Meeting of the Minds

"Giles" wrote

Meanwhile, we have heard rumors that your mobility ain't quite what it
used to be (there's a "hitch in yer gitalong" was, if memory serves,

yep; confusion abounds between my vascular guru and my neurologist
concerning the cause of my problem, but no matter: the truth is i can't
walk more than 150yds, and my wading techniques make frank reid look like
barishnikov in his prime.


get up off your ass
and join the Miller/Bowen expedition to settle some very old scores,
come June.

i would truly enjoy the trip, regardless of the reduced activity. i count
on working on the concept.

Remember, Cheeselandia has more miles of trout streams per unit of
surface area than most.....and more vendors of alcoholic beverages
than the vast majority of sovereign nations.

Besides, whattya got to lose?

yes! yes!!! an opportunity to break the chains of age and disability, and
leap, free of evil gravity, into the thin, clean air of cheeselandia the
beautiful...
yfitons

Ditto, albeit not in precisely the same locale.

wayno

giles

On 2/14/2011 2:00 PM, Wayne Harrison wrote:
wrote

who are the
number one through four guests (from any place or time on earth) on
your bucket list?

john f. kennedy (he is simply my favorite public person of all time)

stunned ...i'd have guessed frank porter graham.

roy black (the greatest trial lawyer i have ever seen)

surprised... univ of miami school of law 1970... g. but i agree about
his unique individual talent.

justice william brennan (favorite supreme court justice)

another surprise...though i reckon he matches your equitable and politic
legal temperament. too mild for me...william o, in his later years, and
thurgood...they'll do in a nearsighted, selfish wish for my own sense of
right at that level of decision-making.

diane keaton

i expected a woman, and she is a worthy choice. but a final surprise
nonetheless. i get it, i think. annie hall and all. still, i believe
the other guests you have selected, together with the aphrodisia of the
oysters, will require the inclusion of a younger woman who can meet
certain needs in a satisfactory and athletic manner after all the fine
conversation and dining is concluded... i kinda like that woman on
"weeds"...

now, this was simply my comment about your list...not to suggest my own.
frankly, i'd be much more of a hedonist. someone that cooks a good meal
for us, someone that plays/sings good music, someone that makes us happy
with shared laughter, and a philosopher with an ability to teach/provoke
life lessons in an enjoyable, captivating manner. (hell, wayno, you've
done 3 of the 4 on occasion) if they are each a lovely woman, more
better...but the acceptable choices are simply too great for any
narrowing by me. an impossible task. those of you who have a fixed list
are remarkably decisive in my view. i bow and aspire to such crisp,
confident decisions.

menu: fried oysters from any fish house in calabash, n.c., la crema
chardonnay, pecan pie as made by patsy yelton of rowan county, nc, and a
bailey's to top things off.

....any fish house?? i fear you've sampled too few in that area. some
are a guarantee of hepatitis from my few sojourns down thataway. have
you tried hyde county oyster fritters?? lawd, lawdy, lawd!!! just don't
study the cooks too intently...it'll detract from the meal.

jeff
(pitt-ed, potted, and ****ed...but grateful for moments shared with many
who wallowabout in the hereabout...)

"jeff" wrote

now, this was simply my comment about your list...not to suggest my own.


but the acceptable choices are simply too great for any
narrowing by me. an impossible task. those of you who have a fixed list
are remarkably decisive in my view. i bow and aspire to such crisp,
confident decisions.

truth is, i find such activity immensely interesting, and quite an
intellectual delight. i could enjoy making 40 such lists.


jeff
(pitt-ed, potted, and ****ed...but grateful for moments shared with many
who wallowabout in the hereabout...)

so, where's your list, jefe?

yfitp
wayno

On 2/15/2011 11:48 AM, Wayne Harrison wrote:


so, where's your list, jefe?

yfitp
wayno



it's near impossible for me... but...here's a knee-jerk start.

bryan stevenson - a human being who is one of the best ever born into
this world, imo... he happens to be a lawyer. when i think of lawyers
and the ideals of my profession, and of a true, sacrificial, generous
spirit, well, he is my hero...and my hope.

eva cassidy...a remarkable voice and creative musical spirit. the more
of her music i hear, the more i admire her artistry. i never tire of her
voice or music.

james thurber... humor.

ee cummings... a pure artist.

i can only hope one of them would be a good cook.

Wayne Harrison wrote:
"Giles" wrote
who are the
number one through four guests (from any place or time on earth) on
your bucket list?

john f. kennedy (he is simply my favorite public person of all time)

roy black (the greatest trial lawyer i have ever seen)

justice william brennan (favorite supreme court justice)

diane keaton

menu: fried oysters from any fish house in calabash, n.c., la crema
chardonnay, pecan pie as made by patsy yelton of rowan county, nc, and a
bailey's to top things off.

Bailey's ? I always knew you were a candy drinker. ;-)

Thomas Jefferson

Abraham Lincoln

Martin Luther King Jr.

