thumbs up — i keep a diary

Biba's all like "Oh, that's standard here." Hahaha.

united arab emirates part two: dubai and abu dhabi

August 03, 2007

Here's a close up! Hahaha. What's funnier than Faisal feigned shock?

united arab emirates part two: dubai and abu dhabi

August 03, 2007

Making new friends!

the july roundup: part two

July, 2007

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Court however, manned up and we ended up staying out another couple of hours! Thumbs up!

the july roundup: part one

July, 2007

Ellen gives the thumbs up as Hector gives Piper's B-hole a deep sniffing! Haha.

the july roundup: part one

July, 2007

Scott the groom!

scott and erika's wedding: part two

June 30, 2007

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...and managed to capture this totally insane action shot of the rocket taking off! Check out the rocket's stick still in the frame! (Bonus points to Steve for managing to throw out a "thumbs up!")

scott and erika's wedding: part two

June 30, 2007

...but it was sitting right out in the open on the bench where I'd left it!

the october roundup

October, 2006

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Hahahah. Happy 4th of July!

fourth of july weekend

July 01, 2006

We picked our tree and got it wrapped!

the holiday present extravaganza of xmas 2005

December 24, 2005

And with my good friend Amy Albano. Right when we walked in the door, we started running into high school chums! Here's Amy posing with Jen Eva (who I had the biggest crush on back in high school when she sat in front of me in geometry sophomore year...yeah, can you blame me?) and her little brother Ricky Eva (who has since got all growed up and actually works with my mom as an occupational therapist in a nearby public school!)

thanksgiving with the fam

November 23, 2005

Then later Tuesday night, I went out to BK to see Matty Matt's new apartment and to....

the november roundup

November, 2005

Just for the record, it feels more like a 7" nail to me.

the november roundup

November, 2005

...stopped so Mike could take a picture with this awesome ad (ahahahaa)....

randon trip to japan: part three

August 28, 2005

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Hahaha. Smooch for you!

randon trip to japan: part two

August 27, 2005

I was happy to see that wanting to pose with drunk, passed-out people is an international phenomenon. The Korean kids posed with Mr. Roh, but covered their faces a bit, so they wouldn't get in trouble. After they were done showing me the "Korean way" to fuck with someone that's passed out, I showed them....

teaching english in korea: part five

August 20, 2005

Check out my sweet sandals that I purchased before leaving because the packet of info that Mike emailed me that that I was required to have a pair.

teaching english in korea: part one

July 28, 2005

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Free candy until your heart's content, O' Scary DoritoBag the Pirate. Compliments of Google and their amazing free lunch cafeteria!

teaching english in korea: part one

July 28, 2005

Fatty even showed up trashed out of his mind with a bunch of his co-workers! One of them passed out on the infamous couch in the back. (The site of 2004's infamous "Drunk Guy Jenga") And despite her being one of Fatty's co-workers, rules are rules. If you pass out in public, it probably means that...

the march roundup

March, 2005

Hahaha.

the march roundup

March, 2005

Meredith gives Seth the Newport thumbs up.

the 2nd fiasco show and matt lesser's birthday

January 21, 2005

Meredith and Herman the Karaoke Cowboy Jew.

the 2nd fiasco show and matt lesser's birthday

January 21, 2005

...chocolately center of SOUL! Hahaha.

the january roundup: part one

January, 2005

Thumbs up from Grant.

thanksgiving

November 25, 2004

The band had planned on having a huge post-show brunch party on Sunday at APT to celelbrate their first gig, but when the gig got cancelled with less than 24 hours notice, no one was sure what to do about the brunch. In the end, the band decided to press-on and have it. Here's Grant, Chris the Greek and Frank!

back in nyc

October 21, 2004

Seriously, who loves posing with drunk strangers more than us? (Ps - Check out Grant's "modern dance" legs. It's a nice touch, don't you think?)

last night in nyc

August 28, 2004

Taking a page from Slash's book. Noice.

doug visits town

August 22, 2004

Colin gets bonus points for managing to sneak in the internation sign-language sign for "pussy" behind me in my big "thumbs up" pic. Fucker.

frank and liz's wedding party

August 15, 2004

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With Frank properly attired, we instructed the driver to make a few victory laps around Soho so we could shoot the shit and have a few drinks before our first destination: Blue Mountain BBQ on Spring St.

