Rob Paravonian
@robprocks.com
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musician, comedian, utility outfielder
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6 days ago
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Genius Businessman Musk saved us so much money! Billionaires are so smrt! (The people they're trying to hire back got 7 months of paid leave in the meantime š¤¦āāļø)
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about 18 hours ago
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Oh! He was one of those guys you saw in the 80s in Times Square saying they were the lost 12th tribe! I remember them!
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1 day ago
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My biggest Rapture-in-pop-culture question is why are the clothes left behind but not the bodies? Like, now youāre in heaven in a naked human body while everyone else gets to be an angel? F*** that.
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Haven't worn my fitbit in days yet it just estimated I slept 5.5 hours last night. WHOāS BEEN SLEEPING WITH MY FITBIT!?! š²
1 day ago
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āYouāve reached your monthly limit of storiesā says the website I havenāt visited in 6 months š
1 day ago
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The president is the perfect fusion of the non-Charlie Wonka kids: the gluttonous Augustus, TV-obsessed Mike Teevee, spoiled brat Veruca, and nepo-kid of a dishonest businessman Violet
1 day ago
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While youāre waiting for the Rapture, check out the bit of my special where I talk about Left Behind, Hal Lindsay, William Miller, and the End Times! If you grew up Evangelically-adjacent like I did, youāll dig it! Here it is cued up to the relevant (revelantš) bit:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYJd...
1 day ago
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No oneās talking about how great this has been for Celebrity Family Feud
2 days ago
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Correction: people donāt think the rapture is today but Tuesday Sep 23, which is my birthday. In lieu of gifts please send me the $ youāll no longer need in heaven
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3 days ago
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In honor of The Rapture today, hereās a song I wrote about the time in 1844 when thousands of people were convinced JC was coming back on October 22
youtu.be/WJ_1iZ7Ow2Y
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āThe Great Disappointment of 1844ā Lyric Video
YouTube video by RobPRocks
https://youtu.be/WJ_1iZ7Ow2Y
4 days ago
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Old enough to remember people freaking out when a *former* president said hi to an Attorney General on a tarmac, but sure, POTUS can tweet at the current AG telling her to prosecute everyone who makes him sad š
www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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Four years later, seeing the Lynch tarmac 'controversy' in a new light
Everyone who took the Lynch story seriously should face a follow-up question: are Trump's DOJ efforts as outrageous as the June 2016 tarmac chat?
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/four-years-later-seeing-lynch-tarmac-controversy-new-light-n1135786
4 days ago
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6 days ago
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Speaking of ABC affiliates not wanting to air things, ABC Boston didnāt air the premiere of Welcome Back Kotter because they were worried that showing an integrated high school classroom was too controversial š
www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2014/09...
6 days ago
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āAber-baijanā? Heās probably trying to say āAgrabahā (the kingdom from Disneyās Aladdin)
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7 days ago
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The Donāt Tread On Me crowd is fine with tyranny when theyāre the tyrant
7 days ago
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Difficult aspects of US history and culture satirized in The American Songbook: Redacted! A music video special filled with satirical songs! Watch on YouTube before the oligarchs take it down (then you'll have to message me and Iāll try to burn you a DVD š¤·āāļø)
youtu.be/aYJd-r3awzo
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The American Songbook: Redacted Comedy Special
YouTube video by RobPRocks
https://youtu.be/aYJd-r3awzo
7 days ago
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Guess I wonāt watch Only Murders in the Building with my sister this holiday season š¤·āāļø so long Hulu/Disney/and the useless ESPN+ I never used! thanks ABC
7 days ago
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When the N train gives you lemons, the 6, E, & Q70 give you a different set of lemons that somehow get you to LaGuardia on time š
8 days ago
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I have one! Can confirm: itās a sweet hat š§¢
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14 days ago
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Ask the Rolling Stones how well hiring bikers for security worked out š¤¦āāļø
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Anti-Islamic US biker gang members run security at deadly Gaza aid sites
BBC identifies members of Infidels MC gang hired as armed security at US and Israel-backed aid sites.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2zy4l8jgeo
15 days ago
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Maybe sportsSky can explain it? Anytime a Viking player falls down itās a penalty on Chicago? Is that new rule this season?
