NYC Karaoke meetup

February 5, 2003 9:08 PM

MeFiNYC - Karaoke on March 22^nd. Please pick a karaoke place. The date and type of venue are set.
posted by riffola to MetaFilter Gatherings at 9:08 PM (21 comments total)

Will you sing Bollywood themes for us, riffola?
I am so there.
posted by anathema at 9:13 PM on February 5, 2003

dang it. c'mon san francisco! let's have a meetup, at say, uh. the bocce courts at the aquatic park!

or no, uh, we'll have it at, uh, Nap's Only -- one of the mission's finest dive bars!

or, uh, maybe ... Ocean Beach Beer bust?

c'mon, something! i'm enough of a drunkard to attend, but too much of one to plan it.
posted by fishfucker at 10:14 PM on February 5, 2003

OMG OMG OMG! You are all going to sing!

* drowns in 13yo saliva *

Actually, I will try to make it, even though I'm not exactly next door. I'll let you choose the venue, though. And I will gladly submit you to my ear-splitting rendition of Mack the Knife.
posted by qbert72 at 10:32 PM on February 5, 2003

Oh qbert72, don't even start us thinking of what potential karaoke renditions could be imagined for the MeFi community!

Baby, It's Cold Outside - Steven Den Beste
Both Sides Now - mathowie
Don't Cry Out Loud - fold_and_mutilate
Born in the U.S.A. - jonmc
Bad to the Bone - BlueTrain
Release Me -oissubke
Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - Midas Mulligan
Fly Me To The Moon - y2karl
By The Time I Get To Phoenix - ColdChef
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head - Steve_at-Linwood
You Do Something To Me - madamjujujive
Sheik of Araby - Postroad
Up Where We Belong - mediareport

(That's enough karaoke songs - Ed.)
posted by MiguelCardoso at 11:08 PM on February 5, 2003

Ocean Beach Beer bust?

Only if massive quantities of furniture are burned.
posted by eddydamascene at 11:35 PM on February 5, 2003

Oh THIS is going to be pretty.

Of course I endorse Arlene's Grocery punk rock karaoke on Monday nights, eh goneill?
posted by RJ Reynolds at 7:03 AM on February 6, 2003

I'm in too, but we need to do it at a bar, not a place that has those private rooms only...it has to be semi-public to really be cringe-worthy! (That said, i need a partner for "I Got You, Babe")
posted by amberglow at 7:58 AM on February 6, 2003

Can't wait to see the tapes. heh.
posted by ginz at 9:54 AM on February 6, 2003

we want a camcorder in there !
we pay top dollar !
posted by sgt.serenity at 9:55 AM on February 6, 2003

Punk metal karaoke is way too crowded.

Also, I'm bitter about the time when I had been practicing Welcome to the Jungle all week and when I showed up they were doing "Corporate Rock" night and refused to play GNR for me so I had to sing Foreigner instead.
posted by witchstone at 10:01 AM on February 6, 2003

if you pick a date between may19-23 i'll even show up. my version of hungry like the wolf or like a virgin is well worth it.
posted by th3ph17 at 2:18 PM on February 6, 2003

i know a nobleman who could access ye camcorder of which i speak....
posted by sgt.serenity at 2:23 PM on February 6, 2003

You know, if any SF MeFites are game, I double dare ya to set a date for The Mint.

oh no. this fish don't sing. however, if you can buy reasonably priced drinks there, let's do it.
posted by fishfucker at 4:26 PM on February 6, 2003

th3ph17: you'll have to pry "like a virgin" out of my cold, dead hands!
posted by witchstone at 7:31 AM on February 7, 2003

i sing it in the style of Elvis. So beware.
posted by th3ph17 at 9:36 AM on February 7, 2003

This is getting everyone nowhere. Sixteen comments and not a single on-topic suggestion. Could some local please go back on topic and recommend a place for that Saturday night, so that I will know if I should bother hopping a train or not?
posted by yhbc at 11:47 AM on February 7, 2003

Listen yhbc, unless you start being nice, we'll have it an undisclosed location.

RJReynolds suggested a place and I disagreed because it's too crowded. So that's 2 on topic comments. The only karaoke bar I've been to is Winnie's in Chinatown. That's a pretty good one.
posted by witchstone at 1:53 PM on February 7, 2003

How about Japas?

Japas 55
253 W 55th St 2nd Fl New York NY 10019
Ph:212.765.1210

Japas (Karaoke & Tapas Bar)
11 Saint Marks Place New York, NY 10003
Ph:212.473.4264
posted by riffola at 11:02 AM on February 10, 2003

Consider alternatives to [shiver] karaoke? If not, dibs on "Communication Breakdown."
posted by hairyeyeball at 3:31 PM on February 25, 2003

Well, I am fairly sure that I don't sing in public, so...
posted by Karmakaze at 6:20 AM on February 27, 2003

Winnie's on March 22nd at about 8:00 PM?

'Cause we can't do it in places that have a private booth, due to the number of people. Plus it's more fun to do it where random strangers get to point and laugh.
posted by riffola at 10:08 AM on March 1, 2003