Tonight A Very Special Solly's Top Shelf

Please come by and support Jason Weems, Kojo Mante, Hampton Yount, Tyler Sonnichson, Mike Blejer and Assface (Nick) Turner tonight at Solly’s Tavern at 1942 11th Street, NW (11th and U) at 9 pm. This is a very, very important show, and its even more important to Solly’s longtime owner William Zabka . Breaking story…

Tonight’s Solly’s Tavern maybe be the most important to date. Less than 24 hours ago, dccomedy4now was informed that Solly’s will soon be foreclosed and more than likely, then be turned into a Wax Museum detailing the long storied history of U Street. An incensed Zabka shouted that “Washington is nothing short of a political power pissing contest”…which dccomedy4now is guessing that, what Zabka was referring to, is that no one seems to care about comedy anymore as long as they can make a quick buck at the expense of a peaceful yet vital part of the community (It should be noted that at this point, Zabka became overwhelmed with emotion and buried his head into longtime business and ex-life partner Martin Kove.

U Street’s Solly’s Tavern was originally built as a ski-lodge by Zabka’s grandfather, Vladimir, back in the late 1800’s. As skiing in the local community decreased because of increased automobile and foot-traffic in the U Street Corridor, Vlad Zabka, then turned the lodge into a Tuesday night comedy showcase. As the years went on he eventually added additional days of business where he included food and drink.

Zabka said they have a shot at saving the showcase tonight, as the bank is coming by to have one final look. He said if Solly’s could even get 30, maybe 40, no, 50, people to come by and watch the show, maybe, just maybe…and then he lost his train of thought, burst into tears, shook his head, and yelled, “That’s cow utter nonsense!”. At which point he took off blinded by his tears, running down the street, where he then slammed into a parked city bus. Kove said, Zabka can be seen at Sibly hospital and is taking visitors.