Topic: Bill's Space

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January 2004

Tuesday, January 20, 2004 - 09:23 PM

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2004 has started out with a bang ? or should I say, a splash. Elizabeth and I traveled to the beautiful and exotic Maldives early in the month. I thought I lived in the lap of luxury before the trip but there I learned what luxury really means. We stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel and experienced an absolutely phenomenal time.

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Christmas 2003

Wednesday, January 07, 2004 - 03:14 AM

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This year, as I have for many years, I spent the holidays with my family. I was surrounded by my daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren on our yearly vacation. This year we had a new edition, my granddaughter, Kaya, who is a year and a half. Of course, she?s brilliant. She amused and amazed us all with her powers of deduction, agility, and uncanny beauty. I?m sure it?s all genetic. Out of the 48 chromosomes, I?m sure I have claim to 47 of them.

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Seeking Excellence

Wednesday, December 03, 2003 - 05:25 AM

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While digesting my turkey dinner, I had time to reflect on this past year and what it has meant for me. While I was in Montreal a couple of weeks ago, I was given what I thought was an award for lifetime achievement. It was, in fact, an award for excellence, not lifetime achievement. What?s the problem? You might ask. Excellence is excellent, isn?t it? Well, I found it hard. Lifetime achievement seems like everyone should get one since getting through life is an achievement. But excellence? You have to feel excellent, I thought, to deserve such an award. And I always feel like I?m on the verge of excellence without quite achieving it. This feeling was as true for me this year as it has been in the past. I always feel like I?m reaching out for my very best.

In fact, I?m writing this to you from Nashville where I am attempting excellence in music. I feel like I?m almost there, but I?ll have to wait for all of you to tell me if I have reached excellence or not. So it?s the search for excellence that I?m concerned about post Thanksgiving.

So why don?t you write in about what kind of excellence YOU are searching for this coming year. I?m interested in what you?re trying to achieve and be better at in your lives. To me, the search for excellence is always just beyond our grasp, like the proverbial carrot on a stick. But it?s still fun to try, isn?t it?

Come to the board and let's discuss this.

Bill on Your Cell Phone

Sunday, November 16, 2003 - 05:03 AM

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Do you have a cell phone?  Have you ever thought...

Wouldn't it be cool to have Bill Shatner be the "voice" of your voicemail message?!!!

<em>or

</em>Wouldn't it be cool to have Bill's voice as your ringtone?!!!

Well now you can!

The Moviso Corporation has announced that the voice of Bill Shatner is now available for use on cell phones for those on the Virgin Mobile and Cingular Networks!

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Bill on Spplat Attack Two

Thursday, October 09, 2003 - 04:30 AM

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We had the time of our lives at Spplat Attack Two ? and I?m back to tell the tale.  From the very beginning, the weather threatened to ruin everything (the very same weather that delayed the U.S. Open).  But for the two precious days of the event, it didn?t rain.  And on Sunday before the game, it was breezy, beautiful, cool weather.  A good omen for all of us.

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Summer

Friday, August 08, 2003 - 05:17 PM

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Summer is a ?hang loose? time for many people, but mine looks to be busy as ever. I?m was in Toronto recently, doing a series of commercials for Kelloggs, which is a lot of fun and looks like will result in some fairly amusing spots. While I was there I put together a syndicated radio show and tried to get together another show for divers that hunt for sunken treasure. There are other projects in the works, too ? including one at Sci Fi channel, tentatively titled ?Inferno of Hate.? At some point this month, I plan to take a breather, take a swim, barbeque, have a cool lemonade or two. I just can?t figure out exactly when!

Spplat Attack 2

Thursday, July 31, 2003 - 05:33 PM

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Once again it?s Spplat Attack time! on Labor Day weekend, in New Milford, PA, all the forces are gathering to make this an even bigger and better event than last year?s success. Of course, I?ll be there to lead my team of enthusiasts into the fray once more in order to win the coveted flag. There will be other celebrities as well, so it?s sure to be a fun, action packed event. There is also going to be a Star Trek Convention in  Binghamton, NY the Saturday night before the big Spplat Attack event on Sunday. Remember, it?s all for charity! So please join me join me for what promises to be a fantastic time. Maybe I can even be on YOUR side!

My Belated July 4th Update

Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 06:49 PM

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I was in Canada for the 4th of July ? and no one paid any mind to America?s celebration. But I was in Toronto for Canada Day and I didn?t celebrate that holiday, either. In spite of the fact that I missed any public celebrations, I am always privately grateful for everything these two countries have given me. I love living in America and if I had been home, I would have fired up my barbeque, had my friends and family over, and whooped it up with the best of them. I hope you all had a happy and safe holiday and managed to see some fireworks, too.

SHAKESPEARE

Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 12:51 AM

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Of all the roles I’ve played in my career, some of my most favorite were written by that most famous of scribes, Shakespeare. Recently, I had a most unusual experience that involved one of his plays, “Two Gentlemen From Verona.” I did a reading with many other actors, some of whom had never done Shakespeare before. They brought their artistry and originality to the experiences, so much so that I was awestruck. Some of these talented people included Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, and Rita Wilson, among others.

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Coral Reef

Friday, May 23, 2003 - 06:33 PM

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I recently went to Monterey to help raise some money for the Coral Reef Alliance.  The effort to help save the coral reefs is very near and dear to me since we all depend on a healthy ocean for our very existence.  It should be noted that the coral reefs are in danger of dying ? an unimaginable tragedy for everyone on the planet.  Already there exists the possibility that all the large fish will soon be wiped out.  Next is the smaller fish that live near the coral reefs and depend on them for their existence.  A lot of people get their protein from these fish so one of the main problems to combat is over-fishing.  Another is pollution.  Combine these problems with global warming and we?ve got the potential for another tragedy in the network of life.  Needless to say, the Coral Reef Foundation is trying to prevent this situation from happening through education and the creation of new coral reef systems.

I?ve been an avid diver now for years.  I?ve been lucky enough to see some wonderful underwater sights that I will never forget.  I?ve been down far enough to see a shipwreck and have swum among dolphins.  I?ve watched whales breach and sharks scuttle among caves.  So much beauty exists for all of us in these oceans.  My greatest hope is that these opportunities will still be there for my grandchildren when they are adults.       