RIP Spock

Yes, it's true.

No E36 M3

yup

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/arts/television/leonard-nimoy-spock-of-star-trek-dies-at-83.html?_r=0

So.... just prosper then...

Weird story: I meet his cousin once sharing an airport shuttle. I got the feeling he told a lot of people he was his cousin. He did look a bit like him.

dude

Not gonna lie. This one hurts. But, 83 is a good run.

Yes, 83 is a good run. But still .

Sad to hear that. He wrote one of the few celebrity autobiographies I ever read (the second one, called I am Spock, a reference to how he called an earlier book I am not Spock), largely because he was someone who understood that people would read it because they were interested in what it was like to be on the set of Star Trek and direct movies, and not his personal life. Seemed like he was a rare movie star to not have a Hollywood sized ego.

This is saddening but as always in these times we must check...

http://www.abevigoda.com/

Yep, Abe is still kickin.

I'm sad. He was a great actor.

As a child of trekkie parents this guy was like Jesus and Santa Claus combined for me, so sad.

I'm almost through the original series on Netflix Instant. Bummer. My Facebook feed is lighting up fierce. (How long before the first Search for Spock/Genesis meme?)

Say what you will, but the man actually did live long and prosper.

Sucks.

OK, rant mode on:

I do feel bad for Mr. Nimoy and his family that he has died.

But, why do I care more than any other old guy? Just because he was on TV and in movies? Spock didn't die, Spock isn't real, he's just pretend. Why does the death of an actor or actress mark so much attention when countless other people died on the same day? Surely many of them provided more to society.

Rant mode off.

Leonard Nimoy was a great actor and all around cool guy. As a HUGE Star Trek fan, I know I will miss him. RIP.

Looks like he introduced The Kinks at Uhilein Hall in Milwaukee, WI back in 1978. I'm a big Kinks fan and did not know that.

https://www.facebook.com/TheKinksOfficial/photos/a.139089746137765.23641.133206500059423/828545383858861/?type=1&theater

tuna55 wrote: OK, rant mode on: I do feel bad for Mr. Nimoy and his family that he has died. But, why do I care more than any other old guy? Just because he was on TV and in movies? Spock didn't die, Spock isn't real, he's just pretend. Why does the death of an actor or actress mark so much attention when countless other people died on the same day? Surely many of them provided more to society. Rant mode off.

because we don't KONW these other people … we feel like we've known Spock forever

tuna55 wrote: OK, rant mode on:

Someone always brings this up whenever any celebrity dies. People talk about them because they are celebrities...of course many other people die on the same day, and many of them probably provided more to society, but they aren't well known. It's as simple as that.

tuna55 wrote: OK, rant mode on: I do feel bad for Mr. Nimoy and his family that he has died. But, why do I care more than any other old guy? Just because he was on TV and in movies? Spock didn't die, Spock isn't real, he's just pretend. Why does the death of an actor or actress mark so much attention when countless other people died on the same day? Surely many of them provided more to society. Rant mode off.

His body of work had an effect on my life. Therefore I mourn his passing and wish him warp speed on his next journey.

wbjones wrote: because we don't KONW these other people … we feel like we've known Spock forever

So, is that a Vulcan word?

In reply to stuart in mn:

Yes, it means pointy ears.

JG Pasterjak wrote: ...His body of work had an effect on my life. Therefore I mourn his passing and wish him warp speed on his next journey.

Yes, never underestimate the effect popular culture figures can have on people, specifically children. I have no doubt the Spock character (and of course StarTrek in general) inspired many people to have at least some interest in science or space. My sisters interest in being a paramedic was likely inspired by the old show Emergency (about the first fire department paramedic unit).

Of course, you may think, what effect is the popular culture of today having on children? What are the Kardashians conditioning your children to find valuable. Science? Space exploration? I think not!

Personally, I was likely very influenced by the Spock character to take an interest in science and space and even (an attempt at at least) logical thinking. I did not become a scientist, but if I had more of a proclivity towards that, I find it likely I would have.

What are your children watching? Who are their idols? Who will they mourn?

aircooled wrote:

JG Pasterjak wrote: ...His body of work had an effect on my life. Therefore I mourn his passing and wish him warp speed on his next journey.

Yes, never underestimate the effect popular culture figures can have on people, specifically children. I have no doubt the Spock character (and of course StarTrek in general) inspired many people to have at least some interest in science or space. My sisters interest in being a paramedic was likely inspired by the old show Emergency (about the first fire department paramedic unit). Of course, you may think, what effect is the popular culture of today having on children? What are the Kardashians conditioning your children to find valuable. Science? Space exploration? I think not! Personally, I was likely very influenced by the Spock character to take an interest in science and space and even (an attempt at at least) logical thinking. I did not become a scientist, but if I had more of a proclivity towards that, I find it likely I would have. What are your children watching? Who are their idols? Who will they mourn?

Well said. Why do we still talk about William Shakespeare even though he died 500 years ago? Creative people who make a mark on this world matter. Leonard Nimoy was just an actor, granted, but he played a character as iconic as any of the last 50 years, one who moved and inspired millions all over the world. That matters.

He also did a great photographic series of large women, mostly nude, around 2007 if I remember.

"In his provocative new book, photographer and actor Leonard Nimoy captures images of full-bodied women, some of whom are involved in what is known as the “fat acceptance” movement. “The average American woman,” Nimoy writes, “weighs 25 percent more than the models selling the clothes. There is a huge industry built up around selling women ways to get their bodies closer to the fantasy ideal. Pills, diets, surgery, workout programs. . . . The message is ‘You don't look right. If you buy our product, you can get there.’”"

Amazon link (kinda NSFW, also if you do not like large nude women)