Top Ten Coolest People I've Never Met
My boss and I were shootin’ the shit yesterday (this is common practice with my boss) and somehow we got on the topic of who he thought were the top ten coolest people ever. I started to think about my own list. A lot of the people who I think are cool are people I actually know and interact with...but if I published that list then people not on the list would inevitably be all pissy and what not. So I decided to create the list with a caveat - the people on the list are all people I've never met…and thus all have some degree of fame or celebrity. Not in any order...
- Chuck Yeager: if you envy fighter pilots or flyers in general, I shouldn’t have to explain this one to you.
- Lance Armstrong: comes back from the brink of death to CRUSH the record for most Tour de France’s won by a single person. That Tour de France is no easy race. Unbelievable...super-human.
- Henry Rollins: an original who never strays from his beliefs and is always on the move...always out there doing and experiencing and sharing with others...yet still manages to be an amazing curmudgeon...something I can relate to.
- Stevie Ray Vaughan: if you envy guitar players I shouldn’t have to explain this one to you. Never getting to see him live is one of my great regrets.
- Warren Zevon: another original who was an absolute master at his craft. Made music that was true to his vision and not to what the masses wanted to hear. His work is gold. I miss you Warren.
- Michael Schumacher: if you know anything about auto racing I shouldn’t have to explain this one to you.
- Chris Locke, Doc Searls & David Weinberger: ok, I know this is 3 people, but I think of them collectively and find them cool for writing a book called the Cluetrain Manifesto. If you like business and the internet, after reading this book you might think they are cool too.
- Jon Stewart: sure, he’s swings a bit too left for my taste sometimes, but what a master at blending humor and actual intelligent political thought. What a way to get a point across to the cynical viewer (like me).
- Rick Mears: the epitome of a classy sportsman and competitor, and one amazing race car driver to boot. I miss you on the track "Uncle" Rick.
- Dwight Eisenhower: master minding the total victory in Europe during WWII...yeah...no stress there. This guy was a military genius. War is hell, but when you get called out in the biggest conflict in human history, a guy like this better have your back. Thanks Ike.
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9 Comments:
Cool idea. When I finish my appointed duties for the weekend, maybe I'll get to writing a list of my own. Thanks for the inspiration. I'm with ya' on SRV, my friend.
By kellycoxsemple, at 12:08 AM
Some quickies
First off, I try to meet those who I haven't met. So this list is those still alive or that I knew of long enough to have appreciated their work.
So...in no particular order, and sans-comments. Google them up if you don't know them
One aside - for racing, check out motorcycles (MotoGP). Far more exciting than cars. This coming from long time car fan, as well as long time bike fan.
Broadcast:
Walter Cronkite
Alistair Cooke
Chet Brinkley
Music:
Clive Davis
Miles Davis
Art Blakey
Learning
Daniel Boorstein
Thomas Gold
Edward O. Wilson
Racing:
Valentino Rossi
“The Captain” Roger Penske
Mark Donahue
Business / Finance
Jeff Immelt
Jack Welch
Bill Gates/Steve Jobs
BTW : found you via "Doc" Searls
By JTH, at 8:33 AM
No Doc...thank you!
http://doc.weblogs.com/2005/07/15
By Josh, at 1:06 PM
Here's another name
Racin
Note : semi named daugher after HIM
Nikki Lauda
Beats Shumi hands down (IMHO)
Check it out, if you aren't up on his racing
Other
Would add both him and Senna to my "top ten list" (top ten plus)
Ciao
JTH
jthoagland@voyager.net if it matters
By JTH, at 11:12 PM
Some of the coolest people sometimes go unoticed. But I think you should have included neutron Jack in your list
dd
By darren deMaille, at 11:46 AM
Though I didn't actually meet Stevie Ray Vaughan, I did see his last show. I didn't know much about him, but his set absolutely blew me away. I was crushed the next morning when I woke up to the news of his death.
By Kat E, at 4:12 PM
Josh, how could you omit Alex Zanardi? Others on my list:
Frank Lloyd Wright
Pete Sampras
Ted Williams (Athlete and fighter pilot)
Phil Simms
Presidents Bush (both of them)
Clive Cussler
Larry the cable guy (just to find out how much of his act is an act!)
Ditto on Yeager
Danica Patrick
Don Imus and his radio crew
Carroll Shelby
...and all the other great racing drivers too numerous to mention. Except for Damon Hill!!
By RacingKat, at 8:58 PM
Walt Disney
George W. Bush
George Orwell
William Tecumseh Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Adam Smith
Henry Flagler
Stonewall Jackson
By Winston, at 2:37 PM
Two more...
C.S. Lewis
JR Tolkien
Peter Kreeft
By Winston, at 2:46 PM
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