Barack Obama

Menu: who cares ?

--
Ken Fortenberry

Bob Kerrey, Martin Luther King, jr., Madeliene Albright, and Margaret Thatcher.

Entertainment (before dinner only): George Shearing Quintet (circa 1955)

Fresh American shrimp, steamed and served over a bed of chipped ice,
lettuce, and my special sauce. Tenderloin steaks (From Betty's Market)
wrapped with bacon and broiled to desired wellness. Baked potatoes (I
know, no imagination), and steamed asparagus.

Desert would be hot chocolate pudding served over home made vanilla ice cream.

A good California white wine before dinner, a Georgia red with dinner,
and Grand Marnier (cigars optional) after desert and in the candle lit
sun room.

Conversations:
Kerrey and his Medal of Honor.
MLK, Jr. on his famous speech.
Albright on her experience as Sec of State
Thatcher on her planning/leadership displayed during the Falklands war.

That should lead us to a breakfast of eggs (not cooked Miller style),
bacon, home fries, OJ, raisin toast, and fresh coffee.

Dave

On Feb 14, 4:58*pm, D. LaCourse wrote:
Bob Kerrey, Martin Luther King, jr., Madeliene Albright, and Margaret Thatcher.

One suspects that these are all people who could actually talk to one
another.

Interesting.

Avant whatsit.....but interesting.

Entertainment (before dinner only): *George Shearing Quintet (circa 1955)

Most excellent choice.

Fresh American shrimp, steamed and served over a bed of chipped ice,
lettuce, and my special sauce.

Um.....would these be Gulf shrimp? Have you checked green cards?

Tenderloin steaks (From Betty's Market)
wrapped with bacon and broiled to desired wellness.

The broiler is a much underestimated cooking tool. Still, for red
meats we prefer an open wood fire,

Baked *potatoes (I know, no imagination),

The baked potatoe is a grossly underestimated culinary delight. Yes,
of course, it has to be done right......but then, what's delightful
when it's done wrong.....ainna?

and steamed asparagus.

Steamed "wild" asparagus, if you please. Not that there's any
difference at all (let alone a significant difference) in the product
(assuming both....or neither.....have been subjected to the needless
application of a surplus of "organic" toxins.

Desert would be hot chocolate pudding served over home made vanilla ice cream.

"Home made" being here assumed to be defined as not exactly "Dean's,"
"Kraft," "Ben and Jerry's," "Harry and David's, "Brier's,"
etc.....right?

A good California white wine before dinner, a Georgia red with dinner,

I'll have the Franzia cabernet before and with, thank you.

and Grand Marnier (cigars optional) after desert and in the candle lit
sun room.

Yeah, that sounds good.*

Conversations:
Kerrey and his Medal of Honor.
MLK, Jr. on his famous speech.
Albright on her experience as Sec of State
Thatcher on her planning/leadership displayed during the Falklands war.

That should lead us to a breakfast of eggs (not cooked Miller style),
bacon, home fries, OJ, raisin toast, and fresh coffee.

Dave

As aforementioned, endlessly fascinating.

Two obvious questions come immediately to mind**. Which famous
speech? And.....um.....over medium, or poached?

giles
*who, admittedly, has never eaten a cigar, good, bad, or indifferent,
before, during or after the main couse......but has never been one to
sneer at local customs without good reason.....or at least a wayward
whim.
**well, o.k., three. falklands.....falklands......um.....would those
be anywhere near the malvinas?

On 2/14/2011 6:46 PM, Giles wrote:

Entertainment (before dinner only): George Shearing Quintet (circa 1955)

Most excellent choice.

made all the more poignant by Shearing's passing yesterday. RIP.

Tom

On 2011-02-14 19:51:43 -0500, Tom Littleton said:

On 2/14/2011 6:46 PM, Giles wrote:

Entertainment (before dinner only): George Shearing Quintet (circa 1955)

Most excellent choice.

made all the more poignant by Shearing's passing yesterday. RIP.

Tom

Yes! I collected his vinyls during the 50s and 60s, I had every album
of his I could get my fingers on. I eventually replaced them with CDs
when I could find them. Unique artist. His music will live on.

Dave

On 2011-02-14 18:46:34 -0500, Giles said:
.

Two obvious questions come immediately to mind**. Which famous
speech? And.....um.....over medium, or poached?

"I have a dream." And eggs to order.

giles
*who, admittedly, has never eaten a cigar, good, bad, or indifferent,
before, during or after the main couse......but has never been one to
sneer at local customs without good reason.....or at least a wayward
whim.

Hmmmmm, and I've never eaten Grand Marnier. Drank it more than a few
times, however. And it's a cigar; it should be obvious what to do with
it, unless you are Bill Clinton of course.

**well, o.k., three. falklands.....falklands......um.....would those
be anywhere near the malvinas?

Depends. If you take the side of Argentina, the Malvinas. GB, the Falklands.

Dave