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It’s said you should never meet your heroes. Whoever said that is very wrong. I was proud to meet one of mine – William Shatner , better known to many as Capt. James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise.

Yes, I know, Shatner is just an actor, accomplished enough to have starred in several major TV series, as well as a litany of other shows. To some, he’s the lead from the police drama "T.J. Hooker" or the quirky and hilarious Denny Crane from both "Boston Legal" and "The Practice." Or any of hundreds of other roles.

But, to nearly an entire planet, he is Kirk. The original "Star Trek," or "OG Trek" as fans call it, had an ensemble cast. I don’t have to name them all. Nearly 50 years after the first episode, they are icons.

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