Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Live Long... and May the Force be with You!

Photo courtesy of Isma
Over the past few months, you may have watched a series of YouTube videos posted by William Shatner (Captain James T. Kirk) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) where they debated the merits of Star Trek vs Star Wars; a intergalactic war of words that fans on both sides have waged at local sci-fi conventions and message forums over the years.  It wasn’t until Star Trek icon and Star Wars alumni George Takei called on fans of both franchises to set aside their differences and enjoy what they have in common that fans began to wonder if there could in fact be peace in the galaxy.

Recently, members of Spanish Base met with Club Star Trek Cochrane Madrid to do just that!  They met at a comic book store where they shared some laughs, exchanged lightsabers and tricorders and talked about their mutual love for “a galaxy far, far away” in “the final frontier.” They watched “Landing at Point Rain” from Star Wars: The Clone Wars and “The Andorian Incident” from Star Trek: Enterprise. While Isma (Spanish Base RO and Temple Master) confessed to having never watched an episode of Star Trek, he admits that watching the show with Trekies provided plenty of laughs with some unique commentaries.   Everyone had a great time!
“It's rare to see a Star Trek fan with a lightsaber, and we did it.” - Isma

Thursday, January 5, 2012

Shadow 12 standing by! (again)

Again, welcome to the NEW "All Wings Report In" web blog. Once we get the new editorial team assembled, I'm looking forward to reading posts from all across The Rebel Legion. In the meantime, I figured that I'd be the first to check in.

My name is Geoff "Krash" Krickhan (Great Lakes Base) and have been with The Rebel Legion for the past 8 years!  While I'm known mainly as a Rebel Pilot, I also have a pretty cool Jedi costume.  Prior to joining Rebel Legion, I was very active with Fanforce.net organizing local events and charity/community service opportunities.

Currently, I'm serving as the Great Lakes Base PR Officer. I used to post a blog titled Shadow 12 Standing By! on starwars.com discontinued "Hyperspace" forums.

The one thing you readers need to know about me is: I enjoy being around people who enjoy Star Wars... especially the GOOD guys!!! Nothing but love to all my "dark side" friends (I do enjoy talking SW with them as well) but this kid is 100% REBEL... Yub, Yub Commander!!!

Again, looking forward to introduce you to the rest of the team in the coming weeks. Until then...

All Wings Report In!

All Wings Report In!

Welcome to the ALL NEW "All Wings Report In" web blog.

Great Lakes Base is a chapter of  The Rebel Legion - an international fan-based costuming group dedicated to the heroes within the Star Wars universe.  For over 10 years, Rebel Legion has brought fans of the Star Wars characters together to celebrate the STAR WARS franchise as well as supporting countless local charities.  The primary goal of this blog is to share those stories with you.

To learn more about Great Lakes Base, visit: http://www.greatlakesbase.com/

"All Wings Report In!" is not sponsored by Lucasfilm Ltd.  However, Lucasfilm DOES recognizes The Rebel Legion as a premiere volunteer-based "rebel" costuming group and utilizes us (including Great Lakes Base) for promotional events on a regular basis.  STAR WARS, its characters, costumes, and all associated items are the intellectual property of Lucasfilm. 2012 All rights reserved (yadda, yadda, yadda)

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