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Rob LaRocque
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“Our endless and impossible journey toward home is in fact our home.”
- David Foster Wallace

“Quit a-hollerin’ at me.”
- John Prine

Purity is a lie, authenticity is a myth, and everything is political - even yo mama.

I like your dog.
Quote of the Day:
“Wisdom is like a goatskin bag; every man carries his own.”
- Chinua Achebe
#QuoteOfTheDay #ChinuaAchebe #Wisdom #GoatskinBag
November 29, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I’m reading the new Wings book. It’s a lot of fun.
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Record of the Day:
There are some records I know so well and love so much that just looking at the cover makes me feel better.
#JoniMitchell #MusicSky #FolkMusic #VinylCommunity #VinylSky #FolkSky #VinylRecords
November 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Seven directors of your choice for the seven days of the week until 2026. Name the film and director. Provide an image.
Film: The Passenger (1975)
Director:Michelangelo Antonioni
#SevenDirectorsChallenge #MichelangeloAntonioni #Filmsky #MovieSky #MovieChallenge #FilmChallenge #FridaysAreForAntonioni
November 28, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Quote post a celebrity that looks godly with long hair.
November 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Quote of the Day:
“If you get hung up on everybody else's hang-ups, then the whole world's going to be nothing more than one huge gallows.”
- Richard Brautigan
#QuoteOfTheDay #RichardBrautigan #HangUps #Tolerance
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
And also, Happy Thanksgiving to those of us that celebrate that today.
Gratitude matters
Thanks
YouTube video by James Gang - Topic
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November 28, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Something to be thankful for
KISS - The Tom Snyder Show 10/31/1979 (Complete)
YouTube video by ItalicNY 1975
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November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NovemberAlchemy
11/28 - Butter of Antimony

(Butter of antimony was thought to be necessary to the production of the philosopher’s stone.)
November 28, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Record of the Day:
There’s something about Van Morrison that fits quite nicely with Thanksgiving.
#VanMorrison #MusicSky #ClassicRock #VinylCommunity #FolkRock #VinylSky #VinylRecords
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
You'll be visited by three spirits.

The three spirits:
November 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
My nieces and daughter like to take a traditional approach to Thanksgiving lunch.
November 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Seven directors of your choice for the seven days of the week until 2026. Name the film and director. Provide an image.
Film:The Steamroller and the Violin
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
#SevenDirectorsChallenge #Filmsky #AndreiTarkovsky #MovieSky #MovieChallenge #FilmChallenge #ThursdaysAreForTarkovsky
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Quote of the Day:
“He won’t let the pain blot out the humor no more’n he’ll let the humor blot out the pain.”
- Ken Kesey

#QuoteOfTheDay #KenKesey #Pain #Humor
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?

This could be a problem.
November 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
November 27, 2025 at 1:58 AM
#MusicChallenge
#NovemberAlchemy
11/27 - Unsteady Equinox
November 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Seven directors of your choice for the seven days of the week until 2026. Name the film and director. Provide an image.
Film: City of Women (1980)
Director: Federico Fellini
#SevenDirectorsChallenge #Filmsky#FedericoFellini #MovieSky #MovieChallenge #FilmChallenge #WednesdaysAreForFellini
November 27, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Quote of the Day:
“By definition, a government has no conscience. Sometimes it has a policy, but nothing more."
- Albert Camus
#QuoteOfTheDay #AlbertCamus #Conscience #Governance
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Record of the Day:
An album so nice he put his name on it twice
#MusicSky #Blues #VinylCommunity #JohnLeeHooker #VinylSky #BluesSky #VinylRecords
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
A song a day sometimes.

If you look closely, you can see the back of my head in some of the audience shots.

#SongOfTheDay #MusicSky #RichieHavens #MountainJam
Richie Havens - "All Along The Watchtower" - Mountain Jam V - 5/31/09
YouTube video by Mountain Jam Festival
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November 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM