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"Mike and Jon, Jon and Mike—I've known them both for years, and, clearly, one of them is very funny. As for the other: truly one of the great hangers-on of our time."—Steve Bodow, head writer, The Daily Show
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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
July 19, 2010
Washington, D.C. Benefit Concert
If you're in Washington, consider going to a benefit concert at 7 p.m. on Sunday, August 1st at the U Street Music Hall for the Stone and Holt Weeks Foundation. Stone and Holt Weeks were 24 and 20 when they were struck by a tractor trailer and killed a year ago this Friday. A Washington Post obituary about them and what happened is here.
Washington Post readers and NPR listeners may be familiar with their father, Linton Weeks, who was a writer for the Post and now works for NPR. Here's how the foundation website describes them:
Stone and Holt not only believed, but proved -- through their volunteerism and incredible vitality -- that you can do good and have fun at the same time.They very much wanted to make the world a better place for all. And they both had the gift of making everything they did a lot of fun—with creativity and originality.
They were young, energetic and inseparable.
They were humanitarians, activists and idealists.
Here's a picture of the two of them together:
The concert will feature Greta of Gold Motel & The Hush Sound; Tennis System; Matthew Hemerlein; and DJ KnoxBox. Check it out.
—Jonathan Schwarz
Posted at July 19, 2010 03:00 PMThat's every parent's nightmare and just heartbreaking.
Posted by: N E at July 19, 2010 11:10 PM
