17th of May National Day Parade

We were a fixture in this years parade as well, something the public has come to expect and look forward to.

We wanted to make a bigger impact than last year by having even more troopers, but we weren't able to recruit enough. Although we had a few new ones join us this year, most notably Ingeli who came all the way from Sweden to take part in this joyous celebration!

Local newspaper Adressa also highlighted our appearance in the parade: Athletic Girls and A frozen Han Solo in the Parade

I even got to stroll Han Solo in Carbonite around

A videoclip as well:

We changed into our gear at the firestation and decided to take our group-photo there afterwards as well:

Posing for my mom:

It was a nice day with great weather and we got an awesome response from the public as always.
This parade is the highlight of trooping in Trondheim, and it will be even better next year!

The ForceCast Podcast

I have to thank my buddy Tom Sutton (a great guitarist and Star Wars-fan who used to play in Church of Misery) for making me aware of The ForceCast podcast a year or two ago.

The ForceCast is a great weekly podcast by and for fans of Star Wars hosted by Jimmy Mac and Jason Swank. Their show often employs relevant guests, such as Steve Sansweet (founder of Rancho Obi-Wan), James Arnold Taylor (voiceactor supreme, voice of Obi-Wan in The Clone Wars animated series), and lots and lots of other people related to the Star Wars universe.

With the recent news of Disney's aqcuisition of Lucasfilm and announcement of upcoming Star Wars sequels (with episode VII scheduled for 2015), it's fun to take part in Jason and Jimmy's round-up of rumours and discussion of announcements related to that. 
Another thing I really like about their show is their enthusiasm and optimism, making it a very uplifting show.

It's just a great show to wind down and relax to, check it out!

Here you can visit their facebook page.

More exposure

The web-edition of the local newspaper suddenly, and unknowingly reposted the interview Student TV did, so that means even more exposure, both for me, the Nordic Garrison and The 501st Legion!

Direct link: http://www.adressa.no/student/article1736074.ece

A visit from local Student TV

TK-6528 (who is in the process of building a certain golden droid) contacted me to see if I'd be interested in being interviewed by the local Student TV for a segment about unusual hobbies.

I tried to have in mind that I was a representative for the Nordic Garrison and The 501st, so I tried to be informative and serious about it. Student TV is always a little embarrasing, but I think it turned out allright.
The clip is in Norwegian, sorry to you foreigners out there.

Direct link
The whole show, my segment begins at 19:18