The Hilton's true colors

[Samuel T. Cogley]

The easiest thing will probably be to carpet it and throw up some kind of casino siding and a ceiling of some kind and throw a bunch of slots in there.

Maybe they could paint it black with yellow lines and just call the hole a holodeck.

Lacking holoprojectors, however, they'd have to continue serving the hyper-toxic rum drinks so people could imagine their favorite scenarios.

I'd still show up, just for that.

Maybe they could pad the walls, like a Jumpy. We could take off our shoes before we go in, grab our drinks, and then bounce around in 'the holodeck.'

 

[Captain X]

So let's remember the good times, and not get so distracted by trying to figure out which mustache-twirling villains we are supposed to be throwing rocks at because we got dumped.

We already know.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

So let's remember the good times, and not get so distracted by trying to figure out which mustache-twirling villains we are supposed to be throwing rocks at because we got dumped.

We already know.

And now it's time to let it go, before you become a parody of yourselves.

 

[Captain X]

We already are.

 

[Dale]

So let's remember the good times, and not get so distracted by trying to figure out which mustache-twirling villains we are supposed to be throwing rocks at because we got dumped.

We already know.

And now it's time to let it go, before you become a parody of yourselves.

We already are.

Man's got a point. I'm 43-years-old and my favorite thing to do, until recently, was to go to a mini-amusement park in Las Veags, drink a lot, wear a uniform and pretend I lived in the Star Trek universe.

Perhaps we do have a big ol' chip on our shoulder about losing our fantasy land, but that attitude is no more absurd than Trek fandom itself, IMHO.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

We already are.

Hey, if you can live with it, great.

What's that old expression (to which I do not subscribe): "There's nothing sadder than an old queen."

I would add that there's nothing sadder than a pouty, self-righteous Trekkie.

 

[Captain X]

I also thought you had a sense of humor. My mistake.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

I also thought you had a sense of humor. My mistake.

Oh, I do.

But as I'm sure you know, with only the text to go by, it's hard to tell the dead-serious ones from the sarcastic/funny ones.

I mistook you for the former. Glad to see you are the latter.

(So don't get all snarky on me.)

 

[Captain X]

I was trying to be ironic.

 

[Samuel T. Cogley]

I was trying to be ironic.

We're good.

 

[captaintish]

There's still a reason to enter the Hilton, the Convention!! It looks like it's going to still be held there next year. I'll be there!! But it will be bitter sweet without the Experience.

Holding the convention there now makes little sense.

Yeah, the convention's not enough to make me go back there. There are enough conventions held in other, more convenient locations.

It would feel way too empty without the Experience.