# I hope he stays in space forever OR One down four to go **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 1, 2002, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839 "2002-06-01T03:17:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2002, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/21 "2002-06-02T02:56:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > YOU DON’T LIKE 'N SYNC. WE GET IT. You seriously underestimate the depths of my loathing. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2002, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/22 "2002-06-02T13:49:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pldennison \* > \*\*So, J, how about those Packers? :rolleyes: \*\* Touche except that in terms of football the Packers have a direct effect on the Bears…so rooting against them accomplishes some sort of…I don’t know. Go on with the bashing…I just don’t get it. A band created for little teenage girls…and we’re upset with them for…being successful at it. I don’t know. Just a hot button I guess. j ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2002, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/23 "2002-06-02T14:01:10Z")
Boy Bands are merely proof that Marketing=Evil. They were created for little girls to scream at, and as soon as they were done doing the creating, they decided to call themselves serious musicians. That’s what I don’t get. You want to make money at that kind of thing … more power to you, but don’t tell me to take you seriously. But … I’m with you on the whole, “I hope he has a good time,” deal. He may be a joke in the music scene, but it sounds like he wants to do this for himself – he has the opportunity and the money to do it – hell I would too … no matter how much your average adult hated me. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/24 "2002-06-02T14:17:00Z")
reading that article made me notice something. it said “ **fort worth** based Radio Shack etc…” and it made me wonder, is he a Fort Worth Bass (meaning related to Sid and gang)? it never occured to me that he might be (thinking that Bass is a common last name). huh. no wonder he has so much $ if that’s the case. ---
**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/25 "2002-06-03T02:12:00Z")
A quick Google search on “Lance Bass” & “Sid Richardson” turned up nothing. But in his [IMDB bio](http://us.imdb.com/Bio?Bass,+James+Lance), _this_ caught my eye: > [@](#): > > Is afraid of flying. That’s. Very. Strange. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/26 "2002-06-03T02:40:32Z")
How about I just hope he really enjoys the peace and tranquility of outer space, and when he returns decides to live as a hermit, and really enjoys being away from it all? Is that OK? I have no desire to wish him ill, but it’d be nice if he just kind of went away. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/27 "2002-06-03T04:58:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Earthling \* > \*\*That’s. Very. Strange. \*\* EXTREMELY strange. Does he think he’s going to take the train to outer space?!?!! 😕 Oh wait. Instead of strange, I meant: 'N Explicable 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Osbie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/cdc98d/32.png) [@Osbie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osbie)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/28 "2002-06-03T05:08:24Z")
If he gets to go, I will be envious - as I have been of the other two space tourists. I’m no fan of 'N Sync’s music, but it’s nice that it can pay for such an incredible opportunity. At least he’s not chucking it all away on drugs, hookers, or restaurant chains named after himself. ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/29 "2002-06-03T05:13:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bad News Baboon \* > \*\*reading that article made me notice something. > > it said > “ **fort worth** based Radio Shack etc…” > > and it made me wonder, is he a Fort Worth Bass (meaning related to Sid and gang)? > > it never occured to me that he might be (thinking that Bass is a common last name). > > huh. > no wonder he has so much $ if that’s the case. \*\* Not sure what you mean. Radio Shack is based in downtown Fort Worth (off Throckmorton to be exact). ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/30 "2002-06-03T12:52:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Earthling \* > \*\*A quick Google search on “Lance Bass” & “Sid Richardson” turned up nothing. But in his [IMDB bio](http://us.imdb.com/Bio?Bass,+James+Lance), _this_ caught my eye:That’s. Very. Strange. \*\* Not at all. I am **terrified** of flying. Absolutely scared out of my wits. But I’ll fly to get somewhere, because that’s the only way to get some places. And if I had $20 million to blow and could go into space, I’d go in a SECOND. I may be afraid of flying, but going into space is worth it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/31 "2002-06-03T12:54:03Z")
I was confusing the Bass family with the Tandy family. (The Tandy’s own (or did) radio shack. The Basses are mega rich (or were). Both are from Fort Worth). It just seems to be the case that there are few coincidences in the entertainment industry, is all. Earthling, why Richardson? Sid’s last name is Bass, right? as in Sid and Anne Bass and Sid and Mercedes Bass. ---
**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/32 "2002-06-03T16:53:40Z")
Sid Richardson was an oil wildcatter who struck rich but left his fortune to his nephews (he had no children, IIRC). There _is_ a Sid Bass (or more than one – I’m not keeping track) in the family, though, no doubt named after the great uncle. [http://www.texasobserver.org/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=419](http://www.texasobserver.org/showArticle.asp?ArticleID=419) [http://www.star-telegram.com/specials/99fw150/story5.htm](http://www.star-telegram.com/specials/99fw150/story5.htm) Speaking of coincidences with the entertainment industry, the Bass family once owned as much as [15%](http://www.motherjones.com/coinop_congress/96mojo_400/bios/257.html) of the Disney Co. (down to [3%](http://www.forbes.com/2001/10/23/1023oilmen.html) recently). The plot thickens… ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/33 "2002-06-03T21:33:39Z")
What is WITH you guys? Wouldn’t you really rather send Carrot Topp away into space? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/34 "2002-06-03T21:51:12Z")
Well maybe now he’ll finally get laid. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/35 "2002-06-03T21:57:18Z")
Sure **vanilla** like Carrot Top has 20 million dollars. However \ if we dopers could all pony up about a grand… ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/36 "2002-06-03T22:06:50Z")
…that should be about enough to rent a bark chipper. _:thumbs up:_ ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/37 "2002-06-03T23:34:59Z")
**vanilla** , I’m surprised at you. Haven’t you read _3001_? Would you really inflict Carrot Top on our defenseless children? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/38 "2002-06-04T01:00:11Z")
Musicians in space? Is there something new here? Mick Jagger has been there for decades. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2002, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839/39 "2002-06-04T17:32:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TheLoadedDog \* > \*\*Musicians in space? Is there something new here? Mick Jagger has been there for decades. 😃 \*\* no no no. We weren’t discussing musicians. We were discussing N’sync. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-he-stays-in-space-forever-or-one-down-four-to-go/111839.md?page=1)