I suppose they were, weren't they? Well might have been. They weren't on the path I was walking though... at least I never ran into any of them. Although I was reading a remarkable book about black holes and some interesting theories. Obviously there's the wormhole theory, but have you heard the theory that black holes, when created, are actually on the opposing end of a nebula on some other side of the galaxy...
Therefore starlight feeds into the hole, comes out the other side (like the wormhole) but is where the new stars are form. Sort of like a galactic recycling bin... I find it unbelievable at best, but interesting.
And yes I suppose I could have been, but then again we all do at some point don't we?