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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.
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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
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I met up with Sarah at Spin's fancy offices.
the matrix reloaded movie party
May 13, 2003
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Special Guest Commentary from Grant Stoddard via IM: "As we learned early on, the main perk of bartending is having total control of the juke box *and* full license to play air guitar along to the metal anthems you select."

(Major bonus points taken away from whoever took this pic and managed to almost crop me completely out while I'm making what looks like it could've been the best "metal face" I've ever pulled. Curse you!)
guest bartending at iggy's keltic lounge
May 08, 2003
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Vin and Alison (with Tara hiding over on the right).
the april roundup
April, 2003
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Check this out: Fatty found his old drivers license back from his hair metal days. He played lead axe (that's guitar) for the infamous band "Nasty Magic." (And no I'm not kidding. Do you really think I could've made that name up?)
end of january
January 18, 2003