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Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts) Fri Feb 27, 2015, 02:18 PM Feb 2015

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Leonard Nimoy - The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins

HAD to do this.

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Leonard Nimoy - The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins (Original Post) Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 OP

I was just about to... Hissyspit Feb 2015 #1

It HAD to be done. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #2

Yes, I was derelict to not have done it sooner. Hissyspit Feb 2015 #7

Me, too :) Panich52 Feb 2015 #10

I already posted it in one of the threads... malthaussen Feb 2015 #3

It was the first thing I thought of when I heard the news.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #14

Naw, he got work besides Trek malthaussen Feb 2015 #17

Perfect! Thank you, my dear Spitfire... CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2015 #4

Spock and Bilbo! yallerdawg Feb 2015 #5

This is what now passes for an icon central scrutinizer Feb 2015 #6

Love that vid, too. malthaussen Feb 2015 #8

Do you really think Nimoy would consider this to be a tribute or cringeworthy? Buzz Clik Feb 2015 #9

"You Are Not Alone" was an example. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #12

A tribute: Hissyspit Feb 2015 #13

A tribute with a wink and a cringe. Buzz Clik Feb 2015 #15

Of course. Hissyspit Feb 2015 #16

You beat me to it, man Scootaloo Feb 2015 #11

Fascinating zebonaut Feb 2015 #18

Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)

1. I was just about to...

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 02:30 PM

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Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

2. It HAD to be done.

Reply to Hissyspit (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 02:33 PM

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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)

7. Yes, I was derelict to not have done it sooner.

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 02:50 PM

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Panich52

(5,829 posts)

10. Me, too :)

Reply to Hissyspit (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 04:53 PM

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malthaussen

(17,216 posts)

3. I already posted it in one of the threads...

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 02:36 PM

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... it deserves a post of its own.

-- Mal

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

14. It was the first thing I thought of when I heard the news....

Reply to malthaussen (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 06:16 PM

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He tried to break out of that role for a long time before finally accepting it. He even wrote a book called, "I Am Not Spock". I can understand why. All he had to look forward to was conventions dedicated to a show in the 60s that was canceled after three seasons. Compare that to a show like "Bewitched" that ran for eight seasons. If it weren't for the movies he would have never worked again.

The ultimate example of typecasting.

malthaussen

(17,216 posts)

17. Naw, he got work besides Trek

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #14)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 06:43 PM

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He was on Mission Impossible for two years, replacing Martin Landau, and had a lot of work on big and little screens and on the boards as well. He is quoted as saying that after Trek, he never worried about work again. He was a little peeved for awhile at being typecast after Spock, but the Vulcan remained his favorite character.

20 years after the first book, he published vol 2 of his memoirs. I Am Spock. Go figger.

-- Mal

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,704 posts)

4. Perfect! Thank you, my dear Spitfire...

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 02:36 PM

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I needed the smile so much today...

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)

5. Spock and Bilbo!

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 02:37 PM

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Icons of the '60s.

And now, for the ages.

central scrutinizer

(11,662 posts)

6. This is what now passes for an icon

Reply to yallerdawg (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 02:47 PM

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malthaussen

(17,216 posts)

8. Love that vid, too.

Reply to central scrutinizer (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 02:55 PM

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They just don't make 'em like they used to.

-- Mal

Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)

9. Do you really think Nimoy would consider this to be a tribute or cringeworthy?

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 03:16 PM

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In an absolute sense, it is cringeworthy.

I guess it's also a fitting tribute to Nimoy's singing career.

Spitfire of ATJ

(32,723 posts)

12. "You Are Not Alone" was an example.

Reply to Buzz Clik (Reply #9)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 06:04 PM

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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)

13. A tribute:

Reply to Buzz Clik (Reply #9)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 06:06 PM

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017248131

If you haven't seen the commercial, watch it all the way through.

Buzz Clik

(38,437 posts)

15. A tribute with a wink and a cringe.

Reply to Hissyspit (Reply #13)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 06:26 PM

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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)

16. Of course.

Reply to Buzz Clik (Reply #15)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 06:29 PM

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Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

11. You beat me to it, man

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 04:56 PM

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zebonaut

(3,688 posts)

18. Fascinating

Reply to Spitfire of ATJ (Original post)

Fri Feb 27, 2015, 08:29 PM

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