SFC SB 03 Connection Starbase 03 covers the states of: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming and to the north, all of Canada. Starbase 03 Connection is dedicated to and written by the ships/chapters and its members in this region. Any SFC member in the region can submit an article for publication. Captains, you are encouraged to use the Ship Logs section to showcase your chapter. Tell everyone about your chapter’s promotions, events you attended or just what you’ve been up to for the last month as a group. The articles do not have to be any particular length and how much detail you give is entirely up to you. Add a picture or two if you’d like. Members, you are encouraged to send in articles or art work for the Shore-Leave section. These articles can be about anything you wish and the length of each article is entirely up to you. Give as much or as little detail as you wish. You’re welcome to send a picture or two if you’d like. Submissions (or questions) should be sent to: [email protected]Articles/submissions are due by the 20 th of each month. Articles should be sent in the form of a WORD DOCUMENT, but we can also work with an email. The month runs from the 20 th of the previous month to the 20 th of the present month.) The newsletter is published in the last week of each month, in an effort to keep the information new and current. In this issue you will find: Editor’s Comments Ship Logs Shore Leave Fan Fiction and the Interactive Quadrant.
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SFC SB 03 Connection
Starbase 03 covers the states of: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming and to the north, all of Canada.
Starbase 03 Connection is dedicated to and written by the ships/chapters and its members in
this region. Any SFC member in the region can submit an article for publication.
Captains, you are encouraged to use the Ship Logs section to showcase your chapter. Tell everyone about your chapter’s promotions, events you attended or just what you’ve been up to for the last month as a group. The articles do not have to be any particular length and how much detail you give is entirely up to you. Add a picture or two if you’d like. Members, you are encouraged to send in articles or art work for the Shore-Leave section. These articles can be about anything you wish and the length of each article is entirely up to you. Give as much or as little detail as you wish. You’re welcome to send a picture or two if you’d like.
Articles/submissions are due by the 20th of each month. Articles should be sent in the form of a WORD DOCUMENT, but we can also work with an email. The month runs from the 20th of the previous month to the 20th of the present month.) The newsletter is published in the last week of each month, in an effort to keep the information new and current.
(Adam Nimoy, visiting his father Leonard, on the TOS
set on Father’s day)
Remember those in Oklahoma in your prayers and thoughts and if you have a chance to assist, please do. The Red Cross is a good place to start if you’re unsure what to do.
Ship Logs
USS Mighty Mississippi 201151-A Rose Compton Davenport, IA.
The crew has been busy this month as we continue to collect for Domestic Violence Shelters in
Iowa. We hosted a “Star Trek; Into Darkness” movie premiere at the new Fridley Palms
Theatres in Muscatine IA. Kudo’s go out to Alex Haugen, the medical officer aboard Mighty M,
for his tireless efforts in setting up and pulling together this event. We welcome 2 new
members from the event and are happy to report that a good time was had by all. After
working the event all afternoon, we then got to view a kick-butt Star Trek movie in 3-D with the
Atmos-experience. This Captain can honestly say that she’s never seen that many speakers in
one room at the same time. Joining us for the event were members of SFC’s Thompson Ship
Yard, Coal Valley IL., USS Lobo, Moline IL., USS Riverside and Ring of Fire Fleet.
Trek Tidbit: Did you know? Ed Ciccarone
Rock and roll legend Iggy Pop appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode “The
Magnificent Ferengi.” DS9 executive producer Ira Stephen Behr is an Iggy Pop fan, and recruited
him to play the role of Vorta overseer Yelgrun. As always, Trek rocks!
SB 03 Shore-Leave
An Out of this World Experience Nancy Bailey SB03: Montreal, QC.
On the last week-end of April, I had the privilege to share an out of this world experience. More than one actually! I took my 11 year old niece to the new Montreal Planetarium where we saw two shows. On the first one, we are asked to take off our shoes (really!) and to lie down on bean bags. We were staring out at a dome screen with trees and the stars - like we were camping in the woods. There, the first adventure begins. We see shooting stars, comets, asteroids and we explore the galaxy. The floor shakes as two heavenly bodies collide (and I mean rocks!). It was a great presentation. We then went to the more traditional show where we were shown the 2 planets that could be seen by the naked eye that night and how to identify the different constellations. My niece was ecstatic! The following day was her birthday party/sleepover. It was everything you can expect of a good party: laughter, games, food and of course, presents. On Sunday, I was responsible for driving half the birthday party to the Cosmodome where the second half of her birthday party continued. We were a bit early – our room was not quite ready for us, so they let the kids walk through the exhibits in the meantime. What a thrill for a little girl to have that huge complex open up just for her and her friends! We then had a 3 hour space camp, including theory (how long does it take to put on a space suit: 3 hours! There are 17 layers to put on!), a visit of a replica of the space shuttle (with the Canadian arm) and 2 simulations. On the first simulation, each girl was placed on a chair suspended in the air by springs. This was a moon walk simulation. The second simulation was called “multi axe”, which basically was spinning each girl in every possible direction and see if they were still able to spell their names backwards. We then did a regular mission to Mars. Everyone had a great time! We are lucky to have these facilities here to get children excited about science. For some of them, going into space will not be science fiction.
