Name the celebrity you want to...

[cliffdweller]

Bring back from the dead – John Lennon

Eat dinner with – Anthony Bourdain

Get drunk with – Stevie Nicks

Smoke weed with – Tom Petty

Go shopping with – Chloe Sevigny

Just be best friends with – Nancy Wilson

Talk to – Novelist Robert Stone

Marry- My hubby (already done!)

Have children with – My hubby.

Be tutored by - Richard Feynman

Trade places with – my cat

Slap- Kate O'Beirne

Hug – Jane Goodall

Go to a concert with – any of my friends back in Austin, Tx. I miss them!

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[ButterCookie]

Bring back from the dead – Marc Bolan <3

Eat dinner with – Agnetha Faltskog

Get drunk with – Christine McVie/Debbie Harry

Smoke weed with – Debbie Harry

Go shopping with – Florence Welch

Fall asleep with – Frida Lyngstad

Just be best friends with – Benny Andersson

Talk to – Patti Smith

Marry- Debbie Harry

Have children with – n/a

Be tutored by - Alan Turing

Trade places with – No one, actually. I'd hate to be a celebrity.

Slap- Madogga

Hug – Clem Burke

Go to a concert with – Joan Jett

Be more like – Patti Smith

Be with forever – Debbie

Want to grow up to be like – Debbie

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

Bring back from the dead – Marilyn Monroe. She was in her prime when she died...so much left unfinished.

I like this answer a lot. Have you read Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates? It's a great re-imagining of Marylin's entire life. I'm reading it right now and it is fantastic! Beware, it's over 700 pages long!

[Nikolaj]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

I like this answer a lot. Have you read Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates? It's a great re-imagining of Marylin's entire life. I'm reading it right now and it is fantastic! Beware, it's over 700 pages long!

Sounds good. Biographies are my preferred choice of reading, and too many seem to be limited to about 260 pages, hardly enough to properly give details of a life, particularly when the subject is dead. The surface stuff is just re-hashed, usually, when biographies run on the short side.
With 700+ pages, it seems likely the author has her own voice, sources, a passion for her subject, and information that maybe only has been touched on in the past along with a new perspective. I want to buy it now, thanks for the information.

[GypsySorcerer]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

I like this answer a lot. Have you read Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates? It's a great re-imagining of Marylin's entire life. I'm reading it right now and it is fantastic! Beware, it's over 700 pages long!

Yes, I have and really enjoyed it. The miniseries version was horrid. I'm hoping that the film turns out better, but I'm skeptical it will be too watered down from Oates' book.

On another note, if you haven't picked up Fragments yet, I highly recommend it. It's a collected work of Marilyn's own writings. Based on this, I found it pretty amazing how accurately Oates embodied Marilyn's "voice" in Blonde.

[RickRobert]

Bring back from the dead – Chang Yu-Sheng, amazing Taiwanese singer who died at 31

Eat dinner with – Stevie Nicks... Fajita Round-Up!

Get drunk with – Christine McVie

Smoke weed with – Jim Carrey

Go shopping with – Stephen Fry?

Fall asleep with – Steve Perry. Or maybe Christine McVie... or Jon Anderson... or Frida Lyngstad... don't mind as long as they do some singing aswell

Just be best friends with – Paul Gilbert

Talk to – David Coverdale

Marry - Adam Lambert

Have children with – Children?

Be tutored by - Lindsey Buckingham

Trade places with – No one, happy with me at the moment!

Slap - Frankie Boyle

Hug – Eric Clapton

Go to a concert with – Paul Gilbert

Be more like – David Coverdale

Be with forever – Can't think of anyone

Want to grow up to be like – Can't choose just one!

[dnightshade]

Just wanted to participate in this:

Bring back from the dead – Tie: Elizabeth Edwards/Pss Diana, both still had a lot of living to do

Eat dinner with – Lauren Bacall

Get drunk with – Emma Thompson

Smoke weed with – Jimmy Page, at his castle

Go shopping with – Elton John, for obvious reasons

Fall asleep with –Depends on my mood, I guess

Just be best friends with – Carrie Fisher

Talk to – The Pope

Marry- Al Gore

Have children with – Oh no . . .

