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People of the BFC fleet,

Two years ago,the first escort of the raven battle group,the Gunstar Trireme(GSR-0201),was sent on it's journey.

We have stood in defense of the BFC flagship,the Battlestar Raven(BFC-002),In our continuing conflict with the cylons,to keep the colonies safe.

We have added our firepower to that of the raven's,and supported the action of her best asset,The raven air wing.

We have taken our share of bumps and bruises;And returned the same to the cylons.

Suffice to say,at the end of year two,we still stand;We have been adding to our roster of warriors,and making them part of the best of the best...and we're not finished!

Our job is A never ending one: To seek out fellow BSG fans,and recruit them for our quest  of BSG fandom,and fun;And,destroy more cylons in the process!

We have A facebook page,which many have viewed,and signed up for; Now,we have Another outlet into social media:

WE ARE ON TWITTER

For our second anniversary,the trireme has activated it's twitter page: Twitter@GTrireme;

Now, those of you who tweet can SEIZE YOUR GLORY and follow us!

Now,I'm really not into prophecy,or the scrolls of pythia;However, I believe the best is yet to come;And,as we seek new blood to fill our ranks,we will strive to be the best we can be!

                               SO SAY WE ALL!

                Col. K.A. 'Leonidas' Ranson

                commanding,GSR-0201

Happy Colonial day to one and all. Have fun, but remember..."Safety Third!" Good hunting! So say we ALL!

I wanted to send you all best wishes & to thank you for being with the Battlestar Galactica Fan Club..which I might add had it's 17th anniversary on July 1st!

We here at the Fan Club truly appreciate all of you..it's because you are so involved that we made it to our 17 year mark.

I also want to take the opportunity to thank Cherry Oclima aka DragonLady (who also happens to be the BFC Vice President) & Steven Elliott our Deputy Vice President and all the other members of our leadership staff.

Once again we wouldn't have made it to our 17th year anniversary without the help & creativity that they provide.

By the way everyone, please take a peek at the banner that Cherry put together (which is posted on our Facebook page), I was truly thrilled when I saw it!

Also, please forgive me for posting this note today rather than on the 1st.

As it turned out, my back gave out on me over the weekend, so I've been sidelined...but now at least I can focus on THIS note rather than my back (it is mending).

I still have to quote Dr. Smith from Lost in Space: "My back is VERY delicate today...oh the pain, the pain!"

Getting back to the accolades department I also want to thank Chris Feehan, who is the co-founder of the BFC along with myself.

I especially want to thank Richard Hatch for his input regards our group, he was the one who first suggested that we put the Battlestar Galactica Fan Club together!

So once again, Happy 17th Anniversary to the BFC & to all our members in the United States, Happy July 4th!

Be safe!

So Say We All!

Shawn O'Donnell

President

Battlestar Galactica Fan Club

Just sharing this. It is a somewhat facetious semi-scientific explanation of what WOULD happen to the HUMAN body if one got air-locked. One could only assume similar results would occur with skin job Cylons as well. Toasters would probably do just fine though, at least for a few centons or even yahren. https://www.facebook.com/verge/videos/10210580689767606/?pnref=story

Attention on deck! Be ware of skin job infiltrators. You can easily recognize them by the weem bars in their eye lashes. That is all...Buy your command.

https://www.facebook.com/buzzfeedtopknot/videos/1570598366346208/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED

Today Wedge, Aeneas, and Freya were asked to participate in an unscheduled rotation of the CAP as they were the available pilots. They encountered some strange activity during the patrol.

This is the transcript from the CAP.

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Beginning pre-flight thecklist

• Me

  Aye, headed to the flight deck now

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  External inspection... OK. Flight controls... OK. Tanks filled and sealed. Canopy locks set to SAFE. Seat Motors to SAFE and PRU pods to SAFE

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  LSO, Perseus flight preflighting for CAP

• Me

  Freya completing preflight checklist now

• Me

  Preflight completed awaiting go for launch

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Mirage take my wing. Roger Aeneas

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Area clear, Comms to 1175.45 squawk 19

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Tacnav is Up, and canopy lock is ARMED. Escape pod to ARMED.

