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One last pitcher for last call!
the november roundup
November, 2017
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Hey brah....FUCK YOU.
on tour with the all-american rejects
September 10, 2016
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Bird to the birds.
the june roundup
June, 2011
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...I heard Bad Religion playing!
san francisco with gurj and jared
June 03, 2011
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Monkey V Gravy!
gatsby new years eve
December 30, 2010
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Hahah.
the october roundup
October, 2010
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Fingerboy, Amanda & Katie went in Astra's car...
great adventure
September 19, 2010
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Amber met up with us and it was also the first time I met Tyson.
the august roundup
August, 2010
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Siege, Amanda and Astra came together!
34th birthday mega weekend
August 07, 2010
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I stopped by the Soho Grand on Friday night...
the may roundup
May, 2010
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Later that night I caught her practicing her NEW SIGNATURE! Awwwww. I busted out my cam to snap a pic and she snuck in the bird at the last minute. Haha.
the september roundup
September 15, 2009
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It's also hard to take pictures of these two sleeping. Hahaha.
the august roundup: part one
August, 2009
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...but immediately after the flash went off, I saw her silently extend one finger to let me know that she was actually awake.
the may roundup
May, 2009
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We were pretty exhausted from running around town all day on the scavenger hunt. I took this photo of the clock because it was so early. Haha.
andrew's scavenger hunt and ryan's surprise birthday
April 04, 2009
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Get a photo of a complete stranger giving you the finger (x3!).
andrew's scavenger hunt and ryan's surprise birthday
April 04, 2009
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...but we ended up hanging out drinking on the porch...
brett and amy's wedding
January 22, 2009
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Pauly put Lisa's tiny leather vest on and suddenly he went from having a manly carpenter's beard to having a Gay Cowboy in the Village People beard.
the september roundup
September, 2008
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After some SERIOUS pre-gaming at our apartment, we decided to mobilize forces and head down to Hanger Bar a little bit after 2am!
the july roundup
July, 2008
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When I went back up for the second time, and asked for a double order of our entire table's order, the bartender revealed himself to be a kindred spirit when he said "Nice stockpile strategy, but the bar's open for another 3 hours. So how about I give you less glasses and bigger drinks?" Two scotches. Neat. Oooof.
taking back sunday at madison square garden
May 09, 2008
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Hahaha. Even the guy in the background knows what to think about this character.
the may roundup: part one
May, 2008
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Looks like the pins don't care that it's your birthday, bitch.
the march roundup: part two
March, 2008
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Hahaha.
the march roundup: part one
March, 2008
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At 2am, the bars closed and we wandered around Nana Plaza talking to people and watching the madness of drunk tourists scrambling to secure "company" for the night. Here's Meredith and Jeremy posing with a kid who was selling flowers that wouldn't leave Jeremy alone because he thought it was so funny that Jeremy spoke some Thai. Hahaha. (Bonus points to the little kid for flipping the bird).

Meredith was totally blown away by all the Thai ladyboys walking around and all sorts of questions about them that Jeremy couldn't answer - so Jeremy being Jeremy, he proceeded to ask every single ladyboy that passed Meredith's questions. Some of which included "Do you still have a penis?" and "When men hire you, do they want you to act like a man or a woman?"

Most ladyboys are not shy AT ALL so when Jeremy started asking questions like this, it led to AWESOMENESS. My favorite part of the night was when Jeremy was asking a ladyboy a bunch of questions and working up to the "Do you still have a penis" part, the ladyboy was like "All your questions are making me excited. Here, I want you to feel my excitement" and proceeded to put Jeremy's hand right on the erection that was starting to form inside her miniskirt! Hahahaha.

The best part was, Jeremy wasn't even phased by it. He just laughed and then was like "So, if I wanted to party with you, how much would it cost and what would we do?" The lady put Jeremy's hand back on her penis and was like "1,500 Baht. You fuck me..." (then she leaned in and lowered her voice to a man's timbre and finished) "...then I FUCK YOU!" Hahahah. Oh, man. It was epic.
thailand: part one - bangkok and my 31st birthday
August 06, 2007
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Eff you!
the june roundup
June, 2007
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Steve (Bonus Points for whomever managed to sneak the bird into Steve taking this awesome MySpace photo of himself!).
scott's bachelor party
June 16, 2007
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On Thursday afternoon, Benjamin made the mistake of leaving his brand new camera out on his desk when he went to the bathroom, so Mike and I picked it up and took a bunch of "secret photos" for him to find later. This one made me laugh so hard that I took a picture of the picture so I'd have a copy of it on my camera. Meta!
the may roundup: part one
May, 2007
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After the cake had been doled out, it was time for presents. Check out my dad subtly flipping the bird because of all the "You're Old!" cards he got. Hahahah.
my dad's 60th birthday!
