Star Trek 2012 Las Vegas Convention

Well, my friends, the time has come and gone. As you know, I have saved and planned for almost a year, and now my first Star Trek convention is a piece of history and exists only in my memory (as well as in plenty of photos, haha). We departed from St. Louis on Thursday, August 9 and returned on Tuesday, August 14; during that time, I attended the convention Friday through Sunday.

In order to best relay my experiences, I have decided to model this post after one I discovered from another Trekkie (visit Catalogued, Organized and Easily Referenced through Blogger for their recap of the 2010 convention). Each day will be broken down into two categories: Autographs and Photo Ops. So, here we go!

Friday, August 10

Autographs

• Grace Lee Whitney (Janice Rand from The Original Series)
• John de Lancie (Q from The Next Generation)
• LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge from The Next Generation)
• Michael Dorn (Worf from The Next Generation & Deep Space Nine)
• Gates McFadden (Beverly Crusher from The Next Generation)
• Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi from The Next Generation)
• Brent Spiner (Data from The Next Generation)
• Chase Masterson (Leeta from Deep Space Nine)
• Robert Picardo (Holographic Doctor from Voyager)
• Garrett Wang (Harry Kim from Voyager)

Photo Ops

• LeVar Burton
• Brent Spiner & Gates McFadden (duo)

 

 

Saturday, August 11

Autographs

• Jonathan Frakes (William Riker from The Next Generation)

Photo Ops

• Jonathan Frakes
• Michael Dorn & Marina Sirtis (duo)

Sunday, August 12

Autographs

• George Takei (Hikaru Sulu from The Original Series)
• William Shatner (James Kirk from The Original Series)
• Alice Krige (The Borg Queen from First Contact & Voyager)

Photo Ops

• George Takei
• William Shatner

Needless to say, I had the time of my life! EVERYONE I met was very, very nice and I look forward to many more Trek-related conventions! In fact, there is a convention coming up in Chicago in May 2013 (sponsored by the same folks who held the one in Vegas) and the one and only SIR PATRICK STEWART will be there! I can't wait! Time to start saving again! :)

Since the convention, however, I have been hard at work redecorating my bedroom. I have moved some things around and have decided to create a "Wall of Star Trek" as an homage to one of my all-time favorite things. I have Instagramed the original photo and made it darker in order to better view some of the photos. Enjoy!