inspired by Irishlove who from history would you like to meet? Personally, I’d like to meet Geoffery Chaucer, he seems to be quite the interesting fellow.
I’d like to meet President Nixon and King Henry VIII. I think they’d be fun to hang out with.
Jesus Christ
Bill Clinton
Dennis Rodman
Jimi Hendrix
The Eagles
The members of Kansas I haven’t yet met
Doobie Brothers original lineup
John Lennon
JFK
MLK Jr.
Harry S Truman
Jeanne D’Arc
General Mac Arthur
Bob Knight
Albert Camus
John Candy
Bill Murray
David Letterman
Al Gore
Al Franken
John Mellenkamp
If I had a time machine, I’d hang out at Slaughter’s Coffee House in 18th century London and attempt to strike up a friendship with Thomas Chippendale.
Personally, this would be most interesting to me if it was during the period when he was composing the first edition of his book, “The Gentleman and Cabinetmaker’s Director”.
I’ve read a bit about him, but what struck me most was how similar his cabinetshop was to most shops today. The slings and arrows, the dream customers, defeats, victories and so forth.
Plus ce change, plus c’est la meme chose.
Myself.
People I would love to meet:
Elizabeth I
Jane Grey
Einstein
Mary Todd Lincoln
Plato
MLK, Jr.
The Emporer of San Francisco
Anne Boleyn
Da Vinci
Lucrezia Borgia
Catherine D’Medici
Catherine the Great
Cleopatra VII
Eleanor Roosevelt
Queen Victoria
(I could go on all night.)
John Candy - I think he’d be a blast to hang out with.
Sure there are hundreds upon hundreds of historical figures it’d be interesting to meet, but he’s the one I’d pick.