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Christopher Swartout

@chrisswartout.bsky.social

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DGA 1st AD on many movies & TV shows you may have seen, and many you did not. Lifelong Cle Guardians & Ipswich Town fan. I once directed People's Sexiest Man Alive.

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Christopher Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social · Mar 3

My band Loaded has released our first album in 19 years today. Take a listen! Available on all your favorite music streaming platforms. Here is a Spotify link.

Start Again

Loaded · Album · 2025 · 10 songs

open.spotify.com

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Christopher Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social · 1h

He's truly one of the great American journalists.

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Jason Isbell.

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He and John Prine both dying early in the pandemic was a true gut punch.

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Also reminded me of "Shut up and dribble."

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Stock up on Yorkshire Gold while you're there.

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Christopher Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social · 1d

Was that hashtag intentional?

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Ice cold and perfect

Christopher Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social · 1d

Amen brother.

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O Canada!
Our home & native land True patriot love in all of us command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
X2.

Christopher Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social · 1d

Adding to the pile.

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4-1 now. So good.

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This is giving me life.

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Christopher Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social · 1d

That error was “Jazz hands”

Christopher Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social · 1d

Is that critical Yankee error “Jazz hands?”

Christopher Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social · 1d

With a little Jazz hands.

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I'll help foot the bill for that!

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I don’t like being pedantic. But thought it was worth sharing with you. 👍🏻

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Christopher Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social · 1d

"Claus" but otherwise, great

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Christopher Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social · 1d

Sure. I like that it focuses on a specific moment in his life, instead of going for the lifetime hagiography thing. The director has done good work on music movies before, so that is a plus.

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Yes. I befriended Rosanne Cash on Twitter because she was a big fan of Nurse Jackie, a show I worked on. I inviter her and New Yorker critic Nancy Franklin to set for a meet and greet. That was a fun day for everyone.

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Christopher Swartout @chrisswartout.bsky.social · 1d

A young man was killed last week in Great Barrington MA after hitting a moose with his motorcycle. Sad story.

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I heard some of his victims were going to be in DC today.

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I got my Kia e-Niro in 2020 and that was the great revelation to me. Tires, brakes, a few fluids. That's pretty much it.

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Trudy has been staring at this finch for 10 minutes.

Cat staring at a bird on a window feeder

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