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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 months

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Michael O'Connor

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2 years

I don’t think I’ve ever been nervous watching a TV show before. #BetterCallSaul

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Michael O'Connor

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4 years

The worst article I have ever written.

Great Scott, a Boston rock club institution, will not re-open after coronavirus

The essential Allston bar and venue ends a loud 44-year run on the corner of Commonwealth and Harvard avenues.

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Michael O'Connor

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1 year

#BreakingNews : There is a two-story Dunkin’ at Boston Calling. @Vanyaland617 @dunkindonuts @bostoncalling

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Michael O'Connor

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3 years

When a person like Mark Lanegan dies it always takes with them a tiny piece of the foundation you so desperately need to hold yourself up.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Glenn Danzig wrapping presents is truly Christmas come early.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

11 months

Today our household fulfills a lifelong dream by handing out full @MarketBasket rotisserie chickens to lucky trick-or-treaters. Neighborhood children will have the option of taking home either a full rotisserie chicken (yay) or choose from wife’s bowl of candy (boo). #Halloween

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Michael O'Connor

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6 years

Damn. The Killers opening their #BostonCalling set with Mr Brightside is such a power move.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Peace out, Deep Ellum, thanks for a great 13 years. An Allston game changer. <3

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

If you used the restrooms at T.T. The Bear's Place then don't worry about what's in the COVID vaccine.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

The most Massachusetts thing is not the Booster/Borcester tweet itself, but the constant arguing over the accuracy of the joke's pronunciation.

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Michael O'Connor

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2 years

@Super70sSports "She must have passed away somewhere near Flagstaff."

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Michael O'Connor

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1 year

How Boston Calling’s two-story Dunkin’ tower remained standing during the Dropkick Murphys set is one of the city’s greatest architectural achievements. In this essay I will…

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Michael O'Connor

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4 years

Me: Mentions an old Boston rock club once Everyone over 40: The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat The Rat T

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Michael O'Connor

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3 years

RIP Frank Strenk, owner of Great Scott and O'Brien's Pub. A top-class individual.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

The greatest trick New England ever pulled was raining out the first weekend (a long weekend!) we're all allowed to live life again.

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Michael O'Connor

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2 years

Synthwave in 2011 vs Synthwave in 2022

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Michael O'Connor

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1 year

🎤 And if a double-decker Dunks Crashes into us To die by your side Is such a Ben Affleck way to die 🎤

How I survived the two-floor Dunkin' at Boston Calling 2023

Free cold brew, a handful of Muchkins and a cool little dance floor spot aided in the excursion through a New Englander's Wonka factory.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Open a new Great Scott in the Pizzeria Regina space.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Gonna hit my local bodega later

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Michael O'Connor

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10 years

Halloween costume coming together, just had to run out for some #kittylitter http://t.co/LcKwJ3Dbnd

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

Let Columbia House distribute free Covid tests and N95 masks and we'll be out of this mess by Valentine's Day.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Have heard better debates out behind Great Scott.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

6 years

I only wanted to interview one band this weekend and that band was @bellytheband because they are the coolest

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

I'm so happy for drive-in movie theater owners. Those motherfuckers held in there, weathered the storm, and now against all odds their time has come. Praise up.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

2 years

Shoutout to my mail carrier who just sat in front of my mailbox for 20 minutes and read @TheHockeyNews Playoff Preview 2022 cover-to-cover. I respect it.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

5 years

What an issue of the Phoenix from 7 years ago. - @lukeoneil47 interviews Morrissey. - @Arr goes to Alaska with @Pitbull . - @Fara1 gets arrested at Occupy Boston. Unforgivable that this team got shut down the way it did.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Ben Affleck dropped his Dunks and now Boston has 12 more weeks of winter.

New York Post

@nypost

4 years

Ben Affleck and his Dunkin' Donuts sum up 2020

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Michael O'Connor

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2 years

The Boston Phoenix shut down 10 years ago today. I was at SXSW when we got the news. It remains one of the most surreal moments of my life, and I've never had a job as cool as being that famed alt-weekly's Music Editor. [1/2]

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Fun fact: Before this spot was a Pizzeria Uno it was Storyville, and that was the site of the Violent Femmes and Del Fuegos all ages show Juliana Hatfield sings about in "My Sister."

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@hiddenboston

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CLOSING ALERT: A Boston-based group of pizzerias has closed its last location within the Boston city limits.

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@vMichaelv

4 years

"invite me for hand sandwiches at cumbys on 104 and I will show you what flavor is”

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@bruinshockeynow

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Folks there is a RUMBLE brewing in the South Shore Bar Pizza group on Facebook.

