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Friday, July 24, 2020

Big Bucks in TREK

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 The above article looks forward to expected revenue for Star Trek: The Motion Picture .  In 1982, licensors are looking for bootlegs!...
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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Can You "Spin Off" in Space?

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From 1993. See you Friday for a look at big bucks, Star Trek style!    
Monday, July 20, 2020

TREK Cartoons 02 - Editorials

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Yep, editorial cartoonists find Star Trek an easy source of metaphors. Some feel the Equal Rights Amendment is still in need of ratifi...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Almost TREK

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If you've read this breathless 1974 flying-saucer tome, then you've seen an example of what I call "Almost TREK." Sp...
Wednesday, July 15, 2020

Marriage Drama (or Trauma) -- and a TREK Movie Preview

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Yes, from January 17, 1989, we learn that Leonard Nimoy stiffed his TREK costars by getting married without their company. But on t...
Monday, July 13, 2020

TREK Cartoons #1

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They all require familiarity with Star Trek tropes to be "funny." Only you can decide how funny they might be! Se...
Friday, July 10, 2020

Nimoy's Second Turn in "Vincent" in OKC

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1980:  After an April earlier stop in his Vincent tour, Leonard Nimoy came back in September to do it again.  Of course the wife and I wer...
Wednesday, July 08, 2020

STAR TREK II Newspaper Ads

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Talk about a countdown to excitement!  From May 31-June 2, 1982.  You may note that the last two ads both appeared in Wednesday...
Monday, July 06, 2020

I Set Up George Takei's Autograph Table!

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 Yes, when I saw the above article in the August 25, 1978 Oklahoman , I got the high sign from the beautiful wife to attend.  Being...
Friday, July 03, 2020

This Just In: Roddenberry Surprised!

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This reminds me of the most common (and therefore STUPID) question I hear asked of Trek stars:  "Did you have any idea in __ [inser...
Wednesday, July 01, 2020

Welcome to TREKKING with CLIPPINGS!

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Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this month we'll be sharing some of the scrapings from the floor of my scrapbooks of Star Trek cli...
Monday, June 29, 2020

Compare Your Car Repair

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Among the papers found in our parents' houses were these two receipts for car repairs, from 1947. Above: March 12, 1947.  According t...
Monday, June 22, 2020

Missing Pieces from 1983

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Who else remembers Video Review magazine?  It was one of several periodicals competing for the home-video enthusiasts' buck.  These m...
Monday, June 15, 2020

Playground Folklore, from a 1977 Scholarly Angle

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This "review of the literature" is from the May 1977 English Journal .  It caught my eye because I too shared gutter-t...
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Mark Alfred
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
I was born at a very early age, in a hospital to be near my mother. After appearing in productions of both GODSPELL and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in the 1970s, I found a wonderful wife and wrote many love songs to her, but not as many love songs as I write to God my Savior and Redeemer. We have three kids (one of each) -- wait for it -- blonde, brunette, and redhead.
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