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• Oh my. I need sleep. LOL (NT) -- Bin! realizing how little sense that made, 21:47:48 06/18/01 Mon
• Howdy Bin! I've been thinking about this a lot, lately (no really, I have!). I think it could be a combination of both - that there are certain characteristics that instantly draw certain types of people, and the right combination of those characteristics can be magical (ooh, she's using the "M" word again ;). My newest "obsession" is F1 racing, specifically Jacques Villeneuve. He's cute, but not terribly so...what drew me to him were qualities that bear a striking resemblence to Eddie - overcoming tragedy (his father, also a race car driver, was killed when he was 11), a healthy balance between ego and humility, a creative, soulful, and yet playful nature, and an absolute refusal to play by anyone else's rules but his own. Oh yeah, he can also speak four languages and is obsessed with computers and gadgets. I can respect a guy like that, the same way I respect Eddie. Then again, some people may not go for that...We all have different locks, seeking out the right key. (NT) -- Taya Huntress, 08:34:23 06/19/01 Tue
  • Hey Taya... interesting.. two years ago I learned the qualities of a Greek Hero.. those you listed above Were and still Are the qualities of a hero.. I'm not saying that Eddie is a hero to all of a per se, but its interesting: "Overcoming great odds" and "Humility" ARE the two main characteristics that made people heros.. such as Odysseus in The Odyssey... cool. (NT) -- Bin!, 12:27:33 06/19/01 Tue
• Oooh....nice long message subject lengths allowed...Woo hoo! (NT) -- Taya Huntress (simple pleasures), 08:36:32 06/19/01 Tue
  • HI Bin and Taya! Dorene and I were talking about this last night, what is it about Eddie that is sooooooo enchanting. I mean that in the bewitchment way, I am puzzled coz it's not just a fan thing, ooh he's so cute and sexy thing, although there is that as well, but something different. Like Jungs architype theory, and he is the wise fool God, or he represents Pip, the everyman hero (NT) -- spoot, is that airy fairy enough for you?!, 12:39:23 06/19/01 Tue
    • Well, for me the first thing that held me was the delivery of his work in D2K... he brings you inside, welcoming you to his world in a way... he doesn't talk AT you, he talks WITH you.. and then the second thing that really captured me for good was his honesty with himself and the WORLD. Of course his intelligence and his eyes really put the package together for me :) (NT) -- Bin!, 12:58:01 06/19/01 Tue
      • Well, its either all that, or there are images and words being thrown at us subconciously in his work... subliminal messages saying "oooooh you are in love with me.. I am fanTAStic!" though, I dont think he needs subliminal messages for people to think that... (NT) -- Bin! still talking? Get some duct tape, sheesh!, 12:59:38 06/19/01 Tue
        • Howdy Bin and Spoot! In a lame attempt to make some sort of linky to it all, what strikes me most about Eddie (and Jacques) is that they're both so very human. You can't have humility without knowing and accepting your weaknesses. Even better if you can turn those weaknesses into strengths. Wish I could do the same, in many areas of my life. (NT) -- Taya Huntress, 14:34:23 06/19/01 Tue
          • Hi y'all...nice to see you Taya and I agree, recognizing one's weaknesses and making them work for you I would think could be a very empowering result. Great post btw Bin and again congrats on graduation....I would expect it's great to be done and looking forward, but realizing a phase of your life is over and you're entering through a new now....the best to you...you have a bright mind, I know you'll go far. (NT) -- BZC, 15:14:31 06/19/01 Tue
            • ...that's suppose to say "through a new door now"....proofreading would help. (NT) -- BZC, 15:16:07 06/19/01 Tue
            • Thanks, BZC.. Im still in a phase where its all not really hitting me yet.. even as I walk across the stage on Friday, I don't think it will.. so surreal. Happy Summer Solstice :) (NT) -- Bin!, 15:19:23 06/19/01 Tue