Who's your hero's?

[Huzo]

Let me pile on. Several years ago, Pete "sold" me the Mighty Scura. One of the denizens of another forum's son was fighting for his life. Pete told me to just send the boy's dad a check for the amount..

Just so I know I haven’t misunderstood..
Can I have that again ?

[twowheeladdict]

I was going to post something.  Had it all written regarding my personal heroes, and then scrolled down to see that the thread had already gone sideways.  Deleted what I wrote and posting this instead.

Nice thread Lucian.  To bad it went sideways so fast. 

[Huzo]

I was going to post something.  Had it all written regarding my personal heroes, and then scrolled down to see that the thread had already gone sideways.  Deleted what I wrote and posting this instead.

Nice thread Lucian.  To bad it went sideways so fast.

Please don’t do that TWA.
We must not step away when this happens but instead provide our own positive spin back onto things to retain our track.
Dan will handle it I’m sure...
What was your experience ?

[LowRyter]

Chuck and Dorcia are my heroes .

 TS

  good folks

[lucian]

My whole reason for starting this thread was to let people to identify with some of the building blocks of their  past.  The influence's that got them to  where they are now in their lives. For anyone to have an issue with peoples own experiences in this regard is not part of my plan. While we all have our own interpretation on who should be considered a hero and who shouldn't , that's subjective.  All I know is I chose my dad first as he was a WWII fighter pilot and was my ultimate hero for all the reasons many here have recognized. If you don't agree or think you you don't need to recognize the true hero's among us', good luck to you , but you'll likely never make this list

[lucky phil]

Easiest question I've ever answered. Neil Armstrong.

Ciao

[Guzzistajohn]

Easiest question I've ever answered. Neil Armstrong.

Ciao

That's a GOOD one! 

[80CX100]

     Without a doubt Michael Meehan.

     He's in his teens now, but from the day he was born as a Downs Syndrome child, he held a special place in my heart.

     Every DS child or adult I've come to know, brings a raw purity of soul and emotion, that I find extremely endearing and inspiring in this sometimes crazy cruel world, that seems to filled with far too many hollow shells.

     Michael was stricken with early childhood cancers many times, and he's literally lived at least half his life, as the "Boy in the Bubble", while his immune system would be destroyed for yet again another bone marrow transplant or experimental treatment.

      When he was 9, he had just finished a year of one of those exhausting, body destroying procedures, and returned to school just in time for track and field day. He had a personal aid on each side helping to hold him up, and they literally dragged him around the 1/4 mile track, he finished miles behind the other kids.

      As Michael celebrated with his family and friends at the finish line, the organizers announced over the PA to clear the track for the next event; unaided, dead tired, completely exhausted, Michael had enough pride and brass balls, he literally jogged off the track alone, head high, with purpose.

       It was a Charlie Hustle performance, that Pete Rose himself would've been envious of.

       I've copied in a link of the video, not sure with FB permissions if it will be viewable, hopefully I've described it well enough to convey the inspiration he embodies.

       https://www.facebook.com/sluggo.joe.5/videos/913233892114292

     

[lucian]

I have just added Michael to my hero lists , thank you for sharing 

[Scout63]

Thomas Jefferson.  The guys on Flight 93. My daughter who understands graduate-level physics. My step-daughter who understands me. Luap.

[Bulldog9]

Not really 'Heroes' but these people have been my role models. No order, just as they come to mind

My grandfather, John McDonnell made me who I am more than any other. From history,
Teddy Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr, George Patton, Robert E. Lee, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Charles Surgeon, Colin Powell, Emil Kaupan. All for various reasons and aspects.

[Rough Edge racing]

A hero is subjective, for some the bar might be set higher to be called a hero..If a person claims the term hero is been over used, that's that how they see it... Accept it and be a hero, 

[blackcat]

My parents would be my first choice but also my paternal and maternal grandparents for having left their home country to travel to this foreign land with little to no money and just hope for a better life.

[mechanicsavant]

The list seems to evolve over the years . Currently , Kenny Roberts Sr. , Steven Hawkins & Jimmy Carter  . Subject to change , of course .

[Shorty]

Leaving personality aside, I admire Eddie Rickenbacker. Rose from nothing, sold rags and bones to help his mom feed the family. Self trained mechanic and engineer. Started a car company. Put 4 wheel brakes on his cars when others said they were unsafe. Champion car racer. Owned the Indy Racetrack. Was El Jeffe at Bendix, GM, Eastern Airlines. Was Chauffer to General Blackjack Pershing. Was America's highest scoring Ace in WWI. Survived war, injury, poverty, airplane and car crashes, being stranded at sea. Used his popularity to spy for the US Govt.


https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/eddie-rickenbacker-9280.php

[ScepticalScotty]

George Orwell, Leo Szilard, George Greenough, Alfred Russell Wallace, Wayne Gardner and many others. Maybe I don't exactly have heroes, just people who I think lead an inspiring life. So many. Marie Curie, Anne Welch, Hazel Dickens.......Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger....

BTW none of them are saints. As Orwell said, "Saints make very poor human beings, and human beings make very bad saints".

