Captain Hadron looked at the cards filling the conference room. What did his "birthday" mean anyway, so far away from the only planet where it had meaning. He couldn't refuse them. Leadership classes at the Institute taught how important they were. #WedC
Pete Seeger Grateful Dead Pink Floyd Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers San Francisco Symphony Jackson Browne Tom "T-Bone" Stankus U2 Marian Call Southern Rail
@bazbt3 I can't recall the last rock concert I attended.
Might have been Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers back in the 90s. I remember getting a good seat. Also remember him comparing the Heartbreakers to a small business (found that interesting).
@schmidt_fu Definitely cleaner, more cerebral, but the underlying message (when they talk about it) is that the Federation is internally peaceful and crime-free (in fact, one TOS episode is about the final "penal colony" where crime is "cured").
@schmidt_fu@bazbt3 Out there, there are no saints, just people-angry, scared, determined people who are going to do whatever it takes to survive, whether it meets with Federation approval or not. 3/3
@schmidt_fu@bazbt3 It's easy to be a saint in paradise, but the Maquis do not live in paradise. Out there in the demilitarized zone all the problems haven't been solved yet. 2/3
@schmidt_fu@bazbt3 Favorite quote from Star Trek DS9: Sisko: Do you know what the trouble is? The trouble is Earth-on Earth there is no poverty, no crime, no war. You look out the window of Starfleet Headquarters and you see paradise. 1/2