Happy Birthday, Lewis Black
Happy Birthday to local son and generally hilarious mofo Lewis Black, who turns 58 today.
To stir the pot, I’d like to present you with a couple of choice Lewis Black quotes about his hometown:
“I’m from Silver Spring, but I tell people I’m from Washington, DC. Because if you tell people you’re from Silver Spring, they think you’re a pussy.”
And of course:
“Its only claim to fame is that it’s the largest unincorporated city in America. In other words, we were too lazy to govern ourselves. The town motto was, ‘I’d like to vote, but I don’t feel like driving.'”
His latest HBO special, Lewis Black: Red, White, and Screwed was filmed right here at the Warner Theater downtown. Tom and I went to the filming, and you can read his comments from the MBDC archives.
Love love LOVE Lewis Black. Was so jealous you guys went to the filming – that HBO show was hysterical! I did get to see him a couple years back when he did a double billing with Dave Atell… my face froze from laughing so hard. He’s a genius.
If it weren’t for my horse, I wouldn’t have spent that year in college.
“I’m from Silver Spring, but I tell people I’m from Washington, DC. Because if you tell people you’re from Silver Spring, they think you’re a pussy.”
That’s so fantastic! Lately I’ve been having the following conversation a lot:
Me: I live in DC.
Someone else: Oh really? DC-DC or like Maryland or Virginia?
Me: DC, dammit.