sorta famous — i keep a diary

I was standing against the wall waiting for the podcast to start and Blake was standing next to me. Took everything I had to not fan-girl at him about how much I love his music.

the march roundup part2

March, 2018

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...Jared & Troy's faces featured for their new band Black Caviar. Blowing up!

the december roundup

December, 2017

...to talk about bitcoin! Thanks for having me on!

the december roundup

December, 2017

....Giorgio Moroder (the godfather of disco)

the september roundup

September, 2016

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...Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld and realized they were shooting the the first post-web-series High Maintenance episodes for HBO!

the may roundup

May, 2016

Found this old gem from 2002 and posted it to the gram.

the august roundup

August, 2015

...starring Heather Graham. Some basic internet sleuthing revealed this is a movie called My Dead Boyfriend, to be released later this year (2016).

the october roundup

October, 2013

On Tuesday evening, I went to the listening party for...

the june roundup

June, 2013

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...of comedian Jim Norton interviewing Ozzy and ~~Tommi Iommi~~ Geezer Butler (Thanks, Mario!).

the june roundup

June, 2013

On Wednesday night Amanda and I went to see Dan Ariely (one of my favorite authors) interview Peter Dinklage as part of the the Rubin Museum of Art's Brainwave series.

the february roundup

February, 2013

...in the Rent Is Too Damn High party!

the august roundup

August, 2011

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Afterwards, Mer I used some of our sold-books money to grab lunch and we saw a TV crew interviewing Jimmy McMillan about his mayoral candidacy...

the august roundup

August, 2011

Spencer was there! I hadn't seen him in years. It was nice to catch up. Chatting with him I learned that the ad-hoc naked shoot he did at a party in my apartment back in 2003 led to a whole series of photos at parties! Neato!

mer's 31st and siege's mardi gras birthdays

March 05, 2011

Mayor Mike getting his snack on.

the may roundup

May, 2010

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The show was fantastic.

the february roundup

February, 2010

...Louis CK taping of the first season of his FX show, Louie! He is my favorite comedian of all time.

the february roundup

February, 2010

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...we went to the Comedy Cellar to see Dave Attell!

the october roundup

October, 2009

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Thanks for inviting us, guys! We had an amazing time!

it's britney, bitch

August 25, 2009

...and Zack Galifianakis! The show was so great.

the february roundup

February, 2009

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...an awesome double header featuring: Doug Benson...

the february roundup

February, 2009

After the show, Gina took us backstage and we got to say hello. So rad. Thanks for having us, we had a great time!

the january roundup

January, 2009

She's since become a regular! Congrats, Whit!

the december roundup: part two

December, 2008

Way later that night we were watching Chelsea Handler and Whitney was on the show for the first time!

the december roundup: part two

December, 2008

On Tuesday, we went to Rose Bar to celebrate Leigh's belated birthday. Here's the birthday girl and Max. They are not ugly!

the august roundup: part one

August, 2008

And for the very last song of the night, Tim & Sarah closed it out with a duet of Summer Lovin'.

the june roundup: part one

June, 2008

It you're wondering if it was as awesome as you're imagining it was...it was.

the june roundup: part one

June, 2008

A little after 1am Tim showed up and did Gen X's Dancing With Myself.

the june roundup: part one

June, 2008

Hahahahaha. OMG. I wasn't at this party, but Leigh emailed me this photo the next day and it's so good that it needed to be posted here. (PS - Leigh, what are you drinking? Is that a giant glass of Scotch??)

the november roundup: part one

November, 2007

...but Blake proved that she could indeed hang with the "cool kids." Holy cramoly, that, my friends, is a prize-winning ugly face! Wow.

leigh's 23rd birthday

July 27, 2007

When I turned my camera around to newcomer Blake, she DID NOT disappoint. I simply said: "UGLY FACE! GO!" And she immediately pulled this little ditty out! The best part was, after reviewing the photo she was like "I can do better! Give me another shot!" I was skeptical...

