`STAR TREK' STAR FINDS HOWARD STERN TOUGHER THAN KLINGONS

`STAR TREK' STAR FINDS HOWARD STERN TOUGHER THAN KLINGONS

LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) -- Think battling Klingons is tough? Howard Stern is even tougher. That's according to "Star Trek: Voyager" star Tim Russ, who has been having a musical feud with the shock jock over his self-titled debut CD. Stern has repeatedly insulted Russ by comparing his soft rock music to cheesy recordings made by William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy. The comments aren't music to Russ's ears but he feels strongly enough about his original tunes that he will appear on Stern's show on Friday (Aug. 18) to challenge the shock jock to a battle of the bands. Russ admits Shatner's foray into music hasn't made things easy but he says most Trekkies are real music fans who are welcoming him with open arms.