Dinner with Anne Lamott
July 28th, 2008 @ 5:32 am
with moving, getting settled in, starting my new job and then spending a week in the dominican, i’ve been really behind on reading some blogs. i just caught up with brad lomenick’s blog last night and he asked a great question earlier this month which i thought i’d ask y’all.
if you could have dinner with anyone (besides jesus)…who would you have it with, and where would you have it?
mine would be anne lamott at a waffle house.
you?
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kazzles said,
July 28, 2008 at 6:24 am
Bono… he is just so darn cool and it’d be in an Irish Pub.
Rick said,
July 28, 2008 at 6:36 am
Timeless? I’d like lunch in a pub with John Adams and Ben Franklin right before the summer of 1776. Can you work out the details? :)
Cindy Beall said,
July 28, 2008 at 7:53 am
Beth Moore on my back porch.
Zack said,
July 28, 2008 at 7:58 am
Louie Giglio in my kitchen.
dionne said,
July 28, 2008 at 8:29 am
Love anne lamott… and Jesus… but think I’d just love to have my kids meet my mom (d.1994) and to sit in some funky cafe with her, eating carrot cake and drinking coffee, maybe going garage saling with her for a few hours.
tony said,
July 28, 2008 at 8:33 am
my dad - he’s been gone awhile now and the boys and i miss him - but he gets lunch with Jesus every day - lucky rascal he is
Kelli said,
July 28, 2008 at 8:35 am
Sara Groves @ Noodles & Company
beth said,
July 28, 2008 at 8:42 am
Me and my husband with Rob Bell somewhere near Jerusalem.
Elle Pyke said,
July 28, 2008 at 8:46 am
Phyllis Tickle, her farmhouse, sipping tea.
Shawn said,
July 28, 2008 at 8:47 am
My mom’s dad. He died before I was born so I never got to meet Grandpa Thompson. Everyone tells me he and I are two of a kind.
So, Grandpa Thompson at any greasy spoon.
Maybe I’ll see him again someday…
wideawake1 said,
July 28, 2008 at 8:48 am
Max Lucado. And it doesn’t matter where. I’d bring peanut butter and jelly sandwiches if I had to.
Jenni Catron said,
July 28, 2008 at 8:53 am
Queen Elizabeth I for tea.
Natalie said,
July 28, 2008 at 8:56 am
Jentezen Franklin–anywhere would be fine (preferably not during a fast :o)
mandy said,
July 28, 2008 at 9:24 am
Kristi Fair…
On Tam Hodge’s pool deck!
Giant Idiot said,
July 28, 2008 at 9:39 am
The Flowerduster at the Cross Point Cafe
John Ireland said,
July 28, 2008 at 9:40 am
John Ortberg @ TonyRoma’s
John Ireland said,
July 28, 2008 at 9:44 am
or, Nicole Malachowski - first female demonstration pilot for USAF Thunderbirds
Steve said,
July 28, 2008 at 9:46 am
John & Staci Eldredge in our backyard
Matt Singley said,
July 28, 2008 at 9:51 am
Brennan Manning at sushi.
Pam C said,
July 28, 2008 at 9:54 am
Rev. Billy Graham’s wife, Ruth - if she were still with us. I can’t imagine her life walking alongside him. I’d try to talk her into sharing with me over a grilled cheese sandwich and frozen lemondade at City Limits Cafe.
Carol said,
July 28, 2008 at 9:56 am
Bill & Gloria Gaither at LaMadeliene (French) restaurant. My hubby and I have sung their songs ALL THESE YEARS.
Reese said,
July 28, 2008 at 9:59 am
Anyone, whether living or not?
Audrey Hepburn, and we would be on location with UNICEF feeding children in need.
Joe Louthan said,
July 28, 2008 at 10:04 am
I had Chris and Anne at Cracker Barrel… so left on the list would have to be…
Mark Driscoll in Seattle for whatever fish they have (since it is so stinkin’ fresh).
I think he would be the hardest for me to even meet because I have no connections to him whatsoever.
Paul J. said,
July 28, 2008 at 10:26 am
Billy Joel at any Italian restaurant in NYC.
