Only half.
So. Wednesday, we leave home to pick up the Ariel Ambulance in Vegas, a small matter of an 800-mile round trip. Get to Vegas all right, check in to the Excalibur, eat (the buffet was meh; I liked it okay, but the Hubby didn't--and the weird thing is that he's not as picky as I am), wander around, find the Shark Bay at Mandalay Bay (
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Then going on the internet, and finding out. Congratulations! I'm tempted to watch Hunt for Red October just to see it in action.
The 21st century does have its plus points, I will admit.
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They're hoping to have it completely restored in about six months.
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Or you could, you know, pick up the Firefly DVD set and watch the actual "Ariel" ep
Yah, I could - and indeed, I shall, here at some point. But I already have HfRO, and it's always amusing to see the earlier - or later - incarnations of things. That was one of the clever elements of the original Star Trek - they had to watch every penny, and things were adapted and re-used ruthlessly.
Except, oddly enough, for the phaser rifle from the second pilot. In all these years, I have never learned why such a cool, time-and-labor-expensive prop disappeared, never to be used or even seen again...
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The people who found and are restoring the Rocky Jones Silvercup Rocket might be worth talking to.
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