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Michael O'Connor

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4 years

I can't even begin to put into words what @GreatScottROCK means to be. I can't believe I was able to even write that article. I have been absolutely gutted since I heard the news.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

Please wish my beloved cat Lola a very happy 15th birthday. 🐈 🎂 🐱 🎉

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

2 years

RIP Steve Mackey of the legendary Pulp, one of the most defining bands of my life. Heartbroken.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

7 years

Well played @senatorjohn

Fenway Park DJ TJ Connelly honors Manchester's musical legacy during Red Sox game - Vanyaland

The Smiths, New Order, Oasis, Happy Mondays and more filled the air at Fenway last night.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

2 months

“It’s 1994, and WFNX is like ‘Get us Green Day for a free show at the Hatch Shell.’ Basket Case just hit MTV. I told them a riot was gonna break out, but they didn’t care…”

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

Oh wow. <3333

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@GBHArchives

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Harvard Ave in Allston, MA seen in Feb 1983.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

How I view my southern relatives.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

6 years

Here's that Duke @garbage interview we aired this morning on #MorningGlory @indie617

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

5 years

$300 tickets? More like My Chemical Finance.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

I'm not a very emotional guy but

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@parshally_there

4 years

They’re literally taking down the fucking awning

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

I have this overwhelming urge to go to @GreatScottROCK 's infamous corner of Harvard and Comm and just *be there* but I cannot due to this pandemic and it's just eating away at my fucking soul right now.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

H U G E

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

11 months

Locked n loaded

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

Can't wait to start seeing all the people I hate at shows again.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

6 years

The @BostonPhoenix closed 6 years ago today. I was covering SXSW at the time, and got the news over speaker phone in a hotel room. Miss it every day.

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Michael O'Connor

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3 years

Controversial opinion: we should keep one-way aisles at the grocery store post-pandemic.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

1 year

We're all in this together. #BostonCeltics #BostonCalling

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

7 years

Agree with @bigjimmurray -- we want the Super Bowl ass whuppin'. It's the one thing missing on the Patriots resume. Want a 46-3 game.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

2 years

Gleefully here for everyone reasonably losing their minds over the Waltham Mountains, a necessary buffer to keep us safe from Framingham.

hannah gais

@hannahgais

2 years

getting belligerently angry when “the last of us” tries to claim that a mountainous terrain that’s clearly northwestern is “10 miles west of boston”

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Michael O'Connor

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4 years

Maybe the best thing about Vanyaland turning 7, for me personally, is that it no doubt infuriates my father, who despises media & hates that I've made a living as a journalist for 20 years now. Dude didn't even want to jump on the phone when my mother called to congratulate me.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

It's an honor to be nominated again for Music Journalist of the Year in the @BMAs_Boston , plus @Vanyaland617 for Music Publication of the Year. Unpleasant sacrifices & adjustments were made but V has carried on with its usual dedication and tenacity.

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Michael O'Connor

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4 years

Thanks again, ya'll. I truly loved #MorningGlory and I hope that came through each and every show. Our listeners made it what it was, the interaction and engagement was very pure, very rare. Life goes on. Music makes it better. <3 @indie617

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Dear well-meaning bands and artists: Please don't screen shot entire written articles and post them to social. Independent media outlets are hurting very badly, those clicks to our websites to read our writing are *very* valuable. We love you. Help us stay alive.

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Michael O'Connor

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7 months

The most dangerous intersection in Massachusetts is coming out of an aisle cart-first at Market Basket.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

7 years

@PeteBlackburn Why you block out Mark Wahlberg's email?

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

5 years

Incredible shot of the @GreatScottROCK exterior, 25 years before @thepillboston arrived and long before it was saved by @cplavin .

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@GBHArchives

5 years

Intersection of Harvard Ave. and Comm Ave. in Allston, MA March 26th, 1979.

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Michael O'Connor

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5 years

This is the funniest fucking thing I’ve ever seen.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

6 years

Excited to announce the launch of MORNING GLORY, a new music-focused morning show, hosted by yours truly, airing live weekdays from 7 to 10 a.m. only @indie617 . First show: Monday, July 30.

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Michael O'Connor

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4 years

Got a look inside the old Regina's space earlier this week to see the vision of how Great Scott would set up shop

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

My man hit Dan Flashes for this call.

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Cooperstown is calling!

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Michael O'Connor

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6 years

Want to feel old? Here's the kid from Nirvana's "Nevermind" cover.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

2020 is so fucked up that a festival actually cancelled on Morrissey.

Vanyaland

@Vanyaland617

4 years

It’s a cruel world, but there will be no #CruelWorld festival in 2020

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

11 months

Super shoutout to @BostonDotCom for this insane but also amazing article on my Halloween handouts. "It's America's last great bargain – the @MarketBasket rotisserie chicken."

