Van Gogh, one of his favourite painters, provided him with a precedent.
Nico's place became our favourite, and provided the perfect combination of good food, a genial host and a sea view.
Villa needed a touch of class to exert some superiority and Gil - already a crowd favourite - provided it after 51 minutes, showing clever sleight of foot before curling a magnificent 25-yard finish high past Camp.
Midtable mediocrity may beckon for the Gigante da Colina, but at least fans can look forward to their favourite son providing some fireworks (and scoring some free-kicks) before the end of the season.
Tiger Cliff was 4-1 favourito to provide an emotional success, but the Irish even had a say in that.
The release of Computer World (1981) – easily my favourite Kraftwerk record – provided a fitting end to their classic run of albums.
Living in exile as head of the Iraqi National Congress (INC), which opposed Saddam Hussein, Chalabi became a White House favourite after he provided information that supported the US justification for invading Iraq in 2003.
A play, written for the occasion by Molière, was performed against a backdrop of spectacular fountains; the king's favourite composer, Lully, provided the music; and the evening ended with the greatest firework display that the age had ever seen.
And they will want to avoid embarrassing boycotts that might disturb their long cherished dream of showing off China's sporting and organisational prowess to the rest of the world.China, which won outright on the second round of voting, was the favourite, although Paris and Toronto provided tough competition.
"Old favourites can return, provided you can do something new and exciting with them.
My husband is not allowed to clear the plates before I've finished eating, my favourite foods are always provided; the heating is cranked up to my hell-like preference.
