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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 1h

it’s a non-issue for me because:

Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 1h

also since I think it’s not wholly accurate to categorize any of THE GODFATHERs as “a Diane Keaton movie” my favorite Diane Keaton movie is MARVIN’S ROOM. is that a strange pick for Favorite Diane Keaton Movie?

key art for the film MARVIN’S room, with the faces of Meryl Streep, Leonardo DiCaprio and Diane Keaton above the title and, below that, a car driving along the shore on a beach

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 1h

also since I think it’s not wholly accurate to categorize any of THE GODFATHERs as “a Diane Keaton movie” my favorite Diane Keaton movie is MARVIN’S ROOM. is that a strange pick for Favorite Diane Keaton Movie?

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 1h

My Irish-twin sister @ellenkilloran.bsky.social, who died way too young three years ago, won tickets to see the Diane Keaton movie BABY BOOM when she was like 10. But she got in a big fight with our dad about something and he didn’t let her go and I don’t think I can ever watch that movie.

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 1h

I make fun of people for being too into famous strangers but in the same breath I say that this hurts me.

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1h

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 15h

@bretrospective.bsky.social’s band members put him in great danger this evening by ganging up on him and hurling him into the air against his will. I’ll be at Largo all night giving witness statements to the police. dolly parton’s sister is asking that you send bret your prayers.

Bret McKenzie apparently having been hurled into the air by his band members on stage at the Largo in Los Angeles.

Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 18h

the ink is so old that practically I forget I have the thing, but it’s still nice to have the encounter wherein a Japanese person unsolicitedly compliments my 17-year-old Kanji tattoo and re-confirms that it means what I think it means and not, y’know, “sloppy hot dog” or what have you.

Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 22h

…maybe.

[voicemail] Transcript (low confidence)
Hello? Is this a killer on resident?

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Andy Richter @andyrichter.co · 1d

Yep

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 1d

Just had to explain to my family who Bill Buckner was and how his “rehabilitation” in the eyes of Red Sox fans was B.S. because he owed them (us) nothing to begin with and no one should be defined by a single mistake when they’re just playing a game & anyway they quickly lost interest in my analogy

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 1d

Oof. Phundamentals.

Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 1d

This sucks. The Gator was the king.

Red Sox OF Greenwell, 'unbelievable teammate and unbelievable friend,' dies at 62

BOSTON -- Mike Greenwell, who took over left field from Jim Rice in the late 1980s and emerged into a Red Sox Hall of Famer in his own right, died on Thursday after a battle with thyroid cancer. He wa...

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 2d

I know what *day* it is

top half of the poster for the Kevin Costner movie DRAFT DAY

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 2d

A win for a Canadian baseball team is a win for America's greatest Canadian, Michael J. Fox.

Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 2d

Aaron Boone with his sweatshirt saying: "Yankees Built For Fail"

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 4d

if I can add a note, I would have had the fallen woman screaming and cursing off-camera throughout

Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 4d

Lot of almost-raining but not-actually-raining lately. If Los Angeles continues to not commit to raining I'm going to write several albums about it.

Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 5d

(settling back in my rocking chair) it’s jus’ more fun when not-good Patriots teams win games. you young folk with all yer Super Bowls wouldna unnerstand.

Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 5d

There are two Baldwin sisters.

CNBC @cnbc.com · 6d

To shut down rude behavior instantly, try a simple yet powerful five-word response.

Use this 5-word phrase when someone is rude to you—it's like 'holding up a mirror,' says public speaking expert

When we encounter a rude person, our first instinct might be to fire back with a snarky comment. But that's not the right move, says public speaking expert John Bowe. Here's the perfect response to instantly shut down rude behavior.

cnb.cx

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 5d

envious of the Patriots fans in the eastern time zone who get to go bed with the team in the lead.

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 6d

Your argument is “different words all mean the same thing.”

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 6d

made it through nine (9) albums, trying to sort out which out of dozens of indistinguishable-from-another pressings is my version, before calling it a day. I don't have that kind of adderall.

Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 7d

(I joined in *2011*, it turns out?? I feel like a real vinyl…head. What are vinyl people called. I’m called that. Audiophile! Yeah, that’s it for sure. Treble and bass and whatnot, I know all that stuff.)

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 7d

oh no there’s a letterboxd for records (it’s discogs and I’ve apparently had an account for years)? there go several weekends as I painstakingly input the details of my physical collection to ultimately have nothing to show for it except for a neat little list on my phone that only I ever look at.

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Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 7d

omg yes please conservatives abandon your (fall season) weekly military-industrial complex money hose so I can watch Patriots games without ads for CBS procedurals for white people who count the supporting Black cast members as their Black friends

Guy Trivago @convolutedname.bsky.social · 7d

Saying "The NFL sucks.." really is a bold strategy, let's see how that goes

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 7d

Kristi Noem’s message to the NFL for selecting Bad Bunny for the halftime show:

“The NFL sucks and we’ll win and God will bless us and we’ll stand and be proud of ourselves at the end of the day and they won’t be able to sleep at night because they don’t know what they believe…”

Johnny Killoran @johnnykilloran.com · 8d

I'm not traumatized by this don't even worry about it

Bob crouched behind the bed in Twin Peaks