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  LSO, Aeneas ready for launch

• Me

  LSO to CAP you are green for launch when ready

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Spoolup- I have two greens. Sensors to ACTIVE. Main Power to ACTIVE

• Me

  Aeneas you are go for launch

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Perseus flight launching.WOOOSH

• Me

  Wedge you are go for launch

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Flaps set to fifteen degrees, Raptor 252, departing.

• Me

  Freya requesting go for launch

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *launches off of the launch deck, and accelerates to station-keeping*

• Me

  Freya you have go for launch.

• Me

  this is 220M Launching

• Me

  Wedge you take point, I will follow your lead

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Joining formation with Seekers

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Copy that, Freya. 252 taking point.

• Me

  Dune draidis check. Draidis clear Freya

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *I edge us near to the bow, and take up a standard pattern, a sort of figure eight loop on two axies*

• Me

  Copy that

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  All clear, Mirage arm and test weapons

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Dradis shows clear. Oh, fascinating. Twenty particles of space dust per cubic meter, 52 ultraviolet radiation spikes, and a class-2 comet.

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Perseus is trialling new wingtip missile launchers

• Me

  Oh that sounds like fun Aeneas!

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Cool stuff. Can you blast through the tail of the comet?

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Rather go around, dust can affect the thrusters

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Works for me. Changing course fifteen degrees

• Me

  Copy that adjusting course

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Changing course to match, check the comet for any raiders lurking

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Starting DRADIS one sweep

• Me

  Dune has picked up something on dradis..

• Me

  its staticy but its on the other side of the comet

• Me

  Can't get a good fix on it

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Want us to check visually?

• Me

  Wedge what do you have?

• Me

  It could just be interference from the comet

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Dradis is coming up fuzzy, but it doesn't look like comet interferance?. Want to check it out.

• Me

  CAP to Raven request permission to complete visual check on unknown contact.

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *over comms* Raven to CAP, permission granted. Good Hunting

• Me

  Aeneas will you take point for visual inspection

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Changing to intercept course.

• Me

  He has those spiffy missiles :)

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Roger Freya. Mirage alter course 20 degrees, 15 degrees up increase speed to 2Gs

• Me

  Changing course to intercept

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Increacing speed. Will match. My ECO will keep an eye on the radiological beacons

• Me

  Dune keep that Draidis sweeping see if we can get a fix on this thing

• Me

  *Copy that Freya*

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Closing will pass over comet for alook see

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  I'm getting a lot of radiological and comms inter*static*ance from the com*static* anyone read*static*

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Eyeball, heavy raider close in sneeking up on the fleet

• Me

  Roger that Aeneas. Engage

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *static, with nothing deciperable*

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Roger, Mirage keep close, altering course towards

• Me

  CAP to Raven we have visual contact incoming heavy raider

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *as the CAP is on the far side of the comet, only static is heard*

• Me

  Wedge did you copy my last?

• Me

  I got static

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *I flash my beacon in signallight.* "C-o-m-m-s.. d-o-w-n."

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Dradis cannot get a missile lock, engaging with cannons

• Me

  *Dune to Freya, 252 just signaled their coms down*

• Me

  *Dune respond, weapons free*

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Open fire!

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *I see the raider and kill my engines, drifting now. Without comms and clear dradis, my pillbox is a target. Might as well look like space junk.*

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  It's making off, good that will unmask the missiles, Mirage alter course hard right

• Me

  Dune signal 252 return to Raven. We have not heard a response, they have no idea we are out here and about the raider

• Me

  Dune signals 252

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Dradis lock, missiles away.Woosh, woosh

• Me

  Aeneas watch out its a quick one

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *My main engines are down but I work with my manuvering thrusters, angling and following the raider I see. I don't however, see another two raiders hiding in the comet*

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  BOOM. One hit it's damaged. Mirage fire your 2 to take it out

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *I flare my signal light, but it's a spotlight this time, as I see the second (but not the third) raider. I've painted a huge target on myself but I am isolating the raider*

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Target destroyed, good shooting Mirage

• Me

  Aeneas 252 appears to have engine trouble...