DemiCon 24 Sharon Boren USS Iowa Onawa , IA. I have known about DemiCon for several years now, and have wanted to go and check it out. However, life has a particular way of intervening when you least expect it. To make a long story short, I finally made it to DemiCon this year for the very first time. My mother and I made the trip from Onawa to Des Moines for the weekend. The day was gray and overcast with sprinkles as we left and turned over to snow just outside of Des Moines (and I left my winter coat at home). DemiCon is your typical fan-run conventions with the usual staples--Consuite, gaming rooms, Art show, Dealers room, and Masquerade. Panels were plentiful and covered every possible topic a fan could desire--Star Trek Anime, Astronomy, fantasy, Dr. Who, game introductions, costuming writing, and artist workshops. This year's Guests of Honor were: Author-David Weber, Artist-Scott Ross, Fans-Mitch and Mary Thompson, d Toastmaster-Denny Lynch. This year also included a Memorial Wall to honor past convention fans and attendees who have passed away. Among those were two special individuals listed in the program booklet as Toastmaster Emeritus and Ghost of Honor: namely Rusty Hevelin and Bob Harper. While at DemiCon, I was able to pass the USS Iowa's Retention Award (which I picked up on behalf of the ship at Starbase Indy) to Tom Webster. Then, three members of my Klingon ship (the IKV Raptor's Heart) assisted the members of the IKV Black Thunder (KAG) with their Charity Bail and Jail on Saturday afternoon. The Bail and Jail raised $210 for the convention's charity--Kids Need to Read. All in all, it was a fun weekend away from home, and despite the cooler than normal weather, I enjoyed the event. If my schedule will allow, I'd like to go again, and I highly recommend this convention for you to check out for yourselves.
Star Trek: Into Darkness Michael Francis: USS Nyota Uhura Wichita, KS. Just saw "Into Darkness" in IMAX 3D. The IMAX experience was great, though I don't think the 3D added much to the story telling. The story was a nice blend of "Space Seed", "The Wrath of Khan" and "The Undiscovered Country". Leonard's appearance fit well, and was logical, with the story too. Not sure if the opening scene was a corollary for the Iotians from "A Piece of the Action" or not. Of course everyone knows where the Tribbles come from, but that was one humongous Tribble. Is McCoy sure it's not a colony of them? They also threw in the dialog referencing Nurse Chapel as one of Jim's "acquaintances", whom he may or may not remember. Of course his waking up with two cat girls is in keeping with the mythos that is James Tiberius Kirk.
The Great Gatsby Katie Haugen USS Might M. : Buffalo, IA. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Gatsby), Tobey Maguire (Nick Carraway), Carey Mulligan (Daisy Buchanan) Directed: Baz Luhrmann As a huge “Gatsby” book fan, I was extremely excited when I saw that “The Great Gatsby” would be coming out as another remake. Then I found out that it would be directed by Baz Luhrmann and all of my hopes for a remake came true. Baz Luhrmann, coming from previously directing the newest version of Romeo & Juliet and Moulin Rouge, was an excellent choice for capturing the true spirit of “The Great Gatsby” novel. Then I got looking at the cast. I'm not very familiar with Carey Mulligan (Public Enemies, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps), but based on her look and style, she seemed like she would be a great fit to portray Daisy Buchanan. Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained, Titanic, Romeo & Juliet) was an excellent choice to play The Great Gatsby. I was extremely pleased with this casting choice as well. Then we get to Tobey Maguire. I really dislike almost everything that Tobey Maguire is in (Spiderman Trilogy, Brothers, Seabiscuit), but looking at the movie from the perspective of being a huge “Gatsby” fan, I had to admit that Maguire was an excellent casting choice for Nick Carraway. For those who are unfamiliar with the “Gatsby” story, I'll provide a little synopsis. The story follows Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner that leaves the Midwest for a life in New York City in 1922 to become a bondsman. Carraway is cousin to Daisy Buchanan and lives next door to J. Gatsby. The story follows the flapper style of the 1920s era, with great parties at the Gatsby mansion, and the reconnection between Daisy and Gatsby. In the end, Nick Carraway finds out that everyone who was always around Gatsby was never really there for him because they cared for him, and Nick was his only true friend. Baz Luhrmann captured the 1920s flapper style perfectly. If you enjoyed “Moulin Rouge”, you will definitely enjoy Luhrmann's take on the “The Great Gatsby”. Coming from a huge fan of the book, I'll tell you that he did the book great justice, and the casting ended up being perfect. The script was perfectly written to incorporate all of the important aspects of the book, and I think that F. Scott Fitzgerald would have been very proud of his classic work turned into such an on-screen masterpiece.
