Star Trek – The Pub Crawl Anthology
Star Trek – The Pub Crawl Anthology
James T. Kirk – the Captain of this Star-Ship Enterprise
In 1618, James VI and I issued a ‘Book of Sports’ to counter the Puritans of Lancashire.
Drinking ‘Church Ales’ was one of the pleasures permitted on Sundays.
Turns out Religion and Royalty were behind drinks promotion on Sundays ….
(Ref: The King’s Book of Sports. A history of the declarations of of King James I, and King Charles I, as to the use of lawful sports on Sundays. LA Govett, MA, New College, Oxford 1890)
Also, a couple more interesting notes on Star Trek:
a) “Most of human history and art can be expressed in Star Trek plots.” (Stephen Fry)
b) Stephen Fry’s dissertation in his final year at Cambridge was titled Apollonian And Dionysian Themes In The Plots Of Star Trek. (Dionysus – the Greek equivalent of Bacchus – the Roman God of Wine).
c) Star Trek’s creator, Gene Rodenberry, said that he modelled it on Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, with each episode combining an adventure with a morality tale.
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Pub Signs – the Original Star Spangled Banners (Star Constellations and Signs of the Zodiac)
Red Lion – Leo
Bull’s Head – Taurus
Golden Fleece – Aries
The Goat Inn – Capricorn
The Bear, The Plough – Ursa Major
The Golden Swan – Cygnus
The Green Dragon – Draco
The Greyhound – Canis Major
Fox and Goose – Vulpecula and Anser
The Punchbowl – Crater
The Angel – Virgo
The Ship – Argo Navis
Robin Hood – Sagittarius (the Archer)
Eagle and Child – Aquila and Antinous
Eagle and Child – Aquila and Antinous (Star Constellation)
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John…The Four Seasons
Bacchus – the Roman God of Wine
William Shatner was chosen to represent Bacchus at the New Orleans Mardi Gras in 1987….