• Me

  watch out there is a second raider

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Roger closing to cover, activate internal missile launcher

• Me

  220M to Raven we have contact.. over

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *My manuvering jets are now full upwards, as I roket to avoid some tracers shot my way, but I'm slow*

• Me

  Aeneas I cant reach the Raven

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Never mind, engaging secong target with cannons

• Me

  I need to get out of this interference and alert the Raven *Dune keep trying to reach them*

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *I relight my engines, and rocket off as a tracer round comes way too close for comfort*

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Keep firing, BOOM, target destroyed

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Any more Wedge?

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *I flash my signal light.* "o-n-e--m-o-r-e"

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Mirage quick about to face the comet

• Me

  220M to Raven... come in Raven.... We are taking fire.. cylon heavy raiders

• Me

  I still cant reach them

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  I see it , Mirage it's all your engage with missiles, I'll back you up

• Me

  Aeneas I see another hiding there

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Target damaged engaging with cannons to finish it

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  BOOM, target destroyed, looping round to check

• Me

  Great shooting!

• Me

  Dradis is still mucked up but no contacts showing

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Looks all clear

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  *I leave the comet. Whoever last did maintenance on my bird, left the comms system unshielded*

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  252 to anyone... *kshik* how copy?

• Me

  *signals to 252* all clear. return to base

• Me

  Roger that Aeneas lets get back and report this

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Loud and clear Wedge, any more Freya

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  I flash my light and fall in behind Freya. My comms are mostly working now*

• Me

  Draidis shows clear for now

• Me

  lets get back..

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  Roger Freya, joining up to starboard

• Me

  220M to Raven do you copy...

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  I break into open comms, my ECO cursing under his breath about knuckledraggers, not knowing the comms are back online*

• Me

  Raven to 220M I read you loud and clear now..

• Me

  Finally! Raven we just engaged 3 heavy raiders on the other side of the comet.

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Wedge to Freya, my bird's radio needs a bit of work.

• Me

  We have destroyed targets and are returning. request alert fighters be on standby and increased CAP

• Me

  Copy that Wedge lets return so we can get that fixed

• Me

  There is something strange about that comet too.. *dune picked up some strange readings*

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  LSO, Wedge. Requesting permission to land. Have the bay standing by for a repair.

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  How so?

• Me

  *roger 220m Alert fighters on standby. Get back ASAP and report to CAG

• Me

  Aeneas I will have to run these readings when we get back but something was weird about it. I cant put my finger on it right now

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Wedge, LSO. Permission granted. Approach port landing bay, hands-on, speed one zero five, checkers red, call the ball.

• Me

  and you head the Raven, We need to report to the CAG about what we saw

• Me

  Aeneas you are cleared to enter the landing pattern

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Copy, I have the ball...

• Lt. JG. David "Wedge" Sangrey

  Skids down, mag-lock secure

• Me

  Freya entering the landing pattern.

• Me

  I have the ball...

• Me

  kids down and maglock secure

• LT. JG Tony "Aeneas" Carvell

  LSO, Perseus flight returning. Aeneas has the ball. 3,2,1, Aeneas is aboard

What does the readings Freya picked up from the comet mean? Why where the raiders in the comet?  We will have to wait for the results to come in to find out.

I recently saw about the ATX reunion and some of what they discussed was politics. This is a FUN spin on a new series subplot that popped into my pointed little head. It's HUMOROUS, so don't get offended.

