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Gossip, discussion, and critique of specific personalities. Includes the "Fade to Black" subcategory.

Carroll Spinney

Remembering Carroll Spinney

Posted on Dec 8, 2019Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

My brief encounter with Carroll Spinney, the actor who played Big Bird, came at a time I needed it the most.

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In Memory of Leonard Nimoy

Posted on Mar 3, 2015Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek's original Spock, helped me connect with my father, my emotions, and my hometown.

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Reflecting on Super Megafest 2011

Posted on Nov 17, 2012Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

The stars of Super Megafest 2011 were Sir Patrick Stewart (Star Trek's Captain Picard) and Sean Astin (Lord of the Ring's Samwise Gamgee hobbit).

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Rethinking Super Megafest

Posted on Nov 11, 2011Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Super Megafest 2010 in Framingham, Mass., introduced me to Christopher Lloyd and Marina Sirtis, though organizers made it expensive and difficult to do so.

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William Shatner Performs Bohemian Rhapsody

Posted on Oct 20, 2011Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

William Shatner, best known as Star Trek's Captain Kirk, reboots his music career with the album Seeking Major Tom, featuring Bohemian Rhapsody.

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Pete Postlethwaite Passes

Posted on Jan 4, 2011Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Actor Pete Postlethwaite died January 2, 2011, at the age of 64 from cancer. You may not know the name, but you'll know his face.

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Surely You Can't Be Dead, Leslie Nielsen

Posted on Nov 28, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Leslie Nielsen, comedic star of Police Squad, Naked Gun, and Airplane!, died Sunday at the age of 84.

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Q Reads Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven

Posted on Oct 31, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Once upon a Halloween dreary, John De Lancie read Edgar Allen Poe's famous poem of Lenore.

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