWcBftLlwbOXDydLWryPpTnB1iY/s1600-h/BordersStoncrest13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFhkq7867nOxs0IuCwASAKzyj8XlWY20k2gGBpofrTU4-mAiJsC0UDr8YXJ0q-4wr6nn19d-_vXLqxJix8oYo1vVabjF-1y9NmkrXzVTk-F3yRzNcLWcBftLlwbOXDydLWryPpTnB1iY/s320/BordersStoncrest13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339420763343330994" /></a><br />We patrolled the store entrance posing for lots of photos and telling everyone who would listen about the new book.<br /><br />And 2 of Atlanta's finest even wanted to pose for photos with us!<br /><br />A great day and we sold a few books too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7psjyvcGv2xg8gIbRpo5CisZPxy9ZQ0wWLjm_El2imhD3fiTg1Tq0Gp0N5oHlX7NfnEFxNdgL-onrOAsvVEL_K2J4EN1ytA5aYTi77BR9KiZnPOueKIPPhNWRDJRo1JVNrkqkG1rS48/s1600-h/BordersStoncrest15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7psjyvcGv2xg8gIbRpo5CisZPxy9ZQ0wWLjm_El2imhD3fiTg1Tq0Gp0N5oHlX7NfnEFxNdgL-onrOAsvVEL_K2J4EN1ytA5aYTi77BR9KiZnPOueKIPPhNWRDJRo1JVNrkqkG1rS48/s320/BordersStoncrest15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339420765415382082" /></a>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-21725386133964201922009-05-24T07:59:00.000-07:002009-05-24T19:25:09.158-07:00March 28, 2009 - Warner Robins Young Astronaut Day<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOXYotzKwQTIPk_C4IxKeqoZg8e2B_zahqXqsR4g75lhiBdPmynMo7N47oS9-Abx1DJdZJgWiuR73w-RUR4En9hbxBD05OGicCWei2Se0LPqi1CL43Cm44nESBeXNODVsPuVKzeBYTwY/s1600-h/TI_TB_RC.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOXYotzKwQTIPk_C4IxKeqoZg8e2B_zahqXqsR4g75lhiBdPmynMo7N47oS9-Abx1DJdZJgWiuR73w-RUR4En9hbxBD05OGicCWei2Se0LPqi1CL43Cm44nESBeXNODVsPuVKzeBYTwY/s320/TI_TB_RC.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339419501368799490" /></a><br />It was a RAINY day in Georgia on March 28, 2009 when a group of us slogged down caravan style making the 2+ hour trip to Warner Robins, GA to the Air and Space Museum for Young Astronauts Day. I don't think I ever drove that far in that much rain before. Luckily the main event was indoors, but it did limit our mobility somewhat as we had to mainly stay in that one building.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-b5RFztc1WBTsBP6sV8kZpelzGhV5IHkai4TSXZZSRF4HbpGebkbcCoC4BFKa2_0acf0qsd0QH9tDWPQXkD70mCOsHPfJhmCmm1hUoR-OHRpeNR2pYwUJSK3r2VIgFwYSjDYAUqZKGcc/s1600-h/TI_Signs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-b5RFztc1WBTsBP6sV8kZpelzGhV5IHkai4TSXZZSRF4HbpGebkbcCoC4BFKa2_0acf0qsd0QH9tDWPQXkD70mCOsHPfJhmCmm1hUoR-OHRpeNR2pYwUJSK3r2VIgFwYSjDYAUqZKGcc/s320/TI_Signs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339419499677071938" /></a><br />Basically we were tasked to "entertain" the kids, parents and educators during their afternoon lunch break. And we were a big hit. We took lots of photos.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFx5EPM9hfMvfOs0xl8PQvdrtoJn64YKzbBiXutv3B7e9Rx3GU3MbrCeFR2VHhE42Db9a10bSzuPdK8Niaez0oUfe4pIjRlPZcUi8-fmHnJv-er-qyed-2_Ehyl0wtSObWMLEvz9juOk/s1600-h/Liz_Plane.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFx5EPM9hfMvfOs0xl8PQvdrtoJn64YKzbBiXutv3B7e9Rx3GU3MbrCeFR2VHhE42Db9a10bSzuPdK8Niaez0oUfe4pIjRlPZcUi8-fmHnJv-er-qyed-2_Ehyl0wtSObWMLEvz9juOk/s320/Liz_Plane.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339419498260487250" /></a><br />Liz, our TIE Pilot got the most attention today since she fit in the best with all of the surrounding fighter planes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFDnABzg0wZGMJNC4CfPn25TLNCQcdN5qThQNzR6bgUHVFGtMBSbiiXfOHmT9rvcYvB9d1oR9rB9AGlU_cbNXuS6Dy_bADz7ERuFXdCtgbcqlf_ZgbSLavt5ktlpWBSiEH4gNJ8fNUSI/s1600-h/lineup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfFDnABzg0wZGMJNC4CfPn25TLNCQcdN5qThQNzR6bgUHVFGtMBSbiiXfOHmT9rvcYvB9d1oR9rB9AGlU_cbNXuS6Dy_bADz7ERuFXdCtgbcqlf_ZgbSLavt5ktlpWBSiEH4gNJ8fNUSI/s320/lineup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339419495622261410" /></a><br />And it was great to troop with Florida Garrison's Squad 7, who made the trip up from northern Florida for the day. Add in all of our friends from the Rebel Legion and it was a real party!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrf4cz-yTTh7ZGmhfWzEqLTuKutx06zlNNxpGJRr0Z4dm2Ar_jh5CaPuIeEHU1spYhQyhNLEzKTrZKm5laCyU_wrsEEoM48D6EHPXmkZnTpX22YhJbnybUQIcgPR7LxR400Rib5M3b1U/s1600-h/full_lineup.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrf4cz-yTTh7ZGmhfWzEqLTuKutx06zlNNxpGJRr0Z4dm2Ar_jh5CaPuIeEHU1spYhQyhNLEzKTrZKm5laCyU_wrsEEoM48D6EHPXmkZnTpX22YhJbnybUQIcgPR7LxR400Rib5M3b1U/s320/full_lineup.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339419494115144850" /></a>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-5045111502636997302009-01-18T15:45:00.000-08:002009-05-24T08:24:27.908-07:00January 17, 2009 - GSU Basketball's MS Benefit<div align="left">The Georgia State Men's Basketball Team was donating a portion of the tickets sales from tonight's game to the Multiple Sclerosis Association of America. They had the great idea of having a Star Wars night in order to build awareness and bring out the fans. </div><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292786451495023090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNL_EacR1vLhvpK6zMdtoEwvLE8Vi1cPPr86djIzHHroyPMxwQq2WTDY0d7frH3mqLFunn1ifkimEsZQgOo59lv-zz776w_ew57O7sUfmqJd1oYTnu19wEWh_YnE55TFWZznjO2Jo_K58/s320/GSU_MS_Promov03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Well, the Georgia Garrison of the 501st answered the call and came out in full-force for another worthy cause. 