So in listening to a podcast recently, I heard that Ben’s Chili Bowl, the iconic establishment and purveyor of half-smokes for almost a half century, had painted over their existing exterior wall mural, which included former President Barack Obama, go-go musician Chuck Brown, comedian Bill Cosby and longtime DC DJ Donnie Simpson. The restaurant is soliciting votes from the public for who should grace the wall, including various combinations of the candidates, on their website.
It’s a more than respectable list, though there are some gaps, and it’s missing at least one face in D.