December 20, 2003
I canna change the laws of physics!
This picture of me with James Doohan was taken at a Slanted Fedora convention in Buffalo, New York, in 1998. In the evening, there was a "Dinner With the Stars" event, which allowed the fans to mingle with the guests and get photos. He autographed the photo a few months later in at a con in Tucson, Arizona.
During his time on stage, James Doohan told some stories about his life. I had never noticed during the TV show or movies that he was missing a finger, but I noticed it in real life. He lost it due to injuries he suffered while leading his men into battle on D-Day. (You can read a short bio of James Doohan here.)
It's not every day that you learn one of your TV heroes is a real-life hero.
December 12, 2003
Just don't say I look like Boris Karloff!
Another senior yearbook photo. This one is of me as the character Jonathan Brewster in the school play, "Arsenic and Old Lace."
The play is a comedy about two old ladies who poison lonely old men and have their nephew Teddy -- who thinks he's Teddy Roosevelt -- bury them in the basement. Another nephew, Jonathan (played by me), is a sadistic international assassin who comes to hide at his aunts' house until his partner, an alcoholic doctor, can do plastic surgery on him to change his appearance. This causes problems for thelove life of the third nephew, a drama critic named Mortimer.
Hilarity ensues.
