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An Afternoon Comment Diversion / Dustin Rowles

Comment Diversions | January 30, 2008 | Comments (203)


One of our illustrious readers, Rebeccah, was so thorough in her comment diversion suggestion that I feel it necessary to let her email do the work this week. I hope she won’t mind:

This one has been bugging me for days now — remember Ed Grimley (Martin Short) obsessing about whether Pat Sajak would want to hang out with him (in an SNL skit)? “He has too many friends … but maybe not … It’s difficult to say.” Anyways, aren’t there certain actors that you feel you’d just “click” with if they somehow decided for some absurd reason to spend time with you?

When I was in my early 20’s my friend was dating Henry Thomas (Elliot from ET) while he was in town shooting Legends of the Fall (a.k.a. Best in Show, Most Beautiful Mane division). We hung out like real folk — sudsing fountains, drinking at cabins, karaoke-ing, dancing to jug band music and busking on the street corners for giggles (he made up a great song about Chelsea Clinton, I recall fondly). Anyways, it was pretty swell times. I have photos of the busking, ta boot.

I propose that you ask the Pajibanate Council if there is anyone out there they think they’d really have a blast with, given a chance, and what they’d do with them. Obviously, I am not advocating anything unsavory as an option — that’d crash the site, I’m sure.

To illustrate endlessly — my picks are:

1. All-night video game session with Johnny Depp

2. Taking Natalie Portman to a Sanrio/Hello Kitty outlet

3. Baking cookies with Sharon Stone

4. Bathing suit shopping with Juliette Lewis

5. Shopping at a hippy market with Jeff Goldblum

Thanks Rebeccah — and you folks have fun with this one.


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Comments

Rebeccah: genius.

In a heartbeat: Werner Herzog, my house, supper table laden with food and wine and surrounded by a few select film-fiend friends (see what I did there?) to talk about his theories about production design, chaos and destruction, Kinski, and new ways to use animals onscreen to depict Herzog's special brand of German existentialism.

He's honestly truly the only living famous person I imagine I could really dig talking to.

(...wracking brains for a moment...)

Yep. The only one.

Posted by: Ranylt at January 30, 2008 2:40 PM

Natalie Portman - get coffee have long talks, discuss how I can become just like her.

David Boranez (sp?) - go to a pub and play darts

Craig Ferguson - have dinner with him and listen lovingly to him say anything he wants in that delicous accent

John Stewart - attend a political rally and heckle everyone in sight

Mandy Moore - she seems soooo nice and would most likely make a great shopping partner.

Posted by: ziva at January 30, 2008 2:42 PM

1. Johnny Depp cuz I've already hung out with him for a couple hours once before and he was damn cool. I'd like him to be "In my 5."

2. Shia LaBeouf just to hear him say 'No, no, no...' all the time when something screwy was happening.

3. Corky from life goes on. I truly think I may have found my finger-painting soul mate.

4. Takbir or Ryu from the group 'Styles of Beyond' because we have such similar beliefs about music.

5. Brittney Spears because all I would have to do is buy her a cookie and that pretty much guarantees anal on the first date. (C'mon...what would be better than a grainy cell-phone pic of me given Brittney Spears the donkey punch? Nothing that's what...)

Posted by: PissBoy at January 30, 2008 2:43 PM

1) Dog Walking with Ellen Muth
2) Drinking with Colin Farrell (Did you hear he's the bestman at his gay brother's wedding? How sweet is that?)
3) Eating Ben & Jerry's while watching old movies with Lily Allen
4) Drunken Karaoke with Zooey Deschanel
5) Shopping with Rufus Wainwright

Best Day Ever.

Posted by: Jeremy at January 30, 2008 2:43 PM

drinking at a dive bar with anthony bourdain.

Posted by: kb at January 30, 2008 2:44 PM

Ok, he's not an actor, but he does have a tv show. I'd love to have a drink and some dinner with Anthony Bourdain.

Play video games with Masi Oka
Bike through the Highlands with Ewan McGregor
Lawn Bowling with Ellen Page

I'll have to think of some more.

Posted by: SarahConnor at January 30, 2008 2:44 PM

What fun!

browsing the MAC cosmetics counter with David Bowie and Iman

throwing darts for pint money with Ewan Macgregor

shooting pool with Daniel Craig

gambling in Tunica Mississippi with the Robinson brothers and the rest of the Black Crowes

and skeeball with the Coen Brothers.

Posted by: Amy at January 30, 2008 2:44 PM

1- Microwbrew & darts with Ed Norton.

2 - All-night videogames with Seth Rogen.

3 - Coffee/breakfast at a greasy-spoon diner with John Cusack.

4 - Get baked with Heather Graham and play Balderdash.

5 - Take Daniel Day Lewis to a cockfight.

Posted by: Skittimus Maximus at January 30, 2008 2:44 PM

I would love to have a deep convo with Johnny Depp. We could sit up all night smoking cigarettes and talking about Hunter Thompson, Buddhism, life after death, whatever. And I wouldn't even ogle him or anything. He just comes off in interviews and such as a really cool and interesting person.

I'd like to tour an art museum with Patton Oswalt and at some point get into a friendly argument about H.P. Lovecraft, and then have lunch.

I'd spend an afternoon with Laura Linney doing whatever she wanted to do, just to get a chance to talk with her.

I'd like to show Tommy Lee Jones how to cook something. A Chinese dish, maybe. He seems really interesting but also a bit scary, and I think a kitchen setting would keep me from getting nervous.

After reading several recent articles about Hal Holbrook, I'd like to just sit on the floor in the same room as him, and listen to him talk. Same for Andy Griffith, now that I think about it.

And some kind of light manual labor with Natalie Portman. Peeling potatoes, maybe. Don't ask me why; it just seems like it'd be fun.

Posted by: Jerce at January 30, 2008 2:45 PM

I know this is going to sound like obnoxious, pretentious blather, but I honestly have no interest in meeting any celebrity, ever. Even the ones I love. Give me real world people with real world problems and quirks any day.

Posted by: TK at January 30, 2008 2:47 PM

How fun this is!
1.) I think I'd have a blast polishing off a box of wine with Ellen DeGeneres and performing living room karaoke in our pajamas.

2.) Me and Colin Farrell in a dark bar drinking pints and comparing sexual conquests.

3.) Playing the "Glitter" drinking game with Dominic Monaghan. Everyone thinks they can last the whole movie.. no one ever does.

4.) Shoe shopping followed by mani/pedis with Jenna Fischer and Mandy Moore.

Yes, most of my fun revolves alcohol. I'm Irish, what can I say?

Posted by: HJ at January 30, 2008 2:47 PM

anything with edgar wright.

apologies for lack of creative description, but really, just anything.

Posted by: tharine at January 30, 2008 2:48 PM

1. Make cupcakes with Jenna Fischer
2. Have a movie marathon with Tina Fey
3. Clothes shopping with Kate Winslet
4. Spend a day going to the Philly art museum and to book readings with Steve Martin (he's cultured AND funny!)
5. Go on a road trip with Paul Rudd, Seth Green, and Nathan Fillion. Whether or not I remember to bring roofies remains to be seen.

Posted by: Julie at January 30, 2008 2:48 PM

Aside from the obvious choice of Halo and 4th meal with Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, I'd love to do the following:

Going to a pub with Gary Busey

Reading comic books with Kevin Smith

Mini-golf with Maggie Gyllenhall (it wouldn't be a date, but whatever happens, happens)

and if I'm feeling bold...

hitting the gym with Tom Seizmore

Posted by: Oh Henry at January 30, 2008 2:49 PM

Oh, and I would want to hang out with Bryan Cranston. I don't care what we do. I just want to shake his hand and tell him that Breaking Bad is the shit.

Posted by: Sarah Connor at January 30, 2008 2:50 PM

1. Spending a day following Britney Spears around. For the shock value.

2. Family dinner with the Gyllenhaals. Honestly, they both seem pretty nice.

3. Getting coffee and chatting it up with Kate Winslet.

4. Going to a Cowboys game next fall with Jessica Simpson. For the free food that gets thrown at me.

5. Going out boozing with all the Appatow guys. That'd be awesome.

Posted by: tt_marie at January 30, 2008 2:51 PM

Ok...I've wanted to do this for some time...I know I'll get heckled here for it but what the hell...

I want to sit down for drinks and dinner with Brad and Angie, muse over the plight of the world and then IMPLORE them to ease up on the child collecting. Those cute little sprites they've got grow up and the novelty does somewhat wear off (I speak from loving experience)! There is only so much B&A to go around, folks.

Plus, after my sermon I could stare at them and dream of a threesome.

Posted by: EC at January 30, 2008 2:51 PM

Sweet TT! You can take a pic of me taking a pic with my cellphone!!

Posted by: PissBoy at January 30, 2008 2:52 PM

-Reading with Stephen King at a used bookstore (he would show me the subtle horrors in Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes).

-Playing darts and drinking twenty year old Scotch at a pub with Al Pacino. I don't drink Scotch nor play darts, but his rough voice seems to go with the mood. Also while smoking cigars and waxing nostalgic over our lost youth.

-Grocery shopping with Amy Poehler and Tina Fey from Saturday Night Live. They seem like such down to earth women, I'd love to see them on one of their off days just running errands.

-Making out like teenagers in the back of a dark movie theater with Ralph Macchio, the Karate Kid himself. First crush when I was eight years old and I've never gotten over it :-)

Posted by: Leanne at January 30, 2008 2:53 PM

1. Bill Murray - just hanging out and having drinks
2. Mandy Moore - going out for girly cocktails
3. Susan Sarandon - having political conversations over coffee
4. Charlize Theron - hitting a bong by the pool
5. I know this doesn't really count because he's fictional, but I've always wanted to go shopping with Hollywood Montrose

Posted by: s. pisaster at January 30, 2008 2:54 PM

Record answering machine messages with Carl Kasell.

Make mix-tapes with Nick Hornby.

Watch a Fletch marathon with Bill Lawrence.

Vegas with Vince Vaughn.

Pillow fight with Melissa Sagemiller.

Posted by: Dustin Rowles at January 30, 2008 2:55 PM

And most random named character in the history of a comment thread goes to s. pisaster! Hollywood...Hollywood Montrose... rad.

Posted by: PissBoy at January 30, 2008 2:55 PM

PissBoy, can we please make sure our scheduled days with Brit Brit line up? It sounds so lovely.

Posted by: tt_marie at January 30, 2008 2:56 PM

I'd go clubbing with Gillian Anderson. In Ibiza. At Club Space. While John Digweed was spinning.

Posted by: Agent Scully at January 30, 2008 2:57 PM

I forgot to add having a sleepover and smoking pot with the entire cast of Best In Show and A Mighty Wind. Rules are they have to stay in character. I'd think I'd die of an asthma attack from laughing so hard.

