The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, January 13, 1995               TAG: 9501120073
SECTION: DAILY BREAK              PAGE: E11  EDITION: FINAL 
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BACK TALK

HAVE YOU EVER thought about what person, dead or alive, you would hang with for a day? Here are some of the responses we received this week.

It would be Bill Clinton then I could find out why everyone despises him. - Jenny Jones, 11, sixth-grade, Larkspur Middle School.

I would hang with my grandfather. He died years before I was born. I wish I would of seen him. We could do things like go fishing, camping or a ballgame or even just hang out at the mall. - Gerry Cruz, seventh-grade, 13, Larkspur Middle School.

The only person I would want to hang with would be Malcolm X. My grandmother had tapes about him. I would sit there for hours listening to his words, watching him preach. Tamika Taylor, seventh-grade, 12, Larkspur Middle School.

It would be Michael Jordan because I love basketball and I would love to play with him and hang out with him. I think he is the greatest NBA player. - John Mitchell, 17 years old.

I would like to meet the lead singer of Offspring. - Nathan Walker, 15 years old.

It would be Jim Morrison. He was one of youth culture's most advere heroes. - Cail Byrd, 14 years old.

It would be my grandmother. I never saw here I would like to hang with her. - Joy Brown, 17.

I admire Kurt Corbain for the sucess in life that he had and the music that he gave. - Ashley Harding, 14.

It would be Joan of Arc. - Stacy Siler.

It would be Hillary Clinton. I find her incredibly intelligent, witty and I agree and love her viewpoints. - Emily Meyer, 19. by CNB