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January 20, 2010

These two guys are responsible for popping SO MANY people's CHERRYOKE!

January 20, 2010

Why waste any time NOT being shirtless? Matt got right down to business!

January 20, 2010

It was a tender moment.

January 20, 2010

Matt & Matt announcing the "official" hand-off of emcee-ship over to Larson.

the 2nd fiasco show and matt lesser's birthday

January 20, 2010

Buddy.

January 21, 2005

karaoke ↗+

Then Sid and Buddy got dressed up and joined the Karaoke Killed the Cat Crew on stage for what quickly turned into...

the 2nd fiasco show and matt lesser's birthday

January 21, 2005

Wednesday night I paid a long overdue visit to Sid and Buddy's karaoke night at Remote Lounge (RIP).

the january roundup: part one

January, 2005

On Sunday we headed back to Thompkins Square Park to enjoy the sunshine. (From L to R: Matt Lavin aka "Buddy" from Sid & Buddy fame, Vin, me and the Tins).

the july roundup: part one

July, 2004

Buddy, Grant and Candy.

jamie kirkpatrick's bachelor party

May 20, 2004

Emily lap-sitting on a mustachioed Buddy.

jamie kirkpatrick's bachelor party

May 20, 2004

...officially kick off the karaoke festivities!

jamie kirkpatrick's bachelor party

May 20, 2004

Any time you end up wearing a silver sparkly bandana, it's usually a safe bet to say you've had an interesting evening. And hey, the month's only half over. Click here for Part Two.

the may roundup: part one

May, 2004

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Buddy does his DeNiro next to Candy's cheeky bum.

the april roundup

April, 2004

Man, wouldn't you have thought I would've run out of things to say about pictures of my friends singing at Sid & Buddy's karaoke by now? Um, I think I have which is why I'm writing this instead of saying something funny. Here's Carol, Marjorie and Buddy.

the april roundup

April, 2004

Marjorie looks on as Buddy feeds Carol a mime's cock.

the april roundup

April, 2004

Jen cozies up to Buddy, er, I mean Slash for her trademark Sweet Child O' Mine.

welcome back grant party

February 26, 2004

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

Bon Jovi? George Micheal? Sir Mix-a-lot? Who can remember?

sarah's birthday bash: part two

February 07, 2004

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Buddy and Amanda.

sarah's birthday bash: part two

February 07, 2004

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Jamie with karaoke co-host extraordinairre, Buddy.

sarah's birthday bash: part one

February 07, 2004

jamie k ↗+

On with the karaoke! I don't know this dude singing...

the february roundup

February, 2004

karaoke ↗+

michael t's birthday and karaoke with scott

January 15, 2004

michael t's birthday and karaoke with scott

January 15, 2004

After we finished making up stupid babynames, we headed into Soho to try to catch the Monday night edition of Sid and Buddy karaoke, only to arrive and find Sid and Buddy (aka - Matt & Matt) packing up all of their karaoke stuff and leaving Nolita Tavern in the middle of their set after having a fall out with the management there. We retreated to Dan and Corrie's nearby apartment to reflect on the tragic, sudden end of Sid and Buddy's year long reign at Nolita Tavern (on a side note, I'm writing this in July of 2004 and Nolita Tavern is completely gone. The bar wasn't doing well so Howard, the owner, ended up selling it to John Lombardi, and Lombardi's pizza expanded their restaurant into what used to be Nolita Tavern. So if you ever eat at the famous Lombardi's on Spring Street, and you hear the haunting strains of Laura Brannigan's "Gloria" echoing through the halls, now you'll know why...)

the january roundup

January, 2004

...and then treating the crowd to a bra-clad duet with a red-faced Buddy.

the january roundup

January, 2004

Buddy lends a wig.

December 22, 2003

Here's Leila, Sid and Buddy (who's actually laying his head on her passed-out little lap.)

December 22, 2003

Tee-hee-hee!

December 22, 2003

This is Liz's crazy friend Jen singing with Buddy.

December 22, 2003

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Buddy & Sid enjoying the action.

the november roundup

November, 2003

Hahahahah - then they teamed up to "rock out" with her butt.

karaoke blowout

September 21, 2003

Sid & Buddy quickly caught on. Now at this point, it pretty much stopped being about her ass and just started being about how much we could get away with behind this unsuspecting girl's back. Here's Buddy barking like a dog.

karaoke blowout

September 21, 2003

strangers ↗+

Now, most of you probably don't know this about me, but I have a pinhead. No, really. I do. And I guess it doesn't look tiny because when I tell people about it, they never believe me - or at least they don't until I take someone's normal-sized hat and put it on and SHAZAM! Pinhead! Check out Matt cackling at my tiny head swimming in Grant's hat.

karaoke with seth

September 02, 2003

...HOLY SHIT! What's up, three foot flame? Jeeeeez! Ok, and that's about it for September.

September, 2003

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!"

sarah's lingerie karaoke birthday party

September, 2003

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

karaoke with brett

August 09, 2003

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DeNiro meets Elvis meets Mullet.

karaoke with brett

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."

karaoke with brett

August 09, 2003

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After everyone was good and liquored up, it was time to administer the birthday spankings!

August 06, 2003

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Sid, Candy, Tara and Buddy.

sarah's lingerie karaoke birthday party

August 06, 2003

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

sarah's lingerie karaoke birthday party

August 06, 2003

karaoke ↗+

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

July, 2003

It's Strips vs Dots - winning team gets a new wardrobe! (Hahaha. Sorry, just kidding. Errrr, sort of. From L to R: Betsy, Buddy, Yelena and Natalka).

July, 2003

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

July, 2003

Ooooooh! Betsy's showing 'er bum!

July, 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.

random rhs reunion

June 12, 2003

Bwa-haha.

May 19, 2003

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

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

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

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

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

But oh! This is and easy one! As Axl and Slash...