Star Trek Convention: does anyone really care about this guy?

So, most trekkies know that there are Star Trek conventions held all over the country pretty much all year long. I remember many years ago, when my oldest son was enamored with Star Trek: The Next Generation, we went to a couple of conventions to check them out. Unlike those I hear about today, the ones we visited were very small, with pretty much only one major guest showing up (at least that’s what I remember). At one of them, we got to see Leonard Nimoy (Spock, for the uninitiated) and at the other, Gates McFadden (Dr. Crusher, on ST:TNG). Despite the lack of size, they were still fun.

These days, star trek conventions are huge, with many, many stars showing up over a three to four day weekend. Every so often, I get an email giving details on an upcoming convention. As part of these emails, there is always a list of stars who are going to attend, along with a picture from whatever show they were in. Great, right? Well, I thought so too, until I received the latest email. As I scanned the list of pictures of those who were going to attend, I just had to stop at one in particular. While it’s a character from my favorite star trek series (the original), after a moment I had to start laughing. Why? Well, take a look.

Yeah, that’s right. Bobby Clark is going to be at this convention.

–dp