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<title>Slog - Comments on Holding Out For a Hero</title>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero</link>
<description>Citizen Prime has been fighting crime in Arizona since January. Here is a link to a news story about him, and here is his MySpace page, which features his introductory video (a failed audition tape for the second season of Who Wants To Be a Superhero). I&apos;m kind of obsessed with this guy: is he serious? He claims to have the power of hyper-intuition, and then he &quot;primes&quot; people, or releases their inner superhero through what sounds like a series of self-help truisms. Are the police really letting him drive around with a taser and a gun that fires tear...</description>
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<title>Comment by Levislade</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>We used to have Great Guy - <a href="http://www.myspace.com/greatguy" rel="nofollow">http://www.myspace.com/greatguy</a> - but I believe he has relocated to a different Metropolis.</p>]]></description>
<author>Levislade</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705591</link>
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<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 10:42:42 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Jordyn</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I'm going spandex shopping right now.</p>]]></description>
<author>Jordyn</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705595</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705595</guid>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 10:57:49 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Fnarf</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I am known throughout the land as All Talk and No Action Man. <br /><br />
Before that I was Bull Fucking Shit Man.<br /><br />
Evildoers, cower before me.</p>]]></description>
<author>Fnarf</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705596</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705596</guid>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 10:58:03 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Ari Spool</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Link is kind of a super evil villain. . .But who will defeat him?</p>]]></description>
<author>Ari Spool</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705599</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705599</guid>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 11:00:57 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Shannon</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The world of real life superheroes is strange and wonderful.  See <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-life_superhero" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-life_superhero</a> for lots more examples.  I kind of love Terrifica.</p>]]></description>
<author>Shannon</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705604</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705604</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 11:03:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Rotten666</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Has anyone seen Nastyman? He's from seattle and he's on myspace. </p>]]></description>
<author>Rotten666</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705613</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705613</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 11:12:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Dave</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>The simple solution is to have a contest: The Seattle Superhero Challenge!  </p>

<p></p>

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<author>Dave</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705615</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705615</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 11:14:35 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Original Andrew</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Hell, if this country ever needed a hero, it's now.</p>

<p>I'm holding out for Xena!</p>

<p>Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiyahyahyah!!!!</p>]]></description>
<author>Original Andrew</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705622</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705622</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 11:32:25 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Lark Hawk</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I administer vigilante justice! If someone parks outside of the parking space lines, I key their car.</p>

<p>Just kidding. I used to do that, but I quit when I stopped drinking. I've been sober for almost a week now.</p>]]></description>
<author>Lark Hawk</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705638</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705638</guid>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 11:49:01 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by COMTE</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Oh, Captain Seattle, where are you when we really need you?</p>]]></description>
<author>COMTE</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705658</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705658</guid>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 12:09:11 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Lloyd Clydesdale</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Parkinlot Timmy scolded me for jaywalking.  </p>]]></description>
<author>Lloyd Clydesdale</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705665</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705665</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 12:15:32 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by The Whoosh™</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>What am I, chopped liver?<br />
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/thewhoosh" rel="nofollow">http://www.myspace.com/thewhoosh</a>  </p>]]></description>
<author>The Whoosh™</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705670</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705670</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 12:18:22 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Scott Faulkner</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Thanks a lot, Paul.  Now I have that fucking song stuck in my head.</p>]]></description>
<author>Scott Faulkner</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705672</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705672</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 12:23:24 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Will in Seattle</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Seriously, no one remembers Capable Woman?</p>

<p>That said, I like to crush underwater tunnels with my keyboard ... does that count?</p>]]></description>
<author>Will in Seattle</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705684</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705684</guid>
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<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 12:48:27 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Gitai</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>I'd like a superhero who smashed the windows of assholes who intentionally block intersections.</p>]]></description>
<author>Gitai</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705688</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705688</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 12:56:48 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by I hit a window and got strangled.</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>@15, Gitai<br /></p>

