Hey Troops,
It's that time of year again...
THE STARLIGHT PARADE in downtown Portland is coming upon us again on
Saturday - June 5th, 2010!!This is open to ALL 501st Legion, and Rebel Legion members, and APPROVED GUEST of Legion members. Event requirements:1.
Guests
MUST BE APPROVED!! "Johnny-come-walk-in's" that a 501st, RL or Mando Merc member does not know are
NOT allowed... even for spotter duty.
BE ADVISED: Any unauthorized "thugs" trying to crash this event
WILL be dealt with... and removed (believe it).
2.
Costumes must be
PARADE WORTHY, meaning it must be able to withstand a
BRISK 2+mile walk and
NOT FALL TO PIECES during the parade!!
3.
Costumes should be high quality, like you walked off the movie set... "halloween grade/off the shelf" costumes are
NOT PERMITTED.
4.
Costumes should/need to be kept to
READILY RECOGNIZABLE Star Wars character types, including Expanded Universe and Canon characters. Mando Merc's, misc. Jedi, and Star Wars aliens/denizens are
TOTALLY cool.
5.
"Face Characters" i.e. Vader (whatever version), Leia (whatever version), etc. need to be approved by CCG command staff PRIOR to payment of the entry fee. (PM the CCG CO, Allan Quick for approval)
6.
As per Starlight Parade Committee rules:
NO PERSON UNDER 10 YEARS OF AGE IS PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PARADE (lowered from 12 years in previous years!)
7.
ALL costumes
MUST have some form of lighting on them, EL wire works the best, strobes have been used, and chem-lights have been used with varying degrees of success. EL wire kits are preferred, they're not expensive, and you get the best effects for your money!
The entry fee is $250 for the group, and the registration fee has been $10 per
COSTUMED person in the past. All those who want to be in the parade wearing a
STAR WARS costume
MUST pay the individual registration fee, those who perform spotter duties need not pay the registration fee.
Payment instructions:You can send $10 to my PayPal account: tkrewson@hotmail.com (don't worry about the PayPal fees)
Please put
2010 Starlight Parade in the subject line , and include
ALL NAMES and FORUM SCREEN NAMES being paid for in the notes section!
***PLEASE NOTE *** To make it easier to keep track of the money... your name(s) will
NOT be added to the roster until your payment has been received!
Lets get rostered up!!
Thanks, Troops!!