“Into Darkness” Mighty M Style Alex Haugen Buffalo, IA. Saturday, stardate 90982.83 (5/18/2013) the USS Mighty Mississippi joined by landing parties from Thompson Ship Yard, the USS Lobo, USS Riverside and members of the Klingon fleet descended upon Muscatine, IA Fridley Palms Theater. This was an exciting event that members of the USS Mighty Mississippi put together with the Palms manager, Chris Kottman, to promote the new film “Star Trek Into Darkness” as well as area Starfleet Command ships. Throughout the day members from each crew mingled with the crowds and promoted Star Trek fandom, assisted patrons to their seat in the brand new Dolby Atmos XL theater, presented Trek Trivia, which included Star Trek Into Darkness keychain lights as prizes (courtesy of Paramount), and all around had an amazing time. Also on hand where Trek collectables provided by the members of the USS Mighty Mississippi and many custom props and com badges provided by Thompson Ship Yard. Another icon of the event was the Escape Pod Smart Car, which was hand crafted by Dana Taylor, a perspective member. Around 6:50pm the fun really started with all the ship’s crew entering the Dolby Atmos XL theater to watch Star Trek Into Darkness 3D. Before the film started Alex Haugen, medical officer of the USS Mighty Mississippi, presented Trek Trivia to the crowd and thanked everyone for joining us. Finally at 7:10pm the lights dimmed, the curtain raised, the projector burst into action and the crews watched in awe as Kirk, Spock, and the members of the Enterprise Crew took on super villain John Harrison (Khan) and saved the universe from his evil plan to obliterate the lesser beings. “The event was a huge success in my book”, said Kottman theater manager, “I think that it brought a new level of interactivity to the movie experience.” As a ship, the USS Mighty Mississippi could not ask for much more. “We are super pleased to be here and we hope to do more events with the Palms,” said Mighty M member Alex Haugen. Unfortunately the day did not go off without its hitches. There was a cloaked ship, which must have entered the theater past the Mighty M’s scans and took out the warp core on the Enterprise, which was flying high above the Mighty M’s table. It was a terrible loss, but the Mighty M crew ended up finding the attacker and taking them down before any further damage was caused. There was also a Romulan attack on theater manager Chris Kottman by a new weapon that the crew of the Mighty M had not seen before………. CHEEZY PRETZEL!...... Luckily the Mighty M team was able to assist and help detain the suspect as the proper intergalactic authorities were called.
Crew of USS Mighty Mississippi NCC 201151-A 1st row: L-R : Ensign Alex Haugen, Ensign Katie Haugen, Cmdr. Rose Compton 2nd row R to L: Lt. Ed Ciccarone, Recruit Gerry Pearson and Back row: Lt. Jg. Les Pullman III
Hand crafted by Dana Taylor, Of Davenport, IA. .. The Escape Pod Smart Car, with a Photon Torpedo attached to the rear.
Some of the collectibles on display during the Saturday event.
Altho the nacelle took a direct hit, It will take more than a cloaked attack to take down the Enterprise
Manning the tables and taking a break between showings: (R to L or front to back) Heidee & Alan of Thompson Ship Yard, Katie Haugen, Ed Ciccarone, Recruit Tony Steckman (green shirt) and Les Pullman III (standing) of USS Mighty M. Dan Hill of USS Riverside (SFI) and Brad Smith, USS Lobo.
Vers les ténèbres Nancy Bailey SB 03: Montreal, QC.
I went in to see the second Star Trek movie from the new re-engineered series with some apprehension. How could they re-write history (again!). Couldn't they come up with a new story? To put this into perspective, I find it sad that Hollywood seems content in redoing some of the masterpieces or some of the great movies like The Wizard of Oz, Batman, Spiderman and so on. Where is the imagination? Can they really do justice to the original genius behind the movie? And in this case, would they be true to Gene Roddenberry's vision? I saw the movie twice: the avant-première in large screen 3D and a regular screen presentation with the Starship O'Bready on the Premiere night. I can't say which I liked better: the special effects in 3D were amazing! I dodged and blinked quite a few times. But a second time was with a group of friends, a group of fellow fans where we had the chance to discuss the movie at length after. Bruno Signori, the leader of the Starship O'Bready, had made arrangements with La maison du cinéme in Sherbrooke where they would showcase some of his collection pieces and where we would be present on location to greet movie viewers. It was a lot of fun. Some people had their picture taken with us. I think at first they were not too sure what to make of us: a Klingon and a Vulcan wishing them long life... But then a human showed up and we weren't as scary. Oh, yes, the movie. I was a bit disappointed at first when I heard Spock say the line from "Wrath of Khan" at the beginning of the movie. My first reaction was, "oh, no, it's a remake". But then the story continues with witty exchanges, funny moments, a bit of suspense, action, the reversal at the end (Kirk vs Spock). Some of it was a bit predictable - no, not because I was watching it for the second time! Has anyone ever seen such a big tribble before? - Probably because I am such a fan of the movies and know them so well. All in all it's a very enjoyable movie. The actors are playing well together, I liked the fact that they are giving more depth to the characters and try to make them their own. But most importantly, it remained true to Gene's vision of the future. And that really is the most important part. I'm looking forward to the next movie. And since we haven't lost a crew member along the way, it won't be "The Search for ..."!
MMORPG Kellie Coyle SB 03 Berthoud, CO.
Do you like MMORPG? Do you want to be a virtual Star Trek Officer? The
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We are seeking developers, scripters, builders and players to make our virtual life
a success. If you are interested in helping or playing, contact Ensign Kellie Coyle