16 days ago
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Itās Bandcamp Friday! The day when bandcamp waives artist fees for me so I got a discount code for YOU! Any digital music is 25% off today with the code sep2025! Get those deep cuts youāve missed or check out The American Songbook: Redacted from 2022!
robprocks.bandcamp.com
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Rob Paravonian
Known the world over for his viral "Pachelbel Rant" video, Rob Paravonian is a musician and comedian who has performed on Comedy Central, opened for comedy legends George Carlin and Lily Tomlin, and w...
https://robprocks.bandcamp.com
20 days ago
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Stray Cats let loose in NYC, you say? Iām listening⦠š
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21 days ago
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Amazon literally sent a picture of my package in a different building š¤¦āāļø
22 days ago
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Iāve seen this exact tweet from about a dozen accounts. It isnāt just AI that steals peopleās work :-/
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30 days ago
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This basically sums up the inspiration for my history-based comedy music special The American Songbook: Redacted! This line shoulda been in my press kit!!
youtu.be/aYJd-r3awzo
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about 1 month ago
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Someone play my song for the Smithsonian! š¶ Donāt learn your history Just plug your ears and sing! Ignore unhappy subjects Which is almost everything š¶ Plug Your Ears and Sing! Official Video
youtu.be/hZtXfrlupPk
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Plug Your Ears and Sing! Official Video
YouTube video by RobPRocks
https://youtu.be/hZtXfrlupPk
about 1 month ago
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The Tangerine Man is telling the Smithsonian to whitewash our past but you can always learn about the seedy underbelly of US History and Culture through expertly crafted comedy music videos! Hereās the trailer:
youtu.be/H3a_DIn2kDg?...
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"In a Worldā¦" trailer for The American Songbook: Redacted
YouTube video by RobPRocks
https://youtu.be/H3a_DIn2kDg?si=sjEqPBVfU2UnOE9u
about 1 month ago
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We need to get this dog in the Labor Day Parade in Brooklyn!
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about 1 month ago
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Thanks New Zealand!
about 2 months ago
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āYep, thatās me. Youāre probably wondering how I got hereā¦ā
about 2 months ago
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The Texas lawmakers shouldāve fled to Cancun and invited Ted Cruz
about 2 months ago
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Maybe this is his final public performance?
about 2 months ago
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One of those ā20 people think one thing and one guy thinks something elseā debates but Iām the one guy trying to convince people Andor isnāt all that
about 2 months ago
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and his plan to clean up after hurricanes is to fire the meteorologists! š¤¦āāļø
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
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Trump fires labor statistics boss hours after weak jobs report
The president implied that the BLS commissioner, longtime federal employee Erika McEntarfer, manipulated the data "for political purposes."
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/trump-orders-firing-bls-commissioner-weak-jobs-report-rcna222531
about 2 months ago
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Same! My last name is pretty phonetic, probably thanks to coming from a different alphabet and having to be sounded out when my grandfather came into the country
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about 2 months ago
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Re-upping this article from March in honor of todayās GDP numbers. They fired 2 of the advisory committees that help get the numbers right and they talked about changing the GDP formula to subtract government spending so š¤·āāļø
www.npr.org/2025/03/11/n...
about 2 months ago
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That ārah! rah! āMerica!!ā commercial for Ram Trucks is so over the top I expect it to invade Iraq šŗšø š¦ š„ š§Ø
about 2 months ago
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Marty McFly got knocked out after he was hit by his grandfatherās car the same day Doc Brown fell off his toilet and hit his head, meaning both were severely concussed the entire movie š¤
2 months ago
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While working on my design/editing portfolio I made a hype reel from a lot of the DIY projects Iāve done over the past 10 years. If youāve got a spare 106 seconds, check it out! Music by me :-)
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2 months ago
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Looks like Cuomo has raised his campaign efforts to āhalf-assedā up from āone-eighth-assedā
2 months ago
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Didnāt expect the All Star Game to end with penalty kicks
2 months ago
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For the All Star Game instead of those sliding gloves for running the bases players should wear a big foam #1 finger
2 months ago
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Another little animated bit, this time about the song God Bless America, which youāll hear a lot today if youāre watching sports and stuff. Character is from my video special full of songs inspired by US history & culture, attempting to explain WHY ARE WE LIKE THIS?!?!?! š„“
youtu.be/aYJd-r3awzo
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3 months ago
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2 months ago
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on the F Train a teen girl asked me about the recent SciFi novel I was reading because it was a sequel that she was planning to read soon so I can see why the Fox News pundits are so terrified of the subway
2 months ago
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The All Star break is here and I never would have guessed the #1 team in power rankings would be the Detroit Togers! Thatās so [sic]!
2 months ago
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Guess what, Jet Blue? Sending a dozen 4am emails about a canceled 9am flight didnāt help at all!
2 months ago
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Iām guessing it was locusts
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3 months ago
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Kristi Noemās 3-day delay getting FEMA aid to Texas was mostly so she could get her ācrisis outfitā together
3 months ago
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