I do my best to avoid talking about bad news here on this blog. But the tragedy in Orlando at The Pulse Nightclub is one of those things I simply cannot ignore. Over 300 people went to a nightclub to dance, interact and have a good time with other kindred spirits. 49 of them […]
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For those of you who missed the #DeForestKelley Q&A sessions on January 10th and June 11th, here’s a treasure trove for you: all of my answers to fans’ questions, all in one place, including the name of the fan who asked each question. ENJOY! (Thank you to Lisa Twining Taylor and Rod Janpol for your
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You Can Go Home Again After the DeForest Kelley Q & A Facebook gathering on Saturday, June 11th (the 17th anniversary of his passing), I decided to break out the remastered STAR TREK DVDs that Anne Richardson sent me years ago to watch “a couple” of my favorite episodes that featured Dr. McCoy prominently.
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In the next few weeks, I’ll be able to give you a definite launch date for the audio book version of DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best. My friend (and yours, too, I’ll bet!) Rod Janpol is an audio tech in addition to being
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If not for a question I couldn’t answer back in 2000, “DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best” probably would never have been written. When DeForest Kelley’s biographer Terry Lee Rioux asked me, “How did you go from being a fan–on the outermost reaches
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DeForest Kelley passed away in 1999. Still, every year, faithfully, Trek fans and western fans turn out in droves to extol the man’s virtues, excellence as an actor, and supreme wonderfulness as a human being, as well they should. The main reason I wrote DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest
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I’ve extended the book launch campaign to January 21st for four reasons. First, the three-hour Q&A session yesterday was so much fun that we decided we should offer it again next Sunday. Second, most of the people who bought the enhanced/extended book this weekend (and didn’t own the original 2001 edition) hadn’t
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5 Reasons You Should Be Talking About DeForest Kelley Again Reason #5: Millions of today’s #StarTrek fans weren’t alive when #DeForestKelley became the first Dr. McCoy and may not know a thing about him or why his memory is so clear and dear to you. (My 12 year old grandniece had no clue until
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This week’s #DeForestKelley Tuesday Teaser Question is… Which fan club president’s purse was snatched and hidden by #DeForestKelley to freak her out? Excerpt from DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best. Join the pre-launch fun and the launch here on January 8th: https://www.facebook.com/events/899275163482654/
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3 Ways DeForest Kelley is Still Making the World a Better Place Actor #DeForestKelley passed away on June 11, 1999 but his portrayal of Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy in the original #StarTrek television and motion picture series’ continues to impact the world in medical clinics, hospitals and other places across the globe. His Legacy
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