What five people would you have a dinner party with?

[johnnie]

I know this has been done before here, but it's been a while. If you were able to invite five people from all of history to a dinner party, who would they be? And why would you invite them?

Mine:
Elvis- I would like to jam with him and ask him how much of the legend is true and how much is bullshit.

Jesus the Christ- Same as Elvis without the jamming. (unless he wanted to)

John Lennon- Once again the jamming thing and also I would like to know what he would be saying about the state of this country now.

Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)- I would wonder why he can show up to my dinner party while his soul is in someone else here on earth. I know the answer, but I would like to speak to him about it.

Alan Watts- I could listen to him all day. He was one of the coolest philosophers of all time and he was one of the most far out too.

[havocmom]

1. Not sure about the other four, but my list would start off with

Ben Franklin.

Maybe have a person from current public life and throw in Jon Stewart. He and Franklin would be a kick to listen to.

[YDogg]

2. My spouse ...

... my spouse's parents, and my parents. Just because.

[Karenca]

3. Leonardo deVinci, Jesus, Bill Clinton, ---

George Washington.

And a treat for us ladies--Keith Olbermann

[Skittles]

4. sooooo many to choose from

Off the top of my head:

Abe Lincoln - America would have been split in two were it not for him; best president ever

Rosa Parks and Harriet Tubman - just such grand ladies, and what a conversation that would be

Einstein - he just seemed like the kind of guy who could talk about his stuff in layman's terms

Gregory Peck - for the sheer slobber factor of listening to his voice

[Skittles]

5. come on now johnnie

if you HAD to include a woman, who would she be? :D

[johnnie]

12. Oh yeah

We need someone to serve us drinks and wash the dishes.. :evilgrin: Kidding of course.
When I did my five I was aware that I had no women on the list but these were the first five people that came to mind.

One woman I would invite is Cordell Jackson. I have already met her though, but she is an amazing woman. She almost single handedly paved the way for women in the music scene. She started her own record company in the 50s because no one would put her on one. She produced and recorded and released her own records. She is in the Smithsonian for her accomplishments. Wonderful woman. Here we are together:

I would also love to have a conversation with Ann Richards. She is a very funny and intelligent woman and it would be great to talk to her about georgie.

There are more, but these two woman would be great. Oh, and Cordell is also a very funny and extremely intelligent and philosophical woman.

[Skittles]

15. OK you passed, big time

if you'd said some current half-dressed skank I was gonna kick your ass! :D

[johnnie]

17. Well...those wouldn't be for a dinner party...LOL

Kidding, but the truth is, I don't have any kind of crush or anything on any television or musical women. I like mine to be real life.:)

[WindRavenX]

6. ooo I love these questions

1. Hillary Clinton. Coz she rocks.
2. Bono. Also rocks
3. Desmund Tutu.
4. Derek Jeter.
5. George W. Bush- the main dish being pretzels and all...

[Skittles]

10. hey WR

is Jeter for the slobber factor? :thumbsup:

[WindRavenX]

14. damn straight Skittles

Then again, mebbe he's just my dessert :7

[Skittles]

16. his SNL appearance

OMG, freaking HILARIOUS

[mcscajun]

7. Let's see now...

Right off the bat, I gotta have John F. Kennedy -- do I really need to explain this one?

Second...Thomas Jefferson...there's a lot of stuff he could clarify (yes, I'd be taking notes).

They can't all be political guests, though...we need a nice mix, so...

Jerry Garcia -- he'd definitely lighten things up -- he had an unique perspective on life.

Kevin Spacey -- just because. Well...that answer works for me...but really, the man is brilliant, talented, and oh so urbane. He could fit in anywhere and with anyone. Besides, we need Somebody Alive at this party besides me. :)

And for a nice, international flavor/perspective, one final guest:
Georges Sand (Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin) Any 19th C. transvestite who managed to snag a Baron, Franz Lizst, Chopin, and Alfred de Musset, raise children and write novels to boot, has some great stories to tell.

Now...if I can only figure out what to serve. :)

[ET Awful]

8. Jerry Garcia, Ron "Pigpen" McKiernan, Janis Joplin, Mohandas Gandhi

and last, but most definitely not least, my little sister who died of a brain tumor about 15 years ago.

[Seldona]

9. Great question.

Jim Morrison.

Ghandi.

Martin Luther King.

Crazy Horse.

