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[Hockey Whino]

Name three people you would like to have a conversation with over a cup of coffee and why?:think::think::think: Dead or alive.

For me:
1. Thomas Jefferson... He was a visionary, Inventer, architect and leader.
2. Frank Loyd Wright(architect)... I'm an architectual buff... old and new.
3. Robin Williams(comedian)... He peaks my curiousity, definately a smart individual with a slight taint of insanity thrown in.

[Simon]

Fascinating question|> 3 isnt enough once you get listing, but here goes:

1. St Paul - I'm a priest

2. Winston Churchill - I'm an Englishman

3. Leonardo Da Vinci - I'm moved by him but not sure why!


si

[Ray MacDonald]

Fascinating question|> 3 isnt enough once you get listing, but here goes:

1. St Paul - I'm a priest

2. Winston Churchill - I'm an Englishman

3. Leonardo Da Vinci - I'm moved by him but not sure why!


si

Following in Simon's footsteps, I'd say:

1. St Ignatius of Loyola (I'm a closet Jesuit)

2. Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (My favorite pre-Impressionist painter)

3. Georges Vezina (I wonder what the Chicoutimi Cucumber would have thought of the shootout rule in the NHL today - probably not much.)

[JohnF]

Hmmmm...

1) Edmund Husserl so I can clear up some of my misunderstandings of his phenomenological hermeneutics and get an update on how he would see if we've addressed his crisis of the European sciences. (I was ABD in Philosophy at one point in time...)

2) Alexander Hamilton to discuss modern-day international politics...

3) Ansel Adams to see how he would integrate digital photography into his Zone System...


JohnF

[JohnT]

1) Cecil J Rhodes - as a geologist and engineer who worked in southern Africa for 11 years I would like to find out what really happened between 1870 and 1900.

2) My Great Grandfathers who were killed at the Aisne in September 1914 and Gallipoli in May 1915 (I know that is two but don't make me choose between them!)

3) Winston Churchill - also because I am English

[Sjors]

Mr. Nikaido San, The original leader of "Team Tough" that developed the G-Shock watches.
Toronto based Richie Hawtin, philosopher, cat lover and Techno producer

Thomas Bangalter and Guy Manuel de Homem Christo, the producers behind Daft Punk and the legendary Roulé and Crydamoure Vinyls.
http://www.kai-juenemann.com/people/bilder/daft_punk.jpg

In the past I already met the great philosophers and musicians Mark Stewart (from the Popgroup and The Maffia) and Jack Dangers (Meat Beat Manifesto).

Cheers,

Sjors

[trinity027]

My three:

John Wayne: My chilhood hero, who wouldn't want to talk to thier childhood hero?

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Chuck Yeager: I would love to hear his definition of courage.

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Grace Kelly: Ok so I wouldn't necesarily want to talk to her, just would like to see true beauty in person.

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Elliott

[Searambler]

Good question! |>

1) Jules Verne - would love to hear what inspired him.

2) Agamemnon - just for the stories of ancient Mycenae.

3) Jacques Cousteau - for the untold sea stories and pioneering dive stories I'm sure he has.

Paul

[mwr]

I will 2nd Trinity027's picks. Working in Newport Beach, I saw John Waynes house ( tore down last year for a new one:-|) and have ate at his local steak house (The Arches, PCH and Newport Blvd, good food!:-!) Some of the staff still remember him, they say he was everything you would think he was - real standup guy!

[trinity027]

I will 2nd Trinity027's picks. Working in Newport Beach, I saw John Waynes house ( tore down last year for a new one:-|) and have ate at his local steak house (The Arches, PCH and Newport Blvd, good food!:-!) Some of the staff still remember him, they say he was everything you would think he was - real standup guy!

Newport Beach, I love it there. Balboa Island at night. What a rough spot to inhabit. We used to spend our long weekends away from Arizona State University in Newport Beach.

Elliott

[mwr]

I spend my long weekends in Arizona!! (Parker):-!