Posted by: Leanne at January 30, 2008 2:57 PM

I forgot to add having a sleepover and smoking pot with the entire cast of Best In Show and A Mighty Wind. Rules are they have to stay in character. I'd think I'd die of an asthma attack from laughing so hard.

Posted by: Leanne at January 30, 2008 2:57 PM

1. I'd love to drink coffee and eat cookies in a graveyard at night with Tim Burton. I think we'd have a spooky wonderful time. Plus the idea is hilarious to me.

2. Read comic books, play video games, and watch movies all night with Simon Pegg. Come on, you know you'd love it too.

3. Sit in a cafe somewhere in Europe and talk art, literature, and the infinite possibilies of humanity with Samantha Morton.

I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can can of on this Wednesday morning...

This is a brilliant idea!

Posted by: alexsa's balloon at January 30, 2008 2:58 PM

1. I'd love to drink coffee and eat cookies in a graveyard at night with Tim Burton. I think we'd have a spooky wonderful time. Plus the idea is hilarious to me.

2. Read comic books, play video games, and watch movies all night with Simon Pegg. Come on, you know you'd love it too.

3. Sit in a cafe somewhere in Europe and talk art, literature, and the infinite possibilies of humanity with Samantha Morton.

I'm sure there's more, but that's all I can can of on this Wednesday morning...

This is a brilliant idea!

Posted by: alexsa's balloon at January 30, 2008 2:59 PM

Coffee and pastries in a lodge, warm fire blazing on a cold morning, with Anthony Hopkins. (I can never get his bear coat from Legends outta my head.)

A mid-morning jam session with Jeff Tweedy (including smoking cigarettes, and nippin whiskey).

A delicious, healthy lunch with Maggie G. Girl talkie kind of lunch.

Mid-afternoon doobie break with Charlize Theron. Oh yeah.

Pull an all-nighter with Miranda July, using junk around the house to make cool stuff, recording voice work, and being tech geeks with no limitations.

Ok, guys, give me a call. My schedule looks good...everyday.

Posted by: boo at January 30, 2008 3:00 PM

1. Have a *shuddering as I type this* playdate with Jennifer Garner and commiserate on the innate craziness of The Toddler.

2. Spend an afternoon sipping cafe au lait with Tim Gunn in our local French brassiere with the big open windows, preferably when the weather's good and the people watching will be prime.

3. Shop at all the trendy/cheap stores in town (think Forever 21) and try on everything, including absurd prom dresses with Tina Fey. Then go out for Mexican food and lots of margaritas.

4. Get rollickingly trashed, smoke too many cigs, and be balls-out obnoxious at some college bar with Lily Allen. Then go to 7-11 for a big vat of nachos.

5. Horror movie marathon/sleepover with Jenna Fisher. With wine, popcorn, and reassurances that her estranged husband is a big, fat moron.

Posted by: Alabamapink at January 30, 2008 3:01 PM

Damn! Sorry for the double post.

Definite party foul.

Hensforth, I promise not to do that again.

Posted by: alexsa's balloon at January 30, 2008 3:01 PM

Having David Tennant take me away in the TARDIS.
OK, in real life, sharing a bottle of Jameson in a nice quiet pub and chatting and flirting.

Posted by: BWeaves at January 30, 2008 3:03 PM

1) I would love to have dinner at a nice restaurant with Naomi Watts. Something Italian and elegant.
2) A jam session with the fabulous girls from Sleater-Kinney. But first I'd need to play an instrument.
3) Have a movie night with the usual gang of actors in Judd Apatow movies.
4) Go to Jack Rabbit Slims with the cast of Pulp Fiction. Then I could die happy.

Posted by: Kamakazi Feminist at January 30, 2008 3:04 PM

"3. Shop at all the trendy/cheap stores in town (think Forever 21) and try on everything, including absurd prom dresses with Tina Fey. Then go out for Mexican food and lots of margaritas."

Okay, that sounds frakkin awesome. How could I have forgotten about Tina Fey!?!?!

Posted by: tt_marie at January 30, 2008 3:04 PM

Having Nathan Fillion take me away in Serenity.
OK, in real life, sharing a bottle of Jameson in a nice quiet pub and chatting and flirting.

Posted by: BWeaves at January 30, 2008 3:06 PM

1. Shopping, concert-going, dancing, people-watching...pretty much every social activity I can think of with Alan Cumming.

2. Barnes and Noble and lots of movies with Jake Gyllenhaal. Maggie can come, too.

3. Rounds of tequila and ceviche with Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna

4. A looooong night of drinking with Ewan McGregor, even though he stopped drinking. Scratch that, then--stick me in a sidecar with Ewan and Charley Boorman on their next motorbike adventure.

5. A huge meal with everyone on Scrubs. Cheating, but eh.

Can I also get Bill Clinton drunk at a karaoke bar? Really, I'd just want to see if he'd make a pass at me.

Posted by: em at January 30, 2008 3:09 PM

The skate park with Jack Black.

Motorcycles to Alice's Restaurant with Ewan McGregor.

Cosmo quizzes and home pedicures with Zooey Deschanel.

Posted by: Kris at January 30, 2008 3:11 PM

"2. Read comic books, play video games, and watch movies all night with Simon Pegg. Come on, you know you'd love it too."

I forgot about Pegg! But yes, this sounds all sorts of awesome.

Posted by: em at January 30, 2008 3:12 PM

Going shopping with Tim Gunn. Duh. Pretty obvious choice, but I'd love it.

Going out for a NYC post-dance party hangover-cure brunch with Cecily Brown, the painter, and discussing all things sex & fun.

A flea market Saturday with Wes Anderson!

...and I agree with everyone that beer/videogame allnighter with Mr Depp would be excellent!

Posted by: Tati at January 30, 2008 3:12 PM

Ooh, I forgot that I love to read:

6. I'd kill to have lunch and people watch at a small restaurant, on the sidewalk, with either David Sedaris, Christopher Moore, Ann Patchett, Sarah Vowell, or Neil Gaiman (p.s. watched Stardust last night, it was a two hour orgasm in movie form).

Posted by: Julie at January 30, 2008 3:13 PM

Going shopping with Tim Gunn. Duh. Pretty obvious choice, but I'd love it.

Going out for a NYC post-dance party hangover-cure brunch with Cecily Brown, the painter, and discussing all things sex & fun.

A flea market Saturday with Wes Anderson!

Playing darts and pub-hopping with lil Miss Amy Winehouse herself.

...and I agree with everyone that beer/videogame allnighter with Mr Depp would be excellent!

Posted by: Tati at January 30, 2008 3:13 PM

Okay, after reading some of the other selections, I'd ditch my entire list for the chance to spend a week bumming around with Anthony Bourdain while he "works".

And, whoever brought up hanging out with the Black Crowes is brilliant. I'd dig just spending a long, smoky, acoustic weekend on a houseboat on the Mississippi. With their backup singers in tow as well...

Rebecca, thank you for making me forget about all that Scientology bs. I was getting a little mouthy, thus ensuring myself a "dirt-nap", if you catch my drift...

Posted by: Skittimus Maximus at January 30, 2008 3:14 PM

1. Boogieboarding with Anderson Cooper.

2. "Closet shopping" & old movies with Cate Blanchett.

3. Breakfast in bed with Christian Bale.

4. Twirling in fabulous old dresses with Jennifer Love Hewitt.

5. Sitting at Martin Scorsese's feet, eating biscotti, while he talks endlessly about the great old movies.

Posted by: Kolby at January 30, 2008 3:14 PM

Matt Damon--Beers & Smokes
Steve Martin--Perusin Barnes & Noble
Tina Fey--Shopping @ Sams (she said in her AmEx ad she likes to go to the warehouse store and get a huge diet coke -- my favorite pasttime)
Jim Carrey--FAO Schwarz shopping

A few years ago when Harrison Ford got his earring he said he decided to do it when he was having dinner with Jimmy Buffet and Ed Bradley. To date that has been my fantasy dinner. sigh..with EB's passing it will sadly never happen.


DR-- going to Vegas with Vince Vaughn.Genious.

Posted by: wsapnin at January 30, 2008 3:16 PM

Mailbox baseball with Conan O'Brien

Survivalist lessons from Ted Nugent

Bareknuckle boxing with Burt Reynolds

Prank calling with Tina Fey

Hockey game with Kate Winslet

Posted by: Mella at January 30, 2008 3:16 PM

...Also having 5 o'clock tea at Laduree with Sofia Coppola. ahhhh

Posted by: Tati at January 30, 2008 3:19 PM

OOOH--One more--

Kid Rock--Nashville Honkytonks. YeefuckingHah!

Posted by: wsapnin at January 30, 2008 3:21 PM

Ok, so I don't have an activity to go with all of these people, but here goes:

1. I would want to go out and get drunk and do karaoke with Tina Fey.
2. I think Jenna Fisher would be really fun to shop and girl talk with.
3&4. I think it would be fun to hang out with Seth Rogen or Michael Cera doing whatever.
5. If musicians count then I would say lunch and hanging out talking to Ben Folds. I have always thought that we would get along well.

Posted by: Erin at January 30, 2008 3:23 PM

Hang out with Angie (sans Brad and kids) just two slightly mentally unbalanced chicks eating Mexican food with margaritas grande.

Even though she's dead, I would love to hang out with author Flannery O'Connor. I think we would have a lot in common and she could teach me so much. I want to be like her when I grow up.

Back to the living, I would hang out with Kathy Griffin (Griffith ?) over drinks just to hear her talk shit about celebrities - what fun.

Smoke some weed with Snoop Dogg. Just seems like it would be fun. But no izzles. That shit is played out.

Be in the presence of Kyle Chandler. I don't watch FNL but I have always had a crush on him.
We could just hand out and drink beer and eat nachos. If he wants to sex me that would be fine, too.

Ziva had it right when she said:
Craig Ferguson - have dinner with him and listen lovingly to him say anything he wants in that delicous accent. So I second that.

Of course, this how I feel right now and the people will change as my mood does. But this is a good start.

Posted by: jen310 at January 30, 2008 3:25 PM

Wheres the love for Kristen Bell.

A trendy veggy dinner followed by a nior Movie marathon of the 3rd man, chinatown, and brick would be nirvana

Posted by: Karl_hungus2 at January 30, 2008 3:25 PM

I am not going to read anyone elses so that I can see what I come up with...
1. Ellen Page seems like the type to go see an indie band with (Moldy Peaches??)
2. Jennifer Garner- I see her as the type to go bowling with. She would also kick anyone's ass who tried to bug us. She is BFF material.
3. Drinking with Mike Myers at a hockey game.
4. Because I am on a Stargate Atlantis kick I would have to say Joe Flanagan (Col Sheppard) is the perfect football then bed partner...hee.
5. I would go running with Franka Potenta and possibly dye my hair red with her...

