Detroit Piston - Star Wars in 3D

Over the last few weeks, "All Wings Report In!" has been bringing you mission reports from across the world.  We bring this TPM in 3D tour back home to Michigan - where Great Lakes Base and Great Lakes Garrison was one of the most active regions in terms of the number of TPM in 3D event.  "All Wings Report In!" would like to thank Mike Lica (PR Officer - Great Lakes Garrison) for contributing to this blog post.

Photo courtesy of Mike Lica

Several members from both groups woke up early in the morning for a promotional visit to local Detroit radio station 96.3 WDVD for the "Blaine and Allyson in the Morning" show.
During the on-air interview, Blaine and Allyson asked us about upcoming events planed for the opening weekend of TPM in 3D theatrical release.  Afterwards, everyone wanted to get their picture taken with Chewbacca, Darth Vader and the other characters. You can listen to the interview on "Blain and Allyson Show" 96.3 WDVD

Later that evening, The Detroit Pistons hosted a "Star Wars Night" promotion with Lucasfilm.  In addition to a few characters provided by Lucasfilm, the local Rebel Legion and 501st had combined for over 25 characters, plus 2 droids to interact with fans.  The Pistons also had a number of surprises for their fans: handing out EXCLUSIVE limited-edition (individually numbered) posters to the first 10,000 fans, showed an exclusive video at halftime (with never before seen images) plus including several of our members to enhance pregame, the halftime show, and during several timeouts throughout the game.

GLB and GLG at Detroit Pistons

You can watch Pregame footage on YouTube 
Detroit Pistons TPM in 3D promo "Mission Photos".

The rest of TPM in 3D weekend, Great Lakes base partnered with Great Lakes Garrison at movie theaters across the state: Westland, Grand Blanc, Grand Rapids, and Lansing.  Some of the theaters chose to promote various fundraisers, as well for charities such as: The Make-A-Wish Foundation, Ronald McDonald House and March of Dimes; with slmost $1700.00 was raised over the weekend.

Great Lakes Base "Mission Photos" - TPM in 3D opening weekend