# Good Heavens, Mr. Sulu, You're Married! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 15, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673 "2008-09-15T06:26:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/1 "2008-09-15T06:26:01Z")
[Well, uh, guys, guess he’s officially “off the market” now.](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/people_george_takei) > [@](#): > > George Takei and his longtime partner, Brad Altman, have agreed to live long and prosper together. > > Takei, 71, and Altman, 54, were married Sunday in a multicultural ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum that featured a Buddhist priest, Native American wedding bands, a Japanese Koto harp and a bagpipe procession. > > The couple, both clad in white dinner jackets with black pants, made a grand entrance to the tune of “One Singular Sensation” from the Broadway musical “A Chorus Line.” They stepped into a circle of yellow roses and lilies, where they shared a traditional Japanese tea ceremony and were wed by a Buddhist priest. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/2 "2008-09-15T08:55:59Z")
It seems only logical to wish them peace and long life 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Anduinel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Anduinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduinel)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/3 "2008-09-15T11:30:05Z")
I’m jealous of anyone who gets to live with that voice, but I’ll try to be happy for them all the same. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/4 "2008-09-15T16:27:20Z")
\*"–the reception was unexpectedly disrupted when Takei, whooped up on Midori cocktails, tore his shirt off and started chasing guests with a fencing foil." \* ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/5 "2008-09-15T17:33:48Z")
Here’s the really poignant thing: The Japanese American National Museum occupies an old neighborhood where Takei once lived as a child. On that spot, in 1941, a four-year-old Takei and his family were taken to internment camps and confined during WWII. Now, some sixty years later, they are not only free, but able to wed as they please. It’s a tribute to how far we’ve come in such a relatively short period of time. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/6 "2008-09-15T18:36:46Z")
Hey, that’s great news! Here’s wishing them both oceans of happiness! ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/7 "2008-09-15T18:40:12Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > Here’s the really poignant thing: The Japanese American National Museum occupies an old neighborhood where Takei once lived as a child. On that spot, in 1941, a four-year-old Takei and his family were taken to internment camps and confined during WWII. Now, some sixty years later, they are not only free, but able to wed as they please. It’s a tribute to how far we’ve come in such a relatively short period of time. Isn’t that wonderful? I love George Takai, not because of Star Trek, but because of the Howard Stern show. He’s got the kindest heart. ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/8 "2008-09-15T19:06:53Z")
You know, sometimes I get all depressed about the state of humankind. And then I read stuff like this. It makes me feel all hopeful again. ---
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/9 "2008-09-15T19:47:00Z")
> [@Caricci](#): > > Isn’t that wonderful? > > I love George Takai, not because of Star Trek, but because of the Howard Stern show. He’s got the kindest heart. He’s amazingly open about his life, isn’t he? A conversation in that wonderful voice gives the nastiest topic on the Stern show a classy twist 😛 Congrats to the handsome couple. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/10 "2008-09-15T19:48:38Z")
Akira my good man… Congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/11 "2008-09-15T19:48:56Z")
Beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/12 "2008-09-15T20:03:32Z")
That actually made me just a bit choked up. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2008, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/13 "2008-09-15T21:21:28Z")
Possible toasts for the reception. Let’s see what he’s got. Helm’s discretion. ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/14 "2008-09-16T04:24:30Z")
> [@Caricci](#): > > Isn’t that wonderful? > > I love George Takai, not because of Star Trek, but because of the Howard Stern show. He’s got the kindest heart. He’s the best thing on the show. I am so happy for the both of them. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/15 "2008-09-16T12:11:24Z")
Star Trek cast members Nichelle Nichols and Walter Koening were the attendants. Happiness and it’s about time! ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/16 "2008-09-16T13:32:25Z")
That made me smile! Wonderful. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/17 "2008-09-16T14:12:32Z")
See how the mindset of an older guy stuck in his ways reveals itself? I read the thread title and thought instinctively, “Married? I thought he was gay?” May they both live long and prosper! (I saw Takei a while back on the William Shatner roast. He was very funny and seemed lke a genuinely nice guy.) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/18 "2008-09-16T14:46:56Z")
Good on them. May they have many happy years together. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/19 "2008-09-16T15:56:30Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > Here’s the really poignant thing: The Japanese American National Museum occupies an old neighborhood where Takei once lived as a child. On that spot, in 1941, a four-year-old Takei and his family were taken to internment camps and confined during WWII. Now, some sixty years later, they are not only free, but able to wed as they please. It’s a tribute to how far we’ve come in such a relatively short period of time. I didn’t know that; that makes me even happier for them. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673/20 "2008-09-16T16:26:08Z")
Chiming in a bit late, but here’s all kinds of wishes that they have a long, happy and healthy life together. Love knows no gender. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-heavens-mr-sulu-youre-married/463673.md?page=2)