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Dan O’Leary

@danolearynj.bsky.social
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Husband, father, musician, magician, former freelance writer. Your friendly neighborhood pop culture cynic.

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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
End of an era. Ten years to the day, my cover band is closing down after a final show last night. So barring any requests for future events, that’s it. It’s sad to see a good band put to rest, but who knows what the future holds? RIP Run For Cover.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We’re hitting the end of the season, but Jackie’s garden is still going strong. Today she and Daniel harvested the final potato crop, along with a bunch of gourds and cherry tomatoes.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My cover band, Run for Cover, had a busy but fun Labor Day weekend with our final show at Boardwalk Bar and Grill, and our annual big summer finale performing at the block party at Shore Acres. Great times with fun people to end the season right.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Real-life Irony Moment #356: I found this in a stack of magazines from my days persuing a freelance-writer sideline. Note the title of the top article. I had set this aside (in 1998) for when I had time to read it. Apparently I needed more help than I thought.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Good day yesterday helping out with my wife‘s kid events during Downtown Toms River’s night out. It’s a block party with restaurants, ice cream, musicians, and fun for the kids.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Really happy I got to see Rush at Madison Square Garden this week, with Anika Niles and Loren Gold. Production was great, the band nailed it, and the tributes to Neil Peart put a lump in my throat. Great night.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Another clip from Run For Cover’s last show at the Boardwalk Bar and Grill in Pt Pleasant. Come on out tonight and watch us do it again!
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I love when we get reactions like these at gigs!
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Thanks to @jasondidner.bsky.social for allowing me to be a temporary band member and play with his band at Nick Clemons Big Man’s Brew at Porta Asbury Park this week. Great music from Jason, Nick, MIKE ROCKET and Phil Robinson. Thanks, everyone!
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Wednesday was a tough day. Our pup Henry went for his final vet visit today. Nearly 17 years old, bad arthritis in the legs, and the news of pending heart failure, it was time. He was loved by everyone, and was a very happy, friendly dog. Lots of tears. We’ll miss you, Henry. #seniordog #familydog
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
There’s a spot in hell reserved for the guy who decided every home-assembly project should be completed with a three-inch Allen wrench.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Some days it feels like you’re surrounded by idiots. Other days it feels like, it’s not just some days.
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Crosstalk Club @crosstalkclub.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Happy to announce I’ll be guesting on keyboards with @jasondidner.bsky.social and the GSPs on Friday 5/15 at @portaasburypark for Jason’s new album debut, “Asbury Heart,” celebrating the musicians of the Jersey Shore. Come on out if you’re local.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Can Artemis take the picture over again? I was making a weird face at the time.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
So fill to me the parting glass And drink a health whatever befalls Then gently rise and softly call Good night and joy be to you all Happy St Pat’s
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I found a sign that spring is right around the corner.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I don’t like posting half-finished work, but here’s a song demo for an upcoming @crosstalkclub release. The VERY-TEMPORARY one-shot iPhone vocals are going to be replaced, but you get the basic idea. Yep, it’s another ironic powerpop song. Hope you like it.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
My daughter isn’t fond of sharing her artwork on social media, but I love this poster she did for her job, so shhh… don’t tell her.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Current driving conditions. #atat #snow #hoth
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
BUSY Santa weekend — 8 visits over 2 days, including an unexpected 3-hour one-way road trip. But whether it was Santa solo, or with the Grinch, we had a lot of happy faces and some great families.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Six Santa visits this past weekend. Great visits with two of our favorite places, Cordi's Italian Gourmet and Sanddollar Pancake House (both great food, great people), a fun painting event, and some private families with great kids. Thanks to Dylan and Codi made a picture for Santa as well!
