Posted on 11/20/2007 7:17:21 AM PST by Alex Murphy
Bill Nye the Science Guy has filed a temporary restraining order against his ex-non-wife, author Blair Tindall, in Los Angeles Superior Court. Nye's filing—and the response from Tindall—tell a tawdry tale of mysterious liquids, poisoned gardens, and late-night visits from a troubled, black-clad woman.
Blair Tindall describes herself as a "recovering oboist." She authored Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs, and Classical Music, a well-reviewed account of the life of a classical music freelancer working in New York. Tindall and the bow-tied Science Guy hooked up in 2005 after Nye (whose entertainment career began when he won a Steve Martin look-alike contest) took a shining to Tindall's book and got in touch with the author. A chemical reaction ensued and the pair bonded in holy matrimony in February 2006. Or so it seemed. Even though their service was presided over by purpose-driven Pastor Rick Warren, the marriage certificate for Tindall and Nye was apparently invalid.
Their suspension of art and science blew up like a bad lab experiment. By the time she allegedly appeared in Nye's backyard "dressed in black and wearing a black hat" with "two plastic bottles filled with some sort of solvent" that she intended to use to kill flowers and plants in the garden, Tindall had been through a mess. She was hit by a car while riding her bicycle, lost her father, moved cross-country and back again, and been forced to endure an episode of the reality show about green-happy actor Ed Begley, Living With Ed.
In her response to Nye's restraining order, Tindall says that she says she is "no longer angry" at him, and has "moved on emotionally in all respects." To check out the late-night garden wrecker's demo video as a speaker, creative consultant, and motivator take a look at Tindall's YouTube profile. Elsewhere on that site you can also see a portion of the ill-starred faux wedding that led to the Ed Begley-watching and ultimately, the plant-killing (which surely made Mr. Begley, and Mother Nature, shed a tear).
However, this crowd may prefer Cocktail Party Physics now that we're all grown up!
Sounds like a chapter from Kathleen Willey's new book, "Target: Caught in the Crosshairs of Bill and Hillary Clinton."
It's obvious to some of us that it has been cursed from the start then!~
lol!
Can I buy the oboe? She may need to hock it for attorney fees.
Do you know my brother? He said the very same thing.
They should use softer reeds. It helps.
:-)
(used to play... would rather have an english horn)
Catholics in most diocese do have a Pre-Cana type requirement. My daughter and her fiance (now husband) went to an Engaged Encounter weekend to meet the requirement. It was over St. Patrick’s Day weekend. And there was no beer. LOL
In the end, both thought it was a worthwhile experience.
Those hollywood writers could never come up with stuff like this.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who remembers “Almost Live.” I loved Bill Nye as “Speed Walker.”
Maybe they got a t-shirt and towel though? I understand you get them when you get baptized at Saddleback.
souvenirs I suppose...
They could have had test-tube babies, if only they’d stuck it out.
Show business people are so shallow.
Well, lemme put it this way - I don’t think I’ve ever dated anyone as nuts as Tindall. To put that in perspective, my last date’s parole officer has agreed to call me if her conviction for axe murder is ever overturned. That doesn’t seem too likely since she lined up the heads on her mantelpiece and sang Verdi to ‘em. Off-key, but who’s gonna tell her?
Love the website ‘cocktails’. Couldn’t resist posting a comment of sorts.
Glad you enjoyed her writing. I figured I was in the right thread to leave that link!
;)
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