tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post1717380229504301073..comments2023-12-28T13:45:10.211-08:00Comments on Three Beers Later...: My Night of Terror with William Shatner, or, '$#*! My Dad Pulled' ...richard mcenroehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10659450906647134430noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-38231871514021794732011-04-01T14:26:38.475-07:002011-04-01T14:26:38.475-07:00He just arrived in Sydney, and favours the royal &...He just arrived in Sydney, and favours the royal 'we'.<br /><br />http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/william-shatner-has-beamed-into-sydney/story-e6frewz0-1226032263352<br /><br />'We are not looking our best'<br /><br />Canadian eh?brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-80807377536703729362011-03-23T07:24:17.870-07:002011-03-23T07:24:17.870-07:00I was a dedicated fan of the show, but never what ...I was a dedicated fan of the show, but never what you'd call a Trekkie (no costumes or props, and I never made it to a single convention). But I've always kept up with all things Trek, and made a mental note of every new invention that was inspired by Star Trek.<br /><br />Btw, I love what you've done with the place.RebeccaHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15113907852048577121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-31433165975233235202011-03-23T02:58:41.005-07:002011-03-23T02:58:41.005-07:00Yes, but Doohan was a Gunner, and a Pilot.
Cheers...Yes, but Doohan was a Gunner, and a Pilot.<br /><br />CheersMinicapthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421626155178200181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-15671419123377954442011-03-22T22:33:43.475-07:002011-03-22T22:33:43.475-07:00Doohan was always a class act at the cons. Debora...Doohan was always a class act at the cons. Deborah has a lot of stories about him, if I could only get her to start a blog (NAGGING ENCOURAGED)...richard mcenroehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10659450906647134430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-22565709923441418562011-03-22T20:45:02.922-07:002011-03-22T20:45:02.922-07:00Heh! Pretty cool stories.
Me, I met James Doohan...Heh! Pretty cool stories.<br /><br />Me, I met James Doohan once. He came to my college as a speaker, sponsored by the Student Union Board, back in 1977 or so. For Rapid City, South Dakota, this was a HUGE event. A local radio station had a Star Trek trivia contest (the winner got tickets to the event, and a photo shoot with "Scotty") that turned the local phone network into a melted mass of copper. <br /><br />Understand -- this was an <i>engineering</i> school, full of geeks from one end to the other. We LIVED to build strange things. Star Trek reruns were watched religiously. "Battlestar Galactica" was a must see. Star Wars? My roomie made his own light saber, as did his friends, and they drove the cops nuts with their running battles across the city in the wee hours of the morning. <br /><br />So you'll understand that the college students went fracking bananas. I literally had one girl scream into the phone when I couldn't answer a trivia question on the radio (she wanted to play, I didn't). And that's an example of a calm reaction. Oi!<br /><br />(I still remember the trivia question: "What is the range of the transporter on the Enterprise?" I looked up the answer later: 30,000 miles.)<br /><br />I won't describe the reaction of the ROTC staff to this chaos. Suffice it to say, guffaws were heard daily down in the ROTC offices. <br /><br />The night of the event, the auditorium was PACKED. From one end to another. I had my first sight of genuine Trekkies, complete with Star Fleet uniforms, phasers, and tri-corders. One of them won the trivia contest, and sat right in front. <br /><br />And James Doohan was a class act that night. He had a standing ovation for his entrance. It lasted maybe 5 minutes, and he took it graciously. The rest of the night only got better. <br /><br />I especially appreciated how he handled the goofball questions during the Q&A session. One character asked if there was an analog to the Doppler effect with sub-space radio. His answer? "Yes, the Dippler Effect." <br /><br />And I got his autograph afterwards. I still have that book.JeffSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074368219201555953.post-24342228425318301302011-03-22T14:15:47.939-07:002011-03-22T14:15:47.939-07:00I too, must confess a life long past that involved...I too, must confess a life long past that involved Star Trek. <br /><br />The premier of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was held at the Cineramadome on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. The laser light show and music outside elevated the already building excitement of the thousands, I repeat, thousands of fans lined up.<br /><br />Leonard Nimoy, who directed the picture, arrived. I quickly and as discreetly as possible got him in the side entrace, since the adoring throngs were not that far away. Luckily, he was doing his one-man play "Theo", so thankfully he looked like Theo Van Gogh than Spock. <br /><br />At one point, "Entertainment Tonight" wanted an interview. There wasn't enough room inside, so it was done out the side door where there was a small wall. It was going to be tight, but hopefully the fans wouldn't catch on. Well, once the light on that camera lit up, heads began to turn as the word passed. So much for that wall. All that stood between us was the steel <i>moveable</i> barricades and a bit of parking lot. The screams of "Leonard" punctuated the film's soundtrack. Thankfully, the barricades held. Everyone went onto having a wonderful night. But it was nice, when his car arrived, and I handed his safety off to someone else. <br /><br />Happy Birthday Bill!<br /><br />Deborah LeighAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com