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Ryan McHale

@ponderingfather

Single father. Middle School Teacher. Jamband Enthusiast.

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Fuck ICE

25.01.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hearing all the popping balloons after the show last night while the city was in the midst of locating a mass shooter was maddening.

15.12.2025 00:03 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great weekend at #Goosemas!

So great seeing old friends and chatting up new ones. Thanks to those who were nice enough to gift Landon some awesome swag.

14.12.2025 23:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Missed out the first time around. Excited for this. Now just have to save up for flight/hotel.

09.12.2025 22:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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WOOHOO!!

09.12.2025 15:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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moe. was absolutely incredible last night!

And followed it up by introducing my son to the simple pleasure of a 1am post-show Mass Pike McDonald’s stop. #parentingwin

23.11.2025 00:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time for some MOE!

22.11.2025 00:20 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ISO 1 4-Day YEMSG!

#phish

20.10.2025 21:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

NEW GOOSE SONG ON ITUNES.

07.08.2025 04:09 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unreal weekend! Thank you, @phish.com! #phish #fathersonweekend #HappyBirthdayL

28.07.2025 04:51 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ready for another heater to close out this fantastic SPAC run!

Split Open and Melt
Crosseyed and Painless
Tweezer
Reba
46 Days

#phish #pick5

27.07.2025 23:09 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ready to Roll! Night 2!

46 Days
Maze
My Soul
Split Open and Melt
Golden Age

#phish #Pick5

26.07.2025 23:27 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Made it to SPAC!

25.07.2025 19:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SPAC WEEKEND!

24.07.2025 17:31 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Who’s doing Phish SPAC run?!

18.07.2025 16:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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See y’all there!

16.07.2025 01:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One year anniversary of my father’s death. Isn’t any easier.

Current Mood:

02.07.2025 19:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Despite best efforts, couldn’t make GooseMSG work tonight.

If Goose does announce Goosemas tonight w/ presale code, I’d love it if someone wouldn’t mind sending a code my way.

28.06.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wouldn’t hate it! Figured either that or Worcester.

16.06.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Goosemas in MA?!

16.06.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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C’mon, @goose-band.bsky.social…

Just announce Goosemas in MA…You know you wanna…

16.06.2025 16:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oops…Intentionally got lost on the way to Northlands. Had to take little man to String Cheese and Lettuce at Thompson’s Point!

13.06.2025 00:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finding out the ways in which you’re neurodiverse at age 41 is wild.

Bear with me as I obsessively comb through and unpack every awkward social interaction I’ve had since birth! LOL

31.05.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much!! Much love to you and Joey! Catch you guys in NYC at a show soon.

05.05.2025 01:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Heartfelt thank you to all who reached out to wish me a Happy Birthday. I’ll admit it wasn’t the easiest day. I’m lucky enough to say I share a birthday with my father and, of my 41, this was the first without him.

Happy Birthday, Dad! Love and miss you everyday! ❀️

05.05.2025 01:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My dad and I shared a birthday.

Tomorrow will be the first one since he passed away last year.

It just hit me like a ton of bricks. This sucks. I miss him.

03.05.2025 16:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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First time I’ve been told that my love of Phish and concerts was too much of a red flag.

Gurrrrrrrrl….Bye!

#CantILiveWhileImYoung

26.04.2025 03:51 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Okie doke…

26.04.2025 03:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Initial Thoughts on Everything Must Go…

25.04.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why does studio Thatch sound AI generated?!

08.04.2025 20:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0