Slog - Comments on Scientist I Saw U! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u Attention quantum physics lovers! An urgent and rather twitterpating message from Slog comments fixture, Original Monique… Guess who I saw at the opera? Stephen fucking Hawking. Yes, it's true. It was awesome. Totally surreal and someone that I never dreamed I would ever get to see in person…He is totally a hero of mine, and I respect him so much. Although I told the guy sitting next to us that he was there, the guy had no idea who he was. I couldn't believe it. I wonder why he was in Seattle... Steven Hawking? At Tosca? Quantum. Thanks for sharing,... Copyright 2008 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:09:23 -0800 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:25:54 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by ellie Wow, amazing! Does anyone know what he's doing here?

]]> ellie http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965581 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965581 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:26:30 -0800 Comment by umvue Scientist I saw you. Heh. Don't think you'll go too far with this new column.

Recall seeing David Cox sitting alone on a sofa in the lobby of the downtown Westin. To the world, I imagine, he was just some poor old guy sitting in the lobby. To me it was: Holy shit! It's Sir David Cox! And I've never been the same since.

]]> umvue http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965690 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965690 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:46:24 -0800 Comment by max solomon probably microsoft or amazon flew him in to give their employees a pep talk.

he's just as much of a monster as hillary clinton.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965757 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965757 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:02:10 -0800 Comment by Brad The Seattle Opera's production of Tosca was fantastic - even the silver cast rocked the shit out of it.

]]> Brad http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965759 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965759 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:02:37 -0800 Comment by Goddez Actually his son lives here so he was probably visiting.

]]> Goddez http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965790 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965790 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:08:28 -0800 Comment by Kristin I once thought I saw Stephen Hawking in Portland, then I figured out that I was delusional and it was probably some other guy in a wheelchair. I guess I was thinking a lot about Stephen Hawking at the time, because I also thought he was in an episode of South Park... the story I had going in my head was so funny that I fell off the couch laughing! It had something to do with Stephen Hawking being a real ladies' man and him tooting around in his wheelchair with a hot woman on his lap....I digress...lol :)

]]> Kristin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965824 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965824 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:15:48 -0800 Comment by Tiffany His son works in Redmond and has an office next to the husband of someone who works on my team.

]]> Tiffany http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965825 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965825 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:16:01 -0800 Comment by Original Monique @Brad..AGREED! Tosca was great this year. And seeing Stephen Hawking made it even more epic. ;)

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965850 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c965850 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:22:35 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV I saw the guy from "Thank you for Smoking" in Pike Place Market.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966015 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966015 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:23:23 -0800 Comment by Kristin Doesn't it seem like someone like Stephen Hawking should have paparazzi around him? Does my question indicate that I am a huge nerd??? heh

]]> Kristin http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966050 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966050 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:35:55 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV Yeah--I'm sure there's an absolutely huge market for "Stephen Hawking wheels out of exclusive nightclub", "Stephen Hawking seen shopping at Hermes on Rodeo Drive", and "Stephen Hawking captured topless at beach" candid shots....

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966208 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966208 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:26:03 -0800 Comment by gnossos Two years ago I saw Hawking rolling through the Red Light District in Amsterdam. What was really amazing was that it seemed like 90% of the people -- even the staggering drunk soccer hooligans -- recognized him.

]]> gnossos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966265 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966265 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:42:58 -0800 Comment by MichaelPgh Cool! But how many layers of rock do you have to live under to not know who Stephen Hawking is?

]]> MichaelPgh http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966350 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966350 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:06:17 -0800 Comment by Greg What the fuck was Monique doing at the opera? Is she made of money?

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966404 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966404 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:28:09 -0800 Comment by adrian! @ 14
yes, i've met her: made of money. she has a shiny new dime where her nose should be.

]]> adrian! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966442 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966442 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:45:27 -0800 Comment by Kalakalot It was an awesome Tosca indeed. I went on Saturday (3/8) and saw a couple getting wedding photos taken, several ladies in ball gowns, and a woman wearing what I can only describe as a formal clown costume, but no Stephen Hawking. Perhaps he was there another night.

]]> Kalakalot http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966480 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966480 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:53:37 -0800 Comment by Jerry My dad and little bro are visiting from Dallas, so I've been taking them to all the sites. We bumped into Stephen Hawking getting a personal tour through the EMP's Sci Fi Museum on Monday. I also was dumbfounded to see him in person. And just five feet away from me. As we left, I have to say my redneck relatives were just as happy as I was about the chance encounter.

]]> Jerry http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966555 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966555 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:18:49 -0800 Comment by homage to me Did anyone see the Charlie Rose interview the other day? Hawking is not only brilliant, but funny.

]]> homage to me http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966733 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c966733 Science Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:11:11 -0800 Comment by Greg Clearly Slog is a lot richer than I thought.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c967237 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c967237 Science Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:45:54 -0800 Comment by RHETT ORACLE I've seen "Tosca" about 30 times, and I must comment that the plunge of Michele Capalbo (silver cast) from the ramparts of Castel Sant'Angelo was the most perfect plunge ever. No hesitation, no diving board jitters, she just lay back and fell. I hope Hawking saw this.

]]> RHETT ORACLE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c967299 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c967299 Science Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:07:10 -0800 Comment by laura Bizarrely, I spent the day with and had both high tea and dinner with Stephen Hawking a few years ago. He is quite charming in his way and I suspect really enjoys his celebrity status for the most part. Note: he's not the most graceful eater on the planet. Was he with the young cute nurse?

]]> laura http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c968162 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/03/scientist_i_saw_u#c968162 Science Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:25:54 -0800