At this Mass. house, trick-or-treaters could choose between a full-size candy bar or Market Basket...

"I bought five at $4.69 apiece," Michael Marotta said. "It's America's last great bargain – the Market Basket rotisserie chicken."

www.boston.com

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Michael O'Connor

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6 years

A motherfucking hat trick of nope.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

I wish Daft Punk nothing but the best moving forward

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Happy 1-year anniversary to my beloved @britpopgirl . The traditional first anniversary gift is paper, so get us some #BidenHarris2020 ballots with your names on them. #VOTE

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Congratulations to my parents and brother, all residing in Florida, who went out to a bar last night to celebrate my brother's dog turning 13. (They brought the dog.)

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

1 year

Since 2013 I have effectively replaced commuting hours with exercise and I am healthier at 44 than I was at 24.

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@thehill

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Their main concern is that remote work promotes a more sedentary lifestyle, which can contribute to blood clots, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.

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Michael O'Connor

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4 years

I have survived drugs, alcohol, indie dance parties, my own personal demons, and Allston in the 2000s, but the one thing that will finally kill me will be acid reflux.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

5 years

It's not over, it's just on paws.

hiddenboston

@hiddenboston

5 years

UPDATE: The cat cafe era in Boston appears to be over.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

5 years

Coronavirus under a microscope looks like the most underrated indie EP of 1992.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Petition to rebrand Great Scott as Great Carl.

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4 years

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

Oh my fucking god we are gonna watch the holy everloving shit out of Netflix's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum documentary this weekend

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Vanyaland Pavilion

Boston Business Journal

@BosBizJournal

4 years

Live Nation is on the lookout for a new company to sponsor the Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion, even as concerts remain off-limits because of the pandemic.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Dead Kennedys were right about everything.

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Michael O'Connor

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2 years

I make a living with words but never know what to say when an unexpected death hits so close. RIP Mike Gill, @goosegill , a true real one.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

7 years

I love Felger so much. Dude is inspiring when it comes to how to handle hate and deflect all anger into more content. He's brilliant. The Bruins just created their entire playoff campaign around his statements. And even though he was wrong in his assessment, he fucking loves it.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

Don't forget to put milk and cookies out for 311 tonight or you'll be all mixed up in the morning.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

My wife is upset with me because today I casually told the plumber we call the detachable shower head a “dingleberry remover” and she’s being very unreasonable about it.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

The Jesus And Mary Supply Chain

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

6 years

The Cambridge rotary at the BU bridge can eat the dicks of a thousand dead pirates.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

6 years

The Rams' #SuperBowl sendoff party kinda looks like Fyre Festival lol

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

5 years

New NESN logos looks like the Red Sox year-to-year in the AL East standings.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

#Online90sIndieDisco myself and @britpopgirl listening from Boston, setting up the vinyl display. @StarShapedClub

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Playlist from this morning's #MorningGlory finale. @indie617

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

11 months

Bring back Hi-Fi Pizza.

Marc Hurwitz

@MarcHurBoston

11 months

News -- Clover Food Lab files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. #boston #restaurants

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

So many of my favorite winter memories involve going out during snowstorms -- seeing A Place To Bury Strangers at Great Scott with like 10 people, walking to The Thirsty Scholar and staying there all day...

Michael Rosenfield NBC10 Boston

@MikeRNBCBoston

3 years

Come spend some money in Boston—The Sevens Ale House on Charles Street is getting ready to open despite the storm! @NBC10Boston @NECN #blizzard2022

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

5 years

The coolest 19 year old you’ll meet. Released #onthisday back in 2000. Holds up. @richardashcroft

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

5 years

St. Patrick's Day 2020 is the new Boston Massacre: We're all quarantined on the brink of sickness, Tom Brady is leaving, and no one can go out and drink.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

2 years

Hot Take: The Del Fuegos should play @BostonCalling today after The Channel show at Roadrunner was cancelled.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

You put your fucking face in here and you loved it.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

10 months

You either die a hero, or live long enough to not recognize the name on the Paradise Rock Club marquee.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

7 years

One of the more remarkable developments of my 30s is how much I despise making plans. Even for shit I enjoy. I cannot stomach making plans, for anything, and immediately begin to dread my commitment the second I make it.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

My cats look like they just dropped the most epic synth-pop album.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

4 years

Disappointed to be overlooked for Vice President of the United States once again but I stand united in my belief that KennyHoopla's ‘How Will I Rest In Peace If I’m Buried By A Highway' should be our national anthem.

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Michael O'Connor

@vMichaelv

3 years

The CDC says you can greet folx like this now