The Bundy Museum in Binghamton, NY has a permanent display to local and national legend Rod Serling.  Now as many of you know, Serling created, wrote for,  and produced the marvelous Twilight Zone.  The reason Bundy has this exhibit is because Serling, although born in Ithaca NY, grew up in Binghamton from the age of two.  Life in Binghamton inspired many of the Twilight Zone‘s stories (Walking Distance in particular) and he’s long been our local hero.

Well here’s some exciting news — as Trekkies know, Leonard Nimoy appeared in the classic TZ episode A Quality of Mercy.  Leonard’s face is the first thing you see in the episode, as his character is sending field reports on his walkie-talkie during a Pacific WWII battle.  Imagine my surprise when I read this article in our local paper the other day — Leonard’s helmet has now become part of the permanent Serling display at The Bundy!   I want to thank the 8 Serling fans who pooled their resources to buy the helmet, I can’t wait to see it!

Binghamton  is just a stone’s throw away from me, so it’s nice to know that a little bit of Leonard’s legacy is now practically in my backyard!   I’ll post again as soon as I see it!