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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.

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#Z

02.03.2026 04:57 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Galaxie 500 - Fourth of July (Official Video) HD
YouTube video by Sam Galaxie 500 - Fourth of July (Official Video) HD

A song a day… sometimes

I just…

#Galaxie500 #SongOfTheDay #MusicSky

02.03.2026 04:46 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Yoko Ono jokes bore me. Don’t be boring.
#YokoOno #RecordOfTheDay #PlasticOnoBand #VinylSky #AvantPop #VinylRecords #ExpirimentalMusic #VinylCommunity #ArtRock

02.03.2026 03:27 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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#HudsonValley #PhotoArt #Art #Abandoned #Photography #Photosky #FarmCountry #Americana #Artsky #PhotoEdit #Monochrome #BlackAndWhitePhotography

02.03.2026 01:47 — 👍 25    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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A documentary a day in March. Name the film and director. Provide an image.
Film: Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008)
Director: Sacha Gervasi
#Anvil #DocumentaryChallenge #Filmsky #HeavyMetal #MovieSky #DocumentaryFilm #MetalSky #MovieChallenge #FilmChallenge #DocuSky

01.03.2026 16:56 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

“All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force.”
- George Orwell
#QuoteOfTheDay #GeorgeOrwell #Tyranny #Fraud #Force #FuckICE #NoBloodForOil #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #MakeAmericaWildernessAgain

01.03.2026 15:49 — 👍 20    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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“Trick or part of this nutritious breakfast” just doesn’t have the same ring to it.

01.03.2026 04:34 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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Not sure how the Bartok piece on side 4 fits in with the all American cover art, but it does follow nicely from the rest of the album. The Ives #sonatas are, of course, uniformly perfect.
#CharlesIves #RecordOfTheDay #BelaBartok #VinylSky #VinylRecords #20thCenturyClassical #VinylCommunity #MusicSky

01.03.2026 03:44 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Nah, there’s no oil there.

01.03.2026 01:32 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Post something from the 60s.

01.03.2026 01:30 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 0

Already did them both

01.03.2026 00:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oil

01.03.2026 00:13 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Seven directors for the seven days of the week, American Edition. Name the film and director. Provide an image.
Film: The King of Comedy (1982)
Director: Martin Scorcese
#MartinScorcese #SevenDirectorsChallenge #Filmsky #MovieSky #MovieChallenge #FilmChallenge #SaturdaysAreForScorcese

01.03.2026 00:09 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 3    📌 0

Not personally, he doesn’t. He just watches it happen and touches himself.

28.02.2026 23:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

"The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity and arrogance they have.
All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them."
- Erasmus
#QuoteOfTheDay #Erasmus #Fools #Pride #Vanity #Arrogance #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #NoBloodForOil #FuckICE #MakeAmericaIndigenousAgain

28.02.2026 23:03 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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I thought Israel was the fanatical,
authoritarian theocracy being led by a lunatic.

BTW, there’s oil in Iran.

28.02.2026 22:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Signs I’m Getting Old:
There was a vulture flying around my house this morning. My first thought was maybe I died and didn’t notice. Turns out that’s not the case.
This time.

28.02.2026 17:06 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Lenny Bruce is not afraid!

28.02.2026 04:58 — 👍 20    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 1
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#Catskills #PhotoArt #Art #Abandoned #Photography #Photosky #Americana #Commodes #Artsky #ThingsYouCanFindInTheWoods

28.02.2026 04:23 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 1

"I've met Bob Dylan's bodyguards, and if Steve Earle thinks he can stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table, he's sadly mistaken.”
- Townes Van Zandt

28.02.2026 03:01 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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"Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that."
- Steve Earle
#TownesVanZandt #RecordOfTheDay #CountryMusic #VinylSky #VinylRecords #VinylCommunity #MusicSky #FolkSky #CountrySky #Americana

28.02.2026 03:01 — 👍 21    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Post a Jedi, wrong answers only.

28.02.2026 02:56 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

I don’t know what to say to that

28.02.2026 02:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Seven directors for the seven days of the week, American Edition. Name the film and director. Provide an image.
Film: Arrowsmith (1931)
Director: John Ford
#JohnFord #SevenDirectorsChallenge #Filmsky #MovieSky #MovieChallenge #FilmChallenge #FridaysAreForFord

28.02.2026 02:13 — 👍 14    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Not to mention the beer, right out in the open like that.

27.02.2026 15:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“The most improper job of any man, even saints… is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.”
- J.R.R. Tolkien
#QuoteOfTheDay #JRRTolkien

27.02.2026 14:34 — 👍 14    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

You are correct

27.02.2026 14:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Smiling? Playing cards!? And just look at her shoulders on display for everyone to gawk at!!!
#HighwayToHell

27.02.2026 04:26 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 5    📌 0