Steven Olson
@pitchpipeman7.bsky.social
I have perfect pitch and Tourette's. Currently writing a Mormon horror film
Facebook wants me to believe Tim Curry died nine years ago, even though he's still very much alive with a memoir coming out this year
April 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Facebook wants me to believe Tim Curry died nine years ago, even though he's still very much alive with a memoir coming out this year
Just remembered an old mission companion of mine recounting to me the plot of the 1985 film Brewster's Millions, and I just realized he mistook Richard Pryor...for Steve Harvey
April 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Just remembered an old mission companion of mine recounting to me the plot of the 1985 film Brewster's Millions, and I just realized he mistook Richard Pryor...for Steve Harvey
Has anyone ever seen Lonny Price and Ethan Slater in the same room together?
Alternate caption: the Dirty Dancing/SpongeBob crossover nobody knew they wanted
Alternate caption: the Dirty Dancing/SpongeBob crossover nobody knew they wanted
February 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Has anyone ever seen Lonny Price and Ethan Slater in the same room together?
Alternate caption: the Dirty Dancing/SpongeBob crossover nobody knew they wanted
Alternate caption: the Dirty Dancing/SpongeBob crossover nobody knew they wanted
One of my favorite crazy music facts is that Ben Folds' album Rockin' the Suburbs (a favorite of mine) was released on 9/11
February 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
One of my favorite crazy music facts is that Ben Folds' album Rockin' the Suburbs (a favorite of mine) was released on 9/11
New show on NBC, Thursdays at 7
February 10, 2025 at 8:58 PM
New show on NBC, Thursdays at 7
Ah yes, my favorite lyric from "Being Alive" from Company
February 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Ah yes, my favorite lyric from "Being Alive" from Company
Is it just me, or do Lenny von Dohlen and David Schwimmer look like they should have played brothers at some point?
February 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Is it just me, or do Lenny von Dohlen and David Schwimmer look like they should have played brothers at some point?
Julie Andrews stars as a child caretaker who, while it seems like she's there initially to help the children, she's actually there to change the heart of their father. Which film is it?
1. Mary Poppins
2. The Sound of Music
1. Mary Poppins
2. The Sound of Music
January 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Julie Andrews stars as a child caretaker who, while it seems like she's there initially to help the children, she's actually there to change the heart of their father. Which film is it?
1. Mary Poppins
2. The Sound of Music
1. Mary Poppins
2. The Sound of Music
Bluey took a bold new direction for the latest season
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Bluey took a bold new direction for the latest season
Opened up TikTok to see the awful Trump-praising notification/propaganda for myself and found a pretty apt background that sums up my feelings on the whole thing
January 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Opened up TikTok to see the awful Trump-praising notification/propaganda for myself and found a pretty apt background that sums up my feelings on the whole thing
Another crazy fact that blows my mind in particular: Jamiel Chagra, brother of Joe Chagra the drug dealer who hired Harrison's father to do the hit, was acquitted because Joe refused to testify against him.
Jamiel's public defender was none other than Oscar Goodman, future mayor of Las Vegas.
Jamiel's public defender was none other than Oscar Goodman, future mayor of Las Vegas.
The weirdest bit of movie trivia I know: in the book No Country for Old Men, Sheriff Bell references the recent assassination of a federal judge. That was a real case and the killer was a hitman named Charles V. Harrelson... who happens to be the father of actor Woody Harrelson, who is in the film.
January 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Another crazy fact that blows my mind in particular: Jamiel Chagra, brother of Joe Chagra the drug dealer who hired Harrison's father to do the hit, was acquitted because Joe refused to testify against him.
Jamiel's public defender was none other than Oscar Goodman, future mayor of Las Vegas.
Jamiel's public defender was none other than Oscar Goodman, future mayor of Las Vegas.
If anyone has any examples like this that show media being used on social media in a way that's opposite from its original context, I'd love to see them!
I'm fascinated by the way that images and gifs become divorced from their original context when they become memes on social media.
For example: this gif of Bart throwing away the cake reading "at least you tried"
For example: this gif of Bart throwing away the cake reading "at least you tried"
bart simpson is looking at a cake that says at least you tried
Alt: bart simpson is looking at a cake that says at least you tried and throws it in the garbage
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If anyone has any examples like this that show media being used on social media in a way that's opposite from its original context, I'd love to see them!
I'm fascinated by the way that images and gifs become divorced from their original context when they become memes on social media.
For example: this gif of Bart throwing away the cake reading "at least you tried"
For example: this gif of Bart throwing away the cake reading "at least you tried"
bart simpson is looking at a cake that says at least you tried
Alt: bart simpson is looking at a cake that says at least you tried and throws it in the garbage
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'm fascinated by the way that images and gifs become divorced from their original context when they become memes on social media.