Gaius Baltar is running for the Presidency of the 12 Colonies. "Join me, and let's make the 12 Colonies GREAT AGAIN! We will rebuild the Colonies, and they will be HUGE, just like my hands, and my hands are HUGE, BELIEVE ME, my hands are HUGE. And who is going to pay for it? That's right. The CYLONS! The Cylons...The CYLONS WILL PAY for our new Colonies. Oh, and pay no attention to my skin. I just LOVE Cheetos and there was a minor incident in the Cheeto factory. But we will rebuild the 12 Colonies, and the CYLONS WILL PAY FOR THAT COLONY! All you have to do is vote for me. Don't vote for that LOSER Laura. Laura Roslin is a LOSER! And she is a LIAR! Laura Roslin is a Liar and a LOSER! Yeah, she used to be Secretary of Education. Sure. Her motto must have been "A mind is a terrible waste!" Give me a break. Oh, and that other guy. What's his name. Oh yeas, Zarak. Zany Zarak, that's what I call him. ZANY ZARAK. Give me a break. But vote for me, folks and what will we do? That's right, we will MAKE THE COLONIES GREAT AGAIN...and WHO is going to pay for it? That's right, the CYLONS! You're all great. You're all wonderful Thank you..."

In the audience, Rosalin supporters are jeering and making lewd comments about what he does with his "huge hands," and chanting, "Ask Number Six! Ask Number Six!..."  In other locations, Zarak supporters, many dressed in black, are starting violent fist fights with Baltar Backers.

The Gunstar Trireme was on it's usual duty,10 km off battlestar raven's port bow;In CIC,There was A discussion on the Caprica MMA championship,broadcast on the CUBN the evening before; Chief navigator Geiken was in A not so good mood; His favorite fighter lost in the semifinals,and, geiken lost A fair amount of cubits:

" It's not fair! Had the ref not been blocked,He would have caught that below the belt stuff!"

"You're not the only one who lost; I was banking on smith to reach the finals" said helmsman shawn doyle " Didn't expect him to fade at the last minute.." Col. Leonidas,walking by, said: I won 300 cubits last night;I knew pasternos would pour it on..

"DRADIS contact sir!" announced  TAC/OPS officer  'Faceman' ursiny  "just came within our max range."

Heading?  " mark 537,carrom 42 sir..straight for us"  Where's the raven's CAP? "on the other side"

Leonidas picks up the phone " ALL HANDS...SET CONDITION TWO THROUGHOUT THE SHIP...ALL GUN BATTERIES TO STANDBY  "  What's his speed?  "one-five-zero,sir"

A minute later: "sir, I'm now picking up A colonial transponder signal...from that ship!"

Have we got A type on that inbound?  "It appears to be  A Mk.II viper."

Strange...Other than our own CAP,there shouldn't be any solo flights out this far....Any ID on the transponder?

"Cross-referencing it now..stand by..."      30 seconds later: "This can't be..."

What? "According to fleet records...this is someone who was confirmed KIA two years ago..Yet, the transponder ID is confirmed authentic.."

Just who is this?     "According to data.... VTN 74451NC.....Lt.jg Daniel Blutarsky...Last assigned to spartan squadron,battlestar raven"

Leonidas thinks ' BLUTO???...How in the frak is that possible?? '; XO 'bunny' nonemaker  says " We saw him get killed running from A old cylon base star...how is he just popping up now? " We both saw that ,bunny;This  makes no sense.

A minute later, Comm officer 'DJ' fish reports "Sir....i'm getting RT from that viper...it's requesting permission to land."  On the raven? "No..It's requesting hands on landing on the Trireme,sir"   "Sir,whoever's flying is asking to speak to YOU...by name.." ME? "Your callsign,sir."

Picking up A headset  'patch me through'

'Bluto...this is leonidas...where the frak have you been?'

" It's good to hear your voice sir!  I got some stuff to tell you!...If i could just land and talk to you face to face.."

'What stuff?'  "Can't say it now....don't want the toasters to get wind of this.."

After A pause   'Very well...hands on,port side...don't frak up my deck,please'

"see you soon,sir!"

Any radiologicals detected? " None" confirms faceman

Well, we've got A mystery to solve; Have Tusker meet,and escort that pilot to the plot room;Get me the hangar deck...   "Main hangar,Chief cool.."  This is the CO..we've got A viper coming in...where it came from is unknown; As soon as the marines escort the pilot,I want that viper checked for cylon IFF devices..Inside and out..If you find at least ONE device,I want that viper pushed off my ship IMMEDIATELY,clear?   "Crystal clear,sir."