January 27, 2007
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...our mom (who HATES smoking) figured out where we'd all disappeared to. And sure enough, a few minutes later, she found us! Hahaha.
the december roundup: part two
December, 2006
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Team 2 was Gurj, Siege, Katie and Meredith.
the september roundup
September, 2006
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Hahaha.
my 30th birthday
August 08, 2006
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Drunk Sarah.
my 30th birthday
August 08, 2006
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Alelino, Kevin and Dan were all on my (hard as nails!) team!
the july roundup
July, 2006
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HAHAHAHA. Posh Tony had his "I'm smooth" moment hijacked when Grant managed to sneak in an expertly-timed "fuck you" finger.
emma and rob's wedding
June 03, 2006
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Hahahah. And here's Vibeke (feeling a little bit bad immediately afterwards). Hahaha. STEEP!
the may roundup: part two
May, 2006
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On Saturday night I went to MisShapes with Brandon and Sarah (seen here with Sean Dack sneaking in the last-minute bird). It was so hot and crowded and sweaty that we tried to hide out in a tiny corner in the back.
the may roundup: part one
May, 2006
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Thursday night started out in the East Village. I grabbed a few drinks with Grant, Amanda, Chris the Greek (who was in town from DC) and Eric George.
the february roundup: part one
February, 2006
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...her little sister Aleks (who'd just moved to NYC to start at NYU!).
madonna djs at misshapes
October 22, 2005
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Then I filled his bellybutton with beer. Hahah.
random night at misshapes
October 15, 2005
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Oh, wait. Yes, I can.
random night at misshapes
October 15, 2005
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Even better.
the october roundup
October, 2005
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...a drunk salaryman passed out! Salaryman are white-collar Japanese workers that are essentially overworked wage slaves that are expected to put in ridiculous hours. Every once and a while, they cut loose and hit the town, only to end up totally overdoing it and are famous for falling asleep and/or passing out in the streets in their work clothes.
random trip to japan: part one.
August 25, 2005
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...and here! Hahaha. The rest of the trip was pretty uneventful. Having had already seen Doi Suthep and photographed the shit out of it, I don't even think I took my camera out of my backpack!
thailand part seven: koh chang
May 06, 2005
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On Tuesday went over to listen in on Neil Perry recording Fiasco (the now infamous "lost sessions.")
the april roundup
April, 2005
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Who says punk is dead?
the april roundup
April, 2005
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I swore at Jake and then...
baltic vacation part one: grant & jake in finland and lapland.
January 26, 2005
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Lizzy's realization that although it might take me over a year, one day, these pics would make there way to the national interweb.
first misshapes of 2005
January 08, 2005
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GoldFrontz and Sar were only too happy to oblige me.
the january roundup: part one
January, 2005
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Meredith's friend Faisal with someone who is either a) a friend of their's I don't remember or b) a random creepy lurker I accidentally got in the frame while taking a picture of Faisal.
the december roundup part two: home sweet home
December, 2004
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Here's what Grant thinks of me. Hahah.
fiasco's first show at the delancey
December 17, 2004
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Yes, that's you. Wait a minute, are you giving me the finger? You cheeky little Smurf!
back in nyc again: part two
November 24, 2004
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Meredith, AnnaMaria and Susuan.
back in nyc again: part two
November 24, 2004
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The next morning our new banner that we'd ordered from Kinko's right when we realized the first one had been lost showed up!
las vegas business trip for adbrite
November 15, 2004
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Making new friends...
emily visits san francisco
October 15, 2004
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I decided to try to instigate and was like "Hey Mike, you should give your new friend a kiss!" Check him all ballsy bringing the "fuck you" finger out right in front of her face (also make sure to note how my hand is all smooshing his neck as I'm actually trying to get him to kiss her). Hahahah.
