If not for a question I couldn’t answer back in 2000, “DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best” probably would never have been written. When DeForest Kelley’s biographer Terry Lee Rioux asked me, “How did you go from being a fan–on the outermost reaches[…]
DeForest Kelley passed away in 1999. Still, every year, faithfully, Trek fans and western fans turn out in droves to extol the man’s virtues, excellence as an actor, and supreme wonderfulness as a human being, as well they should. The main reason I wrote DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest[…]
I’ve extended the book launch campaign to January 21st for four reasons. First, the three-hour Q&A session yesterday was so much fun that we decided we should offer it again next Sunday. Second, most of the people who bought the enhanced/extended book this weekend (and didn’t own the original 2001 edition) hadn’t[…]
5 Reasons You Should Be Talking About DeForest Kelley Again Reason #5: Millions of today’s #StarTrek fans weren’t alive when #DeForestKelley became the first Dr. McCoy and may not know a thing about him or why his memory is so clear and dear to you. (My 12 year old grandniece had no clue until[…]
This week’s #DeForestKelley Tuesday Teaser Question is… Which fan club president’s purse was snatched and hidden by #DeForestKelley to freak her out? Excerpt from DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal, A Harvest of Memories from the Fan Who Knew Him Best. Join the pre-launch fun and the launch here on January 8th: https://www.facebook.com/events/899275163482654/[…]
A CHRISTMAS POEM FROM MERRY KRISSMITH Christmas is here It came three weeks too soon this year… In January I’ll have a gift That will give my family a lift But right now it’s famine time Haven’t got much more than a dime! So I’m depressed but not distressed 2016 will be the[…]
3 Ways DeForest Kelley is Still Making the World a Better Place Actor #DeForestKelley passed away on June 11, 1999 but his portrayal of Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy in the original #StarTrek television and motion picture series’ continues to impact the world in medical clinics, hospitals and other places across the globe. His Legacy[…]
Today I spoke again with Eli Struck to see if he could give me a quote to do a 325-page hardbound version of the book with full color images inside so I can honor the fans and friends who pre-ordered (in 2013) special edition hardbound versions. He checked with his suppliers and found that[…]
Link to DeForest Kelley Up Close and Personal Book Launch Event Jan 8 2016 YES! I received confirmation yesterday from CBS Home Entertainment letting me know that I can use the DeForest Kelley cover that German artist Olivia Vieweg created for me earlier this year. I am over the moon! Because Olivia’s[…]
Today is the 49th anniversary of Star Trek, the Original Series. How many of our lives changed on September 8th, 1966? I wrote a speech about the changes that Star Trek brought to the world, and to me, which I presented at two Star Trek Conventions about eight years ago. You’ll find one of them[…]