Leonard Nimoy

[gryphon]

Just wanted a thread to Honor the late Canadian actor and Icon

[Shwa Girl]

Thx. I forgot he was Canadian.
RIP Mr. Spock

[Mrsaver]

RIP spock.

Must admit i've never watched that show, but I appreciate that they had a major impact on society..

[Shwa Girl]

RIP spock.

Must admit i've never watched that show, but I appreciate that they had a major impact on society..

About impact, Spock had a Vulcan father and a mother from Earth. So, way back when the series was on, they discussed mixed raced children.

[padyofurniture]

According to IMDB, he was born in Boston. Now Wm. Shatner and James Doohan are both Canadian.

Regardless, RIP Leonard. Lots of great memories watching the old series & movies.

[Patty Smyth]

I was going to say not Canadian but who cares. He was a citizen of the universe HE belonged to all of us.

Really liked the way they worked him in to the latest Trek movies. The beauty of being a Vulcan and long lived.

[Darth Penguin]

And my favourite trolls plan on picketing the funeral...

it’s worth noting that the Westboro group doesn’t always show up when they threaten, and, perhaps more encouraging, that when they do show up, there are frequently counter-protesters, who hold up their own signs, or even block access so that the group can’t get close enough to the event to cause extra pain to the family. According to the Huffington Post, a motorcycle group even watched for WBC members and worked to keep them away from services for Newtown, Connecticut victims.

Bearing in mind the passion of Leonard Nimoy fans, it seems likely that, if there is a public service and the protesters do show up, they’ll be efficiently kept away from the mourners. At this point, however, no public services for Leonard Nimoy have been announced, and his family may elect to keep their own service private, in order to keep the Westboro Baptist Church, and anyone else who might invade their mourning space, out.

[SharonMe]

His last tweet
A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP
2:36 AM - 23 Feb 2015

Star Trek was one of the shows we watched as a family. It reminds me of that time.
Great memories. R.I.P.

[padyofurniture]

And my favourite trolls plan on picketing the funeral...

These people are pathetic and hatemongers. They'll have a lot to answer for....

I was talking to someone yesterday about that Big Bang episode where Penny gives Sheldon a used napkin that had been used by Nimoy. It was one of their funniest episodes.

[Natalka]

gryphon, thought you might find more of his background interesting.
His parents were from Ukraine - and this article explains his Jewish roots, and how he came to make the "V" gesture

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...g-and-prosper/

[Natalka]

pady, that was a great episode, but I loved this one -

[gryphon]

gryphon, thought you might find more of his background interesting.
His parents were from Ukraine - and this article explains his Jewish roots, and how he came to make the "V" gesture

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...g-and-prosper/

Oh I knew all that. Nimoy was a legend and knwoing he used bits of Judaism to inspire others is amazing

[gryphon]

And I apologize, I thought he was canadian, I confused his birthplace with shatner

[Patty Smyth]

Some gems

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/02..._6770460.html?