frank picarazzi's bachelor party

July 08, 2004

After our jams, we were shooting the shit about his company and the prospect of me moving out to San Francisco when this lady (who weighed like 83lbs and was totally spun out of her mind on meth) came over to us and just kept talking and talking and talking and talking. The only time she even stopped to take a breath was when she smiled for this photo. After ten minutes of politely enduring her word-torrent and hinting that we were ready to be left alone, we finally gave up and literally walked away in the middle of her (still!) talking. Thumbs up for meth!

job interview in san francisco

June 22, 2004

Yeeeessss! Guh-reat Success!

the misshapes prom party

June 13, 2004

Who loves 3-D? That's right, the birthday girl does!

emily's 25th birthday at great adventure

June 09, 2004

Even a broken arm wasn't going to get in the way of giving NYC on a Monday the thumbs up. Shortly after 4am, the boys returned to Queens with smiles.

the june roundup

June, 2004

On Sunday morning, I met up with the Tinnz, Karen, Emily and Sarah at Kate's for brunch.

the june roundup

June, 2004

Before heading to Misshapes, Vin and I went out to Brooklyn to attend Julia's houseparty. Here's Mz. Li with a "special" guest.

misshapes photo shoot

May 08, 2004

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Herman the Karaoke Cowboy Jew was there - and he knows a good thing when he sees it.

the may roundup part two

May, 2004

Which he manages to keep in the frame for the subsequent collapse-of-pile-on.

the may roundup: part one

May, 2004

Pile on! Check out holmes in the background being all Cool Hand Luke with the thumbs up.

the may roundup: part one

May, 2004

Which blew Counter's tiny mind.

the may roundup: part one

May, 2004

In the middle of the Von Bondies set, I saw Lizzy and her boyfriend (and fellow Spin writer) Marc up in some fancy private balcony that overlooked the stage. She waved me up and I got to watch the show from a crazy vantage point.

sxsw part one: bands in austin

March 18, 2004

Later that night, the Fatty felt like "uhhh, maybe a little Thai, dude?" So we headed over to this joint on Newbury Street. And then after dinner we headed over to Boston Billiards, the place where we'd be surprising Seth.

skiing in vt and seth's surprise party

March 11, 2004

Check out my blinging imitation Oakley Blades. You're wet, aren't you? (PS - Sarah pointed out that my dad looks like the dad from the Family Guy and I haven't been able to look at him without smiling since).

skiing in vt and seth's surprise party

March 11, 2004

And this time we were joined by karaoke first-timer Amy Albano! (Amy have known each other since 6th grade. We were roommates in college and in two different apartments in NYC! She was also one of the four people responsible for building the Indoorvillage!)

fatty quits and two karaoke nights

March 01, 2004

On Tuesday, Victoria (the bestest roommate ever) cooked a special dinner and invited some people to our apartment to celebrate the fact that I ended up being offered the job to run the scavenger hunt company.

the march roundup

March, 2004

Friday I went to Lolita's to wish Tiffany a happy birthday! Wooo. Here's the birthday girl with Sarah and some guy who'd wired his cell phone so that he could make calls on that old school red phone you see him clutching.

the march roundup

March, 2004

Alcohol, the only social lubricant endorsed by Bryan Carlin.

welcome back grant party

February 26, 2004

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Grant, Grant's lil' hat, Chris, Frank and me.

welcome back grant party

February 26, 2004

But that's ok, I think this photo pretty much says the same thing anyway..

em and lo's book release party

February 16, 2004

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...I'll have you know that they both completely scraped their plates fucking clean! What's funnier than Sarah pulling the totally laid back "thumbs up for a job well done" face?

sarah's birthday bash: part one

February 07, 2004

Reminiscing about Boston.

aruba vacation part 1: leaving nyc and first night in aruba

January 22, 2004

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Despite what this story would otherwise indicate, Tobias must actually have a really good sense of humor. At one point during the five minutes he spent trying to get us to hit him, he pointed at me and said "Fuck you." then slowly turning to point at Scott said, "And fuck you." And then to further illustrate his point, he took his lil' marker back out and wrote this on the wall complete with arrows clarifying who he was directing "the fucking" at. That shit ruled. THAT should be his new tag. Tobias, if you ever read this, I'm sorry we gave you a hard time. Maybe we just caught you on a bad night?

