Combat Radio Xmas 2020
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As the world seems to fall apart, we are about to put it back together- We will team up with several legends from FILM, TV and ROCK N ROLL and attempt to deliver the best Christmas/social services relief effort EVER! Every year we/Combat Radio buses in ‘Polar Express style’ about 400 children and their families from different social service organizations such as LSS, Hope Gardens (a shelter for domestic violence), Union Rescue Mission and many others-- for what is essentially Christmas, it’s brunch, presents and of course Santa. The event features characters from Star Wars, Disney, The Avengers and this year –with so much need-- it will be even bigger and better than ever! With the money we raise here, we will not only do our Christmas for these families event on December 5th (using the money for either brunch or dinners, presents, transportation and supplies for social services) but we will also expand our series of shelter visits through out December providing dinner, supplies, presents and even load up a few food banks…
With the current situation, there is a plan B which is to set up the event at social services as a ‘Disney style’ walk through event with the characters staged at different points (with plenty of distance) ending with the families picking up their presents and Christmas dinner. Then –as said above--this will be repeated at different shelters throughout December –and you can be part of it either as a volunteer or by donating here. Now we lined up some prizes/experiences with some of Combat Radio’s best celebrities for those who donate --everyone from the members of Guns N Roses, Quiet Riot and Mark Andes (Heart, Spirit) --to the Producers of Law and Order SVU and Friends --to some of the cast of Star Wars and Harry Potter –to puppeteers from Sesame Street, Rainbow and The Dark Crystal and some signed merch is included. Every 5 dollar donation gets you a ticket for a possible prize/experience below—Get as many as you want- the more you get, the bigger Christmas will be (it’s tax-deductible and if you want to donate anonymously send your information to us in private and you’re still included). The drawing will be held LIVE on all the Combat Radio media platforms Dec 7th. You can also bid on the individual items. Bidding starts at 500.00 –your bid will be listed under the item and anyone has until Dec 7th to beat it (by a minimum bid of 50.00) and that item will be yours...
We will be adding prizes/rewards as we move forward, including meet and greets, signed merch and there will be at least 50 epic prizes to win in early December….
THE REWARDS
THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST
Join Oscar Nominated Production Designer BILL SANDELL (Hocus Pocus, Total Recall, Robocop --who won the British Academy Award for Master And Commander) and Warner Bros vet. ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast –get a visual tour of some film props, have fun, ask your questions and get some signed merch including a set of Hocus Pocus production art…
THE NORTH POLE/WITCHER CHRISTMAS
Join Director STEPHEN SURJIK (The Witcher, Umbrella Academy, Lost In Space) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER on zoom for a meeting/radio broadcast –hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch including a prop from See (with Jason Momoa on Apple TV), some signed storyboards and some other fun stuff…
THE PSYCHOS SEIZE SANTA’S WORKSHOP
Join the craziest/funniest guys in music HNB -- ALEX GROSSI (Quiet Riot) DIZZY REED (Guns N Roses) NADJA REED, JOHNNY KELLY (Danzig, Type O Negative) MIKE DUDA (WASP) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/radio broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch and get some signed merch.
A FIST FULL OF CHRISTMAS
Join rock n roll legend MARK ANDES (bassist for Heart, Spirit and Firefall –and one of the coolest people alive) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/radio broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and some signed merch.
SHAZAM IT’S CHRISTMAS
Join Shazam 1975 star JOHN DAVEY and Warner Bros. Vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed Shazam merch….
ONE MAGIC CHRISTMAS/HARRY POTTER STYLE
Join former Warner Bros VP BILL DALY (who worked on Harry Potter, Batman, The Matrix) and MARK MARSHALL (Harry Potter, The Empire Strikes Back) for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch including a three-piece set of Harry Potter storyboards…
OMEGA DOOM CHRISTMAS PACK
Join Writer ED NAHA (Honey I shrunk The Kids, The Adventures of Sinbad –who also wrote for Starlog, and Fangoria) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and some signed merch, including items from Robocop (which Ed worked on)
A CHRISTMAS STORY
Join Emmy nominee CINDY CAPONERA (SNL, Nurse Jackie, Broke) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting or broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch…
CHRISTMAS WITH THE EMPIRE
Join ALAN AUSTEN and JOHN MOGRIDGE, the two stormtroopers who froze Han Solo in Empire Strikes Back and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for an episode of Combat Radio on zoom --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch.
AN X FILES CHRISTMAS! BELIEVING INTENSIFIES!
