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   Sue H to barefootmk@comcast.net   
   Re: collector game   
   20 May 08 13:48:03   
   
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   From: dahoov2@cox.net   
      
   George Lucas and Jimmy Page.   
      
   Need I say more?  Same as yours.  George Associated with the largest   
   grossing films, started his own company, pioneered even Pixar which   
   later became it's own and HUGE, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and has   
   friends like Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsesee...  can't beat   
   that.  All the while stays humble and if never does another thing in   
   the rest of his life, willl still be an icon and thought of fondly   
   (minus Phantom Menace and Howard the Duck).  Hey everyone makes   
   mistakes!   
      
   Jimmy Page; voted as one of the all time best guitar players on   
   anyone's list, part of a legendary band still popular all these years   
   later.  Started about the same time as Lucas.  Both enjoying wealth   
   and untold success and added into hall of fame for what they do   
   perhaps.  Alas, George was never blessed with an Oscar...   
      
   However all things considered, George wins.  George is a Producer,   
   Director, Writer, Pioneer in Animation, a personality into his own   
   self, and marketing guru.   
      
   That's slightly beats out Page who is writer, singer and guitar player   
   with little else to boast about.  Though huge and maybe best at what   
   he does, he doesn't translate to TV, Movies, Marketing, or his own   
   personality so much as he doesn't get out there in front of the camera   
   so much.  He's associated moreseo with a group, and later into his own   
   a little, but still associated with the group with not much NEW that   
   is in the media.  George has the new Indy film.   
      
   George wins by a small but decent margin.   
      
   On Tue, 20 May 2008 10:30:49 -0700 (PDT), barefoot   
    wrote:   
      
   >alright..take 2 celebrities that were born in the same year. track   
   >their career and see which one has had a better career (in your   
   >opinion)...or at least the career you'd have liked to have had.   
   >mine are harrison ford ( 13 July 1942) and brian wilson (20 June   
   >1942). not even born a full month apart. you can use sports people   
   >too.   
   >ok..harrison has been a part of 3 "tentpole" movies (indiana jones,   
   >star wars, jack ryan series) as well as being in the hugely successful   
   >"the fugitive". he was once considered one of the biggest stars in the   
   >world (if he isn't considered one now).. he was one of the first (may   
   >have been the first) stars given $20 million for a movie role...and   
   >technically, his movies have made more money for one single actor than   
   >any other actor in the world (tom cruise may have topped that by   
   >now.)...but he's been in his share of flops (firewall, k-19, hollywood   
   >homicide). but has had huge success, even being in american grafitti   
   >(a huge cult-type favorite). and i just watched a documentary on the   
   >history channel where a bunch of younger archaeologists said they only   
   >became what they are BECAUSE OF indiana jones. but he was recently   
   >been seen on the "tonight show" where he was high as a kite. slurring   
   >his words and speaking incoherently.   
   >brian wilson...the architect of the beach boys...one of the biggest   
   >bands ever (the 60's and 70's more importantly.). his pet sounds album   
   >is widely considered to be either #1 or #2 of the greatest rock albums   
   >ever recorded (depending on who's list you are looking at) and the   
   >reason the beatles wanted to continue to record albums instead of   
   >singles..it essentially changed the record industry. many songs the   
   >beach boys recorded are on tons of movie soundtracks and play   
   >everywhere. his music has been translated into over 40 languages. he   
   >has currently played to sold out audiences all over the world for the   
   >past 6 years now...non the downside, he locked himself in his room for   
   >15 years doing drugs, which has made him a walking turnip.   
   >both people are pretty nice about signing autographs. but brian is   
   >much nicer. both are enjoying a nice twilight career.   
   >it's hard for me to decide...i would go with ford if i was into   
   >acting..but i'm much more into music...i can always listen to a beach   
   >boys record much easier than sitting through a ford movie (just more   
   >time consuming and i can't watch them in my car..) so i'm going with   
   >brian wilson (minus the heavy drug use)...but these are my favorites   
   >in music and movies...   
   >please post your favorites...maybe it'll get our mids off the forgers   
   >(strickler, ne autographs)  and b.s. ebay has caused.  it's kind of   
   >fun...and makes you do research on some people as well...   
   >feel free to go with BIG people or smaller celebrities as well. age   
   >does kind of factor in (think how quick colin farrell has   
   >disappeared)... but they have to be born in the same year...   
   >i have another game to play, but let's start with this...   
   >mike   
      
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