[Migraine]

The great men of our culture teach us who we are.

I think we know who we are. Great men of our culture help to put it into words (and sometimes they are correct).

In no way would I credit the artsy-fartsies with this self-defining accomplishment stated in the article. Instead, I'd credit Clint Eastwood, who said: "A man's got to know his limitations", "Do you feel lucky? Well do ya, punk?", or Fred Gwynne asking: "What's a yute?", or John Travolta saying: "But bacon tastes GOOD, porkchops taste GOOD."

[Ozguy1945]

thanks for extending the conversation ......

[pepsi_junkie]

My grandfather grew up across the street from Walt Whitman's home in Camden NJ. Actually he was probably a baby when Whitman died but his older sister was very much alive and about 9 years old at that time. She said that the kids were all told to avoid his house, he was a dirty old man.

Now, this is fact as conveyed to me personally by someone who actually was his neighbor. Doesn't mean he was a dirty old man, I don't know why people thought that (although I think some of his poetry was considered quite risque' back in the day and it may just be because of that). But that story always reminds me to take care in investing too much in your idols, if you look closely you will find most have feet of clay.