Was deeply saddened to learn this evening that Richard Anderson (“Oscar Goldman” of “Six Million Dollar Man” fame among MANY others; including John Frankenheimer’s “Seconds” and “Forbidden Planet”) passed away at age 91. I’d met this kindly, sophisticated gentleman at several San Diego Comic Cons; first in 2006 (after a “Forbidden Planet” 50th anniversary panel) and…
Month: August 2017
“Close Encounters of the Third Kind”; still ‘watching the skies’ 40 years later…
In addition to being the 40th anniversary of Star Wars, this year also marks the big 4-0 for another movie that greatly influenced me as a kid (and well into adulthood); Steven Spielberg’s ‘other’ big movie of the 1970s, “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” Looking back on it, I still very much remember the…
Building Better Worlds…one sci-fi convention at a time.
I spent most of the first week of August in Las Vegas at the annual Star Trek convention at the Rio hotel, and a couple weeks before that, my wife and I spent five days at San Diego Comic Con. Now, to any who’ve read this blog, I tend to go on a bit…
Vegas Star Trek 2: The Wrap-up of Con
Well, the annual Vegas Star Trek convention for 2017 ended Sunday, and I got home early Monday morning; and while I meant to file this one a day or so ago, life stuff happened (lots of little things that needed attention seemingly snowballed into a big pile of things to do once I got home)….
Stardate August 2017: Las Vegas Star Trek convention, days 1 and 2…
Well, I was hoping to have photos to go with this blog entry but the combined might of my iPad, iPhone and hotel internet just aren’t up to the task. Humph… oh well. As soon as I’m back. Promise. Day one (Weds. August 2nd). Got to Vegas around 10 in the morning (3.5 hour drive…