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One of the window displays had "ironic" 80s metal looks. Holy shit, getting old is weird.
the october roundup
October, 2016
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the july roundup
July, 2016
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I finally decided to part with a bunch of really awesome guitar tab books. The internet wasn't as good back in 1992 so I had to supplement my free time by learning how to play every Metallica song.
the july roundup
July, 2012
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I was really interested in learning how in the world people could get such different sounds out of the same instrument. John Frusciante.
the july roundup
July, 2012
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Somewhere in Time was the very first CD I ever purchased!
the july roundup
July, 2012
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...if you're not going to lean into each other's backs and rock in time to the music together during that pivotal moment in the (Whitesnake) song.
the june roundup
June, 2011
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Why even bother being in a band with your brother....
the june roundup
June, 2011
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Here's a close up!
patrick and sue's wedding
June 17, 2011
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...Fatty play bass in...
the november roundup
November, 2009
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Hahaha.
dave and marina's wedding
May 30, 2009
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The crowd was feeling it.
the story of anvil movie premiere
April 09, 2009
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Cynthia and me.
scotts karaoke birthday
March 21, 2009
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Melissa and Amy cutting it up.
brett and amy's wedding
January 22, 2009
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Yes!
brett and amy's wedding
January 22, 2009
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I love everything about this photo
ellens 26th birthday
January 18, 2009
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Happy 2009!

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new year's eve 2008
December 31, 2008
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I think that's the face I make when I sing GnR.
new year's eve 2008
December 31, 2008
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Couch-hug for the birthday girl!
catrinel's birthday
July 03, 2008
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This picture is great in so many different ways. My favorite part about this picture is looking at Cynthia and Amanda and realizing that they totally remind me of...


...Vin and Josh from pretty much every photo I have of them in college. Here's a pic of Vin and Josh from 1998 for comparison's sake.
catrinel's birthday
July 03, 2008
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Emily's boyfriend (now husband!) Tim loved him some rum and fired up Guitar Hero! Wooooo!
the may roundup: part one
May, 2008
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SHA-BOOM! Bonus points for somehow also managing to throw up metal horns whist simultaneously releasing the ball, Posh. Nicely done.
the march roundup: part two
March, 2008
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Dude, you gotta love the Fatty! Check him out here doing the old "I will shoot you with METAL!" move that he probably saw Billy Sheehan do in a Mr. Big DVD box set that he probably totally owns. Hahaha. SOOO GOOD!
the february roundup
February, 2008
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Here's Scott and Amanda getting ready to have their faces LIFTED!
the february roundup
February, 2008
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Maya (showing off her former-gymnast skills) and Mark!
the february roundup
February, 2008
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Late Friday night I walked down to Hanger Bar to catch the exciting tail end of the Stolen Transmission party! Karen was on the decks tearing it up!
the january roundup: part one
January, 2008
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Vivian ended up with a Nerf Crossbow.
the december roundup: part one
December, 2007
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Adrian Smith air solo!
doug and inka visit
September 05, 2007
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I left work a little early on Tuesday to head to Penn Station. I met up with Fatty and Kip and we hopped on a LIRR train...
the july roundup: part two
July, 2007
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Jenny Penny: Still partying at 6am.
the may roundup: part one
May, 2007
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...METAL FACES in like .05 seconds!
the may roundup: part one
May, 2007
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...the dude's got MOOOVES.
new year's eve 2005
December 31, 2005
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Siege got Blanche Barton's The Church of Satan!
the holiday present extravaganza of xmas 2005
December 24, 2005
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...and Satanism / Mötley Crüe. Hahahah. (We would've outnumbered Team: Jew but Katie was out in Minnesota spending the holidays with her family).
the holiday present extravaganza of xmas 2005
December 24, 2005
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That's when we found this gem! Fatty's driver's license from the late, hair-metal 80s. This is back when he was in a band called, and I swear I'm not making this up, Nasty Magic!!!
the holiday present extravaganza of xmas 2005
December 24, 2005
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Scott Ian from Anthrax!!! First Emilie's boyfriend turns out to be in NIN, and then I end up at a party with Scott Ian??? It's like all the wishes I made back in 1987 finally came true! (Now if I could only get a handjob from Samantha Foxx....)
the november roundup
November, 2005
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Mike and Ethan!
business (and guns!) in san francisco
September 26, 2005
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Hahaha. We were all sooooo exicted!
random trip to japan: part one.
August 25, 2005
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It totally looks JUST LIKE FATTY! I got a call from Grant and I was like "You need to come here RIGHT NOW and see this!"
fatty's birthday mural
July 27, 2005
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Well, Vin took my feedback and pretty much nailed it on his second sketch. Hahahahaha. BINGO! I think we have a winner!
fatty's birthday mural
July 27, 2005
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Close the blinds. I think the sun is coming up.
jonathan crowley's birthday and misshapes
March 12, 2005
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And on Thursday, Sarah and I rode somewhere in a cab. That is all!
the march roundup
March, 2005
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Josh (aka - the only other non-Jew in the room) and Sar.
the march roundup
March, 2005
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Turns out the Devil doesn't ALWAYS wear Prada.
baltic vacation part one: grant & jake in finland and lapland.