Bunny, you're with me; Fish,contact the raven,and give them  the SITREP;Tell them we will keep them apprised.

"On it, sir."

The phantom viper lands on the trireme;  'Bluto' disembarks and is escorted by MGST 'Tusker' and two marines

So far,nothing unusual,Except,his flight suit and helmet are all white..like he had jumped into A pool of bleach.

Five minutes later,in the trireme plot room; Leonidas and bunny are standing....looking like A ghost had walked in...maybe...

Bluto pops to attention and snaps off A salute.....the salute is returned.

"It's frakking great to see you sir! I knew they would give you your own ship...never doubted it!.....And,I knew bunny was on the fast track!"

Thanks bluto...it looks like you pulled through...even though we confirmed you dead two years ago.

" I know it's kinda freaky sir....me,looking like this and showing up after all this time..but,i'm here for A real good reason...just to tell you some important stuff."

OK, first, start off with the last time we saw you...we saw your ship get hit and destroyed by A cylon base star,just before it exploded,and sealed off the void.

" Oh yeah! Well, I remember the last transmission I sent out...I was taking fire from that base star...then....I didn't hear no explosion....there was A big,blinding light...just white all around....I thought I was gone for sure; Then, I woke up...and there was this place..like A luxury suite at the caprica city hilton...but,I really can't describe it...I was then surrounded by these people in glittering white robes covering everything except their eyes...I dunno...they kinda reminded me of angels for some reason..."

OK..go on

" It was like so peaceful...like being in the promised land.. only better...then, they started telling me that they are like beings of light....and they've been watching us...they said that we're going to be like them someday..Evolved,or something like that....Frak if I ever believed in that,until now! Anyway,they said they've been fighting evil in another dimension or something like that..and,they want to help us."

Help us......How?

" They sent me here to tell you this: There are some bad times coming for us..those frakking toasters are gonna find A way to shut down our defenses..and the fleet..then, they're gonna bring the kitchen sink to take us all out....the human race will be close to going down for good..!"

Go on....

"  But...there will be survivors.....  they'll be A bunch of civilian ships...led and protected by  A single battlestar...they'll be travelling beyond the red line to find A new home....A place called.....earth,I think... And, they say that this earth is where the 13th tribe of kobol went..sorry,I never studied mythology in school...anyway, they'll be other survivors...they said YOU would be part of A fleet trying to hit back at the toasters..Hey,I told them that if anybody knows how to stick it to the cylons,it's my old boss!"

Really interesting bluto....Anything else they said?

" That's all I think they want you to know..they really didn't give me A lot of details.......this 'archon' guy just started blabbing about destinies , and..."

Just then, before the eyes of leonidas,bunny,and tusker, 'Bluto' starts to fade away

BLUTO??? "Ooops..I guess my time's up...sorry boss..But hey,they said we'll see each other again...and the first round's on me...!"

And bluto vanishes completely..into thin air

Standing flabbergasted,they try to describe 

" Sir, what the frak just happened?" asks tusker

There's one thing about this universe... not everything's A constant.

Then, a call from the hangar deck: "Chief Cool,sir... that viper that just came in? Well, we were about to examine it; I was about to lay hands on it when IT FRAKKING DISAPPEARED! Just Like that! How in hades does that happen,sir?" The pilot did the same thing,chief..disappeared.... frak if I can tell you how or why.

Bunny asks " you going to brief raven actual on this?"

Yes;However, I can tell you,she's going to be as skeptical as I am.

Every time we hang out you amaze me with some new talent or ability. I'm convinced you never sleep, that you can create/build/repair anything on the planet, that you have an incredible collection for each of your hobbies and arts, and that you are the most even tempered man I know. More importantly you are a model Family man, a valued contributor to all efforts, and an honest Friend. You are one of the few that are a good influence on everyone around you. Happy Birthday, and thanks.

Good afternoon Everyone. I know that not everyone is on social media so I wanted to post this information here. We have a fundraising campaign that has just started. We have partnered with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network to create a fundraising website in memory to Richard Hatch.  We have had 3 items donated to assist with this fundraiser. The top 3 donors will be awarded the prizes.

