Justin Foley

I live in Astoria, NY with my wife and two kids.

[Justin Foley @JJustinFoley]

@VerizonSupport Currently without Fios service in Astoria, NY (11103). Seeing an online message that Fios is out until 8AM tomorrow? Can you give some info here?

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Hey @AmericanAir - heads up that Leah (and co-worker Sara) at the MSP check-in desk was super helpful with a 4:30am emergency. Please give them a big raise.

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@threehz I'm a big fan of this. It feels good to send records off to people who will value them. I'm not listening to it - someone should.

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@electricalWSOP:
Scabby says hi.

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I could get around this by solving the puzzle when it comes out at 10pm tonight ... but I'm not gonna.

I'll be breaking a crossword-blogging streak (assisted!) that goes back to early '07. Happily.

#walkout #NYTWalkout #NYTXW

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@GrimKim You might find it interesting to talk to @seiuhcpa if you do.

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Incredibly heavy:

https://t.co/UDWWgR2IDj

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This is Max, just about 16 years old. I'm trying to save him from a life of idleness and/or crime. So here's your friendly reminder that we have a Discogs store, now available via @AstoriaVinyl https://t.co/K6l3WGPGTF
#youth #sloth #summerjob #idlehands #patronizingdad #discogs

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@AOC Looks like you'll (likely) be our new Rep. Welcome to Western Astoria. If you're around this summer, get in touch - my family's been here for about 25 years. We'll take you for a walk around the neighborhood.

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@hawthonn I can't say I've danced to it. Yet.

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Concrete Winds - "Nerve Butcherer" Nuclear-powered INSANITY. Everything = distorted, the drums are splitting at the seams, RELENTLESS vox, + the guitars are whack-job suffocating. 90 min of batshit crazy crammed into a 27min LP. A schoolyard taunt delivered by a circular saw.

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@bandcamp Fri recommends- '21 METAL:
2021 was SUCH an amazing year for metal that I had to break them out separately. If inhuman vocals, atonal guitars, & a blur of drumming aren't your thing, please go look at the other list. If you like pain, each of these bring it ...

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Our Place of Worship is Silence - "Disavowed, and Left Hopeless" My favorite genre of metal: stuff that doesn't sound like it was made for or by humans. SO many WTF moments - they lean *heavily* into a sound I call the squidge-chug. Damaged, and I mean that as HIGH praise.

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Hawthonn - "Earth Mirror" A real slow burn, including the 1/2 dozen times I needed to listen to it before I finally gave in. Electronics, lots of reverb, drifting female vox ... this is not the 1st time it's been done, but there's a certainty of execution that won me over.

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@bandcamp Fri: Best new music 2021(in no order)

Okuté - "Okuté" Dynamite OG Afro-cuban stuff that's feels like the golden hour on the sidewalk, playing dominoes. I like the description "someone gave the Buena Vista Social Club a cup of coffee". Album cover of the year, easy.

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Dijah SB - "Head Above Water" One of my most listened-to records of the year, because some times you just want clear-eyed optimism. DSB's strength isn't so much in her rap technique, but more that her old-beyond-her-years delivery feels immediately like wisdom and, clearly, hope.