Posted by: lyricalcatt at January 30, 2008 3:26 PM

As usual while it is loading my comment I remember one more. Kate Winslet. I love her and she and Jennifer Garner and I can be Bffs.

Posted by: lyricalcatt at January 30, 2008 3:28 PM

Oooh this one's easy:

Drinks and some live indie music at KoKo with Ellen Page, preferably whiskey. Followed by Japanese food from one of the all night stands while waiting for a cab.

Chinese food and a chatter about books and movies with Tina Fey in the basement of the awesome cafe I used to visit on a weekly basis before I moved.

A long and boozy Italian meal followed by cocktails and dancing (at the bar I have never been able to remember leaving) with Lauren Graham.

A night at my local pub with Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Jessica Stevenson.

A day drinking beer and playing videogames with Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen and Jason Segel.

Finally: a night sitting around a table drinking red wine and ranting about everything under the sun with Dylan Moran.

Posted by: Alex the Odd at January 30, 2008 3:30 PM

Shabbat services and oneg chatting with Leonard Nimoy.

Doing cosplay at a con with Bjork.

Karaoke with the cast of the Golden Girls.

Getting a lesson in poker (and maybe a big-brother talk) from 1970's Robert Redford.

Neil Gaiman escorting me to some sort of charty ball.

AND

Discussing Crowley and vintage erotica over Turkish coffee and baklava with Alan Moore.

Posted by: Kiku at January 30, 2008 3:31 PM

Fun comment diversion! Drinks in Boston with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Sitting in Central Park and commenting on everybody with Kathy Griffin. Watching a classic movie and discussing it after with Christian Bale (my husband has to be invited, too, because he worships the dude). Spinning class with Cameron Diaz (I know she's not popular here, but she's my age and she always struck me as relatively down-to-earth). Tour of St. Patrick's Cathedral with Ralph Fiennes. Broadway show with Rufus Wainwright.

Posted by: Samantha T at January 30, 2008 3:32 PM

Getting high with the dudes from Broken Lizard. As if that would be a change in their schedule

Singing show tunes with Ewan McGregor. He has one of the more wonderful voices, evar!

A deep discussion with Johnny Depp, over dinner whilst getting drunk off very expensive wine. Either that or becoming actual pirates.

Bring Emily Deschanel up to date on all the hip slang that her character "Bones" never gets. I honestly feel she is sooooo much hotter than her sister.

Cruising for chicks with David Boreanaz. You know he gets mad ass! Woohoo!

Posted by: ScarletKnight at January 30, 2008 3:32 PM

Alex!! How could I forget Lauren Graham?! I'd take her to my favorite Thai place and then have a night of poker and beer with my friends.

Posted by: Julie at January 30, 2008 3:32 PM

Getting high with the dudes from Broken Lizard. As if that would be a change in their schedule

Singing show tunes with Ewan McGregor. He has one of the more wonderful voices, evar!

A deep discussion with Johnny Depp, over dinner whilst getting drunk off very expensive wine. Either that or becoming actual pirates.

Bring Emily Deschanel up to date on all the hip slang that her character "Bones" never gets. I honestly feel she is sooooo much hotter than her sister.

Cruising for chicks with David Boreanaz. You know he gets mad ass! Woohoo!

Posted by: ScarletKnight at January 30, 2008 3:33 PM

going out to Super Heavy Reggae (second Saturday of the month) at Thymeless Bar & Grill on College St. in Toronto with Woody Harelson and Matthew McConaughey. we'd smoke spliffs in the back, grab some Red Stripes and then stand by the First Trumpet Soundsystem and listen to selectors Friendlyness and Jeremiah and the horns of I-sax.

and i totally know that Woody'd be down with coming because he's been there before (they have his picture up on the wall).

Posted by: causaubon at January 30, 2008 3:33 PM

Grindhouse B movie Marathon with Quinten Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.

Extended brunch and mimosas with Tina Fey, fighting over who gets the NY Times crossword.

Singing Kurt Weill tunes over a piano with Zooey Deschanel and Tom Waits.

Going to an all-ages show with Jack Black and John Cusack.

Playing guitar hero with Seth Rogan.

Posted by: Withnail at January 30, 2008 3:34 PM

Picking fights and kicking ass with Roger Daltrey, with Pete Townshend and the ghosts of Keith Moon and John Entwhistle making wry remarks from the sidelines.

Posted by: Kiku at January 30, 2008 3:34 PM

Oh this is too much fun.

1. Have Alan Rickman read me a bedtime story - He has that kind of voice, doesn't he?

2. Go to a pub with Kate Winslet - we'd drink tons of Strongbow, get piss drunk and kvecth about boys.

3. Try on tacky wedding dresses with Amy Poehler and Tina Fey.

The best for last...

4. Bluth family dinner with the cast of Arrested Development.

Posted by: citizen_cris at January 30, 2008 3:35 PM

Picking fights and kicking ass with Roger Daltrey, with Pete Townshend and the ghosts of Keith Moon and John Entwhistle making wry remarks from the sidelines.

Posted by: Kiku at January 30, 2008 3:35 PM

OK, this is my pick...

*Drunken karaoke with Lily Allen
*An afternoon in the park, people watching with Ellen Page, MIchael Cera and Olivia Thirlby
*Shoe shopping with Kirsten Bell
*Walking my dog with Zooey Deschanel

Posted by: KatyBelle at January 30, 2008 3:35 PM

Picking fights and kicking ass with Roger Daltrey, with Pete Townshend and the ghosts of Keith Moon and John Entwhistle making wry remarks from the sidelines.

Posted by: Kiku at January 30, 2008 3:38 PM

David Lynch--coffee and cigarettes. He would talk about anything he wanted to and I could just listen.

Beck--all day thrift-store shopping extravaganza.

Posted by: Kt at January 30, 2008 3:38 PM

Fuck it, I have to add one more--doing Eddie Izzard's makeup. I'd have to sit in his lap to do so, but eh, no complaints.

Posted by: em at January 30, 2008 3:39 PM

OK, this is my pick...

*Drunken karaoke with Lily Allen
*An afternoon in the park, people watching with Ellen Page, MIchael Cera and Olivia Thirlby
*Shoe shopping with Kirsten Bell
*Walking my dog with Zooey Deschanel

Posted by: KatyBelle at January 30, 2008 3:39 PM

1) Any Midnight movie with the Wilson Bros.
2) Making music with Zooey Deschanel (interpret how you will)
3) Letting Katee "Starbuck" Sackhoff convince me to workout with her (interpret how you will)
4) Book Club discussion with Jodie Foster, Naomi Watts, and Jake Gyllenhaal (interpret how you will)

Posted by: vinniedelpino at January 30, 2008 3:48 PM

Tossing around a football with ANYONE from Friday Night Lights. I suck so bad at throwing things I would only embarass myself, but it would be worth it.

I can't narrow this down to five, because choosing only five favorites on that show is just impossible.

Posted by: Todd at January 30, 2008 3:50 PM

Before I even read on...

EEE!!! Dustin, I had such a crush on Henry Thomas thanks to Fire In The Sky. (Git back in the truck, Travis!) Your friend is one lucky cat!

OK, just had to get that out--now to read the rest.

Posted by: MO at January 30, 2008 3:53 PM

Sitting under a table with Zachary Quinto. The world is a very different place when you sit under a table. Try it sometime.

And if that falls through, smoking crack with Amy Winehouse...

Posted by: David at January 30, 2008 3:54 PM

Oh, I see that I was not paying attention--Rebeccah, YOUR friend is the lucky cat!

Posted by: MO at January 30, 2008 3:55 PM

I happen to think service projects make the best friends so:

Serving food w/ Kristen Bell

Building a house w/ Evangeline Lilly

Reading to elderly w/ George Clooney

Organizing a drive w/ Kate Winslet

Something w/ rain forests w/ Gael Garcia Bernal

Posted by: Abbey Road at January 30, 2008 4:03 PM

Oh, also, going to a shooting range with Michael K. "Omar" Williams. No idea if he can shoot in real life, and even when I was in the army I wasn't exactly Mel Gibson, but that would be cool.

Posted by: Todd at January 30, 2008 4:06 PM

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Oh I really couldn't say that better, except to include Adam Baldwin in that mix to complete my Captain Mal & Jayne sammich. *off to dreamland*

Okay, so my picks would be, besides the above:
* Long drawn-out dinner with the Depps, I bet they tell the best stories! Our kids could play out back in the garden while we giggle about poor choices in fashion and experimentation when we were teenagers over some serious wine.
* Lunch and a spa day with Drew Barrymore, I think we'd be great friends, period the end.
* Hot monkey love with John Cusack, after a Clash show (this is my dream, and in my dream Joe Strummer lives).
* Oh and I have to gank doing Eddie Izzard's makeup; I mean *really* how could that get better? Well, only if we could make out after. ;)

Posted by: curegirl0421 at January 30, 2008 4:06 PM

I wouldn't mind going to a selection of shitty restaurants with Bourdain, just to see what he says. He's eaten a variety of disgusting things on his shows, I'd like to find out if I can come up with something he will refuse to try.

As for anyone else, I don't want to do anything special with them, but there are a few celebrities that seem pretty cool and laid-back. I would help them clean out their garage or do some home renovation. Jon Stewart, David Duchovny, Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore, Kate Winslet, Regina King, the Mythbusters crew. I could probably think of a few other people, but you get the idea.

Posted by: Slash at January 30, 2008 4:08 PM

Celebrating Edgar Allen Poe's birthday in the Baltimore cemetary he's buried in with Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, with lots of red wine and telling ghost stories by flashlight.

Posted by: minorblue at January 30, 2008 4:08 PM

1.) Playing ice hockey with Steve Carell
2.) Dirt day with Matthew McConaughey

Posted by: Matches at January 30, 2008 4:10 PM

1. Shoe shopping with Eddie Izzard after an early afternoon martini - enough to loosen things up, not enough to impair footwear decisions.
2. Doing a pub crawl through a series of increasingly grotty hole-in-the-wall places with Kate Winslet.
3. Picnic in the park with Brendan Fraser. He seems like he'd be easy to talk to, and fun to play frisbee with.
4. A movie or performance of some sort followed by late night coffee with Mike Doughty.
5. An afternoon of thrift store shopping in New York with a flask of vodka and Regina Spektor.

Posted by: eninnej at January 30, 2008 4:11 PM

mmmmmmm damned good question/answers...

erm.......

