diff --git a/lcars/experiments.go b/lcars/experiments.go
index 4cfee16..3c16b6f 100644
--- a/lcars/experiments.go
+++ b/lcars/experiments.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ package main
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"ld/server"
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func readCrew() (string, error) {
+func readCrew(server *server.Server) (string, error) {
 
 	content, err := embedded.ReadFile("embed/crew.json")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -23,13 +24,24 @@ func readCrew() (string, error) {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
+	const insertStmt = "INSERT INTO crew_member ( rank, name) VALUES (?, ?) ;"
+	insstmt, err := server.StateDB.DB().Prepare(insertStmt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	defer insstmt.Close()
+
 	// Print the results
 	for i, text := range crewNames {
 		rank, name := splitRank(text)
 		if rank == "" {
 			rank = "ERROR"
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("%d: rank: %s name: %s\n", i+1, rank , name)
+		fmt.Printf("%d: rank: %s name: %s\n", i+1, rank, name)
+		_, err = insstmt.Exec(rank, name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
 	}
 	// fmt.Println(string(content))
 	return "", nil
@@ -59,21 +71,32 @@ type Message struct {
 	Message   string `json:"message"`
 }
 
-func readMessages() ([]Message, error) {
+func readMessages(server *server.Server) error {
 	content, err := embedded.ReadFile("embed/messages.json")
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 
 	var messages []Message
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(content, &messages); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return err
 	}
 
+	const insertStmt = "INSERT INTO ship_messages ( timestamp, subsystem, severity, color, message) VALUES (?,?,?,?,?) ;"
+	insstmt, err := server.StateDB.DB().Prepare(insertStmt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer insstmt.Close()
 	// For demonstration, print the parsed messages
 	for _, m := range messages {
 		fmt.Printf("[%s] %s (%s) - %s\n", m.Timestamp, m.Subsystem, m.Severity, m.Message)
+		_, err = insstmt.Exec(m.Timestamp, m.Subsystem, m.Severity, m.Color, m.Message)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
-	return messages, nil
+	return nil
 }
diff --git a/lcars/main.go b/lcars/main.go
index 8bf7efc..9ed172d 100644
--- a/lcars/main.go
+++ b/lcars/main.go
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(exitCodeErr)
 	}
 
-	readCrew()
+	// readCrew()
 
-	readMessages()
+	// readMessages()
 
 	run()
 
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ func run() error {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to create internal StateDB: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return nil
 	// setting up the server
 	server, err := server.New(
 		logFileName,
@@ -85,6 +84,11 @@ func run() error {
 		log.Fatalf("server not started - error: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	readCrew(server)
+	readMessages(server)
+	return nil
+
+
 	// listen for os shutdown events, report them into log file and exit application
 	chanOS := make(chan os.Signal, 2)
 	signal.Notify(chanOS, os.Interrupt, syscall.SIGTERM)
diff --git a/lcars/state.db b/lcars/state.db
index 4db8e95..2ba7403 100644
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diff --git a/lcars/state.db-wal b/lcars/state.db-wal
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