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grant + karaoke
Suddenly Seymour closer.
the march roundup part2
March, 2018
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Grant started the night off.
the march roundup part2
March, 2018
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Found my room!
the march roundup part2
March, 2018
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Holiday party singalongs. <3
the december roundup
December, 2017
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Later that evening, I headed out to Brooklyn to attend my favorite holiday party at Frank & Liz's...
the december roundup
December, 2017
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Lol. I love karaoke faces when people are really givin er.
the july roundup part2
July, 2017
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So we hopped in a cab and headed over to Sing Sing for round 2!
the july roundup part2
July, 2017
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the july roundup part2
July, 2017
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the july roundup part2
July, 2017
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the july roundup part2
July, 2017
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Karaoke birthday gang!
the july roundup part2
July, 2017
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Cat & Niki duet!
the may roundup
May, 2015
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They are both excellent singers!
the may roundup
May, 2015
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the january roundup
January, 2015
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On Saturday evening, Grant got a crew together for some Sing Sing karaoke.
the january roundup
January, 2015
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Still going strong two hours in.
the july roundup
July, 2012
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It was time for karaoke! (It's been awhile, old friend)
the july roundup
July, 2012
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A couple of weeks after moving to New York, the two of them moved up to Canada and got married! Congrats, you two!
the october roundup: part one
October, 2007
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...we moved the party over to Pianos for some karaoke. Here's Grant and Aki getting ready to sing a duet!
the october roundup: part one
October, 2007
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...AND some b-boy dancing!
the may roundup: part two
May, 2006
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Again, I'm not sure what song it was, but it apparently required some pogo-ing...
the may roundup: part two
May, 2006
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Hahaha.
the may roundup: part two
May, 2006
grant + karaoke
A little before 3am, Grant and Meredith closed out the night with a final duet!
the may roundup: part two
May, 2006
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...and even had a kneeling-on-the-floor freestyle outro!
the may roundup: part two
May, 2006
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Scratch that. Multiple DLR kicks...
the may roundup: part two
May, 2006
grant + karaoke
After Rob's song, Grant took the stage and rocked out with Rick James' Superfreak.
the may roundup: part two
May, 2006
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That came complete with DLR (David Lee Roth) kicks.
the may roundup: part two
May, 2006
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And that Grant, Niki and I grabbed the second mic to help out with all the backing vocals! Hahah.
the may roundup: part two
May, 2006
grant + karaoke
Grant and Niki took the stage for a duet.
the may roundup: part two
May, 2006
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Grant getting his score from the judges.
the march roundup
March, 2005
grant + karaoke
Grant showed up and came correct with his version of Rick James' Superfreak (which had me worried. Because if we both ended up in the finals, he would no doubt pull out I Believe in a Thing Called Love by The Darkness which, having already used my only nuclear option, I would have no chance of competing against).
the march roundup
March, 2005
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...aerial magick.
back in nyc again: part two
November 24, 2004
grant + karaoke
As always, Grant treated the crowd to a little...
back in nyc again: part two
November 24, 2004
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(Grizza, you have any idea what we sang?)
moving to san francisco going away party part 2
August 24, 2004
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Late night (and noticably drunk at this point) Grant and I sang a duet.
moving to san francisco going away party part 2
August 24, 2004
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...Grant took to the karaoke stage.
moving to san francisco going away party: part one
August 24, 2004
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But the nature of the move busted in this picture I'm going to guess he was singing Rick James' Superfreak.
moving to san francisco going away party: part one
August 24, 2004
grant + karaoke
Grant hit the stage and tried out some new moves. Like pretending that his leg and ass were a guitar so he could play along for the two-guitar solo (holy shit). After warming up the crowd with his new moves...
random thursday night of karaoke at the delancey
July 15, 2004
grant + karaoke
Grant hitting the stage also remarked the triumphant return of Chef! Yes! He sang the Darkness' I Believe in a Thing Called Love. (Which practically demands multiple David Lee Rothesque aerial maneuvers).
frank picarazzi's bachelor party
July 08, 2004
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Grant onstange trying to get the hang of the very unique "FrankDance."
frank picarazzi's bachelor party
July 08, 2004
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frank picarazzi's bachelor party
July 08, 2004
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Followed by Grant doing a lil Gn'R.
