Having a few minutes to pick the mind of Roger C. Snair is the most predictably unpredictable things I’ve ever done. I’ve seen Roger perform, and had a pretty good idea of his talents — actor, playwright, dramatist, poet, and so much more … but was he a pizza nut? After a passionate conversation about New Jersey geography, we got the answer to that question.
How much do you like pizza?
A lot. I love to be devastated and torn by a pizza with real pizzazz.
What is your favorite pizza topping?
Extra cheese, mushrooms, pepperoni, Pepto-Bismol.
What was your family’s “Pizza Night?”
I’m Jewish. We had a gefilte fish night. Hey, that would make a far better topping than anchovies.
Favorite slice in Philly?
Olympus on South Street
Favorite slice elsewhere?
Bellmawr Pizza, Browning Road, Bellmawr, NJ.
Anything else you want to add?
I like to eat pizza until I turn into a flatulent bomb. It isn’t pizza unless it makes you fart like a machine gun. Great pizza rips your GI system to shreds and leaves you in an entirely gaseous state.
So for those of you keeping score — Roger is one of us, a certified pizza-haulic. You can catch Roger doing what Roger does at Brendan Kennedy’s Guilty Pleasures this Wednesday, May 4th at 8 PM at the Shubin Theater, alongside Kristen Schier, Andy Moskowitz, Doogie Horner, and JP Boudwin. You can bet I’ll be there (and probably Lorenzo’s later in the night!) Cool!
But what are Mr. Snair’s feeling about pizza?