Historical Conversationalists.

[Danustouch]

Which historical figures would you most like to sit down and have a long conversation with?

Mine would be Jesus, Bhuddha, J Krishnamurti, John Lennon, Thomas Jefferson, Michael Collins, Jerry Garcia, John Denver, Mother Theresa, Ghandi, and Martin Luther King. Oh..and I suppose I'd want to meet Gardner, to get the low down on Gardenarian Wicca's roots from the horses mouth. If he had to do it over again, would he change anything, etc.

[Theres]

ah, the 'Dinner' scenario. i've fantasized about this one alot! a large banquet table peopled with all the great thinkers and characters of history.
Jesus would have to be there, but we can't really sit him next to Aliester, can we? and John Lennon should get along great with Buddha (but not too much wine for John, he tends to get a bit beligerent). Ghandi of course, but no meat please. and maybe Augustus and his charming wife Livia (no really, we have enough food, but thank you).
Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin, for sure! and i want Leonardo DaVinci sitting near me. Stephen Hawking (he'll bring his own chair) may have some special dietary needs, but i think Orsen Wells will eat just about anything! Charlie Chaplin is rather quiet, so we can put him anywhere, maybe next to Beethoven?. what about Carl Jung? or Joan of Arc (leave the sword at the door please dear). she and Boudicca might have alot in common.
and no asparagus for Sigmund Freud, he has a 'thing' about asparagus.
so where do we sit Plato? maybe he would get along well with Peter Gabriel. (jeeez, we're gonna need more silverware!)
ummmm... i'm getting hungry!
anyone else?

[Danustouch]

LMAO Greenman..I'm going to have to think about that a little further!

[Theres]

"Michael Collins"? the guy from Apollo 11?

[Danustouch]

Doh!

Silly!

[cherrywind]

Good question Danus!

I would have to say Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Isaac Asimov (although I'd be nervous to say anything to him), J.D. Salinger, Joey Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone... ack it's late. I know there are more but I just can't think of them!

I sound like some sort of star maniac or something, don't I? The reason I want to meet these people is because I've read what they've written, heard their views on subjects, and they all sound like wonderfully intelligent people that I'd love to talk to (especially the filmmakers about film... maybe I could gleen some knowledge from them, hahaha).

[Theres]

i can't believe i forgot 'Hitch'! or Winston Churchill. and i'm cracking up at the thought of Joey Ramone carrying on a conversation with Orson Wells!
and Danustouch, i was serious. who is Michael Collins?

[Danustouch]

Michael Collins was an Irish Patriot who was very ifluential in creating the Republic of Ireland.

http://members.cruzio.com/~sbarrett/mcollins.htm

This is a great short biography of his life. And there is also a movie about his life, that you should be able to rent from any video store. Long movie though, and very slow. So watch only when you have a lot of time on your hands, and can really pay attention :)

[Danustouch]

Hmmmmmm..now...let me see. What would the seating arrangement be at my party.

Ummmm....

Ghandi, Martin Luther King would be sitting side by side. John Lennon would be sitting next to the Dalai Lama. John Denver would be sitting next to John Lennon (though I can imagine John Lennon laughing at John Denver). Thomas Jefferson, and Michael Collins, both great patriots in their respective countries, would be seated next to eachother. I guess I'd have to put Bhuddah on one side of the Dalai Lama, and Jesus on the other. And Mother Theresa next to Jesus of course. And then Ghandhi would have to be sitting next to Mother Theresa, with Martin Luther King right next to him.

Gerald...well..he does tend to stick out like a sore thumb, no? Maybe I can put himnext to John Denver, being that John Denver was in with the group EST in the seventies. And..that seems the least problematic duo. lol.

[Theres]

EST?
i haven't heard that name in a while.
i met Werner Erhardt once, when i was painting their headquarters in S.F.
man, what a jerk! but he was okay with that, being fully free to 'own' his jerkiness!

[Danustouch]

haha!

[Danustouch]

*Bump*

[I, Brian]

I'd hate to sound cliched, but these figures already speak to me through time, by what I read and absorb about their lives in history.

And when it comes to sitting down I'm too practical - I think - How can I possibly converse with Socrates in Ancient Greek?

But, really, none. I'd love to visit periods, but I'm as much interested in the commoner's experience of life in other times. The deeds of the great are already written.

[Valnorran]

Wow... well, assuming there's no language barrier, let's see...

Well, I guess he's not really a historical figure, but at the top of my list is my dad. He died when I was two years old and I don't remember him. Other dead ancestors would be there, too. Dudley Peebles, who lost his leg at Antietam, Hans and Melchior von Riken, a pair of Crusade era knights on my father's side.

Now for real historical figures. General Lee, many of the famous gunman of the Old West (especially Wyatt Earp. I've always felt a certain affinity for him). Definately agree about Thomas Jefferson. Some of the Victorian explorers like Sir Richard Burton and Samuel Baker, Musashi Miyamoto (16th century samurai who wrote The Book of Five Rings), some of the men who taught swordplay in the late Medieval/early Rennasaince like George Silver, Fiori de Libieri, and Johannes Lichtenauer. Sir William Marshall, and English knight who seemed to embody all the knightly virtues, some ancient Celts (not too many of them known by name).Yeah, a chat with Jesus would definately be interesting. Rob Roy and Robert the Bruce. Harold Hadrada, a Viking chief who fought at Stamford Bridge.

That's all I can think of for now, but I'm sure more will occur to me.

[Rae ShadowWolf]

My Grandmother who died when I was 4 years old. My Grandfather who just died in 2000.

As for World Renouned figures? Hilter, just so I can slap him as ask what the hell he was thinking.

Maybe a talk with King Arthur (I believe he did exist), William Wallace.

I can't think of any others at this moment. If you said anyone (including Fictional) I could give you a long list. =)