emily visits san francisco
October 15, 2004
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a loud, drunk asian girls in a straw party hat showed up and helped liven things up! Fuck yeah! When this girl cornered Mike D. on the stairs he was all like "Hey, this is my friend Brian! He should take some pics of us together!" Then Mike D. raised the bar from the "get a load of this guy" face and went straight for the "serruptitious fuck you fingerpiont." Classy!
emily visits san francisco
October 15, 2004
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This is pretty much what the party was like. So after a few minutes there we decided to pick up...
emily visits san francisco
October 15, 2004
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Amy (one of the few girls I know who can wear a Master of Puppets shirt and mean it) and Grant.
moving to san francisco going away party: part one
August 24, 2004
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Same picture, but this time someone managed to sneak in a crafty 'FUCK YOU, BIRTHDAY BOY" finger into the mix.' Hahaha.
my 28th birthday at misshapes
August 07, 2004
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So this handsome feller here is Pete. On this night, it was his job to stamp everyone's hand as they entered the party. Eveything was going smoothly until my friend Sarah D. showed up with some prissy French dude she was dating at the time who didn't refused to have his hand stamped. Pete was like "C'mon dude, just give me your hand, you're blocking the doorway and holding up the whole line." Again, he refused. And Pete was like "What's the problem, just give me your hand!" The French guy was like "I have important meetings, I can't have some stamp on my hand!" Pete was like "Homeboy, just give me your hand." The French guy got angry and indignant and started getting in Pete's face saying "Don't you know who I am?" Pete, apparently not knowing who he was went ahead and gave him a stamp...
my 28th birthday at misshapes
August 07, 2004
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Me giving Karen "hot dog in the bun" cleavage action (mimicking what she had done to Sarah when Sarah was sporting similar cleavage at the last prom).
sarah's prom party with the killers
June 24, 2004
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And then just when I was about to snap my second photo, he came to a dead-stop, planted his feet and flipped me the double bird. So sneaky!
bling bling bat mitzvah and misshapes
April 03, 2004
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But then we realized that we're living in the golden years and everything was coo-day-la.
the april roundup
April, 2004
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Even Sarah got on the mic to pay a lil' welcome back homage.
welcome back grant party
February 26, 2004
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When Siege leaves his little "SiegeLair," you know something special's going on. Here's the legend in the flesh with Cynthia and Katie. You don't even want to know where that finger's been...but more on that later.
welcome back grant party
February 26, 2004
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Pics of the late nighters! Jenny and Jamie: 4:50am.
sarah's birthday bash: part two
February 07, 2004
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Siege's finger: Contoured for your pleasure.
stellastarr and w hotel party
February 03, 2004
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Get a load of this fuggin' guy. I love how Scott has a perfect lipstick kiss-mark right in the middle of his forehead for pretty much the rest of the night.
aruba vacation part 1: leaving nyc and first night in aruba
January 22, 2004
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michael t's birthday and karaoke with scott
January 15, 2004
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Take two! This time with more attitude and less Ken.
new year's eve
December 31, 2003
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In almost matching outfits no less (again!)
christmas with the fam
December 23, 2003
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After food we went back to the ranch and relaxed. Then later that night we drove to the nearest theater (like 45 minutes away) to see the midnight showing of the third installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. (Bonus points to Grant for flipping the bird while pulling a Pomodoro Guy face! Noice!).
trip to cali part 3: sf to northfork
December 15, 2003
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Nick and Sarah.
the november roundup
November, 2003
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Friday night I went out with Vin and Matty - we were sitting in the Two Boots Pizza on Bleecker and Bway, having ourselves a lil' slizzice at 2am-ish, when suddenly a six-person fight broke out that lasted for more than ten minutes. I was so stunned I totally shit the bed and didn't even take any pictures. I was so entralled I think I'd forgotten I even owned a camera. Anyway, here's a pic of us afterwards laughing about it while we stood around watching the pizza workers explain to the cops (who took forever to show up) what had happened.
the november roundup
November, 2003
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Hooded, fuck-fingered Nazita!
