Not too many cinema fans in the audience here. David offers this:
I grew up on a dead-end alley off Revere St. on Beacon Hill. Seven small private houses with no car access. When the folks who made the first Thomas Crown Affair were looking for Beacon Hill locations to film at, one of their first choices was our alley. They approached us with a standard (for the period) filming contract.
All other six residents thought it would be kewl for their homes to be in a Steve McQueen movie, but my father read the fine print in the contract and vetoed it. They had to look elsewhere.
So I have to vote for Steve McQueen to make up for father’s temporarily discombobulating his plans back in the day.
But that’s the wrong Steve McQueen. The one we want is in the Namesakes category. Meanwhile, we have a lot of good arguments for the cartoonist. From Person:
I find Maurice Sendak to be much more enchanting, and I’m sure he could act out some of his Wild Things characters.
From John:
With two creative types, we can determine which of their works has a title which would serve best as an engaging seminar topic. Steve McQueen’s “Girls, Tricky” is by far the best from his oeuvre. For Maurice Sendak, two of the books he illustrated are in close competition: “What Can You Do With A Shoe”, and “Let’s Be Enemies”. Ultimately I’d like to hear someone try to convince me not to agree with him/her for a change, so I’ll vote for Sendak.
And from Diana:
I vote for Sendak because of the “wild rumpus” factor.
A wild rumpus is what we need in our seminar, so Maurice goes on to the next round.
Today’s matchup
The artist or the singer? According to wikipedia, Margaret was a rich kid from Brooklyn, Lisa grew up poor in Hell’s Kitchen. Their work has similar themes: “If you run away, I will run after you” or “I wonder if I take you home . . . Because I need you tonight.”
Who do you want to hear?
Wise Brown so we can see how she fares against Sendak. I don’t know yet how I would vote in that contest.
That and the fact that Lisa Lisa is one among many entrants here about whom I know nothing. That might be a case for trying to learn, but not for me.
M. Wise Brown wrote the Runaway Bunny, which hasn’t been out of print since 1942 and might possibly be one of the most endearing children’s books ever. She could regale us with stories of kindness and love. Lisa Lisa was part of a Cult, which, although they did Jam, basically copied the Motown vibe and added some latin flavor. A seminar from Lisa Lisa runs the risk of making the seminar attendees get up and dance, and nobody wants to see any group of scientists doing that.
The seminar speaker tournament seems to have lost momentum. It’s too bad, I rather enjoy thinking about it as well as reading the comments.
Fishbone:
Yeah, I feel the same way!