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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 14h

Finally saw OBAA. I know, I know, I’m late to the party; but I read Vineland in the 90s so really I’m a trendsetter, right? Right?! 🥴

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 21h

Weird fact: ancient Greeks knew asbestos was dangerous because the people who mined it kept getting sick, so there's also the connection that we're bad at learning from history

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 1d

Just to needle the regime Soros is paying all of us protesters with cash in Cava bags 💰

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 1d

Stupidly did a very jumpy cardio workout on a rainy day and my knees are like“come on man, we talked about this”

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 1d

I’m stuck on this:

‘A/an’ is general while ‘the’ is specific, but not when you’re talking about instruments 🤔

To wit: “I have a banana” (general) vs “I have *the* banana” (specific)
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“I play the guitar” (general) vs “I play *a* guitar” (to me, sounds you mean a specific guitar) help?

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 1d

This morning I googled what the difference is between writing a chord as a #11 or a b5 and after reading a bunch of posts on the subject I learned that I don’t care 😵‍💫

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 2d

Especially bad if it’s a bimonthly meeting, of which there could be 6 or 24 a year 😫

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 2d

I agree with Drumpf here: we must arrest whoever was president on Jan 6, 2021! Do something indeed!

Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 2d

What’s ‘before’ you is what’s in front of you, unless we’re talking about time, then ‘before’ you is behind you. Because English is stupid.

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 2d

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Where the song God Bless America came from!

YouTube video by RobPRocks

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 3d

“Trump Lies About Portland” would be a much snappier (and accurate) headline, APNews!

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Screenshot showing a quiet city street. Headline reads "FACT FOCUS: Trump paints a grim portrait of Portland. The story on the ground is much less extreme" in italic words poster added "(in other words Trump is lying.)"

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 4d

Just got an offer for the Nuremberg Comedy Fest! It’s the same week as Pyongyang but I might be able to make it work🤞🤞🤞

Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 5d

They just called out the national guard to capture Woody Guthrie’s guitar

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 5d

The girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa

FDR & Eleanor Roosevelt in the back seat of a convertible, FDR raises his hat in his right hand, both smile at the camera

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 6d

I propose using AI to blockchain B2B synergy, it’ll be a game changing disruptor of the paradigm!

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 6d

My favorite is Gravity’s Rainbow, but it’s dense and took me some effort to get through. Also dug Vineland, Bleeding Edge, and Mason & Dixon, though that last one is tough cuz it’s written in an 18th Century stylized prose (once I got into the rhythm of it it went faster)

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 6d

Bad idea: now he’ll never be released!

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 6d

“I won’t answer your question, senator, but if you’ll allow me to read from my Burn Book…”

Pam bondi in a pinstripe jacket, hand under her chin, looking like she’s giving notes on her new coat made from dalmatians

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 7d

Finally wrote some goofy lyrics to an instrumental piece I did years ago. Enjoy the French Bossa grooviness, with backing vocal help from @tammyfayenyc.bsky.social !! 🎶🎸🪇

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Pesticida (Ciné Version), by Rob Paravonian

track by Rob Paravonian

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 8d

There’s a song about them!

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Contrarian—Lyrics Video

YouTube video by RobPRocks

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 9d

We’re gonna send the TX Natl Guard to IL during hurricane season, so if there’s a hurricane TX we’ll just send the FL Nat’l guard. If a hurricane hits FL we’ll send NC Nat’l guard to FL. But if NC gets hit… Look, the important thing is we’re owning the libs!

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 11d

Watched “Better Man” tonight, loved it, and now I want them to go back and remake other musician biopics with chimpanzees as the stars, in this order:

•Walk the Line—way better!
•A Complete Unknown—amazing!
•La Vie En Rose—Magnifique!
•Coal Miner’s Daughter—this one might fail but it’d be epic

movie poster for the movie Better Man, a mock up of a Rolling Stone Cover showing the head of a chimpanzee wearing sunglasses, tuxedo coat, and bow tie, roses in front of him covering the lower third and the title "Better Man" and credits

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 13d

It’s political theater from people who suck at theater. Project 2025 should’ve recruited more BFAs! 🙃

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Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 13d

4.) will the fest lanyard/credentials have a tracking/listening device?
5.) will there be outdoor shows?
5a.) will there be medics for people who pass out from heat during the outdoor shows?
6.) As a non-citizen will my passport be confiscated as leverage to keep working?
7.) green room snax?

Rob Paravonian @robprocks.com · 13d

Riyadh Comedy Festival FAQ:

1.) Is there a “New Faces” show?
2.) will there be industry?
2a.) which industry?
3.) will they be handing out development deals like the 90s Aspen/Montreal Fests?
3a.) can I pitch my sitcom abt my wife secretly trying to learn to drive?

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