Doctor McCoy/DeForest Kelley short Story

I wrote a story a year ago dedicated to the memory of DeForest and Carolyn Kelley called: "Keeping Up Appearances".

Summary: Capt. Kirk, Mr. Spock, and Doctor McCoy get trapped back in time to the late 1960's (Old earth calendar). The find themselves in the old Desilu studio working on a TV show called Star Trek- taking the place of the actors who play them. They wrap filming for the weekend, and Kirk decides each of them will stay at their respective actor's homes.

This story is told from McCoy's perspective as he goes to DeForest's home.

You can read it HERE.

Lisa

REMEMBERING MAJEL BARRETT

Today's blog is about a beautiful lady that worked very closely with De in the Original series: Majel Barrett Roddenberry.

I had the wonderful honor of meeting Majel back in the early eighties at a convention when I was very young. DeForest Kelley was also at this con. While he was up on the stage talking-- I actually got up and left the hall for a few minutes--to go to the restroom. (can you believe that??? How rude of me!--but I was only very young and apparently didn't know any better)

Anyways, as I was on my way to the restroom, wearing my T'Pring costume (there was a costume contest immediately following or maybe it happened before De was on stage) and Majel was sitting outside the hall at a table in the dealers area. She spotted me and called me over. I was painfully shy in those days so very meekly went to see what she wanted. She gushed over my costume--she just loved it. She was very sweet to me, I wasn't expecting that from somebody I watched on the TV and I just about died. So I meekly asked her for an autograph, they were free in those days. And she very happily signed an art print for me. I still have it. Or actually my parents have it in a box in their garage. Maybe I'll go over there one of these days and look for it.

I remember her on stage at that convention, too. My favorite was when she'd said she really wanted the part of Nurse Chapel but the network or other higher ups were reluctant. She dyed her hair blond and walked casually past Gene. He nodded at her, then stopped and gasped out "MAJEL?!"

That was perfect casting in TOS-she just looked fantastic as Nurse Chapel. She played a romantic character with such grace. Later on, I loved seeing her wonderfully eccentric performance as Lwaxana Troi in TNG.

My thoughts and prayers go out to her son Rod.

Funny Video "Hairy Bones"

This was created by 'Spockboy' and Dr. McCoy fan, Jessica Menn--great work!:

NAPLES BOAT PARADE--LONG BEACH

Long after they'd moved to Sherman Oaks, Ca, De and Carolyn stayed in contact with their friends in Long Beach. They used to come down and watch the Naples Boat Parade nearly every year. Photo from the 2008 Naples Boat Parade. (photo by L.Hamner)

THANKS!

Hello All! Thank you to all who are following this blog. If anybody has any tidbits about DeForest Kelley; any photos, videos, etc. you would like me to feature, please contact me at my email address located in my profile.

Hey, Did you know Kristine M. Smith, the author of "DeForest Kelley: A Harvest of Memories.." is writing another book about DeForest Kelley? If you 've got anything to contribute to her, any favorite De moments--meetings, convention stories, photos or anything De related, she'd be happy to hear from you! You can purchase her book "DeForest Kelley: A Harvest of Memories: My Life and Times With a Remarkable Gentleman Actor" from Amazon. I recommend it highly.

CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER was one of De's favorite Star Trek episodes (the other I believe, was "The Empath"). Look at this tribute to that episode:

The Long Beach Main Post Office

This is the main post office on 3rd and Long Beach Blvd. (address: 300 Long Beach Boulevard, Long Beach) Designed by Louis K. Simon, it was built in 1934 in a starved-classicism architectural style. (photo by L.Hamner 2008)

De and Carolyn would have visited this location many times as it was (and still is) the closest post office to every location they ever lived at in Long Beach. The buildings surrounding the Post Office have certainly come and gone but this building has stayed mostly the same. Carolyn sent De many letters during the war. De sent dance tickets and newspaper clipping home to his mother, Clora Kelley: "Ma, Scrapbook!" (source-From Sawdust to Stardust by Terry Lee Rioux)

De at a Convention 1985

This is DeForest at a convention in Dallas, Texas in 1985. A big thank you to my good friend Melinda for her permission to post this fantastic pic of De.