tara's 21st birthday and goodbye party
September 30, 2003
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Somewhere around this time we realized that Shane and the rest of the group (of about 10 other people) had totally disappeared on us. I think our dancing embarrassed them and they just plain fucking left us.
visiting sammy out in hoboken
September 27, 2003
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Let's hear it for aggro cover metal! ARGHGHGH Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! WE'RE SO ANGRRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYY!
visiting sammy out in hoboken
September 27, 2003
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And Grant quickly managed to get her to "loosen up" and remove her skirt.
cake party part four
August 27, 2003
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Here's me at my utter sweatiest and crankiest.
the nyc power blackout of 2003
August 14, 2003
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Friday night I headed out with Kate - but after only one drink, jetlag caught up with me and I had to head home early. *sniffle*
bidness in los angeles
July 24, 2003
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My brother always gets shit because he looks, walks, talks and acts like a little Mini-Me version of my dad. I tried to snap a sneaky picture of them watching TV together while eating matching sandwiches and wearing matching white shirts and blue baseball hats, but I started laughing right before the cam went off and gave Brett time to flip me the bird. They look like the goddamned Bobsie Twins though, right?
move the god-damned shed
June 21, 2003
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Afterwards I walked over to Sin-e' to visit the lovely Sarah who was DJing.
the june roundup
June, 2003
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FUCK YOU! Hahahah. We stole your hat! We stole your gay-ass hat!
emily visits nyc
May 29, 2003
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We arrived early (around 10ish) to ensure that we'd be able to secure the table right up front next to the karaoke machine. That way later on in the evening when you're real drunk and you want to "correct" people who aren't performing a song up to par by singing over them as loudly as you can, you'll know that they can hear you. Because hey, people love to know when they're doing something wrong. Especially at karaoke. (From L to R: Lorelei, Sean, Joey, Emma and Mary.)
sweet ups karaoke
March 04, 2003
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What a coincidence! We were just talked about smallish, Irish cocks! Josh Teixeira showed up just in time to bear witness...
sweet ups karaoke
March 04, 2003
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Later on that evening, I find out Tara (pictured above looking not nearly as cute as when I kissed her) knows my friend Gibby.
end of january
January 18, 2003
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"What? A raise? Why don't you just drink your free vodka and go fuck yourself." See you next year!
nerve and spring streets' holiday party
January 16, 2003
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"Fuck you! I'm NOT asleep!" (If that robe was just a little shorter this would be the sweetest, peekaboo ball-shot photo ever).
the rules of attraction movie premiere
October 10, 2002
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After we left Serena's we all headed over to Joey's for some leetle afterparty (and it was also some casting lady's birthday party as well). Shane and Eddie from Vice Magazine.
the rules of attraction movie premiere
October 10, 2002
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As the night wore on, part of the party busted out the back door onto my porch.
my 26th birthday party!
August 10, 2002
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Maxine mugs for the cam while Grant us (his unsuportive, cackling compadres) the fingah.
grant gets beat up
June 09, 2002
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After coming to the realization that we weren't going to die we decided we should probably start working on getting out the elevator. We pushed the "HELP" button and were promptly connected to repair company that maintains our elevator. The man we spoke to told us that he'd dispatched a mechanic and that he'd be there in 45-60 minutes. (45 minutes! Faaack! Keep in mind, we'd gotten in the elevator to go up to work because we both had to pee!). Further complicating matters, our building's front door is locked so the dispatch guy tells us we're going to have to get in touch with someone who can come down and let the elevator repair guy into our building.
idiots in an elevator
May 16, 2002
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Too bad he couldn't have concentrated more on holding on to his noxious farts which promptly reached biohazardous levels in the 4' x 6' elevator.
idiots in an elevator
May 16, 2002
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Meanwhile, non-birthday Karen was working on setting up some double-dong action in the backroom.
karen marsala's 26th birthday
April 19, 2002
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Goodbye, Billyburg.
goodbye, billyburg
April 13, 2002
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Vin, Becky, Dave's bony-ass middle finger.
goodbye, billyburg
April 13, 2002
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Matt "The Hairdresser" Lesser & Debbie "Honorary Boy" Thomlinson.

boyz nights out
January 22, 2002
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Here we are drinking up for free at the bar Scott used to bartend at...
visiting boston with cousin katie
August, 1997