From the Pitch - Dinner with Wilson

Editor's Note: We caught up with Sacramento striker - and the USL's most prominent weather prognosticator - Wilson Kneeshaw, to uncover his answer to the age-old question of "Who's coming to dinner?"

The English-born striker chose five invitees from throughout history and identified which course each would be responsible for since you should never show up to a dinner party empty-handed.

If I were to host a dinner with some of my favorite people from the last 500 years, it would need to be a five-course meal.

I would host it at Papa Murphy’s Park underneath the moonlight, with a live smooth jazz band of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, and Nat King Cole to set the mood for the night.

My guests would be Thierry Henry, Emma Watson, Stephen Fry, Michael Jackson, and Nikola Tesla.

Aside from being some of my favorite figures for various reasons, I think they would jell together really well as they are four intelligent, vibrant individuals - who are geniuses in their own craft - and they would be able to vibe from each other.

Starter

Cuisses De Grenouille (Frog Legs) - Thierry Henry

I would like him to wear his full match worn arsenal kit from his unbeaten season with Arsenal and I would like him to bring the Premier League trophy with him as well. Thierry Henry has always and will always be my favourite footballer of all time, he is the reason I started playing football when I was young and it would be unbelievable to meet him. The frogs legs represent his nation and would be a great way to start the meal in my opinion.

Soup

Palette Cleanser

Main Course

Jerk chicken with rice and peas, Jamaican style - Michael Jackson

The king of pop is a major icon for me, I’ve always loved his music and he is an entertainment genius. I would love to ask him questions about his career and his mindset when he is getting ready to perform and if I’m lucky he could teach me a dance move. I think he would be a fantastic dinner guest he would bring life to the party, I’m sure he would gel well with Emma, Thierry and Nikola and we could get a little concert.

Dessert

Baklava - Nikola Tesla

In my opinion the most intelligent man to have ever lived and I would to learn more about his philosophies, theories and hypothesis. It would be a dream come true to learn about his work regarding free energy and I could talk with him about frequency and vibrations for hours, maybe even days. He is a genius so I am assuming he would speak fluent French so he could speak with Thierry and if he wanted to dance Michael can provide the music and Emma can dance with him. Baklava is a traditional Balkan dessert so it suits his culture.

Guest photos courtesy: Sacramento Republic FC (Kneeshaw), Biography (Watson), Smithsonian.com (Tesla), Twitter (Fry), Famous Birthdays (Henry), Fanpop (Jackson)

Food photos courtesy: Eismann (Frog Legs), Caitlin Bensel (Soup), Kathy Patalski (Sorbet), Immaculate Bites (Jerk Chicken), and Scott Phillips (Baklava)

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