Comments on: Con Report: Star Trek New Jersey 2009

By: Yellow Alert

Yellow Alert — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:29:03 +0000

My first Trek convention and had a blast!!
Kate Mulgrew was incredible. She’s not only a class act, but absolutely hysterical.
Extremely friendly during the photo ops. She took the time to chat with me. I had 2 tix to get her auto and 4 items. Couldn’t make up my mind what I wanted signed… she signed it all!
Can’t wait for next year. Hope she comes back.

By: The Weary Professor

The Weary Professor — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:39:22 +0000

51: Did you bring Micky?

I’ve never been much of a drinker., but by all means feel free to indulge Any would-be inebriates can name the place for a 2010 pre-con get-together if that aspect is key. I’m just hoping to have a casual chat and laugh fest with a few dozen or more like-minded fans, whether it be Diet Coke or Romulan Ale that’s flowing. I can even be the Designated Helmsman.

By: Treknut

Treknut — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:01:30 +0000

We could meet at the Rattlesnack Ranch – Just down the road. Know the bartenders well there. When we weren’t at the hotel we were there this past weekend.

By: AJ

AJ — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:40:24 +0000

49:

Weary Professor:

If I am in the NYC area (currently live), I’m in.

It’d be nice to get Trekmovie to send someone over. We east-coasters are not chopped liver, you know. Nimoy from Boston, Shatner from Montreal, Bob O’Reilly from the Big Apple, Suzie Plakson from Buffalo, we should be counted.

Though, if you’re local, find us a better bar!

By: The Weary Professor

The Weary Professor — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:37:21 +0000

48:

Really? That’s pretty cool. I wish I had known. My 19 year old daughter is a huge Monkees fan (I raised her right) and she still kicks herself for not being able to go with me to the Chiller con to see him in April. If I knew he was at the bar I would have brought her along to say hi.

By the way, what say next year all of us east coast-based fans try to arrange a get-together before the con like the one they just had out west before the Vegas show? From the trekmovie report it sounded like a fun time. Since I literally live 15 minutes from the Parsippany Hilton I’d be happy to help with some of the organizational details.

By: Treknut

Treknut — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:25:39 +0000

Hello Weary:
The real Mickey was at the bar all weekend resting between performances elsewhere in the area. An interesting contrast to the con guests.

By: Leeann

Leeann — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:24:12 +0000

I had not been to a convention in 28 yrs.!!!
Parsnippy NJ will always rule!
and NO I never call it persnickity nj …
I am still laughing at finally getting J.Billingsley to tell me just one tiny spoiler;^) from TrueBlood.
Thank goodness the StarFleet honor was there when I misplaced my beloved S.T. cup(ok ,ok I got it from TacoBell ) and mine was working too when I found those misplaced autograph ticks.
Everyone was wonderful except for the S.T.Jedi(d*** poking light saber).

By: AJ

AJ — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:08:20 +0000

The cons are great experiences, and if you can catch the stars outside of the their assigned areas, it’s always fun.

By: Jim Nightshade

Jim Nightshade — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:27:24 +0000

We were at a Breakfast at the Vegas con in 06 with Takei, Koeniq and Grace Lee Whitney….Takei was awesome very friendly let us take a picture with him, Grace said no because Creation told them they should only get pix taken in the pay for pix area….and Walter Koeniq was fairly ill…he just sat there hardly talked to anyone was kinda even not sitting upright all the way…( all teh trek fans around us whispered he had some illness but no one knew anything) At the convention he came out on stage with much energy and vigor maybe he was saving all his strength for being on stage. Later we got our pix taken with Koeniq, Takei and Nichelle Nichols—Takei in his usual exuberbert voice declared as soon as he saw us, I REMEMBER YOU. WE HAD BREAKFAST TOGETHER. HELLO AGAIN…haha…My gal sheri was delighted he remembered us and was so nice! That was our first and so far only convention have not been able to afford another as of yet….so everybody have fun for us while you are there and tell us all about so we can live vicariously through you! HEHEH

By: The Weary Professor

The Weary Professor — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:08:09 +0000

43:

Just curious–What’s with the Micky Dolenz references here and in post 12? Did someone at the bar resemble him?

I actually saw Micky for real at that same Parsippany Hilton when he did the Chiller Theater convention back in April. He signed autographs in the “pit area” by the bar all three days and played five songs at the concert/party on Saturday night. Michael Dorn and Walter Koenig were at the same con, although since it wasn’t primarily a Trek crowd they had almost nobody on their lines at all. It gave me a nice chance to have a conversation with Walter.