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UPCOMING
EVENTS
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Saturday, August 6: Captain
Watts' 50th Birthday Celebration
• Sat./Sun., August 20/21:
USS Republic Summer Pool Party
• Saturday, September 3:
Dragon*Con Parade
• Saturday, September 25:
STARFLEET Bowling Challenge
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
• USS Republic foregoes
Dragon*Con Fan Table
• Date and location for
TrekTrax Atlanta 2012 announced
• The real Walter
Koenig revealed!
• Personnel Records
• Recent Chapter Event
Photos
SIDEBAR
• July Birthdays
• Welcome Aboard!
• June Member Reenlistments
• About the Republic
• For More Information
• USS Republic Online
• Our Member Benefits Program
Partners
• Crew Roster
• News from TrekMovie.com
— Orci
& Kurtzman: Star Trek
Sequel to Shoot January 2012
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Captain
Watts' 50th Birthday Celebration
8:00 p.m. Saturday, August 6, 2011
The Spot Bar & Grill
4578 Britt Rd, Tucker GA 30084
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COMING
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THE BIG FIVE-OH!
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USS
Republic Commanding Officer Capt Eric L. Watts
cordially requests the honor of your presence at the momentous
occasion that apparently a lot of people mistakenly believe
had already passed... his 50th birthday celebration!
That's right... Captain Eric hits the huge half-century
mark in two weeks and wants to celebrate the milestone with
all his friends, colleagues and shipmates. The party
starts at 8:00 p.m. at the newly renovated Spot
Bar & Grill in Tucker, with entertainment provided
by Darlene Majewski from Spotlight
Karaoke! Several special events and presentations
are being planned for the evening, so please plan to come,
celebrate and have a great time with everyone's favorite
STARFLEET captain! The Spot offers a full selection
of appetizers, sandwiches, dinner entrées and desserts.
FOLLOW
CAPTAIN WATTS ON FACEBOOK
 Note:
The Spot Bar & Grill offers a smoke-free indoor environment.
Smoking is allowed on their outdoor patio. Please
visit their web
site
for directions, their menu and drink specials, and photos
of their newly renovated lounge.
THE
SPOT BAR & GRILL
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Fifth
Annual USS Republic Summer Pool Party
Saturday or Sunday, August 20 or 21, 2011
Date, Time and Location To Be Announced |
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Members
and friends of the USS Republic at our Fourth
Annual Summer Pool Party in 2010. A great
time was had by all! A host is needed for
this year's party... how about you?
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Save
the date and make plans now to join the USS Republic
for our Fifth Annual Summer Pool Party! This
annual event has become a summer highlight for our members,
our friends and their families!
We currently do not have a confirmed location for this year's
summer pool party. It can be held on either Saturday,
August 20, or Sunday, August 21, and does not necessarily
have to be hosted by a member of the Republic, so
if you or someone you know would like to host this year's
party, or if you have any ideas or suggestions for a location,
please contact
the Captain as soon as possible.
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Dragon*Con
Parade
10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 3, 2011
Peachtree Street at Auburn Avenue
Downtown Atlanta
Email
ENS1 Joanne Trew |
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Star
Trek fans marching in the 2010 Dragon*Con parade
gather for a photo prior to step-off. The
entire group marched behind the USS Republic's
parade banner.
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For
the third year in a row, ENS1 Joanne Trew is coordinating
the Republic's participation in the annual Dragon*Con
parade. We heartily encourage everyone to come
out on Saturday morning and march with us behind our banner!
Members and friends who plan to march with us must meet at
the staging area at Woodruff Park (4½ blocks south
of the Hyatt Regency on Peachtree Street) in costume
at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday morning. The parade
goes forward on Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta, rain
or shine. Start time is 10:00 a.m. The parade
starts at Peachtree Street and Auburn Avenue, follows Peachtree
Street north to Baker Street (at the Hyatt Regency), continues
east on Baker Street to Courtland Avenue and ends at the Marriott
Marquis' back entrance.
