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This footage became william shatners gonzo ballet, a feature film which premiered at the nashville film festival on april 17, 2009. The transformed man was shatners first attempt at a spoken word pop album featuring his now infamous renditions of mr. Check out william shatner has been by william shatner on amazon music. Oct 26, 2018 ponder the mystery is the fifth studio album by william shatner. Kirk of the uss enterprise in the star trek franchise.
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