Current Roster:01. Allen Q. (CCG CO) - TK
02. Karyn Q. (CCG) - Mara Jade or ANH Leia
03. David H. (CCG) - Jedi
04. Carlos D. (CCG) - IC
05. Tony L. (CCG) - TS or Twi'lek Dark Jedi (oh my!)
06. David S. (CCG) - Costume TBD
07. Jim P. (GT) - TB
08. Jacob H. (CCG Cadet) - Jedi Padawan
09. James H. (Mando Mercs) - Bes'kad Prudii (Custom Mando)
10. Lisa M. (Mando Mercs) - Dralshy'a Atiniir (Custom Mando)
11. Kris H. (CCG) - ESB Darth Vader
12. Marjon M. (KB) - Jedi
13. Harry S. (KB) - Jedi
14. Will D. (CCG) - TK
15. Mark G. (KB) - Jedi
16. Keith M. (AB) - Jedi
17. Dana M. (AB) - Jedi
18. Matt C. (CCG) - IC
19. James S. (CCG) - TD
20. Kevin W. (KB) - Jedi
21. Rick H. (KB) - Chewbacca
22. Eric C. (KB) - Han Solo
23. Michael W. (CCG) - Tusken Raider
24. Jason E. (KB) - Rebel Fleet Trooper
25. Katherine E. (Mando Mercs) - Custom Mando
26. Theresa I. (CCG) - CC (Cdr. Gree)
27. Michael G. (CCG) - TK
28. Bill S. (KB) - ???
29. Tony G. (KB) - Jedi
30. Trevor R. (CCG) - TK
31. Jesse Q. (GT) - TK
32. Nick C. (CCG) - TB
33. Justin P. (CCG Guest) - SL
34. Mike H. (GT CO) - TK
35. Rob J. (CCG) - TD
36. Steve S. (GT) - Obi Wan
37. Kate S. (GT) - IC
38. Coby C. (GT) - EP-III Anakin
Spotters:01. Starla D. (CCG Spouse)
02. Kathy D. (CCG Guest)
03. Rachel H. (CCG Spouse)
04. Scott (CCG Guest)
05. Curt - (KB Spouse)
06. NavySith (Scott)
07. RC-1990 (John E - CCG Guest)
08. Pamela G (KB Spouse)
09. Carrie (CCG Spouse)
10. Meri (CCG Guest)
11. Susan H. (CCG Spouse)
12. Virgil (CCG Guest)
13. Christine (CCG Guest)
14. Ana (CCG Guest)
15. Adam (CCG Guest)
Some sort of lighting/illumination is required to be worn on your costumes for this event!Don't panic!! It's really easy to do, but
NOW IS THE TIME to get a lighting scheme planned and implemented
BEFORE you arrive to this trooping event!!!
For all you Jedi types, an EL Lightsaber will be sufficient, BUT you can do more than that if you want, and is highly encouraged!
For all you armored types, EL wire kits work fantastically, are affordable, don't get hot, and will last for hours and hours with fresh batteries!
For Stormtroopers (TK/TD) we suggest a
blue-green EL color run along the lower edge of your chest plates (at a
minimum).
All other costume types have more or less used whatever they wanted, as long as they were illuminated!! For those of you who don't have any idea where to purchase EL wire kits, you can buy VERY inexpensive kit's off eBay.
Here is a link to Portalnd vendor that will ship to you as well. You should get at LEAST 6' long kits! http://www.coolightwest.com/rcProd1.asp?id=85&c1=1&c2=30
Here's a couple photos from past years to give you an idea:
Please post any questions you may have here (PLEASE... no PM's!!), and I'll be happy to give suggestions and advice!
Thanks Troops!!
PARADE STAGING INFORMATIONWe are number 90 in the parade lineup this year, below is the map showing our formation area. Two VERY easy access parking lots are marked in yellow at Broadway and Couch. Also is an overview map of the parade route, formation and disbanding areas to help you navigate your way back to the parking lot after the parade.
We must arrive to the parking lots by 6PM (NO LATER!!), because NW Burnside St. closes down at 7PM. Please do your homework as much as possible to orientate yourselves with where you have to be, and when!!
Here is a mapquest link to the parking lots:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=Nw%20Couch%20St%20%26%20Nw%20Broadway&city=Portland&state=OR&zipcode=97209&country=US&geodiff=1
Here is a mapquest link with a SUGGESTED traffic route from the disbanding area back to our parking area, but you can easily cut corners when walking or wheel-chairing back:
http://www.mapquest.com/directions/main.adp?go=1&do=nw&rmm=1&mo=ma&un=m&cl=EN&qq=8sZ2eXZGPCHttSjZxoXiHun20h1x2zLqO5gqOoyUWnc%252bFwoqg2uyYpxnozgTlC8dG0HwiyCj02ITWMnPirWfgN7F8357JWegD3KvOP2SZR3G3ZWwJPBE2tZhr4wPOa1e5oOpH1pfmGn1JiAX1OgapTbhSKkiQ7J13jVA8w1RXvFyoH5HmS438O1CgBYHne80hLmQZFymxFXcMI99Ym8j7OULZt2ZoDqV4DauRd8w%252fEdna62JJAr3gr2xr6sEdke%252fruLV7SWz6ukmF2UQJcM22aL9Mn3dCE8FOJ2M8x3DFSyZGvcxtT6dthLwwv2VJcEXknEuBK3P6nEkI6s6sU48J34IOwz90rPAR1rBcNztZL55yjbqdCLjEA6%252f4QtnrFgKE3opwhRhem%252fv45sZq3BsxAyrJV1ds4gx&ct=NA&r=f&did=1179496267&rsres=1&1y=US&1ffi=&1l=ZGWMYTWmxVTKvpJI%252fugjmA%253d%253d&1g=6gJc4WelKkmg4dvaJb42Bg%253d%253d&1pl=&1v=INTERSECTION&1n=MULTNOMAH+COUNTY&1pn=&1a=SW+13TH+AVE+%26+SW+TAYLOR+ST&1c=PORTLAND&1s=OR&1z=97205&2y=US&2ffi=&2l=&2g=&2pl=&2v=&2n=&2pn=&2a=NW+COUCH+ST+%26+NW+BROADWAY&2c=PORTLAND&2s=OR&2z=97209&panelbtn=2
