Wednesday, January 14, 2009

KHHHHHAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!



RIP Ricardo Montalban

Oddly, I watched the last thirty or forty minutes of Star Trek II just last night.

So long, Mr. Montalban. May you find your own Fantasy Island.

8 comments:

JAL said...

He always struck me as a classy guy.

The League said...

Honestly, he always struck me exactly the same way. Perhaps a gentleman who was a bit too good for any of the work he appeared in.

I would have gladly had drinks with the man.

Anonymous said...

I've been using Google Reader to read LoM, and I notice the line, "thank you for enjoying League of Melbotis" at the end of every post.

What's up with that?

J.S. said...

I swear to god I almost made that same post with a similar picture, and that same headline. But somehow I knew a thousand trekkies would here of the man's death and immediately raise the call...

The League said...

I think I put some tag in my RSS that spits out the thank you something like a year ago.

Also, its a friendly place. Identify yourself in the comments section, even if you're a longtime reader. It just makes things easier.

Anonymous said...

I think Montalban would have been a great guy to not just have drinks with -- but maybe a great dinner at a steakhouse.

The League said...

Agreed. And I would have ordered whatever he suggested.

J.S. said...

I just had this fleeting image of Ricardo Montalban throwing tennis balls for Mel...