Eric Ansley Díaz
@geekboyeric.bsky.social
Just an opinionated Gen X gay nerd. Staff writer at Nerdist. Previously at Geekscape, Wizard Magazine, DC Universe, Topless Robot. He/him.
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Eric Ansley Díaz
@geekboyeric.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Since I’ve gained some new followers here not from the old place, here’s a “me” primer: 90% of the time, I will only tweet/retweet about the following subjects and people, or things adjacent to said subjects. The other 10% of the time is random snark + occasional crass comments. That’s your warning
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Lollapalooza (year one) 1991
Underworld (1999)
Prince Musicology Tour (2004)
Madonna Confessions Tour (2006)
B-52s & Devo: Cosmic De-Evolution Tour (2025)
Lollapalooza (year one) 1991
Underworld (1999)
Prince Musicology Tour (2004)
Madonna Confessions Tour (2006)
B-52s & Devo: Cosmic De-Evolution Tour (2025)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
- Ozzfest 2004
- Ozzfest 2005
- Ozzfest 2006
- Aftershock 2017
- Aftershock 2019
I was really tempted to just fill this with Ozzfest shows because I went to a lot of them back in the day. 😂
- Ozzfest 2004
- Ozzfest 2005
- Ozzfest 2006
- Aftershock 2017
- Aftershock 2019
I was really tempted to just fill this with Ozzfest shows because I went to a lot of them back in the day. 😂
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
- Nine Inch Nails
- M83
- CHVRCHES
- Broken Social Scene
- Garbage
- Nine Inch Nails
- M83
- CHVRCHES
- Broken Social Scene
- Garbage
November 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Lollapalooza (year one) 1991
Underworld (1999)
Prince Musicology Tour (2004)
Madonna Confessions Tour (2006)
B-52s & Devo: Cosmic De-Evolution Tour (2025)
Lollapalooza (year one) 1991
Underworld (1999)
Prince Musicology Tour (2004)
Madonna Confessions Tour (2006)
B-52s & Devo: Cosmic De-Evolution Tour (2025)
What a great listen for a Thanksgiving afternoon…. especially for those of us of a certain vintage. 👀 Host Pat Sajak sounds like he’s dying inside, Rue McClanahan does Cinderella as Blanche from Golden Girls, Miss America sings w/ the Care Bears, He-Man, She-Ra, cringe McDonalds ads, ‘85 was PACKED
New Purple Stuff Podcast! Join us for a look back at the 1985 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, starring He-Man, Rainbow Brite and Rue McClanahan! Listen here: dinosaurdracula.com/blog/1985-macys-parade/
November 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
What a great listen for a Thanksgiving afternoon…. especially for those of us of a certain vintage. 👀 Host Pat Sajak sounds like he’s dying inside, Rue McClanahan does Cinderella as Blanche from Golden Girls, Miss America sings w/ the Care Bears, He-Man, She-Ra, cringe McDonalds ads, ‘85 was PACKED
Four Christmas movies to know me by…
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Four Christmas movies to know me by…
Wishing my American friends & followers a lovely Thanksgiving under Imperial rule. Let’s make the best of it, shall we?
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Wishing my American friends & followers a lovely Thanksgiving under Imperial rule. Let’s make the best of it, shall we?
“Real Housewives of Oz” is everything. (I don’t know where the audio is from, maybe that new trashy Ryan Murphy show?) via Rolliedolls on IG #Wicked
November 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM
“Real Housewives of Oz” is everything. (I don’t know where the audio is from, maybe that new trashy Ryan Murphy show?) via Rolliedolls on IG #Wicked
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, no notes.
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 6:53 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, no notes.
I hope #StrangerThings5 does for this iconic bop what the last season did for Kate Bush. Diana deserves her moment.
Happy 45th anniversary to the legendary Miss Diana Ross’ album “Diana,” which gave us this all time Disco classique 🪩#DianaRoss #UpsideDown
November 27, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I hope #StrangerThings5 does for this iconic bop what the last season did for Kate Bush. Diana deserves her moment.
Starting #StrangerThings. I love that it starts with a retcon origin story for how Will lost his gag reflex. He’ll thank Vecna as an adult gay man one day.
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Starting #StrangerThings. I love that it starts with a retcon origin story for how Will lost his gag reflex. He’ll thank Vecna as an adult gay man one day.
Trump, Vance, & especially Miller are popping champagne bottles right now over this tragedy. They deployed these National Guard troops en masse for the sole purpose of something like this happening, so the boot can come down harder on non-whites. And, also, to distract from the Epstein files
This 👇
This 👇
Folks, two things can true at the same time.
These 2 National Guard members should not have been shot, and it's a disgusting act of violence. And, Trump + Miller have deliberately deployed them to incite division { violence. That's part of Miller's plan. They have no reason to be in our cities.