January 26, 2005
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Karen and Sarah showing off their bootwear.
visiting dave upstate and snowstorm misshapes
January 22, 2005
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So after several emails back and forth, we all finally got to meet big Nick S. who'd been reading my site for a few years. Upon first meeting the Fatty he even had the audacity to give Fatty the "get a load of this guy" face. Hahaha.
the january roundup: part two
January, 2005
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Monday was equally eventful: Late night karaoke drive-by where I ran into long-time-no-see Alyssa...
the january roundup: part one
January, 2005
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Mike D. knows.
heeb magazine crew visits san francisco
December 08, 2004
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...and Michael. Oh, and we also ran into...
the november roundup
November, 2004
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Monkey-lips Cmielewski.
emily visits san francisco
October 15, 2004
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San Francisco definitely has a leg-up on NYC when it comes to the non-ironic appreciation of metal. There are waaaaay too many people in NYC that wear 80s metal shirts because they think it's funny or kitschy - but in SF you would only wear a Slayer shirt if you thought that Slayer FUCKING RULZ (which they do).
emily visits san francisco
October 15, 2004
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Towards the end of the night, Amy got all hardcore and declared that she was going to finish the bottle of Stoli that was on the table. Hey look, you're almost at the, er, bottom.
karaoke at amy's friend's birthday party
August 06, 2004
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Me and Marissa, keeping the situation under control.
last month in nyc: the august roundup part one
August, 2004
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Close-up. (How sweet is that KISS rock lettering?)
fatty's birthday and drunk guy jenga
July 31, 2004
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Fatty showing off the silver sparkle t-shirt I had custom made for him.
fatty's birthday and drunk guy jenga
July 31, 2004
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Oh, so I forgot to mention. On the walk over to Sarah's, I ran into my friend Emily on the street who pointed out David Lee Roth's new two-storey apartment to me. I won't give away his exact address, but suffice it to say, one of the floors has a prominent balcony that overlooks a heavily foot-trafficked area of the Lower East Side). Anyway, she told me that according to rumor, DLR was having a huge Fourth of July party on his balcony. When I relayed this info to Grant and the Fatty, we all decided that we had no choice: we had to round up a group and attempt to crash it.
a diamond dave 4th of july
July 04, 2004
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Kusum posing with my famous disappearing chin (that shit's like magic, ain't it?).
sarah's prom party with the killers
June 24, 2004
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Awwww, who's my little honey bunny?
bbq and misshapes
May 29, 2004
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Lizzy Ironheart. (Hahaha. Bonus points to Grant for pointing at her iron heart necklace.)
jamie kirkpatrick's bachelor party
May 20, 2004
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Fatty half-heartedly rocked out in the backseat...
the ss farley sails tonight
May 07, 2004
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Fatty and Big Daddy.
the may roundup part two
May, 2004
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Later that night at Lit, I ran into Lola who proudly displayed the marks from a fist fight she'd gotten in with another girl earlier on in the day at one of her kickball league's (yes, I"m serious) games. She then went on to bust out a camcorder and replay the fight (which one of her friends had managed to capture) in it's entirety.
the may roundup part two
May, 2004
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On Monday I went to karaoke at Crash Mansion (that name still makes me shudder every time I say it. Ugh, so bad) and ran into Jay Madrick! Jay was the drummer in Wellspring, which you may remember as the short-lived band that we were in with Josh Teixeira back in college!
the may roundup: part one
May, 2004
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For reals, yo.
sxsw part one: bands in austin
March 18, 2004
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Here we are at Fatty's apartment in the morning. After he was done showing us the wall-hooks he'd bought from Guitar Center to hang up his guitars...
fatty quits and two karaoke nights
March 01, 2004
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Then, somehow, we all ended up getting really, really drunk.
the march roundup
March, 2004
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While Grant kept it real and opted to marvel at the "special edition" fluorescent pink, snakeskin-patterned BC Rich Warlock. fluorescent pink snakeskin??? What kind of asshole would want that?
moving day and siege's birthday
February 28, 2004
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Siege.
welcome back grant party
February 26, 2004
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TITTY!
em and lo's book release party
February 16, 2004
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...really into karaoke. Here's Emma on Seth's shoulders.
sarah's birthday bash: part two
February 07, 2004
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Emma (pulling her patented "drunk face") me and the Fatty in the background.
sarah's birthday bash: part one
February 07, 2004
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...TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART!
sarah's birthday bash: part one
February 07, 2004
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Buddy and Sid.