If you are planning to march with us, please let Ensign
Joanne know! She has registered the USS
Republic to march as a group in the parade but everyone
who plans to join us is also encouraged to join the Dragon*Con
Parade YahooGroup for parade rules and policies, a
route map and additional information. |
Sixth
Annual STARFLEET Bowling Challenge
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Time and Location To Be Announced |
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The
Republic's Fifth Annual STARFLEET
Bowling Challenge, September 2010
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Save the
date and plan to join the USS Republic for our Sixth
Annual STARFLEET Bowling Challenge! We'll challenge
the Klingon
Assault Group, the Georgia
501st and even the Georgia
Furs to meet us in the alley... we'll see who shows
up!
The exact time and location will be announced next issue,
on Facebook
and in our YahooGroups. Plan
to wear your best Star Trek costume or your USS Republic
sport shirt or chapter t-shirt for this fun-filled family-friendly
event! |
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NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
USS Republic foregoes Dragon*Con Fan Table |
Although
the USS Republic will once again be represented in
the Dragon*Con parade, after giving the matter a great deal
of thoughtful consideration, Republic command has decided
that the chapter will not have a fan table this year.
There are several reasons for this:
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Member
participation staffing our table at last year's Dragon*Con
was simply abysmal. Although we did have several
members volunteer for one or more of the 90-minute duty
shifts, including ENS2 Will Dover, ENS1 Sue
Lin Lange, ENS1 Zannetta Law, ENS3 Chris
Seckinger, Ens Richard Tucker and Ensigns
Jeff and Joanne Trew (apologies to anyone missed),
the fact of the matter is that for more than three-quarters
of the time (19 out of 25 duty shifts... yes, we counted),
the table was staffed only by Ens Ken Cribbs
and Capt Eric L. Watts. Republic
command strongly believes that staffing a fan table
at Dragon*Con requires a much greater effort put forth
by far more members than those few who helped last year,
but has no reason to believe that any more would volunteer
this year than did last year. Ensign Ken and Captain
Eric are simply unwilling to spend three-quarters of
their time at Dragon*Con behind a table again this year. |
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Dragon*Con
cannot (or will not) guarantee the location of fan tables.
In an email dated June 20, Fan Table Directors
Sara McCorkendale and Valorie Wilkerson
sent the Republic an email stating that, "Currently
Fan Tables will once again be located in the Hyatt Regency
on the Grand Hall level. We may also have space
once again in the Sheraton outside of Registration.
The committee will be making placement decisions
before the *Con, so please feel free to include your
requests to be located near other groups or for placement
in the Sheraton if space becomes available in your on-line
applications. Requests do not guarantee a placement,
but will be taken into consideration."
All Star Trek programming will take place in
the Atlanta Sheraton and it only makes sense that a
Star Trek fan club should be placed there. Indeed,
our placement last year in the Hyatt Regency outside
the enormous Art Show, some three blocks from all the
Star Trek "action," severely diminished the effectiveness
of our marketing efforts. While it's true that
we did recruit a handful of new members, we are confident
that we could have and would have recruited many, many
more had we been placed in the Sheraton. Given
the time, effort and expense of staffing a fan table
and having an adequate supply of marketing materials
printed and available, the possibility—indeed,
the likelihood—of us not being placed in the Atlanta
Sheraton makes the entire proposition not worth the
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Finally,
all that even presumes that the Republic would
be given a table in the first place, in any hotel.
In that same email, McCorkendale and Wilkerson
state, "Fan Tables will no longer be assigned on a first-come-first-serve
[sic] basis. Instead, Dragon*Con will be implementing
a decision process like we use for guests. All
applications will be gathered and sent to the Group
Tables committee, who will decide inclusion in the *Con
and placement of tables."
We're not sure why Dragon*Con has suddenly decided to
pick and choose who they'll give a fan table to and
who they won't, but if this policy change is intended
to give other groups who have never had a table before
to have a table this year, it seems clear that those
groups who have been longtime fan table holders
have little chance of getting one this year. Indeed,
this policy change may very well be intended to prevent
previous table holders from getting a table again. With
all the inexplicable changes of direction, attitude
and policy that Dragon*Con has made these last few years,
it's difficult to explain anything they do any more.
