karaoke

September 21, 2003

...back to Emily (where it have that little extra oomph to her "Hit Me With Your Best Shot")...

September 21, 2003

Here's Jamie singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" - and somewhere in the middle of the song, someone just handed me the most memorable children's toy in recent years...The Giant Hulk Fist.

September 21, 2003

Hahahaha. Grant wins for braining Matt (ps - what's with your lumpy nuts, dude? You should probably get that looked at.)

September 21, 2003

Jamie Kirkpatrick, yo.

September 21, 2003

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...then over to Matt who proceeded to use it to get his Hulk-jerk on. After that, the line had pretty much been crossed and no one wanted to wear it anymore. Hulk-jerk? I mean, come on.

September 21, 2003

Eighteen and life, YOU'VE got it.

September 21, 2003

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Look! It's Laurie Choi! aka - Chitty Chitty BangChoi! (Who actually made her last diary appearance way back in October of 1999!) Welcome back!

September 21, 2003

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What's better than one Choi? TWO CHOIS! (But please keep in mind, it's still pronounced "choy" even though it looks all French and makes you want to say "Schwa!") That's right, Laurie's little sister (and local NYU student) Jen is actually seen here earning herself bonus points in my book for busting out the robot whilst rocking the karaoke mic.

September 21, 2003

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Grant and Lo (what were you guys singing, either of you remember?)

September 21, 2003

M-L-E on the M-I-C!

September 21, 2003

Em & Lo! (Emma's really good at hiding behind the microphone).

September 21, 2003

Here's us kicking off the night right with a duet of Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart"

September 21, 2003

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Tara actually drank enough to be coerced up on stage to sing (and the hat? Well, she's from Texas, she'd probably wear that hat to church sober).

September 02, 2003

Seth slayed the audiece with kick-ass version of Stevie Wonder's "Superstition."

September 02, 2003

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Matt Lesser and Colin.

September 02, 2003

Same goes for this one.

September 02, 2003

Yep, and this one too. (Although, now that I think about it, I think we all might have been singing the four-part back up bit to Aerosmith's "Love In An Elevator" in these last two.)

September 02, 2003

I don't even remember what Frank sang (which again, is why I either need to start taking notes or not wait 3 months before I try to caption these pics), but take a look at his face and you'll probably agree that the song is irrelevant.

September 02, 2003

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Grant took the stage and poured some sugar all over us (don't worry, it was in the name of love).

September 02, 2003

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It was super early, but I decided to pop in and say hi to Sid and Buddy in the basement. Buddy told me that he wanted to me to see if my new camera was fast enough the capture his new, "flaming hand" pyrotechnic toy. (Because, hey, pyrotechnics takes karaoke to a whole new level). Here he is...ready...

September, 2003

Then Grant and Buddy teamed up for one of the most explosive performances of Van Halen's "Panama" I've ever seen. Between the two of them, they managed to pull about half of and six "Faces of Rock." Here's Grant pulling the "Oh My God!"

September, 2003

Hahahaha. And here's Buddy caught in the middle of pulling my favorite "Face of Rock," the "Can You Belive How Fast I'm Playing This Guitar?"

September, 2003

Here's Buddy pulling the infamous "Lick the Air!"

September, 2003

No, no! You can't hurry love. No! You'll just have to wait. Seriously.

September, 2003

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Monday night karaoke was extra-special because there were all these Mafiosa guys there that wandered in after eating at Lombardi's nextdoor. They all sang Frank Sinatra songs.

September, 2003

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Guess who's moving to NYC soon?

August 16, 2003

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"I was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar. That much is true..."

August 16, 2003

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Emily singing "Love is a Battlefield" (I think).

August 16, 2003

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"Don't you want me, baby? Don't you want me, oh-oh-oh-ohhh."

August 16, 2003

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"You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met you."

August 16, 2003

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So we ended up having so much singing at Frank's that we decided to round up a crew and head to Nolita Tavern for some Saturday night Sid & Buddy Karaoke action. Emily Cmielewski was in town from Boston apartment hunting for a place in NYC so she came with Bev (who I also went to high school with) and met us there. (L to R: Bev, MLE, Grant, Fatty and Colin).