leigh's 23rd birthday

July 27, 2007

Asscat's special guest was John Krasinski (and he was hilarious). Here's Meredith ambushing him with a smooch (which caused him to reflexively make a Jim Halpert face!).

memorial day weekend

May 26, 2007

After the song intro, Ricky came out and did an awesome stand up show. Thanks for thinking of me, Matt!

the may roundup: part two

May, 2007

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The seats that Matt got were totally sick! We were like 10 rows back from the stage! The lights went down and (a totally unannounced!) David Bowie came out in a tuxedo and introduced Ricky by singing the "pathetic little fat man" song from Extras. (I love how you can still somehow totally tell this is a picture of David Bowie even though it's totally blurry).

the may roundup: part two

May, 2007

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Right after the "trio to end all karaoke trios" had finished their song, Alyssa teamed up with Horatio for a duet.

the january roundup: part two

January, 2007

Awwwwww.

the january roundup: part two

January, 2007

Wow, just wow. I was going to make a joke about the types of tiny, simple machines that could be powered by harnessing their collective "star power," but I think I'll just stick with "wow" instead.

the january roundup: part two

January, 2007

Besides Herman, there were even some "real" famous people there. You know you've made it in the karaoke world when Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, and Dennis Haskins (aka - "Mr. Belding" from Saved By The Bell) team up to sing as a trio at your birthday party!

the january roundup: part two

January, 2007

I guess all the decent musical acts they contacted had prior engagements.

the november roundup

November, 2006

Then Fergie (???) performed.

the november roundup

November, 2006

...~~Balthazar Getty~~ Liev Schreiber, Rosie Perez...

the october roundup

October, 2006

It was also right around this time that we realized that most of the other people that were singing karaoke with us were actors. Apparently, they were all working on a movie that was filming nearby. Anybody have any idea what movie filmed in 2006 starred Matthew Lillard...

the october roundup

October, 2006

...and Sam Rockwell?

the october roundup

October, 2006

We started off the night locally at Revolver where we ran into Gideon and one of his "fans." Sunglasses at night indoors? Check! Avenged Sevenfold shirt sans sleeves? Check! Finger-less gloves? Check! Wow. Just wow.

the october roundup

October, 2006

No, seriously.

the november roundup

November, 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

Turns out we picked a cherry spot! Madonna had to walk right in front of us in order to get to the booth.

madonna djs at misshapes

October 22, 2005

I took photos of us laughing at him.

the october roundup

October, 2005

And then Ryan made art. (I'll end up getting a few laughs and a couple of high-fives. Ryan will probably sell his photo of this for lots of money. Holy crap, did I make a wrong turn somewhere. Hahaha).

the october roundup

October, 2005

On Friday morning I went to look at more apartments. The first place I saw was on 2nd St and was in the building that Timothy Greenfield-Sanders owns. I didn't know who he was at the time, but I was carrying my camera and when he was showing me the apartment (you can see him standing there in to doorway in this photo), he asked "Oh, are you a photographer?" I was like, "Yeah, but I'm more of a hobbyist." He was like "Well, I'm a photographer. Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, maybe you've heard of me?" Somehow I managed to keep a straight face and I was like "Actually, no I'm sorry, I haven't. Should I have?" He then went on to tell me about all the portraits he's shot of famous people and actually said the very unintentionally Will Ferrelesque "I'm kind of a really famous photographer." I was like "Oooooo-kay, doh-kay! So how about you show me the apartment?"

the july roundup: part two

July, 2005

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By the way, someone made this and hung it up on our fridge and I just now (yes, "now" as in eighteen months later while captioning this entry) just got the joke. He's in 3-D, but he's also in apartment 3D!

the july roundup: part one

July, 2005

...Ray Barbee's band!

the june roundup

June, 2005

Oh, this was also the night we learned that Cory Feldman (yes, that Corey Feldman) had moved into Sarah's building and was living ON HER FLOOR in the apartment just three doors away! Hahah.

