You know how the game is played. You’re going to host a party. All your favorite friends and family members are invited, of course. But you also get a fantasy invitee list consisting of any living people on earth, knowing that they will all come. Who would you invite? Let’s say you get 50 such invites. (You won the lottery, too, and you’re hosting this shindig at your mansion or something, ok?) These are the kind of lists that change and fluctuate over time, of course. Here’s my list today. Got any questions? Like “who is that person?” or “why would you invite HIM?” Leave me a comment and I’ll answer.
Xeni Jardin
William Gibson
Robert Reich
Paul Krugman
Neil Gaiman
Amanda Palmer
John Hodgman
Bjork
Anthony Bourdain
Tom Magliozzi
Ray Magliozzi
Al Franken
Richard Dawkins
Greta Christina
Jon Stewart
Hayao Miyazaki
Shigeru Miyamoto
Michael Moore
Bono
Morgan Spurlock
Eugene Hutz
Jamie Oliver
Hilary Clinton
Bill Clinton
Terry Gross
Amy Crehore
Bill Murray
Miho Hatori
Wayne Coyne
Imogen Heap
Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam
Tim Cook
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Rachel Maddow
Suze Randall
Ezra Klein
David Sedaris
Jack Black
Johnny Depp
Helena Bonham Carter
Peter Jackson
Brian “BT” Transeau
Scarlett Johansson
Peter Dinklage
Marilyn Manson
Stephen King
Sam Harris
Harrison Ford
Snoop Dogg
Sarah Silverman
Bah. Already I’ve forgotten Stephen Fry, Jeremy Clarkson and J. K. Rowling.
Harrison Ford?
What about him? He was Han Solo and Indiana Jones! He’s probably got some stories to tell.
Hell, I’d come to that party! No Obamas though?
Oh, you’re in, Karen. And yeah, I was tempted to invite the Obamas. I could easily have swapped them in for many people on the list. But something about being a sitting president and first lady made me think they wouldn’t be quite as much fun as “formers.” Maybe after his second term is done.
Harrison Ford is not much of a talker in real life. I don’t believe he likes mingling at parties.
Oh, and by the way, since I’m not invited, may I trespass and peek through a window just do get a glimpse at the great party you are planning?
Well, Dave, we will surely need someone to circulate the hors d’œuvres (hilarity ensues)