Heros/Heroines

[Goldie Munro]

Who were yours?

As a kid I adored the following -


Tinkerbell - (what a strong female role model!)
Batman (the campness I guess!)
Maria Von Trapp (strong female model and camp!! in The Sound of Music of course!)

So who were your heros/heroines??

 

[Guest]

Cool thread!

Mine were:

Madonna (figures )

Wonder Woman ( I loved the pulling down of the hair and spinning in a circle, I used to do it often )

Freddie Mercury ( He was just awesome! I remember being entranced by his stage presence - especially Live Aid and Radio GaGa)

There's many more, but I don't want to bore everyone.

Lou

P.S. There's a documentary on BBC 3 right now about the making of Bohemian Rhapsody.

 

[Goldie Munro]

Cool thread!

Mine were:

Madonna (figures )

Wonder Woman ( I loved the pulling down of the hair and spinning in a circle, I used to do it often )

Freddie Mercury ( He was just awesome! I remember being entranced by his stage presence - especially Live Aid and Radio GaGa)

There's many more, but I don't want to bore everyone.

Lou

P.S. There's a documentary on BBC 3 right now about the making of Bohemian Rhapsody.

LOL bore away Lou - we wanna know!

 

[BlackShanglan]

Han Solo. I could never decide if I wanted to shag him or be him; perhaps a little of each.

Cyrano de Bergerac. WARNING: Do not attempt to base your love life and your financial policy on this man. Have attempted; results disastrous. Oh, sod it, though - it was worth it.

Jane Goodall. That isolated, intense, and beautiful inquiry, sufficient in itself to all things - wonderful.

Shanglan

 

[Goldie Munro]

Han Solo. I could never decide if I wanted to shag him or be him; perhaps a little of each.

Cyrano de Bergerac. WARNING: Do not attempt to base your love life and your financial policy on this man. Have attempted; results disastrous. Oh, sod it, though - it was worth it.

Jane Goodall. That isolated, intense, and beautiful inquiry, sufficient in itself to all things - wonderful.

Shanglan

OMG I had forgotten about Han Solo!! Thanks for the memory!!

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

Freddy, the Pig — definitely the heroic type, even his proportions. @ 7

Princess Leia Organa — Carrie Fisher in Star Wars Trilogy @ 11

Nora Diniro aka "the Eat-Me Beat-Me Lady" — Samantha Mathis in Pump Up The Volume. @ 14

 

[Goldie Munro]

Freddy, the Pig — definitely the heroic type, even his proportions. @ 7

Princess Leia Organa — Carrie Fisher in Star Wars Trilogy @ 11

Nora Diniro aka "the Eat-Me Beat-Me Lady" — Samantha Mathis in Pump Up The Volume. @ 14

I have a new one

Elatstigirl from The Incredibles!!

 

[Guest]

Freddy, the Pig — definitely the heroic type, even his proportions. @ 7

Princess Leia Organa — Carrie Fisher in Star Wars Trilogy @ 11

Nora Diniro aka "the Eat-Me Beat-Me Lady" — Samantha Mathis in Pump Up The Volume. @ 14

Ooh yes! Princess Leia for me, too. I even named my cat after her.

 

[BlackShanglan]

I have a new one

Elatstigirl from The Incredibles!!

She did rather rock, didn't she? I always used to consider "stretching" the most ridiculous and useless of superpowers, but they strongly persuaded me otherwise.

Shanglan

 

[Guest]

I think my first real heroine was Greta Garbo (viewed on b&w TV after school). I adored her and felt as if I knew her beyond all the roles she played. I liked the sense of a solitary self, and she had a voice to match her face.

Next came Rudolf Nureyev. I'd never seen such a male animal (nor will again), in motion or in stillness. He seemed to "dance" how I felt (in my adolescence).

Perdita

 

[Goldie Munro]

She did rather rock, didn't she? I always used to consider "stretching" the most ridiculous and useless of superpowers, but they strongly persuaded me otherwise.

