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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 18h

Sitting in a waiting room while they wait for the “site monitor” to get back to them about generating a “token.”

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Sara Hinkley @boneysoups.bsky.social · 1d

one thing i think about all the time is that Phantom of the Opera opened on Broadway on October 9, 1986 and ran until April 16, 2023 and many of the members of its orchestra stayed for the entire run, playing the same music 8 shows a week for 37 YEARS

Original cast of phantom on Broadway in the 80s

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 2d

Aww memories

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 3d

I remember in the Blog Years thinking I had to have a public opinion about each new thing. It was a bad idea then and now? Physically impossible.

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah. I’m going to see Marc Ribot play in Eagle Rock and staying overnight in Glendale. Hope your drive is smooth!

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 3d

Where you headed? I’m going up to the Glendale/Eagle Rock area tomorrow from OC myself!

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 4d

What a goddam drag. Sorry to hear.

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 7d

Terror couple eat Whopper

Discontinued FOoOoOoOods! 🎃🍫👻🍬 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 7d

Burger King Dark Whopper (2007, 2008): A classic Whopper, but made with black-pepper cheese, black pepper ketchup, and a peppery steak/bbq sauce. Released exclusively in the UK to promote the films "Spider-Man 3" and "The Dark Knight" in back-to-back summers.

A hamburger on a bun sits in front of a black background. It contains tomatoes, lettuce, onions, pickles, and cheese. It reads "Dark Whopper"

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 8d

Saw a woman in a witch hat walking her dog. No other witch-related apparel. Happy October!

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 9d

Chrome retrospective maybe

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 11d

Beet salad, French dip, cheeses. Nice menu

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 11d

Oh for goodness sakes!!

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 11d

Health crank here is telling her friends to do lemon and vinegar to “increase alkalinity.” I don’t think pH works that way.

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 11d

“The college town with no second hand bookstore” —my dad, charter faculty

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The American Caliban @substitute.bsky.social · 12d

This is exactly true

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 12d

"He was a born magazine writer long past the day when being a magazine writer was something you could make much a name for yourself doing. If you are a Californian and care about literary journalism and hadn’t heard the name Kaleb Horton, well, that’s part of the whole sad story."