Bela Black Strikes Back

Wow, Pee-wee’s big adventure came out in 1985. Which is probably when these wonderful people started collecting bikes. What a collection! And they even have Pee-Wee’s Bike!!! Wait, what happened to Paul Reuben anyway?

You righties have NO IDEA! Here’s just a few of the wonderful left-handed people that we all are familiar with.

Albert Einstein, Alexander The Great, Ludwig van Beethoven , Julius Caesar , Robert De Nero, George Bush Senior, Bill Clinton, Harry Truman , Julia Roberts, Angelina Jolie, Napoleon , Alessandra Ambrosio , Mozart, MC Escher, Pablo Picasso, Leonardo Devinci, Cary Grant; WC Fields; Steve McQueen; Peter Ustinov; Charlie Chaplin and Fred Astaire, Robert Redford; Tom Cruise; Robert De Niro; Sylvester Stalone; Bruce Willis, Jim Carrey, Judy Garland; Greta Garbo; Betty Grable; Marilyn Monroe, Julia Roberts; Nicole Kidman; Emma Thompson and Demi Moore.

From the music industry, famous left handed people are well represented in the shape of: Bob Dylan; Jimi Hendrix; Sir Paul McCartney; Sting; David Bowie; Phil Collins; George Michael; Marshall Mathers – Eminem; Annie Lennox; Celine Dion; Mark Knopfler; Paul Simon and Ringo Starr.

Some more famous left handed people from miscellaneous backgrounds include: Mr Micosoft himself – Bill Gates; J Edgar Hoover – the former Director of the FBI; Mark Twain, HG Wells and Lewis Carroll from the world of literature; and Prince’s Charles and William. First man on the moon: Neil Armstrong and his co-astronaut: Buzz Aldrin; fashion designer: Jean-Paul Gaultier and The Simpsons cartoon creator: Matt Groening are all left handed, as are/were American Presidents: JF Kennedy; Gerald Ford; Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

Just to show that not all famous left handed people are, or were known for the all the right reasons, there have been a few bad apples in the shape of Billy the Kid; Jack the Ripper and The Boston Strangler.

Finally some of the most famous left handed people from yesteryear, are without doubt some of the greatest and influential individuals who have ever lived. The likes of Horatio Nelson; Leonardo Da Vinci; Michelangelo; Pablo Picasso; Julius Caesar; Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart; Ludwig Van Beethoven; Winston Churchill; Napoleon Bonaparte – and Josephine; Queen Victoria; Alexander the Great; Joan of Arc; Marie Curie and last but certainly not least, Albert Einstein. They all had one predominant feature in common with each other – they were all left handed! It is worth noting that Einstein learned to speak late, had problems in almost every subject in school and was frequently labeled as being backwards! So there is certainly no need for any left-hander to have an inferiority complex!

So take that righties, take that!

A veteran horror star famous for playing the undead has passed on herself: Vampira (real name Maila Nurmi) died of natural causes yesterday. She was 86.While Nurmi appeared in several movies, including The Beat Generation and The Big Operator, she is probably best known for the character of Vampira she created in the 1950s. She was the Elvira of her day, hosting a local show on KABC in Los Angeles where she introduced horror movies. She caught the eye of director Ed Wood, who cast her in the cult classic Plan 9 From Outer Space. She was played by Lisa Marie in the Tim Burton film Ed Wood in 1994.

Check out this interview from the Plan 9 DVD!

Tragically, the only known kinescope films of the show are held in a private collection and have not been publicly seen since the series ended in 1955.

Vampira’s Myspace
Vampira’s Attic