A little rant on William Shatner.

So I got to thinking.

I know I don't publish much here, but I thought I would pay whoever reads this a visit, with a brand new post. But. What to talk about? Oh yeah.

William Shatner.

Probably the only thing worth talking about his his little "I am Canadian" thing he did for Just For Laughs in 2000. I found it on my computer one day and somehow made a point to memorize it since I couldn't find it anywhere else that wasn't a link for You Tube. I didn't want You Tube.

How about a little bio first?

* Born: Montreal, 1931

* Lives: Los Angeles and a horse farm in Kentucky

* 1951: Moved to Ottawa to join the Canadian Repertory Theatre

* First movie: The Brothers Karamazov (1958)

* First TV series: For The People (1965 -- it lasted one season)

* Star Trek series: 1966-69

* Star Trek Movies: Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979);
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982);
The Search for Spock (1984);
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986);
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989);
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (VI);
Star Trek: Generations (1994)

* Other movies: Airplane II (1982);
Loaded Weapon I (1993);
Tekwar (1994), which Shatner also wrote.

* Other TV series: TJ Hooker (1982-87), Rescue 911 (1987-97)


Hey, I'm not a Starfleet Commander or T. J. Hooker.
I don't live on Starship NCC dash 170 - - - or own a phaser.
I don't know anyone named Bones...Sulu... or Spock.
And no, I've never had Green Alien Sex -- although I'm sure it would be quite an evening. ;)
I speak English.
And French.
NOT Klingon!
I drink Labatt's, not Romulan Ale!
And when someone says to me, 'Live long and prosper,' I seriously mean it when I say 'Get a life!'

My doctor's name is not McCoy, it's Ginsberg.
And Tribbles were puppets! Not real animals!! Puppets!!!
And when I speak, I never, ever, talk like. Every. Word. Is. Its. Own. Sentence!

I live in California, but I was raised in Montreal.
I believe in Priceline Dot Com, where you never have to pay full price for airline tickets, hotels and car rentals.
I have appeared on stage at Stratford, Carnegie Hall, Albert Hall and at the Monkland Theatre in NDG (Notre Dame de Grace).
And yes, I've gone where no man has gone before....


.....But I was in Mexico and her father gave me permission!!

My name is William Shatner and I AM CANADIAN."



That is all.