Thank you for coming out to the St. Joseph’s Heart Walk fundraiser event with the 501st Legion! One hundred percent of the proceeds raised go directly to the cause. To find and download your picture: Click on the photo below to … Read the rest…
This amazing video was shot by one of our photographers, Alyssa Hopkins, and captures the December 19th visit of The 501st Legion to All Childrens Hospital, the largest visit there I’ve organized. Almost thirty costumed members, one droid, two news … Read the rest…
The largest visit of Star Wars characters I’ve organized to All Childrens Hospital coincided with the release of the new film The Force Awakens. Members had a 501st-only screening that morning, then headed to the hospital afterwards. Since the kids … Read the rest…
This is the fun event I was on TV to promote in the previous post, an annual Halloween event at the Tampa Bay History Center where kids come in costumes to trick-or-treat with costumed characters, such as the Ghostbusters, civil … Read the rest…
For the second year in a row, I arranged the 501st Legion’s appearances on live TV to promote the annual Night At the Museum, an event I co-organize. This year I had more on-air talk time than I’ve ever had. … Read the rest…
Weird Al Yankovic’s new Mandatory World Tour brought him to Florida, where the Tampa Bay Squad of the 501st Legion was once again invited to be on stage with Al during his performance of The Saga Begins, his Star Wars … Read the rest…
The storybook town of Celebration, outside of Orlando, where Disney’s theme parks are located, was where I spend my 4th of July, in costume with The 501st Legion, doing Snake Plissken, instead of my usual Imperial Officer. After spending the … Read the rest…
The fourth visit I have organized to All Childrens Hospital made the news; a segment on our visit was broadcast on Channel 10 News out of St. Petersburg, Florida. Like previous years, we generated a lot of smiles from kids … Read the rest…
I recently participated in two back-to-back events with The 501st Legion; a long day! Long, but satisfying, and it gave me a chance to try out the camera on my new smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S6 (and no, I’m not … Read the rest…
The third invasion of All Childrens was a great event; we put some huge smiles on the faces of kids and staff members, and hung out on the helipad. Is there a better way to spend one’s time than brightening … Read the rest…