August 16, 2003

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The big "Wanted Dead or Alive" Bon Jovi finale replete with ghetto pyrotechnics (sparklers scotch-taped to the ceiling)!

August 09, 2003

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DeNiro meets Elvis meets Mullet.

August 09, 2003

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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?

August 09, 2003

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Frank Picarazzi showed up late night to represent.

August 09, 2003

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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.

August 09, 2003

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Here's my leeeetle brother Brett singing, ummmmm, a song that apparently required a gold-sequinned top hat.

August 09, 2003

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

August 09, 2003

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

August 09, 2003

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So right when they were bringing the cake out, I got called up to sing. I grabbed the dick off the cake (thinking it was just a plastic dick) and stuffed it down my pants. Only after the song was over did I realize the dick was actually made out of white chocolate and if it wasn't ruined right when I shoved it down my underwear, it was certainly ruined when I let an enthusiastic audience member stub out their cigarette on it (see the ash mark?). Doh. Uh, sorry about that one guys.

August 06, 2003

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David dishes some tough loving to Natalka while Yelena cheers him on.

August 06, 2003

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Candy and I reminded everyone that Roxanne did indeed not need to be putting on that red light. Seriously, those days are over, Rox. For seriously.

August 06, 2003

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Holy best photo EVER! Sarah and Tara ~~munching~~ cutting rug.

August 06, 2003

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Noody David getting a lil' backup help from Candy and Tara.

August 06, 2003

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Herman: birthday boy and Karaoke Jew extraordinaire dedicated a lil' sumptin to his birthday counterpart.

August 06, 2003

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Best night of karaoke EVAR!

August 06, 2003

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As the booze continued to flow, Sarah took it upon herself to start shucking clothes off of the shy ones.

August 06, 2003

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Sid, Candy, Tara and Buddy.

August 06, 2003

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Mad props to David, the only other guy there who didn't cheat and stripped all the way down to his skivvies.

August 06, 2003

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Sid & Buddy stripped down to their Underroos!

August 06, 2003

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Buddy (in his giant, foam Speedy Gonzales hat) and Nadine.

August 06, 2003

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Afterwards, it was time for Seth to go solo with a little "New York State of Mind" action.

July 11, 2003

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After Amanda had finished singing, Tracy Morgan wandered in from the next room (!!!) and asked Frank if he knew how to play "Let's Get it On" by Al Green. He killed it.

July 11, 2003

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Hahaha.

July 11, 2003

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Then Big Daddy stepped up to back Seth (check out Tracy and his friend cheering on the white boys in the background).

July 11, 2003

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...and then halfway through the song, took that mother over. Check out Tracy (making the Brian Fellows face!) and Shawn looking on in awe! Hahaha.

July 11, 2003

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After he'd finished singing, one of Tracy's friends (Shawn Wayans, I think) came up on stage and the band kicked off a Stevie Wonder tune. Seth ran up and joined them to first provide some backing harmonies...

July 11, 2003

Special Bonus! Here's a thirty second video clip of me singing Quiet Riot's seminal metal hit: Cum On Feel Tha Noize. Courtesty of Doug.

July, 2003

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Sid & Buddy doing karaoke backup with some girl who Buddy later informed me is some webcam pornstar from Canada or something

July, 2003

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Check him out stealthily pressing her hand against his luggage. Smooooth.

July, 2003

More Sid & Buddy karaoke. Sid (dressed as Siouxsie?) singing and Buddy on the inflatable axe.

July, 2003

Special karaoke gueststar: Doug Jaeger (whose aparently too busy counting his bling to update his goddamned website).

July, 2003

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Ooooooh! Betsy's showing 'er bum!

July, 2003

...and the original Jetsetera line up took the stage for the first time in over three years for a four-way karaoke re-enactment of the seminal Van Halen song, "Hot For Teacher." (In order to really appreciate that last caption, you have to hear me say it in my Casey Kasem voice.)

June 28, 2003

Here's Frank Picarazzi (in a tuxedo shirt, no less) who insisted the prompter be turned off while he was singing because he was, "going 'off book'" for her schmoking version of Lionel Ritchie's "All Night Long."