Richard Hatch was a great supporter of Battlestar Galactica Fanclub and the Battlestar Raven and he is affectionately known as the "Father of us all" as He was not just a big supporter of BSG but all Sci-Fi.

The end date for this fundraiser is July 15, 2017 which coincides with the BFC's 17 year anniversary.

I encourage everyone to visit the link below and if you are able to, donate to this great cause.

http://support.pancan.org/site/TR?px=2358703&fr_id=1081&pg=personal

Thankyou for the welcome aboard 

SO SAY WE ALL!!!!! 

Laura confronts Bill about his drinking habits after the flask incident with Ellen. Spoilers for Deadlock and Someone to Watch Over Me.

"Are you capable of climbing back out of this hole you've dug for yourself?" The question hung in the air for a moment.

"What the frak are you talking about?"

It was well past 10 the hallways of Galactica were bare except for the occasional passing of the Private on Firewatch or the shifting of one of Laura's guards on watch. They had long since returned from their walk throughout the halls arm in arm. The strolls carefree nature was shredded by the revelation of the Cylons a once mortal enemy mimicking them with their own memorial wall. Their walk back was not as light hearted and in the hours since returning the atmosphere of the room seemed to reflect their tenseness.

Laura looked up from the report that sat in front of her the words seeming to blur together,no -everything was blurring together. She wearily removed her glasses and rubbed at her temples before closing her eyes. The blurriness, the headaches were coming more frequently and the trembling in her hands. When she visited Cottle that day for the results of her MRI she didn't him to tell her, his look said it all. The cancer had finally reached her brain, and soon she would be bedridden like her mother needing someone to take care of her.

"I don't know who you are anymore" she says looking up.

"Who I am…" the slightly slurred words were punctuated by the glass clumsily banging against the desk as he approached.

She could smell the alcohol on him long before he'd reached where she was sitting the smell invading her sensitive nose, threatening to make her expel what little she had choked down for dinner. She noticed him reaching for his hand, she wanted to take comfort in him touching her but she couldn't. The drinking was starting to bleed into so many aspects of his life and by extension her life as well. She pulled her hand away, she looked up to see expression on his face – it had stung him.

"Laura…."

"You don't see it, but I do…I see you everyday but you aren't the man I fell in love with… you're almost a shadow".

0600 2 Days earlier

Her head felt like it was pounding, she winced as she maneuvered in the tiny rack that she and Bill shared. Granted it wasn't as small as her "rack" on Colonial One, but certainly wasn't meant to be shared by two adults. It wasn't her head that was pounding she realized when she forced her eyes open, it was someone banging on the hatch. She blinked in the darkness; she could hear Bill stumbling around in the dark. The darkness is pierced by the light from his desk lamp revealing his disheveled appearance, something that was so uncommon for him. He was struggling to adjust the uniform he had worn yesterday; he hadn't even bothered to change. Averting her eyes she pressed her face into his pillow, it reeked of alcohol. A now frequent occurrence, he was coming to bed drunk as demonstrated now sometimes not even bothering to change his clothes.

She was brought out of her thoughts by the feel of his hands clasping her shoulders gently, the feel of his cheek against her scarf clad head. She softly sighed at the contact, trying not to give in to the stirrings of her heart not when she was mad at him. She looked up, bright green eyes meeting blue the maelstrom churning in the depths.

"I can't fight you, I don't have the stamina but you're abandoning the Fleet and me" she says before looking down.

"Colonel Tigh has changed so much since Liam, he's grown stronger…yet you are spiraling further down…you don't want to see it or feel it but you need to."

Bill pulls away from her with a scoff, "I don't need to listen to this", he says before moving to exit the room.

She looks on in silence as he retreats hoping he will be able to carry on when she is gone. She looks down as she tries to steady her heads by clasping them together.

