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William Shatner & The Seeds of Destiny

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  The great people at Legion M sent out a gift to the financial supporters of the new William Shatner movie 'You can Call Me Bill.' The letter contained a simple thank you note with the promotional logo plus a small packet of seeds. The seeds are from a Redwood tree. William Shatner was once asked what he would like to be if he was reincarnated. His answer was a tree. In 2018 he voiced a character called Phil The Plant in the sci-fi comedy 'Aliens Ate My Homework.' Ever since he has taken a deep interest in botany but especially the life force and communication between trees. He has been quoted as saying that he believes trees are intelligent beings. This thinking led to him writing a song entitled, 'I want to be a tree.' Legion M, who is working with Shatner on his documentary, took his lyrics to heart. Mr. Shatner is now 92 years old and with his movie coming out later this year they deemed it a fitting time to send out hundreds of Redwood seeds to be planted...

Breaking into the Movie Business

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  1978 - Avon Massachusetts: As a little kid I had a reoccurring dream. There was an army of men in white armor wearing bucket helmets. They were led by a tall, dark stranger with a deep voice who carried a glowing red sword. They chased me through a series of hallways until I awoke. When I told my mother she explained that she had taken me to my first movie only a year earlier. We had seen Star Wars. While I was too young to comprehend what I had watched, the images embedded in my mind had forever changed me. The town I grew up in was very small and known for only one thing, it had a drive-in movie theater . My parents started taking me when I was only a baby. Over the years I became a movie addict watching hundreds of films and memorizing many of them. I was deeply inspired by these works of art which motivated many of my adventures as a writer and athlete. Selling my book "Twisted Trails" at MTB events  2023 - Sanford, Florida: Upon reaching my 50th birthday I have finall...