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ATM: Who would you love to go for a pint with ?
Posted by John_Black on 30 November 2011 - 1:31pm.
Obviously, Mark Ellen & David Hepworth there'd be HORAS aplenty.
Also, in no particular order:-
Danny Baker
John Cooper Clarke
Ronnie Wood
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Lou Reed
Van Morrison
Ginger Baker
Van The Man ?
It would certainly be interesting
What a rip-roaring flat out laugh of an evening that would be
Especially with that 'broth of a boy' Morrison.
Very silly choice - thanks :-)
What an evening of thigh-slapping japery...
that would be.
From what I've heard
since Sunday, Gary Speed.
Gary Speed
I had the good fortune to meet him at a supporters dinner when he was at Everton.
A genuinely lovely feller, I think it's going to be quite emotional at Goodison Park this Sunday.
RIP Speedo.
Kate Bush
But does she drink pints?
No,
she's a yard of ale kind of girl.
Axl Rose and
Liam Gallagher. I think we could have a great laugh - the three of us.
No, seriously - Alex Lifeson
Noel Gallagher
I second that - I reckon he
I second that - I reckon he would be a good laugh!
Failing that I'd go for Shane MacGowan & Mark E Smith - not at the same time though!
Easy
Nick Lowe. I could listen to him for hours and I get the impression that he listens to what you say to him too.
Sting and
Yoko Ono.
But not
The Bees and Bono?
My friends.
Sorry, that's a really boring answer, but it's true. An evening in the company of any or all of my friends is an evening well spent.
But if it has to be a sleb, I'll choose from my recent DID archive listens: any of Bill Bailey, Paul Whitehouse, Martin Sheen, Heston Blumenthal, JK Rowling, Jon Snow, David Tennant or Armando Iannucci would be fantastic. I imagine an evening in the company of Caitlin Moran, Marina Hyde, Lauren Laverne, Pete Paphides or Charlie Brooker would be a bloody good one, too.
Do you imagine
you'd be able to get one single word in in the company of the latter group? All those egos competing for centre stage. Sends a shiver down my spine!
Or! Not and!
I think all in one go would be hard work. Two at a time, max.
The one & only...
Sir Noddy Holder.
edit - With Mark Ratcliffe & Stuart McConie.
My dad
Sadly, no longer possible. Those of you who can, should, and as soon and as often as you can.
On a lighter note - have Christina Hendricks washed, peeled and sent to my local.
Well said
Molesworth, never had the chance. When you've finished with Christina H, ask her to pop round here plus accordion.
Think Stuart Maconie would be a lot of fun and also Harry Redknapp
What makes you think
I'm ever going to get finished? More scenery than a mountain railway.
I'll mail you the accordion.
True,
daft thing to ask.
True,
daft thing to ask.
Roy Wood
Always seems a nice guy and would love to hear about the Move, the 60s, ELO, Wizzard, Darts and so on. A man whose contribution to pop and rock isn't recognised enough.
Me too
With thanks to whoever posted the link to this Radio London interview in another thread. I do enjoy it when Danny Baker's 'music fan' enthusiasm is full-on, as it is here (2nd hour of programme... couple more days to listen)...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00lmb67/Danny_Baker_With_Roy_Wood_...
Good choice
He's a little shy in "real life", but a decent person and loves music of all kinds.
From the world of music...
Those still alive:
- Van Morrison
- Pete Townshend
- Rick Wakeman
Those who are no longer with us:
- Rory Gallagher
- Leonard Bernstein
- John Lennon
As they say
Never meet your heroes. So a pint with old mates and my son. Laughs and opinions a-plenty.
I'll second that
I'm sure any drink with a musical hero would end in disillusionment.
The answer I've given to this question in the past was:
The first bloke to live in my house. He would have been a faithful retainer for the big house I can see from my kitchen window. My understanding is that he was the gardener. I love living here. Did he? What was his life like? What were his horizons? How far afield did he travel in those days (probably late eighteenth century)? And most importantly, where the hell are we going for our pint? 'cause there's not been a pub in this parish for at least the fifty years that I know about.
Re: Never meet your musical heroes
It should be noted that it's no less possible to be delightfully surprised by non-heroes.
I had a terrific evening with a Mr Fish of (spit) Marillion. A diamond geezer and I didn't even pretend I liked his music. Granted, I didn't tell him how much I disliked it; I'd like to believe I was being diplomatic but it might have been the sheer size of the bugger made me proceed with caution on the progbashing front...
For a good old fashioned blokes' night out...
... in a proper boozer, Rick Wakeman & Danny Baker. I suspect we wouldn't leave until the early hours and my sides would probably need a few stitches afterwards.
I would love to take Marisa Tomei out for a cocktail or two. Apparently she likes bald, stocky men.
Easy
Tom Baker - the annecdotes (all non Dr Who and I wouldn't care) with flights of lunatic fantasy told in that rich plummy voice and booming laugh and I'd be in heaven.
