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In 1987, I auditioned for a show called
Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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Now, I must admit that I went to
this audition with some hesitation.
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I mean, after all, it was a rehash
of a cult-status sci-fi series,
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and it had a profound effect
on the original cast members' careers.
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But since I was unknown,
unemployed,
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and unclear as to where
any of this was headed,
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I went.
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What I didn't know was that
I was becoming part of something
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much larger than
just a new TV series.
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I was becoming
part of a phenomenon.
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My name is John Paladin.
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The Klingon name is Kirg.
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I'm Harminder Pal
from Glasgow, Scotland.
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My name is, um,
is...Who am l?
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You're a lieutenant
commander.
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I'm Lieutenant Commander Horatio,
and, um,
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from the starship
Battle Queen.
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My name's David Silverman.
I'm from central New Jersey.
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- Canton, Ohio.
- San Diego.
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- Virginia.
- Melbourne, Australia.
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- Biloxi, Mississippi.
- Berlin, Germany.
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I have fans that write me
from Germany, from ltaly,
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from Australia,
from England.
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I've been to conventions
in all those places.
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How many conventions
have you been to?
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Probably close to 50 or 60.
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Really?
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Yeah. I mean, like I said,
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you got to have
something to do.
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This is my third convention.
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We've been to probably
20 or 30 or more.
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I lost count, you know?
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I've been doing this
since 1969,
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so it's, uh,
I almost hate to admit
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this is my 366th convention
this weekend.