14 of Georgia's Finest Troopers, along with 4 of our friends from the Rebel Legion were on hand for a fun evening of Basketball, patrolling the stadium, posing for photos, and most importantly, raising awareness for the MS Association. </div><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292790575547800978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiKbfIIZAlrTuUu0EBS0sYY-a2KWskmFkKM6f0GwNd3B0t3uLiwv0bI7_xSlrsb1MLWLdRvQYq3vnbfEOESIsnVjoJPRk1zBjqaCahFn-lXeFUk7tTrLbQm0TAWajfWOcfs1b8wTIKEU/s320/MSPresentation.jpg" border="0" /><br />The Georgia State Mascot "Pounce" was on hand to take up the cause as well dressed in his Jedi robes for the special occasion. </div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292790578170511954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6WrSx1dhDm1Sc4hyphenhyphen90ZxlPcbWEIDb6_50iK6cCHQZE5ibFZEuMe37_ge-oBYVyGFtvXOjxu-SKsZinjjxChFkyLZK1s-Skmy9dkFBv6faoljt3IZR28V97TKR-Hl2jc1uBKBY5rn_m8/s320/Pounce_Jedi.jpg" border="0" /><br />Meeting the fans and posing for pictures with the kids is always the most fun. There was a lot of genuine smiles and laughter around and the kids had a blast! </div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9d5hUgpNqWXRcOAUKcUXT0LYVXssZOL3RTlpg4UTLJUlwmpxsKmkzbl-vXO0VDxaG-EzOk2N5JS6dNSmBsijh1Xa1gj4SLSmfkwZZKM0q7FIjDq2xXU10DbtM2GSSOENijpyKwHUeyA/s1600-h/Pose02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292786083883638018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD9d5hUgpNqWXRcOAUKcUXT0LYVXssZOL3RTlpg4UTLJUlwmpxsKmkzbl-vXO0VDxaG-EzOk2N5JS6dNSmBsijh1Xa1gj4SLSmfkwZZKM0q7FIjDq2xXU10DbtM2GSSOENijpyKwHUeyA/s320/Pose02.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiT0i0zFfm_uxyLtc-1-pL6QkaRnmwYKS7yx0_aZmdChPfSu5viaxiTVTLiuL1GLgq1bWhzTQtVtaHNuK6U7AhbRMCrDEquq_-ILKCeNmIR9hyI5XeqcpZpDy_5uJYKP-YJBD-uXWCxc/s1600-h/Pose.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292786077094885042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKiT0i0zFfm_uxyLtc-1-pL6QkaRnmwYKS7yx0_aZmdChPfSu5viaxiTVTLiuL1GLgq1bWhzTQtVtaHNuK6U7AhbRMCrDEquq_-ILKCeNmIR9hyI5XeqcpZpDy_5uJYKP-YJBD-uXWCxc/s320/Pose.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtTBUpDPllIdCbMjIUFc9xg3D7AKGpYCkabtPzKEOBp3jfhL2vBYxJ7Y7Yte3950Z7P-IU9_WOFyyILzoH3Mjg2tYrcuqVHdXQAsi4LpSSW_gk3_nP5B7Fts5_AUwtguvoSxa_hFppK8/s1600-h/Scout02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292785442401154850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtTBUpDPllIdCbMjIUFc9xg3D7AKGpYCkabtPzKEOBp3jfhL2vBYxJ7Y7Yte3950Z7P-IU9_WOFyyILzoH3Mjg2tYrcuqVHdXQAsi4LpSSW_gk3_nP5B7Fts5_AUwtguvoSxa_hFppK8/s320/Scout02.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA6w8qYUYcTgZSGx7bvg3xqKu9GWXx6zkSBbIX0hocy-iLRn67J6hcVFrJ2WBkU2s7Tg0LgWAWG3PGTu-NKPHiVyE6DVxdQ3h1c8cu6E7H3Tisa7H3L6oLem3OsBLeCHnoLYDRxr8mP8/s1600-h/MeetinTheChids.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292785438006672098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSA6w8qYUYcTgZSGx7bvg3xqKu9GWXx6zkSBbIX0hocy-iLRn67J6hcVFrJ2WBkU2s7Tg0LgWAWG3PGTu-NKPHiVyE6DVxdQ3h1c8cu6E7H3Tisa7H3L6oLem3OsBLeCHnoLYDRxr8mP8/s320/MeetinTheChids.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The patrols of the stadium were great fun. Waving to the kids and just being seen was such a surprise and delight to all of the youngsters in attendance. </div><div align="left"></div><br /><div align="left"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292786087051824066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGUS-Qd3oOfF6jdgUGwxLEFuIMfFHpMMDqX3NmVuWXcxaZaL2bHQbK1Q9lvUkW8_prZBPKHRMJ_jZ4q2NXRl4P4A3MuAIAxJ9SP88eH_RYlBqN0A55ZMGg9bfjgCGmiy_4z_HDLgtsqV8/s320/Scouting.jpg" border="0" /> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292793085652865442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHDsAksAnQcWs9XxCP6kPOPsIs_vWEuQNAwUKjYOdA3htcx0eAHMNt71EA1YHwEhZ8_SABrnshW0zV22m_mV617L4NBu8o2MCBcHOvtslkTNhLRwvkcJ6FLFm1u7Di1LVCU4sgevvg24w/s320/TKPatrol.jpg" border="0" /><br />After the game we got a chance to line up out on the court for a final farewell and thanks to all of the folks who came out for MS and to see the 501st Legion in action. </div><br /><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_4uA-unRBMQbuNGgscbT0olei6RozfhfSxIoLhJBczm13vKUXOl-_8xpqD2YRu-M3MzaxMtes2rs122IUOZhr56tHoy_0pRnaaJs0F-VBtgh-Hv0ONYWal5fU8eytg1yZCb-QuUjkmc/s1600-h/LineUp.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292785435145656034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR_4uA-unRBMQbuNGgscbT0olei6RozfhfSxIoLhJBczm13vKUXOl-_8xpqD2YRu-M3MzaxMtes2rs122IUOZhr56tHoy_0pRnaaJs0F-VBtgh-Hv0ONYWal5fU8eytg1yZCb-QuUjkmc/s320/LineUp.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292790577111456162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 185px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuwEwSP0KpnTmnzr8Kyj-N5kw1KfzSv-UQ0QYJfBC8PoTF9GTWP8QWuxRj5xowfm9wmWE2YDELSPCdoDF5tDl5MX9B4O-OojI7nUjUE-N78mW2WgrzhM_Jn5siSepZ1Zlplne_H_TFriY/s320/GSU_MS_Groupshot.jpg" border="0" /><br />It was a long day of trooping but it was well worth it since we helped raise a great deal of money for the MS Association. We certainly had "The RIGHT STUFF"! </div><div align="center"><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwCG_uIhgoKhFkpuibxn3NJRz0vxNVw85Hb7dSRx6zbpJq7JbSS47ThP_CpbPkMNqlm3-YlqON2W7u27hl35g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /></div><div align="left">Attending: </div><div align="left"><br />MADOG - RC-6234<br />Kris - SL-6247<br />Steve - TB-2719<br />Jesse - TK-5090<br />Alex - TK-332<br />Hal - TK-9609<br />Anita - TB-9608<br />Shane - TI-9619<br />Stephen - TK-5988<br />Nikki - ID-9562<br />James - IS-0271<br />Charles - TK-887<br />Smitty - TK-2052<br />Robert - BH-0060<br />Jane - AT-AT Driver<br /><br />Rebel Legion:<br />Daphne - Imperial Officer<br />Dillard - Jedi<br />Karyn - Jedi<br />Christopher - Jedi<br /><br />Josh - Costume Support<br />Steve - Costume Support<br />Regina - Costume Support/Photographer<br />Detag - Costume Support/Photographer<br />Kern - Costume Support/Photographer</div>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-13409120327694521232008-12-23T20:19:00.000-08:002009-05-24T08:24:46.638-07:00December 20, 2009 - Toys For Teens Best BuyI've been remiss in posting about the last troop we did in 2008 mainly because the next day started our bout of "Getting Nasty Sick for the Holidays". Still, the good thing about it was the trooping debut of my Wifey, Mrs. TB 2719.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3DGitQU6pifw_WjyOJExyCEplHqJuiDhsnzCBqWkdK7dIoJafwZRiXfFs9nELDHzkMbSsmav9_HQbtLRh_O-EpHexRd03Y_yqMfPehAiCM6ahCurXtURegxphlQJt2nu8qavR2tWWl8/s1600-h/TI_TB.