Lunch Date
Yesterday, one of my kids' schools had a silent auction--you bid on baskets of books or gardening supplies, or toys. The ONLY thing my daughter wanted to win was a cafeteria lunch with the school custodian, a man who is so gentle, and once took her hand when she was lost in the halls, and kindly guided her to where she needed to be. He's been a custodian for something like 30 years. So while others were bidding $5 for lunch . . . I happily bid $50. I mean, there are a lot of cool questions she can ask him about school thirty years ago. About life. And she REALLY wants to have lunch with him, and that's certainly worth it.
Which got me thinking . . . who would you want to have lunch with? You can pick a couple of people--dead or alive--because it would be hard to narrow it down. And instead of a cafeteria lunch, I'll toss in a bottle of Cuervo, and some Mexican food (guess what I ate last night--being as my kids are half-Mexican, they all go through withdrawals if we don't head out for Mexican food every so often).
Well, you KNOW I am picking Anthony. Better pack two bottles of Cuervo. Then I am picking Albert. Then I'd like to invite the Dalai Lama. And then for the hell of it, I would like Lou Reed to attend and play some music so we could rock out. Then I would probably pick the school custodian, because anyone who has made such a remarkable impression on one of my kids has to be very special. I would also like to invite Michio Kaku. He's a pioneer of string theory, and I would think it quite fun to see him discuss this with Einstein because when Einstein died, string theory didn't exist--not that I am sure about string theory. It's not even a theory I don't think--more like a radical idea. Still . . . Kaku and Einstein at the same lunch? Priceless. I would of course, run away with Anthony after lunch and not turn up for at least a week. But . . . lunch would be fun.
Which got me thinking . . . who would you want to have lunch with? You can pick a couple of people--dead or alive--because it would be hard to narrow it down. And instead of a cafeteria lunch, I'll toss in a bottle of Cuervo, and some Mexican food (guess what I ate last night--being as my kids are half-Mexican, they all go through withdrawals if we don't head out for Mexican food every so often).
Well, you KNOW I am picking Anthony. Better pack two bottles of Cuervo. Then I am picking Albert. Then I'd like to invite the Dalai Lama. And then for the hell of it, I would like Lou Reed to attend and play some music so we could rock out. Then I would probably pick the school custodian, because anyone who has made such a remarkable impression on one of my kids has to be very special. I would also like to invite Michio Kaku. He's a pioneer of string theory, and I would think it quite fun to see him discuss this with Einstein because when Einstein died, string theory didn't exist--not that I am sure about string theory. It's not even a theory I don't think--more like a radical idea. Still . . . Kaku and Einstein at the same lunch? Priceless. I would of course, run away with Anthony after lunch and not turn up for at least a week. But . . . lunch would be fun.
So who would you invite?
posted by Erica Orloff at 8:21 AM
12 Comments:
Wow, this is tough...I would like to invite Joan of Arc, MC Escher, James Dean & John Steinbeck.
I know these are all icons, but there are questions I'd just like to ask, or maybe not even ask the questions, but just meet them. =D
Hi Kelly:
WOW! What a disparate, interesting group. That would be a cool lunch.
I'll take Frank Sinatra, Stephen Hawking, Richard Curtis, Debussy and Gene Kelly.... and I'll probably borrow Einstein after you've finished with him.
Sara:
Can I go to your lunch too? We could combine guests and have a big bash.
:-)
E
My biological grandmother. She died when I was three and I've only seen a picture of her once, briefly. Sheryl Crow who I think is da bomb and Stevie Nicks (sorry it's the music). And maybe Queen Eliz 1 :)
You bet.... your place or mine ;)
amie:
I often think how wonderful it would be to assemble people who have passed that I miss terribly.
E
sara:
You can come to my place because I am afraid of flying and New Zealand is awfully far. If I ever could GET there I am sure I wouldn't leave, and then twenty years from now you would still have this houseguest.
E
Edward Cayce definately! Cher, I think she is an interesting woman and I would really enjoy having a conversation with her. Einstein would be interesting but I would want to pair him up with DaVinci and possibly Edison to see the kind of discussion this great but very different minds would come up with. Marilyn Monroe, Amelia Earhardt (I think that is how you spell it). I think we should have lunch in the Napa Valley where I am originally from and we should have it at Auberge de Soleil. It is a beautiful restaurant nestled up in the hills and has a gorgeous view of the valley. You would love it and I could give you a great tour afterwards!
boops girl:
I'm in. I think I could conquer a plan to the Napa Valley. WINE!
And you know, the ingredient to an awesome party is to me, having eclectic friends there. You invite people for the conversations they can have. Love your picks!
E
Um, do I actually have to *eat* lunch with my invitee? Or can I just order lunch as a prelude to jumping their bones?
If the answer is YES, I have to eat lunch with them, then my choice is Mrs. Clinton.
If the answer is NO, then, uh, damn. Hard to pick. A three-way between Michael Vartan and Jensen Ackles will be a terrific nooner.
Okay, I didn't mean to go all R-rated on your blog, Again.
karm:
I can handle an R-rating. ;-)
Hil would be a good choice. A meeting of the minds.
If we're talking the latter . . . yeah, I already have Anthony picked. :-)
E
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