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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Museum double-header today. Back at the @academymuseum for a screening of Assault on Precinct 13 with a Q&A with John Carpenter!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

All right. Lets see what you got, #WidowsBay. Also, Im cord-cutting most of my streaming services so give me some Apple recs besides Ted Lasso that I can knock out before canceling. Is For All Mankind that good/essential? Silo?

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Good morning from Satan's taint, a.k.a. Los Angeles. Also, great band name, Satan's Taint...

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Yeah it may be over 100 and more humid than it's been here in the nearly 19 years I have lived in L.A., but at least at night it drops down to... *checks phone* .... God dammit....

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

One (ok, probably two) last beer(s) in Charlotte before grabbing a Lyft to the airport. I was expecting the Carolinas to be a muggy hellscape but it was actually nicer than LA! 47 states down, 3 (Alaska, Montana and Nebraska) left, probably all gonna be crossed off next year after turning 50.

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Good morning, Greenville! Had a blast at Smiley's on the Roxx last night. That place was rocking all night. Apparently I missed the hotel free breakfast that runs until 9 am so ill probably grab a muffin or something at the gas station/bus stop and see if there's a Bojangles near the bus stop in

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

So Greenville is quite like Charlotte in that there are no shortage of bars in general, but there are a shortage of bars open till 2 am. The one I found in the general vicinity of Fluor Field was this place called Smiley's on the Roxx. Apparently on Wednesdays they have live band karaoke, and its

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Greetings from Section 103 of Fluor Field, home of the Greenville Drive (Boston Red Sox High-A club), my 12th minor league park... out of 120. 10 percent done haha! The grounds crew just took the tarp off after a brief spell of rain. First pitch got pushed back a bit (7:35 from 6:45) but it seems

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Waffle House experience unlocked. Ive been to Southern states plenty of times but somehow I never made it to a Waffle House, but there was one right across the street from the hotel so had to get some breakfast. Staff was hilarious and food was cheap!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Good morning, Charlotte! Had a great time at the Knights game and at the Belfast Mill Irish Pub last night. Now gonna shower up, check out and get some Waffle House before catching my Greyhound bus to Greenville, SC. Stay tuned for whatever!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Greetings from my abode for the night in Charlotte - Spark by Hilton Charlotte Airport North! Dropped my backpack off now heading to Truist Park for a Charlotte Knights game then drinking somewhere in downtown Charlotte. Stay tuned for whatever!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Good morning, Burbank! Had an overpriced but solid breakfast at the airport and now waiting for my flight to SLC, where ill connect to Charlotte to visit my 46th state. Between this flight and my bus to and from Greenville, SC im hoping to have enough time to finish This Inevitable Ruin

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Another night at the summer home, and another bobblehead secured! Looking forward to the start of a winning streak after a ridiculous road trip. #Dodgers

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Heading back to the summer home solo tonight for Tarik Skubal's Dodger Stadium debut and to see if an entire team can pull its head out of its collective ass after an abysmal road trip #Dodgers

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Walking around Spokane's Riverfront Park.

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Ugh. Why do you hate me, LA28?!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Last night of the small trip so had to go out in Spokane once more. Fast Eddie's is a close walk to the hotel so i figured this would suffice. Very lively spot but not crazy packed on a Wednesday. Perfection. Also learned that @sydney_sweeney was in Spokane (her hometown) today to help with wildfire

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Just had brunch with Wayne-O before heading to the airport! Had a blast in PDX! Pickles game was great and we went to a dive called Momo's to play pool after the game. You're pretty weird, Portland, and I dig it! I shall return at some point!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Good morning, Burbank! Haven't been to the Burbank Airport in years since it was renovated. Feels like a real Airport now instead of a den of drunks heading to Vegas. Quick jaunt to Oakland where I have a few-hour layover before connecting to Portland. Looking forward to seeing the Portland Pickles

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Greetings from Section 129 Row 2 of Angel Stadium! These tickets would probably be $150-$200. Here in Anaheim? $27, to see this guy Jacob Misiorowski pitch. I hear he's good. Hanging with Dominique Lubsey, crushing $4.50 Coors Banquets, eating brats. Pretty pretty good Sunday. Cheers!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

No work till next Friday! Taking the train to Anaheim this morning with my friendo Dom to watch Brewers ace The Miz pitch against the Angels in $27 field level seats haha! Then home to pack this empty backpack for my first trip since Toronto in April! Heading to Portland for the first time since

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

#SpiderManBrandNewDay is good. Perfectly fine. Absolutely no reason to hide Sadie Sink's incredibly obvious character at all. She's great, truly, so is Tom and Zendaya and Jon. But the "big reveal" got absolutely zero reaction from my theater. Probably because it was so obvious.

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

That was astonishing. Easy Best Picture frontrunner. Absolute cinema! #TheOdyssey

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Well it was either second row center-ish or way high on the wings, so center-ish it is. Let's see what you got, Nolan! #TheOdyssey

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Got home from work at 9:30 last night, day off Sunday, plenty of beer in the fridge. Decided to stay in and play video games till 3 am haha. No ragerts. Also, thanks, #Fortnite, for FINALLY bringing back the Heavy Impact Sniper! #HashtagOldManPlaysVideoGames

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Holy shit! The Eye of the Bedlam Bride - #DungeonCrawlerCarl Book 6 - is complete! Absolutely bonkers! So many huge swings Matt Dinniman takes in this book, and they all connect in ways I was not expecting. Probably starting Book 7 - This Inevitable Ruin - tomorrow before I see #theodysseymovie.

