RIP Leonard Nimoy

I read this earlier on CNN and it made perfect sense.  Nimoy, through Spock, was such a part of our lives growing up.  I read this and it sort of drives it home. He was beloved in a way that I think few truly are... or likely ever will again.

"I had an embarrassing experience once, many years ago," he told the NY Times in 2009, "I was invited to go to Caltech and was introduced to a number of very brilliant young people who were working on interesting projects. ... And they'd say to me, 'What do you think?' Expecting me to have some very sound advice. And I would nod very quietly and very sagely I would say, 'You're on the right track.' "

and I could imagine it made their day... I'm sure even today they still remember that as clear as if it happened yesterday.  Hard to say why it the news of his death hits so hard, it has for many of us, so I can assume we all feel it, even if it is hard or simply impossible to put into words. He was a common part of many of our childhoods, and wants to get deep, part of our upbringings, a part of us I suppose. Thus there is a feeling of loss felt deeper than a mere celebrity or even musician. bah..


Edited by micky - February 27 2015 at 16:20

I think that is exactly it Ivan, he was a part of our childhoods, such a good part. Much like the whole series itself which had such positive message, even if not fully understood as young viewers.

presdoug wrote: The original series of Star Trek was a VERY important part of my formative years, and the main characters were real heros to me as a young boy in the late 1960s, and it's appeal never wore off, and never will! RIP, Leonard Nimoy.

Edited by Rick Robson - February 27 2015 at 17:26

Oh man, he was great in whatever Trek stuff he set foot in, plus it's always a blast to put on those old episodes of In Search Of... and hear him talk about history's mysteries and the paranormal ramblings of the day.

Oh Lenny, you will so be missed.

You were and were not Spock.   Always.

One of my favorite stories is how when his father would take him to Temple the priests (kohen) would do a sacred blessing, and Lenny was required to keep his eyes closed--  but one day he peeked and saw the priests holding their hands in a strange configuration ;

 




Edited by Atavachron - February 27 2015 at 20:35

Sitting on the basement floor with the lights off, watching Trek with my brother.  The theme song still evokes those memories very strongly. 




A sad exchange at the office today.

Coworker 1:  Oh wow, Leonard Nimoy died

Coworker 2: Who's Leonard Nimoy?

Coworker 3: Oh, he's some guy they mention on Big Bang a lot. 


 

I've been face booking his memory all day. Such a legend, a beautiful person lost to the galaxy.
RIP and LLAP Leonard Nimoy.

Edited by AtomicCrimsonRush - February 28 2015 at 00:56

I forgot yesterday to ask here if someone knows who composed that music played at the end of each Star Trek episode, I'd be grateful, it's stuck on my memory like if I had heard it today...

Finnforest wrote: His final message on Twitter on Sunday, time-stamped at 11:36 p.m. Pacific Time, said: “A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP.”

that was very touching.. it reminded me yesterday of something that affected me profoundly when younger. One of my handful of favorite movie scenes EVER.

just watching it now...  the hairs are standing up straight on the back of my neck. So very poignant and cuts to the heart of our own mortalities.