Trekkies or Trekker

[Satyrquaze]

When I was 12 or so, I had a pin that said: "I'm a Trekker, not a Trekkie." Course, I was part of a local fanclub at the time and got the pin at a convention.

I don't self identify as either anymore. I generally refer to myself as a 'Star Trek fan' these days.

 

[RandyS]

I've never been to a convention before...I think I'll turn in my Trekkie card.

Don't feel too bad. In all my years as a Star Trek fan (how the hell is that boring??), I've only been to one, and it wasn't the best thing that ever happened to me, although, I will admit it was a pleasure to have Robin Curtis lead the entire convention in singing "Happy Birthday" to me.

My mom took me on my 24th birthday in 1994. I haven't been to one since.

I too went only once to a convention. BUT would love too attend many more Trek orientated or even a Comic-Con event. But alas there are not many in the northwestern section of Pennsylvania where I live.

On the note of your mother taking you, my mother suggested we go to one of the last ones they had in Erie, Pa., and although she was handicapped in spent %100 of the rest of her life in a wheelchair. I was touched by the main headliner, Marc Leonard, coming up behind us with must have been the event chairman and giving me a hand in lifting the wheelchair up the steps. I was so star struck and flabbergasted that he would do such a thing I didn't even ask for an autograph!

In my case, I was the disabled one in the wheelchair, and when Curtis sang to me, she had the security guys (all dressed as Klingons, of course) lift me up on stage to be next to her.

My cerberal palsy is so mild that I could've gotten out of the chair and walked up on the stage (although it would have taken a few minutes), but, what the hell, how often to you get the chance to be carried, chair and all by four big guys dressed as Klingons?

 

[RandyS]

In all my years as a Star Trek fan (how the hell is that boring??)

It was a joke. I deliberately put the wink smiley there to make that clear. Alas, my sense of humour appears to be lost on many fellow posters.

I realized that. Don't sweat it.

 

[Sindatur]

Yea, I don't call myself a Trekkie, a Trekker, nor any other Trekxxxx.

I call myself a SciFi Fan, I'm not loyal to Trek exclusively, I'll watch any old SciFi that suits my fancy, and don't care who thinks I'm a slutty fan , Hey Teacake, maybe you're right about JJ's word for us, he knows we can appreciate other SciFi too now, and not just Roddenberry stamped Trek

 

[Captain Mike]

JJ's got a new word for you now and it ain't good. Starts with an s.

Slut?

Hey we should have a Slut Walk for Spock!!! Everyone dress in TOS uniforms, out and proud baby.

Too bad that many "fans" consider more to the fandom than TOS....