1)Because he's been my crush since i was eight years old, is my favourite actor and just seems like a very, very cool guy, i'd want to hang out for a day with Rory Cochrane. We'd drink whisky, talk, he'd smoke, walk around(we'd be in new York) just hang out. that'd be amazing

2)Russell Brand because he'd amuse me for the entire day until i exploded from laughter plus i think he'd be able to give me some advice on certain things

3)Tim Minchin cos um...he's hilarious and i'd want him to sing to me all damn day because he's amazing and so outstandingly funny that its just silly-also one of my best friends is his female counterpart which leads to my next choice

4)Noel Fielding because we have scarily identical senses of humour, fashion and im HIS female counterpart so i think we'd get along...plus we'd tell each other long and ramblig stories

5).....last choice.........Bill Nighy(not the science guy, the british one who's one of the best british things EVER) because the man has lived a life and he's amazing and i just think of the stories he could tell me ...

five is ridiculous, i'd want to meet Eddie Izzard, i really do think we'd get along like a house fire ...plus the man wears heels better than me so i'd need some lessons...
man there are so very many.
John Barrowman would be a constant entertainment...

but no if some one said you can have these five celeb friends it'd be Rory, Noel, Russell Tim and Bill because all of them in their own way have changed my life for the better.

Posted by: nadine at January 30, 2008 4:20 PM

i made a mistake there, my best friend is the female Russell Brand not Tim Minchin...which makes more sense if you know about Russell and Noel...

Posted by: nadine at January 30, 2008 4:23 PM

1. Dinner at a swanky restaurant with Jeremy Irons - I get the feeling I'd try so hard to impress him, and normally I don't ever want to impress anyone. I think it would be fun, or at least a lesson in humiliation.

2. A tea party and cigarettes with Cillian Murphy. I somehow get the feeling he'd actually participate, and what's better than tea?

3. Watching anime with Christian Bale. Don't even ask me how I think this would work, because I honestly don't know. I just think it would be awesome.

4. Swimming with Gary Oldman! Trend: It doesn't matter what the hell we're doing, as long as we're together and not distracted by whatever it is that's playing background to conversation. Maybe a sauna party for two...but not the way you're thinking.

5. Night at the pub with Craig Ferguson and my mum. They'd get on swimmingly, and I would laugh. Ohhhh, how I would laugh.

Posted by: Lola at January 30, 2008 4:26 PM

A hockey game with Vince Vaughn. That guy is so nice in person and I would love to hang out with him. We'd yell at the bad players together.

Coffee date with Chiwetel Ejiofor. I would try not to gush over him, because he seems so down to earth.

Dinner with Johnny Depp. For all the reasons stated.

Shopping with Mandy Moore. Her cheery-but-fun attitude would be contagious.

Girls night out with Sanaa Lathan & Regina King. The mojitos & daiquiris would be endless. Fun for all involved.

Posted by: Brie at January 30, 2008 4:31 PM

1. Making Tim Gunn go shopping for tampons with me at Wal-Mart, just to watch him struggle with the indignity of it all.

2. Hittin bongs and bongos with McConaughey. Im a southern girl and I can't help but love him. If he chose to be naked at the time, so be it.

3. Drinking coffee and doing the NYT Sunday crossword with Jon Stewart.

4. Fishing with Viggo Mortensen.

5. and I totally agree with Halo 3 and 4th meal with Jonah Hill and Michael Cera.

Posted by: MG at January 30, 2008 4:32 PM

Smoke weed and have an all-night Star Trek marathon with Rosario Dawson (Oh don't scoff, you know you want to join us!)

Sit at the window in a coffee shop and people-watch/snarky comment with Alec Baldwin.

Afternoon jewelry shopping and girl talk with Anjelica Huston.

Ride a float in a Mardi Gras parade followed by a vampire tour through the Cities of the Dead in New Orleans with Anne Rice (I actually met her coming off a float at a Lundi Gras ball so I feel I'm half-way there!)

Anything that involves me drinking coffee and trying not to laugh and/or drool over how crazy/fabulous Sharon Stone is.

Posted by: VampireNomad at January 30, 2008 4:32 PM

ALmost entirely snark free! A huge list full of love, admirations, and easy affordable outings with celebrated personalities! This made my morning, guys, mankind is truly capable of kindness and goodness!!!
/flutters away on fairy wings.
//Clive Owen and Jason Statham simultaneously, 80's horror movie drive thru in a roomy station wagn with seats that go all the way back, huge bucket of popcorn with a extra cup of butter for those non-popcorn butter-requiring experiences.

Posted by: that bees chick at January 30, 2008 4:38 PM

I read this article about a guy who got Elijah Wood to fly across the country for a game of Dungeons & Dragons, and during said game they discussed what a total video game geek Elijah Wood is. From the time I read that, I've been convinced that Elijah Wood and I would have loads of fun with a 48-hour video game marathon, pizza, pajamas, and the geekiest RPGs possible (with maybe a little "Zelda" thrown in for kicks).

I'd also love to get together with Dave Chapelle and just get mad stoned.

I'd have coffee or lunch with Jerry O'Connell. I just think he'd be fun to chat with.

I totally want to sing a bunch of songs with Rufus Wainwright.

And I'd do just about anything with Christian Bale.

Posted by: Cady at January 30, 2008 4:49 PM

Another one that popped into my noggin (although deceased):

I would absolutely love to have an afternoon just loafing about the Midwest area aimlessly with Walter Matheau, and as the early evening came around, to have a piece of kick-ass pie and coffee with him.

I doubt we'd share the same sense of humor or conversation topics, but I'd just like to hang out with him in a grandfatherly-way and listen to all the stories an' such he'd have... I just always thought he was cool as shit... No joke.

Posted by: Skittimus Maximus at January 30, 2008 4:56 PM

w. sapnin- Unfortunately, Buffet's a total dick. But I ever so briefly spoke with Lauren Graham once, and she was delightful.

I don't really connect with this exercise. I *might* second dinner with the family Gyllenhaal, because I love them all, but that's about it. I wouldn't mind having a drink with Greg Maddux or Peyton Manning, though. And having lived out my wildest years in Nashville, honkytonks are great with anyone. Viva Lonnie's!

Posted by: becca at January 30, 2008 4:57 PM

Dustin>> That's funny. I knew someone who dated Henry Thomas as well. A friend of a friend really. This was back in the early/mid 90s.

Posted by: Darth Corleone at January 30, 2008 4:58 PM

OK, so I suppose I don't actually love the entire Gyllenhaal family, but they seem like a neat bunch. Saying I love the mostly-unkown father makes me feel creepy.

Posted by: becca at January 30, 2008 4:58 PM

correction: mostly unknown.

Posted by: becca at January 30, 2008 5:01 PM

Oh, wait, that was Rebeccah who knew Henry Thomas. I wonder if we know the same person, because it would have been around the Legends of the Fall time. Did they shoot that movie in Texas?

Posted by: Darth Corleone at January 30, 2008 5:01 PM

1). Rock band party with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, until we're too drunk to keep playing, so we put "Creepshow" in the dvd player.

2). Having a few pints at the bar with the Flight of the Conchords, probably monopolizing the dart board as well.

3). Letting Christian Bale kick the shit out of me. I think that would be a hell of an experience in a very twisted and painful way. Afterwards, maybe we could share a beer and have a laugh about "Newsies".

Posted by: Sh*t Sandwich at January 30, 2008 5:04 PM

1) Grabbing a beer with George Clooney & Paul Rudd
2) Going to a Sox-Yanks game with Matt Damon
3) Going to a Radiohead concert with Rashida Jones and/or Natalie Portman
4) Play guitar hero with Kristen Bell
5) Eating street food in Bangkok with Tony Bourdain

Posted by: Siddhartha at January 30, 2008 5:05 PM

Sledding and spiked hot chocolate with Jason Bateman.

Attending the annual Sound of Music sing-along with Zooey Deschanel. In costume.

Kentucky Derby with Joan Rivers.

Wine and old movies with Kate Winslet.

Posted by: raspberry beret at January 30, 2008 5:06 PM

1. Sharing wine and an afternoon with the
Divine Miss M., shooting the breeze.
2. Browsing a used bookstore with Stephen King.
3. ANYTHING with Willem Dafoe!

Posted by: Bev M. at January 30, 2008 5:08 PM

being inspired by the Ed Bradley, Jimmy Buffett, Harrison Ford dinner, I opted for combinations of bud celebs.

1. the quiet assimilation and eventual vandalizing of a country club with Eva Green and Gina Gershon. Best if it was a country club in east Asia.

2. Oscar after-parties with Seth McFarlane and Paul Rudd.

3. Two weeks at the summer home of Michel Gondry.

4. Seeing a the Knife concert with Stephin Merritt, John Woo, and Claudia Gonson in Belgium or San Francisco.

5. Going to the Final 4 Tournament with John McEnroe, Bill Russell and Dave Chappelle. Sitting up in the green room smoking cigars and drinking stout, whiskey, and champagne. In Detroit.

Posted by: Jackseppelin at January 30, 2008 5:09 PM

I once read a blogger who compared the late night talk show hosts on how much he'd like to get stuck in an elevator witb them. Leno? Tries too hard to be the funniest in the room. Conan? We'd probably be laughing our asses off in a fort we made.

Posted by: Tyranthesaurus at January 30, 2008 5:12 PM

1.) Dinner with James Mcavoy..sigh ultimate crush.. swear to god, I will not grope, pinch or flirt! Swear to mother-effing god!

2.) Charlie Kaufman - if i could just pick his brains - we could go to a bookstore, have espresso, go to a poetry or novel reading...

3.) Laurell K. Hamilton - fave supernatural smut writer - I'd just tag along. If she wants to go to a S&M club, I'd just tag along.

4.) Nora Ephron - enuff said

5.) Natalie Portman - shopping buddy

Posted by: carrie at January 30, 2008 5:14 PM

1. A long, late autumn evening of shooting pool and listening to the splendid burrrrrr of Kevin McKidd in a cosy but otherwise deserted pub, with a healthy dose of flirting. (If he was single, I wouldn't stop at flirting.) My preoccupation with him is less-than-healthy.

I would up the ante by including Gerard Butler, but I have the impression that he's a little more hyperactive than we (WE! *insert your eye-roll here*) would be--and it would probably cause sensory overload anyway. So I'm going with the one-on-one with Himself.

2. Shopping for clothes with Eddie Izzard. I hate shopping but suspect he'd make it a fun day.

3. Bookstore-crawling and sidewalk cafe-ing with Paul Bettany.

4. Watching (and snarking on) the Oscars at my house with Rupert Everett.

Posted by: Gib at January 30, 2008 5:15 PM

1. Helping Bill Murray search for the shark that killed his friend

2. Having a long talk with Noah Baumbach and his beautiful wife Jennifer Jason-Leigh about Éric Rohmer

3. Dining at a 5 star restaurant with Patton discussing the plethora of pop and geek culture

4. Buying stuff at a flea market with Regina Spektor

5. Starting a book club with Philip Seymour Hoffman, discussing the book for 20 minutes, then start to pay more attention to the fine wines and cheeses.

