Dinner Invite
Posted by: Martin D on 29 October 2004
Forgive me if this has been done before (most things seem to have been done here) but I’ve been watching: The Atheism Tapes: Jonathon Miller in Conversation with Steven Weinberg which was bloody fantastic and thought I’d love them to be at my dinner table. This made me think who else you would invite. So here’s the proposition: 6-8 people to dinner and who you would invite. Some of my own possibilities would be Steven Hawkins, Bill Hicks, Tony Ben, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Bill Gates, Galileo, Neil Armstrong, Margaret Thatcher and of course Mick Parry. Or perhaps me mates for a curry and a few bottles of wine – a Ch. Le Pin 1979 and a few cans of Stella.
Let me know your thoughts
Martin
Let me know your thoughts
Martin
Posted on: 29 October 2004 by garyi
I am not nearly as intelligent as you Martin, Hawkins et all would go straight over my head. However I think you need to establish something for this dinner table such as the people you would like round your table at the age you want them at.
Posted on: 29 October 2004 by Deane F
Joni Mitchell
John Ralston Saul
Rudolf Steiner
Goethe
Jean Jaques Rousseau
Thomas Paine
John Ralston Saul
Rudolf Steiner
Goethe
Jean Jaques Rousseau
Thomas Paine
Posted on: 29 October 2004 by Martin D
Crikey - I'm Not “intelligent” just beguiled by people who are, I'm not being pompous!
Martin
Martin
Posted on: 29 October 2004 by Martin D
Joni - good call, with Jaco of course
Posted on: 29 October 2004 by Deane F
A few years ago I would have had Annie Lennox in the list but I dunno, I guess I've gone off her.
Rudolf Steiner, John Ralston Saul and Goethe because they are/were original thinkers.
Rousseau and Paine because they were very compassionate and humanistic with their thinking.
After thinking for a while I think Jonathon Swift and Voltaire would have to be invited for their wit and sarcasm. Kind of lighten things up.
Deane
Rudolf Steiner, John Ralston Saul and Goethe because they are/were original thinkers.
Rousseau and Paine because they were very compassionate and humanistic with their thinking.
After thinking for a while I think Jonathon Swift and Voltaire would have to be invited for their wit and sarcasm. Kind of lighten things up.
Deane
Posted on: 29 October 2004 by bhazen
Sophia Loren, John Lennon, Winston Churchill, Peter Sellers, T.E. Lawrence, Alan Watts, Thomas Edison (to get his reaction to Naim!), and Douglas Adams (who'd be able to explain how they all got there!).
Dinner would be multi-course: Caesar salad, onion soup en croute, Copper River salmon basted in butter & white wine, with asparagus in Bearnaise sauce, accompanied by a good Yakima Valley Sauvignon Blanc. Dessert would be apple pie a la mode (my favourite), followed by hot Colombian coffee (the "El Supremo") and Prunier cognac* to loosen the tongues for some great stories! You'll notice that I thought a lot about the menu; this may have some causal relationship with my 30 lbs. overweight...
*Maybe an extra bottle, in case Winston's really up for it...
[This message was edited by bhazen on Sat 30 October 2004 at 6:37.]
Dinner would be multi-course: Caesar salad, onion soup en croute, Copper River salmon basted in butter & white wine, with asparagus in Bearnaise sauce, accompanied by a good Yakima Valley Sauvignon Blanc. Dessert would be apple pie a la mode (my favourite), followed by hot Colombian coffee (the "El Supremo") and Prunier cognac* to loosen the tongues for some great stories! You'll notice that I thought a lot about the menu; this may have some causal relationship with my 30 lbs. overweight...
*Maybe an extra bottle, in case Winston's really up for it...
[This message was edited by bhazen on Sat 30 October 2004 at 6:37.]
Posted on: 29 October 2004 by Steve Toy
Ken Clarke, Jean-Paul Sartre, Michael Gorbachev, Alexander Graham Bell, and Matthew Robinson.
Regards,
Steve.
Regards,
Steve.
Posted on: 30 October 2004 by seagull
Michael Palin,
John Peel,
Douglas Adams,
Eddie Izzard
and Peter Hammill
John Peel,
Douglas Adams,
Eddie Izzard
and Peter Hammill
Posted on: 30 October 2004 by Kevin-W
Pablo Picasso
George Orwell
Sid James
Uma Thurman
Roger Waters
Jean Renoir
Yoko Ono
David Attenborough
Winston Churchill
John Peel
My mate Bella (a very talented cook and photographer as well as being exceptionally good company, so she could prepare the meal and commemorate the event. She would sit next to David A as he's her hero).
Kevin (BBC Radio 4: Home Truths)
George Orwell
Sid James
Uma Thurman
Roger Waters
Jean Renoir
Yoko Ono
David Attenborough
Winston Churchill
John Peel
My mate Bella (a very talented cook and photographer as well as being exceptionally good company, so she could prepare the meal and commemorate the event. She would sit next to David A as he's her hero).
