Are any of your heroes still alive?

Train Dragon

Mine is in that Paul McCartney, although no spring chicken at 74, is still with us.

Are any of your heroes still alive? Or did 2016 and previous years take them?

jacksie66

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Dirty Dingus McGee

I think Ronnie Beck is still alive, so yes.

Skommando

My hero's are the voluntary home carers that give up their own lives to care for those in their family unable to look after themselves, and the disabled people that struggle 24/7/365 for their entire life to live as best they can despite their disability. These people are the real hero's of this world.

RayM

Skommando wrote: »

My hero's are the home carers that give up their lives to care for those unable to look after themselves, and the disabled people that struggle all their lives 24/7/365 to live as best they can despite their disability. These people are the real hero's of this world.

Bet none of them could write The Frog Chorus.

Train Dragon

jacksie66 wrote: »

Ozzy Osborne is still going. How, I don't know..

Lizard blood.

Skommando

RayM wrote: »

Bet none of them could write The Frog Chorus.

Bet most of them have more important things to worry about than making jokes about them.

HS3

Anyhooo. ...Dirk Benedict still alive and kicking. Thank feck!

arybvtcw0eolkf

Train Dragon wrote: »

Mine is in that Paul McCartney, although no spring chicken at 74, is still with us.

There's still a few days left, don't tempt faith.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

None of my heroes are celebrities.

HS3

Jamison Zealous Alcohol wrote: »

None of my heroes are celebrities.

Who said they had to be celebrities?

hannible the cannible

Putin is alive and well thankfully and now I have trump and farage as well , I'm spoiled for choice

Train Dragon

Jamison Zealous Alcohol wrote: »

None of my heroes are celebrities.

Not all of mine are either.

Burial.

Skommando wrote: »

My hero's are the voluntary home carers that give up their own lives to care for those in their family unable to look after themselves, and the disabled people that struggle 24/7/365 for their entire life to live as best they can despite their disability. These people are the real hero's of this world.

Oh get in the bin

MRnotlob606

None of my heroes are sociable.

Train Dragon

RayM wrote: »

Bet none of them could write The Frog Chorus.

Now look what you've done

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0fuVoSa3dc

RayM

Skommando wrote: »

Bet most of them have more important things to worry about than making jokes about them.

Bet most of them have a better sense of humour than you...

Train Dragon

Skommando wrote: »

My hero's are the voluntary home carers that give up their own lives to care for those in their family unable to look after themselves, and the disabled people that struggle 24/7/365 for their entire life to live as best they can despite their disability. These people are the real hero's of this world.

You do have valid points but the way it comes across it's like David Brent has hacked into your account.

corner of hells

Nope , no heroes left alive.But I still have some Quality street and a tin of roses

Del.Monte

Quite a few of them actually but I'm almost afraid to tempt fate by naming them. Here's a few:

Clint Eastwood
Eric Clapton
David Jason

Ian Botham
Bob Willis

Gareth Edwards
JPR Williams

ROG
Jonny Wilkinson
Dan Carter
Richie McCaw

QE.II......................I'll get my coat.

Tin Foil Hat

I don't really do hero worship. But I'll be gutted when Dylan goes. He seems like a bit of an arsehole but, christ, the songs are legendary.

bodice ripper

Goddamn it, we still have Carrie Fisher.

tomwaterford

Most (all) of the great waterford team I seen growing up are



-my worldview is very small and limited though

Schwiiing

Priscilla Proud Tracker wrote: »

There's still a few days left, don't tempt faith.

Fate*.

Train Dragon

Tin Foil Hat wrote: »

I don't really do hero worship. But I'll be gutted when Dylan goes. He seems like a bit of an arsehole but, christ, the songs are legendary.

I dont really get the Dylan worship at all. He's made a living by mumbling incoherently.

Each to their own though.

RayM

Schwiiing wrote: »

Fate*.

Gotta have fate...

RobertKK

No famous person is my hero.

My 90 year old father is a hero to me.

Mantis Toboggan

Buddy holly, Roy Keane, Alex Ferguson oh and of course Tyson Fury, all great men, true to their word, leaders, legends, heroic people of the world.

osarusan

Still-living people who have meant a lot to me at stages in my life...hmmm...

In sport, Roberto Duran was a huge hero of mine growing up, and when I did amateur boxing, I ended up boxing like him.

In film, Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese are two directors I really admire and think write great films.

In music, Springsteen and Tom Waits were the soundtrack to a large chunk of my life - they should have at least another decade left in them.

In literature, J.M. Coetzee - made me think more than any other writer I've ever read.

Shenshen

Stephen Hawkins, Richard Dawkins, Brian Cox - I do worry about Richard Attenborough, though.

Dirty Dingus McGee

Clint Eastwood,Tom Hanks,Gene Hackman,Bruce Springsteen,Brian Whelahan,Johnny Dooley,John Troy,Vinny Claffey,Roy Malone,Robbie Keane,Gary Kelly,Cormac McCarthy,Kelsey Grammer,David Hyde-Pierce are all still alive and hopefully they'll be alive for a good while to come.

cajonlardo

Any and All of the surviving Irish soldiers from the siege of Jadoville, Elizebethville and The Tunnel. They did in real life what Arnie, Stallone, Willis and Segal dream about in Hollywood. True and Worthy descendants from Na Fianna.