Posted by: Kevin Longrie at January 30, 2008 5:20 PM

Please don't send me away:

Coffee with Robin Williams.

Also, I think I'd really enjoy going on a bender with Seth Green.

Or a game of cards with Mel Brooks and the late Joseph Heller.

Finally, I'd love to have a girly shopping day with Tina Fey (just started watching 30 Rock, and holy girlcrush, Batman!).

Posted by: MO at January 30, 2008 5:26 PM

This is way late, but great call on Eddie Izzard's makeup, em!!

Posted by: alexsa's balloon at January 30, 2008 5:34 PM

A night of drinking and picking up hookers with

*drumroll*

Keifer Sutherland 'natch.

Also, a night with Gina Gershon, all our activities would revolve around my penis doing stuff TO her.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at January 30, 2008 5:38 PM

i would like to do the puppet master (nothing dirty!) with elijah wood...and then go thrift store shopping.

coffee talk and game night with quentin tarantino...hopefully he won't try to smack anyone.

i'd like eric clapton to teach me how to play the guitar.

video games with the beastie boys.

crosswords and book shopping with michael stipe.

Posted by: kelley at January 30, 2008 5:48 PM

great comment diversion question! here goes...

1. i TOTALLY second the idea of making mix-tapes with nick hornby that someone mentioned before: brilliant idea!

2. watching great indies and playing guitar with michael cera (hey, I'm only 18...it's totally not weird to love him in Juno as much as I do!).

3. partying it up with kirsten bell (in Veronica-Mars mode, of course).

4. book shopping, coffee, and some great conversation in boston with Natalie Portman.

5. shoe shopping with lauren graham.

Posted by: jules at January 30, 2008 5:49 PM

BSlim, Keifer is my one brush with fame--I crossed paths with him in a bar in Newfoundland. Nice guy, he smiled and returned my hello.

On a completely unrelated note, I swear to fucking god, if I hear that stupid laughing-shark clip from the Strange Wilderness promo one more time...ARGH! Is that Steve Zahn? Dude, what are you doing??

Posted by: MO at January 30, 2008 5:49 PM

Thank you MO. I owe you a coke...

Although related to this topic, I could definitely see getting lightly toasted with Steve Zahn. We could prank call Jason Biggs!

Posted by: Skittimus Maximus at January 30, 2008 6:00 PM

-darts or pool with Gerard Butler, followed by midnight ice cream and movies
-afternoon pickup game of football with Will Smith
-bookstore wandering with Natalie Portman
-building a house with Brad Pitt
-dinner conversation with Marion Cotillard
-riding on the ranch with Harrison Ford

Posted by: Parker at January 30, 2008 6:21 PM

HUGE breakfast with Kate Winslet on a balcony over looking the sea.

Paintballing and moroccan lunching with Natalie Portman.

I'd take her along to Owen Wilson's for some weed funship (yes he maybe suicidal and has issues with drugs, but really, meh. Looking at Natalie will warm his broken heart).

Have Simon Pegg over to make some pita bread pizzas, watch a few movies, get drunk and run around the streets like idiots.

Later in the night go to a low key club/lounge place with Cedric and Omar from The Mars Volta where we can invest in some acid and listen to 'Animals' by Pink Floyd.

And in the wee hours of the morning, I'd grab some old books from 'my collection' and take it to the Depp household, to have Johnny answer the door shirtless and home alone.

*DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLS*

Posted by: jotunes at January 30, 2008 6:47 PM

I know Ricky Gervais is the famous one, but I actually think Stephen Merchant would be hilarious to hang out with. He has that quietly insane air about him. Yeah, Stephen and Barry from the EastEnders at a cheesy bar.

And on a totally separate occasion, a long dinner with Robert Duvall, Albert Finney, Tommy Lee Jones, and lots of wine.

For a non-reality-based evening out, I'd like to go to bowling with the Dude, Donny, and Walter. And then maybe to an In-and-Out Burger.

Posted by: ak at January 30, 2008 6:51 PM

1. Shopping with Marc Jacobs on his account. I'll be his fag hag for the day.

2. Go out for dinner with Brad Pitt and then maybe he could come in for a cuppa. Angie needs not know.

3. Lunch with Oprah to ask or freaking beg to work for her.

4. Chris Brown, I did like him for a week to show me how to dance.

And finally, an unselfish act...

5. Britney Spears, to give her a good slap in the face, lock her up in her mansion till she comes to her fucking senses. I'm fucking sick of seeing her everywhere. Even respectable newspapers print about her.

Posted by: Jean at January 30, 2008 7:12 PM

1) go to a pub with the lovely Kate Winslet

2) have a deep conversation about life with Natalie Portman

3) have Nigela Lawson come over to my house and cook dinner

4) play 'Jedi Knights' with Simon Pegg and try to kill each other with out lightsaber swords

5) invite Stewie from Family Guy to my house and listen to him insult every picture I own.

Posted by: Abe at January 30, 2008 7:13 PM

Katee Sackhoff- Drunken bowling. (She'd be a hoot, right?)

Colin Farrell- Shopping spree. He's such a flirt he'd probably make the sweetest comments when I tried something on.

Natalie Portman- Backpacking in Tibet or Cambodia. She seems like she'd make a great companion.

Keira Knightley (I hate the acting but she seems cool in her interviews)- Dancing and drinking marathon.

Posted by: Sara at January 30, 2008 7:16 PM

Talking Scientology with Tom Cuise..

Oh. Shit. Wrong thread.

Posted by: Odnon at January 30, 2008 7:43 PM

Karaoke bars with Ricky Gervais...

Shooting range with Ted Nugent...

Kickboxing spar session with Tom Cruise...

can't think of any more at the moment...

Posted by: Mattfactor at January 30, 2008 7:51 PM

1. Channel surfing with Michael Cera and Jason Bateman, because I so want to be a Bluth

2. Family dinner at the Burton-Bonham Carter residence

3. Dining al fresco with Emma Thompson and Hugh Laurie

Posted by: elle at January 30, 2008 8:03 PM

1. Hunting/camping with Harrison Ford and two bottles of whiskey.

2. College parties with Adam Goldberg.

3. Shopping with Claire Danes.

4. Bar hopping with Kim Deal, back before sobriety.

5. Movies with David Duchovny.

Perfect.

Posted by: Claire at January 30, 2008 8:03 PM

Oh, and

6. People watching with John Cusack.

Posted by: Claire at January 30, 2008 8:07 PM

1. Have a drink (or six) with Clive Owen in London.

2. Take lessons from Matthew McConaughey, on how to be, Matthew McConaughey.

3. Blow lines off of various body parts of Lindsay Lohan, while being videotaped by someone with a cellphone. Dental dam optional.

4. Play a game of Sorry with the Judd Apatow crew.

5. Spend an afternoon smoking weed and shisha while going through an old vinyl collection with Cameron Crowe.

6. Read a Far Side Gallery on a rug in front of a fire with Tina Fey.

7. Shag Tina Fey.

Posted by: FourKings at January 30, 2008 8:15 PM

Vegetarian potluck with Kristen Bell and Ed Begley Jr. in which we watch The Big Lebowski and I ask them ceaselessly about Veronica Mars.

Tolkien geek-off with Christopher Lee.

A sarcasm-filled afternoon with Topher Grace (I don't buy all the "he's a jerk" rumors). We can bash celebrities and I can ask him how often Danny Masterson brought up Scientology, and how he possibly resisted its powers.

I would like Steven Wright to tell me a bedtime story, and maybe analyze my dreams when I wake up.

And I'm sorry, jotunes, but I have to steal this one:

"Later in the night go to a low key club/lounge place with Cedric and Omar from The Mars Volta where we can invest in some acid and listen to 'Animals' by Pink Floyd."

YES.

Posted by: Diana at January 30, 2008 8:21 PM

1. Cook a huge dinner with Robert Rodriguez

2. Start happy hour with Paul Rudd and drink until the bar closes, end up making out in the parking lot and next day I will pretend that it was a huge mistake and never should have made out with him but secretly be really giddy on the inside

3. Hang out at the beach with Shia LaBouf

4. Drinking it up at a little jazz bar with Rosemary Clooney while our everyone in the group takes turns playing with the house band. (Been there, done that! It was awesome)

5. George Clooney will be my date for the evening mentioned in #4 (the only thing that was missing that night)

Posted by: Kylie at January 30, 2008 8:27 PM

1 & 2: Really anything with Jason Bateman and Michael Cera. It would be total third wheelage, but I'd be down. I can see them picking something infinitely more awesome to do than I could.
3 & 4: Shopping and girl talk with T.R. Knight and Katharine Heigl. I may lose cool points around these parts for suggesting it, but brute honesty is what we have to work with, people.
5. Not to repeat everyone else, but anything with Tina Fey would be awesome, I think. I like her "perfect day" in her AmEx ad, so I'll just suggest sharing in that with her.

Posted by: Ben at January 30, 2008 8:30 PM

Sorry if anyone already mentioned this one but, I'd also like to go on a wild narcotics purchasing spree with Tom Sizemore.

Posted by: BarbadoSlim at January 30, 2008 8:35 PM

1. LAN party with the boys from Penny Arcade (if you are a geek, they count as celebrities!!)

2. Watch hockey and drink a bottle of whiskey with Don Cherry.

3. Go to a curling bonspiel with Paul Gross.... and then have his babies :)

4. Play charades with Jon Stewart and Stephan Colbert.

Posted by: Zanna at January 30, 2008 8:35 PM

Getting drunk with Benicio Del Toro and David Cross would be a dream come true. Benicio would have to be his character from Way of the Gun though

Posted by: rustymux at January 30, 2008 8:39 PM

Having a hard time thinking of five, but this is what I got...

Jam with Conan O'brian - that man can play the blues like he's NOT 6'4" and pale as shit.

Drink some beers with Kevin Smith (but not his wife).

Do anything with Tina Fey. I would love to hang with that woman for a day.

Posted by: the_wakeful at January 30, 2008 8:50 PM

1. Visiting Graceland with Tom Waits
2. Baking bourbon-laced cupcakes with Amy Sedaris
3. Going to the mall with John Waters
4. Racing go-karts with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost
5. Singing karaoke with Neil Patrick Harris and Sara Ramirez.

