Oh Captain! My Captain!
"Art is not a luxury - it is a vital expression of our identity and a testament to life's meaning." - Sir Patrick Stewart (Oxford Union Address) "Never doubt the capacity of art to bring about moments of profound emotion and reflection." - Sir Patrick Stewart, from Making it So: A Memoir. I've been trying to put into words how I feel about the passing of Sir Patrick Stewart. I didn't work with him, I didn't even know him personally and yet I am incredibly sad about his death. I think it's because he was such a large part of my childhood. Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered in September 1987. I would have been 9 years old and I honestly didn't watch it. Not because I didn't want to, but because my parents didn't really let me watch much TV. We only had one TV; it was in the family room, which was right next to my Mom's piano studio. At that age, my Dad would let me rent movies on the weekends, and I was more concern...
