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John @solimander.bsky.social · 1d

Another pleasant surprise for UCLA Football! #GoBruins #Rover

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John @solimander.bsky.social · 2d

Nice shirt!

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John @solimander.bsky.social · 4d

What a cast! I processed dialogue from every single one of them, and they were all amazing! The casting team really hit it out of the park on "Win or Lose"!

David Lally @davidmlally.bsky.social · 4d

Congratulations to Pixar’s Casting team on their CSA Artois Awards Nomination for Pixar’s WIN OR LOSE series! We love this cast! Watch the show on Disney+! #pixar #winorlose #animation #disney #disneyplus #cast #casting #csa #artiosawards

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John @solimander.bsky.social · 7d

Well I certainly wasn't expecting UCLA to win today, but that was a lovely surprise! And it was the first game of the season with a full marching band, which made it extra special. #GoBruins #Rover

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John @solimander.bsky.social · 13d

It appears that they did make Ready Player One toys, but I'm not seeing any of his character.

John @solimander.bsky.social · 13d

Ready Player One?

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John @solimander.bsky.social · 21d

Spent most of today setting up my new phone. It's unfortunate how much stuff just doesn't transfer between devices, and how many new settings there are with a new OS. I haven't even tried out any of the new features yet.

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Sep 12

Despite an initial hiccup, I managed to order my phone through the discount webpage and get a delivery date of Friday. Now back to bed for a bit.

John @solimander.bsky.social · Sep 4

Successfully navigating language barriers was one of my favorite things when working at Disneyland.

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Sep 1

So exciting!

John @solimander.bsky.social · Aug 31

This is my 18th year with the UCLA Marching Band. I joined the band when I was 18 years old. Which means I've now been doing this for half my life!

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Aug 30

I'm actually in that one!

Also Merlin, I think you might like "Podcast: The Ride." A good first episode for you would be Muppet*Vision 3D with Griffin Newman.

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Aug 29

I'll be there!

Mike Regalado @mikeregalado.bsky.social · Aug 29

I just checked my calendar and apparently we have UCLA football tomorrow.

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Aug 26

Love the R3X pin!

John @solimander.bsky.social · Aug 26

In the spirit of preparing for "No Negative November" I'm gonna give it a positive spin.

It's an experimental new golf course with extra large sand traps!

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Aug 16

You're welcome! Now I just need to get you a photo of the announcer for the UCLA Marching Band to balance it out.

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Aug 16

I believe that guy is actually the announcer for the USC Marching Band, who also works for ABC 7 abc7.com/rob-mcmillan...

Rob McMillan kicks off gameday at Coliseum as announcer for USC band - ABC7 Los Angeles

The USC Trojans took the field for week one of the new season and played in front of fans for the first time in nearly two seasons.

abc7.com

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Aug 12

Thankfully all the collisions were gentle, so no injuries to report.

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Aug 12

I've been at the airport for less than 15 minutes and already ran into 4 coworkers.

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Aug 10

I honestly didn't notice anything about your voice.

I've found that I'm able to listen to myself at 1.5x or 2x speed and it's a lot more tolerable than hearing my normal voice.

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Aug 10

@parklore.com It was nice getting to hear you on Epic Universal Podcast. Keep up the great work!

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Aug 7

His name is Tom.

See him in Pixar's Hoppers, March 2026

John @solimander.bsky.social · Jul 25

🤦🏻‍♂️ I'm sorry, I totally forgot you quoted it!

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John @solimander.bsky.social · Jul 25

@tvaziri.com I'm reading Paul Hirsch's book and noticed this paragraph about the "shooting star" in "Jaws." I thought it might interest you.

As I watched the film, I noticed something odd in one of the later reels. In a low-angle close-up of Roy Scheider showing the early evening sky behind him, I saw what looked like a brief fiery streak in the sky. Later that evening at a party at Steven's hotel to celebrate the opening, I asked him about it.

"Hey," he called out, "Paul Hirsch saw it! He saw the
UFO!"

As I had suspected, that streak was deliberate; it was a little foretaste of Steven's next picture, Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

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David Lally @davidmlally.bsky.social · Jul 18

Congratulations to the cast and crew of Pixar’s WIN OR LOSE for their Television Critics Association Award nomination! A big thank you to all of the critics and fans for their support of the series!! #winorlose #pixar #disneyplus @pixar @disneyplus #tv #tvshows #reviews #comedy #parenting #disney

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