[HPFGU-OTChatter] And *I* met....was Re: Amanda's pics

[Iggy McSnurd]

Iggy here:

Ok all.  Here's the new and fun question of the day:

Who are the top 10 people you'd want to hang out with for a weekend, and
why?  (In no particular order... And guys... you can leave the porn starlets
off the list.  *laugh*)  At least 6 must be living, but up to 4 can be alive
or dead, language will be no barrier... and no fictional characters.  (We'll
save that for another topic later...)


My list is:

Robin Williams:  Part of it would be to see how much of his personality is
what we see in the media, and how much is actually more quiet and
introspective.  (Also, because I like how he tends to look at the world a
lot of the time.)

Jackie Chan:  I'm a big fan of his movies, and in interviews he seems like a
nice, easygoing guy who would be cool to just hang out with and possibly
learn a few martial arts tricks from.

Alton Brown:  (from the TV show "Good Eats")  I really like the style he
shows in his cooking show, teaching the style and technical stuff, but doing
it in a fun and easy to digest (pun intended) manner.  I love to cook as
well, and it would be interesting to just exchange recipies and make a
number of meals together to see how our styles work together.

Gene Wilder:  Probably one of my all-time favorite actors.  He has some of
the most kind and expressive eyes of any actor I've ever seen.  (Only Jamie
Farr comes close in that regard, IMHO.)  I'd love to spend a quiet weekend
with him just talking about his life and career in acting, as well as his
philosophies on life itself.  He's lifed through a lot, and so have I, and
it would me interesting to see how we each learned and grew from those
experiences.

Steve Martin:  He's actually more philosophical than many people think, and
he's dedicated to his work and making sure it's done as right as he can get
it.  He's a good writer, has a unique sense of humor, and anyone who can do
comedy, and lay the banjo as well as he can would be fun to spend a weekend
with.

Jeff Foxworthty:  I have all of his CDs, and a couple of his books.  I'm a
big fan of his stand-up, and I'd love to see if he's as much of a normal guy
as he comes across.  Not only do I think I could contribute a number of
things to his "you might be a redneck" lists, but I think it would be an
enjoyable, simple living kind of weekend, even though he's a star.

St. Thomas Aquinas:  I hold to one of his strongest philosophies when it
comes to religion.  (to paraphrase) "God gave us a mind that is capable of
questioning everything.  We would be doing Him a gift a great injustice if
we did not do so."  It would be very interesting, and enlightening to both
of us, I think, to spend a weekend discussing faith, religion, and
philosophy.

Bruce Lee:  He was a deeply philosophical man who I have a great deal of
respect for.  Even if we did not discuss the martial arts directly, I think
I would learn a lot about discipline and perspectives on life from talking
to him about philosophy and his approaches to life.

Bette Midler:  Funny, talented, and has a wonderful voice.  She has achieved
a great deal in the entertainment world by approaching things with her own
sense of style.  I'd love to see what she's like in real life.  (Ok, and
I'll have to admit that, while I admire her a lot, I also think she's one of
the hottest women on Earth.)

Dr. Ruth Westheimer:  She's a briliant woman who's led a very interesting
life.  I used to be a psych major focusing in human sexuality, and I think
it would be great to discuss the topic at length with her.  I'd also love to
hear not only how she got into the fireld, but about just the general
experiences in her life.  (She actually fought with the resistance in WWII,
and can still field strip and re-assemble an M1 rifle in the dark...  Little
known fact there.)



I think that's 10 people...

Iggy McSnurd