10 Things I Do That Make My Wife Think I'm Addicted to Hamilton. I Disagree; Everybody Does This Stuff, Right?

My wife made a comment to me the other day that implied that maybe she thinks Iโ€™m addicted, or perhaps overly enthusiastically engaged with the extremely famous musical, Hamilton. Yes, that one. Suggested Reading Take a Look Inside Michael Jordan’s Former Chicago-Area Mansion, Which You Can Now Airbnb For This Heart-Clutching Price Diddy’s Best Friend…

My wife made a comment to me the other day that implied that maybe she thinks Iโ€™m addicted, or perhaps overly enthusiastically engaged with the extremely famous musical, Hamilton. Yes, that one.

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I made some comment where I slylyโ€”and aptlyโ€” worked in a quote from a song and when she didnโ€™t know what I was talking about, she was like, โ€œIs that Hamilton...again??โ€ which she has said a few (many) times before. Why, I never. She was right, but thatโ€™s not the point.

What I will admit is that, since it hit Disney+ on July 3 and I was finally able to see itโ€”I never got a chance to see it live anywhereโ€”Iโ€™ve watched it...a lot. That doesnโ€™t make me an addict. So what, I watch or listen to it, one, maybe two times a day doing any manner of work or putting together whatever, that makes me an addict now? Pshaw. Shucks, I havenโ€™t even written about it yetโ€”at least not in the traditional sense. But my honor is on the line here.

Here are 10 things I do that make my wife think Iโ€™m addicted to Hamilton though I think Iโ€™m just expressing my enjoyment at the high entertainment value. What do you think?

1. I add โ€œ...and Peggyโ€ when folks list names of people (and they donโ€™t say โ€œ...and Peggyโ€).

I mean, who doesnโ€™t do this? Isnโ€™t life always better when niggas named Peggy are part of the conversation? This is of course in reference to Peggy Schuyler, one of the coveted Schuyler Sisters: Angelica, Eliza...and Peggy.

2. I probably sing โ€œDear Theodosiaโ€ 10-15 times around my wife over the course of the day.

To be fair, Leslie Odom, Jr. KILLS this song. And really I just sing the same part to her, โ€œ...my father wasnโ€™t around (my father wasnโ€™t around)....โ€ Now, my father WAS in fact around, so thereโ€™s no personal connection; it just sounds beautiful so I sing it to my wife so she can catch some of this beauty.

3. Like everybody else who has seen this joint, I like to point out that I, too, would like to be in the room where it happened whenever apt.

I mean, who wouldnโ€™t? Iโ€™d be mad as hell if I wasnโ€™t in the room and somebody moved the nationโ€™s capital from New York City to Washington, D.C.

4. I randomly catch myself saying, โ€œJohn Adamsโ€ with a sneer and disgust.

Look, the Kingโ€™s moments were so awesome theyโ€™ve influenced my thinking. I literally donโ€™t know jack shit about President John Adams except he was the 2nd president and had a son (or nephew? I should look this up) who would become the 4th president named John Quincy Adams. But because of the King, I feel like John Adams was probably wacksauce.

5. I havenโ€™t had the chance to do it yet, but I plan on singing, โ€œyou ainโ€™t neva gonโ€™ be President nowโ€ฆโ€ as soon as one of my boys does something untoward.

6. I may or may not have stepped into a room and sang, โ€œAlexander Hamilton, my name is Alexander Hamiltonโ€ in the past 5 minutes (no matter when this publishes).

I can neither confirm nor deny if this has happened (a few times).

7. I sing โ€œIt must be nice, it must be niiiiiiice to have Washington on your sideโ€ฆโ€ pretty much all day long.

In my head, itโ€™s Denzel not George, but itโ€™s probably niceโ€”decade-dependentโ€”to have either on your side.

8. I have turned one of my sons, who is 5, onto Hamilton and he has now taken to trying to watch it on his iPad by himself (I stop him, there is language after all).

9. I have looked up and listened to all projects by Leslie Odom, Jr. who has become one of my favorite artists period, along with anybody with singing parts in the show.

10. If I have to put something togetherโ€”literally anything from bologna sandwiches to IKEA or Wayfair furnitureโ€”I will watch Hamilton on a loop until Iโ€™m finished.

Thatโ€™s not addicted, right? Helpless maybe, maybe never satisfied, but not addicted, right?

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