He's dead, Jim.

Just saw it on CNN, seconds ago.

you could at least say WHO!

Scotty. James Doohan, age 85.

Bob Kaplow NAR # 18L >>> To reply, there's no internet on Mars (yet)!

Alsheimers and other anomolies. He is amazingly one of America's (and the world's) best loved characters right up there with donald duck, mickey mouse, and betty boop.

Jerry

God speed and full warp power Mr. Scott!

"I know this ship like the back of my hand."

Randy

And he's Canadian.

Did he ever become a citizen of the USA?

.....*CLANK!* ;-)

Scotty was always my favorite character from the original series, even moreso than Spock and Kirk. If I had been born into that alternate reality, and I could have picked any career with Star Fleet, it would have been chief engineer on a starship (before they turned them into over-engineered luxury liners).

Some of the best episodes of STNG was with the old cast.

No bloody A- B -C or D!

Randy

Yep, Scotty was always the "go to" guy.

He beamed up to that great Transporter Room in the sky.

This is one of those things that can make you feel old, know what I mean?

Know exactly what you mean Ray! We're in that age group that remember when Star Trek was new, and got bummed when it was canceled.

Obviously he should have locked himself in a transporter pattern buffer until we come up with a cure for his ailments...

Bob Kaplow NAR # 18L >>> To reply, there's no internet on Mars (yet)!

Wipe your face!!

With all due respect, he did, in a different timeline.

Unfortunately this is the OTHER TIMELINE!

:)

Jerry

Remember the prime directive. Suffer the consequences.

"We're going nowhere. Mighty fast!"

I was thinking the same thing. Of course I have his image buffered in magnetic and optical media. They could always try the frozen head thing , or save clonable DNA samples.

A round of single malt for all, please.

Absent Friends.

Bill Sullivan

"Now this is a drink for a man." -- Scott "Scotch?" -- Checkov "Aye." -- Scott "It vas inwented by a little old lady in Lenningrad." -- Checkov (The Trouble With Tribbles)

"It's ... it's green"

Bob Kaplow NAR # 18L >>> To reply, there's no internet on Mars (yet)!

"What's this Mr. Scott?"

"We did it! You and me, drank him right under the table."

Gonna miss Scotty.

Randy