the june roundup

June, 2005

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Junior and Sarah.

the april roundup

April, 2005

Mike Dirnt was there and there were these two guys who were Green Day fans who wanted their pic with him but both of their cameras had died! So I took pics for them and emailed them. Mike was a super nice guy.

the april roundup

April, 2005

...chocolately center of SOUL! Hahaha.

the january roundup: part one

January, 2005

In the kitchen at work, I found myself in awe of Michael Moritz's soup. He's the partner on Google's board. (Why in awe? Well, if you go here, you'll see he owns 23,893,800 shares of Google stock. And if you figure that presently, GOOG is trading at $289.71 per share that means his share in the company is worth, ummmm, about $6.92 Billion).

the september roundup: life in san francisco

September, 2004

Sarah's all tight with them and shit (they played her prom party, remember?!?) so after the show we got to go backstage and hang out (which was pretty neat-o). Karen, Sarah and Brandon.

last month in nyc: the august roundup part two

August, 2004

Leigh and the kids got James Iha and John Cameron Mitchell (the guy that wrote, directed and starred in Hedwig and the Angry Inch) to DJ the party.

my 28th birthday at misshapes

August 07, 2004

After James was finished, John took over on the turntables and turned the mutha out.

my 28th birthday at misshapes

August 07, 2004

We got to the building in question and fucked around pressing all the apartment buzzers until someone finally buzzed us in (Holly Golightly style, boyeeee). We weren't positive the intelligence we'd gotten was accurate until we got into the lobby and saw this sticker on one of the mailboxes (I shit you not!). He even calls himself DLR. Fucking amazing.

a diamond dave 4th of july

July 04, 2004

Clockwise: Sarah, Ronnie, David, Mark, Some Guy, Jake (Spin's publisher), Matt Pinfield (Ha!), and Brandon.

sarah's prom party with the killers

June 24, 2004

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Brandon and Mark.

sarah's prom party with the killers

June 24, 2004

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Speaking of pimping, this lady was walking around the party and people kept coming up to her and kissing her ass. After watching her run shit for like 20 minutes, I finally couldn't take the expense. I walked up to her and told her that I loved her outfit and asked if I could take a pic. She was like "But of course!" Afterwards, I was like, I hope this doesn't offend you, but who are you? She was like "Not at all, darling. I am Zelda. I'm a fashion designer." Does anyone out there know who this lady is? Or did someone's grandma get into some extra fabric and use it to escape a nearby nursing home?

tax day and movie party karaoke

April 15, 2004

Nick (aka - the guy with the crazy Oompa Loompa hair in the band), Vin and Leah.

the april roundup

April, 2004

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Then, out of the blue, Shane MacGowan (from The Pogues) showed up and sang karaoke!

fatty quits and two karaoke nights

March 01, 2004

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The masses of humanity will always have to suffer. You tell 'em, Dr. Graffin.

trip to cali part 1: nyc to la

December 10, 2003

Turns out, it was Keith Flint from the Prodigy! So we went over and busted his balls and asked him if we could grab a pic. Hahahaha.

european vacation part 4: london & ac/dc

October 21, 2003

Nerve hosted the NYC premiere for "My Life Without Me." Afterwards, we all went to Piano's for a little afterparty. Here's me with Sarah Polley.

the september roundup part two

September, 2003

"So, Daniella. . . when you gonna let me up in them guts?"

pick up lines at the ford modeling party

August 13, 2003

Death by Glamazon. Sign me up

pick up lines at the ford modeling party

August 13, 2003

KERRRR-RACK! (After you're done laughing at her amazing expression, take a second to realize how friggin tall this woman is [keeping in mind that she's half bent-over in this pic]).

pick up lines at the ford modeling party

August 13, 2003

Oy vey.

pick up lines at the ford modeling party

August 13, 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.