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Last weekend’s workplace. Great wedding gig. It’s always a good time being a part of a couple’s new life together.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Good day of hiking with my buddy Andy at Welles Mills Park in Waretown, NJ. The park has 20+ miles of well-marked trails, pretty scenery, and really nice staff.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Family pumpkin painting. I think I need to get my skills up compared to my family of artists. #halloween #jackolantern
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
I wrote this years ago, and it popped up in my FB memories. I didn’t see any Xmas stuff until September this year, but I think the point of this still counts.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
The kids and I chipped in to get Jackie something big and Halloween-themed for her birthday. Which I think she likes, since she already has it assembled on the lawn. In August.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Seaside contemplation: Greetings from Lavallette NJ
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Today I told my wife something that could be both the most nerdy and most GenX thing I’ve ever said: “I’m fixing the cover on my thesaurus. It’s the one I bought in Waldenbooks when it was in the mall next to the Radio Shack.”
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
We skipped the July 4 show traffic and blew up our backyard instead.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
This week is the anniversary of the debut album from my original project, Crosstalk Club. I was really proud of this release, which wouldn’t have been possible without my partners Steve and Jake. We’re hoping to complete some new music in the near future, and I can’t wait to share it with you.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
I’m definitely a fan of the Voyager probes (hell, I wrote a song about them). The probes survived a 50,000 Kelvin sphere, giving us info about the heliopause. I love the fact that a flying computer with 1977 tech is on its next step on an infinite journey, and is still teaching us new things.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
My wife found these on chairs in front of a shopping plaza in our hometown. Thought I’d pass on these words from a caring stranger virtually to all of you. #positivity #affirmations #stranger
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Two music promo moments: my cover band, Run For Cover, is playing Asburyfest in Asbury Park NJ this 6/8. Come on down if you’re local. Also, my original band, @crosstalkclub.bsky.social has been posting all our videos from our debut album, in anticipation of our upcoming new EP. Enjoy!
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
#taco
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
That moment when you join a town-wide yard sale with 400 houses, fill the yard with truckloads of stuff from 2 families…. and the rain starts.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
The first rule of Dunning-Kruger Club: You don’t know you’re in Dunning-Kruger Club.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
So our director of the Department of Education said on television (twice) she was excited about A1 being incorporated in classrooms. I’m sure she understands the difference between AI and steak sauce, right? Right…?
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
So our VP is now the National Arbiter of Taste? I’m expecting eyeliner on all the male figures, and the Enola Gay will be renamed the Enola Just Really Close Friends.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
#tomorrow #noguarantees
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Crosstalk Club @crosstalkclub.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Thanks @lonelyoakradio.bsky.social who will play our song, 'The Piano Is Broken' on Wed, Mar 19, at 7:24 AM, and at 7:24 PM (Pacific Time) Check it out at Lonelyoakradio.com #LOnelyOakradio #Indieshuffle Classics show
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Lonely Oak radio - Listen to the radio like you have never listened to before
Listen to the radio like you have never listened to before
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
35th work anniversary. Yep, it’s official: I’m old.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Happy St Patrick’s Day. Grab a pint and sing along.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Since Congress has now decided the next two years are one calendar day, can we pay them for a single day? That would certainly help with these big savings we’ve been looking for. reason.com/2025/03/12/c...
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Congress just made it harder for Congress to block Trump's tariffs
President Donald Trump's reckless tariff policies are threatening to drive the economy into a ditch—and Congress just made it harder to take away the
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
If he’s going to talk and act like a cartoon villain, he should use some of that cash for a flashy costume. www.snopes.com/fact-check/e...
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Yes, Musk said 'The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy'
The X owner delivered the quote during a Feb. 28, 2025, episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" podcast.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
…but WE do.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
We had a good time at the All About Kids event at @oceancountymall with @macaronikidtomsriver and @chubbypenguinevents Sunday! We had a fun crowd for the center court magic show, and a bunch of happy kids for close-up stuff later, along with characters and Amanda’s face painting.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Good advice during chaotic times.
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Dan O’Leary @danolearynj.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
“Nature never intended me for obscurity.” – Socialite Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, 1815 “Um…who?” – nearly everyone else in the last 200 years Moral: fame is never permanent
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