Member - Blue (VIC) replied:

I'm actually pretty happy with the bunch we get around our average camp fire... Missus, kids and the regular group of like minded mates(and their families)... No stress, good conversation mixed with just the right amount of smutt(once the kids are safely asleep of course)... Maybe bring my grandfather back... He could turn a 5 minute tale into an all night laugh fest.

Al & Mrs Al (Vic) replied:

hiya Wombie

like you I would have the people who mean most to me there, and some of them will no doubt read this post, I'd love to have your mum at any campfire she used to make me laugh very easily and was an absolute delight to have known ....I'd love to have my granddad there only because I never knew him and I think he'd be an interesting kind of bloke..Hugh Jackman - just beacuse...do I need a reason?..lol...Euan MacGregor - same reason as Hugh, William Wallace, Joan of Arc [was she really a transexual schizophrenic? perhaps a campfire would bring back bad memories for Joan, so maybe not...]

and Jesus Christ - there's a number of questions I'd love to ask him....lol....[I'm sure he'd love my friends too.... :) ]

cheers

Lyn

cokeaddict replied:

Good question...one ive thought about a few times.
I would without a doubt have John Lennon there with his acustic guitar.

My other guests would be Robert O;'Hara Burke and Willaim John Wills. I would take them back to ther base camp at Cooper's Creek, continue on their original Journey to the Gulf of Carpenteria and this time take them back to Victoria where their journey started from, but in the luxury of a 4wd.

Can you imagine what they would be thinking if such a thing was possible....the mind boggles.
Ange

Member - Ray replied:

Rember this. All you have to is what I do.Close your eyes,then open them while looking up at the sky and in the quiet every one you ever knew who is gone is right there with you.And talk to them as if they are there. Never fails to bring back how damn lucky we are to be in such a fantastic countryt.

Wayne (NSW) replied:

Wombat,

Craig Lewis and Cathy Savage,( Boiling Billy Publications). I reckon the stories they could tell about all the travels they have done and of course all the characters they have met on the way.

Wayne.

Brew69(SA) replied:

All the family of course and then a few others like the late Don Bradman, ummmm and maybe monica lewinsky to light my cigars.

Footloose replied:

Wombat, what a thoughtful philosophic post. One that should get people thinking. Some of the replies obviously show evidence of this. JC is an obvious candidate, as are relatives.
I've often wondered if the appropriate world leaders from various persuasions would benefit from being there. Camp David eat your heart out.
Personally I think that if you are enjoying the company around the fire then you're pretty lucky, no matter who'se there. These are the times we look back on when the clouds are blackest.
May you all share many happy campsites.

Member - toohey replied:

ah to be reminded of those entertain shows, henry lawson.
cheers toohey

Member - laura B (NSW) replied:

OF COURSE I WOULD BRING THE 2 PEOPLE THAT MURDERED FRIENDS IN NOWRA RECENTLY....THEN I WOULD BRING JESUS AND ASK HIM TO BRING JUSTICE ON TO THESE SELFISH HUMANS NICE AND EARLY!
LAURA B

Mad Dog (Australia) replied:

Not being one who appreciates the serious side of life I'd like the company of Benny Hill complete with his smut and sexism.

geocacher (djcache) replied:

Billy Connolly & Robin Williams

If I charged admission I could get a new Patrol!

If could have anyone as suggested and you invited JC and he didn't turn up it could seriously damage your faith!

You could bring Osama and forget to tell him you invited the feds!

Family and friends would have to be top of the list. Both my grandfathers would be grand to have back for an hour.

Dave

Bonz (Vic) replied:

Wombie I have found its not who you invite but who turns up that makes the day. We had a fire out the front of our place one year, closed off the street and invited the whole street, had about 50-60 there I spose. later in the night a couple of Irish guys turned up, theyd called into the pub for a feed and found out these crazy aussies had closed the st and lit a fire and had to call around for a look see. They turned out to be hugely funny and entertaining and also relaxed and calm all at the same time, It was a fire to remember. Brnt a hole 3" deep in my grass took 2 years to recover hahahahaah

crfan replied:

I think if I could only Pick one Person it would have to be Leonardo da vinci every thing you read about him seems to me, that he a knowledge that hasn't been equaled even in our time we are still catching up.
But if I realy got the chane I would have to be My Dad ,Dad died when I was 8 and my little bro was 6.
He is talked about a buy his mate's as a legend 30 years later.
He was a pro Fisherman (before the big bucks were in it)and was a pilot.
Retored a couple of Tiger Moths and built a couple of other Planes in his back shed
Landed his Tiger on an island before there was an airstrip on it ,

ImEasy replied:

Just to pick a few,

Robert Palmer's girls from Addicted to Love.

b4no1member replied:

i think i would have to invite Homer Simpson-Barney Gumble and see who really is a bigger drinker.
and maybe Marge(geez shes hot lol)because i think homer wouldnt mind if Marge and i had a a little you know what.haha

Member - Melissa replied:

soppy answer maybe but my ultimate campfire would be shared with my husband and kids when they're both a bit older. It would be somewhere remote where we can watch the setting sun across desert dunes. The crackle of small fire, the gentle clang of the campoven lid being lifted to check the lamb roast and soft murmurings as we chat and share our thoughts and watch the landscape glow red and orange until darkness falls revealing a million stars overhead. That is my ultimate campfire.

:o) Melissa

Wombat replied:

I think my first three choices would be Neddy, Teddy and Freddie.

Ned Kelly so that once and for all I could evaluate whether he was the perpetrator or the victim, and let's face it his bush skills would be without peer.

Teddy Whitten because not only was he the best footballer ever, but he also played for the best team and from all reports the sort of blokes bloke who would keep the entire group entertained with his stories.

Freddie Mercury (with a baby grand) not only so that he could serenade us with that golden voice but also so that one could analyse what the driving forces were behind the extremes of personality, sexuality, creativity and business acumen.

Of course I would include many of our regular "ember excogitators" especially a couple whos names 'I must' not say here, as well as Marilyn Monroe for her complex personality, Billy Connoly for his storytelling, David Strassman for Teddy & Chuck, Jimmy Barnes for a drinking partner, scaring wild animals away, backing vocals and general mayhem, Suzi Quattro for the memories, Suzie Wilkes for the mammaries, Kate Hudson and Goldie Hawn for the fantasies, Mel Brooks for the comedy and finally Roald Dahl to tell the last couple of stories just before bed and scare the living bejesus out of everyone.

Mike Harding replied:

My sons because I always enjoy being with them in the bush.

Les Hiddins (Bush Tucker Man); for all the obvious reasons.

Steve Irwin; because his zest for life and knowledge of animals are both totally
contagious.

The 75 year old father of a friend of mine, because he's just such a nice and interesting bloke - plus he's probably fitter than me! :)

Eddy; a friend of mine, who tired of life, from long ago.

Plus lots and lots of people from history :)

Mike Harding

Member -Cliff. New Zealand replied:

We would love to have our family - the kids and grandkids, and our mates from NZ who would love to come and see the wonderful country we have been exploring in Aus. we would also like to have the many people we have met as we travelled, like the couple from Victoria who joined us at Lark Quarry and travelled with us to Winton, and the 'snake man' we met up at the Kimberleys playing his Didj, and the 2 couples by our camp site at Kunnanura and the people we met at Gemtree. we would have a great time with the camp fire, cooking in the camp oven and yarning in the setting sun and by the glow of the great fire.
Can't wait to return to Aus this year for our next trip.
Cliff & Beryl