UPDATE: And we have a winner. As I spent the afternoon working at Grinders, I asked co-owner Trevor Metz to oversee the draw and pick the winner. After much scrambling of the entries, he took a deep breath, drew one entry and read the winner’s name: The Chairman. He gets 10 pizzas and two cases of Vedett. Thanks to all those who entered and to Gung Ho and Duvel Moortgat for providing the prizes.
- I’m playing the odds with my invite. (netfix.com)
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Lack the expat package, nouveau riche lifestyle, sympathetic boss or simply the time to escape the heat, humidity and haze of August in Beijing? Then how about getting lots of free beer and pizza for a house party?
I have ten pizzas courtesy of Gung Ho and two cases of Belgian beer Vedett White courtesy of Duvel Moortgat to give away. That should be enough pizza and beer for one reader and a dozen of his / her friends.
Contest details:
- Leave a comment and tell us who you would invite, if you could pick anyone in the world, to your beer and pizza party, and why. (My pick: Mila Kunis given this recent story). Each reasonable comment will go into the draw. The draw will be done as usual with the assistance of neutral witnesses.
- The winner gets an assortment of ten pizzas from Gung Ho and 48 bottles of Vedett White from Duvel Moortgat to enjoy with his or her friends.
- The prize must be claimed within the first two weeks of August. If you live in the Gung Ho delivery area, you can either have your pizza and beer at the Gung Ho shop on Workers Stadium East or have it delivered to your apartment. If you live outside the delivery zone, you need to consume it at the shop. We need two days notice of when you and your friends want the beer and pizza.
- Feel free to enter the contest up to three times. Please put each entry as a separate comment as I will number the comments for the draw.
- The deadline is next Tuesday at 5 PM.
Whew, I think that is all, and it is a bit more detailed than usual, but I think this is a pretty good prize. Let the inviting begin…
Note: I receive no payment from Gung Ho or Duvel Moortgat for running this contest. I simply think it is fun. Also, there is still time to enter the draw for a signed Harlem Globetrotters basketball, courtesy of Union Bar & Grille. See here.
Given this story, I would invite Mila Kunis. Not only was that a cool move by here but it shows she just might accept an invite. Plus, it would fun if she showed up and did the voice of Family Guy’s Meg Griffin all night…
Cheers, Boyce
(And no, my entry does not count for the contest.)
I would invite Jenna Jameson as nothing goes better with pizza and beer than lap dances and pole dancing. I would attach a picture and perhaps a story but I would not want the valuable content on this site to be subject to government censorship because of my post
Plan B is the Miami Dolphin cheerleaders as nothing is more American than pizza, beer and football.
Because Community is amazing and because of this story, Alison Brie and Gillian Jacobs would definitely be invited to my party.
(Actually, Troy and Abed get to come too. And Pierce. and Jeff and Shirley, I suppose. And Ken Jeong, before I chang my mind.)
I would invite Wendy Murdoch as she is one wicked Tiger lady who knows what to do with a good pie, or in last night’s case, a bad pie.
I would invite my entire softball team as these guys rock the game and can eat tons. Plus I’m sure they would polish the pizza off with the beer pretty fast too.
I’d invite Peter Dinklage, so I could say I had beers with Tyrion Lannister (provided he brings his brother along). I’d entice him with the prospect of going whoring in Sanlitun after the party.
I’ll see your Mila and raise you a Justin Timberlake because he is surprisingly awesome for a former boy band member and for the simple fact that he will likely bring Mila along with him where I will seduce her with my copious amounts of wine and pizza.
I’d invite this guy, Xiao Bao, who, if you hang out in Sanlitun at night, you have probably seen selling paper frogs, grasshoppers, and the like. He deserves a break, with some beer and pizza. He might even be able to use his paper folding skills to come up with a funky pizza delivery box for Gung Ho…
Cheers, Boyce
I guess for my second entry, I would invite the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I know. Technically they are 4 guests, but they fight(and party) as one.
I’d invite them to thank them for making my childhood just that much more better. Plus, they love pizza so I think they would appreciate that. But no wine. Wine will kill turtles in a heartbeat.
BOYCE I would pick you because…. Wait it’s a lucky draw?
In that case, Jon Stewart because we should have babies and surely 48 bottles of beer will facilitate this.
Jesus!!!…because once we neck all that beer we will move onto the two jugs of water I got in my flat.
I would invite any foreigner friend of mine still living in Beijing who remembers Sanlitun South Bar Street
Of course, i meant beer…Wine and beer, not the best combo.
Im going to stop talking now. I have failed on so many levels.