Sports Sean Kelly harder than the cobbles in Belgium, John Tracey - first time ever to run the marathon and he got a silver Olympic medal and twice won the World Cross Country Title, Stephen Roche Cycling triple Crown winner and only man other than Merckx to do it, Eamonn Coughlan World champion and first man over the age of 40 to go under 4 minutes for a mile, Barry McGuigan because he would not stop at anything to regain the belt, Eddy Jordan - is there anything he wouldn't try and how many F1 Champions did he discover? , Sonia and Katie.

Stigura

Shenshen wrote: »

I do worry about Richard Attenborough, though.

Shhhhhh! FFS! Less than five days to go yet. But, don't tempt faith!

Stigura

Can't say as I've ever had a " Hero ", as such. But, people I've greatly been impressed by would certainly include Jack Hargreaves ~ a TV personality who made real countryside life a legendary, prime time viewing phenomena for a nation and more than one generation.

Then, there was Brian Plummer. In truth? Probably more full of sh!t than my manure bay. But, f**k me, could he weave a tale in a book?!

Still alive, today ~ and, hopefully still next f**king year? Have to be Ian Anderson and The Boss. Because both have consistently turned out brilliant songs. But, more than that? I've heard little stories, about each of them, that just bring a tear to the eye. They're just f**king nice people.

Zaph

Shenshen wrote: »

I do worry about Richard Attenborough, though.

I really wouldn't bother if I were you, he died in 2014. On the other hand David Attenborough is still with us...

Stigura

Zaph wrote: »

David Attenborough is still with us...

Damn! Damn well played, sir! I'd missed that!

DEFTLEFTHAND

Noel Gallagher.

Brought me through my teens.

boobar

jacksie66 wrote: »

Ozzy Osborne is still going. How, I don't know..

Rumour has it...they found some blood in his alcohol stream.

boobar

Morrissey.

Some may call him a miserable git. I've always found him to be very witty and a great entertainer. The greatest frontman that I've ever seen live.

Long may the Moz continue...helped me through my youth....and I for one am happy that he has a life of luxury in Los Angeles.

boobar

boobar wrote: »

Morrissey.

Some may call him a miserable git. I've always found him to be very witty and a great entertainer. The greatest frontman that I've ever seen live.

Long may the Moz continue...helped me through my youth....and I for one am happy that he has a life of luxury in Los Angeles.

Although I am just in from the pub, and a life of luxury in LA will do nothing for his song writing.

boobar

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Clint Eastwood,Tom Hanks,Gene Hackman,Bruce Springsteen,Brian Whelahan,Johnny Dooley,John Troy,Vinny Claffey,Roy Malone,Robbie Keane,Gary Kelly,Cormac McCarthy,Kelsey Grammer,David Hyde-Pierce are all still alive and hopefully they'll be alive for a good while to come.

Tom Hanks never played for Offaly!

DEFTLEFTHAND

Shenshen wrote: »

Stephen Hawkins, Richard Dawkins, Brian Cox - I do worry about Richard Attenborough, though.

I loved Christopher Hitchens also, I used to chain smoke like he did. And take whiskey in the early morning. He was a real man.

Where we did differ on theological matters I did respects his right wing political views, he was a classic conservative in many ways.

A large part of the reason how I switched from the left as I matured. His brother Peter might a bit too far for me but I'll always love Christopher Hitchens.

God rest him.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Priscilla Proud Tracker wrote: »

There's still a few days left, don't tempt faith.

Schwiiing wrote: »

Fate*.

Faith*

:P

The_Kew_Tour

You would swear nobody will die in 2017 way some talk

Tzardine

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I loved Christopher Hitchens also, I used to chain smoke like he did. And take whiskey in the early morning. He was a real man.

Yes, real men put themselves in an early grave.

Hitchens was a legend, but an addict.

T K Whitaker still more capable of running a country at 100 than any of the luminaries from the political, arts or business spheres that regularly put themselves forward for consideration

A Battered Mars Bar

Shenshen wrote: »

I do worry about Richard Attenborough, though.

Too late. He's dead.

























Yer thinking of David :P

HalloweenJack

George Clinton, still going strong at 75.

AndyBoBandy

Sadly Isambard Kingdom Brunel died in 1859, September 15th to be precise.

Noveight

I used follow the BPL closely as a young lad. Peter Schmeichel, Gudjohnsen, Solskjaer, Hasselbaink and Henry are still relatively young, as I am myself :pac:

Although I was born some time later than his prime years, Mohammed Ali is a hero of mine who has passed. Both his story and his personality are utterly captivating.

Esel

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

Clint Eastwood,Tom Hanks,Gene Hackman,Bruce Springsteen,Brian Whelahan,Johnny Dooley,John Troy,Vinny Claffey,Roy Malone,Robbie Keane,Gary Kelly,Cormac McCarthy,Kelsey Grammer,David Hyde-Pierce are all still alive and hopefully they'll be alive for a good while to come.

Gladyou'renotaspacer,DDM.