Sadly gone now but the one person i would love to have shook hands with was
NEIL ARMSTRONG
NEIL ARMSTRONG
If you could meet ONE famous person
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I'd hate to meet any 'celebrity' that's for sure, but I'd love to sit and have a beer with Gordon Murray of Mcclaren F1 fame.
Ooo... probably someone from long ago so I could see a whole new perspective on the world - a Henry V or someone.
My Grandfather, not famous per se but a bit of a legend.
Born 1921 in Oklahoma and destined to raise hell for the rest of his life. His Grandfather was Billy Joe Hatfield (As in the Hatfields and McCoys) and his Grandmother was a Cherokee
With his brother aged 15 robbed a train goods wagon to steal the food for the poor people in the town, convicted of running moonshine aged 20 and served time in Joiliet prison in Illinois. Came out, joined the US Army Engineers and went off to WW2,
Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe, Normandy, Northern France, (In Europe 28th July 1943 - November 1945) Korea (1952-53) Two Purple Hearts, WW2 victory medal, good conduct medal, European-African-Middle eastern Campaign Medal. Korean Service medal, United Nation Medal.
While working as shore patrol in Korea he got into fight with film star Robert Mitchum. (also mentioned in Mitchum's autobiography).
Later worked at the Bunker Hill silver mine in Idaho, when a fire broke out at the nearby Sunshine mine in 1972 he went in to help rescue the trapped miners, then went back in to bring out the deceased. The memorial statue is based on him.
Sadly passed from a heart attack in 1979, I heard all the stories about him while I was growing up but never got to meet him.
Born 1921 in Oklahoma and destined to raise hell for the rest of his life. His Grandfather was Billy Joe Hatfield (As in the Hatfields and McCoys) and his Grandmother was a Cherokee
With his brother aged 15 robbed a train goods wagon to steal the food for the poor people in the town, convicted of running moonshine aged 20 and served time in Joiliet prison in Illinois. Came out, joined the US Army Engineers and went off to WW2,
Ardennes, Rhineland, Central Europe, Normandy, Northern France, (In Europe 28th July 1943 - November 1945) Korea (1952-53) Two Purple Hearts, WW2 victory medal, good conduct medal, European-African-Middle eastern Campaign Medal. Korean Service medal, United Nation Medal.
While working as shore patrol in Korea he got into fight with film star Robert Mitchum. (also mentioned in Mitchum's autobiography).
Later worked at the Bunker Hill silver mine in Idaho, when a fire broke out at the nearby Sunshine mine in 1972 he went in to help rescue the trapped miners, then went back in to bring out the deceased. The memorial statue is based on him.
Sadly passed from a heart attack in 1979, I heard all the stories about him while I was growing up but never got to meet him.
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@sidibear i would have liked to meet your grandfather, sounds like a real interesting character. Do you do family tree Paul?x
I did a few years ago as far back as 1860 but only on my dads side. Once I got started on the Hatfields (Billy Joe, Great Grandfather) I got more engrossed in the story more than the linage itself.
The famous Hatfield photo, Billy Joe is in the doorway.
Billy Joe (centre) in his 70's, My grandfather to the right and Billy Eaton, his step brother to the left.
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The VERY LAST whoever/whatever I'd want to meet!
I'd be VERY rude!!!!
OTT rude, even!
Don't get me going on Hamilton...
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Why? A person who has wonderful morals and ethic, integrity, a person who has suffered a life of racism and prejudice and still managed to become one of the worlds greatest Formula 1 drivers in a sport that has been dominated by rich white men and then went on to beat pretty much every record in the book for it. A person who opened a charity with his own money to support getting underprivileged kids into the sport from engineers to drivers and a commission to eek out racism in the sport, which in turn begins to stamp it out in other sports and society, a much needed thing. A person who uses his platform for the better good such as the BLM and LGBTQ movements.
A true role model for youngsters and adults alike, and and a great ambassador for the sport.
Or, for me, a CHEAT!
PS: followed F1 from late 60's, a religion for me, some would say: but Hamilton, NO!
Prejudice can often be ingrained without knowing it so I get triggered by it that's all!
I'll say this now, lets keep this thread on topic as this is a much bigger discussion!
My view, end of - here. But would love to sit and chat with you to discuss.
I loved it when Rosberg said "I aint gonna give way to him anymore" and then went on to win the championship!
Love to sit with you and chat, honest.
Please do not bring 'race' into it or anything else for that matter. I have worked around the world and have lovely friends from all over and none of us talk of race/ethnicity: too sad to bring that into anything! Take care, stay safe, end of!
F1 debates definitely need their own thread or private conversation anyway, at the least it will save you the public embarrassment of being wrong anyway
F1 and large elements of its fans being such a brilliantly sad examples that prejudice is often a huge huge part of the anti-Hamilton rhetoric, and many of the 'haters' aren't actively aware that that is what it is, - be it race or prejudice against someone's clothes, style etc and with F1 being proven as being inherently racist, it will always ring alarm bells for me when someone starts on that path against such a great sportsperson. It was just alarm bells, not accusational.
We should always be able to talk openly of it. I live in South East London, it's standard chat because it's all too prevalent. Apologies for the possible over reaction
From a motorsport point of view it would have to be Jim Clarke, a real natural-born racer.
one of many late great drivers that had real driving skill , none of the new lot that the car can almost drive itself.
one of many late great drivers that had real driving skill , none of the new lot that the car can almost drive itself.
If your a sports person at any level in any sport , you are there to win, second will never be good enough.
You see it all the time, oh i was beaten by the better person and that's fine, inside they are not fine with it , they were there to win not be second or third.
I've done it myself when i was in motocross, i'm out there to win, not to be second and i'm going to do whatever to win that race.
You see it all the time, oh i was beaten by the better person and that's fine, inside they are not fine with it , they were there to win not be second or third.
I've done it myself when i was in motocross, i'm out there to win, not to be second and i'm going to do whatever to win that race.
That’s a blast from the past - used to love watching his programmesnon sporting it would have to be Jacques Cousteau
From a motorsport point of view it would have to be Jim Clarke, a real natural-born racer.
one of many late great drivers that had real driving skill , none of the new lot that the car can almost drive itself.
I dunno, I think if you put some of those old timers in todays 1000bhp cars they would die at the first corner..if they could even get it moving.
Phil Read was another that made the switch to cars very well.
so many awesome people out there, past and present.
so many awesome people out there, past and present.
I’d like to have a beer with Keith Flint if he were still around. Met him and Liam back in 1997, two very humble, normal people, part of one of the best bands to come out of the UK
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