100 Years from Now, What Cultural Figures

[On the Road]

do you think will still be famous? What writers will still be read? What musicians will still be listened to?

I believe Hunter Thompson will be one of the few.

[7th_Sephiroth]

1. i think, that one day, that i will be a cultural or historic figure

but then, i have the balls to stand up and do what most people think is wrong for what are obviously the right reasons

[BOHICA06]

2. Song writers like Elton, Lennon/McCartney, Manilow ....

and playwrights like Miller. All of their work can be done under different covers and still hold relevance. Think Stephen Foster of the 19th Century and Shakespeare of the 15th/16th.

Hunter Thompson will fade because of peoples loss of being able to relate to particular cultural period as time progresses.

[On the Road]

3. I Think Lennon/McCartney Will be Known

like Stephen Foster is known today. I don't think the others will make it. There is a serious narrowing down as time progresses.

I often ask myself who will be remembered over time. It really helps to sort things out.

Think about what songs were in the Top 40s at the peak of the 60s, say 1968, and which bands are still famous. The Beatles and the Rolling Stones certainly are. But a lot of the most famous people have faded. Blood, Sweat, and Tears was MUCH bigger than Pink Floyd, for instances. Three Dog Night was much bigger than the Greatful Dead.

In writing, front-office, mass-market, best-seller types are the names you hear about now, but they'll fade. They always do. Picking the few that won't is an interesting exercise.

One reason I think HST will be remembered is that people find the 60s fascinating and WANT to relate to it. HST is the most vivid and authentic voice of that time. Drugs, politics, and wild living are always fascinating.

[underpants]

4. I read the last page of the book-turns out Beck is God

or alhedges I'm not sure what it said I spilled coffee on it. Ooops.

[Beer Snob-50]

5. yvr girl

will be an icon in the world of erotica.

[yvr girl]

9. Excuse me

Is that really necessary?

[Beer Snob-50]

11. yes it was.

[RT Atlanta]

6. Hendrix/ Dr. King

Are timeless and will withstand the test of time for their music and vision of a better world.

[AngryAmish]

7. Johnny Cash

[On the Road]

8. I Tend to Agree on Johnny Cash

and it's amazing how little official recognition he got until the very end of his career. It's partly because of his voice, partly because of his lifestyle, and what he represented.

Garth Brooks stands for nothing that future generations will want to experience. Cash does.

[SmileyBoy]

10. John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Stephen King, Johnny Cash

And others too, that I can't currently think of.