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2005-07-20 -Short Attention Span Theater-
Scotty Transports to the Big Starship in the Sky
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Posted by Chuck Simmins 2005-07-20 11:55|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Smoking can save your life.
Posted by JFM">JFM  2005-07-20 12:04||   2005-07-20 12:04|| Front Page Top

#2 Zowie. Rest well, Scotty.
Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious  2005-07-20 12:06||   2005-07-20 12:06|| Front Page Top

#3 Okay. Who's wants to say it?
Posted by tu3031 2005-07-20 12:18||   2005-07-20 12:18|| Front Page Top

#4 He's
Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-07-20 12:21||   2005-07-20 12:21|| Front Page Top

#5 RIP Good Scotty!
Posted by BigEd 2005-07-20 12:24||   2005-07-20 12:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Cripes, now when the captain "pooshes" the engines too hard, they really are going to blow. Hero and a great actor besides.
Posted by remoteman 2005-07-20 12:54||   2005-07-20 12:54|| Front Page Top

#7 not
Posted by Shipman 2005-07-20 13:06||   2005-07-20 13:06|| Front Page Top

#8 He liked good Scotch, he must have been a good man.
Posted by True German Ally 2005-07-20 13:08||   2005-07-20 13:08|| Front Page Top

#9 Don't beam me aboard just yet, Scotty, I have more RB comments to make.
Posted by Captain America 2005-07-20 13:31||   2005-07-20 13:31|| Front Page Top

#10 Awwww. RIP, Scotty.

The original Star Trek seems hokey on TV now, but it sure shaped a couple of generations, didn't it?
Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut  2005-07-20 13:35||   2005-07-20 13:35|| Front Page Top

#11 I always hoped for the day that Scotty, after the inevitable order from Capt. Kirk to fix the dilithium mega turbo muffler bearing in 30 minutes, would tell him in his beautiful brogue "Well, it won't get done then, will it!?"


RIP James.
Posted by Doc8404 2005-07-20 13:45||   2005-07-20 13:45|| Front Page Top

#12 Scotty was always my favorite character. When I was a kid, Star Trek got me into science fiction, which got me interested in science. Scotty inspired me to go into engineering, so I could design warp drives.

(True geek confessions: I went to a Star Trek convention once, got his autograph, and told him the above, minus the warp drive part.)

Well, obviously, that came to naught, but I got a physics PhD out of the deal.

I read his autobiography, and the only thing I remember offhand is that at one point Monty was watching him drill his men and told him, "good voice".

It hasn't been very long since he was diagnosed with Alzheimers. I'm glad he didn't have to suffer with it long.
Posted by Angie Schultz 2005-07-20 15:08|| http://darkblogules.blogspot.com ]">[http://darkblogules.blogspot.com ]  2005-07-20 15:08|| Front Page Top

#13 Here's to you Scotty.
Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-07-20 15:14||   2005-07-20 15:14|| Front Page Top

#14 Carefully place our hero in a PHOTON torpedo casing, and fire Scotty off to a "Genesis" like planet...

A true hero, as many here have already observed...
Posted by borgboy 2005-07-20 15:41||   2005-07-20 15:41|| Front Page Top

#15 ..Wondering if anyone remembers his last appearance as Scotty, in a terriffic Next Gen episode that ended with him sailing off to explore the Universe - that's how I'm going to remember him.
And as far as a toast, I've got something here - not sure what it is...but it's green.

God bless you, Mister Doohan.

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2005-07-20 19:29||   2005-07-20 19:29|| Front Page Top

#16 incredible... every time I've seen this thread, I teared up. I'm such a puss. God speed, James
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2005-07-20 19:52||   2005-07-20 19:52|| Front Page Top

#17 You want tears, Frank? I just heard on Entertainment Tonight that they are going to launch his ashes into space during a mission.

I hope they remember the bagpipes.
Posted by Steve">Steve  2005-07-20 20:55||   2005-07-20 20:55|| Front Page Top

#18 God bless 'em, he was an actor's actor.
Posted by Ernest Brown 2005-07-20 20:55|| saturninretrograde.blogspot.com]">[saturninretrograde.blogspot.com]  2005-07-20 20:55|| Front Page Top

#19 Christ, Steve...don't do that to me. Amazing Grace on bagpipes and I'll lose it
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2005-07-20 21:16||   2005-07-20 21:16|| Front Page Top

#20 /agree with Frank G.

Scotty got me into engineering. He was the first one to make being a "proto-geek" cool.

Additionally he was a good man - read up about his life post-Star-Trek, a genuine good guy.

And on top of that, a war hero - 1st day, Normandy, taking 6 MG rounds... Wow. Such a full life.

James Montgomery (Scott) Doohan, The world is a better place for you having been here - and a slice of what makes it good went with you today.

God rest your soul gently, you will be missed.

Posted by OldSpook 2005-07-20 21:26||   2005-07-20 21:26|| Front Page Top

#21 He, I liked that running gag:
"Scotty how much time to fix this?"
"At least 2 days, Captn"
"You got 15 minutes"
"Hokay" (walks away grumbling)

LOL
Posted by True German Ally 2005-07-20 21:31||   2005-07-20 21:31|| Front Page Top

#22 That aboot sums it up, TGA.

We need more Scotty-types in this world. That's for sure.
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