If Bill Nye Can Be a Victim of Stalking, Perhaps There's Hope For Us
We don't claim to be an expert on male attractiveness, but if forced to rank television personalities by hotness or notness--well, let's just say that Bill Nye, "The Science Guy", would be closer to Willard Scott than to Matt Lauer.
Nevertheless, women--even intelligent, attractive ones--are not immune to Nye's charms (whatever they may be). Take the case of Grammy-nominated oboist, former Stanford professor, and author Blair Tindall (at right).
Tindall and Nye were married in February 2006. But their marriage certificate was returned "invalid" weeks later, because, according to reports, they'd married before getting the license. Nye ended things. He stayed in the home the two had bought together.
Time passed, but Tindall's infatuation did not, and on September 3rd of this year, she drove to Nye's house and killed his garden with herbicide.
Nye sought a restraining order, and Tindall's repsonse is a fascinating nine-page declaration detailing their relationship, breakup, and various ignominies that Tindall endured.
For example, take August 2006, when Tindall went to Nye's home to get some of her stuff and "found" a note handwritten by Nye stating that she "wasn't beautiful enough, athletic enough, or a good enough dancer. Now she has fallen for me (as they always do.)"
Always? Really? Wow, we really don't understand women.
Tindall says she's gone through therapy and is now over Nye. Sadly, the closing paragraph of her declaration belies her conclusion. It's pretty painful to read:
As for inaccuracies of [Nye's request], my name is misspelled "Tindal" in the original filing when it is actually "Tindall"; my middle initial is misstated "I", when my two middle initials are "A.M."; my eye color is listed as green in one place, and blue in another;...and my height is misstated two different ways, as 5'6 and 5'7, when I am 5'3 1/2. I seriously question [Nye's] recollection or observation of events, if he cannot recall basic facts about someone to whom he was engaged, and with whom he existed as husband and wife.Ouch. Tindall's no stranger to relationship drama, having admitted to a six-year relationship with married Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart in her tell-all about the classical music world, Mozart in the Jungle.
Speedwalker, away!
Smoking Gun, via Slog.
