George Takei
Marriage equality AND marijuana laws passed? Now we know what Leviticus really meant by A man who layeth with another man must be stoned. -- attributed to George Takei, 2012-11 for the copy-and-paste, Alberto Monteiro ___ http://box535.bluehost.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l_mccmedia.com
Re: Revelation: 'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out
At 08:16 PM Wednesday 11/2/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Oct 31, 2005, at 4:20 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Why am I seeing a still from The Naked Time with the caption The Gay Blade . . . ? Ooo. Nice. I was going to make a comment about Space seed but am glad I haven't. I guess poor Sulu would have been fairly bored on the planet of Mudd's Women too. But what really surprises me is that Takei was able to stay closeted for so damned long. How can ANYone make it to nearly seven decades in Hollywood without *someone* spilling the story? FWIW, it's his birthday today (Thursday). (No, I didn't know that, nor did I look it up. I got one of those reminder notices from a _Star Trek_ mailing list I am on . . . ) Hoping All The Supposed Wits Restrain Themselves From Wishing Him A Gay Old Time Maru --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too? -- Red Skelton (Someone asked me to change my .sig quote back, so I did.) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Revelation: 'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:16 PM Wednesday 11/2/2005, Warren Ockrassa wrote: On Oct 31, 2005, at 4:20 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Why am I seeing a still from The Naked Time with the caption The Gay Blade . . . ? Ooo. Nice. I was going to make a comment about Space seed but am glad I haven't. I guess poor Sulu would have been fairly bored on the planet of Mudd's Women too. But what really surprises me is that Takei was able to stay closeted for so damned long. How can ANYone make it to nearly seven decades in Hollywood without *someone* spilling the story? FWIW, it's his birthday today (Thursday). (No, I didn't know that, nor did I look it up. I got one of those reminder notices from a _Star Trek_ mailing list I am on . . . ) Hoping All The Supposed Wits Restrain Themselves From Wishing Him A Gay Old Time Maru Speaking of gay old time, here's one columnist's take on the Easter Egg Roll: http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/04/18kelso.html Registration required. If you don't want to register or go to bugmenot.com, bug me off-list about it. Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Revelation: 'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out
Warren Ockrassa wrote: But what really surprises me is that Takei was able to stay closeted for so damned long. How can ANYone make it to nearly seven decades in Hollywood without *someone* spilling the story? Well, it may have something to do with the fact that outside Star Trek circles, occasional voice over work on Avatar for Nickeldeon (a great, fun show, BTW) and getting goofed on by Howard Stern, Takei's a bit of a nobody by Hollywood standards. Hardly the kind of guy Star or The Enquirer or their ilk would go to any effort to out, I would think. Jim ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Revelation: 'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out
On Oct 31, 2005, at 4:20 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: Why am I seeing a still from The Naked Time with the caption The Gay Blade . . . ? Ooo. Nice. I was going to make a comment about Space seed but am glad I haven't. I guess poor Sulu would have been fairly bored on the planet of Mudd's Women too. But what really surprises me is that Takei was able to stay closeted for so damned long. How can ANYone make it to nearly seven decades in Hollywood without *someone* spilling the story? -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books http://books.nightwares.com/ Current work in progress The Seven-Year Mirror http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf http://books.nightwares.com/ockrassa/Storms_on_a_Flat_Placid_Sea.pdf ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Revelation: 'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out
At 07:10 AM Saturday 10/29/2005, Gary Nunn wrote: My brain is mush today, so can someone come up with a witty Star Trek quote that fits this? Gary Why am I seeing a still from The Naked Time with the caption The Gay Blade . . . ? Surely Somebody Can Come Up With Better Maru --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance... UNDER GOD. Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too? -- Red Skelton ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Revelation: 'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out
My brain is mush today, so can someone come up with a witty Star Trek quote that fits this? Gary Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out Oct 28, 7:56 AM EST George Takei, who as helmsman Sulu steered the Starship Enterprise through three television seasons and six movies, has come out as a homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a biweekly Los Angeles magazine covering the gay and lesbian community. Takei told The Associated Press on Thursday that his new onstage role as psychologist Martin Dysart in Equus, helped inspire him to publicly discuss his sexuality. Takei described the character as a very contained but turbulently frustrated man. The play opened Wednesday at the David Henry Hwang Theater in Los Angeles, the same day that Frontiers magazine featured a story on Takei's coming out. The current social and political climate also motivated Takei's disclosure, he said. The world has changed from when I was a young teen feeling ashamed for being gay, he said. The issue of gay marriage is now a political issue. That would have been unthinkable when I was young. The 68-year-old actor said he and his partner, Brad Altman, have been together for 18 years. Takei, a Japanese-American who lived in a U.S. internment camp from age 4 to 8, said he grew up feeling ashamed of his ethnicity and sexuality. He likened prejudice against gays to racial segregation. It's against basic decency and what American values stand for, he said. Takei joined the Star Trek cast in 1966 as Hikaru Sulu, a character he played for three seasons on television and in six subsequent films. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1986. A community activist, Takei ran for the Los Angeles City Council in 1973. He serves on the advisory committee of the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program and is chairman of East West Players, the theater company producing Equus. http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=205474GT1=7153 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Revelation: 'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out
Gary Nunn wrote: My brain is mush today, so can someone come up with a witty Star Trek quote that fits this? Sulu: Stardate 9521.6. Captain's Log, U.S.S. Excelsior, Hikaru Sulu commanding. After three years, I have concluded my first assignment as master of this vessel, cataloging gaseous planetary anomalies in Beta Quadrant. We are heading home under full impulse power. I am pleased to report that ship and crew have functioned well. --STVI:TUC, Stardate 9521.6 From:Five-Minute Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Spock: Wait, we have gas-detecting equipment. Uhura: Of course! It has to have a tailpipe. Kirk: Gas? Tailpipes? What exactly are we talking about here? Sulu: Ha! You can fire at me now, I'm important too. Chang: Oh no, a torpedo is heading straight for our--AAAGGHH! Links in case no one believes itG: http://rec.horus.at/trek/quotes/st6_tuc.txt http://www.fiveminute.net/startrek/fiver.php?ep=viview=printable Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out Oct 28, 7:56 AM EST http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=205474GT1=7153 This was news here earlier this week in the wake of Sheryl Swopes coming out of the closet. Tis the season perhaps? xponent Good On Em Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
