CONTENTS |
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Saturday, September 29: STARFLEET
Bowling Challenge
Saturday,
October 20: Trekkiepalooza 2: Resistance Is Futile
Saturday,
October 27: Sixth Annual Halloween Spooktacular?
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
TrekTrax
Atlanta announces additional guests for 2013
Project:
Potemkin Casting Call
Commanding Officer election
coming in November
Star Trek
Autographs for Sale
Personnel Records
Library Computer
SIDEBAR
September
Birthdays
September
Membership Renewals
About the Republic
For More Information
USS Republic Online
Our Member Benefits Program
Partners
USS Republic &
USS Atlanta Crew Rosters
News from TrekMovie.com
Star
Trek Crew Turns Out to Celebrate Walter Koenig's Hollywood
Star
Sequel
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UPCOMING
EVENTS
Seventh
Annual STARFLEET Bowling Challenge
6:30 p.m. Saturday, September 29, 2012
Midtown
Bowl
1936 Piedmont Circle, Atlanta GA 30324
(404) 874-5703 || www.midtownbowl.com
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The
Republic's Sixth Annual STARFLEET
Bowling Challenge, September 2011
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Save the
date and plan to join the USS Republic for our Seventh
Annual STARFLEET Bowling Challenge! We'll once again
challenge the Klingon
Assault Group, the Georgia
501st and even the Georgia
Furs to this perenially popular event... we'll see
who shows up to meet us in the alley!
The game fee is $20.00 per person for two hours of
bowling and includes shoe rental. CASH ONLY,
PLEASE, and please pay the Republic, who has already
paid for the lane rental. We have rented two lanes
which accommodate up to six players each. Please
RSVP if you plan to attend so we can add lanes if necessary. Please
arrive no later than 6:30 p.m. to pay for play, get your shoes
and choose your ball. First ball rolls promptly at 7:00
p.m., so please arrive early and be ready to roll (literally)
at 7:00 p.m. Midtown
Bowl's food grill offers a broad range of menu items
and adult beverages are available at the full-service bar.
The
2007 Bowling Challenge turned out to be a huge media
event with lots of TV cameras and the four challenges since
then were just as much fun. 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!
MAP AND DIRECTIONS |
Trekkiepalooza
2: Resistance Is Futile
A
fundraising event for TrekTrax Atlanta
3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Saturday, October 20, 2012
The Other Bar, a.k.a. The Tucker Saloon
3766 Lawrenceville Highway, Tucker GA 30084 |
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LIVE
BANDS! STAR TREK VIDEOS! COSTUMES! RAFFLES!
TRIVIA QUIZ! STAR TREK GAMES! CELEBRITY
AUTOGRAPHS! SOUVENIR T-SHIRTS! FOOD AND DRINK
SPECIALS! ROMULAN ALE, KLINGON BLOODWINE AND SAURIAN
BRANDY SHOOTERS!
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Make
plans now to join us for another fun, entertaining and even
educational fundraising event to benefit TrekTrax
Atlanta! We're
still putting the details together, but we're planning to
make this six-hour event another wonderful occasion including
live bands, Star Trek fan films, Star Trek games
and more! More details next issue!
See
59 photos from the first Trekkiepalooza! in July here.
Please contact
the Captain if you'd like to help with the planning,
preparations and production of this Trekkie extravaganza!
Donations of products, goods and/or services from members
and friends of the Republic, as well as local businesses,
to give away as contest and/or raffle prizes are needed! Thank
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The
USS Republic's Sixth (?) Annual Halloween Spooktacular
HOST NEEDED!
Saturday, October 27, 2012 |
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Ens
Brad Carrne, Ens Tom Dempsey, Capt Michael Cowart,
CO Capt Eric L. Watts, Ens Eve Gidion and ENS3 Eddie
Hines at the USS Republic's last Halloween
"Spooktacular" held way back in 2010.
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The USS
Republic would like to hold its sixth annual Halloween
Spooktacular on Saturday evening, October 27, but needs someone
to volunteer to host the event. If you or someone you
know would be willing to host this event, please contact
the Captain as soon as possible. Alternately,
if you are a member of another local sci-fi fan group that
is already planning a Halloween party on that date and that
group might be interested in hosting a joint party, please
contact
the Captain as soon as possible.
After five consecutive Halloween parties from 2006 to 2010,
the USS Republic did not celebrate this festive occasion
in 2011 because no one stepped up and volunteered to host
the event. Please don't let that happen to us again! Please
contact
the Captain if you can host.
Either way, save the date, get your spookiest costumes ready
and stay tuned to The
Republiqué for details on where our sixth
annual Spooktacular will (hopefully) be! |
NEWS
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
TrekTrax
Atlanta announces additional guests for 2013 |
The
USS Republic is pleased to announce that several additional
guests have been confirmed for TrekTrax
Atlanta
2013, our annual Star Trek convention to be held next
April.
