From: "Ball, Lucas, C1C, CS36"
To: "'info@trekkies2.com'"
Subject: Major Star Trek Interested With The Movie
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 20:10:48 -0700

Greetings!My name is Luke. I am a 19 year old 3rd class cadet at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado. I have been a major Star Trek fan for over ten years. I do not know exactly when it began, but I do remember seeing Star Trek IV in theatres, and Encounter at Farpoint when it first aired. My entire life I have wanted to fly in space. This dream began when I was three I think. Anyway, that is what helped lead me to the Air Force where I am planning on flying F-16's in the near future before I go into NASA. Currently I am majoring in Astronautical Engineering. I am a major fan. People call me a Trekkie to annoy but I would have to consider myself a Trekker but I really don't care about it that much. The term I do hear a lot however is Skywalker for obvious reasons. That is why the only Sci-Fi I enjoy is Star Trek since Star Wars and the rest has been hammered out of me. Well, now for the purpose of this. Over the summer when "Trekkies" the movie came out I was home on leave. I did not get a chance to see it however because I did not discover it until it was leaving theatres. I just purchased the movie over the Internet here and I just got done watching it for the first time. I loved it! I have been to about 5 conventions and I have never dressed up but this did make me feel like I was back there. What really caught my eye was in the last twenty minutes or so, a fan wearing a Picard jacket/top was interviewed for a quick blurb. He stated that Star Trek is what led him to the Air Force Academy also. This really grabbed my attention. I did not recognize him but my guess is that he is a grad from the early '90's, probably a Captain or Major. Anyway, it made me think about how much Star Trek influenced my decision to come here as well. I would like to thank you for that movie. It was truly unique and special, one that I will watch over and over.... Thank you very much for your time. And Live Long and Prosper!!Very Respectfully,C3C Luke BallCS-36, USAFA9 Nov 99