Ask the Gulch: Which Entertainer would you invite to the Gulch

Posted by $ blarman 6 years, 9 months ago to Humor
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Let's be honest: all work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy. So assume that you live in the Gulch and you were given the responsibility of selecting one entertainer (or group) to live in the Gulch and give performances (paid of course). Who would you select and why?


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  • Posted by $ jbrenner 6 years, 9 months ago
    Richard Halley to hear his 5th Concerto.
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    • Posted by $ CBJ 6 years, 9 months ago
      I believe he was already there.
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      • Posted by $ jbrenner 6 years, 9 months ago
        But I wasn't yet.
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        • Posted by ewv 6 years, 9 months ago
          And it represents the purpose of the Valley and the kind of people invited there. There were all kinds of professions, including in the arts. But Ayn Rand made it clear what kind of character and sense of life she was talking about as the ideal and which the Valley represented in the novel. They were not slap stick comedians and conservative celebrities. And no one was or would be selected to bring in some arbitrary "entertainer" from the outside to live and perform in the name of "all work and no play makes Johnny a dull boy", let alone that in the name of "let's be honest". Many of the comments on this forum and this thread in particular show little understanding of what Atlas Shrugged was about.
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  • Posted by Animal 6 years, 9 months ago
    Ted Nugent.
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    • Posted by $ jbrenner 6 years, 9 months ago
      Interestingly, the Motor City (really from Jackson, MI - an hour west of Detroit) Madman said that his wife had convinced him to tone things down recently.
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      • Posted by Animal 6 years, 9 months ago
        Frankly, he needed to. Years ago I used to do semi-regular commentary on animal rights stuff for a local morning drive-time radio show on the Denver classic rock station. Rick Lewis and Mike Floorwax, the hosts, had Uncle Ted on a lot too; Rick once told me that they liked me as a "calmer and more reasoned" alternative to Ted.

        And yeah, he's mellowed out some in the last couple of years.
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        • Posted by jimslag 6 years, 9 months ago
          Wow, really, Lewis and Floorwax? I moved to Denver in 1976, left in 1980 for the military. Used to go back all the time and don't remember the years but used to listen to them all the time I was home.
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          • Posted by Animal 6 years, 9 months ago
            Rick Lewis is now on the afternoon drive-time talk station KOA, the former home of Denver's talk radio giant Mike Rosen. I did two hours in studio once with Mike, which was a great experience. Mike's just brilliant.

            Mike Floorwax retired a few years back, citing an unnamed health issue. No idea what's become of him since. I've heard people ask Rick on the air, but apparently Wax asked him to keep mum about it, and he is.
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  • Posted by Owlsrayne 6 years, 9 months ago
    Definitely, Dennis Miller. conservative, smart and funny guy. He survived Bill O'Reilly and is now on Fox's Varney & Co. He doesn't use a script and thinks on his feet.
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  • Posted by $ jdg 6 years, 9 months ago
    George Lucas. He's not one of us yet, but after Marin County nixed several versions of his plan to build a production studio at his Lucas Valley ranch, he decided to really piss them off by applying for permission to develop the ranch as low-income housing. Anyone willing to throw that in the face of the eco-nuts and urban planners is OK with me.
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  • Posted by rbroberg 6 years, 9 months ago
    Michael Moore. I am 99 percent sure he would not accept, but follow my argument. Imagine my dear invitee had a socialist commune of his own design, in a complete reversal from the Gulch. This commune would have no currency, no barter, no business, no individual espousing rational self-interest. It would have altruism, or, more appropriately, it would be devoid of real purpose. Now imagine Michael Moore inviting John Allison, Leonard Peikoff, or John Galt. It couldn't happen. Why not? Because these men are CONSISTENTLY RATIONAL and we know it. So Michael Moore may not accept my invitation, but at least we would know the reason: oppositional second handers cannot explain the views of their opponents using their own methods. Also, thank you for posting your question. This was a fun thought exercise.
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  • Posted by $ Stormi 6 years, 9 months ago
    Tom Selleck, because he has the right values, but has lately slacked off on fighting openly for what he beleives. Scott Baio, because he will stand up for capitalism, and loves cars as only a capitalist understands. Toby Keith, because understands capitalism and is willing to put himself out there for what he believes. Maybe gene Simmons, because his message to immigrants online was, "Learn the damn language!" That is the basis of getting a job in the US.
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  • Posted by chad 6 years, 9 months ago
    Sarah Brightman, just to listen to her voice and admire her talent for singing and writing music. Then she might decide to talk and I would discover she was a socialist and I might never listen again.
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  • Posted by Herb7734 6 years, 9 months ago
    Danny Kaye - no question.
    He can do it all. from slapstick, to storytelling, to song and dance, and of course accompanied by his wife, Sylvia Fine who wrote his songs and some of his skits as well as orchestrating songs which she accompanied him with on the piano. And he never needed to resort to vituperation to get a laugh, Red Skelton.is my next choice. However, they happen to be two dead guys. However, if you must limit it to living entertainers, I think Jerry Seinfeld tops the list.
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