2nd entry: Cesar Milan and my dog because she recently broke into the kitchen while home alone, broke a nice bottle of German Riesling and then lapped up half the bottle and got into a bag of chocolate croissants. I’m worried my dog is becoming a haughty foodie (in this economy?) so hopefully Cesar can whisper my dog into a more blue collar type of appetite like pizza and beer.
3rd entry: the whole Jersey Shore cast. For obvious reasons, no? Ok fine, cuz those kids turned being sluts, drunks, date rapists, and generally embarrassing human beings into multiple million dollar careers, with book deals and perfumes. Hate all you want, but The American Dream lives on through those guys… Or something.
Whatever….give me free pizza ;)
I’d invite Justin Timberlake if Mila Kunis said yes to you:) But seriously one should never underestimate the power of youtube. Or even youku.
Or if this Justin can’t make it, maybe Justin Bieber could come and rock the beer and pizza party in my living room.
For my second entry, I’d invite all my friends from the States who still don’t recognize how sweet it is to live in Beijing.
Pizza and beer would make for a great welcome party, amirite?
1st Entry: I would invite Emma Watson. Her final big premier happened and she deserves some nice pizza and, of course, my undivided attention and love for being beautiful. She said she was tired of butterbeer anyway.
2nd Entry: I would absolutely invite Sean Bean. That guy deserves a break. He gets killed at the end of every role he plays! Alec Trevaleyan in Goldeneye, Boromir in Lord of the Rings, and now Eddard Stark in Game of Thrones. I’ll toast to his sacrifice!
3rd Entry: Barack Obama. You know, because the Chinese really owe him a lot, right? ;-)
Second entry: Nathan Fillion, because I had a major schoolgirl crush on him as Captain Mal on Firfely, and because he seems like the kind of guy you’d want to have pizza and beer with.
Hmm, for my third, I think I’m going to have to go with Chris Nolan. The new Dark Knight Rises trailer has got me excited for movies again.
After like 20 beers I’m sure I can get him to reveal some details.
I’d invite Yao Ming, because he’s got nothing better to do. He’s just gonna be shuffling around Shanghai in his pajamas now, anyhow.
I’d invite Natalie Portman.
Because she’s super hot.
I’d invite Dolly The Llama from the Gatorland Petting Zoo, mainly because when word got out that Dolly Llama was suckin’ down cold ones and hot pies at my pad, I’d have a house full of esteemed local officials, with whom I could share my 10 pizzas and 2 cases of beer.
(Probably wouldn’t be enough for the crush of PCB that’ll descent upon my house)
Hah! Just my 2 cents, but if it gets up to me at some point my vote’s going to the guy who chose Tyrion Lannister. A Lannister always pays his debts!
Hey Rich, I’m actually a girl :) Glad you like my comment, though! Tyrion Lannister is badass.
Third entry: Vince Mancini, who runs the Web site Filmdrunk because everything he writes or says is hilarious.
I would invite Justin Timberlake because per this story on Milas Kunis he is the one that convinced her to go to the Marine Ball with guy. Also with Justin Timberlake there I know there would be tons of girls getting all hot and bothered and fawning all over him, and he seems like a cool enough dude that we would totally hook me up with a girl at the party for inviting him.
On a side note the Marines at the US Embassy have a Marine Corps Ball here in Beijing every year. It is a really good time, and more reasonably priced than a lot of the other balls….plus, ladies there are men in uniform there…..go get’em.
I’d invite all the girls from Chocolate’s dance floor.
I would invite The Bloggess because she is the funniest mofo on the internets. Don’t believe me? Read this:
http://thebloggess.com/2011/06/and-thats-why-you-should-learn-to-pick-your-battles/
When not making the digital universe a more amazing place for all and saving 5ft metal chickens from discount bins, The Bloggess has got some “issues” she deals with which mean she wouldn’t show up unless there was some seriously good swag involved. Beer and pizza might just do it.
Plus, if she does come she’s guarenteed to show up in a wig/costume/get up of some kind and every good house party needs *that* girl.
I’d invite Liu Xiaobo, because: a) he’s a very smart guy; b) it would be nice if they’d let him out to come to the party, even on a day-release; and c) well, I’m tired of China, I might as well give them an excuse to deport me and get it over with.
I’d invite Violet Dear of Madness and Beauty because she lives on the wrong side of an ocean and I miss her.
First entry: I would invite Southern culinary goddess Paul Dean. After a few glasses of wine she’s be in the kitchen showing those kids at Gung Ho how to incorporate fried lemons and caramelized pork fat into their dishes. We would all end up being fat, happy, and totally insulated for the coming winter.
