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President Obama's inauguration was a star-studded affair, with some of America's most famous personalities and entertainers showing up at concerts, gala events or with prime seats to Tuesday's swearing-in. One star, though, tried to translate her fame into better seating—with mixed results.
New York Magazine relates the story of Sonja Sohn, who famously played Detective Shakima Gregg on HBO's The Wire, but couldn't manage to parlay her celebrity to get her any closer to President Obama than the rest of us. Sohn reportedly was able to talk her way past a number of police officers from the standing-room purple area to the seated yellow area, but that was about as far as she got:
When we tried to dodge a line heading away from the Capitol, a female cop stopped Sohn. “Hey, my sister! My name is Sonja Sohn. I respect your job so much. I was on The Wire. My friends and I were going to go down this hill, all right?” “Ma’am,” the officer replied, “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Then she gently nudged us through a gate with the rest of the cattle. “Damn,” said Sohn, moving along. “I really thought I was gonna hook that up.”Sorry, Det. Gregg.The Wire was one of the best shows to have graced television in, well, ever, but it was also on HBO, and not everyone out there can afford premium cable channels. And, let's face it—you're no Omar. He would have gotten his way.
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Omar was the shit.
Maybe Greggs didn't get in, but $50 says Bodie's ghost was on stage during Obama's speech, spitting ghost spit and slanging Blue Tops and dat Pandemic ish...
There is an "S" at the end of her name? Who is the proofreader. FREDTERP
I bet you Prop Joe could have negotiated his way in.
Would Donny Most have tried this? I think not! Oh happy days!
Female cop? McNulty would've owned that!
Hey, Hey! I can also name some characters from the Wire!
Daniels!
Lester!
Poot!
Did anyone see Oprah? I must have missed her.
good to know that someone with an inflated sense of self-worth was (at least temporarily) knocked down a peg.
just like all those purple ticket holders?
you're not dragging me back into that thicket! :)
IMGoph, you know I love you but don't hate on The Wire. I had a girl crush on Kima, and I'd hate to have to choose between you two.
And yet I was able to get as far as the Senate men's room with using only library card in an ID holder and a fedora with a card in it that said "PRESS." It was worth it just to pee in the same sink Orrin Hatch brushes his teeth in.
Windex!
Did you try the Extra large mints in the urinals?
Ron Burgundy: I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal.
Veronica Corningstone: Really.
Ron Burgundy: People know me.
Veronica Corningstone: Well, I'm very happy for you.
Ron Burgundy: I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany.
LOL! Who?
15 minutes of fame....now marked down to 5.
LOL! Who?
15 minutes of fame....now marked down to 5.
All in the game. . . all in the game.
All in the Game. . . all in the game.