Join Director MICHAEL LANGE (X Files, Bones, Criminal Minds) and Warner Bros. vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/radio broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch including an X Files poster.
A CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS FROM WALES
Join TOBY PHILPOTT (who was one of the puppeteers who operated Jabba The Hutt and Dark Crystal) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/radio broadcast and get some signed Jedi merch….
CHRISTMAS FROM SESAME STREET
Join puppeteer John Kennedy (who performed as Animal, Oscar The Grouch, Fozzy and several other characters on Sesame Street –and also worked on Dinosaurs and Muppets Tonight) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast and get some signed TV merch…
A HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS
Join ADRIAN PAUL (Highlander) and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom broadcast and radio show --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch –maybe even a sword fighting legend.
THE CHRST ’MASS’ EFFECT
Join Director Keythe Farley (Adventure Time – he also was a voice in Call Of Duty, Mass Effect 2 Fallout 4 and Eruptor from Skylanders) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast and get score some signed merch
CHRISTMAS WITH THE FLASH
Join CHARLIE SCHLATTER (The Flash, Loud House and 900 other things) and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom meeting and/or broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch….
THE BRIAN WHEELER MONSTER LUNCH
Join BRIAN WHEELER (Return Of The Jedi, Harry Potter) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom meeting/broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch….
THE CHRISTMAS DETOUR
Join Producer MARK AMATO (SNL, Mutant X and every third Hallmark Movie) and Warner Bros. vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom --hang out, ask your questions and get some merch signed
SCROOGED
Join Producer DAN TRULY (Law And Order SVU, Blue Bloods) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom meeting or radio broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch…
THE SANTA BABY
Join Emmy winner CAROLYN HENNESY (True Blood, Star Wars Resistance) and Warner Bros. vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom meeting or broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch….
AVENGING CHRISTMAS
Join ROGER CRAIG SMITH (Avengers Assemble, Sonic) WILLIAM SALYERS (Regular Show, Doc Ock/Spider-Man) for a zoom broadcast or meeting --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch…
A MARVEL-OUS CHRISTMAS
Join YURI LOWENTHAL (Spider-man), TARA PLATT (Spider-Man, DuckTales) and ERIN FITZGERALD (The Emmy winning Storybots) for a zoom broadcast or meeting --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch….
A HOLLY-JOLLY CHRISTMAS
Join GEORGE TRULLINGER who, in our opinion is the worlds greatest Buddy Holly tribute artist and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom meeting/broadcast –George will even perform a song or two.
A MORA CHRISTMAS MAGIC
Join actor RICK MORA (Twilight, Yellow Rock) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for an zoom episode of Combat Radio --hang out, ask your questions and get some merch signed…
THE TERRIBLE HOLIDAY
Join Producer JEFF ASTROF (Friends, Trial And Error) the host of it’s all terrible on Brigade-Radio-One and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch…
THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE
Join showrunner/Director/Producer/Actor JUDE PREST (who interviewed Charles Manson) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom broadcast and show --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch included….
JUST KIDDING IT’S CHRISTMAS
Join DAN GARZA (Kidding, Splash And Bubbles) and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom meeting/broadcast –and you may even get a puppet show from this genius….
CHRISTMAS AT THE ECHO BASE
Join JOHN MORTON (Luke’s snowspeeder co-pilot in Empire Strikes Back, who also wore the Boba Fett costume for a scene) and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom broadcast/meeting and get some signed Empire merch….
THE JACOB MARLEY
Join RICHARD ASHTON (Vikings, Outlander) and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom broadcast/meeting –have fun, ask your questions, and get some signed merch….
CHRISTMAS WITH SAINT NICK (JOSEPH)
Join NICK JOSEPH (Star Wars, Doctor Who) and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom conversation/broadcast --have fun, ask your questions and get some signed merch which includes a Star Wars Metal Of Yavin (Beat that if you can!)
CHRISTMAS BECOMES A DEAD MAN’S PARTY
Join former OINGO BOINGO drummer Johnny Vatos and Ethan Dettenmaier for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast –have fun, ask your questions and get a signed drum head and when COVID is over, we’ll bring you out to a concert with the Oingo Boingo former members.
CHRISTMAS WITH C-3PO
Join C-3PO aka PEDGE WADLEY and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom broadcast/meeting. See the workshop ask your questions, have fun.
CHRISTMAS WITH BATMAN
Join Batman aka BRANDON HILLOCK of Character Masters for a special zoom/meeting and maybe even get a look at the Batcave.
