When I decided to embark upon this daily (cough) column on Monday, I had no clue whether I'd find enough material to fill the void each day. Much to my surprise, day three has arrived and yet again there is a veritable smorgas board of STAR TREK news tribblets ripe for the picking (on top of three "Top Stories" to boot!). Enjoy!

Oh, and in case you forgot, ENTERPRISE in on tonight.

Name That Van Halen Song of the Day: Yesterday's answer was ICE CREAM MAN, off their debut album, VAN HALEN, from '78. Although but a twinkle in my parents' eyes back then, I undoubtedly feel the power of the Mighty VH's arrival everytime I listen to the first record (err, CD). Anyway, the complete lyric was: "...puddin' pie banana, dixie cups! All flavors and push-ups too, I'm your ice cream man, stop me when I'm passin' by!" Yesterday's winner was FSULawJM. Congrats, even though you're a Seminole (Go Gators).

Today we'll try something a little harder just for fun: on what song did Eddie debut his trademark tapped harmonic technique? To win, be the first to answer correctly in the Talkback.

Today's Tribblets:

• Walter Koenig ('Chekov') will participate in the 22nd Annual Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon in Santa Monica, CA April 23rd.


• NEMESIS debuts in Japan April 12th and the Daily Yomiuri echoes western sentiment that the film is a hodgepodge of past glory days.


• Catch STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME on the New TNN tonight, April 9th, @ 8 PM.


• TrekNation has posted its first report from last month's Creation Sci-Fi Summit con in Pasadena.


• Roxann Dawson ('B'Elanna') is offering two autographed photos to anyone who donates $50 or more to sponsor her husband, casting director Eric Dawson, in June's AIDS LifeCycle Ride.


• Showtimes for X-MEN 2 (starring Patrick Stewart, debuting May 2) HBO and Fox specials are up at The Patrick Stewart Network.


• Paramount has opened a new Spanish STAR TREK web site StarTrek.es.


• SyFy Portal examines various TREK souvenirs available online.


• Rod Roddenberry's documentary TREK NATION has released a 4-minute trailer.

Yesterday's Tribblets:

• TREK alums Paul Dooley ('Enabran Tain') and Susan Diol ('Danara Pel') will star in a new NBC sitcom pilot with Tom Selleck and Valerie Bertinelli.


• Patrick Stewart's X-MEN 2 director Bryan Singer talks about the film at Dark Horizons.


• Ask ENTERPRISE writer Mike Sussman questions at TrekToday.


• UPN has wrestled ad sales duties for WWE SMACKDOWN!, the net's highest-rated show, from Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment.


• The newly-renovated Leonard Nimoy Thalia theater on NYC's West 95th will present dance series beginnng Thursday. Nimoy calls it "a jewel box for dance."


• William Shatner makes an appearance in a new video by country music artist Brad Paisley.


• GENERATIONS' Enterprise Schooner, the 18th century replica Lady Washington, will appear in Disney's PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN this summer.


• Kate Mulgrew talks her play TEA AT FIVE in her latest interview, this with Reuters.


• Section 31 and DVD Answers have revealed an early version of the NEMESIS DVD jacket art featuring a photo of 'Picard' in his television-era costume.


• An extended review of the recent event at Dewsbury Town Hall in which Patrick Stewart performed a unique one-man show can be found at the Huddersfield Examiner.

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