Posted by: Tabula Swift at January 30, 2008 9:08 PM

1. Soccer match (FC Barcelona) with Gael Garcia Bernal. Tequila shots afterwards.
2. Drinks with Clive Owen, he can talk about whatever he wants. Or he can talk dirty.
3. Shoe shopping with Liv Tyler. We're both tall! bffs!
4. Carnaval with Rodrigo Santoro. He'd teach me how to samba.
5. Drunken drum lessons with Dave Grohl.

Posted by: lovelymofo at January 30, 2008 9:08 PM

Wow-

Awesone thread, although the Nat Portman fixation's a little strange.

1. Deep sea fishing with Hunter S. Thompson. Guns and LSD are involved. And yes, I know he's dead.

2. Cruising for chicks with George Clooney (watching the master at work)

3. Hitting all-night manhattan eateries with Anthony Bourdain. Or pretty much anywhere.

4. Watching an awards show with David Cross and Tina Fey.

5. Sitting at a piano with Ricki Lee Jones. She can sing me the phonebook for all I care.

6. Poker night with Tom Waits.

Posted by: summerteeth at January 30, 2008 9:14 PM

1. Go eat Brazilian food in the City (San Francisco, of course) with Jenny Lewis.
2. Do anything with Natalie Portman.
3. And I know they aren't really "celebrities" but I always hope I'll spot the girls from Go Fug Yourself when I'm in LA so that I can coerce them to hang out with me.

Also, I once ate lunch right next to Elijah Wood in a deserted restaurant in the Bay. He seemed pretty cool.

Posted by: Allie at January 30, 2008 9:14 PM

Wow-

Awesone thread, although the Nat Portman fixation's a little strange.

1. Deep sea fishing with Hunter S. Thompson. Guns and LSD are involved. And yes, I know he's dead.

2. Cruising for chicks with George Clooney (watching the master at work)

3. Hitting all-night manhattan eateries with Anthony Bourdain. Or pretty much anywhere.

4. Watching an awards show with David Cross and Tina Fey.

5. Sitting at a piano with Ricki Lee Jones. She can sing me the phonebook for all I care.

6. Poker night with Tom Waits.

Posted by: summerteeth at January 30, 2008 9:15 PM

1. Sit in a smoky bar with Stephin Merritt and talk about Camus and broken hearts.

2. Go to some obscure musical performance with
Henry Rollins and talk books/bands inbetween sets.

3. Take a long ramble in NYC with Anthony Bourdain (w/drinks along the way, of course).

4. Thrift store shopping with Jenny Lewis

5. Drinks with Nathan Fillion! Or anything else I can convince him to do with/to me.

Posted by: naysayer at January 30, 2008 9:16 PM

Girls night out with Pammy Anderson
Travel anywhere with Jack Black
Make Mojitos at Jack Nicholsons house (w/ jack o course)
Christmas at the Sedaris' house

Posted by: Nat at January 30, 2008 9:39 PM

1. Drink margaritas and talk about boys with Jennifer Garner
2. Drink beer and talk about girls with Tegan and Sara
3. Thumb-wrestle with Connie Britton
4. Go sky-diving with Nathan Fillion
5. Have a deep, geeky conversation with Joss Whedon and then drink margaritas and beer

Posted by: Peaches at January 30, 2008 9:43 PM

Dustin, First of all, I'm so happy you remembered the great Ed Grimley in your opening paragraph. I got a warm fuzzy laugh just reading it. I mean, Oh, wasn't that guy just like, the best, I must say? Quite decent, y'know...

Anyway, HERE'S a hang-out party wish you Pajibans never saw coming:

The Monkees- Micky, Davy, Mike and Peter - meet me at a Blue-Ridge Mountain cabin I've managed to rent, with a complete instrumental, acoustically-perfect setup w/ plenty of instruments for all to play, a coupla video cameras and sound recorders, the necessary booze/narcotics, and just a week of watching and listening to them talk about when they outsold the BEATLES in 1967, and they all play together just like they did on the 'Headquarters' album, 40 years later, and they welcome and allow me to fill in some blanks, just for my own needless sense of immortality, while I pummel them with questions about the incredible times they had together- sorta like when my Dad and uncle would get drunk & tell me all about the hell-raising days they had, and later I could join my Dad's bluegrass band at a redneck bar as a backup singer (he still plays sizzlin' mandolin and can sing like crazy).

I use The Monkees because they DID make a movie, and probably would have used them even if those rules didn't quite apply.

Saying that, I'd also like to hang out w/ Stephen Stills playing his acoustic all night on a beach where I'm in a comfortable hammock between two palm trees/ladies/coolers;

James Taylor (same scenario as The Monkees - he was in 'Two Lane Blacktop', remember) And, same scenario & most

ULTIMATE: Sir Paul McCartney (w/ at least 4 movies to his credit). Seriously people, who couldn't sit and talk with, and listen to, the greatest musical artist of the 20th Century for one night and say it wasn't the most incredible time of their lives?

So I, the un-apologizing greatest fan of, didn't mention Diane Lane as THE obvious one, since I've been rattling on about her on this site in the last 2 weeks (and yes, I still love you Diane, if you're reading this), shows you I've gotten my head back in the game for now, and hope to continue so in the future

Okay done now

Posted by: TMax at January 30, 2008 9:44 PM

And in the unrepressed rage division:

1. Pushing Sandra Bullock down a set of stairs.(previously and recently mentioned, but bears repeating)

2. Spending the day with Ann Coulter while she wears a shock collar, and every time she says something egregiously hateful, she gets a zap. That might end up less than a day, though, she'd probably be twitching and drooling before lunch.

3. Shredding the Olsen Twins' wardrobes as they watch helplessly nearby.

4. Cooking something from a recipe on the back of a Velveeta box for dinner with Martha Stewart.

5. Matching tequila shooters with George W., with my tape recorder on.

Posted by: Wednesday at January 30, 2008 9:57 PM

I love Henry Thomas! I think Rebeccah is going to have to give us the dish.
Anyway, mine:
1. Movie night (complete with popcorn and candy, natch) with Kate Winslet. In our jams.
2. Karaoke with Zooey Deschanel. I'd say vintage shopping, but I'd want to hear her sing.
3. Guitar Hero with Conan O'Brien.
4. Beer with Kevin Smith. I'd just want to listen to him talk and talk.
5. Threesome with Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna. Obviously.

Posted by: Lannie at January 30, 2008 10:18 PM

1)Help build Optimus Prime with Chris Walken
2)Macrame with Segal
3)Yell at fourteen year old punks with Zach Braff
4)More quality time with Big Papa Walken
5)Donuts with Jon Lovitz

Posted by: Chris Snead at January 30, 2008 10:29 PM

Somebody already said, "read comics with Kevin Smith".

Everything else I'd write here will get me in trouble.

Posted by: Hater from Siloam Springs at January 30, 2008 10:34 PM

Somebody already said, "read comics with Kevin Smith".

Everything else I'd write here will get me in trouble.

Posted by: Hater from Siloam Springs at January 30, 2008 10:35 PM

And after double posting at Pajiba, more cowbell.

How can you post "Christopher Walken" and not say "more cowbell"?

Posted by: Hater from Siloam Springs at January 30, 2008 10:37 PM

Because it was not funny.

Posted by: Chris Snead at January 30, 2008 10:39 PM

Dude, that is always funny.

Posted by: hater from Siloam Springs at January 30, 2008 10:48 PM

Pointless fantasies like these can be either cured or fulfilled by Scientology.

Posted by: Professor Science at January 30, 2008 10:49 PM

Club-hopping with Dustin Diamond, Tiffani Amber-Thiessen, Mark-Paul Gossellar, Mario Lopez, Elizabeth Berkley and Lark Voorhies...


Chess match with Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking...

Posted by: Mattfactor at January 30, 2008 11:04 PM

1. Beach with Jewel Staite and Zooey Deschanel

2. Trip to the record store, then an indie show, then 2 am dinner at a hole in the wall all night Mexican place with Ellen Page

3. Sporting event with Jennifer Garner. I'm lukewarm on her as an actress but I think she'd be totally chill to hang with, unlike Portman who I love as an actress but get the vibe we wouldn't click

4. Video games with the guys in Say Anything, minus Max Bemis. I've actually hung out with them before and they are awesomely fun

5. Flea Market shopping with Kate Winslet and Charlize Theron

Posted by: Skeggjold at January 30, 2008 11:10 PM

I'm always late for these things! Dammit!

1. Going to a fashion show with Cate Blanchett and Tim Gunn, and engaging in witty banter with the both of them. I don't think I could keep up with them, but still.


2. Being girly and sarcastic with Clare Danes and Emma Thompson, possibly over shopping .


3. Getting totally trashed at a bar with George Clooney and his friends, and getting kicked out for loudness and lewdness.


4. Going clubbing with Justin Timberlake--not as a date, but just to have a kickass dance partner. There is nothing like jamming with a guy who actually has rhythm.


5. Going for a pint and then watching stupid movies with Russell Howard, because I not-so-secretly want him to be my little brother (despite me being about ten years younger than him).


6. Discussing literature, classical music, and film with Stephen Fry over a nice dinner, or maybe tea.


7. Trying to convince Dmitri Shostakovich to write more music for piano solo, possibly through bribery with vodka and freedom from the Soviet Union (hey, if he were alive it'd be worth a shot).


Man, that was actually a lot of people. Obviously I need to become very important in the near future.

Posted by: kalexal at January 30, 2008 11:13 PM

>Dude, that is always funny.


ALSO BLUE IS THE BEST COLOR

OM NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM

Posted by: Chris Snead at January 30, 2008 11:15 PM

Why would I want to hang out a fucking actor? I would rather hang out with one of my friends.

Posted by: Pookie at January 30, 2008 11:27 PM

Such a good one!

1) Get coffee, go shopping with Kate Winslet. She seems like such a funny, smart woman.
2) Watch old movies, 16 mm, Westerns, with Woody Allen MST3K style
3) Play pool with Shia LeBeouf (I can't help it! I know it's wrong and dirty, but oh my god, he's kinda hot.)
4) Pick cranberries and have a picnic with Paul Newman. And Joanne Woodward.
5) Read the Iliad aloud, to one another, with Nathan Fillion..........

.......oh wow. got lost in the joy there....

Posted by: Jonesy at January 30, 2008 11:33 PM

Just a general hang-out with Spencer Krug.

Smoking pot and watching zombie movies with Gillian Anderson.

Get in a barfight with Shia LeBeouf and stab him in the eye with a broken beer bottle.

Get drunk with John Krasinski and convince him to make out with me on the grounds that he won't know he's not gay unless he gives it a go.

Drop acid with Zooey Deschanel.

Beat Matt Damon at Mortal Kombat.

Book club with Lily Tomlin.

Posted by: Jesse at January 30, 2008 11:41 PM

Bowling with Jeff Bridges...respect.

