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The Daily Scrapbook: 3/12/13 (August 1978) “Nimoy Shoots Down Myths about Mr. Spock”

Posted on March 12, 2013 | Leave a comment

Here’s today’s Flashback:  From August 29th and September 10, 1978 –First Nimoy replies to the many fabrications made about Spock over the years, and a quick blurb about how security was tightened for the movie after blueprints were stolen.   I especially like how Nimoy reminds those not familiar with Spock that the character is NOT cold and unemotional, just trained to hide his emotions, which I’m sure isn’t easy for a half-human! V2-013 Complete

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The Daily Scrapbook 3/11/13 From 1978, More Trek Movie News, Blueprints Stolen!

Posted on March 11, 2013 | Leave a comment

Here’s Today’s flashback:  From August 1978, It appears in the ’70’s, fans couldn’t wait for spoilers either. A merchandiser promoting artwork for the Trek movie stole the actual blueprints for the (then) new Enterprise and attempted to sell copies to fans at $75 a pop! That wasn’t nice!   He was caught. Wonder whatever happened to him?  Also, a 1975  Seventeen Magazine asks “Who’s Cool?” and suggests Mr. Spock vs. The Fonz. V2-012

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The Daily Scrapbook 3/8/13 — Star Trek Lives Again!

Posted on March 8, 2013 | 2 comments

V2-011A V2-011B V2-011CHere’s today’s flashback: From 1987, a colorful blurb from a movie magazine announcing the return of Star Trek, including archival publicity stills. Kirk looks especially wistful here – “Oh constellation globe, only you understand me!”

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The Daily Scrapbook 3/7/13 — July 11.1978, ‘A Galaxy of Gastronomic Goodies’

Posted on March 7, 2013 | Leave a comment

Here’s today’s flashback:  From July 11, 1978 “Star Trek: A Galaxy of Gastronomic Goodies”.   These excerpts from a Star Trek cookbook were posted in our weekly Food section. Mind you, this was in the dark pre-internet days when our two local newspapers had money and space to print entire sections dedicated to frivolous things like Food, and Lifestyle, something never done anymore. (they’re lucky to still have a small Sunday berth).  And someone in the culinary field figured out how to make a quick buck by slapping the Star Trek name on not-too-other worldly dishes.  Entitled The Official Star Trek Cooking Manual,  the authors claim that the recipes were written by Nurse Chapel herself, and creates Vulcan and Klingon delicacies, as well as some uniform- expanding corn pudding for Captain Kirk.  Since many newspapers were owned by Gannet, a similar article appeared in my Aunt’s New Jersey Food section for Romulan Cookies that she sent me around the same time, added below. Although cleverly created, I wonder if some of these don’t make a good case for food replicators –Fruit and Meat Soup?  😛 V2-010 complete V2-010 Romulan recipe

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The Daily Scrapbook 3/6/13 — (1978) Postcards from from the edge…of Trekdom

Posted on March 6, 2013 | Leave a comment

Here’s today’s flashback: from 1978, some Nimoy-centric Trek postcards. I honestly don’t know where I acquired these, but I was happy to have them at the time.  I typed little captions just in case there was anyone in the 1970’s who didn’t know who Mr. Spock was.    By the way, I always liked the  Roman soldier bust in the center card — it was used in several episodes, and I wish I could find one like it.  I suspect it was a common decorative home piece.  No luck on eBay yet – any ideas where it came from?V2-09D1 V2-09D2

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The Daily Scrapbook 3/5/13–Toni was There!

Posted on March 5, 2013 | Leave a comment

Here’s today’s flashback: Another recap article about the ST:TMP Press Conference., and this time “TONI WAS THERE!”.   I have no idea who Toni was, but she was definitely THERE!  I do love the old publicity picture on Page One though, with Mr. Kyle (John Winston) sniggering in the corner.  On the final page here is the remainder of the article, along with more  snippets and bits of other articles. Nimoy mentions the riskiest thing he’s ever done.  On the final page here is the remainder of the article, along with more  snippets and bits of other articles. Nimoy mentions the riskiest thing he’s ever done.

