To Boldly Go

Where only geeks have gone before.

Recognize the guy in the captain's seat? No? How about now? Oh, yeah. The hubster and his buddy (in the blue jacket) - spent the day at the Star Trek Tour in Long Beach. Dick's been a fan of Star Trek - and Star Wars and Battle Star Gallactica and every other sci-fi space geek show you can think of - for years. Having the tour's first stop almost in our backyard was just too much temptation.

And apparently he's not alone. On the weekends, the exhibit hall is packed with people. The 40,000 square foot dome that used to house the Spruce Goose is too small to hold all the exhibits; there are about 40 shipping containers full of trek-abilia that will be displayed in the tour's larger - 70,00 sq ft+ - venues. And the VIP packages, including the $1500 Q Pass, are completely sold out.

Lucky for me, all Dick brought home was these two pictures - photographic evidence of his geekness. His buddy also got a DVD of himself 'acting' with the cast, using blue screen technology. But both of them passed on the $30 'beam me up, Scotty' holographic photo.
Hey,Rachel, guess what? The tour is coming to Denver, so John can get his very own Trek photos to decorate your house too.