Getting Intimate With Spock's Ear

My career took a new trajectory today. Now, before everyone's imagination runs awry, please allow me to explain.

This morning marked the end of another season of Sunday morning forums at Grace Cathedral.

Knowing several weeks ago that this forum's guest would be Leonard Nimoy, and being in charge of the sound engineer schedule, I saw to it that I would be the engineer on duty for Mr. Spo… er.. Mr. Nimoy.
He was attending with the curator of a museum that is currently producing an exhibit called "How Artists See God". Mr. Nimoy is a very accomplished fine art photographer and his work is on display in the exhibit and was on display for us attending the forum – his theme being images of the feminine side of God that came from his upbringing in an orthodox Jewish community.

It started in the usual way for me, the guests and Alan Jones, the moderator came over to me and I helped them with their microphones, which attach over the ear with a tiny boom extending down along their cheek. It went something like this.

"Hello Mr. – (don't say Spock you idiot!) – Nimoy, this is your microphone and will attach to whichever ear is most comfortable"

Leonard (we can call him Leonard now since I am about to get intimate with his ear) offers me his left ear and I go about my business of putting the mic on him.

He stands patiently as I fumble with his ear and says, smiling; "Now, no ear jokes"

I respond, "It never even occurred to me", smiling back. In my mind I am thinking, "probably a good thing I didn't show up in my Star Trek tunic and ask him to autograph my Starship Enterprise blueprints.".

Mixed sound for the Rolling Stones? That's nice.
Chief house mixer for Carnegie Hall? Great.

I've attached a microphone to Mr. Spock's ear.

Live Long and Prosper…

TDS

PS – For the record; I do not own a Star Trek tunic. I do however, have the blueprints for the Starship Enterprise.