and I were discussing Heaven this morning and wandered onto the subject of “What would your personal Heaven look like?” After giving it a little thought, I decided that my Heaven would look like IKEA. (Later this afternoon, I decided that it would look like IKEA… with a Best Buy section and a Toys ‘R’ Us section… and a Japanese rock garden.)

Then came the hard part: Who would be in my Heaven?

Here’s what I have come up with, so far….

  • God: Morgan Freeman. This was an easy one. (George Burns would be the understudy.)
  • Christ: Micro-Jesus has the top spot, but I’m still thinking about this one.
  • Holy Spirit: Still deciding this one, too…
  • St. Peter: Sean Connery. Come on. You’d want someone at the Pearly Gates who would welcome you, look at your list of deeds, invite you in and then be glad to have a pint with you at the local pub. (Hey… it’s my Heaven,I can have a “local pub” if I want.)
  • St. Christopher: Samuel L. Jackson. The patron saint of travellers (among others). Why Mr. J? The following exchange, from Pulp Fiction hemmed it up:

    JULES: That’s what I’ve been sitting here contemplating. First, I’m gonna deliver this case to Marsellus. Then, basically, I’m gonna walk the earth.

    VINCENT :What do you mean, walk the earth?

    JULES: You know, like Caine in “KUNG FU.” Just walk from town to town, meet people, get in adventures.

    VINCENT: How long do you intend to walk the earth?

    JULES: Until God puts me where he want me to be.

    VINCENT: What if he never does?

    JULES: If it takes forever, I’ll wait forever.

    Yeah. That’s my patron saint of travellers.

  • Judas Iscariot: Any of the interchangeable members of all of those annoying boy bands. Think about it: You’d want someone whom you could dislike on sight. (Well, with the possible exception of Joey Fatone. He amused me in My Big Fat Greek Wedding… so, I’ll spare him.)
  • Angels: The Victoria’s Secret Angels. Do I really need to ‘splain this one? (Hint – Two words: “Tyra Banks.” Do the math.)

That’s all I have so far. More later when I decide on “Who’s Who…”

So, who’d be in your Heaven?