"DADDY, DADDY, STAR TRACK IS ON!"

In those far-off long-ago Happy Days
of the sixties, when the girls were out
burning their bras, my dear little
sons were growing up.

One TV show that they watched OVER &
OVER...and I watched it with them at
times...was STAR TREK! (Not to mention
their other big favorite: "Daddy,Daddy,
'THE BAGINIAN' is on!" Wed.nights.)

I, being an older fellow.... after a while
tired of seeing those weird, unbelievable
critters on the tube..."WHERE NO MAN
HAS YET GONE..." Swoosh....

It will surprise you to know that our
dear little boys (as we approach our
63 Wedding Anniversary Monday,
February 17) are now 62 and 56

Oh, oh, ..but the rest of the story is:
At all family gatherings, any time of
the year, when the  food is devoured
and the banter and talk all done...they
wind up (knowing TV outlets  I never
heard of) --watching "Star Track" on 24
HOUR Star Trek Channels.

Episodes they've seen a half-dozen
times...each one.

And I feel a little left-out...and a little
bored....because of all the weird stuff
those shows had....and the worst part
is perhaps the fact---that the boys
can recite the dialogue verbatim along
with the characters...and do it offhand.

Okay, I'll admit Spock's ears still
fascinate me, as well as that beautiful
Lt. Uhura with the eight-inch-
tall hairdo. (Are there Beauty Shops
in space?)

Most of the interesting people who
were protagonists in that old show
are now gone...except Capt. Kirk
who never seems to age...and we
remember Scotty and the others
fondly.
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This book about STAR TREK recently
surfaced in our garage library, as we
undertook a vast down-sizing effort
of our books. I never read it all...but
it will go to one of the sons to keep
and cherish...and they may argue,
as to whom.
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MIL
15 FEBRUARY 2020'