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299906682571963346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm3DGitQU6pifw_WjyOJExyCEplHqJuiDhsnzCBqWkdK7dIoJafwZRiXfFs9nELDHzkMbSsmav9_HQbtLRh_O-EpHexRd03Y_yqMfPehAiCM6ahCurXtURegxphlQJt2nu8qavR2tWWl8/s320/TI_TB.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span id="fullpost"><br />That's right! That's her in the TIE Pilot costume. She's the perfect TIE Pilot. She can stand ram-rod straight at attention like a pro and she stays in character much better than I do.<p><font size="+0"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadQpOgEB8awtxZShv9uD-4QngTU8MfpYs0gzUdv5nC0sfB2tg9WsubAPjmClRIvowC__-G1uQKKLlkT3rktjRorUR9LoF5yXtlfJkVr4UmtwHYFa8zAz7-Sf5diieijbHjGLQ1IOpHCA/s1600-h/Posing02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299909164641091874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadQpOgEB8awtxZShv9uD-4QngTU8MfpYs0gzUdv5nC0sfB2tg9WsubAPjmClRIvowC__-G1uQKKLlkT3rktjRorUR9LoF5yXtlfJkVr4UmtwHYFa8zAz7-Sf5diieijbHjGLQ1IOpHCA/s320/Posing02.jpg" border="0" /></a></p></font><p>The day started harmless enough. I woke up this Saturday morning with a bit of a cough so I started on the Cold-EEZE and the Airborne. Turned out the day became quite rainy and the cold turned out to be not just a cold, but that's another story. We've been working on getting the TIE costume together for a little while and this was the first time busting it out in public. It's still not 100% finished but it was definitly ready for a public debut.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3TueH9CPUyEzfMAQXSg5SOs0B660-ETHkM7DrrjUWE4AKgTli-envxDlbodbIE1acmG3d_7tLku4OP89oVf8it9uAsyoebKH0u5L8Pgce9uDo8DjbBfA8340L-gocp7olvf7_0MgxMg/s1600-h/Posing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299909767069620962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG3TueH9CPUyEzfMAQXSg5SOs0B660-ETHkM7DrrjUWE4AKgTli-envxDlbodbIE1acmG3d_7tLku4OP89oVf8it9uAsyoebKH0u5L8Pgce9uDo8DjbBfA8340L-gocp7olvf7_0MgxMg/s320/Posing.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p>The event was for Toys For Teens in cooporation with the US Marine Corps. Our job is to raise awareness for the cause and get folks to come out to the store. And this being the last weekend for shopping before Christmas, the people were indeed out and about. And we got a great load of donations for the cause.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uUVVU220I0Vl_0QiN0tHmtvWBcrqlpXPb14SJpeAPqjVwF4xX13XHFtUw6yTGu0peLYMASxs8Z-vO6AD6epqdXiWRbl8klnmzFZiJsyY-n4nwoU07mBq-u1gNQqw5lTbNVRv63K4-6I/s1600-h/OutFront.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299910248102704386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uUVVU220I0Vl_0QiN0tHmtvWBcrqlpXPb14SJpeAPqjVwF4xX13XHFtUw6yTGu0peLYMASxs8Z-vO6AD6epqdXiWRbl8klnmzFZiJsyY-n4nwoU07mBq-u1gNQqw5lTbNVRv63K4-6I/s320/OutFront.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></p><p>It was a great turnout and a great event. Thanks to Jester and Best Buy in Kennesaw, GA for hosting and we'll see you next year!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuY94JtXuUfqKZWTHaHorNRlpbf_C7A0Zw-iINSrDKC8JfTw_SJeTgq9Rxv4m1w5gNChHj7Ipmvras5Sd_omV5t1-fs29_RWVcaphrwtSTTyULTybUZbdLNZrLN22_1PVlVhBenwdbBw/s1600-h/Shopping.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299910508819080690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuY94JtXuUfqKZWTHaHorNRlpbf_C7A0Zw-iINSrDKC8JfTw_SJeTgq9Rxv4m1w5gNChHj7Ipmvras5Sd_omV5t1-fs29_RWVcaphrwtSTTyULTybUZbdLNZrLN22_1PVlVhBenwdbBw/s320/Shopping.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbhrsmYYxeLH4iJg2XNEa5x5udggNunDgVhJZhFpcgudbtRNiBNRb0c7dF8dloczZ9pZ_dDss5xlPVOMJv3Lde15cSC-hel41m6jB-3JFeEtM5LVJluL8gni21Uh9Tgp7LIKPHi2YNas/s1600-h/TFTBestBuy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299910505982341634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvbhrsmYYxeLH4iJg2XNEa5x5udggNunDgVhJZhFpcgudbtRNiBNRb0c7dF8dloczZ9pZ_dDss5xlPVOMJv3Lde15cSC-hel41m6jB-3JFeEtM5LVJluL8gni21Uh9Tgp7LIKPHi2YNas/s320/TFTBestBuy.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><br />Attending:<br /><br />I don't really remember. I'm just glad we are both not sick anymore.<br /><br /></span>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-60856624297567597172008-12-17T08:50:00.000-08:002009-05-24T08:24:16.891-07:00November 29, 2008 - Toys-for-Tots Mall of GA TRU<a href="http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/krkconsult/501st/TFT%20Mall%20of%20GA/DSC05736.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266468630552569986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/krkconsult/501st/TFT%20Mall%20of%20GA/DSC05736.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.toysfortots.org/">United States Marine Corps Toys-for-Tots</a> is a very worthy cause and a great event for <a href="http://www.501stlegion.org/index.php">501st</a> and <a href="http://www.rebellegion.com/">Rebel Legion</a> Members to come out in costume to help drive shoppers and donations. On November 29th, 2008 a big group of troopers came out to help United States Marine Sgt. Sean Russell collect toys and donations at the Mall of Georgia Toys R Us location in Buford, GA.<br /><br /><a href="http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/krkconsult/501st/TFT%20Mall%20of%20GA/DSC05742.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266468630552569986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/krkconsult/501st/TFT%20Mall%20of%20GA/DSC05742.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />The event was organized by <a href="http://www.swga.us/site/">Star Wars Galactic Alliance</a> member Yodafiend (Susan) and we had a really great turnout. The weather was a bit dreary but that didn't stop us from having lots of fun posing for pictures with tons of kids (and adults) and collecting 2 big boxes of toys for Toys-for-Tots. Sgt. Sean was extremely grateful for our appearance. He said it made a big difference from the day prior when he was there by himself. You can hear his comments on <a href="http://www.requiemoftheoutcast.com/501stpodcast/2008/12/11/501stcast-episode-30-december-11-2008-move-over-vin-diesel/">Episode 30</a> of the <a href="http://www.501stlegion.org/podcast/">501stcast</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/krkconsult/501st/TFT%20Mall%20of%20GA/DSC05787.