These 2 National Guard members should not have been shot, and it's a disgusting act of violence. And, Trump + Miller have deliberately deployed them to incite division { violence. That's part of Miller's plan. They have no reason to be in our cities.
National Guard members should never have been deployed in Washington, DC.
November 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Trump, Vance, & especially Miller are popping champagne bottles right now over this tragedy. They deployed these National Guard troops en masse for the sole purpose of something like this happening, so the boot can come down harder on non-whites. And, also, to distract from the Epstein files
This 👇
This 👇
I never trusted straight guys when it comes to this. I made them all shower beforehand. In fact, I’d make them shower at my house so I knew for sure they did it. #TrueFacts 👀
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I never trusted straight guys when it comes to this. I made them all shower beforehand. In fact, I’d make them shower at my house so I knew for sure they did it. #TrueFacts 👀
This is where I post from…🖤
November 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is where I post from…🖤
“You will be visited by three spirits”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“You will be visited by three spirits”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
The four best season cliffhangers in my opinion.
November 26, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The four best season cliffhangers in my opinion.
Reason #2,745 I know I’m old af now; I’ve become a regular at our local Sizzler. ☠️
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Reason #2,745 I know I’m old af now; I’ve become a regular at our local Sizzler. ☠️
Both of the ones below for sure. Also, Neil Jordan’s unproduced script for “The Vampire Lestat,” Peter Jackson’s original version of “A Nightmare on Elm St. 6,” George Miller’s “Justice League: Mortal.” Del Toro’s “At the Mountains of Madness.” The original “Green Lantern” script was great too.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Both of the ones below for sure. Also, Neil Jordan’s unproduced script for “The Vampire Lestat,” Peter Jackson’s original version of “A Nightmare on Elm St. 6,” George Miller’s “Justice League: Mortal.” Del Toro’s “At the Mountains of Madness.” The original “Green Lantern” script was great too.
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Introduce yourself with four spaceships.
This is the world I emerged from the womb into. Kinda explains everything you need to know about me really. (via asantemadrigal on IG) #1970s 🪩
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
This is the world I emerged from the womb into. Kinda explains everything you need to know about me really. (via asantemadrigal on IG) #1970s 🪩
Both Empire and Jedi sold almost half as many tickets as Star Wars ‘77, and few knew or cared back then. They were still massive hits. If that happened now, the YouTube grifters would be screaming about how they all “flopped” with the world’s most annoying thumbnails.
November 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Both Empire and Jedi sold almost half as many tickets as Star Wars ‘77, and few knew or cared back then. They were still massive hits. If that happened now, the YouTube grifters would be screaming about how they all “flopped” with the world’s most annoying thumbnails.
Introduce yourself with four space stations.
November 25, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Introduce yourself with four space stations.
I’m not an ardent TROS hater at all, I still put it above AOTC, but the rest is basically correct. Believe me, I have seen some cringey SW rankings on social media, and this is not one of them.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I’m not an ardent TROS hater at all, I still put it above AOTC, but the rest is basically correct. Believe me, I have seen some cringey SW rankings on social media, and this is not one of them.
Possibly the greatest movie ever made.
The campy sci-fi disco musical ‘The Apple’ (aka ‘Star Rock’) starring Catherine Mary Stewart, Vladek Sheybal, Finola Hughes, and Joss Ackland crashed into cinemas in North America this week in 1980 🎶 🎤 🍎 #OTD
"𝙵𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚝... 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚝. 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝'𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐!"
"𝙵𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚝... 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚝. 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝'𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐!"
November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Possibly the greatest movie ever made.
What I’ve learned about myself this past weekend is how much I totally don’t care what any straight men think or feel the need to say about #Wicked. Like y’all could just sit this one out, it’s fine.
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 AM
What I’ve learned about myself this past weekend is how much I totally don’t care what any straight men think or feel the need to say about #Wicked. Like y’all could just sit this one out, it’s fine.
A friend of mine once dated a Hollywood hairdresser who had Udo Kier as a client. When he was asked about appearing in Madonna’s SEX book, he said (and please say this in your head with his German accent) “She has the most well manicured vagina I’ve ever seen.” RIP Udo
November 24, 2025 at 4:15 AM
A friend of mine once dated a Hollywood hairdresser who had Udo Kier as a client. When he was asked about appearing in Madonna’s SEX book, he said (and please say this in your head with his German accent) “She has the most well manicured vagina I’ve ever seen.” RIP Udo
RIP Udo Kier. He was a character actor in so many movies that it’s hard to keep track of them all, but he’ll always be Hans from “My Own Private Idaho” to me first. variety.com/2025/film/ne...
November 24, 2025 at 1:55 AM
RIP Udo Kier. He was a character actor in so many movies that it’s hard to keep track of them all, but he’ll always be Hans from “My Own Private Idaho” to me first. variety.com/2025/film/ne...