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So, because it would be so difficult for the Republic
to staff a fan table, because there's no guarantee that such
a table would be located in the Sheraton, and because there's
no guarantee that the Republic would even be given
a table at all, Republic command has decided to simply
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Date
and location for TrekTrax Atlanta 2012 announced
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USS Republic is pleased to announce that next year's
TrekTrax Atlanta will be held April 20-22, 2012, and that
we'll be returning to the Holiday Inn Atlanta Perimeter in
Chamblee.
Membership rates for persons age 12 and up are only $40.00
until December 31. Our special convention rate
for guest rooms at the Holiday Inn are only $79.00 per night. Confirmed
guests so far include Fan Guest of Honor Melissa Carter,
Star Trek costumer Cheralyn Lambeth, Star
Trek audiobooks producer Emmett Plant, Star
Trek game designer Andrew Greenberg, professional
makeup artist Lee Cox and nerd rock live bands One
Hard Night and the New York Disco Villains. Celebrity
guests will be announced as soon as they are confirmed.
Visit the TrekTrax Atlanta web
site for additional information, to purchase your
membership and to book your hotel room. Suggestions
for programming and volunteers for staff are always welcomed. |
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The
real Walter Koenig revealed!
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Our
friend and TXA 2011 guest Larry Nemecek recently announced
on his Trekland
web site that Walter Koenig, a.k.a. the iconic Russian
navigator Pavel Chekov, will finally receive his star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame, the last member of the original Star
Trek series to do so.
 While
we're all very happy that this long-overdue honor will finally
be bestowed upon Mr. Koenig, what is much more interesting
about Nemecek's announcement is the accompanying photo of
Koenig... totally bald! Seriously... the man has
less hair than Jean-Luc Picard!
The USS Republic salutes Mr. Koenig for his chutzpah
in ditching the ugly hairpiece and going au naturel. It's
a good look for him. The date of his Walk of Fame
ceremony hasn't been announced yet, but when the time comes,
we hope he'll sport the natural look then, too. |
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Personnel
Records
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 Congratulations
to Ensigns Richard and Zannetta Law Tucker, who
recently announced that they are expecting their first
child! Command and crew of the USS Republic
wish only the very best for the newlyweds! |
Something
special going on in your life? Submit
your Personnel Record for publication in the next
issue of The Republiqué! |
Recent
Chapter Event Photos
CLICK ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE |
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Away
Mission to Green Lantern || June
18, 2011
Kneeling/Seated: CO Capt Eric L. Watts, ENS1
Mark A. Ozanick. Standing: Theresa Parker,
Kevin Parker, ENS1 Zannetta Law Tucker, Ens Richard
Tucker.
SEE
MORE PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT ON FLICKR
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Away
Mission to Captain America || July
23, 2011
Sarah Burroughs, CRMN1 Jenilee Trew, Chris
Querry, Chuck Pierson, ENS3 Lee Cox, Reecie Coker,
Christopher M. Jones, Tina Kubala, Marq Collins, CO
Capt Eric L. Watts, Ens Richard Tucker, ENS1 Zannetta
Law Tucker, ENS1 Jeff Trew, ENS1 Joanne Trew, Kevin
Parker, Theresa Parker, Julie Moore, Jack Moore, ENS2
Claire Willis, Alex Arritt.
SEE MORE PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT ON FLICKR
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BELATED JULY BIRTHDAYS
Friday, July 1
ENS1 Zannetta Law Tucker
Sunday, July 3
Ens Catherine Busbee
Friday, July 8
CDT3 Karl Dissinger
Wednesday, July 13
ENS2 Todd Dissinger
Saturday, July 16
Ens Tobee Appleby
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WELCOME
ABOARD!
1 New Member in June!
Ens Karen Neal
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JUNE
MEMBER REENLISTMENTS
These members renewed their memberships in June
ENS1 Nelson M. Barnhouse
ENS2 Russell J. Broomfield
Cmdr David A. Slaughter
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ABOUT
THE REPUBLIC
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The
USS Republic NCC-1371 was originally commissioned
as a chapter of STARFLEET International on May 14, 1988,
at the Dixie-Trek convention in Atlanta, Georgia. After
22½ years and multiple name changes, the Republic
was decommissioned by STARFLEET in November 2010. The
Republic operated as an independent organization
until April 2011. Effective April 9, 2011,
STARFLEET recognizes the "USS Republic - STARFLEET
Registry: NX-1371, a Constitution-Class, Enterprise-Subclass
Heavy Cruiser... as a Meeting chapter in Shakedown Cruise."