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266468630552569986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff117/krkconsult/501st/TFT%20Mall%20of%20GA/DSC05787.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Attending:<br /><br />Susan - Jedi<br />Daphne - X-Wing Pilot<br />Dillard - Jedi<br />Steve - TB 2719<br />Kris - SL 6247<br />Darrell - RC 6234<br />Jesse - TK 5090<br />Alex - TK 332<br />Joey - TB 715<br />Julian - 501st Clone<br />Patricia - Boushh<br />Chris - Stormtrooper<br /><br />Jane - Costume Support/Photographer <br />Kyle - Costume Support/Photographer <br />Jayne - Costume Support/PhotographerTB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-11008989048346488522008-11-08T17:29:00.000-08:002008-12-17T09:26:09.030-08:00November 8, 2008 - Charity Canned Food Drive Putt-Putt Challenge<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fCr8PCUsn-O_XDzbg3kgWOFlTcfdf0oSp66jekxAaxMDCetM9SgFycPHxKT_C6r15sRqwYLfI-L9xWi8Ks7iDh1coiqQAtFnZdIcrMv6_ExKkVDt0YucE0YLBIZfPBnTpPGb79QE4eQ/s1600-h/IMG_5182.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266468630552569986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fCr8PCUsn-O_XDzbg3kgWOFlTcfdf0oSp66jekxAaxMDCetM9SgFycPHxKT_C6r15sRqwYLfI-L9xWi8Ks7iDh1coiqQAtFnZdIcrMv6_ExKkVDt0YucE0YLBIZfPBnTpPGb79QE4eQ/s320/IMG_5182.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Hey, it's been a while. Now that the Halloween season is over, I can get back to putting on the costume! I know, that doesn't make much sense. But Halloween is my wife's favorite holiday and all of October is off limits for me and we do as much Halloween stuff together as possible.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GGgvuJUG783wtpc8xr13QfQ0IAQP7-dp3e1g6qZOiHiMHmZjcEslOxT0IEWsCxdSIljxKj1euzhWDqkJ2Vl7V8RF7JGEIpFtrHDYTdOyHl44NnSfHPjIdRAfeh_oZkI3cGK5Rc56Wjo/s1600-h/IMG_5145.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266468592056150770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2GGgvuJUG783wtpc8xr13QfQ0IAQP7-dp3e1g6qZOiHiMHmZjcEslOxT0IEWsCxdSIljxKj1euzhWDqkJ2Vl7V8RF7JGEIpFtrHDYTdOyHl44NnSfHPjIdRAfeh_oZkI3cGK5Rc56Wjo/s320/IMG_5145.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Well today I suited up for the first time since Dragon*Con for the Sci-Fi Charity Putt-Putt Challenge. Dress up, bring some canned goods for charity and play some putt-putt.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNWVnP_ZmsfiFk6R37GGKzp07PW8IL3e0qqc8W-d1ohAEmVZaC0uQBNTl_nS-VL2DUAGKnRDzTgWLrPnUWBXw7HpXP2AaD3XXLxoj_7ZTjbjP7b6QMylkIK2spE4FzWjLZMWY7iAhBH0/s1600-h/IMG_5167.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266468602910812290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNWVnP_ZmsfiFk6R37GGKzp07PW8IL3e0qqc8W-d1ohAEmVZaC0uQBNTl_nS-VL2DUAGKnRDzTgWLrPnUWBXw7HpXP2AaD3XXLxoj_7ZTjbjP7b6QMylkIK2spE4FzWjLZMWY7iAhBH0/s320/IMG_5167.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Playing minature golf in full armor is more the challenge than getting a good score. At least in the Scout costume you have excellent vision, excellent mobility and I can even bend over to pick my ball up out of the holes! Needless to say, I won amongst our group and got 2nd place overall. Haha!<br /><br />Of course, once the Furries showed up, it was time to go.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINmMK921CQsnZLiXjehEM4bezn0bthW4ML67kcV0V-zSLZCsFpWT4QWWPI0omlfTKr9wsQpxkwBE-KZNWiErgaGMwKPgXD5hFb9PrKDzfqFo6UAgnpZjqV2ArVgdvjTDcQQBl_vlJwKk/s1600-h/IMG_5162.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266468620988376994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINmMK921CQsnZLiXjehEM4bezn0bthW4ML67kcV0V-zSLZCsFpWT4QWWPI0omlfTKr9wsQpxkwBE-KZNWiErgaGMwKPgXD5hFb9PrKDzfqFo6UAgnpZjqV2ArVgdvjTDcQQBl_vlJwKk/s320/IMG_5162.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Attending:<br /><br />Steve - TB 2719<br />Kris - TK 6247<br />Darrell - RC 6234<br />Julian - 501st Clone<br /><br />Liz, Steve - Costume Support/PhotographersTB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-88375031287303362202008-09-05T07:58:00.000-07:002008-09-05T08:02:12.002-07:00Dragon*Con - More from the Parade 2<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRJhkMRbzrEcHLTYCPUeCh4RZIgg6BtoQ2q42e9Aau3W-SWcAEjGJHsRem8xnkgKEc_s8rv2tYh3uRIgMKAZ3ahhS_5j2z6wfXcH18-bRTl24Zy2WF5XBQ-hMt7-eDkTmBkIJbNjHxtM/s1600-h/ParadeMiddle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242552503567228370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaRJhkMRbzrEcHLTYCPUeCh4RZIgg6BtoQ2q42e9Aau3W-SWcAEjGJHsRem8xnkgKEc_s8rv2tYh3uRIgMKAZ3ahhS_5j2z6wfXcH18-bRTl24Zy2WF5XBQ-hMt7-eDkTmBkIJbNjHxtM/s320/ParadeMiddle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGQZEeITvzcO5SqJEDplABNg8e9zydIxgVzfcLf9qMAHYEWw5Vc-__QLiAy0qcO-aLL9Sa6hGAf0cL2J6vrHUDixwEbQlC_-NmqduCUhUMo91rzwNwPnvcHvDJgcbVD3Gt41gIopE4tI/s1600-h/ParadeSide.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242552504983309378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGQZEeITvzcO5SqJEDplABNg8e9zydIxgVzfcLf9qMAHYEWw5Vc-__QLiAy0qcO-aLL9Sa6hGAf0cL2J6vrHUDixwEbQlC_-NmqduCUhUMo91rzwNwPnvcHvDJgcbVD3Gt41gIopE4tI/s320/ParadeSide.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioszePO4yphdOv8WXh6oag2WUyMor2HBmHjYaus2vqWaB7G4qIQH0VDbOC9L3jYeJ1XqpGufrE6qX9FTGOELB9KdU3BnHu3mJEgKuYjj-cOwi6GiNlE9wmGfk0-V_9CaPDTkf4iuKuuX4/s1600-h/troops_AtEase.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242552511716673730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioszePO4yphdOv8WXh6oag2WUyMor2HBmHjYaus2vqWaB7G4qIQH0VDbOC9L3jYeJ1XqpGufrE6qX9FTGOELB9KdU3BnHu3mJEgKuYjj-cOwi6GiNlE9wmGfk0-V_9CaPDTkf4iuKuuX4/s320/troops_AtEase.