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Ryan harbors a constant fear of losing his keys, prefers flip flops and will always choose cereal if it's an option. He maintains his own blog, Giddy Up America and hasn't gotten a speeding ticket in over the year. He has previously contributed work to UPROXX & Heavy. Ryan is on Twitter: @ryanoconnell79

• Almost Undun: Retroactively Live Blogging the AFC Championship Game

  By Ryan O'Connell on 01/23/2012 • ( 0 )

  

  I’ve just started the process of comprehending what happened with yesterday’s AFC Championship Game- the shakes have finally stopped and I almost feel human again. With all the thoughts going through my head yesterday, last night, during the night and… Read More ›

• Anything is Possible…and other Casual Friday Thoughts…

  By Ryan O'Connell on 01/20/2012 • ( 0 )

  

  When the job posting says “project manager,” they are often times speaking of computer-related projects.The same can be said for “storage.” Patriots 27, Ravens 24. Giants 21, 49ers 10. When I type Iphone and I Phone corrects it to say… Read More ›

• Bringing the Beat Back

  By Ryan O'Connell on 01/19/2012 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s the sound of rust coming off. It’s the sound of bones cracking. It’s the sound of muscles straining. It’s the sound of getting back into the swing of things. Playing drums is yes, like riding a bike. Once you… Read More ›

• Remember the Spaghetti: See-I & the Pimps of Joytime. Union Transfer. Philly. 1.7.12

  By Ryan O'Connell on 01/09/2012 • ( 1 )

  

  There are four things to talk about: 1) the pulled pork sandwich at North Third 2) Union Transfer, Philly’s newest music venue 3) The Pimps of Joytime 4) See-I It’s best to run through this chronologically, so we’ll start at… Read More ›

• What’s up? My Legs! – praising the re-watchability of Forgetting Sarah Marshall

  By Ryan O'Connell on 01/04/2012 • ( 1 )

  

  It was nice because it had nothing to do with Iowa, as last night I realized that Forgetting Sarah Marshall had reached the ultimate pantheon of re-watchability. It had reached the Shawshank Level- a level previously only occupied by Shawshank… Read More ›

• Banana Bread Dreams & Egg Nog w/ Rum Wishes: Looking back at Christmas Memories

  By Ryan O'Connell on 12/23/2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Christmas memories are like episodes of Madmen– face it, they’re all awesome, just in their own unique ways. There was one lovely Christmas in Maine when I was working at Bay Lines and pulled the Downbay PM shift, which in… Read More ›

• Proper Rock Drums: Not To Be Denied!

  By Ryan O'Connell on 12/22/2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Last night I faced both my mortality as well as my past self at the exact same time. And yes, opening lines don’t get much heavier than that. They just don’t. Look it up…the Google machine, the email maker, the… Read More ›

• Top 5 1/2 Albums of 2011

  By Ryan O'Connell on 12/15/2011 • ( 0 )

  

  I don’t buy as much new music as I used too. For years, I made weekly trips to Bull Moose in Portland to pick up a CD or two- sometimes three. Then I got into I-tunes and for a spell,… Read More ›

• The Future of the Black Keys: two musicians, five questions, one concerned fan

  By Ryan O'Connell on 12/06/2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Are the Black Keys selling out? This question has been stuck in my head since it was announced that their March tour date in Philly was at the big joint- the Wachovia Center. Why couldn’t they play the Tower Theater… Read More ›