Who is the coolest white man alive?

With the passing of Johnny Cash, I think the coolest white man award has to go to willie Nelson.

you jest.

American country singers??

Don't diss and then not nominate.

or that American country singers were even nominatable...if that's a word.

How about someone who is actually doing something in the world?

Other than singing that is. Sheesh!

and if you check Willie is doing alot for the world.

:puke:

He's done a lot for the world? Like living as a very rich person for years, not paying his taxes for years and years, getting the IRS to reduce his tax bill so that he only had to pay about 20 cents on the dollar, but then having his "fans" raise money to pay that amount!

He's mooched off his fans for years, just like Wayne Newton and a few others like that did with the fed gov't.

I have no respect at all for people who have lived in the lap of luxury for years, don't pay what they owe, then have the fans that paid them in the first place pay for them again.


I would nominate Jimmy Carter - now HE'S done a lot for the world.

Everybody knows Johnny Cash was the king of cool!

Bake

undoubtably.

Developed from the musical traditions of the British Isles (generally the less-prosperous Celtic edges) & of West Africa. The slang usage of "cool" probably comes from a Yoruba word literally translated as "cool" (between hot & cold) but also carrying the other meanings. Anybody with a background in ethnomusicology & etymology should know this.

So, despite the wretched trash played on Country Radio stations, certain American Country musicians could definitely be considered "cool".

is(in my opinion)the coolest white man alive...although Willie is fairly cool,too:)

or maybe that was just a long time ago...

but was just a good ol' southern boy with a conscience.

but it's a secret. ssshhhh!

Willie IS the man.

he is the coolest of the cool

n/t

He's cool, but the coolest?

IMHO

But I relinquished the title when I figured it wasn't cool to hold it anymore, which effectively retired it.

good answer.

:D

will you settle for that?:)

Every pissant little white boy with an ounce of mojo thought he could wrest the title from OG (original gratuitous), and I figured it wasn't worth handing out the beatdowns anymore.

:hi:

great post

so you're some stand-in, like Sonny Boy Williamson "the second"?
Are you saying that you replaced yourself? That'd be like being your own grampaw...

Nuff said. :-0

said 'Nuff might remove you from the list. jk

No, Denzel Washington.

I'll go look for a picture

Found the webpage
www.guildo-horn.com

well you know.

Uhm...yes...sure...well…maybe

To Americans not familiar with the quirks of German (and European) Showbiz:
There is an annual European event, the Grand Prix d' Eurovision de la Chanson (the European Pop/Folk contest) drawing huge numbers of viewers. It's probably the worst day to watch German TV, but it's popular. That brings me to the second worst day to watch German TV: the nomination/election of the German candidate(s) for the Grand Prix.
In the 90s the Germans had the habit of nominating the wackiest, strangest and arguably worst singer/one-hit-wonder available (they still nominate the worst singer; the wacky part has changed).

Enter: Guildo Horn.

A man with a receding hair (receded actually), orthopaedic socks and a taste for the German pastry "Nußecken" won the nomination with the Smash-Hit "Piep, Piep, Piep, Guildo hat Euch lieb" ("Piep, Piep, Piep, Guildo loves you") in 1998. (He was backed by a popular comedy show moderated by his songwriter).

everytime I log on.

of course.

so good looking and a liberal. Very cool. Also, Bill Moyers. Jon Stewart, Jeff Bridges, Jack Nicholson, Alec Baldwin, Tim Robbins, Christopher Walken, and "David Brent" of "The Office".

always marched to a different drummer. A trait I admire.

off stage... I was just 21 at the time, he was all old and wrinkly and nasty.

Ew.

A: Taught John Lennon how to play the harmonica.
B: Is so cool that most people have never heard of him.
C: Will vehemently deny being cool at all.

:evilgrin:
dbt

Not only is he an incredible actor ( you gotta see Mystic River), but he's SO gutsy! He's taken out ads blasting * and went to Iraq just before the invasion. He is a TRUE American Patriot.

I bought a couple of his albums back in the early 80s. Still listen. Awesome music. :thumbsup:

:smoke:

I'm reading The Rum Diary next. It's the next one to be made a film.

:loveya:


:hippie:

If anyone has seen Christopher Walken dancing that dance, you know what Im talkin about...mmm MMM!Sooo sexy.

And Depp...YAH baby!:9

But Dennis Hopper does get a runner-up award, that's for sure.

Writers: Hunter S. Thompson and Chuck Palanuik (Fight Club)

Music: I'll have to go with Willie too.

Or maybe Thom Yorke.

The Professor

Homophobe? How come? I'd be more concerned about the whole "i'd make a great fascist leader" thing, but then, that's cocaine for you.

I'm just as confused as you are. I thought he claimed for many years to be bi. Maybe not.
The Professor

Just happened to leech myself to your post. Bowie was openly bi for most of the late-sixties and early-mid seventies, going so far as to out himself in the Melody Maker in '72. That's cool. People say that he was a sexual tourist, but coming out helped a lot of people.

I agree with your assessment. "Sexual Tourist" is a clever term, btw.

I figured you were expounding on the other post using a reply to my post to 3rd the nomination. Just wanted to be sure you didn't think i said it. No harm, no foul.

Have A Good One #6
The Professor

bisexual, comparing homosexuality to adolesence in that it's something people need to grow out of.

Still waiting for an apology from the f**king twit.

Sorry, i don't remember him saying that. I've been following him for a LONG TIME! Must have missed that. Perhaps he meant it was something HE needed to grow out of, but didn't mean it in the sweeping way you took it. At the same time, you could be completely on target.
The Professor

don't recall the actual interview, but that whole subject is a semantic minefield, whatever you say sounds bad.

duh! ;)

eom

is the "coolest" man I know.

Warped and deranged.

But funny!

:evilgrin:

alive in the future!

IMHO, suspended animation counts.

:D

Jon gets my vote. But some would say he's not white, he is Jewish!

Pretty sad when about the most accurate newscast in America is the "fake" one on the Daily Show...
Carville has to get a vote as well, love that Ragin' Cajun, although how he can manage to be married to Mary Matalin is just beyond me...

But that's a huge group.that should include Lewis Black, Bob and Dave from Mr. Show, and Janeane Garofalo....all who bow before the glory that was Bill Hicks, the coolest comedian to walk this planet.

George Clooney IS the coolest man alive. Women want him, men want to be him.

I hate him in the movies he is in too, he always plays an arrogant character.

himself.

Just endlessly, effortlessly cool.

n/t

Beyond cool.

Ice cool. Fuhgeddaboudit.

Lou Reed. No question.

Yes, Mr Reed

Jack Nicholson.

really.

no contest.

d

He tells it like it REALLY is!

No one even comes close. Even has a cool name like Cash did. :-)