Patrick Stewart RIP

Patrick Stewart was a giant across television and movie franchises I enjoyed. In June, 1988 my friend Chris and I attended the Star Trek Creation Convention in Los Angeles. Star Trek: The Next Generation had released 22 episodes to that point. One season. It was a successful show. It would do 6 more seasons. Much of the cast was present there, interviewed. They were engaging and friendly, as they have remained since then. They took questions from the audience. I wish I could remember the question precisely. It was something like: “what’s your favorite Shakespeare quote” or “would you please recite your favorite Shakespeare you’ve done,” and it was directed at Stewart. He did the soliloquy from Henry IV that ends with: “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”. I will never forget the young women a row ahead of us who were excited by the question. And even more delighted by Stewart’s recitation. One of them was mouthing along to the piece, a slight murmur. She knew the words. That…