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-48376873908704720332008-09-03T18:10:00.000-07:002008-09-05T08:02:43.739-07:00Dragon*Con 2008 - More from the ParadeIt's been lot of fun just searching around the net and finding photos of myself from the Dragon*Con 2008 Parade. Here's a few more, and they're pretty awesome, if I do say so myself!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgAtY66peuEodsY_m4ZUnfOl3mcvbqrdQc4pBk3KEJGAaVtWJbteUwMTkIPthMBbMaJcD6Wnx8TJ2jIvVchDBGRhKLZT1yXN_2a6c5HOIbvuyFEZdIOUPnXOwwxax1FZGP6O3oXakdmw/s1600-h/Big_scout_L.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241968212190627538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLgAtY66peuEodsY_m4ZUnfOl3mcvbqrdQc4pBk3KEJGAaVtWJbteUwMTkIPthMBbMaJcD6Wnx8TJ2jIvVchDBGRhKLZT1yXN_2a6c5HOIbvuyFEZdIOUPnXOwwxax1FZGP6O3oXakdmw/s320/Big_scout_L.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRPLu8jznU5pw4uD0LzOJI97SfQNQDTZLMGPBU4bLxcYedYUh3IB0uw8JfEPzXBRkMLoN1JAWuuFAZOlRctj5hXA8w66NHKny3rXIgronHWf-ebKPTMqATNwtytfn5RBgIuwCaudGKWM/s1600-h/me_parade.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241968213553539410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgRPLu8jznU5pw4uD0LzOJI97SfQNQDTZLMGPBU4bLxcYedYUh3IB0uw8JfEPzXBRkMLoN1JAWuuFAZOlRctj5hXA8w66NHKny3rXIgronHWf-ebKPTMqATNwtytfn5RBgIuwCaudGKWM/s320/me_parade.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241968220158090546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXiSQdjxnNWDhHg4zvMVhOQbnCDHjumDa-q_waVUeRJEm5IOlM1Q2VSSzQ_1N8ZHafrw_KUwByE0sw-CuCpTfYb5XrjOMcfz8rMjdb3AEIvFuY8vyHX110vM3BAzocYPljTGUFALOaUk/s320/S_parade02.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241968214281827954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhLOlZU65z6MXeNffyeUThObvkqBlccIvjA0HLQeILiw4Fsi6pLpOSFDlPai1-pmos2ryGHz_hAhOSZG2vu5eI1o5lEFVaxGqRo47rsTEJIO_CMe-dFWa3U3azFmWRed_P_IHmMGxRMM/s320/S_parade01.jpg" border="0" />TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-84599016082218151162008-09-02T09:50:00.000-07:002008-09-06T07:27:34.132-07:00Hitchhiking Ghosts, Star Wars Style!My other "starring role" as a costumer is "Gus" (the hairy, raggedy fellow!), one of the Hitchhiking Ghosts from Disney's Haunted Mansion. Here I am with my fellow Hitchhikers Darrell and Detag as "Phineas" and "Ezra".<br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241467716735103810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvx0Eu3snM215jltTx0JBbCnR9fC6x0e-i7WH0FlVrPtAmGp5_k0lo7-pi6EdomRAafgHWBicDvHdqg5FZp_cUpddauwcQh5P5mHFiFtdRep1iB7rEl2FtSs-0dCp24plofg-pb1R0pfs/s320/phin_ezra_gus_small.jpg" border="0" />On Saturday night, in the lobby of the Marriott during Dragon*Con, the three of us found ourselves together again, only this time in our Star War personas. Darth Detag had the brilliant idea to honor our Hitchhiking alter-egos and we posed for this photo!</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241995051967097890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_lvt6-ZOi0LtjDSLIGl-2wV_59hPiEak7G0OvySRhFaaV3zdlPUqEw49wbDWVZYYu1jo1tsY0XVYpVzDxD0RC-bC4s6zg0vlMXqUtnwWCvX1FjMeB2jPJ8wvxjOC9LmCsLpnUYmb_vo/s320/SW_hitchhikers_BB13.jpg" border="0" /><br /><p>Here's another photo of us Hitchhiking found looking around on Flickr, taken by some unknown passerby!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7VFj1l8E5amkTPmQKNsHH4KjfHt8-dK4xgVsY3bg7N8YRsXbRo462cCK0euD0XPchaApFSRCJ3S1Yqm7aFrr1vDwcM0NaJ_VvMVc2QZq4bm48hZIa7766DKOP-rYyDGAwaq7zHbVGUI/s1600-h/SW_hitchhikers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241467713557156786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt7VFj1l8E5amkTPmQKNsHH4KjfHt8-dK4xgVsY3bg7N8YRsXbRo462cCK0euD0XPchaApFSRCJ3S1Yqm7aFrr1vDwcM0NaJ_VvMVc2QZq4bm48hZIa7766DKOP-rYyDGAwaq7zHbVGUI/s320/SW_hitchhikers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Later, Darrell came up with some great observations about the similarities between our different personas. Phineas carries luggage - Scorch carries a backpack. Ezra has a stylish lid and is emaciated under that fancy outfit - Vader is the same. Gus has a ball and chain around his ankle - a Biker Scout has his gun and holster around his ankle.<br /><br />I loves it!<br /></p>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-47619363130189599432008-08-31T20:59:00.000-07:002008-09-06T07:26:41.349-07:00Dragon*Con 2008There will be a few Dragon*Con posts forthcoming... here's the first:<br /><br />Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA was my first opportunity to "troop" with a good majority of 501st members from all over and to march in the parade. So I brought my gear to downtown Atlanta on Saturday morning, August 30, suited up and joined the Parade.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme0eC-Wjb7ZD7ituLp8C03cWJ72C0TrWDJ3QQdyE7EGw5BhuxXZT7xWdbjtKkl2YVDLQL9CE9CcH8Pxp-OMEhlougN4p0se-YdXj32sGMM_-l1xnfz8CL7Tp8Tpt62i-_OKP01ayJZUo/s1600-h/501st_group_me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241254503160600866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme0eC-Wjb7ZD7ituLp8C03cWJ72C0TrWDJ3QQdyE7EGw5BhuxXZT7xWdbjtKkl2YVDLQL9CE9CcH8Pxp-OMEhlougN4p0se-YdXj32sGMM_-l1xnfz8CL7Tp8Tpt62i-_OKP01ayJZUo/s320/501st_group_me.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We gathered at Woodruff Park at around 9 am, mingled and met with local Garrison mates and with folks from all over. The weather was real nice and clear. There were 12 Biker Scouts marching and we all kinda hung out together. 10 am rolled around and the parade started. We were lined up behind the TK's and in front of the Snowy's. The 501st always goes last so we finally rolled out close 10:30. And I couldn't believe the crowds and the cheers! It was amazing! We marched 2 by 2 down Peachtree Street waving and posing for photos.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSIJJ-oiORKiQIe6J9dEgf_stLCqY5383ab8O9YjyTy6pP6ViseeTPYl_Y3dr4VkDkBfSIYuFUdD6ICxy6JiTeS4RxzR6OcHZ25_dFRkTwl503AMlxFF1VKdsSV3LX8dxfjb4jgTX0A8/s1600-h/ParadeScouts_me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241254505666852786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSIJJ-oiORKiQIe6J9dEgf_stLCqY5383ab8O9YjyTy6pP6ViseeTPYl_Y3dr4VkDkBfSIYuFUdD6ICxy6JiTeS4RxzR6OcHZ25_dFRkTwl503AMlxFF1VKdsSV3LX8dxfjb4jgTX0A8/s320/ParadeScouts_me.