AHA!
Finally someone talking my language. I'd have a hard time selecting more than a few, but there are two that would be an absolute must, Mozart and Beethoven.Then there's the 19th and twentieth centuries. Which single composer would represent a whole century. Can't be done which is why the 10 person restriction makes for a major scrutiny situation.

Sure we did Queen. I'm a big Freddie fan. Look for Revolutionary Comics. I think you'll find some on the internet. The most valuable is the first edition of the first book, Guns N Roses. The company was founded by my son, who has since died. There is a bio. movie about him, "Unauthorized And Proud Of It." and a Graphic Bio coming out late fall.

Yes Herb. Your criteria of only 10 was pretty brutal. I do appreciate reading your comments. You are much more active here than i ever was.

Mine, not so good.
I envy you your childhood.

Including Gulchers - great idea! Can I come?

Charles Brasch
Ayn Rand
Aristotle
Khalling
Suzanne
Scott de Sapio
Freedomforall
Olduglycarl
Eudamonia
And our friend LetsShrug, who did

Have you read about Genghis? Quite the ruler and conqueror. Not quite like one would expect from the colloquialisms. He was the first ruler to support religious freedom. He offered all peoples a chance to become a part of his empire, rather than fighting. If they resisted and he won, he killed the leaders, and left the peoples alone. He was as benign as you could be as a conqueror, and as savage as one could be to his enemies.

Well, thank you, Herb. I had a super family life growing up. I have always been thankful for that.

Suzanne:
You are a most fortunate person.

Most of the list gives you an inkling through their writing. But Gehgis Khan would be fascinating - if he was in a good mood.

All mythical characters, huh?

Henry Ford - a mean spirited, anti-Semitic asshole who was a manufacturing genius.

Exactly. That is usually the best advice!!!

I like Leonardo. There was an astounding genius.

It may be possible that you might not like what you hear from some of the me's.

Harper Lee?
That's interesting. From an author's secretary to an author herself. I wish she had written a sequel to her one book. Scout was such a great character.

We published Graphic biographies of rock stars & rock groups.We published them unauthorized just like hardcover books, because we wanted to tell the truth. Mark joined his brother in New Kids On The Block claiming that we stole their ability to exclusively market their product. The Federal Judge said that just because we used what is commonly referred to a comic book form we had as much right to publish a book about celebrities as anyone. The only thing we were restricted from doing was using their logo. Cost us $35K which was a big number for us back then.

1) Me @ Age 5.
2) Me @ Age 10.
3) Me @ Age 15.
4) Me @ Age 20.
5) Me @ Age 25.
6) Me @ Age 30.
7) Me @ Age 35.
8) Me @ Age 40.
9) Me @ Age now.^
10) Me @ 1 day before my death.

^In my life experience, I've fully accepted that you can change no one else except yourself. Those 10 people would make one #ell of a talk that I wouldn't want to miss!

"The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." ~Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand; Leonard Peikoff; Aristotle; Daddy;Thom-
as Jefferson;John Locke; William Blackstone;
Benjamin Franklin; Victor Hugo; Harper Lee;
William Schwenck (sp?) Gilbert.

My younger self

Jesus -to find out if he was really any more the child of God than I am
2. Jack the Ripper - to find out who he really was
3. Einstein
4. Shakespeare - to find out who he really was
5. My grandfather who died before I was born and I would have liked to have met him
6. Michaelangelo - to find out if he was really an alien or not
7. Galileo
8. Jimmy Buffet - because he seems like THE MOST FUN person EVER
9. Joan of Arc
10. Leonardo da Vinci