Comments on: Preview of 25th Summer TrekFest – TOS Stars (and TrekMovie) Headed To Riverside, Iowa

By: K410

K410 — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:22:12 +0000

It was really cool to stumble upon you! I’m from Vulcan Alberta where we have Our anual Spok days and Galaxy fest. We almost had the new movie premier but we were short the required facilities. I found you researching some “Trek” murals that I may paint this summer. If ever I get down your way I’ll have to stop for a visit!

By: Allen Huffman

Allen Huffman — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:36:53 +0000

For anyone curious, photos of the town and Kirk locations (future birthplace, future “conception place” and the museum) are here:

http://www.disneyfans.com/photos/OtherPlaces/Iowa/TrekFest2009

I will be updating with more after the event. Also, I have posted a YouTube video montage of the town as well (though the USS Riverside is in dry dock somewhere being refurbished, so I have yet to see it).

http://www.youtube.com/allenhuffman

By: RomulanCommander

RomulanCommander — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:44:22 +0000

The real Riverside is in California………..

By: Iowagirl

Iowagirl — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:25:48 +0000

#34

Yesss, THIS is the screen I wanna see! :) Thanks, my friend.

By: Shatner_Fan_Prime

Shatner_Fan_Prime — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:18:38 +0000

A little something for Iowagirl:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/90509396@N00/3312511719

;-)

By: Iowagirl

Iowagirl — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:36:05 +0000

#2
Klingt fast genauso gut! :D

#8
Me too – I bet you it still looks like Shatner. :D

#28
How I wish we could meet and talk about absent friends…;-)

Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make it as I’m from Germany – I only live in Iowa in my mind…

#32
I am here, Beloved!

Iowa, my spiritual home, future home of the one and only Kirk is waiting for me, I know – one day, I’m gonna fly my shuttle on The Voyage Home. You’re coming with me?

By: GarySeven

GarySeven — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 05:01:57 +0000

Where’s my wife in all this? Where are you,
IOWAGirl?

By: RaymondJ

RaymondJ — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:49:42 +0000

Last September my 14yo cousin and I were driving cross-country, and we excitedly made a diversion to see Riverside. Sad to say we were terribly disappointed. The townspeople we spoke with seemed disinterested in Trek. While I enjoyed the constitution class starship, we were never told of a Captain Kirk statue or of the pictured birth sign, both of which I would have liked to have seen.

There was a small gift-shop/museum in town where I could see some Trek items through the window, but it was only open one day a week. All in all, it was a long way to drive for very little to see.

By: King Zooropa

King Zooropa — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:00:44 +0000

It still strikes me as cool when I see George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, and Walter Koenig going out to these kind of events. They have not only embraced their peculiar stardom, but have made wholehearted attempts to be as accessible as possible to the people (i.e. us, the fans) that helped turn them into living legends. Bravo and kudos to them for being there for the fans.

– KZ

By: Smitty™

Smitty™ — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:41:45 +0000

According to Dax in Trials and Tribble-lations Leonard McCoy was an alumnus of the University of Mississippi aka Ole Miss!

I wish more was made of that!

True not exactly a birthplace, a cool deal for my home state anyway!

-cs™