4 Days Later

Bill clutched Sea Rider Falcon to his chest as he entered Sick Bay, acting as if it was no different than any day he encountered her in Sick Bay. This time was different however this was no treatment, this was the end that he had always been avoiding. She had been found lying on the floor of their quarters after Boomer jumped away with Hera. Her temperature was elevated and she had fluid in her lungs from a secondary infection. But this time he knew he wouldn't be taking her back home. He looked up from the deck to see not just Laura but Doc Cottle dutifully sitting by her bedside his hand holding hers. Bill was struck with the realization that that wasn't Sherman's place- Laura had been right. He holds back tears as he looks across Laura's rack at Sherman before taking her hand in his.

"I'm here….i'm here" he says softly as he stroked her forehead.

Just a reminder to everyone that the Richard Hatch Celebration dinner will be on May 20th in a Los Angeles area Japanese steak house...I'm going to make the choice of steakhouse this weekend & I'm going to make reservations on the 10th, so please if you are interested in joining please emai:

richardhatchcelebrationday@yahoo.com

Please let me know how many in your party.

Also, please note that everyone pays for their own dinner, so bring your wallet!

If you or anybody you know are interested in suiting up  these are some good places to look:

 (It’s more fun to suit-up, and great for pics too) 

If you or any you know are interested in Battlestar Galactica uniforms from the re-imagined series, here are several to pick from.  I got a flight suit and Commander’s blues from these folks a few years ago.  Not bad for the price.  You can modify at will.

Main Page:

http://cosplaystation.ca/newarco.html

Flight Suit:

http://cosplaystation.ca/commission148-new.html

Commander’s Uniform:

http://cosplaystation.ca/commission149.html

Officer’s Uniform:

http://cosplaystation.ca/commission149-new.html

Number 6’s Red Dress:

http://cosplaystation.ca/commission306.html

If you or any you know are  interested in the Original Series uniforms these folks have some good and affordable uniforms and props:

http://www.battlestargalactica.org/

If you or any you know are interested in higher end quality uniforms from both TOS and Re-Imagined Battlestar Galactica, these folks have lots of really good stuff:

Main Page:

http://shadowdalecreations.com/

Battlestar Galactica Section:

http://shadowdalecreations.com/galactica.htm

Okay, let’s suit-up and toast some toasters!

:o)

John David Feagin

Happy Birthday Leonidas! So Say We All!

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Hello Everyone,

A couple of years ago I got a message from a group called Wildlife Media...a group headed up by Bear biologist Chris Morgan...

It so happened that they were working on a film called Beartrek (about Bears) of course & had approached Bear McCreary to see if he might be interested in supplying some music for the film.

They really like his stuff & well, his name IS Bear...

They wanted to get the word out about the film & Bear referred them to me...and I have been a staunch supporter ever since and the Fan Club is happy to stand shoulder to shoulder with them!

So here we have a video of Chris (not only a very smart guy, but a very nice guy as well) chatting with actor Jeff Bridges...interesting how Bears & Battlestar intertwine with each other...Jeff's Father was Lloyd Bridges, the legendary Commander Cain!

Check out Wildlife Media at http://www.wildlifemedia.org/

"Groups" can be found in the red link list above just under the Fan Club logo and above the "So Say We All" banner. The sixty or so Groups are Chapters, Ship Chapters, and Sub-Chapter Groups cover many areas. And the Leadership is open to adding more if you have a good idea. You can join several Groups and Sub-Groups, but only one ship. Some Groups will review your page before adding you to their roster, so be patient. See someone interesting or in the Ship or Group you like, send them a Friend Request. Members and Leadership will be glad to answer questions and comments. We are all here for the Friendship and the Fun. Enjoy.

http://battlestarfanclub.com/forum/topics/you-joined-the-fan-club-now-join-a-group-ship-or-chapter

Paul "Iceworm" Oakley, 1st SGT, NCOIC, Raven Colonial Marine Detachment

Attention all pilots of the Raven Air Wing. There is another website for the Battlestar Raven,  battlestarravenbfc-002, that gives more information about the RAW and it's squadrons. If you have not already done so,  check it out,  it is worth a look. 

Aeneas, Perseus Squadron Leader

Happy Bithday to my favorite pointy-nose-Viper Jock. Here's to you Starbuck. Grab your gun and bring the cat in.