heroes/folks you admire...

[Mike70]

the word hero is a bit overused in our time, so i'll stick with people that i admire. publius cornelius scipio - duh. the man we know as scipio africanus. one of the most brilliant and daring military minds ever. also a damn shrewd politician, that tends to get lost amidst his other acheivements. also a man willing to take a backseat to his little brother lucius, so younger bro could get some glory at the battle of magnesia at the expense of antiochus. sextus pompey - a man whose name should resound down the centuries but is lost unfortunately. after the senate's final defeat at munda, sextus took over sicily and carried on the fight against caesar and the triumvirs until 35 BC. a true rebel. vergil - arma virumque cano. need i say more? catullus - the bad boy of the late republic. his poetry is by turns pathetic and utterly hilarious. his very frank discussion of sex in ancient rome has been entertaining folks for centuries. james cook - you know the guy who has two space shuttles (endeavor and discovery) named after his ships? his logs are an amazing read and can be found here: http://www.gutenberg.org/files/8106/8106-h/8106-h.htm miltiades - the man who led the athenians and plateans to victory at marathon. and grouped together: empedocles, parmenides, and democritus - all 3 pre-socratic greek philosophers who laid the groundwork for modern science. democritus in particular sort of creeps me out. this was a dude talking about atomic theory centuries before the atom was even considered a part of nature. a dude way ahead of his time.

[Terran]

Destro....(From GIJOE....not Cobra Commander that guy was a total doosh...) and Lex Luther....(He fought superman only with his brain) Ahhh ****.... I dont even know when Im being, saracastic or not, anymore....

[SymphonicX]

George Romero - nuff said Rob Halford - the metal god.... My fiancee - she's a f*cking trooper.

[Purge]

Ron Paul, Pat Buchanan, Tommy Lee and Jay Cutler (bodybuilder).

[strayrider]

Panzer Ace Michael Wittman

[Choas]

George Romero,and Ric Flair.

[Chic Freak]

I take inspiration from so many people I'll probably have to break this down into sections! Historical figures I admire: Martin Luther King, Elizabeth I, anyone who attempted to stand up to the Nazis in WWII Personal ones: My nan (for somehow mentally surviving being a teenager in London in WWII and losing a couple of bfs) My A Level Psychology teacher My best friend from uni, Kerry People whose self-promotional abilities I admire: Marilyn Manson, David Bowie, Madonna Models whose work I admire: Industrial Bitch, Feisty Diva, Dita Von Teese, Ulorin Vex, Cattie, Bianca Beauchamp, Marilyn Manson again (I think he is an amazing model!), and KumiMonster, not least because she's 38, bald, and yet still manages to look this good:

[bassman]

My pop.

[Tricky]

Angus young!the man gives more on stage than any other band ive seen!not a true hero though,just a rock hero. Johnson beharry who won the VC a couple of years back is a true hero,as is anyone else who has won that medal since it was introduced (except idi amin who awarded it to himself )

[_liam_]

Robert Holmes - Youngest serving officer in world war II, policeman, pipe smoker, science fiction writer - wrote for Doctor Who, Blakes 7, etc. All round bad motherf***er. My Dad - aircraft technician with a steely disposition, looks like Tony Soprano & smokes clint eastwood style mini cigars, totally self made. Makes me wonder where he went wrong with me Trent Reznor - American musician, started out cleaning the toilets in a demo studio, 3 billboard number one albums (and 2 by proxy by virtue of Marilyn Manson) later he is free from a record label and is currently netting something ridiculous like 750k from a self released album.

[Danny]

guilliermo del toro, bitch knows how to make a movie.

[capncnut]

Robert Holmes - Youngest serving officer in world war II, policeman, pipe smoker, science fiction writer - wrote for Doctor Who, Blakes 7, etc. All round bad motherf***er. Nice one, Liam.

[p2501]

Bill Hicks, for simply speaking. and Carlos Hathcock, an extraordinatry man. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock

[Mike70]

Carlos Hathcock, an extraordinatry man. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock hathcock's longest shot for a kill record was recently broken by a canadian sniper in afghanistan who made a kill from 2,430 meters. still hathcock was an amazing shot

[Wooley]

Sam Woodfill, Alvin York, pretty much any one award the Medal of Honor, Victoria Cross or other awards for valor.