Hey folks,

Just a reminder (or for those that didn't know) the next BSG movie The Plan will
be available on DVD starting this coming Tuesday Oct 27.

Later!

CMDR Boyd Harmon
XO - Battlestar Stormbringer

There will be a meeting of the FCOs and COs on Monday, July 13th, 2009
at 8:00 PM PST (9:00 MST/10:00 CST/11:00 EST) in the CDF Chat Room to
discuss the status of the CDF with FAdm. Gastineau and other members
of the Octagon.

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Attention all Fleet Commanders, Chapter Commanders and their
Designated Officers -

There will be a meeting of the FCOs and COs on Monday, July 13th, 2009
at 8:00 PM PST (9:00 MST/10:00 CST/11:00 EST) in the CDF Chat Room to
discuss the status of the CDF with FAdm. Gastineau and other members
of the Octagon.

This is not a mandatory meeting but attendance is recommended.

All Fleet Commanders are requested to forward this message to all
Chapter Commanders as needed.

Regards,

Colonel Robert Mulvey (CF)
Deputy, CDF Fleet Communications, The Octagon
Executive Officer, Battlestar Hades BSR-77
7th Fleet
Mark VII Viper 07161NJ "HELIOS"

Hiya,

I'm a little behind in my maillist reading, but I wanted add a couple of
comments to Gumby's excellent, and rather thorough report of the Starfest
weekend.

*Friday April 17*
The XO (myself) departed Ontario, CA via United air in the early afternoon. When
I left it was sunny and 81 degrees. When my plane got to Denver, we (barely)
landed in the middle of a frakkin' BLIZZARD, a ceiling of about 300ft, and about
30 degrees. WTF?? I live in southern Cal because I'm trying to AVOID this
weather! Anyway-- I agree with Gumby-- this has happened to me twice now when I
have come out for Starfest.. if it happens again, then I'm throwing in the white
towel.. heh.

General notes:
I just wanted to say thanks to everyone that made it out-- I got to catch up
with a lot of the Stormbringer regulars that come out to this con specifically
to hang out-- which makes my flight out to CO all the more worth it. You guys
(and gals) truely the best crew I could ever hope to be associated with as a
Battlestar. I also really enjoyed hanging out with a bunch of you at the
recruiting table we had out during the weekend.

May the Battlestar Galactica universe live on in the form of clubs, BSG auctions
(like the one they had here in Pasadena in early May), and movies! Many movies,
I hope..

Cmdr Boyd Harmon
XO, B'Star Stormbringer

To all  members of the fleet
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spam e mail, please delete any email from me with the hot mail account

