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Johnny Em Dee

@johnnyemdee.bsky.social
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I never wear shoes because they make me fall down with disease. 50% ⭕️ 40% 🏳️‍🌈 10% 🎭 Increasingly, 🪿 Professor of theater (directing, dramaturgy, queer theater histories). Just listened to the entire Grateful Dead Spring 1990 tour, in order, no skips.

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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Missoula Elmeg is not as good as the Asheville elmeg but still it is an outstanding elmeg.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Holy shit the red rocks wysteria lane
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The troma dance the troma dance
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here’s the thing about dolly: In the mid 70s Elvis is having a comeback with “suspicious minds.” He asks dolly to record “I will always love you.” But Elvis will only record songs that he owns. He offers Dolly a ton of money for it. She says no. For 20 years the song goes unnoticed.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Some thoughts on the passing of the great Dolly Parton:
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
This essay blew me away What an odd moment to be a teacher www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/m...
nytimes.com
How Should ‘Huckleberry Finn’ Be Taught?
I traveled around the country to find out if “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” still has a place in the classroom.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Heard “all apologies” both at halftime at the goose show and at the 🏳️‍🌈 bar after Seattle you are so very much yourself
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Greetings from chomperfest 2026
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I have been to four goose shows and I have seen four “give it times”
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Concessions lady at @goose-band.bsky.social in #seattle : This is the mellowest crowd we’ve had since The Beach Boys!
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
@goose-band.bsky.social #PickFive : Elmeg Empress Rockdale Good2Be AUATC
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Just occurred to me I might hear @goose-band.bsky.social play AUATC tmrw 😍
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
@goose-band.bsky.social don't play 'elmeg' or 'rockdale' until i see you in seattle on wednesday challenge
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Could not echo this enough
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Proven wrong!
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
There was actually nothing backwards about the number line we just went down.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
There is no brah like the brah who walks into the men’s room after a killer show and screams MY FRIENDS MY FRIENDS!
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
And I HELPED!
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
There is no phish show like a phish show seated next to brahs who will act out each song in mime.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I’m so sad that that was probably the only time I’ll ever get a show rooted in groove the way that Trey on drums gave us groove. That was really fun.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Got in an argument about this with a brah on the way in tonight
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
@phandy2001.bsky.social's wish here makes me feel better about being convinced that ticket time for 12/31 is gonna be 11:00 pm with no other explanation given.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
This is so real. It wasn’t just how good they were - it was how legitimately batshit crazy they were.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I know it’s never gonna happen but jfc if the nye show has an 11pm ticket time and no other explanation I am going to be feral.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
It has been 861 shows since my 4th show.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I am going to hear phish play the great curve on Wednesday night. 🤯
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Further evidence that @phish.com needs to tour with a historian and it should be @guyforget.bengreenfield.com
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Can’t wait to hear black eyed katy on Dec 27.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Mike and Trey started jumping on the tramps during mikes song and brah to my left screamed “we’re bouncing round the room” and in that instant we as humanity peaked.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
For ‘98 night to be accurate I am going to need a security guard to put the guy in front of me into a headlock for smoking a joint.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
So I’m getting my second harpua tonight
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The thing is these songs are better
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
🙋🏼‍♂️
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
they’re obviously opening tonight with a 92 minute lawn boy.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
For @howlround.bsky.social - a series, curated by me! - queer theater on campuses today. Here’s my introduction essay, with more to come! Please read, comment, share. howlround.com/directing-qu...
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Directing Queer Theatre at Its Edges on College Campuses: An Invitation
|John Michael DiRestaQueer theatre in universities straddles a cultural bifurcation of liberatory and reactionary perspectives. John Michael DiResta uplifts queer theatre that embraces these contradic...
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
The ways in which I could write about this for @phishstudies.org
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I cannot stop listening to the Deer Creek Simple. The way the *second* the jam starts (5:020) Trey is like "let's play ghost instead, oh wait, no, let's go fucking nuts instead." It's got the joy of 2013 (Tahoe Tweezer, Reading Disease) with the group cohesion of 4.0. Also, I still love Phish.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Hey Squad: Still looking to trade my 7/29s for 7/22s. cashortrade.org/phish-at-mad...
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For Trade: Phish at Madison Square Garden Tickets - New York, NY on Jul 29, 2026 | CashorTrade
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The way in which the microsoft grammar check does not understand me.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The big wu actually PLAYED bangers I SAID WHAT I SAID
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Weird times in hamband world, so let me just say that I am so invested in Kennedy Davenport winning this season of Drag Race All Stars.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Hello phishies, happy Friday, it's hot out, and FT: 2 for 7/29 for 2 for 7/22 DM for deets!
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
JFC I love this band.
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The melkweg echo of a rose. 🤤 @goose-band.bsky.social
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Johnny Em Dee @johnnyemdee.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I just don't think the fleas and ticks in the puppy's hair are actually because of original sin.
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