karaoke with brett


The day after my birthday my little brother Brett and his girlfriend Amy came into NYC to visit, have some dinner and then cap the night off with some KARAOKE! (After graduating from college, Brett moved back to New Jersey but after a few weeks, moved back out to Indiana).

amy beall, brett battjer, grant stoddard, tara levitin

From L to R: Grant, Amy & (my brother) Brett and Tara (doing her impression of a cat taking a shit). ˆ amy b ˆ brett ˆ grant ˆ tara ˆ

brian battjer

I kicked off the night with my version of, um, errrrr, who knows - I guess that's why I shouldn't let over three months go by before I get around to captioning these stupid photos. ˆ me ˆ karaoke ˆ

, brett battjer

Here's my leeeetle brother Brett singing, ummmmm, a song that apparently required a gold-sequinned top hat. ˆ brett ˆ sid and buddy ˆ hat ˆ karaoke ˆ

, brian battjer

Orange scarf? Hey, when you're doing karaoke three times a week after awhile you find you need "props" to "spice things up." ˆ matt l ˆ me ˆ karaoke ˆ

grant stoddard

But not Grizzle, his Bowie is fresh enough to go propless. ˆ grant ˆ karaoke ˆ

brett battjer, brian battjer

"No, it's this one that's the milkman's son." ˆ brett ˆ me ˆ get a load of this guy ˆ tongue ˆ

tara levitin

Tara ignored the karaoke history being made and busied her self... ˆ tara ˆ drawing ˆ

tara levitin

...drawing me a unicorn. (I digitally enchanced the drawing to make it easier for you to read the unicorn's "How Gay am I?" speech bubble). ˆ tara ˆ best ˆ drawing ˆ photoshop ˆ unicorn ˆ

amy beall, brett battjer

Brett and Amy.Me and Khadijah (bonus points to me for actually being able to spell her name). ˆ amy b ˆ brett ˆ

, brian battjer

Me and Khadijah (bonus points to me for actually being able to spell her name). ˆ khadijah ˆ me ˆ

colin gentle, grant stoddard

L to R: Some girl that after 3 beers Grant almost took home (I think her name's Namoi??), Grant and the one, the only, Big Daddy. ˆ colin ˆ grant ˆ

, brian battjer

Me and Sarah (aka - Karaoke Lingerie Birthday Superstar). ˆ me ˆ sarah b ˆ hug ˆ

DeNiro meets Elvis meets Mullet. ˆ matt l ˆ sid and buddy ˆ karaoke ˆ sunglasses ˆ

, brian battjer, colin gentle, matt lesser the hairdresser

Big Daddy tearing it up with Huey Lewis' seminal "I Want a New Drug." Homeboy kicked it so hard he needed not one, but two blonde, hula-clad male dancers. Check out that face; the urgency - can't you see how much Big Daddy wants that new drug? ˆ colin ˆ matt lesser ˆ me ˆ sid and buddy ˆ best ˆ costumes ˆ karaoke ˆ

brian battjer

I look like an albino Oompa Loompa. ˆ me ˆ costumes ˆ

frank picarazzi

Frank Picarazzi showed up late night to represent. ˆ frank ˆ karaoke ˆ

brian battjer, tara levitin

Me and an Elvis-lipped Tara. ˆ me ˆ tara ˆ costumes ˆ sunglasses ˆ

, matt lesser the hairdresser

The big "Wanted Dead or Alive" Bon Jovi finale replete with ghetto pyrotechnics (sparklers scotch-taped to the ceiling)! ˆ matt l ˆ matt lesser ˆ sid and buddy ˆ costumes ˆ karaoke ˆ sparkler ˆ