David Gilmour (hopefully with a quick jam session as dessert)
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Hmm.
Honestly John Rys Davies, based solely on Dominic Monaghan's description of him ordering dinner when filming Lord of the Rings.
"John Rhys-Daviesβ¦ took us to a restaurant. And it was when weβd only just started to get to know John. And we sat down at this huge, long table, and he said, βI think I will order the food for tonight.β And we said, βOh, ok, on you go John.β And you know, we were having a conversation, and the waitress came over, and John ordered food that would probably have fed 35, maybe 40 people. And there were about 12 of us. And he just said, βWeβll have nine lobster and 15 shrimp, and 12 red snapper, 15 filet mignons, and some grilled mushrooms. Iβll have 12 onions and a wild boarβ¦β You know? All this kind of stuff - just like, βPheasants, and grouse, and - do you have partridge? Bring the partridge.β
Haha that's great. I haven't heard that before
While you have him, please ask him to play Le Cagot in a movie adaptation of Shibumi. I cannot think of a more perfect fit for an actor playing that role.
Keanu Reeves seems like such a nice guy! I haven't heard a single bad thing about him!
Stephen Hawking was the only person I'd have used this offer for, now I really can't think of anyone. Brian Cox maybe?
Which one? Either would lead to remarkably different evenings.
Living: Keanu Reeves
Dead: Marcus Aurelius
Fictional: Jean-Luc Picard
Neko Case!
Would the "celebrity" have a security detail?
That one guy's dead wife obviously.
Don't know why you're being downvoted, I laughed.
I would choose the 500k
Jam Hsiao because I really like his energy and his music. Only major hurdle would be the language barrier between, if we don't include the nervous energy I'd most likely radiate.
Mmmm nobody, because I don't respect or care for anyone who is considered to be a celebrity. I just don't get it.
Living: David Attenborough
Dead: Marilyn Monroe
Fictional: Ford Prefect
"Never meet your heros." is as old as celebrity itself.
I think many of my heroes live larger in my mind than they could or should ever fulfill; they couldn't possibly live up to that hype and I wouldn't want to take it from them through the actuality.
Damn shame.
(Side-glance at you UK BBC.)
Oh you know I'd force a certain King in Chief to sit down with me for four hours, it would be delightful, with a spectacular closing act.
It would be interesting to talk to Decartes, but I don't speak Français, so it would have to be... idk... Nick Bostrom would be interesting
Joe Mama
Brennan Lee Mulligan, would love to just geek out about ttrpg theory with him for 6 hours.
Uncle Roger. I want to either enjoy the roast of YouTube videos or have yummy food that I wouldn't necessarily order myself
George Washington Carter, my personal hero
Roisin Murphy
Do I have to do it tonight, or can there be a 'waiting period'? (I have nothing to wear...)
I'm not burning to have a conversation with any celebrity in person, but I'd probably pick some famous philosopher or scientist or something so that the conversation would at least be interesting.
I agree. I think there is a reason we have the saying: Never meet your heroes.
Anyone I pick would in my mind have been built up to some impossible to live up to standard that they could never meet, so picking someone passionate about something I like seems like the better move.
Probably Linus Torvalds
I just don't pay that much attention to celebrities, I don't give a shit about all the BS around being famous, I don't care about their opinions on literally anything, etc, so even if I had heroes they wouldn't be celebrities.
Living: Bobby Fingers
Dead: Nietzsche
Fictional: Ignatius J. Reilly
Probably Andre Gregory.
Wallace Shawn
Inconceivable!