Rick Paulas

@rickpaulas.bsky.social

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Interesting differences between how people online respond to posts about The Lady in Greenpoint (been hawking it long enough it’s endearing) compared to Loops (new enough to still be perceived as incredibly annoying). Costanza jingle technique winning again!

I used to think that like 50% of the people who did Loops and The Lady in Greenpoint didn’t pay… but damn now that I get alerts when people are doing it it is way closer to like 20% 🤡

Sorry can’t feel empathy for this when my generation couldn’t do 3-mile walking audio ghost stories starting at the Pulaski Bridge nor serialized walking audio mysteries through Prospect Park for free (suggested donation: $10).

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i like it when people are like "yes i am an urban leftist yes i believe we need to have a better society where we can all live together. also, NO you should not bring your dog anywhere, NO you should not bring your child anywhere" lol

it's cute when people without kids have opinions on how to raise them. for instance i think about moves that the white sox should be making at the trade deadline. we all have our little brain fun!

This was an extremely sweet post from a mutual friend of John Rosenberger, one of the greatest guys that’s ever been around and I’ll miss him every day, and I was lucky enough for him to have played a role in Loops. Johnny Ro forever!

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One thing I love about NYC is the shared lie between two acquaintances when they see each other on the street in passing and don’t want to stop or even say hi so they duck into their phones or look in a window or sky at something.

You can’t feel bad when you live in NYC. You’re not driving, you don’t got a yard. What, you’re paying for Amazon deliveries? You don’t have carbon footprints baby! They’re going down your block anyway! Go and golf, who cares!

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