I’d invite the head brewers responsible for Snow, Harbin and the other main breweries in China to sample a bottle of decent beer and to ask them when they are going to start producing beer that actually tastes like beer. Or at least trying to create premium European style beer that isn’t just a different label that includes the word draught.
I’d invite a certain Chinese artist who recently has lost quite a bit of weight due to unforeseen circumstances and looks like they could do with a pizza a beer or two and a good night out.
Barney the Friendly Dinosaur.
At one time, he was bigger than The Wiggles, bigger than Jabberjaw, bigger than … well, no need to dwell on it. Surely must be feeling down given the show is on hiatus. A pizza and beer party might be just the remedy. Plus, having a purple tyrannosaurus rex at any party provides an instant conversation starter…
If I could invite anyone to my pizza party it would be Penn Jillette. Have you ever heard the stories of his parties? He does’t even have alcohol at his parties and they are some of the wildest stories ever. Monkeys chasing midgets. Elvis impersonators peeing around his house. Coconut cream pie fights. Come to Beijing, Penn, and tell us the hairdryer story over some Gung Ho pizza!
My third and final entry – would invite my best Canadian buds in town because we all know what a good beer and pizza is!
I would invite Charlie Sheen, Joaquin Phoenix, Kanye West, Chris Brown and Björk. Because I know someone would get punched, someone would bring lots of drugs, someone would turn it into a documentary, someone would twitter the whole thing and it would be endlessly entertaining.
Although most celebrities would probably not come to my party, I would have to try and invite Brian Brushwood. He’s been doing a wonderfully entertaining stage show and has a few hilarious and fun podcasts and has loads of great stories. I met him about a year ago as he toured through the USA but I know he does overseas shows so I think he’d be up for a Beijing visit. Also, he eats fire.
I would invite Cat Stevens. Because he doesn’t drink alcohol and he doesn’t eat smoked pork and mushroom.
10 pizzas? I’d also invite Joey Chestnut.
For very similar reasons I would also invite Andre the Giant. But then, we would need 48 crates instead of individual bottles. I’m sure that can be arranged.
More of a personal, while still probably-not-going-to-happen-soon invitation idea: Daniel Mackler. He’s always been one of the best people to interact with and share stories with while sitting around our group of friends.
I’d invite Irvine Welsh and be torn between trying not to kiss ass too much, and trying not to ask why his recent books have been so shit. The slurping and chomping would help fill the awkward silences resulting.
I will definitely send out all my invitations to all the people I know who hate on Gung Ho’s crust. That leaves the rest for me muhahaha
I would invite all my dear fellows who are not lucky enough to live within the pink-shady delivery zone of Gung Ho and would kill me if I wouldn’t take this opportunity to make their dreams come true…
I would love to share a beer and pizza with James Galdonfini and a couple of other cast members of The Sopranos just so I could enjoy all their anecdotes from making the best TV show ever made.
Bobby Baccala would not be invited though because he will scoff the lot, being the salad dodger that he is…
I’d invite my boyfriend because we’d been having Pizza Hut (bacon and mushroom) and Tsingdao/Yanjing beer almost every Friday for 7 months now, it’s what we call Pizza Fridays. It’s time for a nice change, pizza and beer.
I’d invite the chief of the local Chengguan, so Gung Ho would have some guanxi in the bank during the next shakedown.
I’d invite Bill Murray. Because he’s Bill freaking Murray.
I’d invite the Minister of Railways in China. He probably has a lot of money he can hand me under the table.
Or maybe I’d invite my Chinese grandmother. She doesn’t know what a pizza is. Or what a good time is.
The last person I’d invite is my mother. Because I accidently had a giant house party last time she was in town, and I had forgotten to invite her. Would Gungho sponsor a flight ticket from Scandinavia too?
for my second answer, I’d invite the owners of Gungho (Jade Gray and John O’Loghlen)somewhere near the border of their delivery area closest to our place (Hepingli 和平里) so that should be in Dongzhimen or maybe BEixinqiao and then BEG them to extend their delivery area to our place. We’re really sick and tired of Pizza Hut, honestly.
I’d invite the Wombles… they’d be great for cleaning up afterwards.
Chive on Natalie?
I won! I won! And I lied…I’m not going to invite anyone. I’m going to gorge myself on pizza and beer until death. Then I shall be embalmed and entombed in a giant Gung Ho Pizza box. Thank you Gung Ho! Thank you Vedett! Thank you Beijing Boyce! Long Live the People’s Republic of Pizza!
Chairman, more like flaccid wank!