Posted by: Smokin at January 31, 2008 12:35 AM

There is only one: Viggo. We'd have coffee and talk about art and poetry. Then we'd grab a picnic and head for a remote part of his ranch. We'd drink wine and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Do tequila shots, and whatever happens after that is private, just between the two of us.

You can tell I've thought about this a lot.

Posted by: Grace at January 31, 2008 12:36 AM

Yay, I can't resist! I was just thinking about this, though I probably think about it more than I realize...



1. shopping with Gwen Stefani and Kate Beckinsale.



2. looking like twins (or shall I say, twinnin') with Kate Winslet.



3. giggling bashfully at Edinburgh Pub (SF!) with Michael Caine, Craig Ferguson or Craig Ferguson playing Michaow Caine.



4. Doing whatever the kids do these days with Shia LeBoeuf, or perhaps what the adults do if you know what I mean, wink WINK. God, I'm so creepy. Speaking of creepy....



5. Strolling around at midnight, casting sardonic sideways glances, and commenting dryly on the nightlife with Alan Rickman and Gary Oldman.


Posted by: racheee at January 31, 2008 12:49 AM

whoops, sorry about the retarded spacing on my post!

Posted by: racheee at January 31, 2008 12:50 AM

I always come so late to the party, but it's too fun not to do this:

1. Scrabble with Natalie Portman. She'd probably kick my A$$. (She's also got a lot of hangout love on this page.)

2. Attend a soccer match while drinking beer and trash talking with Clive Owen. Or watching him tie his shoes, pour milk. Whatever.

3. Some sort of humanitarian project with Gael Garcia Bernal, like building a Habitat house. I have no idea if he does any charity work, but he seems like he'd be chill with a hammer and some paint.

4. Being Anthony Bourdain's cameragirl in Thailand or Mongolia.

5. Walking the golden retriever I don't have through Central Pk with Paul Newman, and making cooking dinner after. Joan is totally invited as well.

Posted by: C-Dawg at January 31, 2008 12:52 AM

Live the rest of my life with Tina Fey.

Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Diablo Cody, Tony Bourdain, David Ducovny, and Michael Palin would all come over for Sunday dinners.

Posted by: Me, Baby. Me. at January 31, 2008 1:08 AM

1. Catchphrase with the Office cast
2. A big lunch and used bookstore browsing with Ryan Gosling on a weekday afternoon in the summer in Minneapolis
3. Yoga and tea with Natalie Portman, Keri Russell and Maggie Gyllenhal
4. Flea marketing with David and Amy Sedaris
5. Hitting the pubs in Edinburgh with Anthony Bourdain

Posted by: Ami at January 31, 2008 1:12 AM

The day starts with

1. A really late brunch with Javier Bardem. After the coffee and mimosas kick in I have to
2. Meet Werner Herzog for our gig entertaining the criminally insane. The show ends with a short Q and A but I can't be late for
3. The Sword of Doom on the big screen with Anthony Bourdain. Yes, I brought snacks and a flask.
4. But I'm still hungry so I cook a nice big meal for Gena Rowlands and knit her a scarf while we're chatting before
5. Hooking up with Bob Dylan for karaoke. Thank God Gena and I maybe overindulged in the vino. I mean, I've done karaoke in my life like once before... but hell, it's a great time, that Bob can tangle some shit up in blue.

Posted by: marye at January 31, 2008 1:34 AM

1. Wild drug-fueled weekend with Johnny Depp.
2. Getting my hair/make-up done by Dolly Parton.
3. Smoking ciggs and slot-machines with Dave Attell.
4. Looking for crocs in the bush with Steve Irwin(when he was alive, not his corpse).
5. Game of kickball with will ferell,stephen colbert, and the cast of the kids in the hall.

Posted by: Caroline at January 31, 2008 2:59 AM

1.Chick flicks, liquor and Uno with Kate Winslet.
2.Beer-fueled karaoke with Zooey and Emily Deschanel.
3.Idle chit-chat over lunch with Tina Fey.
4.Pretentious movie and jazz with Jeff Goldblum. (I'd endure anything to witness his weirdness firsthand.)
5.Road trip with Kirsten Dunst. (I know she's hated by many, but I think she'd be pretty cool to hang with.)
6.Anything and everything with Christian Bale.

Posted by: Chritsina at January 31, 2008 4:30 AM

Whoah! Look what happens when you go offline to deal with lifey-type things (such as your toddler's second birthday bash). Sorry so late - but this really turned out fun, I think - you guys are real coo, y'know? It really DID start to bug me who I'd want to hang out with in the wee hours of the night!

Darth Corleone - Legends of the Fall was partially shot in Northern Canada - I think a lot was in Calgary, Alberta what with all the horsey/ranch action they have out there. I live in 'Hollywood North' (Vancouver) and my buddy was an actress (whom I introduced to MY agent, and then I was mercilessly dumped by said agent in the face of her raw talent). She is still working today, but it's not really my place to out her - she kind of hates me for being the skinny blond archetype, although fat lot of good it did me fame-wise. She really got the last laugh!

Anyhoo - 'Hank' Thomas lived in Texas and had a ranch there. Although I was star struck, of course, and a complete moron (full disclosure) he was just tons of fun, down to earth and could drink better than any person I have seen before or since. He was into Lyle Lovett at the time and did "Stand by Your Man" for his karaoke review. He told us how prepping for his Legends character involved lengthy dicussions about how his character 'felt about his penis' and hilarious stuff like that. His views about his ET fame were pretty good too, but he wasn't really into being a 'famous guy'...just sort of a low key guy 'who happened to be somewhat famous but not exactly massively relevant at the time'.

I was a child actor too and did way better at that, and so met lots of famous types before they broke big - Jerry O'Connell was mentioned - remember My Secret Identity? I was on that. Dr. McDreamy? Did some movie stuff with him. Eric Idle, lots of SCTV'ers, that type of Canadian thing. John Travolta and Kelly Preston? I was her 'double' on a straight-to-DVD crapfest and met them and their baby just before Pulp Fiction broke. They are all just peeps who get a little too magnified by celebrity...reality is like seeing those pictures of famous people eating. Normal as hell, so I KNOW me and Mr. Depp could hang. It's possible, right?

Note: I'm not trying to say I was involved in 'knowing' those folks well or anything. Henry Thomas still counts as the (2) Weeks that Was though. Name dropping is lame anyways. I know it. Ah the glorious past, though!

Posted by: Rebeccah at January 31, 2008 5:05 AM

Causaubon - I think the McConaughey-hey-hey would LOVE Thymeless...especially on Dub night. I know I do all summer long. Interestingly enough...the last time Woody was there I showed up ten minutes too late to meet him.
For me I've got:
1. Pub Crawling/Pool/Darts ect with Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg/Nick Frost/Lily Allen-I could be free to be as uncoordinated, foul mouthed and drunken as I wished-and I'd probably piss my pants laughing at some point.
2. Shopping with Alan Cumming and Eddie Izzard - Mmm...this excites me more than a lot of stuff in the world...possibly even more than booze. Maybe they could finally show me how to avoid breaking my neck when wearing heels.
3. Lunch/Dinner/Cocktails with Paula Deen and Christopher Moore - it's a weird combo but I'm pretty sure that if Paula was cooking Mr. Moore and I could make better jokes about her using a ton of butter than her sons do.
4. Playing Nintento Wii/Drinking/Smoking Up/B-Movie Festival with the Apatow crew- It's a popular choice for a reason...somehow though I think the night would end with my drunkenly declaring my love for Seth Rogan.
5. Club Hopping for live Independent bands with Colin Farrel and Johnny Depp - I think these two would be able to come up with some interesting things to listen to-if not the music than their stories. I've had mad love for Colin since his generousity at Woodys many years ago while he was in town for TIFF.

Posted by: Ms. Parker at January 31, 2008 6:51 AM

1. Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk - all-night Halo. I've never played, but I know they do, and I bet this would be a fun introduction to it.
2. John Barrowman - cocktails and outrageous gossip til the wee hours on a comfy sofa. I just read his autobiography and I'd love to hear the parts he left out!
3. Bill Clinton - almost anything as long it included conversation. I know, I know - but he's an interesting guy.
4. Bill Bryson - drinking real ale in an old pub and talking about anything and everything.
5. Mariah Carey - shopping. I just want to see a total diva in full spend mode!

Hmm, it seems my idea of fun is mostly drinking and talking...

Posted by: tarn at January 31, 2008 6:53 AM

Bowling with John Goodman!

Posted by: HallsyHatesU at January 31, 2008 8:46 AM

-one way mirror: crispin glover, michael cera, val kilmer, and sacha baron cohen (preferably in character) on one side having dinner; me and ricky gervais laughing at them on the other side
-ping pong with natalie portman
-make a canoe with daniel day-lewis and viggo mortenson
-drinks followed by working out with ryan reynolds, ryan gosling, and christian bale
-hunting with seth rogen, bill hader, paul rudd, pt anderson, and david milch

Posted by: dg at January 31, 2008 8:48 AM

frick, i forgot to add matthew mcconaughey into the drinks and working out

Posted by: dg at January 31, 2008 8:52 AM

Allright, I'm going to express something unpopular. I'm sure Natalie P. is a lovely girl and intelligent and all, but she never struck me as all that much fun.

Posted by: Samantha T at January 31, 2008 9:50 AM

Just hanging out and listening to music and reading with Carrie Brownstein could be awesome.

Posted by: Genevieve at January 31, 2008 10:18 AM

- Pub crawl with Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry and Emma Thompson

Posted by: WestCoastPat at January 31, 2008 10:28 AM

1. Play chess and beatbox with The RZA from Wu Tang
2. Watch westerns and discuss with Don DeLillo
3. Go bowling and drink pitchers of bad American beer with Monica Bellucci
4. Go to a soccer match with Martin Freeman and Lucy Davis
5. Have Audrey Tautou just smile at me all...day...long

6. If he were still alive, go to a strip club with Lenny Bruce

Posted by: Harmonov at January 31, 2008 11:37 AM

Holy cow am I old. I don't even know half the celebrities in this post. The only celeb I could see me standing for more than ten minutes is Tommy Lee Jones 'cause I think he could hang with a Mississippi bbq afternoon, drinking buds around the tailgate of my pickup, and visitin all the old folks in town just cause it's the right thing to do.

Oh and sex with Colin Farell of course. But, like I said, I'd only need about ten minutes.

Posted by: Phat girl at January 31, 2008 12:15 PM

Hmmm...
Listening to Muddy Waters LPs with Eric Clapton.
Ditto on the pub crawl with Laurie, Fry and Thompson.
Dinner, drinks and conversation with Tina Fey.
A visit to the Louvre with Steve Martin.