Shanglan

Oh yeah!! LOL

 

[Goldie Munro]

I think my first real heroine was Greta Garbo (viewed on b&w TV after school). I adored her and felt as if I knew her beyond all the roles she played. I liked the sense of a solitary self, and she had a voice to match her face.

Next came Rudolf Nureyev. I'd never seen such a male animal (nor will again), in motion or in stillness. He seemed to "dance" how I felt (in my adolescence).

Perdita

Oh now you have me thinking of Katheryn Hepburn - - Oh she was such a hero of mine!!

 

[CharleyH]

Blondie, Blondie, Blondie.

Not the cartoon character. Qualify Debbie Harry

Everyone else I just lusted after

 

[Virtual_Burlesque]

Blondie. . . Debbie Harry . . .

Yes, and Kim Carnes and Bonnie Tyler .

 

[Liar]

I was a major adventure comic buff. My major heroes were as follows:

Valerian and Laureline (or Linda & Valentin, depending on the translation) - Über cool SF

Johan and Peewit - humoruos Fantasy occationaly featuring Smurfs.

Asterix, of course.

And last but not least, another one that I can't for the life of me remember the name of. Blending dark fantasy with cartoonish humour .. damn. Can't even find any info on google. Grr.

 

[impressive]

Hogan ... from Hogan's Heroes (Bob Crane). I loved that show. At that age (around 10), I had no idea the seriousness of the situation it portrayed.

After that, my heroes were more local folks.

 

[Honey123]

I loved and wanted to be I Dream of Jeanie...(Barbara Eden)

When I was little we had these bottles that looked like the lamp she lived in, so I would throw powder in the air and pretend to pop out of the bottle....

 

[CharleyH]

I loved and wanted to be I Dream of Jeanie...(Barbara Eden)

When I was little we had these bottles that looked like the lamp she lived in, so I would throw powder in the air and pretend to pop out of the bottle....

LOL why can I so see this?

 

[Liar]

And last but not least, another one that I can't for the life of me remember the name of. Blending dark fantasy with cartoonish humour .. damn. Can't even find any info on google. Grr.

Found it! Percevan was the name I was looking for.

Dastardly handsome hero, short fat sidekick with a cute pet, and some really cool stories they get themselves into.

Oh and the occational voluptious lady that it is quite clearly implied that the handsome hero gets to do the nookie with (this is a french comic after all) made it even more interresting for a curious 12 year old.

#L

 

[Honey123]

LOL why can I so see this?

LOL...

there was a square piece of carpet in my back yard and I would pretend that it was inside the bottle...

I would pop out and say 'Oh, Major Nelson, master...what can I do for you?" And my dog would just look at me and whine....

 

[Evil Alpaca]

Let's see . . .

Jim Henson . . . weird, I know, but even when I was younger I realized the value of someone who could entertain you with puppets!

There were a lot of professional wrestlers, the whole cast of Star Trek (I got over THAT one pretty fast) . . . Good times!

 

[CharleyH]

LOL...

there was a square piece of carpet in my back yard and I would pretend that it was inside the bottle...

I would pop out and say 'Oh, Major Nelson, master...what can I do for you?" And my dog would just look at me and whine....

LOL - another example of the effects of early childhood experiences

 

[rgraham666]

Green Lantern. Loved the power he had.

Nightcrawler. Because he managed to live a happy life despite his problems and responsibilities.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

The "Reverend Doctor Johnny Fever" of WKRP in Cincinnati. He was so cool and laid back.

 

[minsue]

The man in black from The Princess Bride.

http://www.myhometheater.homestead.com/files/pb1-original.jpg


The redhead in Willow.

http://www.lepconnie.com/willow/archives/magwhalley7.jpg http://www.lepconnie.com/willow/archives/magwhalley6.jpg

Hmmmm I'm noticing a bit of a theme...