For example: this gif of Bart throwing away the cake reading "at least you tried"
For example: this gif of Bart throwing away the cake reading "at least you tried"
Saw Nightbitch on Hulu...was NOT expecting a Weird Al needle drop
January 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Saw Nightbitch on Hulu...was NOT expecting a Weird Al needle drop
I, um, don't think that's right, YouTube subtitles
December 23, 2024 at 10:25 AM
I, um, don't think that's right, YouTube subtitles
I did some simple magic tricks for my 4 year old niece and now I'm the Magic Guy. Love that for me
December 16, 2024 at 7:38 PM
I did some simple magic tricks for my 4 year old niece and now I'm the Magic Guy. Love that for me
I auditioned for Tuacahn today! Whether I get a call back or not, I'm glad I did it. Felt good to sing like that, haven't gotten to do it for a long time.
December 14, 2024 at 10:10 PM
I auditioned for Tuacahn today! Whether I get a call back or not, I'm glad I did it. Felt good to sing like that, haven't gotten to do it for a long time.
Saw Heretic last night and I have a lot of thoughts, including how Mormons and Mormon culture are portrayed in such detail that's rarely shown on film.
Spoilers ahead
A🧵
(Seriously, if you haven't seen the film, go watch it and then come back here)
Spoilers ahead
A🧵
(Seriously, if you haven't seen the film, go watch it and then come back here)
December 5, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Saw Heretic last night and I have a lot of thoughts, including how Mormons and Mormon culture are portrayed in such detail that's rarely shown on film.
Spoilers ahead
A🧵
(Seriously, if you haven't seen the film, go watch it and then come back here)
Spoilers ahead
A🧵
(Seriously, if you haven't seen the film, go watch it and then come back here)
I've thought about the way Armpit from Holes delivers this line every now and then for the last twenty years
November 29, 2024 at 5:13 AM
I've thought about the way Armpit from Holes delivers this line every now and then for the last twenty years
I saw the musical wonder.land (based on Alice in Wonderland) on a study abroad in London back in 2016, and to this day, I can't ever forget the way the actor playing the White Rabbit came out riding a Segway screaming "DOUBLE U DOUBLE U DOUBLE U" over and over again.
November 27, 2024 at 8:04 AM
I saw the musical wonder.land (based on Alice in Wonderland) on a study abroad in London back in 2016, and to this day, I can't ever forget the way the actor playing the White Rabbit came out riding a Segway screaming "DOUBLE U DOUBLE U DOUBLE U" over and over again.
In the theater to see Wicked, nobody talk to me, I'm about to have a transcendent experience. Hopefully
November 26, 2024 at 2:15 AM
In the theater to see Wicked, nobody talk to me, I'm about to have a transcendent experience. Hopefully
I'm seeing Wicked tonight! Gonna unlock some parts of myself I haven't seen since I was twelve and listening to the Wicked soundtrack for the first time
November 25, 2024 at 9:24 PM
I'm seeing Wicked tonight! Gonna unlock some parts of myself I haven't seen since I was twelve and listening to the Wicked soundtrack for the first time
Anyone remember the movie The Pagemaster with Macaulay Culkin? It was my favorite movie when I was 3 and I learned to read Exit signs because of it. And I think it actually achieved one of its goals: it helped me get really into reading books at a young age.
November 25, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Anyone remember the movie The Pagemaster with Macaulay Culkin? It was my favorite movie when I was 3 and I learned to read Exit signs because of it. And I think it actually achieved one of its goals: it helped me get really into reading books at a young age.
Reposted by Steven Olson
The first rule of persuasion is whoever controls the topic controls the outcome
You do not, actually, have to debate people who want you to debate them!
Deny the debate
Deny the premise of the debate
Deny the idea of a debate
That’s how you win a debate you don’t control the topic of
You do not, actually, have to debate people who want you to debate them!
Deny the debate
Deny the premise of the debate
Deny the idea of a debate
That’s how you win a debate you don’t control the topic of
You don’t have to subject yourself to slurs and Russian bot farms in order to understand “different perspectives” actually
November 21, 2024 at 11:15 AM
The first rule of persuasion is whoever controls the topic controls the outcome
You do not, actually, have to debate people who want you to debate them!
Deny the debate
Deny the premise of the debate
Deny the idea of a debate
That’s how you win a debate you don’t control the topic of
You do not, actually, have to debate people who want you to debate them!
Deny the debate
Deny the premise of the debate
Deny the idea of a debate
That’s how you win a debate you don’t control the topic of