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    Posted: June 10 2019 at 17:40
It was bittersweet, but I saw Mort Sahl four times (twice in 2014, twice in 2016). The first time, I gave him my first book and first CD, autographed, and he autographed the autobiography I had of his, with a nice message. The next three times I talked to him, but the REAL question I wanted to ask was something to the extent of "Could we meet for lunch, anywhere, anytime?" - but the owner of the theater and the producers were in the green room, and I was quite nervous, and quite Xanaxed out... My regret is that he's 92, and I doubt I'll ever visit California again -- too far.
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Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

I'd ask Einstein if he has played a game of dice with God.

 
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I, at any rate, am convinced that Einstein does not play dice with a metaphorical God, even if it also metaphorical dice.

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Originally posted by BaldFriede BaldFriede wrote:

I'd ask Einstein if he has played a game of dice with God.
 
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

since you are new to this site you probably don't know how to post links, so I will help you with that

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Originally posted by patrickq patrickq wrote:

When I was growing up, Pete Rose was definitely one of my heroes. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Rose if you’re not familiar with him.) So, if I were to meet him, I would dramatically ask, “why? Why, Mr. Rose?” Or maybe, sniffling a bit, “how could you?”
So now I don’t really have heroes!


since you are new to this site you probably don't know how to post links, so I will help you with that

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Hi,

I don't know ... I don't feel so empty inside that I have to have a hero or God to help me along, and would rather not even consider a whole lot in that area.

But some special folks, I would say Chuck Jones (Bugs and Daffy) and Spike Milligan ... I'm not sure that anything I asked would make any sense to them ... even making carrot jokes, or trying to excite Spike with some joke or another, when he might enjoy doing a child story instead ... which I would gladly help him start and continue on!

After that? Ask Guy Guden to get on the stage and act some more ... he was a magnificent actor, but used up his talent doing voices and having a riot on radio and forgot his really special gift ... he might have given up because he really wanted to do film ... and his best? Made Steve martin look like trash in doing Closeau ... no one could do Closeau better than Guy, except Peter! 

Nothing else matters to me at all ... I think I have heard all the music the universe has to offer, and all the literature and art ... it all now feels like there is nothing new under the sun or over the rug, except dust!
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Daniel, when can we have a Univers Zero DVD?
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Originally posted by presdoug presdoug wrote:

I can say without a doubt that my musical hero is the late Helmut Koellen. Though an incredibly sensitive and painful issue, I would have to ask him, was your death accidental or suicide?
But just as important as that probing question would be what I would say to him, no matter what his response would be, "Us fans still admire the music you made and care about you, Helmut!"
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When I was growing up, Pete Rose was definitely one of my heroes. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Rose if you’re not familiar with him.) So, if I were to meet him, I would dramatically ask, “why? Why, Mr. Rose?” Or maybe, sniffling a bit, “how could you?”

So now I don’t really have heroes!
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"Idiot !"
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I'd probably say something like when Chris Farley played the talk show host on SNL. Me: "Do you remember when you played that impossibly fast and funky bass line while simultaneously singing on The Big Money?" Geddy Lee: "Yeah. Uh- huh." Me: "That was awesome."
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Originally posted by Barbu Barbu wrote:

Don't be shy, Doc, moment for you to ask me all your questions.



Are you a fictional character..?

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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

Well...I don't really have any real life heroes....we are all flawed, .....do fictional characters count?
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Sure, why not?
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I would ask Hildegard of Bingen if the devil really can't sing


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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

To be serious, I once met Jeff Beck at a guitar expo, certainly a hero of mine.  i asked him what his favorite guitar is.  He didn't hear what I said and answered, "Not usually".
 

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I'd ask Einstein if he has played a game of dice with God.


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Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

May I ask a personal question?
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May I ask a personal question?
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I can say without a doubt that my musical hero is the late Helmut Koellen. Though an incredibly sensitive and painful issue, I would have to ask him, was your death accidental or suicide?
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