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Leonard Nimoy Dead at 83. Should I Be Sad?

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I just heard that Leonard Nimoy, Spock of Star Trek fame among other things, had passed away at 83 (NY Times).

I am very, very sad upon hearing this. Spock was the first TV character I remembered as a child, even if I knew no English. Those pointed ears and that firm, noble look, as well as calmness of the character, endeared me to him.

It would be ironic to be sad about Mr Nimoy’s death considering the generally emotionally controlled Vulcan character with which I associate with him as one. But sad I am. Actually, I’m feeling something far worse than sadness could convey, though I will try to control it. This is going to be a long, drawn out, sadness, though, because he is synonymous with Star Trek to me so Star Trek will never be the same again. I will always think of him any time I see, hear or think of Star Trek.

As I struggle for what to write regarding Mr Nimoy’s death, a quote from Kirk in Star Trek II, the Wrath of Khan, that is among my favourite movies, seems appropriate.

“Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most… human.”

Rest in peace, Leonard Nimoy. Your soul and spirit will live and prosper forever.

Guitar and Ukulele Tabs for Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)

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Hallelujah is one of the truly great Canadian songs of all time, written by one of Canada’s best songwriters ever, Leonard Cohen. It is generally simple to play in terms of chords, and simple to hard to perform pending how much diva you want to put into your performance.

I’ve tabbed a version reasonably similar to the one sung by kd lang in the video below, though I’ve included the notes of the melody by which I sing it. Best version I could find out there, in my opinion.

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Leonard Cohen

The nice thing about robust tunes such as this is that you can put all kinds of little variations in the phrasing and it wouldn’t matter much so long as you hit the right notes for the chord changes. So feel free to stray from my tabbed notes and just do it the way you feel it.

This is also a pretty long song so I’ve created several formats and sizes. Choose the one that works well for you.

Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen Guitar Tabs Letter Sized PDF [1 pg]
(small, but use to enlarge to tabloid size on photocopier)

Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen Guitar Tabs Letter Sized PDF [2 pgs]
(2 sheets means page turn or used spread out)

Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen Guitar Tabs Tabloid Sized PDF
(for printing directly onto tabloid sized paper)

Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen Ukulele Tabs Letter Sized PDF [1 pg]
(small, but use to enlarge to tabloid size on photocopier)

Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen Ukulele Tabs Letter Sized PDF [2 pgs]
(2 sheets means page turn or used spread out)

Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen Ukulele Tabs Tabloid Sized PDF
(for printing directly onto tabloid sized paper)

If the letter size tabs (8.5″ x 11″) are too small for your eyes, you can either enlarge to tabloid size (11″ x 17″) using an automatic enlarge feature on many photocopiers, or download the tabloid sized versions for printing. The tabloid size tabs can be inserted into a typical letter sized binder on the 11″ size, and folded almost in half to fit. You just open each tab to use it.

Please click here for guitar and ukulele tabs and chords to other songs on this blog.

Flesch-Kincaid Grade Reading Level: 9.0

Star Trek Facebook Picture Tagging Meme

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I know that Star Trek is a HUGE franchise that is not only big currently but also has endured the test of time and has fans as passionate as any. Yet, there are no Star Trek Facebook picture tagging meme. Are Trekkers too serious and mature to do this sort of stuff? Not hardcore enough for Trekkers who have to suit up, part fingers and utter Klingon to have fun? I like to think not, but we’ll see. I’ve made an extra large collage of 25 Star Trek characters, compared to other versions listed below with 15-20 characters mostly, because I think any Trekker willing to use this will have many other Trekkers s/he can tag. Enjoy!

Here’s how to get this graphic for your Facebook fun:

  • Click on the picture below to get it at full size.
  • Right click on that picture and save to your computer.
  • Upload it to your Facebook profile.
  • Tag your friends!

Please click here for a complete list of over 100 Facebook picture tagging memes on this site with which you can use for fun with your friends.

NEW to this site if you like Star Trek!

  • pixels wallpapers from Star Trek TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise, Movies (also good for 800 x 600 and 640 x 480 monitors) — 109 wallpapers
  • pixels from Star Trek TOS, TNG, DS9 Voyager, Enterprise, Movies (also good for 1152 x 864 monitors) — 109 wallpapers
  • pixels, from Star Trek TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise, Movies — 108 wallpapers
  • 1440 x 960 pixels, from Star Trek TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise, Movies — 101 wallpapers
  • pixels, from Star Trek TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise, Movies — 109 wallpapers
  • pixels, from Star Trek TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise, Movies — 103 wallpapers
  • pixels, from Star Trek TOS, TNG, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise, Movies (also good for 1680 x 1050, 1440 x 900, 1280 x 800 and 960 x 600 pixel monitors) — 105wallpapers

facebooktagger stole this from me, it was stolen by facebooktagger, you know facebooktagger.

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Simpsons Facebook Tagging Meme Poster

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Today’s offering is The Simpsons, so Simpsons fans, let’s see how you stack up against Hello Kitty, Superheroes and Mr/Ms fans from your interest and downloads!

  • Click on the Simpsons poster below to get it at full size.
  • Right click on that picture and save to your computer.
  • Upload it to your Facebook profile.
  • Tag your friends (or let them tag themselves).
  • Click the Back button on your browser to return to this post.

Please click here for a complete list of over 100 Facebook picture tagging memes on this site with which you can use for fun with your friends.

Please click here for graphics from the poster below which you can use for your Facebook profile at full profile size (and in some other applications, too). No names appears with the profile pictures.

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