In the "naughty and nice" spirit of Christmas, I got to thinking... if you could spend one hour with Chris Isaak, with no one else around, what would you do?

Kaylie

Well, this is a perfect time to use this again
Seriously, !!!!!!!

DUH.



(Well, it's not as if we'd have time to cure cancer or find a solution resulting in peace on earth...!)

Because it's Christmas, I thought I'd give a serious reply here (for once ). What I'd probably do if I ever got the chance, would be to sit down with him over a coffee (or whatever kind of drink he'd prefer if he's not into caffeine, as I've heard) and just try and get to know him.....really try and get to know him. I'd ask him about a lot of stuff that's completely outside of his showbiz life, such as stories about his school days, and his life growing up in Stockton. Then just general 'getting to know you' stuff....what books he likes to read, TV shows he watches, other favourite things in life, even what he DOESN'T like, and so on. If there was time left over, I'd also want to ask him about Mama Dorothy, because she sounds like an amazing woman. I'm curious about her, because she and I have something in common in that we both went back to school as adults - but I did it as a single person, while she had to juggle the husband and three children (and a job?!? ). Gawd...it makes me tired just thinking about it all, lol. Anyway, I think it'd be interesting finding out more about the other stuff that goes on his life, and that's already happened in his life, rather than just all the glitzy showbiz side, so to speak.

1hr with Chris....let me think......

We would go out for dinner, have a chat, go for a walk on the beach, cuddle each other to keep warm.

Anything he wanted to do for an hour. A surfing lesson. A nice long chat .

~ Lilo

That's easy. Assuming he visits my house, I play my piano and Chris sings -- and plays his guitar, too. If he's here on Christmas, we do as many Christmas songs as possible, while ignoring the burning turkey. After that, I lug out my gigantic accordion and ask him to play me a tune (since I'm still rubbish at it).

Then, we go for a walk in the neighbourhood down to Lake Ontario so he can see the big waves which might make him come back in the summer for surfing. After that, we find a neat diner -- perhaps the Flying Saucer in Niagara Falls -- and have an amazing milkshake and whatever else his little heart desires. Then I take him to an antique car show. Oh, wait, this is going to take more than one hour.

Lastly, my mother would never forgive me if I didn't take him over to her house for brownies. They could talk about Connie Francis till the cows come home while my Dad wonders what the fuss is all about.

LOVE your reply Ms Cheryl. For a guy who is so liked and 'exposed' by the media, his sense of wit has long been the perfect smoke-screen for his personal life. And good on him. He really has perfected the craft of managing media, to his utmost advantage. I reckon you'd have to sign a confidentiality agreement for your hour though!

If I had an hour, I'd ask him for a master class in music interpretation (in fact, I'd probably want the Silvertone guys there too - being greedy now!). Sounds wanky, but I'm a singer, and my greatest love is the songs of the 50s and 60s. Song-writing teams like Leiber and Stoller, and Pomus and Shuman probably had the same impact on popular music of the 20th Century as did the Gershwins and Cole Porter in their time. There are enough performers keeping the classics of the 30s and 40s alive and in the mainstream - from Michael Buble to Rod Stewart and Robbie Williams - but who, apart from CI&S, is reaching out to new generations with their own interpretations of 50s and 60s classics?

Obviously Chris has a huge amount of natural talent, but I'd love to get his take on how he approaches songs penned by other writers, particularly those that he has long admired.

In return, I'd buy him a surf board and point him to the hottest surf breaks in Western Australia!

It has just turned midnight. Merry Christmas folks and best wishes for a day full of laughs with family and friends.

I'd jam with him on piano and guitar, talk with him a bit, and eat lots of food. Maybe he could give me a few pointers about surfing.

Me, Chris and Silvertone could visit my brother's house and suprise him with a guitar jam and sing along.

I will ask Chris Isaak to sing and singing again!!!
Marc.



I will ask Chris Isaak to sing and singing again!!!
Marc.

FifiKitty,

Can I meet you at the Flying Saucer with Chris??? Can I? Can I? I would probably stare at him for an hour with my mouth open drooling. Seriously I would like to have a nice conversation with him on a long walk or over dinner. I would like to "get into his brain" and find out more about him. Ask him about the places he's been and people he's met and basically what inspires him to write in his songs.

Ok, I will be serious too. First off, I would want to get really close and touch his face!! And like everyone else, just talk to him and try and get to know him. An hour probably wouldn't be long enough to find out very much about him though. And of course I would ask him to sing to me! And I would ask if I could video tape him so that I would never forget any of the little moments.....

Sure, Niagara Fan. You can meet us at the Flying Saucer. Chris will order a Martian Burger and I will order a gigantic milkshake. I would love to talk about the music that Chris likes and that has influeneced him, his toy collection (I have one, too), his Mom, all the countires he's been to and people he's met. That would be a dream come true.

Oh! That'd be kissin' and tellin'!

And I never do that.....

That does sound good! Could I join in? What's on a Martian Burger anyway?? Guacamole?

~ Lilo

If I had Chris all to myself for an hour...First I wouldn't mention his music until he brought it up. Its not that I don't want to talk about his work its just that he probably gets that all the time. I would like to just talk to him about his life. His hopes, dreams, fears and anythings he'd like to do in the future. Of course I'd like to know about the women in his life and his relationship with the guys in the band but only if he wants to share those things. Then we can cuddle and kiss for the last 50 minutes!

Lilo,

Of course, you can join us! So far, it's you, me, Niagara Fan, and Chris. LOL about the Martian burger. I am hoping to get to the Flying Saucer Drive-in Restaurant this week sometime. Here's a quote about it, " The restaurant is unique because it is structured like a UFO - it is circular, with flashing lights, bright colours, and dynamic structure."

And...here's a photo. I am imagining my hamburger already! Sorry the photo is so small.

I agree with Ms L., in that an hour is not enough to achieve world peace, and I also agree with Kathy in her "censored" smiley! (Heading on down into the gutter together!) All in all, this means that I would try to spend my hour with Chris in the naughtiest way he would want to suggest! I guess there would be little need for talking...........

I liked your answer Fifikitty. I would love to walk along the beach near me with Chris, Rodney and my dogs, Basil and Frodo. Chris would have his guitar slung across his back and then serenade me while we watched the dogs play and the waves rolling in. An hour wouldn't be enough because then we would walk back to my house and then I would cook him a great dinner, one of my most requested dishes, Thai style chicken. Of course he would be singing to me the whole time. Then I would just like to cuddle with him.

Maiseygal, I'm shocked!

Hmmmmmmmmmm..............Let me think............... No kissin' and tellin' here either!! No surfing, no singing.........

It depends on what he would like to do. I would ask him to sing Pretty Woman for me. I would love to hear him do that growl thing.