Oh, and Carol…I was blessed enough to HAVE dinner with Bill & Gloria Gaither, a few times…They’re just as great as you would think. :-)
Phil Thompson said,
July 28, 2008 at 10:40 am
Abraham Lincoln, not only did he have the major burden of being President but he seemed to have family issues on top of that.
jarrod morris said,
July 28, 2008 at 10:55 am
Steve Fee at Bellacino’s!
Darcie said,
July 28, 2008 at 11:33 am
Mike Yaconelli at a sandwich shop that displayed fun local art.
josh said,
July 28, 2008 at 11:55 am
rob bell at the farm boy
Anne Jackson said,
July 28, 2008 at 11:58 am
@josh - even better than the waffle house!
Amy Storms said,
July 28, 2008 at 12:04 pm
First I’d crash your dinner with Anne Lamott so I could do that, too.
Beth Moore at Panera. But she probably doesn’t eat as much bread as I do, so maybe I’d take her to Qdoba for some Mexican food.
Donald Miller, at my house, to just hang out and watch movies with my husband and me.
And Nichole Nordeman. I’d let her choose where she wants to go, because she’s the coolest.
(Not that I’ve already imagined any of this or anything.)
laura said,
July 28, 2008 at 12:49 pm
oh that’s easy.
julie andrews at a british tearoom. or really anywhere. i just want to talk to her.
Michael Johnson said,
July 28, 2008 at 1:02 pm
My grandparents… and I would eat a home cooked meal with them.
suz said,
July 28, 2008 at 2:24 pm
it would have to be G.K. Chesterton, in a Parisian cafe in the Latin Quarter…
Melinda Groth said,
July 28, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Jimmy Carter’s wife, Rosalynn, in the relaxed comfort of my home.
Brooke said,
July 28, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Justin Timberlake at Tavern On the Green so all the papparazzi take pictures of us together and i get 15 min of fame.
Anne Jackson said,
July 28, 2008 at 2:55 pm
@brooke - that is so funny
tony said,
July 28, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I want to meet his guy-bet he goes to LC!
A plan to float a giant helium-filled banana blimp over Texas has gone bust due to a lack of money.
Giant Idiot said,
July 28, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Since I have met the flowerduster although not for dinner, I would love to pick the brain of wideawake1 at her hearse.
Brian Alexander said,
July 28, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Anne,
The person I would want to have dinner with the most is Chris Jackson.
Can you set that up???
BA
ash said,
July 28, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Brooke Fraser
Picnic somewhere…
First time reading your blog. =]
Like it.
–ash
T said,
July 28, 2008 at 5:08 pm
would love to meet Anne J for lunch @ the stinking rose for a cool chat.
Kristi said,
July 28, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Leonardo DaVinci - at some amazing hole in the wall joint in Florence, Italy. I’d need to bring an interpreter along, too, I suppose or it might be a tad less fulfilling.
sarah o said,
July 28, 2008 at 6:16 pm
donald miller or anne lamont at the Rose Pepper in East Nashville ;) Hip enough for both of them i think :)
Neener said,
July 28, 2008 at 7:17 pm
If I had a time machine, I would definitely choose Mother Teresa and eat where she lived and served.
Otherwise, it’d be a toss up between Mark Driscoll and Donald Miller. I’m more inclined to eat dinner with Donald because he seems a bit less intimidating. Either way, we’d all have steaks and frothy beverages!
Glenn Kelley said,
July 28, 2008 at 7:32 pm
Rudy Rasmus - Author of TOUCHED.
I would think the where would most likely be a soup kitchen line…
2nd Choice:
Ray Anderson - author of An EMERGENT Theology for Emerging CHURCHES … perhaps one of the best Emergent authors who calls us to remember the Gospel message and not forsake it just to be cool!
Mondok said,
July 28, 2008 at 7:53 pm
you and anne at the waffle house. i’d love to listen to you guys free associate…
Steph said,
July 28, 2008 at 9:11 pm
C.S.Lewis at the Eagle and Child.
