10 Musicians to Invite to Your Holiday Party
The original list comes from Hypebot and starts like this:
1. Leonard Cohen – For intelligent cocktail conversation
2. Ozzy Osbourne – Is it really a party without Ozzy?
3. Ziggy Marley – Somebody has to bring the….
4. Ray Lamontagne – I just want to try to make this guy smile
5. Dr. John – Add some NOLA spice to the party gumbo
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My list goes like this:
1. Tommy Lee: The man travels with his own Jaegermeister dispensing machine. Need I say more?
2. Andrew W.K.: He’d make the party hearty
3. David Bowie: Don’t you think it’s time that he got out of the house for a bit?
4. Liam Gallagher: You need someone to start a drunken brawk.
5. Nick Cave: For the interesting conversation
6. Joe Strummer: Yes, he’s dead. But I’d still like to have a beer with him.
7. Bob Geldof: He’s actually a fun guy. And he’s probably the guy who would deck Liam first.
8. Gord Downie: Just for the dancing.
9. Courtney Love: Just for the hysterics.
10. Dave Grohl: The Nicest Man in Rock™. He’s keep Courtney in line and then end up forming a band with everyone else at the party.
I love this list. Here are a few of mine. Tom Waits – yes, it would get sloppy, but the stories would be worth the price of admission. I'm thinking that while there's some weird potential, Donald Fagen could be a great party guest once you got him going. It could involve a call to the cops, but a posthumous appearance from Jim Morrison and Keith Moon would be memorable to say the least. Thanks, Alan, for getting us going on a slow holiday week.