Maire's Crisis

[Copeman63]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 1:27am

This was mentioned on the "get together" post, but this place deserves it's own post! Who here goes to Marie's Crisis? I go pretty often, if you ever see a freakishly tall guy drinking Budweiser, say hello! This bar is my favorite place I've found in NYC (Besides the Winter Garden and Posh for $2 Margarita Night). Does anyone have a song they love to do as a sing along? Mine is "You Can't Stop The Beat" (Only Dexter knows it). About two weeks ago a man sang "Hello Dolly" as a solo and it was so good it was frightening! And then on last Saturday night a girl was there who belted out "And I Am Telling You" and dueted "Take Me Or Leave Me" with my friend Carrie. If you've never been, I highly recommend it! The bar is off of Christopher Street and Grove, if I'm not mistaken... MAGGIE ROCKS!

[CJR]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 2:02am

*sigh* I love Marie's Crisis. If you go to Marie's often then I'm assuming you know Scott? (the one the always hold CHICAGO for ) Good times, good times... I need to make a return trip soon

[ShineOn]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 2:56am

AH! Scott! My Side Show buddy!!! He's my Violet...! :)

I usually can be found at Marie's on Sunday or Monday nights...

*glares around* Dexter hates Side Show. And that's all I have to say about that.

I can usually be found singing "Adelaide's Lament." God only knows why??? Sometimes I go on automatic pilot and mix up my words, but true to my professionalism, I continue belting out mumbles, as any good Adelaide should!

[Copeman63]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 3:04am

CJR:
"Small world, isn't it?"
Scott is one of my good friends! I'm sure we've seen each other, how can you miss me? I think I'm going tonight (Friday) if you wanna say "Hello"!

Daisy:
My friend Carrie (The one in the above post) named her breasts Daisy and Violet! Haha! I feel your pain, Dexter doesn't play Mamma Mia! either... What I wouldn't give to do "Does Your Mother Know"!

[ShineOn]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 3:19am

I would feel extremely awkward naming my breasts Daisy and Violet. LOL! I think I have far too much of an emotional attachment to that show.

I guess as long as I'm not naming my breasts Albertine and Mlle. Lea, all's right in the world, right CJR?

(I'm sure JailYardGuy is thinking to himself, "No, but you sure had no qualms naming your **** (CAT!!!) Albertine.")

[rlbgbc]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 8:21am

Ah, Marie's Crisis...I used to hang out there back in the 80s (Jack Mezzano, Rick Page on piano, anyone remember them?...Albert, the falsetto-singing waiter?) My big number was "Ah Paris!" - FOLLIES.

[robbiej]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 10:58am

Ya know, I have lots of friend who go to Marie's Crisis all the time, but I've never been. I was an 88's devotee and piano-barring (i love inventing verbs) has not been the same for me since it closed.

And my big number there was 'Getting Married Today'...all three parts...all three registers.

[JailyardGuy]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 11:06am

Ahhh, Marie's...when I moved to New York, I went to Marie's for 32 nights in a row. In fact, every guy I've slept with since I moved back I met at Marie's (take note, fellow homo boys: Men love boys who can sing...you'll get 'em every time), and I met my boyfriend there, and my best friend, too. *winks to Daisy and her tits* It's a great place to hang out and be your Broadway dorky self, and the *only* place Daisy finds my penchant for random bursts of song acceptable. (For some reason, she finds it objectionable that I belt on the Upper West Side.)

Updated On: 9/5/03 at 11:06 AM

[Unknown User]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 4:25pm

Does anybody remember Mrs. J's Sacred Cow or Ted Hook's Backstage?

[ShineOn]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 4:26pm

NO belting on the Upper West Side, dammit! People look at you strangely.

[rlbgbc]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 4:38pm

I remember Ted Hooks...that's where I met Chita.

[rlbgbc]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 4:38pm

I remember Ted Hooks...that's where I met Chita.

[CJR]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 5:27pm

NO belting on the Upper West Side, dammit! People look at you strangely

Hahahhahahaha ain't that the truth?! Personally, I think "Upper West Side Drag Queens" who look at us funny while belting out A Call From the Vatican, I'm Always Chasing Rainbows and our alternate lyrics to both I Need Me a Girl and Roxie, have no business looking at US weird! lol

[JailyardGuy]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 5:32pm

I think they're just freaked out by tall boys with high D's. :) Not everyone responds well to 6 foot tall men who can sing "Der Holle Racht" from the Magic Flute, I guess.

Updated On: 9/5/03 at 05:32 PM

[ShineOn]

Posted: 9/5/03 at 5:36pm

Whatever. We just know EVERYONE on the Upper West Side enjoys my version of "Life With Harold"... I mean, REALLY!

They all do a double take and say, "Emily??? Where's Emily Skinner?! You're not Emily Skinner!" You know... because it's *that* good. Mwaha. I'm sure Emily has even caught wind of it out her window and took a second glance.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/7/03 at 7:51am

Why shouldn't you name your breasts Violet and Daisy? My testicles are named "Horace" and "Ephraim". No one seems to mind.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 9/7/03 at 10:44am

I looked in the phonebook and couldn't find a listing for "Maire's Crisis". What am I doing wrong?

[Copeman63]

Posted: 9/7/03 at 4:49pm

I feel so stupid... As you can see above I misspelled the post headline! Thanks Dollypop, you should come tonight and wow me with a showstopper or two!

[Hank]

Posted: 9/7/03 at 6:29pm

59 Grove St., just off 7th Ave So. [phone].
If you like blues, catch a set at Arthurs Tavern next door.

[DofB5]

Posted: 9/7/03 at 6:41pm

Even more important--CJR--I see you typed something in Italic! How did you DO that? Do you know how to do things in bold and underline as well?

New thread please with instructions!

Many thanks,
D

[CJR]

Posted: 9/7/03 at 11:39pm

Well it's HTML coding.... change the [ ] brackets to < >

Italics [i]TEXT[/i]
Bold [b]TEXT[/b]
Underlined [u]TEXT[/u]

[DofB5]

Posted: 9/8/03 at 6:38pm

Thanks, CJR. I had even asked Rob if it was possible and he mentioned HTML coding but I didn't know what he meant by it. I had asked him so many questions that night I was to embarrassed to ask him any more. Poor guy, I'm his worst nightmare with questions--but I do learn a lot!

I'll give this a try!

Thanks much!

D

[jillchris]

Posted: 9/10/03 at 1:15am

Hi,

Wow - I used to hang out at Marie's Crisis in the late 80s too. I certainly remember Rick Page (who unfortunately died in the early 90s) ... he even wrote a song for me! It was called "Piano Bar." I did it in my cabaret show at the Duplex & 88s many times. What fond memories.