Posted by: Spender at January 31, 2008 12:21 PM

1. Dinner/ Scrabble might with the cast of Arrested Development and significant others (Amy, Ellen...) just so I can spell "circumvent"

2. Camping with Daniel Day-Lewis

3. Pub crawl with Clive Owen and Gerard Butler, they can fight for who gets to come home with me -- what the hell, both of them can.

4. Horse-back riding with Dennis Quaid and Viggo Mortensen.

5. Farmers market/brunch with Diane Lane and Robin Wright-Penn.

Posted by: Finn at January 31, 2008 12:41 PM

Oh yeah, and I want to hang out with Maura Tierney and get stoned.

Posted by: Finn at January 31, 2008 12:48 PM

going with any of the above mentioned to my bank to deposit $10 million of their money into my account

Posted by: get-real at January 31, 2008 12:58 PM

I'd love to:
- practice my Spanish skills with Gael GarcĂ­a Bernal
- wander around a bookstore with David Duchovny
- talk politics and/or sports with Keith Olbermann
- just hang out with Dave Matthews, doesn't matter what we do

Posted by: Becca at January 31, 2008 1:14 PM

Rebeccah>> Thanks.

Yeah, I knew someone else who dated Henry Thomas. She was a brunette non-actress, and this did happen in Texas - San Antonio to be exact. :- )

Posted by: Darth Corleone at January 31, 2008 1:28 PM

- Afternoon tea and sympathy with Kate Winslet
- Campfire sing-a-long with Jack White
- Long walk through the Village with Michel Ghondry
- Kareoke with Karen O
- Movie night with Julie Andrews

Posted by: AES at January 31, 2008 1:35 PM

Sweeeeeet-
Trick or treating with Christian Bale & Kate Winslet (with or without their families, I'm flexible), all the while picking their brains & convincing them to star together in their next film project. Oh, the possibilities...

Posted by: vllach at January 31, 2008 1:36 PM

1. I would have to session with Simon Pegg, we would play video games, watch zombie movies and watch stupid video's on Youtube.

2. Go Shopping with Kelly Osborne. We'd make fun of the skinny starletards, and feel better about ourselves.

3. Session again with Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes. Walk around the Mall and do absolutely fuck all!

4. Have a slumber party with Kate Nash, we'd try on each others clothes. Listen to some great music and exchange stories of boys and heartache.

5. Go book shopping and vintage record shopping with Ellen Page. End the day off in some funky little coffee shop and watch some acoustic guitar playing by some hunky random indie dude

Posted by: Jax at January 31, 2008 1:53 PM

James Spader and I would cook dinner at his place. I'd intentionally do everything poorly, so he'd repeatedly stop and show me exactly how things should be sliced, and seasoned, and sauteed just so. After dinner, we'd sit out on his balcony and reminisce about old girlfriends.

Blythe Danner and/or Helen Mirren and/or Dianne Wiest and I would meet at the opera, but at intermission we'd ditch it for a retro dance club or a boy/girl pop-punk band at some converted warehouse. Later we'd find a coffee/dessert place with couches, and read poems or People magazine to each other. At no point would we change out of our opera clothes.

Richard Schiff (okay, Toby Ziegler) and I would go to the stadium for a Yankees game, or whatever team his Dad used to take him to when he was a kid.

Holly Hunter and I would go ballroom dancing or skeet shooting or something else she knew better than I, which would inevitably require close contact to coach me with my stance or my grip or the placement of my hips. Or maybe we'd just go to the county fair. At dusk, she'd talk me into running down to the lake and going skinny-dipping.

Bill Murray and I would try something neither of us have done before, like sheep-shearing or barn-raising or air-traffic-controlling. We would probably not go skinny-dipping, though if he really wanted to, hey I'm game.

Laura Linney and I (sorry Jerce, you've got to share) would lunch at an outdoor cafe some sunny afternoon, and I'd ask her about her favorite books. We'd stroll to the waterfront and people-watch. I'd make up stories about them, and she would laugh. At no point would I propose marriage.

And one rainy afternoon, of course, Woody and I would play hooky from some boring press conferences or studio-exec meetings to hit a couple of record stores and catch a Marx Brothers double-feature. If he's free, we'd drag Giamatti along with us.

Posted by: Jaspert at January 31, 2008 2:24 PM

I realize that this has already been mentioned, sort of, but bowling with Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi would have to be pretty glorious. Bonus points if John Turturro is in the lane next to ours...

Posted by: Mattfactor at January 31, 2008 3:10 PM

Late, dammit, late again. Okay...All of these people have been mentioned before and I don't give a damn.

Smoking cigarettes with Maura Tierney. I love her bitter little ass.

Allowing Daniel Day Lewis to carefully measure my feet and cobble one-of-a kind amazing shoes for me. And then fall in love with me, naturally.

Wal-Mart with Ricky Gervais.

Ditto on the brunch with Tina Fey.

Horseback riding lessons with Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall.

Posted by: dubiwag at January 31, 2008 3:37 PM

Second idea: I'd do anything with Lewis Black. I'd do laundry with Lewis Black. It would probably be more fun, though, to go to a pretentious art opening and make fun of everything to each other, and then go to IHOP for coffee and pancakes.

Posted by: minorblue at January 31, 2008 3:37 PM

Late, dammit, late again. Okay...All of these people have been mentioned before and I don't give a damn.

Smoking cigarettes with Maura Tierney. I love her bitter little ass.

Allowing Daniel Day Lewis to carefully measure my feet and cobble one-of-a kind amazing shoes for me. And then fall in love with me, naturally.

Wal-Mart with Ricky Gervais.

Ditto on the brunch with Tina Fey.

Horseback riding lessons with Tommy Lee Jones and Robert Duvall.

Posted by: dubiwag at January 31, 2008 3:40 PM

Drinking vodka sodas with Jennifer Garner, and discussing how we'd really much rather be eating cookies, but they have more calories.

Playing drunk putt-putt with Vince Vaughn.

Walking my dog (and hers) with Rachel McAdams.

Posted by: Sabrina9 at January 31, 2008 5:30 PM

1. Lie on the grass in the backyard looking up at the stars and talking with Sufjan Stevens

2. Pull practical jokes on others with Jason Bateman

3. Do the Texas Two-Step with Rutger Hauer

4. Slumber party with Helena Bonham Carter (don't mean anything sexual--just want to stay up all night getting goofy with her)

Posted by: Lainie at January 31, 2008 6:02 PM

Problem. My mind immediately jumps to the salacious. I would do dirty things--from flirting shamelessly and intellectually over cocktails to out and out cheap-motel-style fucking--with celebrities included but not limited to:

Eddie Izzard
Craig Ferguson
James Purefoy
Johnny Depp
Nigella Lawson
Simon LeBon
Colin Firth as Mr Darcy
Kate Winslet

Posted by: elizabeththewellread at January 31, 2008 8:49 PM

Only in Pajiba-land would I be unoriginal:

1. NatPort (obvs) - I'd like to write a book with her.

2. Ellen Page - perhaps a little feminist vigilante-ism.

3. Jame McAvoy - sex and juice boxes. Rowr.

4. Jessica Biel - dog-walking (love her big dogs).

5. Ani Difranco - we'd go get haircuts together.

Posted by: pseudoliterati at January 31, 2008 10:06 PM

Quiet dinner with Daniel Day-Lewis with lots of wine and intense conversation.

Tipsy hanging around the kitchen cooking, gossiping and eating with Nigella Lawson.

Shopping with Eddie Izzard.

Bubble bath with Vincent D'Onofrio.

Brunch with Dawn French.

Posted by: smmo at February 1, 2008 12:02 AM

1. Drunken Scrabble with Johnny Depp.

2. Shooting range with Gina Torres.

3. Bird feeding with Dustin Hoffman.

4. Drunken pool with Christian Bale.

5. British high tea with Judy Dench.

Posted by: Captain Steve at February 1, 2008 10:48 AM

I love the wine-in-a-cemetery idea, but in my version, it would be me and Jeffrey Combs visiting HP Lovecraft's grave, one of the many stops on a Lovecraftian field trip through New England. I also second getting piss drunk and gossiping about boys with either Keira Knightley or Kate Winslet.

Clothes shopping with Peter Stormare; mostly because I had a dream recently in which we did this. He was trying on all these jeans and asking me how they looked while shaking his ass at me. This was endlessly amusing.

A basketball game, then cooking a big Italian dinner with John Turturro.

Disneyworld with Jason Isaacs.

Posted by: Aurelia at February 1, 2008 11:04 AM

Having a mani, pedi, shopping day w/ Rachel McAdams

Sitting at an outdoor cafe in Paris people watching and (of course making fun of most of them) with Lilly Allen

Taking a kick boxing class with Jennifer Garner

Playing Dance, Dance Revolution with Will Arnett

Posted by: Helcat at February 1, 2008 11:15 AM

Playing Dance, Dance Revolution with Will Arnett

Oh man, that sounds fun. Can I come watch?

Posted by: Lainie at February 1, 2008 12:47 PM

I am gonna have to copy a few here

1. "Pull an all-nighter with Miranda July, using junk around the house to make cool stuff, recording voice work, and being tech geeks with no limitations"

2. "Mix tapes with Nick Hornby"

3. Thrifting with Jenny Lewis!

4. Be serenaded by Ben Gibbard

5. Drinks with Joseph Gorden-Levit

Posted by: Saysay at February 1, 2008 3:00 PM

I would like to watch classic chick flicks with Jessica Lange, Robin Wright-Penn, and Meryl Streep.

Spend an evening singing showtunes with Rufus Wainwright.

Resurrect Heath Ledger and spend the day watching him play with Matilda.

Posted by: Matt at February 1, 2008 8:35 PM

I'm way late on this but I don't care. Maybe she'll read it and call me. I want Erika Lopez to take me for a ride on her motorcycle and then we can sit, drink, people watch, and generally make each other laugh for a day. And she can do some of her very funny dildo sketches on a napkin for me.

Posted by: Sharon at February 2, 2008 1:54 AM

1. Dinner at Pastis with, and paid for by, Woody Allen.

2. Shopping and drinks with Katherine Heigl.

3. A hockey game with Ryan Reynolds - preferably the Red Wings vs. any Canadian team.

4. Dance lessons from Channing Tatum. Not sure how we'd get along, but I want to do it anyway.

5. An afternoon at the beer gardens in Astoria with John Mayer.

Posted by: Katie at February 5, 2008 8:01 PM

Hang out at a bar where there's live music with Zooey Deschanel with possibility of karaoke later in the evening

Go back to my college and host a radio show with Chuck Klosterman

People watching in the park with David Sedaris

Shoplifting with Seth Green

Hours of going nowhere using public transportation with Eddie Izzard.

Posted by: ShagearedVillain at February 6, 2008 2:25 PM