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09-27-2007, 12:59 PM
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People who should be more famous than they are
Hopefully this will go better than "what celebrity do you hate"
I kind of remember doing this thread before so don't crucify me but I can't find it. I'll start with someone who I think is becoming more famous lately, "the man who saved the world" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanislav_Petrov [/ QUOTE ] Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov is a retired Russian Strategic Rocket Forces lieutenant colonel who, on September 26, 1983, deviated from standard Soviet doctrine by positively identifying a missile attack warning as a false alarm. This decision, according to several sources, was a major factor in preventing an accidental retaliatory nuclear attack on the United States. Investigation of the satellite warning system later confirmed that the system had been malfunctioning. [/ QUOTE ] I'm sure there are a ton of people out there who have done awesome things, invented cool stuff, said stuff that stuck with you, etc etc. Please don't just name your favorite obscure musicians. Interesting stories! 
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09-27-2007, 01:38 PM
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Re: People who should be more famous than they are
 Warren had many fans, but never got very famous. David Letterman devoted a whole show to Warren right before he died. I saw him live a few times and there were about 500 people there.
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09-27-2007, 03:04 PM
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Re: People who should be more famous than they are
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Good call on Warren Zevon. Best one I could think of. I even started a thread about this very topic last fall, asking why he isn't more well known. [/ QUOTE ] He had two top 40 hits, a top ten album and two gold records. That's pretty freaking famous.
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09-27-2007, 03:17 PM
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Re: People who should be more famous than they are
Keith Haring, probably one of my favorite artists and no one I talk to know who he is...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Haring
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09-27-2007, 04:09 PM
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Re: People who should be more famous than they are
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Keith Haring, probably one of my favorite artists and no one I talk to know who he is... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Haring [/ QUOTE ] Why should he be famous? There are plenty of "favorite artists" out there. Read the OP more carefully.
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09-27-2007, 05:04 PM
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Re: People who should be more famous than they are
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Keith Haring, probably one of my favorite artists and no one I talk to know who he is... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Haring [/ QUOTE ] Uhh, Keith Haring is one of the most famous artists of the last half century.
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#9
09-28-2007, 11:40 PM
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Re: People who should be more famous than they are
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[ QUOTE ] Good call on Warren Zevon. Best one I could think of. I even started a thread about this very topic last fall, asking why he isn't more well known. [/ QUOTE ] He had two top 40 hits, a top ten album and two gold records. That's pretty freaking famous. [/ QUOTE ]WAHOOOOOO Also, my choices: Jack Kerouac Bob Dylan(though this in mainly in reference to my friends) Gah, so many others I can't think of atm Dostoevsky(famous but amazing)
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