Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Raise a glass of Romulan Ale

Farewell, Scotty - Yahoo! News

It's a sad day as James Doohan, better known as Scotty, died. I've been a star trek fan for what seems like all my life. Scotty was a particular favorite of mine with his: i'm giving her all she's got, captain. Done in scottish brogue. And of course one of my favorite movie lines of all time is from Star Trek IV (the one with the whales) when Scotty faced with an old fashion computer picks up the mouse and cheerfully says, "hello computer"

Whether Homer sitting on a hill reciting the Illiad or the television sitting in the family room beaming a show, it's a common story, myth that binds us together.. You can be standing at a check out line at a grocery store. Poor clerk is having a computer problems and just say "hello computer" Both of you laugh knowingly, and suddenly two strangers know a little something about each other. Storiese= from film, television, book, theater, or our personal lives give us all a common connection. Just ask all the freaks at the Star Trek Convention.

So at some point today, raise a glass of romulan ale (or wine, beer, coffee. the alian booze can be hard to come by) and give a cheers to James Doohan. Thank you for being a part of something that brought so many people together. May we all be so lucky.

v.carrie

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