From the
Star Trek fan film series Project:
Potemkin,
cast members Randall Landers, Bill MacKenzie
and Sara Higgins MacKenzie will be joining previously
announced castmates Renda Carr and Tim Carr. As
part of their presence at TrekTrax Atlanta, members of the
cast and crew will be filming the vignette "Closing Time"
late Saturday night, with a very special guest star as the
Klingon bartender Korgoth. Extras in Wrath of
Khan-era Starfleet uniforms as well as a variety of aliens
(Klingons, Gorn, etc.) will be needed!
Also joining TrekTrax Atlanta as guests will be one or more
members from the Star Trek fan productions Star
Trek: Chains of Betrayal (a 40-minute live action
film) and Star
Trek: Valkyrie (an audio series). Although
no one from Star
Trek: Intrepid (filmed and produced in Scotland)
will be able to attend in person, they're sending copies of
all their episodes to us for inclusion in our 24-hour video
programming which, in case you missed it, will be carried
on one of the hotel's in-house TV channels!
Representatives from several other Star Trek fan productions
are currently determining their ability to attend and confirmations
will be announced here and on the TXA web site as they are
made. We have also been in negotations since July---yes,
July---with our potential celebrity guests for 2013
and we very much hope to be making that major announcement
very soon.
Your financial support and preregistered memberships are critically
important to the success of TrekTrax Atlanta. Please
attend our upcoming fundraiser (details above), buy merchandise
from our web site and purchase your membership as soon as
possible. Thank you! |
Project:
Potemkin Casting Call |
Our
friends from the independent fan film series Project:
Potemkin have updated their casting call for two of
their upcoming episodes:
Casting Notice for "Beach Towel" and "The Shovel of Kahless"
Principal
photography for "Beach Towel" is scheduled for
October 20 and principal photography for "The Shovel of
Kahless" is scheduled for November 17
Filming
will take place at Fort Gaines, Georgia, approximately 3-1/2
hours south of Atlanta, 1-1/2 hours north of Tallahassee
Project: Potemkin is casting for the following roles:
Klingon Colonists - Male and female extras (for November
shoot only)
Mid-20s
- 60s
Height:
No less than 5' 5" and no taller than 6' 4"
Must have
own Klingon wardrobe and makeup, including appliances. Can
be Klingon colonists, civilians, farmers
Battle
gear not required for these two productions. Can be
old-style TOS, knot-headed TMP-style, fish-boned TUC style.
Submit headshots and background info via USPS or email to:
Randall Landers
Project: Potemkin
3211 Saddleleaf Avenue, Albany GA 31721
producer@projectpotemkin.com
Subject Line: Klingon Colonist
If you would like to be involved in either or both of these
shoots, please contact Randall.
Additional information on Project: Potemkin can be
found at:
http://www.projectpotemkin.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/projectpotemkin/
http://www.youtube.com/user/Potemkin1711/videos
http://vimeo.com/user5227474/videos
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Commanding
Officer election coming in November |
Captain
Eric L. Watts' third two-year term as Commanding Officer
of the USS Republic will soon be coming to a close,
and all members in good standing will soon be asked to cast
their vote for the candidate they want to lead and administrate
this chapter for the next two years.
Candidates
for the position must be a member in good standing of STARFLEET
International, must have taken and passed Officers Training
School (OTS) and Officers Command College (OCC), and must
be at least 18 years of age. Members interested
in taking OTS and/or OCC should visit the STARFLEET Academy
web site. In
accordance with the Republic's Rank
Assignment & Promotions Policy, members who take and
pass both courses receive an automatic promotion to Lieutenant,
Junior Grade (Lt. JG).
As of September 23, there are three members of the Republic
in good standing who hold the necessary credentials to hold
the office of Commanding Officer. In alphabetical
order, they are:
Commander
David Churvis |
Captain
Matt Ebeling |
Captain
Eric L. Watts |
No currently eligible member has, so far, announced his candidacy. At
least one member of the Republic who holds the necessary
credentials must renew his dues before becoming eligible to
announce, vote or be voted for; at least eight members of
the Republic currently hold an OTS diploma but need
an OCC diploma to be eligible for CO.
If more than one eligible person announces his or her candidacy,
paper ballots will be mailed to each member in good standing
in November. Cast ballots can then be mailed to
the chapter's mailing address or delivered by hand at the
Republic's Christmas Party in December. Ballots
will be counted by three noncandidate members and the results
announced during the evening. The new Commanding
Officer, if any, will officially assume office on January
1, 2013. |
Star
Trek Autographs for Sale |
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CLICK
ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE
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Now
Available! Autographed 8 x 10 glossy prints
of Tim Russ as "Tuvok" from Star Trek: Voyager
and Barbara March as "Lursa" from Star Trek:
Generations. Only $20.00 each! Each
print will come in a plastic sheet protector mailed to you
in a sturdy envelope. Your purchase of these autographed
prints helps defray the expenses of putting on TrekTrax
Atlanta. Choose
the autograph(s) you want and place your order today! Thank
you! |
Personnel
Records
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Something
special going on in your life? Submit
your Personnel Record for publication in the next
issue of The Republiqué! |
Library
Computer
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Kirk
vs. Kirk! William Shatner arm-wrestles Chris
Pine in June 2011 for the new Star Trek documentary
Shatner is making, Captains.
