Jamie Hector, the actor best known as cold-blooded crime lord Marlo Stanfield in “The Wire,” will host a paintball tournament this weekend to raise money for Moving Mountains, a non-profit organization founded by Hector and dedicated to the creative development of inner-city kids. But here’s the awesome part (besides, uh, helping children): he got some of his cohorts from “The Wire” to participate:
On Saturday June 12, 2010, Jamie Hector, Sonya Sohn (Kima), Michael K Williams (Omar), J.D. Williams (Bodie), Felicia Pearson (Snoop), Anwan Glover (Slim Charles), and many others will form The Wire team and play against the winners of the tournament. The list of celebrity friends that are joining Jamie to raise awareness is rapidly growing. [Hip Hop Press via Bobby Fresh]
Oh, excuse me. I seem to have crapped my pants out of fear and excitement at the mere thought of being in a street battle — even if it’s just paintball — with Omar, Bodie, Marlo, and Snoop. If you’ve seen “The Wire,” take a second look at that list of names, and count which characters died and how. It’s a surprisingly high number of memorable head shots, right? Anyway, if you’re in New York and have money to burn, sign up here and don’t get got.
(Side note: I saw the actor who played Namond on the Q train last night. He still has the poofy ‘fro-ponytail that made me like Namond less than Dukie, Michael, or Randy. WHY COULDN’T BUNNY ADOPT MICHAEL INSTEAD????)
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If the kid that shot Omar was in this game, I’d totally go Inigo Montoya on his ass to avenge Omar’s death.
First prize is a brick of heron.
Valchek would get got too, just because he was an insufferable dick.
Holy shit. Good fucking luck beating that team. Does Omar play paintball with a sawed-off?
Oh indeed.
Because Michael wouldn’t let any man get that close enough to him, especially a cop like Bunny!
This is the coolest thing ever, by the way. I’d love to pop Snoop then say: “Fuck them West Coast n–. In B-more we aim to hit a n– ya heard.”. Or not.
After the game is over the Wire team will all lock arms and sing The Mango Song. What a feelgood vibe.
If you’ve seen “The Wire,” take a second look at that list of names
Where’s Wallace, Uff? WHERE’S WALLACE?!?
Bodie’s playing? SHIT IS ONNNNN.
If you get shot in this game, they lay your body out on a pool table in a bar
Did you tell Namond that he was a fucking gump who couldn’t even handle baby-booking?
I’d just start spraying wildly a la Bodie while yelling “Y’all ain’t putting me in one of them muhfuckin’ empty houses neither!”
Also, out of 5 seasons, the only thing that ever pissed me off about the Wire was trying to convince me that Marlo was actually Neo from the Matrix and could disarm two guys armed with a gun and a knife.
I’m going to compete wearing a Fruit of Islam outfit and demand to be addressed as “Brother Mouzotto.”
Omar mask featuring a scar or GTFO
[choke'bates with belt around prison library doornob]
…. and I’m spent
Bunk must be too busy in New Orleans banging women in mobile homes and talking to Japanese men
I want to play as a mulatto boy named Brandon. That way Omar will think I’m beautiful.
@farthammer
I thought that scene was dope. It showed that Marlo was really as hardcore as he looked.
Remember to keep a lil travel bag of honey nut cheerios, just in case it comes down to you and Omar. Distract him with the Honey Nut!
Shhheeeeeitttt. If downtown Clay Davis was playing i’d get to play out my Day of the Jackal fantasies.
Omar keeps one in the hopper in case you was wonderin
Ponderin