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13 Comments The Picture About Nothing

Posted by The Elitaste on 15 Sep 2008

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On Friday September 5th, Wale and I were invited to see Jerry Seinfeld at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, MD. This was very last minute and I flew in that afternoon from Boston. I missed the 4:30 flight so had to get on the 5:30 which got me to BWI at 7PM. The show started at 7. Luckily there was an opener so I arrived at the venue around 7:30 and missed the first 5 minutes of Jerry’s set. Wale showed up right as I was getting the tickets from will call. The show was amazing, I laughed a lot and Jerry dealt with a bizarre fan who stood up during the Q&A at the end to make a speech about homelessness (Jerry: “It’s a comedy show, people can pick up the paper and get depressed immediately after if they want.”) Jerry left us backstage passes because he wanted to meet Wale, as back in June, his assistant called me asking for a copy of the Mixtape About Nothing. We waited in the green room for him to come out and it was like something out of the show:
Me: Hey I’m Dan Weisman, really nice to meet you, this is Wale
Jerry: Oh, Wale. Yes. I really liked your thing.
Wale: Thanks man, that means a lot. I really liked your thing too.
Jerry: (turns to road manager) This is Wale, that rapper who made the mashup mixtape thing with the theme song and bits from the show. I really liked it; listened to it quite a few times.
Wale: That means so much man, thank you. I’m a huge fan and the show was so inspiring to me.
Me: You weren’t offended by the mixtape?
Jerry: No! I’m a comedian. I loved it.
Wale: That’s great cuz I became kinda famous off it.

A few more words were exchanged and that was that. It was one of the more surreal experiences of my life.

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September 15, 2008 7:42 am DontSassMe4DoingIT11 Website Reply

This is a goodlook…Jerry Sein listening to Wale lol…crazy…

September 15, 2008 8:01 am RHStansbury Website Reply

“That’s great cuz I became kinda famous off it.”

Hilarious!

September 15, 2008 8:16 am jimbingo Website Reply

classic stuff Wale!
I became famous off it – too funny!!!

September 15, 2008 8:28 am bernardo. Website Reply

tuff cookies.
mr.elitaste,i think you might of gotten the date wrong though…

September 15, 2008 10:11 am dlsmvrx Website Reply

So sick

September 15, 2008 11:19 am thesuchman Website Reply

where did you cop the time machine that let you see future stand up?

September 15, 2008 7:28 pm PolitcsAsUsual Website Reply

next step: Seinfeld + Gates+ Folarin Microsoft commercials about nothing

September 15, 2008 8:33 pm Mo Betta of TDH Website Reply

Im loving what is happening right now…WALE aka Rand Mcnally…puttin us on the map!

September 16, 2008 1:27 am JrRoc23 Website Reply

COOL

September 16, 2008 2:42 am The Honest Ape Website Reply

Good stuff man.

September 16, 2008 9:29 am Wale Meets Jerry Seinfeld « legiNdary Status Website Reply

[...] Wale Meets Jerry Seinfeld So called “The Picture About Nothing”…this is some pretty cool stuff. Wale came out to see Jerry Seinfeld, then they met up backstage and Jerry knew all about Wale’s music, in particular he knew about the Mixtape About Nothing, and told Wale that he loved it. Both were very pleased with the conversation. Nice to see Jerry get back in the spotlight. The full article goes in much more detail, so check it out here [...]

October 16, 2009 12:09 pm Elitaste.com – Comedy Central mentions the Wale x Seinfeld convo about nothing Website Reply

[...] Click HERE to see it. Says: Seinfeld meets Wale, the guy behind the mashup of the Seinfeld theme with the hip-hop these kids like today. [elitaste] [...]

November 10, 2009 8:48 pm Before They Get Stale: Paul Rudd, Bill Maher and Jerry Seinfeld | Comedy Central Insider Blog @ Website Reply

[...] Seinfeld meets Wale, the guy behind the mashup of the Seinfeld theme with the hip-hop these kids like today. [elitaste] [...]

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