Each is written two or three days before it is performed, and each is the result of his weekly songwriting game, which involves an invitation-only e-mail list that challenges musicians to turn in a new song every Friday.
One involved an invitation for a joint appearance in Chicago.
Plant's idea of "settling down" is more likely to involve an invitation for someone to "come to the sea"– with all the menace that implies – than renting a cottage in the Isle of Wight.
This involves sending an invitation to participate, and then only sending the questionnaire to those who positively respond to that invitation.
One stunt involved orchestrating an "invitation" from the federal government to examine the Williamsburg Bridge, which was falling apart.
For money types who want a table, or at least to look involved and get an invitation to the right parties, Mr. Obama is the candidate.
He also helped mediate a controversy involving a Catholic university's speaking invitation for anti-apartheid activist and retired Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu, whose support for abortion rights and contraception offended some alumni.
The proper protocol for an invitation involves letting your guest know what to expect -- especially when it comes to food.
Just weeks ago, Representative Paul Ryan's appearance at Georgetown was challenged by critics, and this month's conflict involves Georgetown's invitation to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to speak at a commencement event on Friday.
