BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY!

In the late ’70s, a friend of mine, Terry Williams, a fellow musician known for his quit wit and humor, was driving home early one morning, after our band finished playing at "Tom's" in New Bern, North Carolina. In his rear-view mirror Terry saw the flashing blue light of a patrol car signaling him to pull over to the side of the road. The patrolman walked up to the driver's window as Terry rolled it down. "May I see your driver's license?", he asked. After extracting his folding wallet from his pocket, Terry leaned over sticking his head out the window. Looking up toward the heavens, he flipped open his wallet with a quick jerk of his wrist and said: "Kirk to Enterprise! Kirk to Enterprise! Beam me up, Scotty!” The patrolman burst into laughter saying: "Get outta here---and watch your speed!"