Be tutored by – the Dalai Lama

Trade places with – My younger self, I’ve learned so much I’d like a second chance

Slap- Michael Vick

Hug – Katie Goldman, the 7 y/o who was recently bullied for her love of Star Wars

Go to a concert with – Depends on the genre of the music

Be more like – My mom, an extremely patient and non-judging woman

Be with forever – This question could have dual meanings so not sure

Want to grow up to be like – Jimmy Carter, a man born into privilege but is truly one of the people

[CreepingDeath]

Bring back from the dead – Marilyn Monroe

Eat dinner with – Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, & Joanna Lumely. Hilarious.

Get drunk with – Christine McVie

Smoke weed with – Stevie Nicks

Go shopping with – Victoria Beckham

Fall asleep with – Christian Bale

Just be best friends with – Kate Winslet

Talk to – Helen Mirren

Marry- Johnny Depp. He's quiet and reserved, and a good family man (at least I think so).

Have children with – I don't want children but I think David Beckham would make pretty babies.

Be tutored by - Warren Buffet

Trade places with – J.K. Rowling

Slap- Joy Behar

Hug – Betty White

Go to a concert with – Stevie Nicks

Be more like – My mother. She's had a horror show of a life and still never complains.

Be with forever – N/A

Want to grow up to be like – Oprah. Talk about rags to mega riches. And soooooo much power.

[Nikolaj]

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Slap- Joy Behar, wrote CreepingDeath.

I so agree! I had to check twice and made sure you had her under 'Slap'.
I kind of thought I was the only one, she seems very popular. I find her often to be intolerant of any opinion other than her own, and extremely judgmental.
Not to say she isn't funny, sometimes, she is.
Frequently, though, she is too strident and rigid, for my taste.

[CreepingDeath]

Originally Posted by Nikolaj

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Slap- Joy Behar, wrote CreepingDeath.

I so agree! I had to check twice and made sure you had her under 'Slap'.
I kind of thought I was the only one, she seems very popular. I find her often to be intolerant of any opinion other than her own, and extremely judgmental.
Not to say she isn't funny, sometimes, she is.
Frequently, though, she is too strident and rigid, for my taste.

Yes, I can't stand her. It's just you and me, I guess.

[Meowi]

Bring back from the dead – Jim Morrison

Eat dinner with – Tori Amos

Get drunk with – Debbie Harry

Smoke weed with – I'm too young.

Go shopping with – Tori Amos

Fall asleep with – Suzi Quatro

Just be best friends with – Carrie Fisher

Talk to – Suzanne Vega

Marry- Tori Amos

Have children with – Stevie Nicks c. 1975

Be tutored by - Jim Morrison

Trade places with – Justin Bieber (Too justify his music)

Slap- Justin Bieber

Hug – Betty White

Go to a concert with – Stevie Nicks

Be more like – Jim Morrison

Be with forever – Stevie Nicks

[Artemis]

Bring back from the dead – Janis Joplin
Eat dinner with – Dannii Minogue
Get drunk with – Christine McVie.
Smoke weed with – n/a
Go shopping with – Dannii Minogue
Fall asleep with – Suzi Quatro
Just be best friends with – Stevie Nicks
Talk to – Carrie Fisher
Marry- Jane Lynch. As Sue Sylvester.
Have children with – n/a. No babies for me kthnx.
Be tutored by - Err.
Trade places with – I wouldn't want to be a celebrity. I love myself far too much to trade anyhoo.
Slap- Cheryl Cole.
Hug – Betty White. Lisa Kudrow.
Go to a concert with – Debbie Harry.
Be more like – N/a.
Be with forever – Stevie Nicks. Or the whole damn band.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

On another note, if you haven't picked up Fragments yet, I highly recommend it. It's a collected work of Marilyn's own writings. Based on this, I found it pretty amazing how accurately Oates embodied Marilyn's "voice" in Blonde.

I haven't read this yet, but I will! Thanks for the heads-up!