michael o'brien

I am a designer and a musician. Originally from Guelph, I now create on Lake Simcoe

[michael o'brien @malachyobrien]

@Friyaneb 15

[michael o'brien @malachyobrien]

@For_Film_Fans Brilliant!

[Michael Warburton @For_Film_Fans]

Regarded by many as one of the best written, best acted scenes in Sitcom history.

PHILIP BAKER HALL delivers an all-time performance as ‘Lt. Bookman’ —The Library Cop, a role that changed this hugely talented Actor’s life & career forever.

[michael o'brien @malachyobrien]

@Airaasayss 52

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@Jennnyyyyyy 37. always multiply before adding.

[Mr Furious George 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇬🇷🇨🇦 @FuriousManiati]

Timeline break from all the crazy…
This is the band The Warning from Mexico.

3 sisters
Daniela - Guitar - 14 yrs old
Paulina - Drums - 12 yrs old
Alejandra - Bass Guitar - 9 yrs old

This is from appx 2014

Turn up the sound and enjoy….

[happiness ☮ @triplehigh_uz]

𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟐.𝟏𝟏.𝟐𝟗　𝑮𝑬𝑶𝑹𝑮𝑬 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑪𝑬𝑹𝑻
『コンサート・フォー・ジョージ』
ジョージ・ハリスンが他界した一年後に開催された追悼公演

ジョー��のビートルズ時代の代表曲「サムシング」
ポール・マッカートニーのウクレレの弾き語りからはじまりバンド・バージョンへ
エリック・クラプトンとポールのデュエットも胸を打つ

#𝖦𝖤𝖮𝖱𝖦𝖤𝖧𝖠𝖱𝖱𝖨𝖲𝖮𝖭 𝟣𝟫𝟦𝟥−𝟤𝟢𝟢𝟣
#𝖡𝖤𝖠𝖳𝖫𝖤𝖲

[Luce @lucyshow11]

One of the eeriest Twilight Zone episodes “The Hitchhiker” 🔥
I won’t give away the plot… Do you remember?

[Melodies & Masterpieces @SVG__Collection]

My all-time favorite John Coltrane track + footage to remind us of the beautiful soul he was.

[michael o'brien @malachyobrien]

@OneLuckyGirl_28 I claim it!

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

She heard her own love story on the radio while driving to work — and never told a soul until the man who wrote it was gone.
Every December, a song plays on radio stations across America that most people assume is fiction. It tells the story of two former lovers who run into each other at a grocery store on Christmas Eve. They can't find a bar open, so they buy a six-pack, sit in a car, and talk about the lives they've lived since they last saw each other. When it's over, she drives away, and the snow turns to rain.
It sounds like a perfect piece of songwriting — too bittersweet, too precise to be real.
But it was real. Almost every word of it.
On Christmas Eve, 1975, Dan Fogelberg was home in Peoria, Illinois, visiting his family. His parents wanted to make Irish coffees, so he went out to buy whipping cream. A few blocks away, Jill Anderson — his high school sweetheart from Woodruff High, class of 1969 — was sent out by her mother to pick up eggnog. The only store open that late on Christmas Eve was a small convenience store at the top of Abington Hill.
They hadn't seen each other in years. Fogelberg had moved to Colorado to chase a music career. Jill had married, moved to Chicago, and was working as a flight attendant. Their lives had gone in completely different directions. And then, on the coldest night of the year, they ended up in the same store.
She didn't recognize him at first.
When she did, they hugged — and she spilled her purse. They laughed until they cried. Then they tried to find a bar, but nothing was open. So they bought a six-pack of beer and sat in her car for two hours, parked in the cold, talking about everything and nothing.
They talked about their lives. Her marriage. His music. The distance between who they used to be and who they had become. And when the beer was gone and the words ran out, she gave him a kiss as he got out of the car, and he watched her drive away into the snow.
Five years later, Fogelberg sat down and wrote it all into a song called "Same Old Lang Syne." He changed two details — he made her eyes blue instead of green because it rhymed better, and he made her husband an architect instead of what he actually was. Everything else was the truth.
The song was released in 1980 and peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100. It became a holiday staple almost immediately, played every December alongside the traditional Christmas songs — not because it was about Christmas, really, but because it was about the feeling of going home and discovering that home has changed, and so have you.
The first time Jill heard the song, she was driving to her job at TWA before dawn. The radio was on, and a familiar voice came through the speakers. She listened to the words and something clicked. She later recalled the moment clearly — the realization washing over her that Dan had turned their two hours in a parking lot into something the whole world would hear.
She never told anyone.
For years, Jill kept quiet. Fogelberg never publicly named her either. She later said her silence was partly out of respect for his marriage — she didn't want to cause trouble. They did reconnect eventually, backstage after one of his concerts. He apologized for changing her eye color. They laughed about it. They stayed friends.
Dan Fogelberg died of prostate cancer on December 16, 2007. He was 56 years old.
Six days later — just before Christmas — Jill finally told her story to the Peoria Journal Star. She confirmed what fans had long suspected: it was all true. The convenience store was real. The six-pack was real. The snow was real. The ache of it was real.
"Same Old Lang Syne" was not Fogelberg's only gift to the world. "Leader of the Band" was a tribute to his father, Lawrence, a musician and bandleader whose life poured directly into the lyrics. "Longer" became a wedding standard. His albums became the soundtrack of long drives and quiet winter nights.

[friendscallmeJay @Jaypotta]

Good morning. This is High Fade and they’re not a jamband, they’re a band that jams. They’ve come from Edinburgh, Scotland to fucking save rock’n roll. Hop in.🔥

[happiness ☮ @triplehigh_uz]

' I've Got A Feeling ' (Take 2)
ビートルズ

𝟭𝟵𝟲𝟵.𝟭.𝟯𝟬 『ROOFTOP CONCERT』より

屋上でのテイクは、ライヴ感と緊張感とノリの良さ、楽しさが詰まっていて、スタジオ録音とはまた違う“生”の魅力がある
ビリー・プレストンのエレピもグルーヴィーで最高

レノン＝マッカートニー最後のHybrid

[🌸🎵 Beautiful Melody 🎶💖 @Ducnghia16]

The lyrics touch me even more now as I watch and listen — and especially as I reflect on life, my love of family, music, my guitar, and this beautiful planet we share.

Thank you, James, for being part of my listening journey since the very first time I heard you so many years ago. You’ve been a true inspiration to everyone who appreciates heartfelt songwriting and timeless songs.

𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫, ��𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 "𝐊𝐢𝐦" 𝐒𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐠, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 “𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬” 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐧 🎶✨

[Music and Lyrics! 🎙️🎵🎸🎼🎹🤘 @somethingrand77]

You Won’t Believe This Street Guitarist’s Legendary Skills! 🎸🔥

[𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ✨🎵 @Hoang_HQ]

Awesome.😍 I feel I’m listening to The Bee Gees!
🎶✨‘More Than A Woman’ (THE BEE GEES) Cover Performed by The HSCC featuring Jordan Lennon

[𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 ✨🎵 @Hoang_HQ]

So beautifully performed! Perfect harmony!👏👏
💥Country Roads - Lifein3D (John Denver cover)