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Wonderfest 2007
Wonderfest began several years ago as a toy
convention, but has since crossed over into the sci-fi and fantasy
realms. It is held every year
at the Executive West Inn in Louisville, Ky on or about Memorial Day
weekend.
Though
Wonderfest still focuses on model building and other creative activities,
it now includes celebrities and production people from all over the film
and TV industry.
2007 was
the first time they would have major guests from the Star Trek realm. Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar of The
Next Generation) and Robert Picardo (the EMH from Voyager). Both dazzled the crowd with tales
from their many film and TV roles.
Denise announced that she would soon begin the roles of Tasha’s
mother in New Voyages. Robert
wowed us with his parody of the old classic “Will You Still Love Me
Tomorrow” that lamented the current state of affairs in the Star Trek
Universe.
“Now I’m
not blaming Enterprise,
But
someone’s killed out Franchise!”
Thankfully,
we have that one on MPEG file!
Also
present was John Eaves. He has
done a great deal graphicially in the Star Trek Universe, including being
the principle designer of the Enterprise-E
The show
was big. One of the main
ballrooms was the dealers room, and it was packed. Upstairs, there was a huge room
filled with the entries in the model contest, and downstairs was a display
of old memorabilia from various sci-fi movies, including Logan’s Run,
Rocketman, and the original Star Wars Trilogy.
Attendence
was so high that the room block in the Executive Inn West sold out and they
had to book another room block at the Executive Inn across the street!

Wait a minute!
You’re not from Star Trek!
Cool costume though!
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Denise
Crosby talks about playing Tasha’s mother in New Voyages

Robert
Picardo dazzled the crowd with his parody on “Will You Still Love Me
Tomorrow” about the waining of the Star Trek Franchise.

Love
them Green Orion Slave Girls!

The
1/2500th scale new Romulan Warbird from Nemesis, available from
Federation Models.

A
collection of Federation shuttles in varying scales.
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