Which historical figure do you find interesting?

Butterfly said:
I'm a card carrying history nut, so I find many, many historical characters interesting.

I'd like to have a conversation with Abraham Lincoln.
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I think of Abraham Lincoln as the bravest man in the U.S. ever. Yet, I would also bet that he was scared, excuse the word please, shitless.
 

George Washington. Bad teeth and all. He was human after all. He was really a poor army general, as far as tactics go. When the war was over, he could very easily become king, he went home. That act made him famous not only here, but throughout the world. Yet, he was slave holder. I don't think I'd want to be one of his slaves. He was devious. He evaded PA slave laws. A money grubbing land speculator. He knew how to make a buck. His diary consisted of weather reports, not great ideas. He didn't have a sparkling personality. Good dancer. He was George Washington. Even in his own time, he was idolized. He gave the Presidency the star power it enjoys today. Everybody commented that he was "George Washington". The Capitol, in Washington, has a dome on it, because that's where he was to be buried. (He wasn't)What was it that made him George Washington?
 
Uncontrolable said:
Dean Martin was one of the Rat Pack. Frank Sinatra was connected to organize crime. I think this cast a shadow on the other members. But, who knows. I would also have liked to talked to was Dean Martin. That man had a voice of pure silk. Roy Orbison is the only man I can think of who could match Dean Martin.
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I also would have loved to talk to Roy Orbison. He was one of my favorite singers and he had faced a lot of sadness in his life.
 

fuzzybuddy said:
George Washington. Bad teeth and all. He was human after all. He was really a poor army general, as far as tactics go. When the war was over, he could very easily become king, he went home. That act made him famous not only here, but throughout the world. Yet, he was slave holder. I don't think I'd want to be one of his slaves. He was devious. He evaded PA slave laws. A money grubbing land speculator. He knew how to make a buck. His diary consisted of weather reports, not great ideas. He didn't have a sparkling personality. Good dancer. He was George Washington. Even in his own time, he was idolized. He gave the Presidency the star power it enjoys today. Everybody commented that he was "George Washington". The Capitol, in Washington, has a dome on it, because that's where he was to be buried. (He wasn't)What was it that made him George Washington?
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People are not what they seem to be. Remember Lance Armstrong. First, a hero who actually inspired, perhaps thousands of people, to change their lives. But is now only famous for his one failure. Washington was a lucky dude. Today, with the same life he would have been impeached and disgraced. I think we need a more forgiving society. When I think of my own past I realize how "imperfect" I have been.
 
Sassycakes said:
I also would have loved to talk to Roy Orbison. He was one of my favorite singers and he had faced a lot of sadness in his life.
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I was a singer when younger. At seventeen I hade a high falcetto in my voice and could sing songs like "Sherrie" not sure about the spelling. I actually sang "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" on the radio once. Small station, broadcasting from a coffee shop. The only reason I bring this up was that I could not sing Orbison songs. His voice range and his perfect control and the individuality in his voice were ao amazing. As hard as I tried I could never sing more than parts of his songs. I always had to start the song too low in order to try and match his highs but never could. If you cannot tell, I loved him and hated it when he died. He was too young.

He was gone like Buddy Holley, Patsy Cline, Janice Joplin and Jimmy Hendrix. The days the music died. I will never be the same,
sob. God I loved the artists of the 50's and 60's. I have to stop now or I will have a breakdown and have to sing the blues. This coudl be bad. I ramble. Oh my god, that sounds like a song title. "Here is Uncontrollable with his mega hit, I Ramble." Somebody stop me!
 
I look at which historical figure changed the world the most.

I was choosing between Einstein and Edison.

I am going to go with Edison, because the invention of the incandescent bulb changed the way our daily lives are lived forever.
 
Camper6 said:
I look at which historical figure changed the world the most.

I was choosing between Einstein and Edison.

I am going to go with Edison, because the invention of the incandescent bulb changed the way our daily lives are lived forever.
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Not a bad choice at all. This exercise is reminding me how many really great people there are. What about Winston Churchill, Mother Theresa. Ghandi.
 
Uncontrolable said:
I was a singer when younger. At seventeen I hade a high falcetto in my voice and could sing songs like "Sherrie" not sure about the spelling. I actually sang "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" on the radio once. Small station, broadcasting from a coffee shop. The only reason I bring this up was that I could not sing Orbison songs. His voice range and his perfect control and the individuality in his voice were ao amazing. As hard as I tried I could never sing more than parts of his songs. I always had to start the song too low in order to try and match his highs but never could. If you cannot tell, I loved him and hated it when he died. He was too young.

He was gone like Buddy Holley, Patsy Cline, Janice Joplin and Jimmy Hendrix. The days the music died. I will never be the same,
sob. God I loved the artists of the 50's and 60's. I have to stop now or I will have a breakdown and have to sing the blues. This coudl be bad. I ramble. Oh my god, that sounds like a song title. "Here is Uncontrollable with his mega hit, I Ramble." Somebody stop me!
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Even some of the biggest performers like Bruce Springsteen admired Roy Orbison. The 50's and 60's music was the best for people in my generation. The earlier years had wonderful music to,a lot better than most of today's music.
 
Sassycakes said:
Even some of the biggest performers like Bruce Springsteen admired Roy Orbison. The 50's and 60's music was the best for people in my generation. The earlier years had wonderful music to,a lot better than most of today's music.
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You are right. I remember when Orbison was being honored one day. Just happened to be there on PBS. I believe Springsteen was there. Many well known artists who grew up with Orbison's music were there. Wish I could remember some of their names. They were all trying to perform Orbison's songs but it was Orbison who sang most of them. I think it may have been shortly before he died.
 

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