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Title: Heros Post by: RCMerchant on April 19, 2009, 10:40:25 PM No..not the TV show. Do you have any personal heros? Childhood ones...recent...don't matter.
Mine...and why.... LUGOSI,of course- Not just because he was a good actor...he lived a hard life even before he hit American soil...he fought typecasting,addiction,...yet kept on kicking...never said die. The man was a trooper. Never say die. .CHARLES FORT-The Architect of the Investigation of the Unexplained. .FORREST J. ACKERMAN-the Uber-fan.FJA made my childhood-through FAMOUS MONSTERS-bearable. I got more...but I would like to hear your heros. FJA meets DRACULA and FRANKENSTEIN! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDJh-mw85ss Sam Sherman ( the producer for Al) was no stranger of FJA and Warren Mags...he was involved with SCREEN THRILLS ILLUSTRATED...a Jim WARREN mag. Title: Re: Heros Post by: Hammock Rider on April 20, 2009, 01:34:04 PM I'm a big fan of Chicago columnist Mike Royko and the gang of journalists-turned-authors/screenwriters like Carl Hiaasen, Dave Barry, Ben Hecht and Tim Dorsey. Their writing is inspirational to me, as well as incredibly entertaining.
I also admire the many character actors who not only improved, somethimes MADE the movies they were in, but who managed to make a decent living doing something they loved, without being just another pretty face. Those folks always add something more than looks to a movie. Title: Re: Heros Post by: ghouck on April 20, 2009, 03:54:43 PM Zora Arkus-Duntov: A Belgian engineer responsible for vast amounts of work on the Corvette.
Don Garlits: The grandfather of modern Drag Racing, developed countless safety features and specs. Title: Re: Heros Post by: meQal on April 20, 2009, 04:30:42 PM My hero was my late maternal grandfather. He tought me more about how to be a real man and a father than anyone else ever did. I hope I can be half as sucessful with my family as he was with his.
Title: Re: Heros Post by: indianasmith on April 20, 2009, 07:33:52 PM My dad - Pastor, WWII Veteran, and the Best father on earth!
The Red Baron - 26 years old, 80 confirmed kills, red triplane - what's not to love? Audie Murphy - local 98 pound weakling goes off to war and wins every decoration for valor there is, then comes home and conquers Hollywood! Harry Thompson - my neighbor for 14 years, WWII veteran and former POW, author of PATTON'S ILL-FATED RAID, and, at the age of 92, a first-time skydiver! And Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt, because they were great men as well as great Presidents. George Washington for turning down a crown. John Lovitz for punching Andy Dick in the face. |