Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utflis.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcsri!utai!utflis!brown From: brown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: vulcan triva question Message-ID: <551@utflis.UUCP> Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 11:26:28 EST Article-I.D.: utflis.551 Posted: Wed Oct 30 11:26:28 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 31-Oct-85 01:39:41 EST References: <371@sesame.UUCP> <95300013@haddock.UUCP> <541@utflis.UUCP> <3133@hplabsb.UUCP> Reply-To: brown@utflis.UUCP (Susan Brown) Organization: FLIS, University of Toronto Lines: 19 Summary: In article <3133@hplabsb.UUCP> morrell@hplabsb.UUCP writes: >> In article <95300013@haddock.UUCP> jimc@haddock.UUCP writes: >> >> Who knows the origin of the vulcan's spread-finger salute? >> >...and during the shooting of "Amok Time", he suggested that this >> >same hand configuration be used as a greeting on Vulcan. >> > Jim Campbell >> I agree. Nimoy asked Celia Lovsky (T'Pau) if she could 'do this' when >> they were discussing how to greet each other and since she could (Shatner >> had to tie his fingers together in Search for Spock), they devised the >> bit of business on the spot. >Not quite true. Celia Lovsky had a fair amount of trouble 'doing it'. >According to Nimoy, she had to hold her fingers apart just below >the camera level until it was time. >When it came time for her to greet Spock, she brought her hand up briefly >from below the camera level. Well, of cooooouuuurrrrrrse. I always get ready before the cameras start to roll too. Doesn't everyone? -from >> above.