| Abraham Lincoln - Honest Abe made himself out of nothing, he worked damn hard, learned to read on his own, and won the Presidency after losing the Illinois Senate race. I think about naming my kid after him. |
| Colonel Tavington - A favorite British hero. I could've picked Nelson or Gladstone but I went with Col. Tavington. He did his duty and enjoyed shooting and stabbing Mel Gibson and his treasonous children. My copy of 'The Patriot' ends with Tavington strapping Mel Gibson over a cannon. |
| Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter - Liked him a lot in Silence of the Lambs.. Liked the scenes where he escapes. |
| Brian Cox as Hannibal Lecter - I enjoyed him more as Hannibal. There was a lot of understated menace in his portrayal. Manhunter is not a great movie, but he seemed like a real psychopath. |
| Lord Khyron - Zentraedi commander. Misanthropic leader of alien conquistadors dedicated to destroying humankind. Blue hair is a bit strange, and he did fire on his own troops, but he was consistently evil and we should respect that. |
| Teddy Roosevelt - Rough-riding former President who got thrust into office when McKinley was assassinated. Brave soldier, honest, and an environmentalist. Liked the 'big stick' speech. He was tough too; a would-be assassin once shot him in the chest, he refused medical attention until he finished his speech. I named myself after him and Teddy Sheringham. |
| Jesus Christ aka The Lord. I love the Lord. I sometimes wonder if I'm under the special protection of God. When I tell people this they say I have a "messianic complex" or "delusions of grandeur". I spend a lot of time reading the bible, praying and advising others on the teachings of the King of Kings. |
| Uncle Colin - My uncle was pretty cool. As kids my brother and I would wrestle him for hours. He'd let us throw elbows. He was great. He was the black sheep of the family. He served in the British Army, got blown up by an IRA bomb, served prison time in Saudi Arabia and worked as a diesel fitter. Good guy. He was killed by a hit and run driver. He lay dying by the side of the road from dusk to dawn. Nobody could see him b/c he was in a ditch. With massive head injuries he crawled out of the ditch onto the shoulder. He died on the way to the hospital. It was a sad day. |
| Bravo Two Zero - This was an eight man team from the British SAS (22nd. Regiment). This team was in Iraq during the Gulf War behind the Iraqi lines. Some got caught, some died, but they took out a lot of Iraqis. |
| Vincent van Gogh - It's not easy going mad. It's probably even harder being a preacher then becoming a top expressionist artist and absinthe drinker. He is my favorite painter and a very interesting man. |
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| The heroes of Munich. We demolished the Germans 5-1 and won our World Cup group. This photo is from the German newspaper. Grausam means "brutal, barbarous, atrocious" in German. |
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| Johnny Cash - A true American hero and patriot. Johnny had his issues, like carrying a guitar case full of illicit pain pills across the Mexican border but he was a stand up guy and tried to help those who were less fortunate. The Man in Black is dead, but his spirit remains... Brett Favre - The finest and toughest quarterback to ever play the game. I never liked Green Bay but I realized this past year how much respect I have for him and other people (players, coaches, fans) have for him. He's just a tough kid from Mississippi. He is a good guy, a styraight shooter. He won't back down from a fight and doesn't let defensive lineman get to him. He throws the ball as hard as anyone and he plays with catastrophic injuries. Currently, he's playing with a broken thumb on his throwing hand. Interestingly, both Johnny Cash and Brett Favre abused prescription medicines, then got over it. Galileo Galilei - Italian astronomer, physicist and mathematician. Father of empirical science. Upheld his proven scientific views in the face of the Pope and the Inquisition. Persecuted for his belief that the sun was the center of the solar system (Copernicus), not the Earth (Ptolemy). Invented one of the first telescopes used for astronomical viewing. The Pink Floyd - Interstellar pioneers of intuitive groove. Led by acid casualty Syd Barrett, the Pink Floyd were leaders of the pschedelic revolution. After the departure of Barrett, Waters, Gilmour, Wright and Mason went on to record classic albums such as ASoS, Relics, More, Ummagumma, More, AHM, Meddle, OBC, DSOTM, WYWH, Animals, TW, & TFC. Boris the Blade - Also known as Boris the Bulletdodger and Boris the Sneaky Russian. Pragmatic and cunning member of the ex-KGB Russians running the London underworld. Responsible for the killing of Frankie Four Fingers. Has been shot on numerous occasions but always seems to survive. King Harold - King Harold Godwinson was crowned after the death of Edward the Confessor. Edward left no male heirs, so a dispute arose between three men in 1066 as to who should be King of England. Harold was the lone Englishman witha claim to the title, other usurpers were William, Duke of Normandy and King Harold Haradarra of Norway. The Norwegians invaded England first and were beaten in battle at Stamford Bridge (no...not where Chelsea play). Harold and his battle weary army then marched south to fight the Norman army led by William. The two armies met and clashed at Hastings and Harold, the last Saxon king, was killed in the battle. King Harold died, protecting his country from the invader, October 14, 1066. Bob Fitzsimmons - The first British heavyweight champion of the world. It took about 100 years but finally Lennox Lewis reclaimed the title for the British. Honerable mentions in the world of boxing are: Julio Cesar Chavez for the way he pummeled Camacho, Simon Brown for knocking Terry Norris the fuck out, Jess Willard for finally beating Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey for knocking out Willard, and Buster Douglas for ending Iron Mike's career. Steven Gerrard & Michael Owen - You two are all we have at Liverpool. 1990 England World Cup Team - Keith and I have every player on this team memorized and could probably tell you what players started in what games. They almost brought it home, but it's a tall order going against the germans in a penalty kick shootout because they never fucking miss. They are robots. Anyway, mad love to my boys Shilts, Psycho, Butcher, Parker the Marker, Walker, Robbo, Wright, Platty, Trevor, Barnsey, Beardo, Lineker, Bull, Waddle, and Gazza. R. P. McMurphy - Institutionalized petty criminal and vagabond. Inspired those around him to rise up and fight the power. shawn carter - jay-z shawn nelson - tank rampage ac clarke hawking Jack Nicholson - I don't care much for Hollywood, but Jack is a legend. Honorable mentions: The Duke & Robert Mitchum Clint Eastwood - Although he's known for being a violent gunslinger in spaghetti western's he actually killed more people in Where Eagles Dare than any other movie he's been in. Just for being in that movie warrants his place in this hallowed shrine. Extra props for the Sergio Leone films and High Plains Drifter. Sir Larry Wildman - Corporate raider played by a cold, calculating Terence Stamp in the film Wall Street. He's the fucking man, like when he says this to Gekko: "I could break you mate, in two pieces over my knees, you know it, I know it... I could buy you six times over...I could dump the stock just to burn your arse but I happen to want the company and I want your block of shares. I'm announcing a tender offer at 65 tomorrow, and I'm expecting your commitment." 2 Para, 40 Commando and the 22nd Regiment Sitting Bull & Crazy Horse - They knew they were a beaten people but that went out fighting, leaving Custer to "die with his boots on". che woody guthrie Amonhotep Roger Moore - The best James Bond. Sean Connery's an arsehole. |
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