Five guests I would invite to dinner
This topic gets kicked around in blogs from time to time. The usual formula is to select a world spiritual leader, world leader, celebrity, babe/hunk and novelty guest. Here is my list:
1) Allan Border. Arguably Australia’s greatest cricketer of the modern era, AB was my teenage sporting idol. He maintained a world-class batting average against bowling attacks that were much stronger than today.
I saw his epic last stand with Jeff Thomson at the MCG on December 30, 1982 and was there again a few years later when he scored a century against the West Indies.
I could talk all night to AB alone. 
2) Bernie Quinlan. Known as Superboot because he could roost the pigskin 90 metres, Quinlan was Fitzroy’s first century goalkicker and played in the club’s last successful teams.
He came from my home town of Traralgon and played originally with Footscray. Quinlan returned to Fitzroy after retirement to coach the club in 1994. He signed an autograph for Kathleen a few weeks after she was born.
He came back as the messiah but finished up being crucified.
3) Gisele Bündchen. The world’s highest-paid supermodel will add some glamor to the table.
Her German/Brazilian background has some exotic appeal. Not sure if she speaks English, but it doesn’t really matter. 
4) Princess Anne. This will surprise you. I thought about asking Nambaryn Enkhbayar, the president of Mongolia, but figured we would probably need an interpreter.
Yes, I’m a monarchist for sentimental, symbolic historical reasons, but I wouldn’t invite the Queen to dinner. AB and I might be a bit rowdy by the end of the night.
I don’t think Princess Anne is an air head who only cares about fox hunting. In the 10 minutes she has the floor between cricket and footy chat I’ll ask her about the Olympics and for some inside goss on Diana.
5) Kramer. For light relief and an American perspective. I thought about asking Tony Blair. Retired politicians are more likely to spill the beans, but I figured he would talk too much and was unlikely to contribute much to the cricket and footy chat.
Rupert Murdoch or one of his kids came under consideration, but Kramer gets the nod.
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It sounds like you and AB will have a lot to talk about and Bernie might get a few words in. What about your other guests. Aren’t you worried they’ll get bored or will they just natter amongst themselves?
How very sad … Kramer is the only one I knew. “Princess Anne” had a familiar ring, but she isn’t a person I’d have known without some sort of prompting.
Did news of Kramer’s on-stage melt down make it to Australia?
Jeremy, the Coonawarra wines should get conversation flowing across the table.
Delmer, no I hadn’t heard about the meltdown, but I’m not really into celebrity gossip. Just read about it online though, quite a performance.
Surprised you haven’t heard about Gisele, although I hadn’t either until she appeared in a business news report demanding payment in euros, rather than US dollars!