2016 March | USS Tiburon

... to the cyber home of the Denver, Colorado, Star Trek, Sci-Fi, community service organization: USS Tiburon. A chapter of STARFLEET the International Star Trek Fan Association Inc. STARFLEET is an international Star Trek fan organization with chapters and members around the world. Chapters are groups like the USS Tiburon that come together and are organized like a “starship” from the Star Trek television show and movies.
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Check out our calendar to see what events are coming up. Also, feel free to visit our Facebook page as well for all the latest info and Tiburon chatter, including interesting Star Trek news and information. Or join our e-newsletter list to get Tiburon information sent directly to your email inbox.

Whether you are interested in becoming an active member with our group, or just want someone to watch your favorite science fiction shows with, the USS Tiburon would like to invite you to attend one of our events. There is no better way to get to know us than to spend the afternoon having fun!

Have questions or comments, or just need more information about the USS Tiburon? Feel free to contact us (contact page located under the comms menu option) or join the mailing list (sign up to the left) and keep up to date on all the Star Trek and Sci-Fi going's on in Denver! As always if you are interested in one of our activities feel free to drop by and check us out!
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I have had the privilege of working with the members of the USS Tiberon (Denver) Chapter of STARFLEET since 2013. Through my interactions with these men and women, we have entertained over 13,000 people together, and created spectacular worlds all through the love of Star Trek.

In 2013, while the Director of Marketing & Promotions for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox Triple-A Baseball Team, I decided to have one of our annual "theme" nights be a Star Trek Theme in conjunction with the release of Star Trek: Into Darkness. In February of 2013, I was introduced to Bran Stimpson, Gary Halverson and many of the incredible people that call Tiberon their passion at the GalaxyFest Science Fiction Convention in Colorado Springs It was easy to see why!

Over the next seven months, we worked on writing a script, pre-recording audio and video elements, and Mr. Halverson even built a full borg suit for the occasion. I was overwhelmed. And that was only the beginning. On a clear night in late August, we entertained over 7,500 fans with a story including our pre-recorded video and audio coupled with live action happening between innings and culminating in an unforgettable post-game skit. The Sky Sox mascot, Sox The Fox was chased around the ballpark by our borg and beamed from place to place in the stadium with the help of some creative lighting, effects on the video board, stunt doubles and a very convincing Gary Halverson in the suit.

The fans loved the action so much that the Sky Sox decided to reprise the Star Trek theme in 2014. This time, we went even bigger, inviting Walter Koenig from The Original Star Trek Series to join us and even have a speaking part live from the press box. For the reprisal and continuation of the show, I asked something above and beyond of the Tiburon crew. I asked to put live pyrotechnics on our Borg as the start of our fireworks show!

Gary didn't bat an eye, while other members of Tiberon worked to create a real life comm system so that we could speak with him and give him up to the second directions while other pyrotechnics exploded around him, ultimately leading to a phaser shot fired from an actor that would hit the Borg and culminate our action. Everything went perfectly!! The degree of professionalism, enthusiasm and passion regarding Star Trek is what made me gravitate towards the members of the Tiburon, and what makes me want to continue to look for ways to do work in the future! Though I have retired from my position with the Sky Sox, I will always consider the members of the Tiburon my friends and colleagues. My gratitude for them is unending.

Jon Eddy
Marketing/Entertainment Specialist
Jon Eddy Productions
Former Sr. Director of Marketing & Promotions ('08 - '15) Colorado Springs Sky Sox Baseball

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