A friend of mine
had to do a Q&A with him on stage at the weekend. He was lovely but hard to control. Prone to rambling and wild-eyed bonkersness.
That's the problem with all these celebs. You can't get a word in, and even if you do, they're not interested. It's terribly one sided. Imagine an evening with Danny Baker. You'd be lucky to even open your mouth.
I recommend it
I have had a pint with Tom Baker, or, to be honest, a couple of glasses of wine after a book signing at my shop. He's terrific value.
Yep
its the rambling and wide eyed bonkerness I want. There'd be no time constraints and he probably knows a late night drinking club from his days with Jeffrey Bernard.
Though from his days with Jeff
.. he's off the pop (don't know if he STILL is) - which might constrain you a little in your own drinking. Maybe no bad thing but possibly not a night on the razzle
Anyone.....
.....if they're paying.
Sir Alex Ferguson....
....a hero of mine. I'd also suggest Billy Connolly but as a recovering alcoholic maybe he'd pass on the invite.
Steve Harris from Iron Maiden looks a good guy to have a pint with. Nicko McBrain also.
And also the afore mentioned Danny Baker and Nick Lowe. Also Mr Ellen and Hepworth.
I met Nicko McBrain briefly
around the launch of A Matter Of Life And Death. Very friendly and down to earth.
bathmat
I'd love to go for a pint with meself. I've got a suspicion that at 50, I've turned into an awfully tedious old bore. I've also got no idea whatsoever what I really look like, being quite sure that the slightly overweight but still boyishly goodlooking specimen I see in the mirror bears no relation to reality. It would do me good to face the true horror of what I've become. No idea why this is in an enormous red font.
which
it now isn't
a few pints with...
Danny Baker
Clint Eastwood
& Kevin Rowland would be nice.
You can't invite Clint Eastwood...
...and leave General Saint at home on his own.
An espresso in my case...
and can I conveniently ignore the fact that many of my preferred coffee companions are no longer extant.
Jacob Bronowski
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
John Pertwee
Tom Baker
Leonardo da Vinci
I would want stories and gossip.
So with that in mind, and without worrying about the person being alive or dead; Norman Lewis, Christopher Hitchens, Martha Gellhorn, Guy Pratt, John Mortimer, Danny Thompson, John Cale, Bill Hicks, Clare Balding and Michael Gambon spring to mind immediately.
Micheal Palin
If he's half as nice a fella as he seems it would be a great way to spend a few hours (it'll have to be in a couple of weeks though as I'm on the wagon until the 12 December - I'm in the middle of my yearly "give your liver a break" month!). I might even buy the first round!
Henry Fielding
or Geoffrey Chaucer
Purely so I can some writing tips
Simon Armitage
Angela Readman
Colin Meloy
Easy
Randy Newman
Emmylou Harris
Bill Clinton
The Pope
and The Corrs ( the brother can stay outside and mind me bike )
someone who is a good raconteur
in the past
David Niven
Peter Ustinov
Spike Milligan
Peter Sellers
Peter Cook
Richard Burton
Lee Marvin
George Best
in the present
Lemmy
Keith Richards
Slash
Iggy
Ian Anderson
Fish
Alice Cooper
Roger Daltrey
Angus and Brian from AC/DC
Ted Nugent
As you can tell I don't follow TV chat shows anymore so don't I know who are the best raconteurs outside the world of rock stars. Actors, celebrities and sports stars bore me these days.
First one is obvious
Elvis Costello
Tom Russell
Bob Harris
Robert DeNiro
Lady GaGa (I think she is interesting to say the least)
Phil Tuffnel
Tony Benn
For a bit o' fun
Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank...
another vote
for Danny Baker.
I'd go for Danny Baker,Joe Brown and Bernard Cribbins.
Johnny Rogan
If only I could find out where he is these days!
Bill Drummond
It would be interesting
Noel Coward
Can't imagine him on pints though.
Dame Rebecca West (ditto)
Michael Wood
John McNulty/Joe Mitchell (New Yorker staff writers from a few decades back)
Maynard Keynes
Jake Thakeray
Denis Healey
Macca
Brian Eno
the usual answers
here at the Word are Richard Thompson, Nigel Blackwell, and Nick Lowe. I think any of those would be excellent company (with Richard I assume it would be a pint of lemonade, or a cup of coffee). I think Eno would be interesting too.
Outside of music, probably Dr. Brian Cox (though my GLW would insist on coming as a chaperone - she thinks I have a man crush. But who else could talk about music, elementary particle physics and Manchester - some of my favourite topics).
Captain Beefheart
would certainly have made for an entertaining, if surreal, evening.
Several
Eric Clapton
Peter Gabriel
Robert Plant
Danny Baker
Brian Clough
Jose Mourinho
Harry Redknapp