Every little boy in the world wants to be a rock star, a knight (or samurai, or anyhow somebody with a sword), and a pilot. Bruce Dickinson, former lead singer for Iron Maiden, managed the trifecta. Not just casually, either; he’s got a real job as a jet pilot, and was at one point ranked seventh in the UK in foil.
I expect in a couple of years we’ll be reading about Bruce Dickinson, fireman. Astronaut can’t be far behind.
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_That_, however, is cool.
“I’m just dad,” he protests, “and I say all the normal dad things, like ‘Turn that racket down!’ The irony is not lost on me, but that still doesn’t make any bloody difference,” he says.
Hee hee hee. 🙂