The night of
September 8, 1966, was hot, sultry, and humid in Houston. My sister and I were
in our home at 5715 Belarbor Avenue. We were in her room and watching a
portable television. At 8:00 in the evening on channel two (NBC) a new series
called Star Trek premiered. Its star was a 37-year-old actor from Montreal,
Canada named William Shatner. He was not a big name. He had worked regularly in
television.
The series premiere was mesmerizing. It was
about a shape-shifting alien who could take on the appearance of anyone to lure
humans to come close. The alien would attach itself to the human and suck out
all the salt in the victim's body. Death of the victim would follow. Little did
we know that a revolution was starting. It is still with us 55 years later.
William Shatner is still with us. He is
"90-years young." At 7:00 AM Pacific time, he will lift off in a Blue
Origin Shephard rocket for a 15-minute suborbital flight. He will truly
"go where few men and women have gone before." Captain Kirk,
Godspeed!!
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