[Ron Engels]

[QUOTE=Hockey Whino][font=Century Gothic][size=3][color=DarkRed]Name three people you would like to have a conversation with over a cup of coffee and why?:think::think::think: Dead or alive.

Well, I would choose three great minds. And preferably three eloquent people.

To start off with (and I'm forgetting about language barriers here) I would choose one of the classic philosophers. Plato comes to mind, but I guess I would go with Socrates, since a lot less is know about him, and he was Plato's teacher.

It's obviously nice to include a great Dutchman, and one of the greatest undoubtedly was humanist and theologian Erasmus. He's most know for his criticism of the Catholic church in those days, for what he considered excesses. His position being that only faith in the atonement of Christ, and not in the church and everything that goes with it, will bring you eternal life. That was a courageous position in those days, and one of his great admirers was Luther who was influenced by Erasmus' ideas.

Finally a more recent figure, and someone that IMHO still sets an example to all politicians and statesmen in the world, Mahatma Gandhi. In many ways he was the inventor of peaceful demonstrations, civil disobedience, and proved that it is possible to overturn a regime without force. And I have deep respect for his morality, and uncompromising, self sacrificing lifestyle.

And I have been fortunate enough to have the opportunity to speak with one of the other great figures of our recent history, Nelson Mandela. Shortly after his release from jail, he flew with us from Dar es Salaam to Amsterdam, and he spend nearly half an hour in our cockpit after we invited him over. We're not supposed to talk politics with our passengers, but he showed quit an interest in flying, and especially in the pilot's training. He's a kind and gentle but obviously very determined man.

Finally, a more recent figure.

[john wilson]

Andy Warhol-To party with. Teddy Roosevelt-To go hunting with. Ben Franklin- To pick up babes with. John Wilson.

[crimbocop]

1. Muhamed Ali, undoubtedly the greatest boxer ever, shame what has become of him through illness.

2. Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond. Would be nice to learn where he got all his ideas from.

3. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of one of the worlds greatest detectives.

[Eduard Lerman]

1. Carlo Gambino. He lead a quiet life, however he ruled with an iron fist.
2. Ludwig "Tarzan" Fainberg. I would like to tell him that snorting coke and buying a nuclear submarine at the same time is not a good idea.
3. Boris Nikoliavich Yeltsin, the first president of Russia. I would ask him why he took a lazzie-fair approch to capitalism.

[BathysHawaii]

In no particular order...

1) Ernest Shackleton
2) Ernest Hemingway
3) The 14th Dalai Lama

basically i think i could learn a lot from these guys. plus i'd be interested to see how Hemingway baits for marlin.

hard to pick three though....

[XTrooper]

1. Theodore Roosevelt: Genius, visionary, "Rough Rider" and combat veteran, Medal of Honor and Nobel Peace Prize winner, NYC Police Commissioner, boxer, hunter, rancher, conservationist, and loving, caring family man. This man did it all and helped forge America into a great nation.

2. Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller: As a former combat Marine, I couldn't leave "Chesty" Puller off my list! A legend in his own time, Chesty is the most decorated Marine in history who won 5 Navy Crosses and saw combat in the "Banana Wars" of Central America, in the Pacific during WWII, and through the hell of the Chosin Reservoir withdrawal during the Korean War.

"Goodnight Chesty, wherever you are!"

3. Frank Rizzo: Former cop, Police Commissioner, and Mayor of Philadelphia: Loved by many and hated by many, he was the right man for the right time. Hardnosed and tough as nails, he got the job done. My favorite quote of his is this, “A conservative is a liberal who got mugged the night before.” :-D

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[lordsinclair]

Name three people you would like to have a conversation with over a cup of coffee and why?:think::think::think: Dead or alive.


1. Winston Churchill: The consummate leader. Intelligent, witty, dogged, courageous. The greatest ever Englishman.

2. Margaret Thatcher: The consummate leader. Intelligent, witty, dogged, courageous. The greatest ever Englishwoman.

3. Any of the Apollo astronauts who walked on the moon. Coolest job in the history of the world!