My Grandmother, though her and Jim Morrison in the same room would probably send her back to the grave.

[johnnie]

13. LOL

That's funny..."though her and Jim Morrison in the same room would probably send her back to the grave."

[Seldona]

28. Funny,

but true.

Still she was a loving soul.

Who knows? They might have hit it off.

[Rowdyboy]

11. Thats a hard question

A dinner party of 5 must include...

Humor-so I'd have Oscar Wilde
Beauty, class and power-I'd go for Eleanor of Aquitaine
Brilliance and conversation-Thomas Jefferson and Leonardo daVinci
True confessions: Who'd know the "rest of the story" better than Mary Magdalene

So thats mine:

Oscar Wilde
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Thomas Jefferson
Leonardo da Vinci
Mary Magdalene

Among the living, I'd select

Molly Ivins
Anne Richards
James Carville
Bill Clinton
Wesley Clark

Wouldn't have to say a single word all evening...

[HEyHEY]

18. Okay....Hunter S. Thomspson for sure

And Nixon too, Valerie Solanas, and Andie Warhol...and Oscar WIlde to provide a running commentary

That outta make for an intersting evening

[tigereye]

25. you want a brawl to break out at your gathering, eh?

[Minstrel Boy]

19. something like this:

Louise Brooks - for her mind, wit and beauty

Gore Vidal - what a raconteur

Flannery O'Connor - let's talk literature and religion

Lee Harvey Oswald - "What did you mean, 'patsy'?"

my wife - Not only because she wouldn't trust me alone with Louise Brooks, but because it would be nice to have someone to speak to while all the famouse people ignore me and talk amongst themselves. :)

[ldf]

20. i don't know

but they sure as hell would NOT light up a cigar at the table. or in the house, for that matter. (Dinner For Five, or whatever the name of that show is where the host lights up, and many of his guests follow suit, sometimes even the women. NOT!) cigarettes are bad enough, but cigars? blech!

[Gemini Cat]

21. Only five?

This is hard.



1. Jackie Robinson
2. Joe Louis
3. Lewis Black
4. Rosa Parks
5. Thurgood Marshall
6. My Little Brother


Yeah, that's six!
Here's three more:

#7 Isaac Asimov
#8 Richard the Third
#9 FDR

[yellowdogintexas]

22. this course in addition to any currently living guests,

Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Christ
Buddha
Mohammed

The three religious figures could set everyone else straight and Jefferson and Franklin could report on it and declare to the world that all great faith traditions are in fact on the same journey, just different pathways.

In this scenario, Christ is actually representing Judaism and the philosophy he attempted to add to Judiasm, rather than what passes for his teachings today.

[bunk76]

23. Tom Waits..

John Sayles,Jon Stewert,Helen Thomas,and Alice Walker.I think it would be one interesting dinner to say the least.

[Nay]

24. Eric Hoffer. Molly Ivins. Joe Hill. Thomas Jefferson. Che Guevara.

[tigereye]

27. Da Vinci

Collette
Mahatma Gandhi
Lao Tzu(e)
Thomas Jefferson

[New Earth]

26. All 5 members of 311

[mattclearing]

29. MLK, HST, Kissinger, Jesus, and Bill Clinton

I would be interested to have the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Hunter S. Thompson, Henry Kissinger, Jesus, and Bill Clinton in the same room together.

That would be interesting as hell.

[TyeDye75]

30. Hard to choose only 5

Men
Jimmy Carter
George Orwell
John Frusciante
Gary Player (golfer)
My Dad (passed away in 95 I was only 9 so I never really new him as a person)

Women
Hillary Clinton
Suzanne Vega
Princess Diana
My former English teacher (very interesting woman)
Margerat Atwood

[terrya]

31. Mine:

Oscar Wilde

Walt Whitman (Wilde and Whitman did actually meet and got along famously)

Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas

Harvey Milk

It would be a VERY gay evening. :-)

[Catchawave]

32. Um, only Five?

Either the Daily Show, SNL or Keith Olbermann's staff....may be more than five...but have a feeling it would be great fun !

[n2mark]

33. A dinner of five

Teresa Heinz Kerry -- she would give spunk to the party and controversy

A member from DU to keep the controversy kicking

FDR -- to tell us how it was

Karl Rove so could dunk his head in the fruit punch and keep it there.

Shrub so we could all get out our vodoo dolls and and really stick it to him.