TJ CONNELLY
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2008 ALCS Game 5 : Don’t Stop Believin’

On March 28, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In output, vignettes


I almost never play “Don’t Stop Believin’” in the park. For me, the 
song will always be about the playoff chase in 2004, and the fact that college kids play it
 every night to close down the bars drives me gently up the wall. I’ve played the song only twice: once a snippet in the [...]

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kerfuffle time

On January 9, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In before you die, input, live

In the last few months I’ve been slowly returning to my love of theater.

For those who don’t know, before working at Fenway I honed my Playing Music In Between Things skills at Improv Asylum for four years after working through their training center program. In the process I was involved with [...]

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no promotional intent

On January 8, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In events, live, output

Last night Brick & Mortar didn’t have anyone booked for Spin The Bottle, so on a whim I decided to stop by and play a set kinda popup style; just show up, plug in, and play music very loud.

Obviously there was no special cocktail list, and I didn’t really promote [...]

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elegy for the first snowfall

On December 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In output, the creature in your headphones

Tonight marks the first real snowstorm of 2012, or at least the first one this winter.

Everybody reacts to the first snow in their own particular way. For some folks it’s just pure hassle cascading from the heavens and others find it a great excuse to hole up in a nearby bar and get [...]

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brick & mortar first anniversary party

On December 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In events, live, output

Last Monday night, Cambridge’s own Brick & Mortar celebrated their first anniversary with a special edition of Spin The Bottle. Five DJs spun an hour each from 8pm on. I was honored to be asked to close out the evening by playing the midnight set.

I arrived from an [...]

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the ultimate in leisure outerwear

On December 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In dry goods, input

In this holiday season, I have located the perfect gift for the leisure-minded protagonist on the go.

The Winnifred-Beach Sport Utility Bathrobe, $300.

Whether your travel inspiration is Arthur Dent or The Dude, this is clearly the perfect garment. The robe features external pockets sized for an iPad, an [...]

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mass dandelion break

On December 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In input, words

Berkeley Breathed, Bloom County

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two ways to lower a flag

On December 14, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In input, words

“Booboo, there are two ways to lower a flag to half-mast.

Are you listening? Because no shit I really have to sleep here in a second. So listen – one way to lower the flag to half mast is just to lower the flag.

There’s another way though. You can also just [...]

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tig notaro live

tig notaro, “live”

On November 24, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In input, the creature in your headphones

I got an email some number of weeks ago, along with no doubt several thousand others, that Louis CK was super excited about this standup set he had just seen Tig Notaro do. At the time I was pretty well slammed, and while I can’t recall the exact circumstances I remember reading the email on [...]

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CHADGARITAS

On October 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment · In output

You may already be familiar with The Thing, a party ABV threw a couple weeks ago at the kickoff of the Boston Cocktail Summit. In sorting through photos late one night in the West Coast offices of Lush Life Productions, I found that we had fully fourteen photos of our friend

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