Dinner Party

[HRHDi]

Let's go back 200 years - 1811 - and if you could have dinner and spend the day with 5 people (you can choose ancestors - grandparents or further back - but not immediate family, let's assume they can be there, too, if they want) who would it be? Give the reasons why if you want to...

Here are mine:

Abigail Adams - If she were alive today she'd be running the place. Devoted wife and mother, political savvy and never the shrinking violet. Not many people know, but in her letters to her husband, John Adams 2nd US president, she helped him with suggestions for the US Constitution.

Frederick Douglass - I'm reading My Bondage, My Freedom and it's simply amazing. He had a truly unique intelligence considering the circumstances into which he was born.

Abraham Lincoln - He was basically self educated and became so articulate and a very shrewd politician.

Eleanor Roosavelt - She used her social and political position in a positive way. She put herself out there to find out what the country needed and helped her husband gather information when he couldn't.

Albert Einstein - He was so smart it's scary. And from all accounts a very personable guy. I think he'd be fun at a BBQ.

Yeah, we've all done this a million times, but I've been reading some American histories it's been on my mind....

 

[sportcustoms71]

hmmmmm......i would say

Jesus first of all!!!!

General Chesty Puller......i just always admired that man.

King Henry VIII.......to go off galavanting and man whoring it up for a while while the king of England.

George Washington.....a man thrown into a position that had never been before.

Audrey Hepburn.......such a beautifal woman and a great actor. i could imagine going on a date with her.

Louis and Clark.....to travel across an unknown country discovering all new thing. i can only imagine the stories.

 

[dadofthree]

Ms. January, February, March, April, May I might have to drop the leaf in my table

 

[aussiesuzukirider]

Ms. January, February, March, April, May I might have to drop the leaf in my table

What years

 

[red1100cc]

i'd gather the religious figures/gods.
invite them over for some ribs and get them all whiskey drunk. or sense were playin pretend maybe feed them all mushrooms and see what is really in their souls.

 

[red1100cc]

for fun it would be neat to bbq with

Ben Franklin- im an inventor and would like to chat with him.

Tesla- the man not the band.

Teddy Roosevelt- because i have read alot about him and think he could bring something really good to put on the smoker.

Sid Vicious can bring the party favors

and

Marilyn Monroe can dance for us all!

 

[peterbusa]

What years

 

[peterbusa]

i'd gather the religious figures/gods.
invite them over for some ribs and get them all whiskey drunk. or sense were playin pretend maybe feed them all mushrooms and see what is really in their souls.

The ultimate dinner.Just think of all the wars that could have been prevented,Like i said the ultimate dinner

 

[semi]

if we're talking about those alive in the last 200 years

Richard Feynman- true modern day Renaissance man
Pushmataha- the last of the traditional Choctaw chiefs
Albert King- favorite musician
Robert Jordan- favorite author
and Winona Ryder- because she's been #1 on my Top Ten list since i was a kid

 

[Wag]

Both of my grandfathers. They were wonderful men and as much time as we had with them, it was never enough.

There is much more to be said to each of them.

--Wag--

 

[mnrf900r]

My grandmother, I miss her dearly to this day and would love to spend 30 minutes with her again and show her what Ive become.



not sure about who else,,,