In this episode we talk with Bonnie Moss, an original series fan who started watching Star Trek right from the beginning in 1966. She became a fan of Leonard Nimoy and supported his many artistic endeavors.
Connect with Bonnie on Twitter here: NCBonnie1
Read an article about Bonnie in her home town paper here. You can also read an article she wrote about her exhibit of Leonard’s work here.
We will talk about:
- Becoming a Star Trek Fan, then a Mr. Spock Fan, and then a Leonard Nimoy fan
- Watching the Star Trek original premier on September 8th, 1966
- The rarity of having a color TV in 1966
- The original Leonard Nimoy fan club (Here are some interesting pictures of some of the materials from the club.)
- Star Trek Phase 2. Read more here as well.
- The most pivotal Spock moment in the Star Trek films
- Nick Meyer’s Star Trek blankets
- Early Star Trek conventions in the 1970s (Also here)
- The AMT/ERTL Star Trek Bridge model kit
- The Con of Wrath in Houston
- Larry Nemecek
- The final sign off in Star Trek VI
- Captain Robau and his unfortunate end
- Jason Isaacs and his spicy Twitter
- Leonard Nimoy and his poetry
- Leonard lectures on his thoughts on photography
- The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
- Nimoy’s Secret Selves pictures – Also here and here
- North Carolina exhibition of Nimoy’s art
- The Korematsu decision
- Some articles about Charles Whitman – and also here
- The Hebrew Alphabet
- The assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK
- The beating of Senator Charles Sumner in the US Senate by Rep Preston Brooks
- The day where 23,000 Americans died
Episodes discussed:
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- City on the Edge of Forever (TOS S1E28)
- Balance of Terror (TOS S1E8)
- The Devil in the Dark (TOS S1 E26)
- Mirror, Mirror (TOS S2E10)
- Amok Time (TOS S2E5)
- Journey to Babel (TOS S2E15)
- The Naked Time (TOS S1E6)
Honorary Star Trek title awarded: Curator of Fine Visual Arts for the Andorian Art Academy
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