Childhood Heroes

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Interesting to know who you folks grew up idolising :D (or indeed are still growing up idolising) XD

I'd have to pick The Undertaker from retro WWF - always did love the whole deadman thing. With the grey boot covers, grey gloves, purple smoke and hat :up:

[TLAM Strike]

Captain Han Solo. Smart, shoots first (before Lucas ruined that whole scene), breaks the law but has morals, plus he has a cool spaceship. :up:

[kiwi_2005]

I use to idolise comic characters :arrgh!:

The Silver surfer was my favourite and Sgt Rock came a close 2nd.

[Onkel Neal]

Ed Beach, Mush Morton, Sam Dealey, George Blanda, Robert E. Howard, and Manfred von Richthofen.

[August]

Off the top of my 46 year old head: Bart Starr, Carl Yastrzemski, Adophus W. Greeley and Neil Armstrong.

[The Noob]

Captain Han Solo. Smart, shoots first (before Lucas ruined that whole scene), breaks the law but has morals, plus he has a cool spaceship. :up:
Han solo and a Hero? Are you Crazy?!

http://www.ammon-ra.com/skywalkerparadigm/index.html

Luke is in fact an insane Dictator who has been manipulatet by the Sneaky old Bastard Obi-Wan, Chewie is a Stormtrooper Eating Monster, and Han Solo a Killer. Yoda is in fact not Really Yoda, but a Funny Little Drug addict.

But i believed in the whole Star Wars story as i was jung too...my whole life...a lie!

:cry:

By now i really wish myself i never Read it...

[On Topic]

My Childhood Hero? Hmmm. Luke.:oops:

[Umfuld]

http://sportsmed.starwave.com/media/classic/2001/0614/photo/s_birdcelt_i.jpg

[STEED]

None and that's a fact! :yep:

[Sea Demon]

Chuck Yeager. Col. Gregory Boyington. George Washington. John Bonham (Don't ask.:88) )

[Konovalov]

Without question Sir Donald Bradman (http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4188.html)and he still is. :up:

[Kapitan_Phillips]

I almost forgot, this isnt a human hero as such..

http://www.coasterimage.com/pictures/universalorlando/universalstudios/pics/ot46.jpg

Someday, my sweet. *strokes*

[diver]

James Hird was, and still is one of my heros
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2004/09/05/60ess4_narrowweb__200x306.jpg

[Konovalov]

James Hird was, and still is one of my heros


Captain Courageous of the mighty Dons. It seems that every team has a hitman assigned to him. Hirdy truly is an eyes only for the ball footballer. :up:

[StdDev]

I have always been amazed at this mans capacity to "party"...
http://www.sfvsf.org/images/rasputin.jpg

[August]

None and that's a fact! :yep:

That's sad.

[DeepSix]

I have always been amazed at this mans capacity to "party"...
http://www.sfvsf.org/images/rasputin.jpg

It's the eyes.;)

My hero has always been my grandfather and always will be. Sorry, no sports figures or rock stars - although for some reason I am humming "Moby Dick" and wishing I had a better jump shot right now.:D

[Skybird]

King Arthur. Dietrich von Bern. Han Solo .Nice sequence, isn't it :D

[STEED]

That's sad.

Not really I found reading books more interesting. :)

[August]

Not really I found reading books more interesting. :)

One does not preclude the other, i know, as I was also an avid reader. Greeleys autobiography of the Lady Franklin Bay expedition made him a hero in my young eyes. Same thing with Rene Foncks book though i learned later he was a bit of a boaster.

[TLAM Strike]

Han solo and a Hero? Are you Crazy?!

http://www.ammon-ra.com/skywalkerparadigm/index.html

Luke is in fact an insane Dictator who has been manipulatet by the Sneaky old Bastard Obi-Wan, Chewie is a Stormtrooper Eating Monster, and Han Solo a Killer. Yoda is in fact not Really Yoda, but a Funny Little Drug addict.

But i believed in the whole Star Wars story as i was jung too...my whole life...a lie!

:cry:

By now i really wish myself i never Read it...

[On Topic]

My Childhood Hero? Hmmm. Luke.:oops:
(Remember I posted that here?)

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/6321/hansolo104fd.jpg
OH come on is that the face of a murderous killer?

So what if he gunned down the occasional Bounty Hunter or government goon? Considering what the other "Protagonists" did that’s fairly minor. The Empire and the Hutts tried to kill all his friends and residents of Nar Sharadda, so he’s off for a little revenge so what? Plus Chewie and his people were Slaves of the Empire of course his pissed at them, wouldn't you be? Han was just a man trying to make a living in a 'verse that hates him.

Which brings me to my Adult (anti-)heroes (of the "Big" and "Damn" variety)
Mal Reynolds and Jayne Cobb
http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/5640/serenity4433ue.jpg
So what if they threaten torture to the occasional Lawman (then shoot them in the head and throw them off the ship). They do good works!

I think many around here would agree with their concept of…

Morality: “You don't know me, son, so let me explain this to you once. If I ever kill you you'll be awake. You'll be facing me. And you'll be armed.” –Mal

“Sheperd Book once told me: ‘If you can’t do something smart do something right.’” -Jayne

"If someone every tries to kill you you try to kill them right back!" -Mal

The Government: “This report is maybe 12-years-old. Parliament buried it, and it stayed buried till River dug it up. This is what they feared she knew. And they were right to fear because there’s a whole universe of folk who are gonna know it, too. They’re gonna see it. Somebody has to speak for these people. You all got on this boat for different reasons, but you all come to the same place. So now I’m asking more of you than I have before. Maybe all. Sure as I know anything I know this, they will try again. Maybe on another world, maybe on this very ground swept clean. A year from now, 10, they’ll swing back to the belief that they can make people . . . better. And I do not hold to that. So no more running. I aim to misbehave.” –Mal

“A government is a body of people usually notably ungoverned.” –Mal

Religion: The Operative: Do you know what your sin is, Mal?
Mal: Oh hell, I'm a fan of all seven. But right now, I'm gonna have to go with wrath.

