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ITT, we talk about anyone we've ever met from Star Trek

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I met James Doohan at a Star Trek convention in Rochester, NY when I was 17. He was a great dude, got to say hello and shake his hand and tell him he was an inspiration. He was an inspiration for all the times I tried to imitate a Scottish accent, not really the engineering as such.

As I think nobody else on this BBS has met someone in Star Trek, and certainly not recently, this thread will probably die a quick, sad, lonely death. :(

Boy, I... I wish things were different. :( :(
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I'd love to meet Brent Spiner. My favorite Star Trek actor.

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Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:As I think nobody else on this BBS has met someone in Star Trek, and certainly not recently, this thread will probably die a quick, sad, lonely death. :(
Well my gosh, it's funny that you should mention this! I recently met George Takei, when he dropped by my workplace. We were introduced, we shook hands, he was very genial. He didn't say it, but I got the sense that he was thinking "this fellow would have fit right in on the Enterprise."

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My wife has met virtually all of them.

I have met none.

So between us, we got the whole franchise covered.
I don't have to say anything. I'm a doctor, too.

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gsdgsd wrote:
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:As I think nobody else on this BBS has met someone in Star Trek, and certainly not recently, this thread will probably die a quick, sad, lonely death. :(
Well my gosh, it's funny that you should mention this! I recently met George Takei, when he dropped by my workplace. We were introduced, we shook hands, he was very genial. He didn't say it, but I got the sense that he was thinking "this fellow would have fit right in on the Enterprise."
Awesome. I saw this on Facebook, and I wanted to talk to you about it, but I didn't know if that would be acceptable or not.

Did he have the hands of a helmsman, Greg? I feel he would have helmsman's hands. Together, we know what a good handshake feels like from Scotty and Sulu, who teamed up in the one episode where they got kidnapped and Kirk almost had to punch a cat in the face.
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pinback wrote:My wife has met virtually all of them.

I have met none.

So between us, we got the whole franchise covered.
Come on. Not a SINGLE one, Ben? If you had to meet one for cocktails and forced conversation, who would you pick?
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Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:Did he have the hands of a helmsman, Greg? I feel he would have helmsman's hands. Together, we know what a good handshake feels like from Scotty and Sulu, who teamed up in the one episode where they got kidnapped and Kirk almost had to punch a cat in the face.
Small hands -- he was much smaller than me -- but a firm handshake. I've never shaken the hands of a helmsman, but I think it would be similar.

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Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:
pinback wrote:My wife has met virtually all of them.

I have met none.

So between us, we got the whole franchise covered.
Come on. Not a SINGLE one, Ben? If you had to meet one for cocktails and forced conversation, who would you pick?
I don't want to bother them, they get enough of that.
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I'm gonna mark you down for Picard, with the understanding that you'd only talk about his new show.
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I've met five people who were in Star Wars and none who were in Star Trek. Also, all the people I met who were in Star Wars wore masks, so it's entirely possible I have simply met five scam artists.
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Wait, Flack, who have ya met who were in Star Wars?

My guesses are gonna be:

Kenny Baker
The Guy Who Played Greedo
David Prowse
The Guy Who Played Hammerhead
Natalie Portman
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Kenny Baker (R2-D2)
Anthony Daniels (C-3P0)
Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett)
David Prowse (Darth Vader)
Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca)

Baker, Prowse, and Mayhew are now dead.
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I got 2 out of the 5 right! THe curse now shifts to me! Don't die, me!!
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