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"Your Idol(s)"

Im talking about great people here everybody, not the tweenies cos there furry or anything like that...

Mine would me

Nelson Mandela - His beliefs and how he stood up for them
Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) - He wasn't afraid to be himself
Che Guevara - He was an inspiring revolutionary
Tony Hawk - Hes got guts and is all about youth and risk

All these men are/were GREAT in many peoples opinions.

They stand for what I stand for.

I respect them.

Goatboy wrote:
> That kid that stood in front of the tanks at Tianman Square - no idea
> who he is or what happened to him but that guy made me realise 1
> person can do something.

No one ever found out who he was, nothing is known of him and nobody has ever claimed to be him - which is why you don't know either :)

Sons of Heaven by Terrence Cheng is a kind of history book/story to do with him, I've got it but, as with many things, not looked at it yet.

Bucky O'Hare I say.
There is nothing but the hare.
Nothing.

pb wrote:
> Grix/Darren
> I could never be as weird or as interesting as this guy...or should
> that be guys?

Agreed. Being a 'second rate Grix' truely was a compliment.

I can't say I idolise anyone, or could even pick out a few people worthy of special mention.

I wouldn't say I idolise anyone, that conjures up images of Westlife posters to me, but here are a few that I hold in esteem.

Science: Sir Isaac Newton. Discovered gravity, invented integration and differentiation. Has influenced so much in the way of scientific discovery.

Literature: Robert Ludlum. Seriously. His books were never particularly big and clever, but the entertained me for hours on end.

Music: Steve Vai. The best guitarist ever. Can play any style and make you feel any emotion.

Technology: Alexander Graham Bell. Invented the phone.

Cinematography: The Wachowski brothers, Joel Silver and the cast of the Matrix. They created a fantastic movie that is one of my all time favourites.

Sport: Pele. Probably the greatest footballer who ever lived. A joy to watch.

Politics: Aneurin Bevan. Founder of the NHS, which despite its many flaws and failings is still an impressive organisation, that benefits millions.

Military: Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery and Sun Tzu. Fantastic military commanders and strategists.

If I was to stop and think for a bit longer perhaps I would replace some of these people. There are many others who I would likely add.

Also a special mention to Algy, the best wingman ever, to Grix Thraves and Black Glove for their wonderful bizarreness.

*guffaws*

*reads again*
Curses. Well, if there was a group called The Black Panters, then they would rule.
Semi-naked reactionaries in skimpy man-pants fighting "the man", man.

Goatboy wrote:
> The Black Panters

Was that intentional? Because if it wasn't...

*readies himself to guffaw*

That kid that stood in front of the tanks at Tianman Square - no idea who he is or what happened to him but that guy made me realise 1 person can do something.

Ghandi - For showing that non-violent civil disobediance can change the world.

Bill Hicks - for being angry, intelligent, funny and making me laugh even 9 years after his death.

Charles Bukowski - For making poetry not gay.

Huey Newton & The Black Panters

Cubist wrote:

> "The Only Thing Needed For Evil To Triumph Is For Good Men To Do
> Nothing"

The only thing needed for evil to prosper is for good men to do nothing
- Edmund Burke