10 Cats I'd Like to Have a Drink With

1.) John Mayer: can't stop playing his new video "Who says?" It has a very free, funky sound and gives responsible mind-alteration good press

2.) Lleyton Hewitt: I used to watch a lot of his matches; Virtually every match, he brought his ball-chasing A game. "!!Come on!!"

3.) Tiger Woods: Anybody ever heard of a private life?

4.) John Travolta: His performances in "Pulp Fiction" and "Broken Arrow" are about as hip as they come. Sure, he shoots some mediocre flicks, too, but he seems like a good guy to have a drink with

5.) Warren Buffett: I feel his giving up the vast majority of his great fortune, a consummation of lifelong "liberal" politics, makes him a modern hero. Besides, I could use some stock tips

6.) Lenny Kravitz: "Once you dig in" is just one of many great songs. Like many artists, he's not without a troubling addiction: piercings

7.) King Bhumibol of Thailand: His leadership and very real compassion for the poor has made his ancient monarchy among the most revered in the world; I don't imagine I'm likely to get an audience with his majesty, but I'll drink his health anyway

8.) Andre Agassi: Based on his strategical brilliance and well-rounded mastery, I think Agassi was the greatest to ever play the game and he did so long after Sampras retired, till 36 years old. He's also given huge amounts to charity: education for dis-advantaged youth being his main cause.

9.) Michael Stipe: From "man on the moon" to "everybody hurts" to "new adventures in hi-fi," he's given awesome music: and also been a champion for various worthy causes as well as gay rights

10.) Barak Obama: He's far from perfect but so am I. I admire, for example, his reaching out to the Middle East from Cairo, and how consistently he's taken his difficult stance on Afghanistan. Right or wrong, I'd gladly toast the man.