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><p></p>It was nice because we were in shade between the high rise buildings for most of the route. But somewhere around the midde we were marching in the direct sun for a good 10 minutes. And I started to feel a little light-headed. Oh crap! I was going to be that guy! That guy on the news who passes out in the parade. Damn.... I don't want to be that guy. Well, all ended up being OK. We got back to the shade and we stayed in the shade for the rest of the march. Phew! I made it to the end, we all got free bottles of water, and we were a success!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjewdWZNsjwFSffqTVrgM7WKzQYpkR0kp5KziG1C7I1262-cYA9NA0I73dLNojPnASs77zxlx5WwteZO2jznBxh1oIPsCZiycMDuvEVpbutPO7zkPrvC_LKr7U8PWcTImZV8my2rRuckY/s1600-h/Overhead_Parade01_me.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241254506827158514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjewdWZNsjwFSffqTVrgM7WKzQYpkR0kp5KziG1C7I1262-cYA9NA0I73dLNojPnASs77zxlx5WwteZO2jznBxh1oIPsCZiycMDuvEVpbutPO7zkPrvC_LKr7U8PWcTImZV8my2rRuckY/s320/Overhead_Parade01_me.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Attending:<br /><br />Steve - TB 2719<br />The rest would be too numerous to list, plus I have no idea!TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-51922795357520500002008-08-24T17:25:00.000-07:002008-08-24T17:35:00.258-07:00Imperial Scooters<span style="font-family:arial;">Here's something fun that happened on Saturday at the Borders event. Imperial Scooters!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvVGiOIi4TFfktWFElAtzKDEEkVMNe7Xs4NTy_zSUGyTZiiTKmuzZrs8sLQmEKnwy3-EZB5mhWanZPthp2kI09_XtNNOk6dOhfd_rGwXgYmu7_NKcTcRwaGrT1ebdIMxLAznev1eYjjA/s1600-h/TB+bike+3.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238246752647506002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvVGiOIi4TFfktWFElAtzKDEEkVMNe7Xs4NTy_zSUGyTZiiTKmuzZrs8sLQmEKnwy3-EZB5mhWanZPthp2kI09_XtNNOk6dOhfd_rGwXgYmu7_NKcTcRwaGrT1ebdIMxLAznev1eYjjA/s320/TB+bike+3.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">A fellow riding a green scooter spotted us out in front of the store, stopped and grabbed some photos of us. He left and we thought nothing more of it. About 10 minutes later here he comes back riding another scooter, this time an Imperial white and black model! He parks it up on the sidewalk and invites us to use it for some photo ops! Well, Craig from </span><a href="http://www.atlscooters.com/"><span style="font-family:arial;">atlscooters.com</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> sent me the photos and here they are!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWTVAng5JpkYfZPpgUnedB3a6F6pdOzhmuETvTU8uNZ9-SZEcoct_CmYsVcW1n2V0u-16bmYAdT6AbsoD_PSb9jG79n9hqCSP1jQxhzDgL1JxR4T9W3FSeMUzPrdwDiW_wU4YsIdyhX0/s1600-h/TB+bike+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238246757878393298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWTVAng5JpkYfZPpgUnedB3a6F6pdOzhmuETvTU8uNZ9-SZEcoct_CmYsVcW1n2V0u-16bmYAdT6AbsoD_PSb9jG79n9hqCSP1jQxhzDgL1JxR4T9W3FSeMUzPrdwDiW_wU4YsIdyhX0/s320/TB+bike+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsTcuNfCViVuSmdI7uisnkcKem-OJ9RD2l7fD2jRPtRiIHHG66pIzEwBIIfBpauaUuvgVm-BI0x-n13zYVFXyhg3VL44jcuz6Ox2IPAysySIqel5V0ya8damxozHRamn3XzAqlKqRQsE/s1600-h/TK+bike.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238246760331088866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKsTcuNfCViVuSmdI7uisnkcKem-OJ9RD2l7fD2jRPtRiIHHG66pIzEwBIIfBpauaUuvgVm-BI0x-n13zYVFXyhg3VL44jcuz6Ox2IPAysySIqel5V0ya8damxozHRamn3XzAqlKqRQsE/s320/TK+bike.jpg" border="0" /></a>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-78344858488123881222008-08-23T20:43:00.000-07:002008-08-23T20:50:41.251-07:00So why 2719?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76vI2E29DLvYp5O3Y19YVL86L5zPL1EiJf8YBEzbVAlEJ8kiuK9qbVRv285OU3B0KmoubyOm5jMWkS0j3ZwGM0yXqM9t8aSwmJqzrzJyCMS8WXa5Q2-bH1yQS-jJs4n_3npEXA9xwhJc/s1600-h/TB2719_Costumed.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237926164572812018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi76vI2E29DLvYp5O3Y19YVL86L5zPL1EiJf8YBEzbVAlEJ8kiuK9qbVRv285OU3B0KmoubyOm5jMWkS0j3ZwGM0yXqM9t8aSwmJqzrzJyCMS8WXa5Q2-bH1yQS-jJs4n_3npEXA9xwhJc/s320/TB2719_Costumed.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">As a new recruit, I just recently had to choose my 501st TK ID number. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">There's a lot of numbers already taken, but I still wanted to choose a number that was special to me in some way. The number I wanted was 2719. This was actually my first and only choice and the others I came up with were just back-ups if I couldn't get it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I work as an Animator and animation history is important to me. Walt Disney and the great Disney animators like Ward Kimball, Freddie Moore, Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston are heroes of mine. But Walt himself was a true visionary and it was his drive and determination that virtually created animation as a popular art form. I feel that I have the career that I have because of him. I doubt I will ever work for the Disney Studios, but Cartoon Network ain't half bad!</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Anyway, 2719 Hyperion was the address for the original Disney Brothers Studios in Los Angeles, CA, the animation studio Walt and his brother Roy started fresh off the train from Kansas City, before Mickey Mouse was created. 2719 honors Walt at the start, before the fame and the popularity. It signifies the hard work and hard times building an industry and art form that I love.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrTd6s86RY5-Gqvc-IZiVAQXeINcp0khlYGeTOkGp2gRVwoYIPNikmcqDCe9YTiWTnTw38HhDldhHWL1NFuFdCdw0gzTgNnA8-3GlPJrsUUTRCKgWINJfUJjYk_JJ9WCWjuRVctjzE1c/s1600-h/TB2719_HelmetOff.