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Beau Peep Notice Board => Outpourings => Topic started by: Roger Kettle on May 08, 2009, 09:41:17 PM

Title: My Heroes.
Post by: Roger Kettle on May 08, 2009, 09:41:17 PM

In no particular order...
George Orwell, Crazy Horse, Guy de Maupassant, Jim Baxter, Charles Schulz, Chief Joseph, Spike Milligan, Larry McMurtry, The Smothers Brothers, Pete and Dud, Alfredo Di Stefano, William Goldman and Charles De Rudio.
Oh, and Peter.

Title: Re: My Heroes.
Post by: Mince on May 08, 2009, 09:45:42 PM

Quote from: Roger Kettle on May 08, 2009, 09:41:17 PM

William Goldman

Lord of the Flies - excellent book.

Title: Re: My Heroes.
Post by: Max on May 08, 2009, 10:00:24 PM

Especially the William Golding version.  ;D

Title: Re: My Heroes.
Post by: Mince on May 08, 2009, 10:18:45 PM

I was annoying Roger. I do teach the book for GCSE.

And who is Jim Baxter?

Title: Re: My Heroes.
Post by: Max on May 08, 2009, 10:31:34 PM

"I was annoying Roger"

So your specialising now?

Title: Re: My Heroes.
Post by: peter on May 08, 2009, 10:38:29 PM

you have made my Day Roger thanks

Title: Re: My Heroes.
Post by: Diane CBPFC on May 08, 2009, 10:41:08 PM

My heroes are left-wing politicians; poet musicians; people who stand up for the poor and downtrodden; people who fight fear and ignorance and people who celebrate; give dignity and hope to humanity.

Roger you are one of my heroes.

Title: Re: My Heroes.
Post by: Joan on May 09, 2009, 01:41:30 AM

The first heroes that came to my mind are the volunteer bush fire fighters, except for the ones who join up because they are pyromaniacs (sp?) and actually start some of them - not many, but it has happened.

Spike Milligan's daughter has been in the local paper a couple of times recently, Roger.  She lives just down the road from us.  She's written another children's book, I think.  Sounds like she had a very unusual childhood with Spike, not surprisingly.  One of the things that stuck in my mind was that he would strap an old sofa to the roof of the car and the kids would sit on it and he'd drive around showing them the countryside.  ;D

Title: Re: My Heroes.
Post by: Fyodor on May 09, 2009, 10:14:30 AM

Quote from: Diane CBPFC on May 08, 2009, 10:41:08 PM

My heroes are left-wing politicians; poet musicians; people who stand up for the poor and downtrodden; people who fight fear and ignorance and people who celebrate; give dignity and hope to humanity.

Roger you are one of my heroes.

Kettle, just remember this qualifying element of your imminent sainthood next time we bestride the links!

Title: Re: My Heroes.
Post by: The Peepmaster on May 09, 2009, 11:18:48 AM

Quote from: Mince on May 08, 2009, 10:18:45 PM

I do teach the book for GCSE.

How can you teach a book? It's an inanimate object, you buffoon!  ..0

Title: Re: My Heroes.
Post by: The Peepmaster on May 09, 2009, 12:48:12 PM

Hey, book - "Sit!"  ..0