Canadian Celebrity Sightings
Oct 10, 2015, 3:58 pm
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Oct 11, 2015, 7:00 am
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It's funny how Mr. Hadfield is a movie star level celebrity now, complete with fawning fans. He gave a talk at U of T when I was a student (pre-ISS days) and the room was around 1/2 full and entirely engineering and physics students. Back then I don't think anyone in Canada could have named a Canadian astronaut.
I mean I guess it could be worse. Someone could say "William Shatner"
Oct 11, 2015, 1:42 pm
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Oct 11, 2015, 1:54 pm
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It's funny how Mr. Hadfield is a movie star level celebrity now, complete with fawning fans. He gave a talk at U of T when I was a student (pre-ISS days) and the room was around 1/2 full and entirely engineering and physics students. Back then I don't think anyone in Canada could have named a Canadian astronaut.
Chris Hadfield is extremely personable. Through his video posts from the ISS, he was able to give us all some interesting lesson and insight. Part of the reason some perceive him to be more famous than Marc Garneau or Roberta Bondar has to do with the technology available to allow him and others to have more frequent exposure to the masses on the ground.
Plus, this one video alone put him in the star category. You don't have to like it, but when it was released, it generated massive interest.
Good for him. Great for Canada.
Oct 11, 2015, 1:57 pm
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Chris Hadfield is extremely personable. Through his video posts from the ISS, he was able to give us all some interesting lesson and insight. Part of the reason some perceive him to be more famous than Marc Garneau or Roberta Bondar has to do with the technology available to allow him and others to have more frequent exposure to the masses on the ground.
Plus, this one video alone put him in the star category. You don't have to like it, but when it was released, it generated massive interest.
Good for him. Great for Canada.
Plus, this one video alone put him in the star category. You don't have to like it, but when it was released, it generated massive interest.
Good for him. Great for Canada.
I kind of regret not asking for his autograph or having a selfie taken, but then I would just end up in the same category as that crazy fan who kept on bugging him and then showing off the pictures she had taken with him to other J pax.
Oct 11, 2015, 5:08 pm
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Chris Hadfield is extremely personable. Through his video posts from the ISS, he was able to give us all some interesting lesson and insight. Part of the reason some perceive him to be more famous than Marc Garneau or Roberta Bondar has to do with the technology available to allow him and others to have more frequent exposure to the masses on the ground.
Plus, this one video alone put him in the star category. You don't have to like it, but when it was released, it generated massive interest.
Good for him. Great for Canada.
Plus, this one video alone put him in the star category. You don't have to like it, but when it was released, it generated massive interest.
Good for him. Great for Canada.
Oct 22, 2015, 10:32 pm
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Just got off 872, cleared Schengen passport control and lined up to enter the FRA A gates Schengen LH Senator Lounge... tall dude was in front of me with tennis equipment and an AC BP... Vasek Pospisil.
Oct 25, 2015, 12:52 pm
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Oct 25, 2015, 1:00 pm
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When I heard him speak, I knew it was definitely him. I also took another look upon deplaning. Definitely was him!
Oct 25, 2015, 1:01 pm
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Oct 28, 2015, 2:38 pm
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Commander Hadfield was seated in J beside us when we flew to Vienna (2 years ago), via Munich.
No one was bothering him at all. I rarely introduce myself to celebs when travelling but I just adore him and was not going to miss the opportunity. I just stopped and inquired if it was he and he was very gracious.
We spoke about my son who was interested in aerospace at the time for a moment and I let him be. No selfies (probably should have asked though), no fuss. I didn't see anyone else approach him during the flight.
Very gracious, class act he was.
No one was bothering him at all. I rarely introduce myself to celebs when travelling but I just adore him and was not going to miss the opportunity. I just stopped and inquired if it was he and he was very gracious.
We spoke about my son who was interested in aerospace at the time for a moment and I let him be. No selfies (probably should have asked though), no fuss. I didn't see anyone else approach him during the flight.
Very gracious, class act he was.