ajf67 Posted June 19, 2005 Report Share Posted June 19, 2005 Lincoln, MLK, FDR are my votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Norah Jones. ← Isn't she Davey Jones' father? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Norah Jones. ← Isn't she Davey Jones' father? ← Vorse... she vas his boyfriend!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Kat Posted June 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 I thought she was Philly Joe Jones's daughter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 John Cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 General Von Steuben. .............and that person most responsible for giving us the ability to screen phone calls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 MLK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Charles Ives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 (edited) Needless to say, this is an excercise in futility. There are just too many great Americans in too many different walks of life that to pick just one from this mellange is an impossible task. And exactly what does the term "greatest" mean in the first place? Most influential? Most responsible for the betterment of society? Most home runs? One could certainly argue names like Jefferson, Edison, Salk, MLK, FDR, JFK or even Bill Gates, but to pick just one? Why and with what end in mind? Just another meaningless contribution to society's fixation with how everyone and everything measures up. What I can't handle is even considering people the likes of Oprah Winfrey. Puullleeeze. And, if the original list of nominees I saw is any indication of the brain power some people have brought to bear on thorny issue of greatness, then we're all in trouble. Ellen DeGeneres....Brett Farve? Say it ain't so, Joe. Up over and out. Edited June 20, 2005 by Dave James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalo Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Jack Welch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 First person to say 'RVG' gets clobbered!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Rat Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 Charles Ives. ← Burl Ives! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.L.M Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 (edited) ORSON WELLES. Edited June 20, 2005 by P.L.M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted June 20, 2005 Report Share Posted June 20, 2005 First person to say 'RVG' gets clobbered!!!! ← Rudy Van Gelder! Waiting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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