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"Scotty" Gets Walk of Fame Star
linuxwrangler writes "Actor James Doohan, aka Scotty on the original Star Trek series received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. This is expected to be Doohan's last public appearance as he suffers from Parkinson's disease, diabetes and lung fibrosis as well as recently diagnosed Alzheimer's disease."
Here's to James Doohan, both for the man he was, seeing combat action on D-Day (where he lost a finger) and for the unforgettable character he gave us. A double toast of the finest Canadian and Scotch whiskeys for him and Scotty!
Well, Scotty was great, but I have to say Doohan himself was better--if perhaps not quite as in love with geeks as we are with him.
In Total Sell-Out, Brian Michael Bendis (you know, the comic book writer in charge of Powers and Ultimate Spider-man...) tells the most hilarious story of sitting by Doohan at a convention.
When it became evident that Bendis was sympathetic to the annoyance brought about by a constant "Beam me up, Scotty!" from fans, Doohan let loose.
"That's right, smart ass. Kiss my tribble. Bite me. Beam this, ya bloody nerds..."
Bendis describes it as being witness to one of the greatest moments a geek could aspire to. I couldn't agree more.
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...when the engineer outlives the doctor. No engineer should have to see his doctor die.
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Jun 11 1999 3:15PM DeForest Kelley, who, as Star Trek's folksy spaceman Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy, frequently issued the dire (and trademark) "He's dead, Jim" diagnosis, died today at the Motion Picture and Television Country Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, California. He was 79.
There's nothing Intelligent about Intelligent Design.
Yes he lost the middle finger on his right hand during the invasion of Normandy.
Scotty's Missing Finger
They shot around it in the T.V. series. Remember all those close up shots of just the hands on the transporter? They aren't Scotty's hands.
Sometimes my arms bend back.
I never met him either, but I have talked to people that go to the conventions.
Starting with the first one which was 25 to 30 years ago.
They all say James is a great guy, a real sport, and used to be quite the drinker and scamp.
He'd joke with all the guys and flirt with all the girls.
Sounds like someone I'd be proud to hang out with.
His son organized donations for it.
"[Regarding the 'cloud,'] ownership was what made America different than Russia." -- Woz
Alzheimer's is the corruption and death of neurons by unknown agents (the amyloid placques associated with it do not seem to be a direct causitive action, from the last SciAm article [yeah, real authoritive, I know...] about it).
Parkinson's is caused by parts of the brain having impaired production of/response to dopamine in the inner brain.
You don't have to be 75 years old to get Parkinson's [Davis Phinney, Michael J. Fox].
Both suck to be a witness to (my experience was watching my grandmother wither away from Parkinson's). It is very hard to get to the point where you enjoy and appreciate the fewer and fewer lucid moments the person has. Eventually, they do just become a visage of what they once were.
It sucks when someone you know dies suddenly in a car crash, heart attack or any other sudden cause. It sucks when it takes someone 10-15 years to slowly die from Parkinson's/Alzheimers [and I imagine, any terminal disease].