Homage to Omar Sharif

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In Memoriam Omar Sharif 1932-2015

“I can’t say I gave up totally my passion for women, but almost” Omar Sharif

Homage to Omar Sharif

Lawrence of Arabia
That might have made you
Aware to the rest of us
Leaving the world nonplussed
A star among the best of them
Truly, a precious gem

I still remember when I was eight
Dressed like the first mate
Watching the adventures of Captain Nemo
The television series most primo
Many a unforgettable roles you played
The memory of which will not fade
Rest in peace
Omar Sharif

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Homage to Roger Rees

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In Memoriam Roger Rees 1944-2015

“The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again” Charles Dickens, Nicholas Nickleby

Homage to Roger Rees

Quite the Shakespearean
Sometimes even a villain
Well versed with the classics
Performing them with magic
You could pull off Dickens
Off came the mittens
When venturing into science fiction
Causing quite an addiction
For watching certain shows
Always keeping us on our toes
Of what one might expect
You had that affect
But for now, we will see you in re-runs
Watching our most favourite ones
For myself the one is and always will be
Nicolas Nickleby

Rest in peace
Sweet prince
Roger Rees

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Homage to Dr McCoy i.e. DeForest Kelley

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“I am a doctor, not a magician!” Leonard McCoy

Homage to Dr McCoy i.e. DeForest Kelley

I am a doctor, not a doorstop
I can go on nonstop
I am a miracle worker
Maybe even a tearjerker
Concocting cures for all ailments
I have the treatments
No matter if my patients
Be alien or human
Even if the Yeoman
Came down with the flu
I have the cure and the clue
On what to do
So maybe I am a magician
The premium edition
And even that green blooded
Gosh, darn, crud it…Vulcan
Has to admit it
And I am loving every damned minute!

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Homage to Sir Christoper Lee

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“I’m much softer than people think. I don’t present to the world an emotional face.
I’m pretty good at self-control, but I am easily moved” Sir Christopher Lee

Homage to Sir Christoper Lee

From the horrors of Hammer
To Lord of the Rings
Without a stammer
Lines delivered like kings

A villain or a hero
Never the zero
Captains and counts
Even some with discounts

Soft or scary
The roles did vary
You never failed
Getting the parts nailed

Without a mock
Shakespeare or Hitchcock
Film or television
Enjoying each transmission

Your dabble
And certainly no babble
Into Heavy Metal
Was right on the petal

All in all
Sir Christopher Lee
How we miss thee
A great human being
We ever have hoped to have seen

An actor most versatile
And never vile
We adored you our sire
The greatest Vampire
Of them all

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Homage to Spock AKA Leonard Nimoy

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“Live long and prosper” – Spock AKA Leonard Nimoy

Homage to Spock AKA Leonard Nimoy

“It’s only a television show”
– Maybe so, but it got me through the best of times and surely through the worst of times

“Vulcan honours us with your presence. We come to serve”
– Mr Spock had me at hello

“Never meet your heroes”
– Maybe true, but this particular hero I will regret not meeting for the rest of my life

“These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise, Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before.”
– And I will keep watching until such time they put me out to pasture.

Mr Nimoy, please reserve a room for me also in Valhalla!

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