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237926170666860034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrTd6s86RY5-Gqvc-IZiVAQXeINcp0khlYGeTOkGp2gRVwoYIPNikmcqDCe9YTiWTnTw38HhDldhHWL1NFuFdCdw0gzTgNnA8-3GlPJrsUUTRCKgWINJfUJjYk_JJ9WCWjuRVctjzE1c/s320/TB2719_HelmetOff.jpg" border="0" /></a>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-17425366217179539282008-08-23T20:18:00.000-07:002008-08-24T07:58:07.225-07:00August 23, 2008 - Del Rey "Force Unleashed" Book Release<span style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345499028">Del Rey Books</a> requested the 501st to appear at bookstores around the country to celebrate the release of the "<a href="http://www.lucasarts.com/games/theforceunleashed/">Force Unleashed</a>" books based on the new video game. Our appearance was at a <a href="http://www.borders.com/online/store/Home?schid=GGLG_Borders+BrandGeneral+BrandBorders">Borders Bookstore</a> in downtown Atlanta.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVWl6lgrwv5ljroykb72gg89PLqsG7z5ODla9Fy6lrEs-FtsrgR5nMtP84CKB4XhIEePE3OPMpI51G9rgMihJDZtgtzehUVoDFTUdhfkhB_epRqRinsA75Kmetn9_1reH12-NNia8I-k/s1600-h/IMG_3336.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237921095934209586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVWl6lgrwv5ljroykb72gg89PLqsG7z5ODla9Fy6lrEs-FtsrgR5nMtP84CKB4XhIEePE3OPMpI51G9rgMihJDZtgtzehUVoDFTUdhfkhB_epRqRinsA75Kmetn9_1reH12-NNia8I-k/s320/IMG_3336.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />This was another event where many could not attend. In fact it was looking like Charles this time would be there by himself. Well, after having the Calvary come to my rescue recently, I could not refuse.<br /><br /></span><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4SDwX213qDcpA3k1ZhEINal0PhJoLOnY8oyJhRAYwEa-b_blDq2CU0N0BL_2hyphenhyphen5lOfgzRqRqn5RDmFhB8WB-IVmAGL1dhvSy7h3LdV44hLGEm5XH1SFUGEmq1RmngL54g05CcNFbRiE/s1600-h/IMG_3345.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237921102594955378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4SDwX213qDcpA3k1ZhEINal0PhJoLOnY8oyJhRAYwEa-b_blDq2CU0N0BL_2hyphenhyphen5lOfgzRqRqn5RDmFhB8WB-IVmAGL1dhvSy7h3LdV44hLGEm5XH1SFUGEmq1RmngL54g05CcNFbRiE/s320/IMG_3345.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> So it was Charles and me, along with Liz to take pictures. It's always a lot of fun at meet and greet type events with lots of kids. We posed for pictures and Del Rey was kind enough to provide us with patches to give out to the kids.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-k3I9G_p3OYSmvUp5wCkK5tq-WssPKTaxorxjPDAlNffZG_ymu5LDE9LR799s8XTR-yulMAwM3lwwvfbFN9Cgf7vAMUQRpM5rQwPO9kYQzMqDAPnnaKa7Pe8dBUQG7xUl8ng4pauksw/s1600-h/IMG_3341.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237921104980723714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-k3I9G_p3OYSmvUp5wCkK5tq-WssPKTaxorxjPDAlNffZG_ymu5LDE9LR799s8XTR-yulMAwM3lwwvfbFN9Cgf7vAMUQRpM5rQwPO9kYQzMqDAPnnaKa7Pe8dBUQG7xUl8ng4pauksw/s320/IMG_3341.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbwE6CXENj0GK-mO2apg11l7uoq1IvBVM0Z1A7UcPLAAFCn52qxSC2cdwL1hO3b49UMfR5eIrnVY4QxvmAuthU-JG4VgAZg5NU1omzOYKphsepRHXUEcWCpZHFt8NZO3hbuNs36FA66Y/s1600-h/IMG_3346.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237921110344886146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbwE6CXENj0GK-mO2apg11l7uoq1IvBVM0Z1A7UcPLAAFCn52qxSC2cdwL1hO3b49UMfR5eIrnVY4QxvmAuthU-JG4VgAZg5NU1omzOYKphsepRHXUEcWCpZHFt8NZO3hbuNs36FA66Y/s320/IMG_3346.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> It was a fun time, the weather was nice and cool, and we were a hit!<br /></span></p><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Attending:<br /><br />Charles - TK 887<br />Steve - TB 2719<br /><br />Liz - Costume Support/Photographer </span>TB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-83370305198464316382008-08-23T19:50:00.000-07:002008-08-23T20:17:44.885-07:00August 17th, 2008 - Mall of Georgia TRU Grand OpeningWow, what a busy time to be a member of the 501st! New movie, new books, new toys, and a new <a href="http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=2255956&camp=PPC:204339518">Toys R Us</a> location grand opening!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyI9k9Yk2f1Xjwrsw1HNNlFB2EJLuHaArdr2g3u9CB1EC29m1rj_y_Q3nFwspAy2UurnsVv3O4ufxmLqNdfH7l5CJwaYPWSjlw8kC5olsTALx7_aCdfRdgraTtdsTmrKHRdCSODNMV-s/s1600-h/IMG_3219.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237914996815367970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyI9k9Yk2f1Xjwrsw1HNNlFB2EJLuHaArdr2g3u9CB1EC29m1rj_y_Q3nFwspAy2UurnsVv3O4ufxmLqNdfH7l5CJwaYPWSjlw8kC5olsTALx7_aCdfRdgraTtdsTmrKHRdCSODNMV-s/s320/IMG_3219.JPG" border="0" /></a> TRU had originally requested us all weekend, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I think that would have killed us! Hehe! So, we settled on Sunday. Good thing they also had Geoffrey and Strawberry Shortcake to take up the slack.<br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-TI3IkZ7tiLX4__QJChrvzHKknCNsbvayqa3IMeJ71Y8axDxpnU5oAlSQSVdcqodkvk3mBVNondXMpNr7Efvioaf1qNPOGCRNyA6I69FyuHTL3YU_rviPWqZadIdDfb1PLgEbaYDluI/s1600-h/IMG_3224.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237915004781593778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ-TI3IkZ7tiLX4__QJChrvzHKknCNsbvayqa3IMeJ71Y8axDxpnU5oAlSQSVdcqodkvk3mBVNondXMpNr7Efvioaf1qNPOGCRNyA6I69FyuHTL3YU_rviPWqZadIdDfb1PLgEbaYDluI/s320/IMG_3224.JPG" border="0" /></a> As I've discovered is typical with the Garrison, real life gets in the way and everyone cannot be expected to attend every event. This event was looking to be that way with folks that had signed up to appear suddenly having to change their plans. It was starting to look like I was going to be there by myself!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF37jo90S6ViVEts7reqqmKncTXhrGT_EY1QpAM98frZ3vBBiN2E__LxXjmCQPtu54D7CDmc2ibNf3Dniu17OjB9UaWCTvpweZtRJoReghenXSaNepbB0pZBrmG-RC4F-X7HdclLsTkpM/s1600-h/IMG_3239.