There is a man who rollerblades around DC and I see him everywhere. Everywhere. Most times I see him in Adams Morgan, but I've seen him in other neighborhoods as well - Mount Pleasant, Georgetown, Farragut North, Dupont, and even in Gallery Place (on my lunch break). He has wavy blond hair down to his shoulders, kept back by a head band. I never see him without his headphones, attached to an old-school walkman (that's right - the kind that play tapes. Remember those?! Straight pre-iPod style) that's latched to his waist. Mr. Rollerblader also sports a long-sleeve tee-shirt tied safely around his waist. He wears dingy jeans and doesn't seem to give a crap about traffic - he weaves in and out of lanes and around cars at really impressive (yet dangerous) speeds. He almost looks homeless, but I can't tell for sure.
Yesterday evening around 8:30pm I went to Astor's Mediterranean for dinner. I was eating away when lo and behold Mr. Rollerblader blades in the place and up to the register to order some takeout. I couldn't believe this guy's ubiquity. It's insane. I had a mouthful of food and was quite tired, so I didn't bother to say anything. Quite honestly, I had nothing to say.
Have you seen this guy before? If you have and you have a clue as to who he is, please fill me in. I'm quite envious of his life - rollerblading through the streets of DC at all hours of the day, seemingly without a care in the world.
Except I'd do it on a street bike on the other side of the planet.
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Har Dee Har
I went to two comedy shows this past week. On Wednesday I went to the Black Cat on 14th to see Michael Showalter and Michael Ian Black - both from the extremely random and bizarre sketch comedy shows The State and Stella (the latter of which I've never seen). The tickets were $15 and the show was worth every red penny.
Michael Showalter reminds me of my friends from New Jersey. Uh, in fact - he's from there. His humor is completely off the wall and so totally random - just how I like it. The highlight of the show was his patent PowerPoint presentation, which included an in-depth explanation of the term "poop jangling." His delivery was excellent and he had my tears running down the the sides of my face quite a few times.
Michael Ian Black, however, I found to be a little mediocre. He only pulled a few jokes that had me laughing hard, but for most of his routine I was sporting an indifferent grin. The worst part about his routine was that it relied heavily on race jokes - most of which just weren't funny at all.
On Thursday we went to the Demetri Martin show at the Lisner Auditorium on 21st. I thought his show was excellent. He will one day be a legendary comic, I can tell. One way to tell is that his routine didn't rely heavily on vulgarity. These days, it's very challenging to be a non-vulgar comic, but he pulls it off incredibly well. Martin is also an excellent artist -- I highly recommend checking out some of his work.
I think I'm slowly but steadily creeping back into my comedy phase (thanks to Kathy). Before Wednesday, the last comedy show I'd been to was in 2004 at the Improv on Connecticut to see David Allen Grier. There are definitely more shows on the horizon. As a matter of fact, Joe Rogan and Charlie Murphy are touring together and will be in DC within a few weeks -- sure as hell don't wanna miss that one!
Michael Showalter reminds me of my friends from New Jersey. Uh, in fact - he's from there. His humor is completely off the wall and so totally random - just how I like it. The highlight of the show was his patent PowerPoint presentation, which included an in-depth explanation of the term "poop jangling." His delivery was excellent and he had my tears running down the the sides of my face quite a few times.
Michael Ian Black, however, I found to be a little mediocre. He only pulled a few jokes that had me laughing hard, but for most of his routine I was sporting an indifferent grin. The worst part about his routine was that it relied heavily on race jokes - most of which just weren't funny at all.
On Thursday we went to the Demetri Martin show at the Lisner Auditorium on 21st. I thought his show was excellent. He will one day be a legendary comic, I can tell. One way to tell is that his routine didn't rely heavily on vulgarity. These days, it's very challenging to be a non-vulgar comic, but he pulls it off incredibly well. Martin is also an excellent artist -- I highly recommend checking out some of his work.
I think I'm slowly but steadily creeping back into my comedy phase (thanks to Kathy). Before Wednesday, the last comedy show I'd been to was in 2004 at the Improv on Connecticut to see David Allen Grier. There are definitely more shows on the horizon. As a matter of fact, Joe Rogan and Charlie Murphy are touring together and will be in DC within a few weeks -- sure as hell don't wanna miss that one!
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