doh! wrong link. like i said not for the obvious. humble beginnings, lied about his age to get in to the air force to fight in the second world war. wee guy from paisley made it to QC. principled, classless.funny, yip you could learn a lot from an old gezzer like that. great read. and if he wound up at least one person on here mores the better.
I totally agree that listening to some old boys can be very interesting. But hey, as for the winding us up, no chance. If we could characterise Scottish politics it would be the gobby shortarse in a pub.
yay! now your getting it., i wondered how long it would take. :smileys:. the thread is about if i am not mistaken bias towards people you admire for one reason or another. ordinarily i wouldn't have paid this guy any attention, maybe even of considered him to be a pompous upper middle class twat but because we share views on a noble cause the sun will continue to shine out of his ass. kind of like the MM and V.r shouting match going on next door :smileys:
I think as you get older you realise that the opinions of the people who were/are your heroes (footballers/racers for me) are so far removed from your own that you often wish you hadn’t learnt or heard them (obviously there are exceptions but not many). They don’t know what it’s like to have something that consumes every minute of their life because they’ve always been on the inside looking out so to speak. They’ve never stood on the terraces or in the grandstands, they’ve never checked twitter/internet forums every 5 minutes during a transfer window or silly season, they’ve never spent their last quid following their heroes round the country/world etc... As for political views, just don’t go down that route with your heroes, ever. As a Liverpool supporter I can’t bear listening to someone like Didi Hamann. A hero of Istanbul but a complete tory prick who makes no apologies for it either. A supposed “adopted scouser” who loves Maggie Thatcher. Arf. Guess its just all part of growing old
I find it very sad the people who are idolised and considered Hero's. Whether they be footballers, formula one drivers, MotoGP riders, pop stars or arse holes on reality shows. They are nothing's and nobodies other than the fact they are exceptionally good at something, and have been thrust upon us by the money making media machine. They deserve credit for getting to the top of their tree but they all share the same ethos. They are driven by personal ambition and goal, they push themselves for self satisfaction. Fame and fortune can come as part of the package and most Lap it up at the expense of their own self respect. If they all fell off the face of the earth tomorrow non of us would suffer. True Heros are the people who we don't even know about. They go about their day totally oblivious to the fact of what they are. This is because they are not thinking of themselves or of self gratification or congratulations. They do what they do for others not themselves. The doctors and nurses who saved my life a few years ago are Heros. They save lives day in day out. They are everywhere in every town, city and village. You may have stood next to one in the pub or in the cue at the supermarket but you'd not recognise them because they haven't been on TV stood on a podium or been the newspapers because they've had an affair with someone, they are just ordinary people who make a huge difference to other people's lives.
That may well apply to the David Beckhams of the world but what about, say, authors? There are many writers who have "changed people's lives", if you believe what many fans say. These authors don't generally life "rockstar" lives, they just quietly produce a book every year or two and are otherwise never in the limelight. Take two of my "heroes". I remember reading most of the Top 10 book picks chosen by Iain M. Banks some years ago. I didn't enjoy a single one of them nearly as much as I did most of Banks' work. I have listened to some of Todd Rundgren's favourite music, according to the man himself. None of it compares with Rundgren's own songs. Oddly, another hero of mine, Steven Wilson, appears to like some quite decent music - but I bet his taste in books sucks
I agree with you and that's exactly what I'm saying. They're are many unsung Heros out there who are not in your face but make a real difference to others lives.
