Leonard Nimoy RIP

[menolly_au]

Just woke up to the news that Leonard Nimoy has died. I can't even think what to say. Star Trek and particularly Spock were my first fandom and a big part of my life when I was a late teenager right through until the early 2000s. The first thing I did on my first foray into the internet was type 'Star Trek' into yahoo. (And got a bazillion results which I had no idea what to do with :) My first internet posted story was Kirk/Spock. I moved on from the fandom eventually but never moved on from my love of Spock.

It seems crazy to say about a fictional character but Spock will always hold a special place in my heart and Leonard Nimoy will always be Spock for me. I'm so sad that he's gone - it's the passing of an era.

RIP Leonard Nimoy, you will be missed :(

Comments

[flywoman.livejournal.com]

I don't think it sounds crazy at all. Spock was a really fascinating character, and Leonard Nimoy made him who he was.

I was huge into Star Trek through my teens and early twenties, I wrote lots of Star Trek fic and also went to Star Trek conventions and bought fanzines of other people's fanfiction before the internet existed, and the original series will always be my favorite. It's been very sad for me to see the actors dying one by one, but I think that this one hit me hardest.

[menolly-au.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've got a ton of zines stashed around this house in various places :) Only ever managed one convention though. The original series will always be very special to me for lots of reasons.

I knew this day would come but damn...