Folk Action Figures - Go!
If you could have a set of action figures of folk heroes and villains, who would they be? Maybe traditional ones like Calamity Jane, Paul Bunyon and Babe the Blue Ox are great. But be creative: Captain Kirk, Salem Witches, Green Lantern… Larger than life people: Marie Laveaux, Babe Ruth… Hell, don’t limit yourself to people: Gray Aliens, Brer Rabbit, Sasquatch, Herbie… Or even some inanimate things that tend to crop up now and again: The Fountain of Youth, A Masonic Temple….
February 28th, 2008 at 11:12 am
What about all the characters from childhood stories like three blind mice and jack and the bean stalk. Or Salem witch trials or trains!
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March 12th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Folk songs, like Puff the Magic Dragon - or classic rock songs/ballads that tell stories like One Tin Soldier.
I also love creation stories - Native American myths are extremely poetic, but I would love to see Genesis recreated with shadow puppets!
I can’t wait to see you in action & come play!
March 12th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Joan of Arc — She was the only person ever recorded to have commanded the entire army of a nation at the age of seventeen.
March 12th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
someone’s gotta do John Henry. here in the southeast, he’s bigger than jesus. everybody’s grandfather claims he built a nearby section of railway.
March 13th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Donald Shimoda & Richard Bach, from “Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah.” Don’t forget their planes, and the feather! I also second the creation myth suggestion. The micmac tribe of the northeat has a great one.
March 15th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Betsy Ross
March 31st, 2008 at 11:23 am
I see you have Green Lantern but don’t forget Superman and Batman… I’m probably gonna catch crap for this but you must - must! - include ELVIS PRESLEY! He has more “sightings” than Sasquatch, methinks….
May 31st, 2008 at 8:56 pm
The Addams Family, The Flintstones, Star Trek, Mr. Rodgers, Sesame Street, Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Elvis, Blade Runner, Ronald McDonald, I Love Lucy, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Moog, Ben Franklin, Abe Lincoln, Barney (the villain you love to hate), Howdy Doodie, The Mouseketeers, Toy Story (1 & 2), Bruce Lee, Pacha Mamma, Kokopelli, Heyoka, uuuum that’s all for the moment….