PS - The fact that I'm sorry doesn't change the fact that you're tag is GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! Hahahahaha.

aruba vacation part 1: leaving nyc and first night in aruba

January 22, 2004

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Friday night I walked 3 short blocks over to Pioneer Bar on Bowery to attend The Black Table's winter party. Here's Amy Blair with Black Table founder (and former college classmate of mine) Eric Gillin.

the january roundup

January, 2004

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See? I'll bet you know where this is headed...(ps - Liz, you have a sick onion).

new year's eve

December 31, 2003

Colin showing some nip!

a karaoke christmas

December 22, 2003

Well, almost every single reason. Check out LA, working hard to further blur the line between gainful employment and prostitution.

trip to cali part 5: back to la

December 19, 2003

Gun slinger.

trip to cali part 4: the circle w ranch

December 18, 2003

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Later that night Grant, Fatty and I went over to the The Buckhorn, the local cowboy/loggers bar to do some research for Grant's "Sex Advice from Cowboys" article. Here's me with the bar's very real stuffed bear.

trip to cali part 3: sf to northfork

December 15, 2003

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Hahaha. So funny. Clockwise from the Grizza: Fatty, Jamye, Al, me and Uncle Ira.

trip to cali part two: la to san francisco

December 13, 2003

With our time together disappering almost as fast as our delicious french fries, Grant gives me a "Be brave with out me" thumbs up.

european vacation part 21: heading home!

November 01, 2003

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On Wednesday Grant came back from London (he stayed behind to hang with his parents after our vacation ended, remember?) and was going to be in NYC for a few days (one of which we threw him a surprise party) before heading back to Los Angeles to do some final work oh his television pilot (nope, so not kidding). That night Fatty, (the rarely photographed) Michael Martin and myself all met up with Grant at the nearby Congee Village for some tasty dinner.

the november roundup

November, 2003

The verdict? It gets an enthusiastic, lambtastic thumbs up. Mmmmm.

european vacation part 18: leaving crete.

October 30, 2003

I've never seen Grant so happy in my life.

european vacation part 14: the buddha cafe.

October 27, 2003

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Meanwhile, back at home base, Grant seemed to be making serious flirty headway with the lovely Tymber.

european vacation part 14: the buddha cafe.

October 27, 2003

It was right at this wall where we received our first bit of exciting news: That the tour's almost over

european vacation part 12: knossos ruins.

October 27, 2003

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Seriously, check it. From the hair right down to the glasses, he's got it down! Even the man himself gives Fatty a "thumbs up" for his flawless impression.

european vacation part 11: caves of matala.

October 26, 2003

We survived the raki. Mission accomplished.

european vacation part 9: dinner with kostas vallassos.

October 25, 2003

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One of the first things we noticed: apparently Rethymnon has specifically designated "pedophilia" areas. Progressive!

european vacation part 7: first day in crete!.

October 24, 2003

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...a huge Cretan man that looked like a bizarro "Ogre Version" of our good friend Ross Martin. Not willing to let him escape undocumented, we dispatched Chris (who speaks fluent Greek) to tell the giant Ross-Ogre (R'ogre, if you will) that he looked just like a friend of ours and would he mind posing for a picture. There was an uncomfortably long pause as he pondered our request (which I spent fearing he was about to crush all of our heads like grapes) but instead he gave a polite nod and posed for this fantastic pic.

european vacation part 6: sightseeing with the stoddards .

October 23, 2003

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After eyeing all the platefulls of sausage, the girls couldn't help but want to snuggle up with tha Grizza.

european vacation part 5: reunited with grant.

