Few things are more disappointing than when a great pop culture reference goes unnoticed and unappreciated.
The other day, Party promoter friend Jann and I entered Two Boots Pizza on West 11th Street in the City.
It's a quaint joint that screams Greenwich Village and good pizza. It's also one of those joints where you can't just "get a slice" of pizza. No such thing as "Gimme one regular and one with pepperoni." Nope. Every slice has a name.
There's the "Big Maybelle," a slice of white pizza with marinated chicken, pepperoni and fresh garlic. Or the "Mr. Pink," a slice with marinated chicken, plum tomatoes, fresh garlic and mozzarella.
And, of course, the reason behind this post, the "Cleopatra Jones" slice with sausage, onions and peppers.
After surveying the menu, I looked at the pizza man behind the counter and said, "Man, Cleopatra Joooones, and I'm chill like that, I'm chill like that."
Nothing! Clearly, this dude is not from this Digable Planet. See, it stinks when a great, unplanned early 1990s hip-hop reference goes unappreciated. Get your digable fix below.
- Mark La Monica