"Paul Newman's life and death referenced with Lance Armstrong, Neil Armstrong, and Louis Armstrong" – A celebration of life along with a few of the strong willed men who grabbed life by the reins.
Paul Newman “ripped” pictures
We try not to jump on the band wagon, but we were talking with a group of high school seniors, mentioned Paul Newman's passing, and realized half of their eyes were glazed over, and came to find out that a large percentage had no idea who he even was. Geez, I mean we know about myspace, Naruto, the WWE, Clay Aiken, Paris Hilton, Perez Hilton, Kim Kardashian, Megan Fox, and on and on.
Paul Newman racing his GM GT1 Corvette pictures
Around here we are usually all about taking the new C6 Chevrolet Corvette and the 5th generation Camaro and exploring not only what makes them some of the most wicked muscle cars on the planet, but also what the gearheads do to take them to the edge of their performance potential. It is not a news story that Paul Newman was a gearhead and racer (Sports Car Club of America - SCCA), so he is more than worthy of mention in the American Metal Corvette series. He loved life. He also loved Corvettes.
Auto Racing Digest Features Paul Newman the American Racer pics
Everyone has skeletons in their closet of one sort or another, but we don't know that many of his escaped, or how many were even in there any way's. As much as a man can be - Paul Newman was kind and good.
Paul Newman being Paul Newman photos
Paul Leonard Newman was born on Jan. 26, 1925, in Cleveland Heights, OH. Newmans obituary states that he died at the age of 83, of lung cancer, on Sept. 27, 2008. He was home in Westport, CT and is survived by his wife, Joanne Woodward, who has also achieved the highest levels of success.
Some of Paul Newmans famous movies as an actor were Hud, Cool Hand Luke, The Color of Money (1987 Oscar Winner), The Towering Inferno, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (co-starring Robert Redford), The Sting, and many others.
Paul Newman and Tom Cruise - The Color of Money images
His renowned contributions as a humanitarian, mainly through his success with Newman's Own (Westport, CT), totaled well over $200 million US. He donated much, including his time on earth, to charities in the United States and Worldwide.
Paul Newman was not the type of a person who walked around thinking me, me, me. He often thought about you, you and you.
See a full article on his life in Reuters or the New York Times - NYTimes.
So, now that you know a little about Paul Newman (if you did not before) we'll also toss in the fact that Lance Armstrong is not the Neil Armstrong who flew to the moon.
"Lance Armstrong is a bicycle racer" – gm corp
Lance Armstrong is a bicycle racer who has numerous Tour de France titles and has competed as a member of the U.S. Cycling Team in the Summer Olympic Games.
As a humanitarian he founded the "Lance Armstrong Foundation" to help other cancer patients who are like himself; survivors. Ultimately, we all are.
Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 Pace Car pictures – gm corp
Lance Armstrong also drove the 2006 Corvette Z06 Pace Car at the 2006 Indianapolis 500 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This 2006 Corvette Z06 pace car was based on the C6R Corvette racer that had won the 24 Hours of Le Mans on four out of the past five years at that time.
"Neil Armstrong is an Astronaut and incredibly fit" picture - freakingnews.com
Neil (Alden) Armstrong is best known as the first person to set foot on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 team, and he is not one of the most skilled cyclists in the world, but it is probably a good thing for other bicycle racers that he did not choose to go that route.
Neil Armstrong and the wicked X-15 photographs
Neil Armstrong is a dedicated scholar, organizer, and natural leader who strives, and is highly recognized, for advancing the human race in the best way he knows how to.
Apollo 15 Prime Crew's color coded Corvettes and NASA 1-g LRV trainer photos - history.nasa.gov
Louis Armstrong - Jazz Virtuoso pictures
Lastly know that Louis Armstrong played in the movie Paris Blues (1961) with Paul Newman. He was neither an astronaut or bicycle racer, but instead a virtuoso trumpet player who not only influenced jazz music in a huge way, but also all popular music as a whole. He is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame, the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame, the Long Island Music Hall of Fame, and The Louisiana Music Hall Of Fame, among many others.
As a humanitarian he was a major financial supporter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., though he was behind the scenes and did not like mixing politics in to his public presence. Don't we wish many of the other celebrities had this kind of common sense in realizing where their talent actually lies, instead of playing the blind leading the blind role with their public opinions?
Still confused?
Well, Paul Newman knew the Jazz Player Louis Armstrong, who is not Lance Armstrong (who rode bikes), or Neil Armstrong (who walked on the moon). All these men also "grabbed life by the reins" and rarely let go. These people all also had a significant event or events in their lives that involved the American Corvette (though any publicized info on Louis Armstrong and the Corvette is unknown).
Anyhow, we have not gone off the deep end, but instead just wanted to remember Paul Newman's life, in relationship to others who live the "American Dream", in a fun and happy way. This article is about life. The next article will be back to the nuts and bolts of the Modern Chevrolet hot-rods.
Don't forget that the Corvette is also a Warship Class
"Work for the fun of it and the money will come some day." ;-D
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American Metal Muscle Car celebrates Paul Newman Videos:
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Lance Armstrong "Rocks" at Alpe D'Huez in 2001 video
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GGG Neil Armstrong First Moon Landing 1969 videos
"One small step for man, a giant leap for mankind." - Neil Armstrong GGG
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Paul Newman with Louis Armstrong, not a Lance or Neil Armstrong video!
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Paul Newman's Last Race?
[ref] wikipedia.org, NYTimes.com, Reuters.com
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