<p>I was crossing the street at Howell near I-5. Some dumb bitch was blocking traffic because she didn't clear the intersection when her light turned red. As I crossed in front of her, cars in front of her moved and she started honking at me to hurry up so she could clear the intersection. I called her a "fucking idiot" and when she yelled back at me I smacked her passenger window. That's when her meathead boyfriend jumped out and put a hand around my neck. I didn't flinch (I was gonna run), but thankfully a 7-foot-tall-couple-hundred-pound-giant pedestrian-superhero witness came to my aid. (Meanwhile the fucking idiot was blocking traffic still and had no where to pull over while she waited for her boyfriend.)<br /></p>

<p>I felt like a hero. But I need that giant sidekick.</p>]]></description>
<author>I hit a window and got strangled.</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705710</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705710</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 13:19:54 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by chrisdiani</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>There's also BLINDIO:</p>

<p><a href="http://vlog.storypipe.com/wp-content/movies/STIFF_blindio.mov" rel="nofollow">http://vlog.storypipe.com/wp-content/movies/STIFF_blindio.mov</a></p>]]></description>
<author>chrisdiani</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705764</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c705764</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 14:35:58 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Ayn as in Pain</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>Someone actually read "Atlas Shrugged" more than once? I had a had enough time just finishing it. </p>

<p>Rand sucks. Only a retard would base their political beliefs on the writings of a third rate romance novelist. She was just in a permanent bad mood because Daddy lost his pharmacy to the commies or something dumb like that. </p>]]></description>
<author>Ayn as in Pain</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c706401</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c706401</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 15:21:18 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by TransitMan</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>With all due respect I have to object to your grounds for my dismissal as a SuperHero for Seattle. I may not have a taser, but, I do have sparkly red boots. Besides, fighting crime by bagging the occasional non-descript thug is a tiresome protocol for heroically serving the public good. I save the world by taking public transportation. It is a grim truth to life that we don't always get to choose what our special powers are, anymore than a city gets to pick its Superheroes. I live here, and my powers are as much a reflection of Seattle as the rain is. If I lived in a brighter city I wouldn't have to wear Red and Yellow, possibly the worst colors for a costume ever dreamed up. Still, I have a job to do and so do you.</p>

<p>As for the taser crack, here's Peter Coogan's <a>Definition of a SuperHero</a> and it seems that Seattle already enjoys the benefit of several (Hi Woosh):</p>

<p>Su.per.he.ro (soo'per hîr'o) n., pl. -roes.  1. A heroic character with a selfless, pro-social mission; who possesses superpowers, advanced technology, or highly developed physical and/or mental skills; who has a superidentity and iconic costume, which typically express his biography or character, powers, and origin (transformation from ordinary person to superhero); and is generically distinct, i.e. can be distinguished from characters of related genres (fantasy, science fiction, detective, etc.) by a preponderance of generic conventions.  Typically superheroes have dual identities, the ordinary one of which is kept secret. -superheroic, adj. Also super hero, super-hero (Trademark).</p>]]></description>
<author>TransitMan</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c709885</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c709885</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 21:59:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Bill</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>MSN I NIIPET<br />
<a href="http://msn.com" rel="nofollow">MSN</a></p>]]></description>
<author>Bill</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c714679</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c714679</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 16:31:08 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Bill</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>MSN I NIIPET<br />
<a href="http://msn.com" rel="nofollow">MSN</a></p>]]></description>
<author>Bill</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c714680</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c714680</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 16:31:25 -0800</pubDate>
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<title>Comment by Bill</title>
<description><![CDATA[<p>MSN I NIIPET<br />
<a href="http://msn.com" rel="nofollow">MSN</a></p>]]></description>
<author>Bill</author>
<link>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c714681</link>
<guid>http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/05/holding_out_for_a_hero#c714681</guid>
<category>What the</category>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2007 16:31:41 -0800</pubDate>
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