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

#Jackass Best and Last was a tremendous send-off of a franchise I've been thoroughly enjoying for literally half my life. I will miss the extreme shenanigans thoroughly.

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Thanks for an amazing discussion on Hitchcock's #Frenzy, at the @AcademyMuseum, @RealGDT ! Never had seen it before and it was quite amazing!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Back at the @academymuseum for a screening of Hitchcock's Frenzy with a chat with Guillermo del Toro! Never seen this so looking forward to it!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Ass update: They found a polyp, apparently one big enough to warrant removal by a specialist. Scheduled to have it removed in August but will try to get it rescheduled earlier. The guy said it isn't serious enough that a few months would matter but its the day before my trip to the Carolinas, so

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I have been putting off getting my first colonoscopy for four years but finally doing it. Spent the last day and a half eating popsicles and Jello. I'm supposed to do this once a year for the rest of my life? Zero stars. Do not recommend. Aging is stupid. Avoid at all costs. #Kidding #Kinda

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

So my friend who was supposed to have a day-long layover in LA had his flight canceled so I have an extra ticket. Paid $75 and refunded my friend already so if anyone wants it shoot me a decent offer and I can transfer. Thanks.

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

My friendo @peterthoke has a crazy day-long layover in L.A. tomorrow so we're going to the #Dodgers game! Should be fun! Hopefully Shohei is back from paternity leave for our day game!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

#Backrooms was fucking great! Kane Parsons' direction and Will Soodik's script were both absolutely top notch. Literally had chills most of the time. Truly remarkable!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

One of maybe two dozen people here for this noon screening of #mastersoftheuniverse at the Chinese. I remain skeptical but at least it only cost $5. Thanks @tmobile !

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

#DungeonCrawlerCarl Book 5 complete! Shit, that Epilogue hit HARD! Cant wait to start Book 6 - The Eye of the Bedlam Bride - tomorrow! Thank you for this tremendous series @mattdinniman !

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

#ILoveBoosters was an absolute riot. @BootsRiley is a national treasure. Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Poppy Liu, LaKeith Stanfield, Don Cheadle and Demi Moore were all exceptional! I hope we dont have to wait 8 years for Boots' next film!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This is honestly one of the increasingly fewer reasons I still keep Facebook. Im not necessarily a nostalgic person but its still wild to see how vastly different the same day (May 23) can be, year-to-year. One year ago today I arrived in Boston to kick off my #SixNewStatesNineDays trip.

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Haven't done one of these in awhile, but I wrote a blog post about my amazing trip to Toronto and completing my MLB ballpark chase! Read it! Or don't! I'm not your dad... probably... medium.com/@briangallag...

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A love letter to Toronto and Twitter as I completed my MLB Ballpark chase

My trip to Toronto is a perfect encapsulation of why I love traveling. I have not fallen so hard for a city since my first time in New York…

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Greetings from 59 Reserve at the "summer home." Fourth game of the young season, second at home, first since completing the ballpark journey in Toronto earlier this month. Let's get that series dub, #Dodgers!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I don't always drink beer before noon on a Sunday, but when I do, its a Golden Road Dodger Blonde at @thedouglas.la before a #Dodgers day game! Its a great day for a series win against the small bears!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

One of the big perks of my schedule is having Sundays off. My work week started on Sunday at my last job, so im going to take advantage of seeing as many 1:10 day games as I can, starting this Sunday against the Cubs. First game at the "summer home" after completing my ballpark journey in Toronto

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

#DungeonCrawlerCarl Book 4 complete! Holy fuck, what an ending!!!!! The Epilogue was something I was always curious about! Starting Book 5 tomorrow! Doubt I will be fully caught up before Book 8 drops but that's ok. This series is such a blast!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The case is finally complete... but I kinda want to get a different ball. The City Connect ball looked really cool when I got it but it bleeds into the case too much. Might just order another one online. Also added the final MLB pin and Hockey HOF pin (Current count: 71). Also scratched off the

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

One last beer at l'aeroport. Toronto, you're fucking amazing. I was here for about 2 days 15 years ago for my old job, visiting the set of the Total Recall reboot at Pinewood. I barely saw the city. I only had two days and two nights this time and loved every second. Amazing vibes everywhere.

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Poutine, check. Tim Horton's, check. Buying maple syrup in a Maple Leaf bottle, check. Canada trifecta is complete! Also met a lovely Dodgers fan and fellow solo traveler @vendouris! Great chatting with you Gabriela! Now heading back to the hotel to grab my backpack and head to the airport!

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Hockey Hall of Fame was super cool! So much great history plus some interactive stuff that was cool but I didn't want to stand in a long line haha. There was one where they gave you a glove, blocker and goalie stick and they had five slots out of a wall where they fired rubber pucks at you haha. The

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Greetings from Section 515 of Rogers Centre! I should have paid closer attention to the row when I bought this.... Row 27 is way up there but whatevs, it was only 23 bucks with fees! Got to walk around a bit more and im even more impressed. A few more firsts for me. First time seeing an arcade in a

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Brian Gallagher @writerbg.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Good morning, Toronto! Realized I forgot to take pics of my final souvenir baseball and pin yesterday so here they be. Last night was a blast! I ended up at Loose Moose/Antler Room post game and immediately remembered you can drink at 19 in Canada. I sat next to two kids who were raving about my

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