Ryan O’Connell
@ryanoconnell79.bsky.social
Prefers flip flops, says dude too much, harbors constant fear of losing his keys.
Giddyupamerica.com.
ME/PHL/NJ.
Giddyupamerica.com.
ME/PHL/NJ.
OTD in 1978, Van Halen released their debut album, an album that prompted me to write one of my favorite pieces for @brobible.bsky.social
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Ranking The 50 Best Opening Songs From Some Of The Best Albums Ever Recorded
It's all first impressions, even on albums. Here is our list of the best opening tracks of all time.
brobible.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
OTD in 1978, Van Halen released their debut album, an album that prompted me to write one of my favorite pieces for @brobible.bsky.social
brobible.com/culture/arti...
brobible.com/culture/arti...
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Please, *please* spend a lot of time doing a full public Republican investigation of a triumphant performance by the most charismatic human being on earth.
Rep Mark Alford (R-MO) says House Rs are "investigating" Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show & talking with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr. Alford says he didn't watch the whole thing & also doesn't know Spanish but suspects it might have been "much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction"
February 10, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Please, *please* spend a lot of time doing a full public Republican investigation of a triumphant performance by the most charismatic human being on earth.
I have an incredible amount of respect and admiration for whoever was sitting in one of the production meetings for the Bad Bunny halftime show and suggested that the solution for getting all the "sugarcane" on & off the field was for people to wear them as costumes.
February 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I have an incredible amount of respect and admiration for whoever was sitting in one of the production meetings for the Bad Bunny halftime show and suggested that the solution for getting all the "sugarcane" on & off the field was for people to wear them as costumes.
The MVP of NBC’s Olympics coverage so far…
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The MVP of NBC’s Olympics coverage so far…
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“It’s just a horrible, horrible, horrible place,” he said of his detention camp. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
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‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:09 PM
“It’s just a horrible, horrible, horrible place,” he said of his detention camp. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.”
Right now, Miley Cyrus is the betting favorite to play halftime at LXI, which tracks because we are firmly in the Pop Star Era of Halftime Shows. I wrote about all the different eras & why we'll likely never see a rock band get the gig again.
giddyupamerica.com/2026/02/09/s...
giddyupamerica.com/2026/02/09/s...
Don’t Expect To See A Rock Band Play The Super Bowl Halftime Show Any Time Soon
Much like when halftime of the Super Bowl featured marching bands and themes, the days of rock bands performing are pretty much done
giddyupamerica.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Right now, Miley Cyrus is the betting favorite to play halftime at LXI, which tracks because we are firmly in the Pop Star Era of Halftime Shows. I wrote about all the different eras & why we'll likely never see a rock band get the gig again.
giddyupamerica.com/2026/02/09/s...
giddyupamerica.com/2026/02/09/s...
Going to be an interesting offseason for the Pats and we’ll see who stays & goes but I would love for Mack Hollins to come back.
Two tremendous throws from Drake Maye to Mack Hollins, Pats get a TD
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Going to be an interesting offseason for the Pats and we’ll see who stays & goes but I would love for Mack Hollins to come back.
And he’ll be skating to Phish’s “Fuego” from Mondegreen…
February 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
And he’ll be skating to Phish’s “Fuego” from Mondegreen…
I’m sure tonight will be a big night for Bad Bunny but I still think this Please Don’t Destroy video is one of his biggest achievements
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Please Don't Destroy - Bad Bunny Is Shrek - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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February 8, 2026 at 3:18 PM
I’m sure tonight will be a big night for Bad Bunny but I still think this Please Don’t Destroy video is one of his biggest achievements
youtu.be/bI3JY6ySKeI?...
youtu.be/bI3JY6ySKeI?...
The first act of “Hamnet” & the 2nd and 3rd acts of “Hamnet”
February 8, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The first act of “Hamnet” & the 2nd and 3rd acts of “Hamnet”
We’re doing teasers for Super Bowl commercials now?
February 7, 2026 at 3:08 PM
We’re doing teasers for Super Bowl commercials now?
These Opening Ceremonies are wild
February 6, 2026 at 7:20 PM
These Opening Ceremonies are wild
It’s a good day to listen to some De La Soul kids as OTD in 1989, “3 Feet High & Rising” was released
February 6, 2026 at 6:02 PM
It’s a good day to listen to some De La Soul kids as OTD in 1989, “3 Feet High & Rising” was released
I’m sure that no GOP lawmakers will see this & therefore can’t comment on it.
I’m sure Karoline Leavitt will say it was a joke & then accuse everyone else of being racist for thinking Trump was serious.
I’m also sure we have a racist, demented human Garbage Pail Kid as President and it sucks.