impromtu karaoke with tracy morgan

July 11, 2003

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"Must like sushi, long walks on the beach...oh, and one mo' thing: shouldn't steal my stuff." New York City, I love you so much.

impromtu karaoke with tracy morgan

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.

impromtu karaoke with tracy morgan

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...

impromtu karaoke with tracy morgan

July 11, 2003

Walking home from an uneventful Monday night out, I stopped by Bowery Ballroom (2 blocks from my house) to check out the roster list of upcoming shows. When I got there I realized that Ted Leo and the Pharmacists were playing that night! Not only were there tix available, Ted was going on in 15 minutes. I walked in, caught a rad show, and ran into Ric Ocasek on the way out! Holy shit, Just what I needed! (ba-dum-dum-CHA! Thank you. I'll be here all week! Try the meatloaf. And remember, please tip your waitress.)

the june roundup

June, 2003

So, with the party jumping, Andrew Einhorn, Spencer Tunick and I were ready to put our scheming minds into action. Spencer is an artist famous for getting thousands of people to get naked and lie down in public spaces. (Homeboy even had a fancy documentary called Naked States made about him. Ta-dow!)

At some point earlier in the night I asked Spencer (thinking I'd all shock him and shit), "If I can get a bunch of people to get naked, will you do one of your installations in my room?" Without missing a beat, Spence pulled a stack of postcards with his work on them and said "Hand these out and tell everyone that participates that they'll get a print of the shot. We'll shoot at midnight."

emma's 30th birthday: part two

May 21, 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.)

sid & buddy karaoke

May 19, 2003

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We were standing at the back of the party, looking to see if we kind find anyone who could trump the excitement of Doogie and we see Keanu Reeves was sitting at a table all by himself. So I went over, said hi to him, started chatting him up telling him how much I loved him in "Point Break" (too bad you think I'm kidding) and then I asked if he'd mind having his pic taken. He said "No, not at all."

Just as he stood up pose with Vicki, his publicist (that blonde lady you see in the background) rushed over out of nowhere and is like "No! No photos. Sit down Keanu!" She then sorta pushed him back down to the table he'd been sitting at, dragged a chair over, and sat in front of him, guarding him. Which was really awkward because Keanu was now sitting all alone at the table, with this lady sitting in front of him with her back to him so she could glare at us. Which made us feel bad. We didn't mean to get Keanu in trouble!

So we just sorta hung out in the area and a few minutes later as the evil publicist lady was trying to usher him out of the party, he snuck over, apologized, and said "Quick, she's not looking! Take the pic!" (So Keanu, if you read this, thanks. Oh, and evil publicist-lady, if you read this, you can eat a bowl o' dicks! Cause we got the pic! Boo-yah!)

the matrix reloaded movie party

May 13, 2003

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We prowled the crowd on the hunt for some serious celeb action. And lookie who we saw milling around - that's right, it's Neil Patrick Harris (aka - Doogie Howser, M.D.)! Booyah!

Me to Vicki and Sarah: "Quick! Pretend like I'm taking a picture of you two so we can get Doogie in the background." I think he overheard the word "Doogie" because he started moving around trying to get out of the way. But we got you Doogie. Oh, yes. We got you.

the matrix reloaded movie party

May 13, 2003

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Jason Schwartzman. Those are gangsigns. O.R. they?

spun movie premiere party

March 06, 2003

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Mena Suvari. We talked about how there really is nothing more beautiful than a plastic bag getting blown around the city. You know?

spun movie premiere party

March 06, 2003

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Ok, these first few pics of Grant aren't from the party - but they are with celelbrities and this is as good a place as any to put them. Here's Grant with Gaz Coombes from Supergrass.

spun movie premiere party

March 06, 2003

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Hahaha. Grant cold lamps with Mike Skinner (aka - The Streets).

spun movie premiere party

March 06, 2003

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Now back to the party. If you don't know who that is, I'm not going to tell you.

spun movie premiere party

March 06, 2003