Who were some of the people that you could not learn enough about?

When I was a kid, some of my heroes were:

Albert Einstein
Benjamin Franklin
David Hume
Bertrand Russell
Friedrich Nietzsche
Plato
Wylie Coyote
The Three Stooges
Jaco Pastorius
Stanley Clarke
Al DiMeola
Jello Biafra
Ian McKaye
Batman

Shit, there were so many... some of these guys really shaped my thought processes and others made me laugh.

Ayatollah Khomeini:


Ghengis Khan:


Sun Tzu:


and Mr T:


Notice How All Great Men Have A Beard


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Batman

ian said:

I was into Batman too... I had the Batman suit and everything when I was just a little guy.

charles schultz.





...yeah yeah yeah, i wasn't your average kid, lookin up to superman or whoever else. the majority of folks i looked up to growin up were either cartoonists or artists, cuz of me gettin into art at such a young age. i loved readin peanuts comix as a kid (heck, still do!) and all that stuff...when charles schultz passed away a couple years back i actually cried a little, cuz he wuz one of the influences on how i do comix.

IceNine said:

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phoolan devi

R.I.P

the goddess of flowers lit my way through the darkness

32Flavors said:

she was a bad mamma...u seen her film?

This was my badass hero to look up to.. wayyy up!!

...we must all fleee!!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Wow... did you know I met Mr. Shultz? I grew up in the same city. (Santa Rosa, CA) I've interned at his memorial museum and he also has a ice skating rink. It was called Snoopy's Ice Arena (now called Snoopy's Home Ice) and every winter we would see "Snoopy On Ice", a Peanuts ice show.

I was 8... my dad and I were coming out of the building after skating... and he was just standing there. I didn't know who he was, but my dad did. He said, "Jana! Do you know who this man is? He's the reason all of this exists! He draws Snoopy!" Mr. Shultz smiled, and I ran up and hugged him. I've never felt so inclined to do that to a stranger... he gave me a long hug and season tickets for the rest of the year!

He was like an angel.

http://www.snoopyshomeice.com/

Savannah said:

i always felt sorry for the guy who wore that costume...

INSATIABLE said:

oh wow!!! that'd be awesome, if i could meet one of my fave cartoonists or whatever...

Ardeo said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Have you seen my profile handsclap? I've always admired Chuck Schultz!

Rubin Carter

the hurricane

My Uncle Fred

ian said:

I still am!

my grandfather

peace


the smell of jasmine still floats across my house

mighty mouse edit
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Handclapsfingasnapz said:

it was... and though this is selfish to say (because I should just be thankful), I wish I could have met him when I was a bit older so I could express my gratitude. His comics are the first in the Sonoma County newspaper, and they'll run the "classics" until the paper closes.

IceNine said:

What the fuck kind of kid were you?!

Oh wait..what age are we talking about? I sure as hell couldn't read Bertrand Russell at age 10.

teller said:

I am talking anywhere from 3 to 15 or so...

As far as what kind of kid I was, picture this: I have never used drugs or smoked. I have imbibed alcohol one time... I was 12. I learned to read before kindergarten and I kept right on reading all through my childhood. While other kids were out drinking alcohol, using drugs and doing stupid shit, I was reading and learning things.

I started reading Bertrand Russell and all those guys when I was about 12... my first real philosophy book was "A History of Western Philosophy" by Bertrand Russell. That wonderful book introduced me to many great philosophers and I loved it, although Russell wasn't much of a fan of Nietzsche. I didn't get into Nietzsche until I was about 14 or so and I didn't fully get what he was saying until much later.

I have loved Einstein since I was a little kid... I was fascinated by him for some reason. I read about him as a kid, although I had NO idea what his theories meant until I got older. I thought that he looked neat.

I learned about Benjamin Franklin from a third-grade teacher (basic stuff, you know) and I found him to be very interesting. I read a lot about him... he was much more brilliant than most people know.

I guess more "serious" heroes would be Irish revolutionaries, guys like Pádraig Pearse etc. That stuff really impressed me as a kid.

But really, I was more impressed by Batman. And possibly Optimus Prime.

Well I dont know if you could call them someones idol but I use to look up to witches.

ian said:

IceNine said:

Oh, yeah... I was also into computers at a young age... we are talking TRS-80, Commodore 64 type of shit.

I was into MAD Magazine...Sergio Aragones was actually a role-model of sorts as I emulated his style for a many years (he did all those tiny cartoons in the margins).

Oh yeah--Gene Simmons was my first real taste of masculinity...I had no father figure around until age 10, so he was actually a very powerful influence in a strange sort of way.