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237915007148301602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF37jo90S6ViVEts7reqqmKncTXhrGT_EY1QpAM98frZ3vBBiN2E__LxXjmCQPtu54D7CDmc2ibNf3Dniu17OjB9UaWCTvpweZtRJoReghenXSaNepbB0pZBrmG-RC4F-X7HdclLsTkpM/s320/IMG_3239.JPG" border="0" /></a>Kris was on the fence about coming, but ultimately was able to clear his schedule. And I put in a call to Madog and pretty much begged him to come on out with Scorch again. He had a few wardrobe malfunctions that he needed to fix, but ultimately agreed. Phew!</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqcYyfbdZU9ZXIAHAd00TKLgpR_StNNFA9lwON6ws2O6nj7C5cVB4h1aadGaB6tIXo5SE6Nae_uhY6eyLrPeWC53hpMep2NGx-eUdpiC8j4vOCH9xmFGe_sD78E21NghwFuVLDwfTetA/s1600-h/IMG_3254.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237915011910984594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqcYyfbdZU9ZXIAHAd00TKLgpR_StNNFA9lwON6ws2O6nj7C5cVB4h1aadGaB6tIXo5SE6Nae_uhY6eyLrPeWC53hpMep2NGx-eUdpiC8j4vOCH9xmFGe_sD78E21NghwFuVLDwfTetA/s320/IMG_3254.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0TCiHj57BqNbRNIXSwOfTArrA6i6IuhTPaCqaRPjk4E0VQKehsmq_qE3zy8hH8HPpAg1LGN3xR6r-xMSU45vyXujeV2Ey6Fr96zbEbOLZhOIC-wadIDzQDCgMnjBhbkq0KZqiSANyGM/s1600-h/IMG_3303.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237915015962424610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0TCiHj57BqNbRNIXSwOfTArrA6i6IuhTPaCqaRPjk4E0VQKehsmq_qE3zy8hH8HPpAg1LGN3xR6r-xMSU45vyXujeV2Ey6Fr96zbEbOLZhOIC-wadIDzQDCgMnjBhbkq0KZqiSANyGM/s320/IMG_3303.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And a surprise for me was another TK showing up unexpected. Thanks, Danny! It was a good "troop", lots of excited, and sometimes astonished kids!<br /></p><br />Attending:<br /><br />Kris - RC/TK 6247<br />Steve - TB 2719<br />Darrell - RC Scorch<br />Danny - TK<br /><br />Liz, Josh - Costume Support/Photographers<br />Julian - Costume SupportTB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8383198873033875246.post-65180719103457666022008-08-23T19:30:00.000-07:002008-08-24T10:34:42.093-07:00August 15, 2008 - Clone Wars Midnight Movie Premiere<p><span style="font-family:arial;">Who'd have thought that there would be a new Star Wars movie in theaters ever again? But I'm glad there was because I got to "troop" one!</span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGjxM8iv4d_OFvbXfjSuG1KdQpLrx2m_Q-Pi0cLhtI34ciy2dCcTzRXNd6YncmOkZf4cvuXKh8LWmDlQSi6tOdX2_9kA6ARGCpp9Ro3thIEf3EQYiKhK5lbpzIdCdjEajqqq7WpR-gKk/s1600-h/DSC_0098.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237909541202029330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAGjxM8iv4d_OFvbXfjSuG1KdQpLrx2m_Q-Pi0cLhtI34ciy2dCcTzRXNd6YncmOkZf4cvuXKh8LWmDlQSi6tOdX2_9kA6ARGCpp9Ro3thIEf3EQYiKhK5lbpzIdCdjEajqqq7WpR-gKk/s320/DSC_0098.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">We settled on the <a href="http://www.regmovies.com/">Regal</a> at Town Center Mall in Kennesaw, GA for the midnight opening. We assumed there would be a big crowd. This was a Star Wars movie afterall! Well, it didn't quite turn out that way. It was a fairly low-key event. The theater is actually quite secluded, away from the main drag and the movie failed to bring out the crowds. The critics certainly didn't help, either which is a shame because in my opinion the movie was really fun, and I hope more will give it a </span><span style="font-family:arial;">chance. Kids definitely loved it!<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZltF6z2l8RZlOEQa0X9lwakQp9QIB8meLU8Avclf3kVlHEmHtFF_RIq9YWFJL0E0WKrJMLxtzb14QVlQY1gwI6lal9rDecRrCVmOiNzJZUn7dhbelJlGDLuvHRFpeGS0JmOMaasSeHI/s1600-h/DSC_0118.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237909539826139762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtZltF6z2l8RZlOEQa0X9lwakQp9QIB8meLU8Avclf3kVlHEmHtFF_RIq9YWFJL0E0WKrJMLxtzb14QVlQY1gwI6lal9rDecRrCVmOiNzJZUn7dhbelJlGDLuvHRFpeGS0JmOMaasSeHI/s320/DSC_0118.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpsGaIbE0ahuTv76FRvhn97CIrTdCEczzxQXG1iGZ5Gec4Ss1aQq5efK9TlOCw0LmaWmGH3vveVuuveZAil-pRmM0Sf0-PaH81Ew_kn4fmTPkj1rxdwG4U9YemHW10G6XMpVOPqWmSb0/s1600-h/DSC_0147.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237909544852944082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpsGaIbE0ahuTv76FRvhn97CIrTdCEczzxQXG1iGZ5Gec4Ss1aQq5efK9TlOCw0LmaWmGH3vveVuuveZAil-pRmM0Sf0-PaH81Ew_kn4fmTPkj1rxdwG4U9YemHW10G6XMpVOPqWmSb0/s320/DSC_0147.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRkNRYx1aBaxdqT_YYYqi3kijhZDsIDKo9PJYOwZiCDpaI3iNvkmijlp4YCeKKApBU_3GlurIpXJaXWsWhHlErOVbLo3XZPI5o5E3TBFVDp81IxhG_luAmp46R0CfYUc8hiXqggDkjso/s1600-h/DSC_0250.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237909542342971074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRkNRYx1aBaxdqT_YYYqi3kijhZDsIDKo9PJYOwZiCDpaI3iNvkmijlp4YCeKKApBU_3GlurIpXJaXWsWhHlErOVbLo3XZPI5o5E3TBFVDp81IxhG_luAmp46R0CfYUc8hiXqggDkjso/s320/DSC_0250.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />This event was the debut for Madog in his "Scorch" Republic Commando costume. He's been working day and night for months determined to get it finshed by the premiere, and boy did he ever. He looked great! He's got lights and sounds and all kinds of cool working on that thing. Great job, buddy! Next stop - 501st approval and membership! </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237909780921141922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqLQxuULDEU0nTQxaBIQzDwwvCupZ1yjbLyi5hsaMOMU9xHTXOe9FNQemz-kBPqbS7Fnl2khS2GIceBfDlYWK4O3lD0-jcHQjcsyArkXAzlyaODiFyXC2ZUEV5DgnDy0lQ6G2pvYwsSws/s320/DSC_0124.JPG" border="0" />It was a long evening as we all arrived at around 9pm. We didn't stay for the movie, but the Regal was kind enough to give all of us free passes to see the movie some other time, and free psses to see anything else.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">Attending:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Kris - RC/TK 6247</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Steve - TB 2719</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Darrell - RC Scorch</span><br /><br />Liz, Gina, Detag - Photographers/Costume Support<br />Mario, Joy - Moral SupportTB 2719http://www.blogger.com/profile/12029107607257771822noreply@blogger.com0