A COMEDY-OF-CHRISTMAS
Join Producer RUSS WOODY (Murphy Brown, The Drew Carey Show) and STEVEN PETERMAN (Murphy Brown, Hannah Montana) for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast –have fun, ask your questions and we’ll send you away with something signed –maybe even a script.
With the current situation, there is a plan B which is to set up the event at social services as a ‘Disney style’ walk through event with the characters staged at different points (with plenty of distance) ending with the families picking up their presents and Christmas dinner. Then –as said above--this will be repeated at different shelters throughout December –and you can be part of it either as a volunteer or by donating here. Now we lined up some prizes/experiences with some of Combat Radio’s best celebrities for those who donate --everyone from the members of Guns N Roses, Quiet Riot and Mark Andes (Heart, Spirit) --to the Producers of Law and Order SVU and Friends --to some of the cast of Star Wars and Harry Potter –to puppeteers from Sesame Street, Rainbow and The Dark Crystal and some signed merch is included. Every 5 dollar donation gets you a ticket for a possible prize/experience below—Get as many as you want- the more you get, the bigger Christmas will be (it’s tax-deductible and if you want to donate anonymously send your information to us in private and you’re still included). The drawing will be held LIVE on all the Combat Radio media platforms Dec 7th. You can also bid on the individual items. Bidding starts at 500.00 –your bid will be listed under the item and anyone has until Dec 7th to beat it (by a minimum bid of 50.00) and that item will be yours...
We will be adding prizes/rewards as we move forward, including meet and greets, signed merch and there will be at least 50 epic prizes to win in early December….
THE REWARDS
THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST
Join Oscar Nominated Production Designer BILL SANDELL (Hocus Pocus, Total Recall, Robocop --who won the British Academy Award for Master And Commander) and Warner Bros vet. ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast –get a visual tour of some film props, have fun, ask your questions and get some signed merch including a set of Hocus Pocus production art…
THE NORTH POLE/WITCHER CHRISTMAS
Join Director STEPHEN SURJIK (The Witcher, Umbrella Academy, Lost In Space) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER on zoom for a meeting/radio broadcast –hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch including a prop from See (with Jason Momoa on Apple TV), some signed storyboards and some other fun stuff…
THE PSYCHOS SEIZE SANTA’S WORKSHOP
Join the craziest/funniest guys in music HNB -- ALEX GROSSI (Quiet Riot) DIZZY REED (Guns N Roses) NADJA REED, JOHNNY KELLY (Danzig, Type O Negative) MIKE DUDA (WASP) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/radio broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch and get some signed merch.
A FIST FULL OF CHRISTMAS
Join rock n roll legend MARK ANDES (bassist for Heart, Spirit and Firefall –and one of the coolest people alive) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/radio broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and some signed merch.
SHAZAM IT’S CHRISTMAS
Join Shazam 1975 star JOHN DAVEY and Warner Bros. Vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed Shazam merch….
ONE MAGIC CHRISTMAS/HARRY POTTER STYLE
Join former Warner Bros VP BILL DALY (who worked on Harry Potter, Batman, The Matrix) and MARK MARSHALL (Harry Potter, The Empire Strikes Back) for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch including a three-piece set of Harry Potter storyboards…
OMEGA DOOM CHRISTMAS PACK
Join Writer ED NAHA (Honey I shrunk The Kids, The Adventures of Sinbad –who also wrote for Starlog, and Fangoria) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and some signed merch, including items from Robocop (which Ed worked on)
A CHRISTMAS STORY
Join Emmy nominee CINDY CAPONERA (SNL, Nurse Jackie, Broke) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting or broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch…
CHRISTMAS WITH THE EMPIRE
Join ALAN AUSTEN and JOHN MOGRIDGE, the two stormtroopers who froze Han Solo in Empire Strikes Back and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for an episode of Combat Radio on zoom --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch.
AN X FILES CHRISTMAS! BELIEVING INTENSIFIES!
Join Director MICHAEL LANGE (X Files, Bones, Criminal Minds) and Warner Bros. vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/radio broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch including an X Files poster.
A CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS FROM WALES
Join TOBY PHILPOTT (who was one of the puppeteers who operated Jabba The Hutt and Dark Crystal) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/radio broadcast and get some signed Jedi merch….
CHRISTMAS FROM SESAME STREET
Join puppeteer John Kennedy (who performed as Animal, Oscar The Grouch, Fozzy and several other characters on Sesame Street –and also worked on Dinosaurs and Muppets Tonight) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast and get some signed TV merch…
A HIGHLANDER CHRISTMAS
Join ADRIAN PAUL (Highlander) and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom broadcast and radio show --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch –maybe even a sword fighting legend.
