James Doohan goes to the Final Frontier

I was never a big Star Trek fan, except for maybe the Next Generation Klingons and the Borg, and some of the hotties that graced the crews of the USS starfleet (maybe more of a fan than I think I am), but I always liked Scotty, he was pretty cool. Shame he went out with Alzheimers, but maybe it wasn't so bad in the end. You did a job holding her together.
 
A Scotty story from an interview I once read. Steve McQueen made a movie called The Hunter, as I recall. The movie was based on a real person who was a modern day bounty hunter. It seems that Scotty lived next door to this guy. The bounty hunter asked Scotty if he wanted to go on a capture. There were no details but Doohan went with him and said he was never more frightened in his life. Adios, Scotty, RIP
 
She just couldn't take any more. Good-bye Scotty, you have been good company for many, many years; and, will remain so for a great deal more.

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RIP
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"I'm given 'er all she's got, Captain!"

R.I.P. Scotty. :(
 
Adios Scotty, Maybe you can find another bottle of 75yr old scotch to tide
you on your journey.
 
R. I. P. Scotty. The Enterprise just wouldn't have been the same without ol' Scotty to keep her together with spit and glue and duct-tape. He was one of my favorites, among a list of awesome characters. I'll bet everyone in America has said "Beam me up Scotty," at least once.
 
He told a story in the documentary Trekkies, about a fan that he likely helped prevent from becoming suicidal. He seemed like a genuinely good man, as well as an entertaining actor.

Rest in peace.
 
Poor guy, I was raised on Star Trek beta tapes. I remember recently reading that Kirk never said "Beam me up, Scotty." Interesting to think it ended up being the line that contributed most to his fame. I also remember that my favorite Far Side comic had a frame showing the lean James Doohan surrounded by tribbles and another frame showing the much more heavyset older version, with the caption "What really happened to the tribbles" or something to that effect. :D He joins DeForest Kelly in the regular characters of Star Trek who have died. :(
 
Had the pleasure of sitting down with him and chatting over a few beers. Kind of hard to talk to him without Scotty's accent. Great storyteller and just a decent individual. Actually seemed interested in hearing about our lives and what our interests were. Nice friendly guy. RIP Sir.
 
Just read that his family has made arrangements to have his remains shot up into space. Fitting.

RIP
 
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