Living Legends?

dannybgoode

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My boss. Built a company up from nothing to being reasonably successful whilst actually and genuinely giving a shit about his staff. Known him 20 years and working for him for 12 of those and he’s been far more of a role model/father figure to me than my own dad ever was.

Blake, is that you?

Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

John Williams.
Bob Dylan.
Lenny Kravitz.

More musicians!?
Billy Cogan?
Brian May?

Northwind
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Cozy Powell died in 1998!

Yeah. But Joe Cocker was taken.

Sir Steve Redgrave

I know Hoy beat his gold record, but SSR had to do it over 5 separate Olympics, there’s no doubling or tripling up in rowing.

Marcus Rashford has already been mentioned. At 23 he’s achieved an incredible amount already, but looks like a man on a mission who’s only just getting started.

Just need him to come up with the goods tonight and get us the three points to go joint top with Liverpool. He does tend to deliver in big games.

And while we’re on the subject of proper legends who also happen to play for Man Yoo….

Daley Thompson
Pele
John Williams
Schumacher
Clint Eastwood

While I’ve no idea what he is like away from the camera, Sir David Attenborough.

I know I’m in a minority but I can’t stand him.

I used to like Attenborough before he sold out to Netflix, seems wrong somehow.

You’ve spelled Rodney Mullen wrong. It’s okay a lot of people do this.

For me, massive vert tricks will always trump riding around on your hands or whatever, but each to their own 😛

Also – I’ve met Tony Hawk, so he wins.

Neil Young

Lenny Kravitz ? Lol!

Reinhold Messner is a bit lacking in the ‘living’ part of this particular thread! Definitely one of the best ever mountaineers!

He’s not dead is he?!

Alive

Steven Spielberg seems to be one of life’s higher achievers.

Shit sorry…..confusing Messner and Boukreev in my mind for some reason!!! In which case, great shout!

Rashford and thunberg a good shout

What about MTB there are loads!
Hans Rey
Steve Pete
John Tomac
Missy Giove
Etc

Probably a golden age for living legends in MTB right now. It’ll wane as the sport ages.

Matt Hoffman.
Pushed a sport to new areas, pushed the bikes basically made BMX what it is.

Linus Torvalds. Runs the Linux kernel development and pretty much started Linux. Used on more devices than any other operating system.

Dam right Lenny Kravitz. He plays every instrument going, he writes, he sings, he rocks and he’s basically just cool as ****.

Trying to think of any legendary comedians left alive.. Peter Kay!
What about authors?!🤔

Ian Botham is an absolute bell end!

Nick Craig.

Ian Botham is an absolute bell end!

true, but is still a legend.

Trying to think of any legendary comedians left alive.. Peter Kay!

Wha? Each to their own and Phoenix Nights was great but his stand up is basically just reminiscing. Stewart Lee would take the comedy crown for me. At least he has something to say.

For MTB or just biked I’m general it’s Chris Akrigg. Just makes everything look so simple and seems to absolutely love what he’s doing.

Trying to think of any legendary comedians left alive.

He’s already been mentioned, but Billy Connolly definitely fits the bill.

Wha? Each to their own and Phoenix Nights was great but his stand up is basically just reminiscing

His older stuff is still funny though. I watched some old routines from comics around at the same time. Stuff I found funny at the time has dated horribly, even turned cringey. I still howl at the top of the tower/Bolton Albert halls DVDs, as did MrsTH, who was new to them this time round.

Comedy?

Mel Brooks.

Barack Obama. He just has it all, a true legendary human.

Surely Michelle Obama qualifies too?

Anyway… let’s take a moment to look at how unreadably cool this is…

Eric Cantona was a brilliant player in a great United team of the time but for me the real legend was Sir Alex Furguson. His domination of the top of English football was incredible and I’m fairly sure will never be surpassed.

Schumacher

Hasn’t been seen alive since before Joe Cocker died.

Disappointing lack of the fairer sex.

Emma Thompson
Mary Berry
Kylie
Tracey Moseley

Judi Dench.

Jim Lovell

Disappointing lack of the fairer sex.

Maebe A. Girl

Nick Clegg for the same reasons and because he put country before politics.

Errrmmm – he put party before country, joined a disastrous coalition with the tories, destroyed his party and then ran off to take the facebook shilling to act as a fig leaf for them

the epitome of a self serving opportunist

Disappointing lack of the fairer sex.

Taylor Swift and Amanda Shires for musicians from me. Jacinda Ardern, just because she’s what a politician should be imo.

Marcus Radford has done alot of good and I’m sure is a fashionable choice, but a living legend?? Hardly.

He achieved bugger all as a footballer so far (relative to other footballers), and whilst his campaigning for free school meals is great (and very well publicised), I’m struggling to see that makes him a living legend.

Whoever said Tony Hawk, id agree with..

My personal choice, Keith Richards..

I’m not getting Tony Hawk. Even he talks about Rodney Mullen in his own biography. Rodney pretty much invented modern street skateboarding and all the tricks. I think my opinion of Tony Hawk has been tainted by watching The Pappas Brothers documentary on Netflix 😕

Greg Minaar

Sir Alex Ferguson

Jay Adams

Toyah Wilcox – since the youtube channel 🙂