As of July 25, the Republic crew includes 45
members who are active members of STARFLEET in good
standing.
The Republic plans and coordinates an active schedule
of events for its members, frequently partnering with
other local science fiction groups in the Atlanta area
for joint activities, but does not hold meetings on a
consistently fixed date each month.
Because the USS Republic is a (soon-to-be once
again) duly commissioned chapter of STARFLEET International
and is bound and governed by its Constitution and By-Laws,
membership in STARFLEET is a prerequisite for membership
in the Republic. Combined annual dues
for both groups are $25 per person and is collected by
the chapter (family discounts are available with certain
conditions and restrictions). Membership in the
Republic includes access to our YahooGroups message
board, voting privileges in chapter elections and a personalized
laminated membership card which entitles the member to
discounts and rebates on products and services offered
by our Member Benefits Program partners. Additional
information on Republic membership and how to join
is on our award-winning web site.
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NEWS
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| Orci
& Kurtzman: Star Trek Sequel to Shoot January 2012 |
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By
Anthony Pascale
July 24, 2011
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News on the Star Trek sequel has emerged from San
Diego Comic Con (SDCC). Co-writer / producers Roberto
Orci and Alex Kurtzman say they are now hoping to start
shooting January 2012. And for his part, fellow co-writer
/ producer Damon Lindelof revealed the sequel is "consuming"
him currently and the team will not settle for anything
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Orci & Kurtzman—Star Trek sequel
targeted to shoot in January 2012
While a delay is expected, Paramount has yet to make
an official announcement for a new release date for the
Star Trek sequel (currently scheduled for June 29,
2012). But on Saturday night at the San Diego Comic
Con Cowboys & Aliens premiere, Trek sequel
co-writer / producers Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman made
it clear their schedule has already moved as they talked
to Cinepremiere about when they formed the idea for
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Orci:
We had ideas when we did the first [Star Trek]
movie—we always think it is bad luck to think of
the sequel—but we had some ideas for the sequel way
back then and actually we are doing some of those ideas
now and pitching them to the studio and J. J. [Abrams]
has been developing them with us. The ideas that
we had have stuck so we feel pretty strongly that we have
an amazing story and we are going to be shooting very
soon.
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How soon? |
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Hopefully... |
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...Early next year. |
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I think probably in January, but every time we say "we
will be shooting any second now," we are not, but it is
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is right about the moving target. The original target
was May or June 2011, which later became August, then September
and most recently reported as November. With shooting
in January of 2012, there is no way the film can be released
by the summer of 2012, leaving holiday 2012 or summer 2013
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Lindelof
"consumed" by Star Trek sequel + Dark Knight is
standard
In a pair of San Diego Comic Con interviews, Orci and Kurtman's
collaborator Damon Lindelof revealed just how hard they
are working on the sequel and how they are keeping a high
standard. First up in comments to with OTR:
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Right now, my days and nights are consumed by Star
Trek 2. We were supposed to dive in on that as
soon as I finished Lost, but J. J. [Abrams] was so
busy on Super 8, Alex [Kurtzman] and Bob [Orci] had
their own sort of empire to manage. Now, finally,
the four creative minds that made the first movie what it
was are all back in a room together and that was the only
way we wanted to do it. And we have been doing it
and I think that the bar is very high. We are not
going to be satisfied with "oh, this is fine." If
an idea isn't mind-blowing or super-cool or doesn't present
the Star Trek universe in a way you haven't seen
before, but you also have to pay homage to the fans who
have stuck with this amazing franchise for 40 years. So
it has been very, very tricky, but I think we have finally
broken through and figured out what the movie is going to
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We have been working very long and very hard on the script.
It is our challenge, we have to make it better than
Trek 1. We hold The Dark Knight as a
sequel that really transcended the original and now that
we have gotten the crew together, the "what happens next?"
question is something that we are taking really seriously.
It has been a lot of fun but it has been really hard.
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