frank picarazzi's bachelor party
July 08, 2004
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Hahahaha. Grant executes a new move.
the june roundup
June, 2004
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And your air guitar.
the june roundup
June, 2004
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Which was suprisingly empty. Sometimes you want a packed karaoke joint, but other times less-crowded is better because it means you get to monopolize the stage.
the june roundup
June, 2004
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And to practive your aerial manuevers.
the june roundup
June, 2004
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Chris enlightened the lingering audience members by accompanying Grant's last somg with some "traditional" Greek dance moves.
the june roundup
June, 2004
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...here he is at the peak! How fucking unbelievable is this picture? As soon as I clicked the shutter I knew I'd managed to capture something magical. Click here to download a full-size, high-resolution version. Because you know you want to set this shit as your desktop wallpaper.
jamie kirkpatrick's bachelor party
May 20, 2004
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It has a crazy fast shutter and I can usually manage to capture two to four pictures per second with it. Here's Grant on the way up and...
jamie kirkpatrick's bachelor party
May 20, 2004
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Ok, towards the end of the night, I switched back over to shooting with my fancy cam.
jamie kirkpatrick's bachelor party
May 20, 2004
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Hahaha. Yep, that's definitely a Bon Jovi face.
jamie kirkpatrick's bachelor party
May 20, 2004
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Here's my failed attempt to catch him at the peak of a DLR kick - don't worry, they'll be plenty more of this later.
jamie kirkpatrick's bachelor party
May 20, 2004
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Then Grant come on!
jamie kirkpatrick's bachelor party
May 20, 2004
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This picture is so awesome it merrited a close up. So here you go.
the may roundup part two
May, 2004
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...SID AND BUDDY KARAOKE! After a long hiatus from the karaoke circuit, Grant came back with a fierceness! Pulling his usual ariel stunts...
the may roundup part two
May, 2004
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Grant's jam got everyone crazy amounts of worked up. Going so far as to inspire Candy to try her first DLR (David Lee Roth) onstage air kick!
the may roundup part two
May, 2004
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...as well as introducing a few new tricks. Like using Candy as a guitar during his song's solo. Holy fucking shit.
the may roundup part two
May, 2004
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Then Grant sang something again. With all the shenanigans, I think we'd momentarily forgotten that there was karaoke to be sung!
fatty quits and two karaoke nights
March 01, 2004
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...invite the three of us to share the stage with him.
fatty quits and two karaoke nights
March 01, 2004
grant + karaoke
Grant whipped the entire bar into a frenzy with a Bowie jam.
fatty quits and two karaoke nights
March 01, 2004
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Amber pays homage.
fatty quits and two karaoke nights
March 01, 2004
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Uh-oh! Solo!
welcome back grant party
February 26, 2004
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Awwww, what's cuter than this? Reunited and it feels so good...
welcome back grant party
February 26, 2004
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And Grant couldn't help but snuggle up.
welcome back grant party
February 26, 2004
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Grant's first solo song of the night (Maybe Superfreak? Maybe I Believe in a Thing Called Love?)
welcome back grant party
February 26, 2004
grant + karaoke
After making sure our breath was nice and spicy, we headed one block east to Remote Lounge for the "Welcome Back Grant Karaoke Spectacular!"
welcome back grant party
February 26, 2004
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Here's the dramatic hi-five that led to the night's anthem, Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back in Town.
welcome back grant party
February 26, 2004
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I'm guessing this had to be a Van Halen song? (Check out Fatty pretending to play his guitar around Grant like he's in a Poison video. Hahaha.).
european vacation part 5: reunited with grant.
October 22, 2003
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Grant closed out the night with the hands-down best version of "New York, New York" I've ever heard. Holy shit.
european vacation part 5: reunited with grant.
October 22, 2003
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So a little after 1am we cut out of the Kingly Club and headed over to the "sushi bar." The place was closed, but the door was open. We walked in an were greated by a Japanese guy who eyed us suspiciously. I took the lead, "We're hear for the, ummm, you know" as I nodded my head knowingly in the direction of the 2nd floor. He played dumb, "I don't know what you're talking about." So I gave him the ol' reassuring "Of course you know what I'm talking about" smile with another vigorous, knowing nod towards upstairs.

