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   From: grahame9@btinternet.com   
      
   "Stan Jensen"  wrote in message   
   news:uhacj05q4ntpd4nv46evoc1r9icincd5b9@4ax.com...   
   > Doohan Beams Up A Star   
   >   
   > James Doohan, Scotty on the original Star Trek, finally received a star on   
   > the Hollywood Walk of Fame, according to the Associated Press. The frail   
   > 84-year-old actor, who is suffering from Parkinson's disease and diabetes   
   > and is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, accepted the honor on   
   > Tuesday surrounded by family, friends, fans and fellow Trek stars George   
   > Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Walter Koenig and Grace Lee Whitney.   
   >   
   > The ceremony was expected to be Doohan's last public foray and it capped   
   > off several days of tributes that included a final convention appearance   
   > attended by Takei, Nichols, Koenig and Whitney, as well as William Shatner   
   > and Leonard Nimoy. Takei, saluting his friend and co-star on Hollywood   
   > Boulevard, told the crowd, "This is a galactic day in this town full of   
   > stars. We've gathered from thoughout this planet to say congratulations to   
   > you, Jimmy. We love you and we thank you for your luminous talent. We   
   thank   
   > you for the gift you have given us of that unforgettable character, that   
   > ingenuous and beloved engineer that was able to fix anything." Doohan did   
   > not address the crowd, the Associated Press added, but grinned happily,   
   > waved to fans and posed for photos before leaving with his family.   
      
   I was there at the Hollywood Walk of Fame a few days before the ceremony and   
   missed it!   
      
   Rats!   
      
   Graham   
      
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