June 28, 2003

Sarah (aka - "Sexual Bacon") performing a duet of "Summer Nights" (from 'Grease') with Ed (the guy who buys the entire bar round after round of shots).

June 28, 2003

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Grant steps up to the mic for a little Bowie magic.

June 28, 2003

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Hahahah. Just when you thought Fatty couldn't top the "dessert" pic above...

June 28, 2003

Here's Big Daddy pleasing the crowd with his smashing rendition of Huey Lewis' "I Want a New Drug."

June 28, 2003

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After everyone woke up we headed around the corner to meet up with the rest of the gang over at Nolita Tavern for Saturday night Sid and Buddy Karaoke.

June 28, 2003

After that, Amy headed home and I went over to Piano's to sing a quick diddy at Sid and Buddy's Karaoke. Here's Stephanie and Buddy tearing it up.

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June 12, 2003

But, I mean, they do have sparklers. Sparklers, yo. Happy June!

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June, 2003

Oh my god! Those are the same flip flops that Bowie wears when he sings this song!

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June, 2003

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And I saved the best for last...check out the ghetto pyrotechnics! That's right, they took sparklers and scotch-taped them to the ceiling for the big "Wanted Dead or Alive" Bon Jovi hair-metal finale!

May 19, 2003

Complete with mad Twister scramble during the instrumental break...

May 19, 2003

Matt in, um, action.

May 19, 2003

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Short People Got Big Reasons to Smile.

May 19, 2003

Herman in action.

May 19, 2003

And for the big finale of the night, Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody!"

May 19, 2003

Whoops! Herman Did it Again! He played with your heart! (Whatever ladies, don't buy it. He's! Not! That! Innocent!)

May 19, 2003

What, you don't believe me? See those two smoking hot, blonde hula girls? Yeah, that's right! They got so hot and bothered by my karaoke jam that right after i was done singing they took me in the bathroom and I totally got down with both of them! So who's gay now, huh? Huh?

May 19, 2003

Wait, what's that I gotta have again?

May 19, 2003

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Grant freestyles to the BeeGee's classic, "You Should Be Dancin'" (with Buddy on falsetto backup pipes).

May 19, 2003

Oh, that's right. Faith. I gotta have faith.

May 19, 2003

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Yo, you can diss and say that karaoke's gay and all. But you clearly have no idea what you're talking about because karaoke makes chicks totally hot and then they want to do you.

May 19, 2003

...and my personal fave, Double Elton Johns!

May 19, 2003

..."Baby's Got Back!"

May 19, 2003

Matt and Dan as the White Stripes...

May 19, 2003

Matt dressed up as Moby...

May 19, 2003

...but soon enough she was rocking her hips and belting out with the best of them!

May 19, 2003

She's got eyes of the bluest skies...

May 19, 2003

...complete with shirtless-man action! (Now that's a par-tay!)

May 19, 2003

Look! Sometimes there's even the occasional celebrity. That's Peter Reigert (he played "Boon" in Animal House, remember), up on stage to sing "Shout." (He was there because it was the wrap-party for a movie he'd just finished directing. Beverly D'Angelo [aka - Ellen Griswold *swoon*] was in the movie too and I was hoping that I'd get to dedicate a karaoke jam just for her, but she was a no-show. Bah.)

May 19, 2003

Matt Lesser The Hairdresser (aka "Sid") and Matt Levine (aka "Buddy).

May 19, 2003

You know what baby's got...

May 19, 2003

On Monday, May 19th at 12:14am history was made as Sarah Lewitinn (of "Ultragrrrl" fame) finally drank enough to climb up on stage and pop her sweet, virgin karaoke cherry! She was a lil' shy at first...

May 19, 2003

Herman in action (most likely kicking his signature rendition of Britney Spears' "Hit Me, Baby [One More Time]") with Sid and Buddy on backup.

May 19, 2003

Oh, did I forget to mention that they have a giant bag of costumes and (if you want) you can dress up as whoever you're singing a song by? Er, or as in this case, you can dress up in random, white jumpsuits. (Sorry guys, I forgot who you're supposed to be here!)