I’m sure Karoline Leavitt will say it was a joke & then accuse everyone else of being racist for thinking Trump was serious.
I’m also sure we have a racist, demented human Garbage Pail Kid as President and it sucks.
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I’m sure that no GOP lawmakers will see this & therefore can’t comment on it.
I’m sure Karoline Leavitt will say it was a joke & then accuse everyone else of being racist for thinking Trump was serious.
I’m also sure we have a racist, demented human Garbage Pail Kid as President and it sucks.
I’m sure Karoline Leavitt will say it was a joke & then accuse everyone else of being racist for thinking Trump was serious.
I’m also sure we have a racist, demented human Garbage Pail Kid as President and it sucks.
Me starting to think the Patriots can beat Seattle
February 6, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Me starting to think the Patriots can beat Seattle
With his debut album having recently turned 25 & frigid temperatures making me long for summer, I decided to write about Jack Johnson. It was very relaxing.
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The Best Jack Johnson Songs Ranked
A deep dive into the Jack Johnson catalog to help fight off the frigid temperatures
giddyupamerica.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
With his debut album having recently turned 25 & frigid temperatures making me long for summer, I decided to write about Jack Johnson. It was very relaxing.
giddyupamerica.com/2026/02/05/j...
giddyupamerica.com/2026/02/05/j...
Listen, I checked Facebook marketplace to see if the latest piece of kid furniture I’m looking to get rid of had gotten any hits, found this and now it’s all I’ll be thinking about for the rest of the day…
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Listen, I checked Facebook marketplace to see if the latest piece of kid furniture I’m looking to get rid of had gotten any hits, found this and now it’s all I’ll be thinking about for the rest of the day…
Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” came out OTD 49 years ago and I’m using the occasion to share one of the best jokes from Flight of the Conchords
February 4, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours” came out OTD 49 years ago and I’m using the occasion to share one of the best jokes from Flight of the Conchords
Things That Are Not Olympic Events But If They Were I'd Be Pretty Good At Them...
- Beach Parenting
- Talking About "The Wire"
- Cleaning the Garage
- Finding Our Cat
- Coloring
- Untangling Extension Cords
- Small Talk with Neighbors
- Beach Parenting
- Talking About "The Wire"
- Cleaning the Garage
- Finding Our Cat
- Coloring
- Untangling Extension Cords
- Small Talk with Neighbors
February 3, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Things That Are Not Olympic Events But If They Were I'd Be Pretty Good At Them...
- Beach Parenting
- Talking About "The Wire"
- Cleaning the Garage
- Finding Our Cat
- Coloring
- Untangling Extension Cords
- Small Talk with Neighbors
- Beach Parenting
- Talking About "The Wire"
- Cleaning the Garage
- Finding Our Cat
- Coloring
- Untangling Extension Cords
- Small Talk with Neighbors
Rewatched “Frankenstein” last night & I’m still in awe by how visually amazing the movie is. I’m also still wondering how the monster grew hair, something that I forced @mikeshza.bsky.social to talk about on his Welcome to the Party Pal pod back in December.
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Episode 155: Frankenstein
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February 3, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Rewatched “Frankenstein” last night & I’m still in awe by how visually amazing the movie is. I’m also still wondering how the monster grew hair, something that I forced @mikeshza.bsky.social to talk about on his Welcome to the Party Pal pod back in December.
open.spotify.com/episode/4cij...
open.spotify.com/episode/4cij...
I love this band. Their music sounds like an army of guitars and harmonies. Stoked their back with more music.
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever are back with their first new song in four years, "Sunburned In London"
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever Release New Single "Sunburned In London": Listen
We haven’t heard from Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever since their last album Endless Rooms came out in 2022. But today the Aussie jangle-rockers are ending that hiatus with the shimmery, six-minute “S...
stereogum.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I love this band. Their music sounds like an army of guitars and harmonies. Stoked their back with more music.
I miss summer. That's it.
February 2, 2026 at 3:25 PM
I miss summer. That's it.
My main and only takeaway from the Grammys is that I need to listen to Olivia Dean more.
Olivia Dean: "I guess I want to say I'm up here as the granddaughter of an immigrant, I wouldn't be here... I'm a product of bravery and I think those people deserve to be celebrated"
February 2, 2026 at 2:46 AM
My main and only takeaway from the Grammys is that I need to listen to Olivia Dean more.
Logging onto Bluesky and seeing posts about Trump potentially shitting himself…
bart simpson is sitting at a podium giving a speech while homer simpson stands behind him
ALT: bart simpson is sitting at a podium giving a speech while homer simpson stands behind him
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February 1, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Logging onto Bluesky and seeing posts about Trump potentially shitting himself…