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James C. Taylor
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Post subject: Sing Sinatra and Die  Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 1:44 pm |
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Seriously. From The New York Times:Sinatra Song Often Strikes Deadly Chord
Jes Aznar for The New York Times
GENERAL SANTOS, the Philippines — After a day of barbering, Rodolfo Gregorio went to his neighborhood karaoke bar still smelling of talcum powder. Putting aside his glass of Red Horse Extra Strong beer, he grasped a microphone with a habitué’s self-assuredness and briefly stilled the room with the Platters’ “My Prayer.”
A karaoke machine outside a house in Pasig city, east of the capital, Manila.
Next, he belted out crowd-pleasers by Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck. But Mr. Gregorio, 63, a witness to countless fistfights and occasional stabbings erupting from disputes over karaoke singing, did not dare choose one beloved classic: Frank Sinatra’s version of “My Way.”
“I used to like ‘My Way,’ but after all the trouble, I stopped singing it,” he said. “You can get killed.”
The authorities do not know exactly how many people have been killed warbling “My Way” in karaoke bars over the years in the Philippines, or how many fatal fights it has fueled. But the news media have recorded at least half a dozen victims in the past decade and includes them in a subcategory of crime dubbed the “My Way Killings.”Okay.
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Fraxon!
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Post subject: Sing Sinatra and Die Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:04 pm |
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The Chairman has a loooooooong reach...
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Bolgani Gogo
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Post subject: Sing Sinatra and Die Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:06 pm |
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Death's too good for karaokers.
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Post subject: Sing Sinatra and Die Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:15 pm |
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Look what happened to Sid Vicious!
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Roger Stern
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Post subject: Sing Sinatra and Die Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:33 pm |
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Post subject: Sing Sinatra and Die Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:43 pm |
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Dr. Chris Evil
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Post subject: Sing Sinatra and Die Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:14 pm |
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Steve
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Post subject: Sing Sinatra and Die Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:19 pm |
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Misreporting - they were actually singing Limp Bizkit's "My Way" and were killed on principle.
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Fraxon!
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Post subject: Sing Sinatra and Die Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:40 pm |
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Maybe it's a Paul Anka curse. Has anyone died while covering "(You're) Havin' My Baby"?
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Stephen Strange
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Post subject: Sing Sinatra and Die Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:47 pm |
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(T)Eddy
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Post subject: Sing Sinatra and Die Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 11:42 am |
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Steve wrote: Misreporting - they were actually singing Limp Bizkit's "My Way" and were killed on principle. Because Steve insists! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn8vzTsnPps[/youtube]
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(T)Eddy
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Post subject: Sing Sinatra and Die Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2010 6:33 pm |
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Hold yourself together, (T)Eddy----it's only IMWAN
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Fraxon! wrote: The Chairman has a loooooooong reach... [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgBlmLqwveQ[/youtube]
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