This post really has nothing to do with Internet marketing (or does it?), but is more of a personal message today.
It seems at times that a lot of bloggers stay 100% on topic when writing a blog post. The main reasons for that are it helps with search engine optimization, as well as keeping readers coming back because they typically know what kind of content they will be reading.
I have a slightly different take on this.
I want you to get to know me.
So while I will generally post subject matter which deals with the core content of my blog, I will occasionally let you inside my personal world so you have a chance to find out my interests. I will tell you about some family things going on in my life. I want you to know I’m just pretty much a regular guy who just happens to work online trying to help folks with their Internet marketing challenges and triumphs.
So, with that being said, I wanted to just write a brief post about the passing of actor, author, director, producer and photographer Leonard Nimoy this past Friday, February 27, 2015.
He will be most remembered as Mr. Spock on the classic television show, Star Trek.
The original series, which only ran for 3 seasons from 1966-1969, made a huge impression on me as a young kid. I could hardly wait for each weeks episode. It was nothing like anything that had been done on television before. Fantastic stories (during the first two seasons, anyway) and never before seen special effects.
We had a small black and white TV in my home while I was growing up. I didn’t see the episodes in color until years later when the show went into syndication, I was older, and had color TV!
No one knew at the time that this 1960’s TV series would become a fixture in American television history. With multiple spin-off television shows and big screen movies, Star Trek has lived long and prospered (Mr. Spock’s most famous line) for nearly 50 years.
Leonard Nimoy was a big part of the cult and then mainstream success of the series. He was cool. Logical. He received more fan mail than William Shatner, the star of the show.
I wasn’t a Star Trek “geek” attending conventions dressed up like a Klingon, but I can say over my lifetime I have seen each of the original series episodes over 100 times. I own the series on DVD and have several books on the show.
As an aside (and this is not an affiliate link), there is a new series of books that came out over the past year that is the most detailed account of the original series ever written. There are 3 books, one for each season and each volume is over 600 pages. If you are a Star Trek fan, this is a must have set for your library.
The collection is called “These are the Voyages.”
The books can be purchased here:
Thank you, Mr. Nimoy, for stimulating my imagination during my childhood and for being a big part of my lifelong love of science fiction. Rest in Peace.
Until next time,
Lee
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1 Response to "Live Long and Prosper"
Being a little younger (only two years old when the last season originally aired) I didn’t catch them the first time round. Like most timeless shows, the magic was and still is there. The early shows were more about the characters, the actors playing them and the storyline rather than the set and special effects.
I like it when he popped up in other series, especially Fringe (William Bell). In every interview with him I’ve seen, he always seemed to be a genuine person. Not one with his head stuck where the sun don’t shine. Sad to see him go, but the Star Trek legacy continues.