Botticelli

[impulsereader]

Throughout the Much Ado section of the story, Martin and Douglas will be playing a single round of Botticelli (which is much more sophisticated than wikipedia would initially lead you to believe [and which I would accept as the only possible legitimate use for twitter.]). I would very much like a selection of your favorite famous people from which to choose the ultimate answer.

Throw them at me - your favorite famous people, dead or alive, fictional or real - explanation optional, but it might be fun to share.

pargoletta - thank you for the tip on this, but still please consider Julia Child already taken...feel free to offer up anyone else, though.

And to start us off - here are mine:

John Lennon - I feel lucky to have lived for roughly two months on the same planet while this artist was also breathing.

Dean Martin - so often overshadowed, but such an amazing talent.  An unparalleled voice, a quick wit, and an unbelievable actor.

Elvis Presley - a guilty pleasure?  given the popular attraction of graceland, yeah, possibly.  My mom used to search out obscure singles on vinyl and then bring them home to be recorded onto 8 track - because records could be scratched, so 8 track was better?  I'm not sure I bought that, but subsequently I remember having to re-reel cassette tapes (with the careful application and rotation of a pencil) which had gone wrong and scrunched during play, so clearly she was correct that that wasn't the way to advance technologically...anyway, I love the 1968 comeback special (which I now have on CD) and am still annoyed that there was absolutely no one who could offer poor Elvis a guitar strap when he asked for one - how bleak is that?

Frank Sinatra - I cannot even narrow it down or try to justify this.  I challenge anyone to not be caught by any random song sung by  Sinatra.

And now I'm all weirded out by the fact that my favorite famous people are all musicians - and I'm so terribly incompetent with music!  Well, perhaps this is why I love them so very much, they bring music into my life when I myself cannot.  I"m thankful to anyone who brings me music.

Comments

[221b-hound.livejournal.com]

I suppose Douglas would know a lot of opera singers. Dame Joan Sutherland. Dame Nellie Melba. (to name two Australians) Frank Corelli.

Martin might know more famous aviator. Charles Kingsford Smith, another Australian, and Nancy Bird Walton. Amelia Aerhardt. Charles Lindburgh. The Wright Brothers.

Any help?

[pargoletta.livejournal.com]

Also, for Martin, Amy Johnson.

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Ooo. Neat!

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

You're always helpful. :-) I like the idea that one of them might try to trip the other up by using an Australian.

[221b-hound.livejournal.com]

And wouldn't it be funny if Arthur knew those ones, because, being half Australian, he thought he should memorise as many famous Australians as possible. He's probably also accidentally memorised more than a few famous New Zealanders too - we Aussies do tend to appropriate famous people from across the Tasman if we think we can get away with it. We used to pretend the Bee Gees were ours as well.

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

You know, that's brilliant. Arthur would somehow manage to be accidentally good at Botticelli, or at least get in some lucky guesses. He did actually end up being not terrible at 20 questions. He needed just a very little help at the end.

[northernwalker]

Ella Fitzgerald- Magnificent voice.

Mae West- Sexy, funny and tough lady.

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Both Douglas picks, very classy. :-)

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

I'll give you my favorite classic actors and classic authors:

Gene Kelly
Jimmy Stewart
Audrey Hepburn
Cary Grant
C. S. Lewis
Charles Dickens
Dorothy L. Sayers

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

I think instead of picking just one I'm going to try to fit in as many as I can!