RIP James Doohan (1920-2005)

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GUNRUNNER

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:21 PM

:(
James Doohan AKA “Scotty” of Star Trek died of pneumonia today at 5:30 a.m. in his Redmond, Washington home.

Beam him up.

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CALLMESERENITY

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:25 PM

Oooh. So sad. I will miss him. Scotty was my favourite on the original Star Trek.

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KNIBBLET

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:36 PM

My favorite Scotty moment was in TNG when he was advising Geordie on how to handle Captains.

"... You dinna tell him how much time it would really take?!? .... How do you expect them to see you as a miracle worker if you tell them how much time it's really gonna take?!?"

Words to that effect anyway. I roared laughing that Scotty pulled to wool over Kirk's eyes for all those years.

*raising glass* Here's to you, Jimmy.

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STILLSHINY

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:43 PM

sad. His was one of the greatest Sci-Fi characters ever.

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GREEKTOOMEY

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:48 PM

Damn, that sucks.

Well, he had a good run, at any rate.

CALLMESERENITY

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:49 PM

Ha! I remember that, Knibblet. So funny! He was always a riot.

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CHRISISALL

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:50 PM

Myself and a couple of friends had the supreme luck of running into Mr. Doohan at a bar during a ST covention in NYC some years back. We had a drink with him, and he was all funny and friendly. A sweet guy.

Here's to ya, James!

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SIMONWHO

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:06 PM

Someone people only had nice things to say about. Did you know he invented the Klingon language too?

NAKEDANDARTICULATE

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:08 PM

Never was a huge fan,but it is a sad day for sci-fi fans around the world.R.I.P.

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TALLGRRL

Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:12 PM

James Doohan, RIP
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2005/07/20/s
tate/n083804D77.DTL

I'm sure he knew how many people loved Scotty and were inspired by him.
One of my favourite ST:TNG episodes features Scotty and I sometimes employ what I call "The Scotty Principle". ("... You dinna tell him how much time it would really take?!? .... How do you expect them to see you as a miracle worker if you tell them how much time it's really gonna take?!?")

Beam him up, indeed.
Thanks James.

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