sarah's birthday bash: part one
February 07, 2004
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Matt (aka - Buddy) and dances with a friend of Alexis and Alexis.
the january roundup
January, 2004
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Vin and Allison with Chris Rubino! Thanks for having us Chris!
new year's eve
December 31, 2003
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He's the Fatty: on a steel horse he rides...
trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch
December 18, 2003
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Later that evening, I got a call from Laura Sosin (aka "Special Sos") who you might remember from the last time I went out to visit LA. We agreed to meet up at a party that the LA Weekly was throwing to celebrate their 25th Anniversary. Here's Sos with two friends who names I've since forgotten. (Sorry, as soon as I talk to Laura I'll come back and fill them in!)
trip to cali part 1: nyc to la
December 10, 2003
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A short while later, fellow Roxbury High School alumnus Bev Chase and Christina Alessi showed up to represent NJ (Chris' band, Hey Tiger, had just finished playing a show over at the Mercury Lounge)
back to back sid & buddy karaoke
November 19, 2003
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Here's Jesse telling his two Karaoke Santas that he wants the fucking ROKK for Christmas this year.
back to back sid & buddy karaoke
November 19, 2003
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Haase, while Grant and the Fatty do their best impersonations of the shaved headed wunderkind. HA ha ha ha.
grant's surprise party
November 07, 2003
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How did Megadeth manage to never write a song about this?
european vacation part 16: scootering again.
October 29, 2003
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It's a good thing that none of us picked up that young honey. As the sign to the ancient palace states: No sluts! No rocking out! (Boooooo!)
european vacation part 12: knossos ruins.
October 27, 2003
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What we really wanted to see was the labyrinth, a torture chamber or even an honest-to-goodness Minotaur. (half-man half bull)
european vacation part 12: knossos ruins.
October 27, 2003
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Hahaha. What's better than Fatty's camo helmet by LAZER?
european vacation part 8: scooter madness!
October 25, 2003
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Grant Stoddard: Stunt Driver!
european vacation part 8: scooter madness!
October 25, 2003
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Biiiiiiig guuuuuuuuy on a liiiiiiiiiitle biiiiiiiiike!
european vacation part 8: scooter madness!
October 25, 2003
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At this point not only were we ridiculously over tired, we were drunk taboot. We pleaded for Charlene to take us home and put us to bed.
european vacation part 4: london & ac/dc
October 21, 2003
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Chris and me. (Oh yeah, and this is an ACDC concert so prepare yourself to see nothing but tongues and "metal horns" in the rest of these pics. Sorry, I don't make the rules, I just follow them).
european vacation part 4: london & ac/dc
October 21, 2003
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Metal!
european vacation part 4: london & ac/dc
October 21, 2003
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Hans, me and Fatty. Hahahaha. Soooooo good.
european vacation part 4: london & ac/dc
October 21, 2003
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After the concert, we headed upstairs to the afterparty and used the Triptych of metal to magically summon...
european vacation part 4: london & ac/dc
October 21, 2003
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Charlene called her friend Layla (who works for the company that promotes Carling Beer)...
european vacation part 4: london & ac/dc
October 21, 2003
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We met these two as we were leaving. They were in town from England and when they heard that we were getting ready to take a trip there, they became our new best friends. The guy in the scarf was so drunk that we're actually holding him up in this pic.
the day before vacation
October 16, 2003
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And special crotch-grabbing rock-star appearance by Sarah Lewitinn!
tara's 21st birthday and goodbye party
September 30, 2003
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Jamie, Jen and Emily. Real quick, y'all should know that I met Jamie and Jen because of this site! (Jamie googled a former co-worker of his and found pic of her on this site - after he read through it, he found pictures of Laurie Choi! So emailed me and was like "You don't know me, but we have friends in common and we should hang out! PS - I'm not gay!")
karaoke blowout
September 21, 2003
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Back out on the dancefloor I found none other than Josh Barash, a college friend and former Crackhouse resident, cutting rug with the ladies.
the september roundup part two
September, 2003
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When Candy and Sarah started all dirty dancing and pointing the fan at themselves (to achieve that true "lesbians in a Whitesnake rock video" effect), I knew it was time to call it a night (before I lost my tiny mind). Happy Birthday, Sarah and Herman! Woooooooo!
sarah's lingerie karaoke birthday party
August 06, 2003
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Buddy and Sid (still clothed at this point) manning the karaoke station.
sarah's lingerie karaoke birthday party
August 06, 2003
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I was trying to take a video of us rocking out but took a picture instead and managed to capture us in the midst of some pretty serious MetalFaces (check out Fatty pretending to play kit in the background with his DrummerFAce in full effect. Hahaha).
boys weekend in newport part four: race back to nyc
August 01, 2003
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Let's see...fifteen boxes divided by three guys = *BURP*
the august roundup
August, 2003
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And wings! Wings! I told you!
the july roundup
July, 2003