Kevin (BBC Radio 4: Home Truths)
Posted on: 30 October 2004 by Rasher
Winston Churchill
Frank Lloyd Wright
Cate Blanchette
Jimmy Cauty
Smokey Robinson
Truman Capote
Quentin Crisp
Audrey Hepburn
Joan Collins
Frank Lloyd Wright
Cate Blanchette
Jimmy Cauty
Smokey Robinson
Truman Capote
Quentin Crisp
Audrey Hepburn
Joan Collins
Posted on: 30 October 2004 by ErikL
Angelina Jolie,
Ali Landry,
Halle Berry,
Beyonce Knowles,
half a bag of chips,
and tons of liquor.
Ali Landry,
Halle Berry,
Beyonce Knowles,
half a bag of chips,
and tons of liquor.
Posted on: 30 October 2004 by matthewr
George Bush
M*gg*e Th*tch*r
Richard Littlejohn
Melanie Phillips
Vernon Kaye
Trisha Goddard
Dinner will be:
Puffer Fish a la Colombo
Tinned Salmon (past sell by date)
Sellafield Outfall Seafood Medley (Raw)
To drink: A cheeky little Diesel (Leaded)
Matthew
M*gg*e Th*tch*r
Richard Littlejohn
Melanie Phillips
Vernon Kaye
Trisha Goddard
Dinner will be:
Puffer Fish a la Colombo
Tinned Salmon (past sell by date)
Sellafield Outfall Seafood Medley (Raw)
To drink: A cheeky little Diesel (Leaded)
Matthew
Posted on: 30 October 2004 by sideshowbob
Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)
Samuel Beckett
William Blake
The Prophet Mohammed
Beavis & Butthead
-- Ian
Samuel Beckett
William Blake
The Prophet Mohammed
Beavis & Butthead
-- Ian
Posted on: 30 October 2004 by bhazen
Interesting that the guest mentioned most often is Churchill; is this because we miss his abilities as world leader in time of crisis, or because he was so darn witty & entertaining?
Posted on: 30 October 2004 by Bhoyo
quote:
Originally posted by bhazen:
Churchill...?
No, it's because he'd bring his own bottle.
Davie
Posted on: 30 October 2004 by Steve Toy
quote:
To drink: A cheeky little Diesel (Leaded)
[Pedant mode] How will you get the lead into the diesel? [/Pedant mode]
Regards,
Steve.
Posted on: 04 November 2004 by Roy T
Professor Germain Greer.
Baroness Susan A Greenfield.
Ruth Lea former Head of The Policy Unit at the IOD.
Bob Harris.
John Peel.
David Beckham.
Arthur Smith.
Lord Melvyn Bragg.
Bob and John are their for the music and I would think most people at the table would have listened to these two at some time during their formative years.
Germain, Susan & Ruth because when on NewsNight, Question Time, Horizon or The Money Program they give good value.
Arthur & Lord Melvyn to keep the conversation moving along at a nice pace.
David Beckham firstly one for the ladies and secondly as an example of a modern entertainment and media star.
If I had a bigger table I would add David Blunkett MP, Matthew Parris & David Portillo just for the fun of it.
I think I must listen to far too much R4 and watch too much BBC2 & CH4.
Baroness Susan A Greenfield.
Ruth Lea former Head of The Policy Unit at the IOD.
Bob Harris.
John Peel.
David Beckham.
Arthur Smith.
Lord Melvyn Bragg.
Bob and John are their for the music and I would think most people at the table would have listened to these two at some time during their formative years.
Germain, Susan & Ruth because when on NewsNight, Question Time, Horizon or The Money Program they give good value.
Arthur & Lord Melvyn to keep the conversation moving along at a nice pace.
David Beckham firstly one for the ladies and secondly as an example of a modern entertainment and media star.
If I had a bigger table I would add David Blunkett MP, Matthew Parris & David Portillo just for the fun of it.
I think I must listen to far too much R4 and watch too much BBC2 & CH4.
Posted on: 04 November 2004 by toad
P.J. O’Rourke
Ernest Shackleton
Courtney Love
Henry Blofeld
Dr. Robert Ballard
Ian Dury
On a picnic to Portmeiron.
Kev.
Ernest Shackleton
Courtney Love
Henry Blofeld
Dr. Robert Ballard
Ian Dury
On a picnic to Portmeiron.
Kev.
Posted on: 05 November 2004 by Top Cat
Assuming that we could enforce certain ground rules:
Billy Connolly (70s era)
Frank Zappa
Salvador Dali
Jimi Hendrix
Spike Milligan
MLK
Roald Dahl
Aleister Crowley
Einstein
Da Vinci
Just noticed that they're all blokes - but then, it's all about the conversation...
John
Billy Connolly (70s era)
Frank Zappa
Salvador Dali
Jimi Hendrix
Spike Milligan
MLK
Roald Dahl
Aleister Crowley
Einstein
Da Vinci
Just noticed that they're all blokes - but then, it's all about the conversation...
John
Posted on: 05 November 2004 by Rasher
Kate Moss
Keira Knightley
Beyonce Knowles
Whipped cream & cherries, and a few cable ties.
Keira Knightley
Beyonce Knowles
Whipped cream & cherries, and a few cable ties.