In the thread that questions the lifting of Johnny Cash to icon status, it was mentioned that Catspaw49 is one of the Mudcat icons(oddly enought,it was mentioned by me)--and it got me to thinking about who the other Mudcat icons are--and, because I am nothing if not a dualist, I recognize that negative icons are just as important as the positive ones--maybe more so, because there is nothing like a common enemy to bring a community together--

Some of you are lazy bastards, and will try to get away with posting a laundry list--I won't accept that--when you nominate your icons, explain what they represent, and explain how and why you think that they were elevated by our community into the Pantheon--

This will be tricky, because Mudcat, being a community that includes performers and musicians, has members who are actually icons in the folk/traditional world, as well.

Some people may disagree on the icon status that others put forward--discussion is ok, but let's not be disrespectful to anyone--For starters:

MAX: The creator of our world, and the mostly absent father figure--he very rarely speaks directly to us, but mostly communicates through-

JOE OFFER: His earthly representative--Some see him as benevolent and tolerant, others as a strict and arbitrary-

and of course, there are the demons;

GARGOYLE--who spews both venom and gems of wisdom

MARTIN GIBSON--who some say is the Anti-Christ, and others say is a harmless trickster--

And the Knights Errant: Catspaw49, Bobert, Little Hawk, Katlaughing, WYSIWYG--etc.

You thoughts?