THE CHRST ’MASS’ EFFECT
Join Director Keythe Farley (Adventure Time – he also was a voice in Call Of Duty, Mass Effect 2 Fallout 4 and Eruptor from Skylanders) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast and get score some signed merch
CHRISTMAS WITH THE FLASH
Join CHARLIE SCHLATTER (The Flash, Loud House and 900 other things) and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom meeting and/or broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch….
THE BRIAN WHEELER MONSTER LUNCH
Join BRIAN WHEELER (Return Of The Jedi, Harry Potter) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom meeting/broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch….
THE CHRISTMAS DETOUR
Join Producer MARK AMATO (SNL, Mutant X and every third Hallmark Movie) and Warner Bros. vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom --hang out, ask your questions and get some merch signed
SCROOGED
Join Producer DAN TRULY (Law And Order SVU, Blue Bloods) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom meeting or radio broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch…
THE SANTA BABY
Join Emmy winner CAROLYN HENNESY (True Blood, Star Wars Resistance) and Warner Bros. vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom meeting or broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch….
AVENGING CHRISTMAS
Join ROGER CRAIG SMITH (Avengers Assemble, Sonic) WILLIAM SALYERS (Regular Show, Doc Ock/Spider-Man) for a zoom broadcast or meeting --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch…
A MARVEL-OUS CHRISTMAS
Join YURI LOWENTHAL (Spider-man), TARA PLATT (Spider-Man, DuckTales) and ERIN FITZGERALD (The Emmy winning Storybots) for a zoom broadcast or meeting --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch….
A HOLLY-JOLLY CHRISTMAS
Join GEORGE TRULLINGER who, in our opinion is the worlds greatest Buddy Holly tribute artist and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom meeting/broadcast –George will even perform a song or two.
A MORA CHRISTMAS MAGIC
Join actor RICK MORA (Twilight, Yellow Rock) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for an zoom episode of Combat Radio --hang out, ask your questions and get some merch signed…
THE TERRIBLE HOLIDAY
Join Producer JEFF ASTROF (Friends, Trial And Error) the host of it’s all terrible on Brigade-Radio-One and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom broadcast --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch…
THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE
Join showrunner/Director/Producer/Actor JUDE PREST (who interviewed Charles Manson) and Warner Bros vet ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a Combat Radio zoom broadcast and show --hang out, ask your questions and get some signed merch included….
JUST KIDDING IT’S CHRISTMAS
Join DAN GARZA (Kidding, Splash And Bubbles) and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom meeting/broadcast –and you may even get a puppet show from this genius….
CHRISTMAS AT THE ECHO BASE
Join JOHN MORTON (Luke’s snowspeeder co-pilot in Empire Strikes Back, who also wore the Boba Fett costume for a scene) and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom broadcast/meeting and get some signed Empire merch….
THE JACOB MARLEY
Join RICHARD ASHTON (Vikings, Outlander) and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom broadcast/meeting –have fun, ask your questions, and get some signed merch….
CHRISTMAS WITH SAINT NICK (JOSEPH)
Join NICK JOSEPH (Star Wars, Doctor Who) and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom conversation/broadcast --have fun, ask your questions and get some signed merch which includes a Star Wars Metal Of Yavin (Beat that if you can!)
CHRISTMAS BECOMES A DEAD MAN’S PARTY
Join former OINGO BOINGO drummer Johnny Vatos and Ethan Dettenmaier for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast –have fun, ask your questions and get a signed drum head and when COVID is over, we’ll bring you out to a concert with the Oingo Boingo former members.
CHRISTMAS WITH C-3PO
Join C-3PO aka PEDGE WADLEY and ETHAN DETTENMAIER for a zoom broadcast/meeting. See the workshop ask your questions, have fun.
CHRISTMAS WITH BATMAN
Join Batman aka BRANDON HILLOCK of Character Masters for a special zoom/meeting and maybe even get a look at the Batcave.
A COMEDY-OF-CHRISTMAS
Join Producer RUSS WOODY (Murphy Brown, The Drew Carey Show) and STEVEN PETERMAN (Murphy Brown, Hannah Montana) for a Combat Radio zoom meeting/broadcast –have fun, ask your questions and we’ll send you away with something signed –maybe even a script.
Organizer and beneficiary
Ethan Dettenmaier
Organizer
Santa Clarita, CA
Make the world A Better Place Foundation
Beneficiary
