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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...seems an unlikely choice. Thailand is a well-mannered country where fun comes first and losing your temper is a sign of weakness. Reid is known for high-volume, expletive-rich team talks and a habitually grim expression. At Sunderland, an English team he once managed, supporters used to sing, to the tune of the Monkees' "Daydream Believer," "Cheer up, Peter Reid ..." Land of Smiles? Dream on. Reid's face is built for bollocking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Englishman in the Land Of Smiles | 12/11/2008 | See Source »

...boat from Finland to Estonia and back again. It was an international competition and it got very rowdy and dramatic and ridiculous and I loved that, but at one point there was a woman who came out dressed as Barbara Streisand in Yentl and I think she started singing "Feelings." I was just like, what is going on? Is this something I'm not understanding because of a cultural difference? Is it common in Russia to not only sing Barbara Streisand but to dress up as one of her less recognizable characters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Karaoke King | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...many songs do you think you've sung? A conservative estimate is maybe 1,000 songs. It may be closer to 1,500. It sounds like a lot, but certain nights it would just be me and a couple friends and we'd sing 20 songs each, so that would add up over time. But yeah, it's got to be at least 1,500. And certainly 100 of those would be "Sister Christian" by Night Ranger, which is the song we sort of did to death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Karaoke King | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...first moved to New York, we would go almost every other weekend. It was pretty ridiculous for a while. But in the last few years it's died off. I actually developed asthma a few years ago so that's made it kind of uncomfortable. Sometimes when I sing now, I feel like I'm going to pass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Karaoke King | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

...situations outrageous while still remaining true to their characters’ intentions. Stone gave a notable performance as the Lord Chancellor, especially during a scene when he changes costumes—from a judge’s robe to a candy cane-like robe and cap—to sing about his unrequited love for Phyllis. This scene transitions into the cheerful “If You Go In,” performed by two other Lords (Benjamin J. Nelson ’11 and Jonathan P. Finn-Gamino ’12). The song’s comical lyrics...

Author: By Stephanie M Bucklin, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Gilbert and Sullivan's 'Iolanthe' Delights | 12/8/2008 | See Source »

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