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SEPTEMBER
BIRTHDAYS
Saturday, September
15
Ens Leslie C. Gronski
Thursday, September
27
ENS3 Kenneth Cribbs
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SEPTEMBER
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
These members' SFI and chapter dues expire in September
CDT2 Karl Dissinger
ENS1 Todd Dissinger
ENS3 Tasheka Gipson
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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. As
of September 23, 2012, the Republic crew includes 38
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 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
and reenlist is on our award-winning web site.
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FOR
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CREW
ROSTER
AS OF SEPTEMBER 23, 2012
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USS
ATLANTA CREW ROSTER
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CRR
Brian Ackley
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Cheris
Courtney
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Ens
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NEWS
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Star
Trek Crew Turns Out to Celebrate Walter Koenig's Hollywood
Star |
By
Albert L. Ortega
September 11, 2012
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Actor,
writer, television icon Walter Koenig was honored September
10 with the 2,479th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The actor was the first to play Pavel Chekov and the
last remaining cast member from the original Star Trek
series to be honored with a Star. |
On
hand at the ceremony were Koenig's Star Trek costars
George Takei (Sulu), Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) and Leonard
Nimoy (Spock). Nimoy was one of the speakers at the
event, praising Walter's great talent and memorable role
on television and the delight he had making Star Trek
IV: The Voyage Home, particularly directing him in uttering
the words "nuclear wessels." Specifically on the
role of Chekov, Nimoy paid Walter the following compliment: |
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remember when Walter came on board the Enterprise,
there were people that had reasons for bringing this character
on board. At the time, our major adversaries
were the Russians and it was decided for the sake of showing
a positive aspect of the future it would be a good thing
to have a Russian on board. Also at the same time,
the Beatles were a big deal and they had these interesting
hair cuts and someone said, "Maybe we will pick up
a bit of the Beatles audience... we should put a Beatle
wig on him." So Walter came in with his excellent Russian
accent and a Beatle wig and something interesting happened.
It turned out that Walter was a good actor and he
took these slim dimensions of a character that had been
handed to him and he created a three-dimensional flesh-and-blood
person who made an enormous contribution to Star Trek
over the years. |
J.
Michael Straczynski also spoke about his and Walter's days
on Babylon 5 and how he created the role of baddie
Bester the PsiCop. An unintended funny highlight from the
event was when Walk of Fame CEO Leron Gubler presented Walter
with a proclamation from the City of Los Angeles (for "Walter
Koenig Day") only to have his name misspelled. |
After
Walter's Star was unveiled, he called for silence to mention
that Rod Roddenberry had given a substantial amount of money
to help raise the funds needed to procure the Star, with
Rod at his side. |
Other
luminaries present were Star Trek: Voyager's Tim
Russ and Garrett Wang, Deep Space Nine’s favorite
Dabo Girl Chase Masterson and original Battlestar Galactica
Boomer Herb Jefferson. His wife Judy Levitt and
daughter Danielle were also at the ceremony. |
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Sequel
Title Confirmed: Star Trek Into Darkness |
By
Anthony Pascale
September 7, 2012
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Star
Trek Into Darkness has been selected as the title for
the 2013 sequel to J. J. Abrams' Star Trek movie.
This is a title that comes out of a long process of
discussion amongst the creative team. As reported
earlier, Paramount tested a number of titles for the film
over the summer, including at least one title that did not
include "Star Trek." The title (by design)
does not include a colon, like were used for the past franchise
films such as Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Star
Trek: First Contact, etc. |
As
for the title itself, Into Darkness does not reveal
anything specific about the plot, so for those who were
hoping for Star Trek: Khan or The Revenge of Gary
Mitchell, you are out of luck. However, Into
Darkness certainly gives us a hint that this film could
have a serious tone and perhaps darker theme than the 2009
Star Trek film. On the other hand, the title
is also evocative of Star Trek's core mission of
going into the "darkness" of space, to seek out
new life and new civilizations. Of course, the current
Trek team often point to Christopher Nolan's Batman
trilogy as inspiration, with the second film in that series
being titled The Dark Knight, which itself had some
very dark themes. Is this Trek sequel Star
Trek's Dark Knight? As that film grossed
$1B worldwide, I imagine Paramount is certainly hoping it
is. |
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www.USSRepublic.com |
Commanding
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Captain
Eric L. Watts |
Executive
Officer, USS Republic
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Commander
Dave Churvis |
Commanding
Officer, USS Atlanta
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Admiral
W. Michael Henigan |
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The
Republiqué Volume
I, Number 54, September 2012.
Published monthly by and Copyright © 2012 USS Republic
NCC-1371.
Captain Eric L. Watts, Editor.
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