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Leonard Nimoy dead at 83: ‘Star Trek’ star lived long and prospered
New York Daily News ^ | 02/27/2015 | BY DAVID HINCKLEY

Posted on 02/27/2015 9:25:08 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Leonard Nimoy, who lived long and prospered, died Friday at his Los Angeles home.

The creator of Mr. Spock, television’s most beloved pointy-eared half-Vulcan, was 83 and had suffered for several years from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), which makes it difficult to breathe.

“I quit smoking 30 yrs ago,” he tweeted last week. “Not soon enough. I have COPD. Grandpa says, quit now!! LLAP.”

“LLAP” was Spock’s best-known catch phrase: Live long and prosper.

To many of his fans, Leonard Nimoy was a one-hit wonder.

One hit that lasted half a century.

Nimoy created the beloved Mr. Spock in the 1960s cult TV show “Star Trek” and brought him back to life in movies, sequels, cartoons and spinoffs for the rest of his life.

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KEYWORDS: copd; finalfrontier; hollywood; leonardnimoy; obituaries; obituary; startrek; sttos; thefinalfrontier
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To: SeekAndFind

RIP Mr. Spock.


41 posted on 02/27/2015 9:52:43 AM PST by Biggirl (2014 MIdterms Were BOTH A Giant Wave And Restraining Order)
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To: SeekAndFind
By far my favorite Trek character. A brilliant invention of Gene Rodenberry, brought to life by Leonard Nimoy. But let's not forget his one-man show of Vincent Van Gogh and his unique voiceovers and narrations.

Truly a show-business icon, and a black day for sci-fi fans.

42 posted on 02/27/2015 9:53:55 AM PST by IronJack
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To: Gator113
They will bring him back, they always do.

My concern is that they'll use Zachary Quinto as a stand-in for Spock like they did with Hayden Christensen for Anakin in the "reboot" Star Wars classics.

43 posted on 02/27/2015 9:56:36 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Rest in peace, Mr. Spock.
And Mr. Nimoy, thanks for entertaining my eternally Trekkie husband his whole life.


44 posted on 02/27/2015 9:57:20 AM PST by married21 ( As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I grew up on Star Trek reruns in the 80s. It helped mold my sci-fi and technology mind I I what I am today as an IT engineer. I’ll always cherish Spock, and his rendition of “If I Had A Hammer”.


45 posted on 02/27/2015 9:58:13 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

Leonard Nimoy’s version of Pete Seeger’s IF I HAD A HAMMER:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvoJQlhzHyU


46 posted on 02/27/2015 9:59:40 AM PST by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Thanks for the memories, Leonard, you were a great actor.............................


47 posted on 02/27/2015 9:59:48 AM PST by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)
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To: Michael.SF.

Thank you. That was an awful sentence in the article.


48 posted on 02/27/2015 9:59:56 AM PST by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: Karl Spooner

nicely done, thank you!


49 posted on 02/27/2015 9:59:58 AM PST by rhoda_penmark
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To: SeekAndFind
R.I.P....
50 posted on 02/27/2015 10:02:59 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: SeekAndFind

This sucks

RIP Mr. Nimoy you will be missed.


51 posted on 02/27/2015 10:04:00 AM PST by mowowie (`)
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To: SeekAndFind

I hope Mr. Nemoy rests in peace but, not being a Vulcan, I have mixed emotions about the whole “Star Trek” culture of progressive humanism.

“They worshiped and served created things... and because of this, God gave them over.”
—Romans 1:25+

When the Technocratic State-establishment becomes an object of worship, the enterprise’s multicultural poo is headed for the wind tunnel, again.


52 posted on 02/27/2015 10:04:05 AM PST by HLPhat (This space is intentionaly blank.)
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To: TomServo

A friend of mine recently and his widow had that speech printed in funeral card.


53 posted on 02/27/2015 10:04:49 AM PST by ClayinVA ("Those who don't remember history are doomed to repeat it")
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To: SeekAndFind
Sad day for us Trekkers and Trekkies. I can remember when Trek was on in Prime Time it was an event at our house. Friends from the neighborhood come over to watch, adults and kids. We were one of the few who had a color TV.

Then when I entered my high school years it became very popular as a syndicated show. My friends would all come to the house after school to watch on cable.

54 posted on 02/27/2015 10:05:15 AM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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To: SeekAndFind; Yehuda; Jeremiah Jr; left that other site; MeshugeMikey; cyn; 444Flyer; onyx
The days of "live long and prosper" have come to an end.

>>>In his autobiography I Am Not Spock, Nimoy wrote that he based it on the Priestly Blessing performed by Jewish Kohanim with both hands, thumb to thumb in this same position, representing the Hebrew letter Shin (ש), which has three upward strokes similar to the position of the thumb and fingers in the salute. The letter Shin here stands for El Shaddai, meaning "Almighty (God)". Nimoy wrote that when he was a child, his grandfather took him to an Orthodox synagogue. There he saw the blessing performed and was impressed by it.[1]<<<

Vulcan Salute

When the blessing of Abraham -- or nationhood -- is passed on, the name of God invoked is Shadai.<<

We see a pattern developing. When God blesses the patriarchs with many descendants, the name of God employed is Shadai. We should also note that the passages cited above constitute the only usage of this Divine Name until this point in the Torah.<<

Joseph From the Kabbalistic Perspective

55 posted on 02/27/2015 10:05:16 AM PST by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: phillyfanatic; All
One’s religion won't have any bearing on how we fare in the spiritual aferlife. If you've ever read any books detailing the experiences of those who died and were brought back to life, one’s religion was never brought up.
56 posted on 02/27/2015 10:09:11 AM PST by itssme
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To: SeekAndFind
I think it safe to say, we all grew up with Star Trek, in its origin and the various spinoffs.

And I think it safe to say, in his own language:

Mene sakhet ur seveh, Spock cha'Sarek.

57 posted on 02/27/2015 10:09:20 AM PST by Old Sarge (Its the Sixties all over again, but with crappy music...)
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To: SeekAndFind

RIP


58 posted on 02/27/2015 10:09:36 AM PST by headstamp 2
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To: Sybeck1

I do not know if you are old enough to remember DeForest Kelley always playing the gad guy in cowboy movies and series. He was usually a second to the star bad guy. ;-)


59 posted on 02/27/2015 10:09:54 AM PST by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I do?)
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To: SeekAndFind

60 posted on 02/27/2015 10:10:29 AM PST by Hatteras
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