ARTISOXYGEN'S BLOG
A final journey - into space
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 2:28 PM
I felt a lump in my throat this week when watching the news footage of James Doohans’ (‘Scotty’) ashes being shot up into space on a rocket (launched from the desert in New Mexico) as he requested.I don’t subscribe to the school of thought that says that if you like ‘this’ show you can’t also like ‘that’ one. The original Star Trek was the first SciFi show that I ever liked, years back when I was in high school I would rush home after school so that I wouldn’t miss my favourite TV show with a handsome Canadian actor playing the captain of a space ship…(sound familiar??)
Perfect that a few years later I met and married a lifelong Trekkie (and from Canada too…). I should say here that Star Trek didn’t have anywhere near the same effect on me that Firefly did/does.
I will be cremated after I die and I think I would like my ashes to be spread half - somewhere in the beautiful Rocky Mountains and, the other half - out over the Pacific Ocean off the east coast of Australia.
P.S. My favourite SciFi movie after Serenity is Starman starring Jeff Bridges (plus that guy who was in Drive – Charles Martin Smith) after that comes the Star Trek movies, then Pitch Black & Riddick.
R.I.P. James Doohan - I hope the Final Frontier is all you hoped it would be.
Art.
COMMENTS: 5
Comments
Wednesday, 02 May 2007 19:01
What a beautiful sentiment! I too don't subscribe to like the one or the other. I've really become interested in Trek recently, thanks to my husband, and I don't feel that it detracts from liking Firefly or anything. I mean heck, I've loved Star Wars since I was 12 and I don't feel that Firefly makes me less of a fan then that.
Wednesday, 02 May 2007 19:22
Firefly, Star Trek, Star Wars, it's all good.
And I'll join you in raising a pint to the finest engineer in the fleet. He, Gene, and DeForrest are probably already hard at work on their latest series.
And I'll join you in raising a pint to the finest engineer in the fleet. He, Gene, and DeForrest are probably already hard at work on their latest series.
Thursday, 03 May 2007 11:58
*raises a glass with Cybersnark*
"for Scotty"
Thank you Imin,
I agree with you on that Msg,
Cheers,
Art.
"for Scotty"
Thank you Imin,
I agree with you on that Msg,
Cheers,
Art.
Monday, 07 May 2007 02:54
Actually...Doohan was a Canuck too, Art;)
And it is utterly fitting for the ashes of the first person to make being an engineer fun as a career to be added to the workings of the universe. To the man who made performing mechanical mircales!
BEB
And it is utterly fitting for the ashes of the first person to make being an engineer fun as a career to be added to the workings of the universe. To the man who made performing mechanical mircales!
BEB
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