Author: Phill Goldman

Strange New Worlds, Familiar Old Place (but NEW!!)

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds starts its second seasons this week, on Thursday June 15th and there's a change in some plans.  Scott Hill described the Nokomis as an eating club with a Star Trek fetish, and all things being equal we'd be meeting at some local watering and eating establishment, and the place we had arranged couldn't stand us up.  But to quote Spock, " All things being equal, Mr. Scott, I would agree. However, things are not equal. This one *can*"

The venue we'd orginally contacted came under new management and that group, while reacting to the changes in dining and all that other post-pandemic stuff, changed the conditions of booking so we can't use them, at least right now.  I'm not using their name here since the entire world is shifting and they are along with it.

So what's a Trekker to do? Phill Goldman and Lynne Tauer have a nice big screen, a nice medium room, and a nice small kitchen perfect for warming up a couple of pizzas.  You're invited to their home on Thursday to view the episode with friends. We'll be ready to have folks arrive just after 6PM, and we'll roll the episode sometime between 7:15 and 7:30p (that's PM for all of them).

Phill's gonna grab a bunch of frozen pizzas, and though he's not asking for funds he'll happily accept a couple of bucks when you get to the house.    We're looking forward to seeing you on Thursday!   Here's the location: link.    If you have other questions, hit Phill at .  See you then!

Comedy Night, June 24th at Crooners

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We're gonna laugh to the comedy stylings of Don McMillan at the Loons on the Lake Comedy Festival, June 24th at 7PM.  The event happens at Crooners Supper Club Main Stage in Fridley.

Don has been on many TV and Comedy Stages, you may have seen him on America's Got Talent last season.  He's Geek Chic, and centers his clean act on PowerPoint.

About a dozen of us already have tickets.  You will need to buy your own, and we'll try to see if we can sit together.  Once you have your tickets, add your name to the Sign Up Sheet.  One week after the Picnic meeting we'll call the venue to see if we can be seated together.  Most of us have the basic seating.

Puchase your Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/loons-on-the-lake-comedy-festival-headliner-don-mcmillan-tickets-626556767157?aff=odcleoeventsincollection

Thanks to Dave Morem for finding this Great Show!

June Meeting and Anniversary Picnic

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Greetings, Fellow Nokomisites!

We're hosting our 39th Anniversary Picnic IN PERSON at the Bush Lake Park, Shelter #1 in Bloomington.  This is familiar territory, the same shelter as we've used before.

Date:  June 10th, 2023
Time:  Noon meeting; we have the shelter from 11:00AM to 4:00PM
West Bush Lake Park Shelter 1
9401 W Bush Lake Rd
Bloomington
MN

We are also returning to our normal ways on picincs.   "We bring the HEAT you bring the MEAT" - we'll have grills hot and ready to go and just a few tools.  Bring favorites if you have 'em.

We're back to having a sharing table again, bring whatever you feel makes a real picnic.  Bring your own plates and utensils too, otherwise eating could be messy.

What to look forward to:

  • A very short business meeting
  • Actual People in 3-D
  • The smells of good grilling
  • And a few games, perhaps involving PEEPS

We'll also be setting up a virtual camera and speaker so you can visit if you just can't make it to Bloomington.

What’s Your Buzzword, Captain?

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It's now a 'thing' in Star Trek - Each captain gets to pick their own Dramatic Command.

  • Picard has "Make It So" and "Engage"
  • Pike has "Punch It"
  • Lorca had "Go!"
  • Kirk (Pine) has "Go! Go! Go!"
  • Burnham has "Let's Fly"
  • Spock has "I wish the ship to go.  Now."

You've just been made Captain - How do you tell the crew it's time to go?  Bring your best ones to the next meeting, we'll see what's out there.

  • Phill --

OOPS! Website had a problem….

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We didn't call Houston, but it was close.  Something got corrupted in the database and we had to restore the backup from 3 Sep.  That means we are running without changes that were made from 4 -Sep (Sunday) until the restore on 8-Sep (Thursday).

Please be patient as we check out the restored site and recover data;  if you see something critical, let Phill know and we can get it fixed more quickly.

I'll be watching the newsletter next week like a hawk.

Interment Service for Jane Dusek

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Jane was a long time and long serving member of the U.S.S. Nokomis and a host of other fan and service organizations. No formal funeral has yet been announced;  Jane's remains will find their rest at Resurrection Cemetery, 2105 Lexington Avenue South, Mendota Heights, MN 55120 at 11:00 AM on 27 August 2022.  Members and friends are humbly invited to attend.

Our own memorial services to celebrate Jane's life are in the works for later in the fall.

Mea Culpa – Latin for Oops

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Last week I said something about a backyard movie night in August - and I was wrong. A lot of things stacked up in the summer this year, and we couldn't find a date to host it.  Well, not 'we', apparently everyone but Phill.  Sorry to get your hopes up, but we won't be having a movie night this summer.

I beg your pardon.  Please pick an excuse for me from the list below, and I will try not to do it again.

  • The Bersallen FireStorm cut off my Internet
  • A Gumato ate my homework
  • The timewarp I tried to fix it didn't work, and I spent 7 months cleaning Edith Keeler's kitchen
  • A bought a red shirt - dumb idea.  Turned all the colors pinkish before hemoglobin shortage wrecked my memory.
  • Couldn't find my notes in Cogley's office
  • Tom Paris stole the projector for his movie nights
  • I missed a meeting.

Sorry - Phill

Lower Decks to Start Again on August 25th

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Paramount+ announced that season three of its hit original half-hour animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks will premiere on Thursday, August 25, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. Following the premiere, the remaining nine episodes of the 10-episode long season will be available to stream weekly on Thursdays.

‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’: Paramount+ Reveals Premiere Date And Key Art For Season 3

2022 Anniversary Picnic and Membership Meeting – June 11th in Bloomington

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The 37th Anniversary Picnic takes place this Saturday the 11th at Noon.   We've booked the West Bush Lake Park Shelter 1, the two-roofed shelter in the woods in West Bush Lake Park, Bloomington.

We have the shelter from 11AM to 4PM, along with access to grills and the bathrooms.   As of now the weather forecast is quite good, no difficulties.

Phill has electronics good to go for background music and Zoom-ing the meeting.  We have a large bag of charcoal for grills for you to cook whatever grillable or roastable goodies you bring.  Halloween style treats (packaged) are ok to bring and share, but not yet homemade treats out of an abundance of caution. Drinking is ok if we avoid D&D (drunk and OK disorderly).  Sorry, No bouncy Galileo or Inflatable Trelane's Castle.

Speaking of Zoom, we'll have the meeting up and running a little ahead of time and keep it up until there's nobody on.  If you're at the meeting in person, stop by the Zoom PC to say hi to those who can't make it this time.

See you all there!