October 22, 2003

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You know a party's had a great open bar when people are accidentally doing that one-eye wink. Yeah, open bar! Yeah!

the october roundup

October, 2003

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Frank, me, and Grant.

karaoke with seth

September 02, 2003

On Wednesday, Grant and I got to the office only to find samples of some of the new merchandise Nerve.com is thinking of selling. Hmmm....Nerve.com trucker hats? And the verdict is?

the september roundup part two

September, 2003

We ended up deciding on garlic bread cheesesteaks. For desert we got a funnel cake and a bag of deep friend Oreos. Holy shit.

the september roundup part two

September, 2003

The only noteworthy thing we saw inside there was this dude who was wearing jeans with zipper pockets.

the september roundup part two

September, 2003

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At 8:59pm, just as we sat down on a bench to eat our dinner the power was finally restored to Soho and the Lower East Side (we were the last neighborhoods in all of NYC to get it restored going a whoppoing 28 hours and 28 minutes without it)! As the lights came up all around us, people everywhere were laughing and clapping and cheering and singing. Yay, power!

the nyc power blackout of 2003

August 14, 2003

Success!

pick up lines at the ford modeling party

August 13, 2003

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...she went back over to the bar to enjoy her drink (on Vin's lap, no less)

my 27th birthday party

August 08, 2003

And on the way back to the office I ran into Jack (the Sign-Holder Formerly known as "Crazy Pomodoro Guy") who wished me a happy birthday!

my 27th birthday party

August 08, 2003

A few minutes later, I arrived. (In my sweet, sweet Intreptid rental.)

boys weekend in newport part one: the drive up

August 01, 2003

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Thumbs up from Bert. (This guy was awesome, earlier in the night when he drove us out we learned that he had graduated from MIT with a degree in theoretical math but lost his job, and was driving the bus on the weekends to earn a little extra money).

boys weekend in newport part three: saturday night

August 01, 2003

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This is hands down my favorite pic of the night. Bert N' Tha Boyz.

boys weekend in newport part three: saturday night

August 01, 2003

Thumbs up!

boys weekend in newport part two: friday night and the beach

August 01, 2003

This guy was one of the only people there that fit-in with the rest of the crowd less than we did. I mean, c'mon, homeboy was wearing a leather vest! I went up to him and told him that he bore an uncanny resemblance to my brother-in-law (you know, the guy that married my non-existent sister) and asked if I could take his pic (when all I really wanted was a pic of his leather vest). Anyway, he turned out to be the nicest guy in the world and we ended up hanging out with him the rest of the night (and I got the pic of his leather vest, taboot).

boys weekend in newport part two: friday night and the beach

August 01, 2003

From L to R: Fatty, me, Colin, Frank and Grant.

boys weekend in newport part two: friday night and the beach

August 01, 2003

Sha-sha-shitfaced in the afternoon!

bidness in los angeles

July 24, 2003

Yet another pic for the forthcoming MyBAllsAndYourFace.com website. Sweet.

fort tilden and sarah's roof party

July 20, 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

On the way out, a friend of mine who reads this site recognized the fashion-mullet man from back in April. I'm happy to report, he's since cut it off.

the july roundup

July, 2003

Thumbs up from Pappi, the shed in its new place is level.

move the god-damned shed

June 21, 2003

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Nevertheless, we somehow managed to pack up the car and hit the road well before 6am.

fishing with pappi part 2

June 9, 2003

C'mon in a get yer noodie pic taken! Don't worry, it's art!

emma's 30th birthday: part two

May 21, 2003

Dave chilling like a blonde Fonzie ("Heeeey!") leans in on Natasha, Karen Landes and Karen Marsala.

emma's 30th birthday: part one

May 21, 2003

All three of us (that's Bret over there on the right) in bartending action! Yahtzee!

guest bartending at iggy's keltic lounge

May 08, 2003

Philip, Amanda, Me, Fon-Lin and Chris.

guest bartending at iggy's keltic lounge

May 08, 2003

Haha. This is me and Grant with the staff at the Homestyle Cafe Diner. He and I have eaten lunch there a couple days a week for years and we've all become friends over the years.

where i live

April 23, 2003

Anybody who knows me knows that for a long time I've been totally fascinated by "Pomodoro Guy." (He the guy that stands on the east side of the Broadway/Spring intersection, right outside of our offices, holding a giant sign advertising the nearby Pomodoro Pizzeria). Anyway, after months of seeing him everyday and saying hi, things eventually progressed to the causal "about the weather" conversation - but one day a few months back I ran into him on my block (and found out he's my neighbor) and ever since then we've sorta become buds. Hence I will now refer to "Pomodoro Guy" as Jack - his God-given name.

the may roundup

May, 2003