Beth@theaccidentalpharisee said,
July 28, 2008 at 10:07 pm
L. M. Montgomery–anywhere on Prince Edward Island.
Andrea said,
July 28, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Martin Luther King Jr.- anywhere with good southern food!
Jodi said,
July 29, 2008 at 12:12 am
I would love to go back in time, and have an outdoor BBQ in the backyard with our core group of friends from San Diego….
Tommy Sircy said,
July 29, 2008 at 2:03 am
I’d like to meet the famous Anne Jackson. Wait, I’ve already done that.
Seriously, this is an easy one. Billy Graham.
kristiapplesauce said,
July 29, 2008 at 3:33 am
Wow. Maybe I have lived in away from America too long, but I don’t even know who Anne Lamott is. Dang. I feel stupid. But I would want to have tea with William Wilberforce. That’s my answer and I am sticking to it.
Christine said,
July 29, 2008 at 9:21 am
Anne Lamott is a Christian that writes about her faith with lots of wit humor and brutal honesty–it truly is a great combination. Her most popular book is Traveling Mercies (but its a part of a series that includes Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith and Grace Eventually).
I love Anne Lamott as well. I saw her speak a couple months ago and she is still just as amazing–but Im not sure if our personalities would click enough to sit down and have a conversation.
I feel like I would have to break this down into categories. I would also love to sit down and chat with Jamie Tworkowski (the founder of To Write Love on Her Arms)–I’ve met him but haven’t had the chance to thoroughly converse with him. And because I’m a bibliophile, I’d have to add C.S. Lewis, G.K. Chesterton, and Soren Kierkegaard.
Kevin Davis said,
July 29, 2008 at 2:03 pm
Based on all that is going on right now in our country, I’d sit down with Barack and pick his brain at a local coffee house.
Crystal Renaud said,
July 29, 2008 at 8:38 pm
hmm… you because i miss you, but since i know you and all, i’ll have to say Rob Bell at Jimmy John’s. i think he’d like Jimmy John’s.
kristiapplesauce said,
July 30, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Thanks for that info…I tried to look her up, but there isn’t very insightful information on the lady.
Heidi Reed said,
July 30, 2008 at 4:26 pm
You are going to think I’m kissing your butt and because of that I almost didn’t answer this question. But I would love to chat with you over lunch. There are other people I’d like to meet who are famous and whatnot. But I think the two of us would have a great time.
Anyway, we’d eat at Panera Bread.
Dawn said,
July 31, 2008 at 10:01 am
well anne..since he couldn’t make your wedding i’d say i’d love to hang out with dave grohl…at an amusement park! how fun would that be?
i would also like lunch with cs lewis, dietrich bonhoeffer and johnny cash…oh and why not, throw Bono in the mix too. not all together … and i’d let each of them pick the place. location would hardly matter with people like that.
Alan said,
July 31, 2008 at 7:57 pm
What a great, great question! And I will have to say Billy Collins, and we would meet in this coffeehouse that I picture in my mind. You know the type–that Bohemian dive that you always see in too cool movies? I search for it every time I visit a new city and never find it.
But I digress… That’s where we’d meet.
Janel said,
August 1, 2008 at 8:03 am
I love Anne Lamott! I just finished Bird By Bird - super book. Although, Traveling Mercies is my fave.
I always have the hardest time with this question.
Recently at church we had a drama about who you would NOT invite to dinner and what that says?
Basically the question was posed, “Is there room for ME(ie:someone who has done something really bad or a person who has hurt us) at your table.” It was so powerful.
Marc said,
August 1, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Rev. Al Green for Creole in New Orleans.
Dante for ravioli in Rome
Rick Warren for Indian in Seattle
John McCain for sushi in Honolulu
Beethoven (pre-hearing loss) at a local coffee shop
Augustine pretty much anywhere
SolShine7 said,
August 6, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Good question. Probably Francine Rivers at the beach on the Santa Monica pier so we talk about God, her novels and enjoy a sunset while we eat.
Jeff Goins said,
December 11, 2008 at 1:18 am
great answers. wonderful question.
thomas aquinas for early morning coffee