--- In cdfcommand@yahoogroups.com, Johnathan Simmons <gumbysan@...> wrote:
>
> *AFTER ACTION REPORT
> 3rd Annual Colonial Conference
> STARFEST, Denver, Colorado
> April 17-19, 2009*
>
> Over the weekend of April 17th, members of the CDF gathered at STARFEST in
> Denver, Colorado to celebrate fandom and to participate in the CDF's 3rd
> International Colonial Conference hosted by the Battlestar Stormbringer.
> From the Battlestar Chimera in Canada to the Battlestar Aries in Texas,
> members from California to Florida and all over the CDF came together for a
> weekend of fun, FRAK parties, CDF recruiting and a few BSG programming panel
> for the public that were fantastic and were a lot better attended than
> either of the last 2 Colonial Conferences. This was our best Colonial
> Conference to date, and the fact that Katee Sackhoff was one of the
> headlining guests only made the weekend better. If all this sounds like your
> mug of Ambrosia, then by all means READ ON�
>
> *FRIDAY, APRIL 17*
>
> Check in day. We spent most of the day moving recruiting materials and the
> CDF Recruitment Table to the hotel. After 8pm, we gathered in the bar as is
> our custom and proceeded to have the first of many FRAK parties over the
> weekend. The hotel must be getting smarter because this time the bar did not
> run out of Guinness before 10pm.
>
> *SATURDAY, APRIL 18th*
>
> Con table constructed and staffed by some outstanding members of the
> Stormbringer while I was asleep. Talk about an awesome crew! Major Joe
> "PSYCHO" Linden and LT Christopher "MINICBA" Winchell were in charge of the
> table with the help of many members of the Stormbringer and the some from
> other chapters of the CDF such as John Gonzales from the Battlestar Aries
> and Commander Don Hayunga from the Battlestar Chimera and the XO of the
> Gunstar Daxton Star from Salt Lake City, Major John Barnes. The team effort
> of many members culminated in the signing up a total of 38 new members to
> the CDF over the weekend. Way to go CDF!!!
>
> We conducted a trivia panel and a BSG Discussion Panel where we talked about
> CAPRICA and THE PLAN as well as rumors of more BSG straight to video movies.
> We enjoyed Katee Sackhoff and I was even able to get my hero BSG Viper
> Helmet signed by her. MAJOR SCORE!
>
> We gave Katee a gift of a Colonial Conference Beer Mug, a FRAK Shirt and an
> undisclosed number of custom Battlestar Prophylactica condoms strategically
> hidden in the bottom of the mug so that she wouldn`t see them right away at
> the table. On the Stormbringer, we believe in subtle� after all, the Chief
> (Aaron Douglas) loved the ones we sprung on him at DragonCon!
>
> *"Gumby, party of 20..."*
>
> We decided to celebrate by noshing at Garcia's which is a Tex-Mex chain. It
> took us about an hour to get seated, but the Ultimate Margarita was more
> than worth it!
>
> Saturday night we gathered in the Atrium for another FRAK Party and an
> Awards & Promotions ceremony. We decided that this year we would gather
> everyone together at a party and then do the awards and promotions. It
> worked out rather well. In fact, it was hilarious! It also took so long that
> the hotel staff had to kick us out because they had to move tables into the
> area for that morning's breakfast.
>
> I drug my sorry, drunken admiral pins upside down flight suit half off worn
> out ass back to the room to fall down. I fell down more on the way. I think.
>
> *RECRUITING 101*
>
> We used many of the new CDF Recruiting Items from the CDF Recruitment Pak
> for our table and hondouts. These items were created by the new Deputy CDF
> Recruitment Officer, Todd Brugmans of the Battlestar Hades. We used the
> Generic Trifold Brochure, Generic DRADIS fleet Flyer listing all the
> chapters of the various Fleets on a DRADIS map of the states of the
> respective fleets and the Generic CDF ConTable Banner, which is 6 feet by 30
> inches long and is perfect for any chapter to download and print (we used
> www.halfpricebanners.com and paid 58 dollars for it!) We even had other
> clubs like the 501st and STARFLEET compliment us on the professionalism of
> the table and the staffers. High praise indeed for the new club on the
> block!
>
> I highly recommend that chapters take advantage of these materials, all in
> PDF format and fully customizable with form fields to personalize the
> brochures specifically for your chapter. Oh, and keep an eye out for even
> more materials and a CDF Recruitment Manual that will assist you with ideas
> and information that will help you recruit new members for your chapter and
> the CDF!
>
> These items are available in the DOWNLOADS section of the CDF website.
>
> *SUNDAY, APRIL 19th*
>
> On Sunday, the FRAK Party was AT the Recruiting Table. It was non stop all
> day long. We had a lot of visitors and signed up more nuggets for CDF
> indoctrination and pilot training.  We noticed that this year we had more
> marines sign up as well as a few civilians. Diversity is a wonderful thing.
>
> We held the Costume Panel that was headed up by Captain Frances Simmons,
> award winning costumer and professional seamstress. We had over twice as
> many attendees as last year going over the costumes and props on display.
> Captain Simmons gave away all of her business cards and tons of questions
> were answered.
>
> Once our programming obligations were complete, we broke down the table
> display and proceeded to load the atmospheric shuttles for the short jump
> back to the Stormbringer. That trip was uneventful and we had no DRADIS
> contacts along the way.
>
> Next year, we will be providing even more BSG programming and yet another
> Colonial Conference. It is our hope that other chapters will host similar
> Colonial Conferences in conjunction with their local conventions and that
> together, we can help spread the word about the fine organization known as
> the Colonial Defense Forces.
>
> Photos to come soon... stay tuned!
>
> *Epilogue*
>
> Fleeing the Cylon tyranny, the last Partystar, Stormbringer, leads a rag tag
> fugitive group of fans on a lonely quest� for a shining pint� called�
> GUINNESS
>
> Until Next Time,
>
> Admiral Johnathan Simmons
> Commander, Colonial Fifth Fleet
> Battlestar Group 69 Actual
> In Command of the Battlestar Stormbringer, BS-69
>if you have one in midwest call the warstarcerberus and the losr13thfleetbsg
will be there what forums do you post on??.

Robert I have been a lil busy dealing with real life things atm family finaly
left today and i am getting caught up on things from the furnel i will get you a
DSR in the next day or 2

Daryl




--- In cdfcommand@yahoogroups.com, Robert Mulvey <mulvey.robert@...> wrote:
>
> For widest possible distribution to all Chapter COs and their
> representatives...
>
> Just a friendly reminder,
>
> The April DSRs are due *tomorrow*, 20 APR 2009.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Colonel Robert Mulvey (CF)
> Deputy, CDF Fleet Communications, The Octagon
> Executive Officer, Battlestar Hades BSR-77
> 7th Fleet
> Mark VII Viper 07161NJ "HELIOS"
>

• Discussion Panel on the future of BSG
• Farewell to Galactica FRAK Party
• Roving BSG Costume Contest
• Galactica Trivia Contest
• Club Recruiting Table
• Costuming Panel
• Awards and Promotions
• Much, Much MORE!

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quarters. Please see link below:

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Mojo is auctioning off a rare item, autographed by Edward James Olmos.
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please pass this along.

Regards,
Captain Todd "Scotsmuppet" Brugmans
Helm/Nav Officer Battlestar Hades BSR-77
Quartermaster, CDF 7th Fleet
scotsmuppet@...