Three bassists over for dinner

[RichardW]

I read the NYTimes Book Review section every week, and it has a feature where they ask a series of questions to an author, one of which is: you're having a dinner party. Which three authors, past or present, do you invite?

So that's my question: which three bass players, living or dead, would you like to have dinner with?

I'll go: James Jamerson, John Paul Jones, and Paul Simenon. Masters in different genres and incredibly influential. Would be fun just to hear their stories.

 

[LadyLoveStingRay5]

Louis Johnson
Bernard Edwards
Alan Snoop Evans

 

[Phillynative]

My biggest influences: Wilton Felder, James Jameson, and Chuck Rainey. I'd love to hear their stories and pick their brains.

 

[Jeff Scott]

I've already had dessert with Mark Egan a few years ago (for real), but this sounds like a new challenge.

For this exercise, do our prospective dinner guests have to still be living?

 

[LetItGrowTone]

And one of them has a parrot on his shoulder?

 

[Pauly 4001]

How about John Wetton, Chris Squire and John Entwistle if it means they are alive?

 

[lermgalieu]

Charles Mingus, Mike Watt and Aston Barrett

 

[Ellery]

Alex Webster, Steve DiGiorgio, and Dan Lilker.

 

[Deleted member 165050]

JPJ, Bill Wyman, and Lemmy. I want to hear all those tales of total rock'n'roll excess.

 

[JRA]

i'd invite ron carter and eddie gomez over for a mexican beer and we'd discuss whether or not it would be a good idea to call jaco --- we wouldn't dig into the burritos until we'd resolved that one.

 

[RichardW]

do our prospective dinner guests have to still be living?

Dead or alive!

 

[DC in ATX]

Without a drummer, how will they start on time?

 

[Zoffy]

Phil Lesh (The Dead)
Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads)
Leo Lyons (Ten Years After)

Three of my favorite bass players and three people who are interesting in-and-of-themselves. I would not prepare the meal; each person would have to bring a dish. No seafood, no cauliflower, no asparagus.

 

[OOD]

Davie504, Gene Simmons (in costume), Elvis

 

[Dave Leighton]

John Deacon
John Paul Jones
Geddy Lee

 

[UntitledProject]

Michael League, Tim Lefebvre, Joe Dart

 

[Rib 13]

These for starters

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[Rick_Bass]

Paul Simonon (The Clash)
Geddy Lee
Flea

 

[Bassic_desires]

I am unsure, but Geezer Butler would be one of the three.

 

[Pdaddy1978]

Dennis Dunnaway,
Gary Thaine
Paul flippin McCartney

(I guess I better have some vegan options...)