He considered us for a few seconds and then turned around and looked toward another guy who'd appeared in the back of the restaurant. The man in the back gave him a single nod, and suddenly, a curtain was whisked back to reveal a stairway. The 2nd floor! We'd been granted access! Here's Grizzle kicking off the karaoke festivities with some Bowie.
european vacation part 5: reunited with grant.
October 22, 2003
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Hahahaha. Grant wins for braining Matt (ps - what's with your lumpy nuts, dude? You should probably get that looked at.)
karaoke blowout
September 21, 2003
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Grant and Lo (what were you guys singing, either of you remember?)
karaoke blowout
September 21, 2003
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Same goes for this one.
karaoke with seth
September 02, 2003
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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.)
karaoke with seth
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).
karaoke with seth
September 02, 2003
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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!"
the september roundup part two
September, 2003
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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?"
the september roundup part two
September, 2003
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Here's Buddy pulling the infamous "Lick the Air!"
the september roundup part two
September, 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).
two bbqs and karaoke
August 16, 2003
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But not Grizzle, his Bowie is fresh enough to go propless.
karaoke with brett
August 09, 2003
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...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.)
saturday park dinner at suba and karaoke
June 28, 2003
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Grant steps up to the mic for a little Bowie magic.
saturday park dinner at suba and karaoke
June 28, 2003
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Oh my god! Those are the same flip flops that Bowie wears when he sings this song!
the june roundup
June, 2003
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Complete with mad Twister scramble during the instrumental break...
sid & buddy karaoke
May 19, 2003
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And for the big finale of the night, Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody!"
sid & buddy karaoke
May 19, 2003
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Grant freestyles to the BeeGee's classic, "You Should Be Dancin'" (with Buddy on falsetto backup pipes).
sid & buddy karaoke
May 19, 2003
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Grant was getting antsy singing in English, so we made friends with a Chinatown local who brought Grant up on stage to sing a Mandarin tune called "Crystal." Check out the guy's expression as we listens to Grant pretend to sing in Chinese.
lorelei's 31st birthday
April 08, 2003
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Grant coldlamps with Winnie herself.
lorelei's 31st birthday
April 08, 2003
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Grant tries to get some stranger into the true DLR (that's David Lee Roth) spirit of things by doing a toe-touch jump in the beginning of his performance of Van Halen's "Panama."
sweet ups karaoke
March 04, 2003
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Lo's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" sparked candles of adornment.
sweet ups karaoke
March 04, 2003
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Grant gives up some love for Mary who did a great version of some ELO song I'd never heard.
sweet ups karaoke
March 04, 2003
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After I was done, a few talentless hacks sang unmemorible crap before Grant got called up for Bowie's "Life on Mars" which he proceeded to render with such heartfelt authenthicity that it actually brought tears to our eyes.
sweet ups karaoke
March 04, 2003
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In one of the most blantant acts of shameless sycophancy I've seen in a long while, Grant kicked off the night by singing "Lola" by The Kinks (Lola also being the name of the co-emcee of the evening).
sweet ups karaoke
March 04, 2003
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Grant, me, Emma.
sweet ups karaoke
March 04, 2003
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Sign O' the Devil. "Scream for me New York...RUN-FOR-YOUR-LIVES!"
heavy metal karaoke at arlenes grocery
December 30, 2002
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Granted the spray-on jeans played a part in hitting those higher registers.
heavy metal karaoke at arlenes grocery
December 30, 2002
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Proprietor and emcee "Owen the Brummie" gives madd props where madd props is due with a double index finger hail. This was the exact moment where the Arlene Grocery foundations were thoroughly shaken for the first of four times on that fateful evening.
heavy metal karaoke at arlenes grocery
December 30, 2002
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One dude in the front row was so overcome by my re-voicing of 'Maidens' tale of the subjugation of the indigenous North American tribes, he actually reached out with a view to tweak my trouser schnauzer. Possibly to check if I was for real.
heavy metal karaoke at arlenes grocery
December 30, 2002
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Grant warms it up BeeGee style as Kristen films.
lucky cheng karaoke
June 28, 2002
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Again, Grant is the motherfucking karaoke master. This night he freaked us all out with a 100% accurate Bowie impression of "Life On Mars."
lorelei's 30th birthday
April 09, 2002