Category Archives: a man that we admire

who’s a man that we admire

notorious

The raw rapper, spine snapper, the Greatest of All Time (and life-long smoker), Biggie Smalls.

“We hit every club, every radio station, you know? We get our little eye screws and everything but I just tell them straight up, ‘yo, you know you love me. It’s real. Come on, you don’t got Ready To Die? There you go…'”

frank white

who’s a man that we admire

buddy holly

Because I have been fixated on this recording of “Rock Around with Ollie Vee” for the past few days, Buddy Holly. Innovator, Life long smoker (though he only lived to twenty-two), singer-songwriter, rock and roller.

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who’s a man that we admire

Because I noticed the other day that my local Hollywood Video for some reason has two copies of Buffalo Bill and the Indians: filmmaker, director of both Lillian Gish and Lindsay Lohan and a man who thought nothing of skinning up in front of a world leader, Robert Altman.

who’s a man that we admire?

Serge&Bardot

This was an easy choice. French singing legend, ladies man, life-long smoker and, of course, a man who wanted to fuck Whitney Houston.

Oh, and creator of one of the greatest LPs of all time.

Jane Birkin et Serge Gainsbourg a la premiere du film "Slogan" de PierreGrimblat le 28 aout 1969

And get this: Serge and Dirk Bogarde. There isn’t room for any more greatness in this photo.

who’s a man that we admire?

This might become a regular feature here. First up, late night charm merchant, life-long smoker and a man who’d be happy to pet your pussy if only you’d remove that damn cat, Johnny Carson.