Special mention to the late Neville Prothero, who taught me to ride a motorcycle. A great mechanic, man who liked a beer and a laugh, and a patient teacher, great fisherman and sometimes participant in Dads mad schemes....such as the Honda CB350 MX sidecar.......

[lucian]

Leaving personality aside, I admire Eddie Rickenbacker. Rose from nothing, sold rags and bones to help his mom feed the family. Self trained mechanic and engineer. Started a car company. Put 4 wheel brakes on his cars when others said they were unsafe. Champion car racer. Owned the Indy Racetrack. Was El Jeffe at Bendix, GM, Eastern Airlines. Was Chauffer to General Blackjack Pershing. Was America's highest scoring Ace in WWI. Survived war, injury, poverty, airplane and car crashes, being stranded at sea. Used his popularity to spy for the US Govt.


https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/eddie-rickenbacker-9280.php

  Awesome pictures!   Something about two Gatling guns firing through your propeller would make me more than a little nervous!

[Gliderjohn]

Not gatling guns. The cooling shroud around the gun barrels make it look that way. The propeller had cam mechanism that would not allow the guns to fire if a blade was in front of them.
GliderJohn

[balvenie]

Hopalong Cassidy

[SIR REAL ED]

I was going to post something.  Had it all written regarding my personal heroes, and then scrolled down to see that the thread had already gone sideways.  Deleted what I wrote and posting this instead.

Nice thread Lucian.  To bad it went sideways so fast.

Once you learn to always steer into the slide.... someone taking it sideways is not a problem!!!!

Learned that from Marcus Aurelius and Viktor Frankl.

[lucky phil]

Once you learn to always steer into the slide.... someone taking it sideways is not a problem!!!!

Learned that from Marcus Aurelius and Viktor Frankl.

A thread is an organic thing, it evolves into what it becomes. It's like giving birth to a child, you give it life but at the end of the day you can't control it forever

Ciao

[SIR REAL ED]

A thread is an organic thing, it evolves into what it becomes. It's like giving birth to a child, you give it life but at the end of the day you can't control it forever

Ciao

 

Very, very, well said.  Timeless practical wisdom for the internet age.  I bow in respect to my sensei!!!   

The old version:  "You are the slave of all those from whom you seek approval!"

The new version:  "You are the slave of all those who interpret your original post!"

Luckily, the magic button allows us to abort our virtual offspring at any time!!

[SIR REAL ED]

I'm adding Lucky Phil to my expanded list of heroes!

Which also includes everyone who doesn't get their panties in a wad from reading shite on the internet.

I suspect those same people are on NCDan's and Luap's hero list also........

"if you are going to get your panties in a twist from internet comments, go commando before logging on!"

[SIR REAL ED]

Inspired by Lucky Phil,

Timeless wisdom to all who post on the internet!

"I started a post, which started the whole world......"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qlBsMoqccw

[SIR REAL ED]

My heroes aren't the superstars who achieve great things after being given every advantage, but the average person on the street who overcomes adversity, achieves something significant, or who even just continues to function as a decent person on a daily basis.

For example:

-  If you look into their backgrounds, Max Biaggi is much more a hero to me, than either Mark Marquez or Valentino Rossi.

-  the police on the front line during the BLM and Occupy Wall Street civil unrest/riots.  Every day I marveled at these humans working 18 hours days for weeks, getting insulted 1,000's of times each day, yet not losing their emotional control and randomly shooting their tormentors.

-  the kids working drive thru fast food restaurants serving several hundred people each day, with less than a handful each day saying "Thank you," "Have a good day," or keep up the good work.

-  military veterans and current military service members.

-  on the philosophical side, James Allen, Marcus Aurelius, Viktor Frankl and multiple religious and political people who can't be mentioned.  Any and all who teach, that each of us is responsible for ourselves, and those who think others are to blame for our thoughts, mental states, and behavior is  a loser's game.

-  people who age gravely and don't become miserable and nasty due to the daily aches and pains and continual loss of capabilities.

-  the stranger in the grocery store, or home improvement store, etc. that makes an effort to share a kind word or a laugh with people they don't know.

Luckily, those heroes are everywhere.  You just have to be self-aware enough to recognize them.

[JJ]

QUOTE: "Who's your hero?"

At the end of the day, my grandfather, WW I veteran and my father, WW II veteran....

Both were loving, honest, family men, with real compassionate, human values...

[Trogladyte]

Heroes? Hmm. I'm not sure where to start.

But here are a couple or few:

Mark E. Smith
Aneurin Bevan
Nelson Mandela
Shane McGowan
Timothy Leary
Giacomo Agostini
The Dalai Lama

[JJ]

Heroes? Hmm. I'm not sure where to start.

But here are a couple or few:

Mark E. Smith
Aneurin Bevan
Nelson Mandela
Shane McGowan
Timothy Leary
Giacomo Agostini
The Dalai Lama

Dr. Timothy Leary - "The Godfather of LSD"...

"Tune In...Turn On...Drop Out" (Millbrook, New York, Dutchess County)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchcock_Estate - - I have been on this property as a young lad...quite SPOOKY!

[ScepticalScotty]

Bevan!!!! Good call. I'd add Major Atlee was a sound bloke.

[tris]

Isambard Kingdom Brunell
Barnes Wallace