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William Shatner was attacked in the media and Twitter for not being able to attend Leonard Nimoy's funeral. Never one to back down from a controversy Shatner fired back and invited his followers to chime in. It was a mixed bag of support and chiding.                                                   Shatner had already explained he couldn't attend the funeral because of a prior commitment to do a fundraiser for the Red Cross in Florida. His daughters went to Nimoy's services on his behalf. For the so called legitimate press that commented on this matter the only thing an intelligent person can say is it must have been a really slow newsday. I'm sure there's real news to be reported. Isn't there? Shatner made a decision to honor his commit...

As I publish today's missives I have just heard the news of the death of Leonard Nimoy. The 83 year old actor, director and photographer had been ill for a little while and had officially retired, this does not suppress the shock of losing one of the worlds most well known faces. Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek has permeated every corner of our human society. Even those who have never watched any of the episodes can and do quote the notable phrases and everyone knows about a certain Vulcan named Spock. Although Nimoy took a lot of heat for his mid seventies book "I Am Not Spock", in which he tries to illustrate the fact that he was an actor simply playing a part and was more than that. Many felt it was a dig at the series. It wasn't and over thirty years later he would publish a memoir entitled "I Am Spock", displaying a calm and a complete circle of understanding that it was a positive thing after all. Nimoy would go on to resurrect Spock, literally, ...