Monday, April 12, 2010

What Happens in Vegas Dies in the Icy Cold of Space

The Star Trek Experience (the ride/funhouse/theatre/bar in Las Vegas) is no more, and its parts are being auctioned off, including Picard’s command chair.  I was there in the mid-00s and even have a photograph of myself drinking a Warp Core Breach, with a souvenir Starfleet teddy bear I dubbed Tibearius propped up next to me.  Don’t think me immature, though — when Tibearius got hammered, I was the one to relieve him of command, in keeping with Starfleet protocols.  Stuffed animals can’t hold their Romulan ale.

2 comments:

Todd Seavey said...

In response, Andrew Corsello reminds me of these three brain-hurting minutes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=414TmP12WAU&feature=related

33 Things: The Week’s Amusing & Intriguing Links — Evangelical Outpost said...

[...] 15. Let their be weeping and gnashing of teeth: the Star Trek Experience is over. On the other hand, Captain Picard’s chair is for sale… (HT Todd Seavey) [...]