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The Daily Scrapbook 3/4/13 ‘On the Set of Invasion of the Body Snatchers’

Posted on March 4, 2013 | 1 comment

Here’s today’s flashback:  From Starlog Magazine, May 1978, a look behind the scenes on location for the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers with director Phillip Kaufman, Donald Sutherland, Kevin McCarthy and Leonard Nimoy.   Up to this point I had never seen the original Invasion… and would not see it until those things called VCR’s were more common, but once I saw the original it became one of my fave sci-fi films of all time.  I thought this version was very well done too, (and definitely more terrifying) but I haven’t seen in in a ages. I’ll have to rent it sometime.  V2-06

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The Daily Scrapbook 3/1/13 Star Trek Report from Starlog Magazine

Posted on March 1, 2013 | 4 comments

Here’s today’s flashback:  From March of 1978, the official confirmation article form the beloved Starlog Magazine (the ultimate geek periodical of the time giving us the final rundown of the press conference for the upcoming Star Trek: The Motion Picture. (that was an awful title, wasn’t it?  They should have called it V’Ger Unleashed or something else!)  Anyway, Nimoy explains here that his long awaited casting as Spock was delayed because the communication “between Paramount and Vulcan was very slow”  😉 , and Shatner, when asked it if will be hard to recreate Kirk after 9 years, paraphrases the great Spencer Tracy* “You take a deep breath and say the words.”

Trekkies could always rely on Starlog to bring them the latest news.  This piece was written by Susan Sackett, a writer and associate to Gene Roddenberry well known to Trek fans (I think I have a letter from her someplace).

V2-05A V2-05B*Shatner was blessed to work with Spencer Tracy in Judgment at Nuremburg

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The Daily Scrapbook:2/28/13 — May1978– See You in the Funny Papers –A Trek Newspaper Comic!

Posted on February 28, 2013 | 1 comment

Here’s Today’s Flashback: From May of 1978, an article about the upcoming  Star Trek daily newspaper comic by Mandala productions, the same company that had produced (in an era before widespread videos)  the 12 “Fotonovels” of the original Star Trek series.   I actually owned all 12 Fotonovels (the most dog-eared being the ‘All Our Yesterdays’ volume) but sold them a few years ago on eBay.   Anyway, I can’t recall if our local paper got the original series Star Trek Comic, but we did get one based on the 1st movie.
Also keeping in the ‘funny’ range, another “Grin and Bear It” Sunday comic dealing with female astronauts, and a clipping from who knows where detailing some scenes from the famous Star Trek Blooper reels.  (I always liked to keep my scrapbook pages along theme lines).

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The Daily Scrapbook 2/27/13 (March 28, 1978) Star Trek Crew set for $15 Million Movie Blast-Off

Posted on February 27, 2013 | 4 comments

Here’s today’s Flashback:  From March 28, 1978, an article (from all things) The Star tabloid — a real full color article on the launch of the Trek movie (a feature less common then than it is now).  You can see the estimate for the movie was 15 million dollars, I believe when it was all finished it came to something like 40 million (but I’ll have to check my facts).  You’ll note that as ever the picky Trekkie, I was always on top of clerical errors in these old articles, here noting that Grace Lee Whitney was mis-identified as  Christine Chapel, even as the real Chapel, Majel Barrett is standing at left in big picture, you can see my teenage scrawl identifying her in the margin, as well as  the mis-caption of the lower right hand pic, and cross outs of other mistakes involving Waler Koenig and Grace.  And the flashback is naturally backward too! Oh these Trek amateurs!  At least Grace looks ecstatic, probably hoping that this would bring back some good work.  I always liked Grace, a crime she was screwed over in the original production because Gene wanted Kirk to have more space babes!

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