“I once hit a man in the neck from 500 yards with a bent scope, don’t that count with the man upstars?” -Jayne

[Kapitan_Phillips]

I'm ashamed to see no-one has remembered the Cancer Man from the X-Files. ;)

[Enigma]

Growing up, it was Superman, Slash from Guns N' roses (Theres a good role model...haha), Soldiers in general, and most of all, My Father. :up:

[lesrae]

Han Solo and:

http://www.cds.caltech.edu/~shane/headshots-Images/39.jpg

[Kapitan_Phillips]

ahhh the Pogues. :up:

[Kapitan]

Troy tempest i loved stingray :D and thunderbirds but my ultimate hero would be face man from the A team and probly BA (Mr. T)

[Enigma]

Stingraaaaaaay, stingray! Dunna dunah dunah! :up:

[Sailor Steve]

Ed Beach, Mush Morton, Sam Dealey, George Blanda, Robert E. Howard, and Manfred von Richthofen.
Interesting combination. I like it.

Chuck Yeager. Col. Gregory Boyington. George Washington.
Took the words right out of my mouth, though Boyington counts as an anti-hero in the Han Solo mold, I think.

Mine-as a boy: Yeager, Dick Bong, Robert Johnson (the leading American Ace in Europe).

As a teenager: The Nurk Twins, Nanker Phelge, Robert Johnson (the musician), Jack Casady. None of them real role models, just musicians I admired.

[The Noob]

(Remember I posted that here?)

Err...no. I forgot it. Sorry...:oops:



http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/6321/hansolo104fd.jpg
OH come on is that the face of a murderous killer?

Err...Not Really. But many killers are Friendly to thier Friends and make happy Faces...:hmm:.


So what if he gunned down the occasional Bounty Hunter or government goon? Considering what the other "Protagonists" did that’s fairly minor.
Hmm...:hmm:...Right! So he's not Really a Killer. But the Scene in the First Movie as they were in the Death Star and they killed the Guards outside the Ship was really...kinda Brutal. And that he "Shoots First" isn't Really good for his image. But he maybe just was Scared and didn't want to get shot.:hmm:

Fu*k me, that Star Wars Story Goes deep...

The Empire and the Hutts tried to kill all his friends and residents of Nar Sharadda, so he’s off for a little revenge so what? Plus Chewie and his people were Slaves of the Empire of course his pissed at them, wouldn't you be? Han was just a man trying to make a living in a 'verse that hates him.
Yeah, i would be Pissed too.

Alright, you won.:up:

Now Han Solo is cool again, at least for me.:D

[StdDev]

How come no one has said "Sgt. Chip Saunders" (http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/m/Vic%20Morrow/portrait.jpg)!!??

[August]

How come no one has said "Sgt. Chip Saunders" (http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/m/Vic%20Morrow/portrait.jpg)!!??

Ahh Combat. I remember my parents being reluctant to let me watch it back when it was originally on TV.

Vic Morrow the only guy in the ETO with an inexhaustible supply of camo helmet covers...

[StdDev]

Just remembered my most favorite Super Hero.... :p
http://www.sfvsf.org/images/the-tick.gif

[shift-E]

Age 3: Speed Racer

Age 6: Ponch

Age 10: Indiana Jones and Colt Seavers (The Fall Guy)

Age 13: David Letterman

Age 14-present: Jim Butterfield, C=64 Guru

[Drebbel]

http://moviestar-photos.com/graphics/223/223537.jpg

[Konovalov]

http://moviestar-photos.com/graphics/223/223537.jpg

Which one? Daisy or the guys in jeans with big hair? :D

[Tchocky]

Edwards/Wire
http://www.staybeautiful.net/pictures/00766.jpg

[Ishmael]

Lesse, Ernst Udet Germany's #2 Ace in WWI. He used to like to drink a martini, then chew up & swallow the glass. On his plane he had painted,"Du doch nicht". Means "You better not" or I dare you.

Jimmy Stewart: Flew 25 combat missions as a B-24 pilot over Europe, was awarded the Air Medal and Destinguished Flying Cross, retired as a Brig. General in the USAF. Wouldn't allow Hollywood to use his war service for publicity. To this day still has no airport named for him even though there are two in metro LA named for John Wayne who never spent a day in the military.

Crews of USS England and USS Johnston. England sank more subs than any other destroyer crew on record in any navy. The main building at Fleet Sonar School in San Diego is named for her. Once met a man in Pasadena who served aboard her. USS Johnston was in the Battle off Samar that helped drive off Adm. Kurita's Center Force of 5 Battleships and 7 heavy cruisers. She torpedoed one heavy cruiser and damaged three others.

Miyamoto Musashi and Zatoichi. Musashi was the greatest swordsman in old Japan, author of the Go Rin No Sho or Book of Five Rings, a treatise on strategy still used to this day. Check out Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai trilogy of films based on Musashi's life. Zatoichi, the blind masseur/gambler/swordsman character played by Shintaro Katsu. A deadly but humble man, master of the quick draw Iai-jutsu, he personified the Zen sack & stick priest Hotei Ushu who's picture is below, painted by Musashi himself.

Finally, Hercule Savignen Cyrano de Bergerac, a free man in word and deed. Check out Jean-Paul Rappaneau's film with Gerard Depardieu in the title role. Subtitles written by Anthony Burgess, author of A Clockwork Orange, Not only does it rhyme in French but also in the subtitles.

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