I was just gonna say the world needs some photos of Trekkies on Harley's armed to the teeth. Seriously.
RIP Leonard Nimoy
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Spock sez..you mess with me,you mess with my whole family!
Of course, Westboro Baptist Church members are not Christians. The word "Christian" mean's "little Christ". I know what it has come to mean in too many minds, still that is no excuse for anyone to assume that he knows what a Christian is and is not, must or mustn't be. A "Christian" is a person who has decided to do what Jesus says to. So, anyone desiring knowledge about what a Christian is must read what Jesus says in order to know anything on the matter. Meanwhile, God help us! Christians live up to what Jesus says. And (I'll give you a Biblical clue) He does not say hate your enemies. I think the command to love you enemies is a very good place for people, especially Christians, to start in life. Only a person who can love his enemy is worthy of the Name "little Christ".
...he has mellowed somewhat as he's gotten older, but he developed a reputation long-ago for being, as they say, "difficult"....
...just a point of illustration....
...80 bucks at the recent Wizard World Comic Con....plus, there was separate charge for I believe it was a "meet and greet"....
...George Takei, Walter Koenig and Jimmy Doohan had long running feuds with him-some of which were resolved, but the precedent had been set...I'm not trying to shat on Shat, but he's just not a favorite...that's all...
So, William Shatner is not attending the funeral. Jerk.
My Grandmother died last week. We are attending her funeral tomorrow. The idea of (anyone) picketing someone's funeral is so distasteful and uncouth it makes me want to yak! Sharon C is right. What kind of example of Christianity is that? None I'd ever want that's for sure. (May Spock rest in peace.)
...I read somewhere, that he had made it back...he truly was stung by the outpouring of disgust against him...
I didn't want to come here after I first heard. It was just too sad.
Condolences on your loss and agreement with all you say here!
God, how I love me some YOU, GIANT!
I feel ya girl. I felt the same when Robin Williams died. It was hard.
I hadn't realized this thread had this much traction. I posted, and thank you, GNTLGNT, for the very nice acknowledgment of that one.
I don't get worked up with celebrity deaths, because they're not personal, but as MadamMack and others have said, for Robin Williams and Leonard Nimoy.... well, it just feels personal.
There was a TV Guide article long ago by, I believe, Isaac Asimov satirically expressing his distress that while he had striven his whole life to be cool to be not-smart, the girls in his life were agog at Spock because he was "so smart"! (I don't know what Mr. Asimov's IQ was, but we all know it was up there.)
Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, made smart cool. He made logical analysis cool. As a teenager, I wore my hair straight down in bangs, and I swear it was not a fan-emulation of Spock, but more of a matter of looking at the character and saying, "Yeah, that makes sense. No part, no fuss. Just comb it down and be done with it."
Robin Williams' death affected me unexpectedly. He died too soon and too full of potential still. He was the comic genius of our time, and no matter where I was, or what I was doing, or what time it was, I could tune in to him and get blown away.
Leonard Nimoy's death was not so unexpected. He was 83, the doctor and the engineer had preceded him, and it's all just a matter of time for all of us. But it's not just that. It's an icon of my life that has suddenly had the real-life imprint flash brightly and just as suddenly removed. The captain and the helmsman will go too, maybe before I do, maybe not. But this one stands out.
So many of us want to make an impression on the world during our time here, and we do so to greater or lesser degrees. But Mr. Nimoy, your footprint on this planet was great and forever appreciated. I'll say it, as an inconsequential viewer, one of the millions - you changed my life, and for the better.
Thank you, Leonard.
I don't get worked up with celebrity deaths, because they're not personal, but as MadamMack and others have said, for Robin Williams and Leonard Nimoy.... well, it just feels personal.
There was a TV Guide article long ago by, I believe, Isaac Asimov satirically expressing his distress that while he had striven his whole life to be cool to be not-smart, the girls in his life were agog at Spock because he was "so smart"! (I don't know what Mr. Asimov's IQ was, but we all know it was up there.)
Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, made smart cool. He made logical analysis cool. As a teenager, I wore my hair straight down in bangs, and I swear it was not a fan-emulation of Spock, but more of a matter of looking at the character and saying, "Yeah, that makes sense. No part, no fuss. Just comb it down and be done with it."
Robin Williams' death affected me unexpectedly. He died too soon and too full of potential still. He was the comic genius of our time, and no matter where I was, or what I was doing, or what time it was, I could tune in to him and get blown away.
Leonard Nimoy's death was not so unexpected. He was 83, the doctor and the engineer had preceded him, and it's all just a matter of time for all of us. But it's not just that. It's an icon of my life that has suddenly had the real-life imprint flash brightly and just as suddenly removed. The captain and the helmsman will go too, maybe before I do, maybe not. But this one stands out.
So many of us want to make an impression on the world during our time here, and we do so to greater or lesser degrees. But Mr. Nimoy, your footprint on this planet was great and forever appreciated. I'll say it, as an inconsequential viewer, one of the millions - you changed my life, and for the better.
Thank you, Leonard.
No, he didn't, but had many good thoughts respecting Nimoy! Shatner defends absence from Nimoy's funeral - CNN.com