Can't get enough of Nimoy

In April, I posted the Sales Lesson #31 from the Handbook of Sales and Science Fiction on the blog.

Instead of doing it again, I'm just going to include a link back to that post:  http://salesandscifi.weebly.com/blog/a-sales-lesson-from-shatner-and-nimoy

The reason that I'm revisiting the sales lesson derived from the careers of William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy is that I recently came across a photo (above) that my wife at the Las Vegas Star Trek convention in 2009.  It was really an incredible experience to see these two old friends on stage together chatting about life, the universe and everything.  And Nimoy was really nice to my daughter during the Q&A.  Zachary Quinto was there, too... how's that for cool?

While the Trek Con was the only time I've seen Shatner in person (so far, that is... he's scheduled to be at the Reno WizardWorld ComicCon, so fingers crossed, knock on wood, ptui-ptui), Nimoy sightings have been more frequent here in the Reno-Tahoe area. 

But in January, Leonard Nimoy announced that he is suffering from a lung disease resulting from years of smoking.  Coupled with the fact that he apparently sold his Tahoe house earlier this year, I think it's likely that we won't be seeing as much of him as before.

Nimoy has been a good neighbor to the Tahoe region, a source of pride and inspiration for those of us in the Jewish community, and a science fiction icon (and not just for his work on Trek).

So here's to Leonard Nimoy; l'chaim, and thanks for everything.