My wife made a comment to me the other day that implied that maybe she thinks Iโm 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 slylyโand aptlyโ worked in a quote from a song and when she didnโt know what I was talking about, she was like, โIs that Hamilton...again??โ which she has said a few (many) times before. Why, I never. She was right, but thatโs not the point.
What I will admit is that, since it hit Disney+ on July 3 and I was finally able to see itโI never got a chance to see it live anywhereโIโve watched it...a lot. That doesnโt 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 havenโt even written about it yetโat 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 Iโm addicted to Hamilton though I think Iโm just expressing my enjoyment at the high entertainment value. What do you think?
1. I add โ...and Peggyโ when folks list names of people (and they donโt say โ...and Peggyโ).
I mean, who doesnโt do this? Isnโt 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 โDear 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...my father wasnโt around (my father wasnโt around)....โ Now, my father WAS in fact around, so thereโs 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 wouldnโt? Iโd be mad as hell if I wasnโt in the room and somebody moved the nationโs capital from New York City to Washington, D.C.
4. I randomly catch myself saying, โJohn Adamsโ with a sneer and disgust.
Look, the Kingโs moments were so awesome theyโve influenced my thinking. I literally donโt 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 havenโt had the chance to do it yet, but I plan on singing, โyou ainโt neva gonโ be President nowโฆโ as soon as one of my boys does something untoward.
6. I may or may not have stepped into a room and sang, โAlexander 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 โIt must be nice, it must be niiiiiiice to have Washington on your sideโฆโ pretty much all day long.
In my head, itโs Denzel not George, but itโs probably niceโdecade-dependentโto 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 togetherโliterally anything from bologna sandwiches to IKEA or Wayfair furnitureโI will watch Hamilton on a loop until Iโm finished.
Thatโs not addicted, right? Helpless maybe, maybe never satisfied, but not addicted, right?
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