Gary Kelly

fall 7 | rise 8

[Sterling Snow @sterlingmsnow]

I reread this every year.

I cry like a baby every year.

Todd Beamer died a father, husband, and hero.

Todd: Hello… Operator… listen to me. I can’t speak very loud. This is an emergency. I’m a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco. Our plane has been hijacked.

Lisa: I understand. Can they see you?

Todd: No. There are three that we know of. They have knives — razor knives, like box cutters. Someone announced from the cockpit there was a bomb. It sounded fake.

Lisa: Your name?Todd: Todd Beamer. United Flight 93.Todd: They killed one passenger in first class. They forced most of us back. Fourteen of us here. Five flight attendants. The guy with the bomb ordered us to sit on the floor.

Lisa: Are you okay?

Todd: We’re going down… wait. No. We’re leveling off. We changed directions. We’re flying east again.

Todd: A guy named Jeremy called his wife. She told him two planes hit the World Trade Center. Lisa, is that true?

Lisa: I have to tell you the truth. It’s very bad. Both towers are gone. A third plane hit the Pentagon. Our country is under attack. I’m afraid your plane may be part of their plan.

Todd: Oh God. Lisa, will you do something for me? Call my wife and my kids. Promise me you’ll call.

Lisa: I promise.

Todd: Our home number is… You have the same name as my wife. Lisa. We’ve been married ten years. She’s pregnant with our third child. Tell her I love her. I’ll always love her. We have two boys — David, he’s 3, and Andrew, he’s 1. Tell them their daddy loves them and he is so proud of them. The baby is due January 12th. I saw an ultrasound. We still don’t know if it’s a girl or a boy.

Lisa: I’ll tell them. I promise, Todd.(Lisa patches in the FBI.)

Agent: Todd, your plane is on a course for Washington. Best guess is the White House or the Capitol.

Todd: I understand. I’ll be back.

Todd: Everyone knows this isn’t a normal hijacking. We have decided we will not be pawns in their plot.

Lisa: What are you going to do?

Todd: Four of us are going to rush the one with the bomb. Then the cockpit. A stewardess is getting boiling water. We’ll take them out.

Todd: Would you pray with me?They pray the Lord’s Prayer. Then: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.

Todd: God help me. Jesus help me.Are you guys ready? Let’s Roll.

[Thomas Massie @RepThomasMassie]

A funny thing about Bondi’s insults to members of Congress who had serious questions:

Staff literally gave her flash cards with individualized insults, but she couldn’t memorize them, so you can see her shuffle through them to find the flash-cards-insult that matches the member.

[Bill Simmons @BillSimmons]

The Cavs!!!!!!! 27-18! Most consistently entertaining League
Pass team from a basketball nerd standpoint at least for me. Great chemistry, unconventional lineups, likable young stars. I’m voting 2 Cavs All-Stars just telling you now.

[Gary Kelly @garymkelly]

Legend #kurtcobain https://t.co/4Cd2mItKAe

[ESPN @espn]

On the 25th anniversary of the release of "Happy Gilmore," Adam Sandler broke out legendary swing 🤣

(via @AdamSandler)

[chart data @chartdata]

.@Olivia_Rodrigo's "drivers license" becomes the fastest song to surpass 300 million streams in Spotify history.

[billboard @billboard]

The Year in Charts 2020: Interscope Geffen A&M is top label of the year https://t.co/ATlCPizuum

[Gary Kelly @garymkelly]

The culmination of an incredible team working with visionary artists #interscope #geffen #1 @ Santa Monica, California https://t.co/RUVUzPknSa

[Gary Kelly @garymkelly]

@carlchery What a finish!

[Chris Ronayne @chrisronayne]

When 84 years ago today Adolph Hitler opened the 1936 summer Olympic games in Germany he didn’t see the man from #CLE coming. And Jesse Owens stole the show with 🏅🏅 🏅🏅

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Number of Blockbuster stores:

1985: 1 store

1990: 1,200 stores

2000: 7,700 stores

2010: 6,500 stores

2020: 1 store

[ESPN Insights @ESPNInsights]

Friday is the 4th anniversary of the Cavaliers completing their comeback from 3-1 down in the 2016 NBA Finals with a 93-89 win over the Warriors in Game 7 in Oakland.

LeBron James had 27 pts & 11 rebs and Kyrie Irving had 26 pts as the Cavs claimed their 1st-ever NBA title.

[Gary Kelly @garymkelly]

#lakeshowrace sec 107/row 12/seat 3

[Gary Kelly @garymkelly]

@kendricklamar stopped by the @interscope office last night and left a message #kendrick #tde… https://t.co/EPlqHmsRPL

[Gary Kelly @garymkelly]

Fortunate to work with great people. 2 billion streams later... congrats to @imaginedragons… https://t.co/8uspUyOp80

[Norm Kelly @norm]

11-year-old girl's reaction after learning she's been adopted. In a world which negative news takes precedence, I hope this brings you joy.

[Gary Kelly @garymkelly]

1st goal in his first game for #smithkelly #manhattanbeach #prouddad #bestever @ Manhattan… https://t.co/zZpbR3tDxr

[Gary Kelly @garymkelly]

Yesterday we had the privilege of seeing Abbey Road and Studio 2, where the majority of The… https://t.co/Im1cIMIjhY

[Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh]

LeBron is 3-5 in the Finals, yes. But some context: he was underdog for 6 of those.
1-1 as the favorite
2-4 as the underdog

[Tom Haberstroh @tomhaberstroh]

At age-32, LeBron comes up short in Finals, going for his 4th title.
At age-32, MJ lost in 2nd-rd to Shaq/Penny, going for his 4th title.