Happy Birthday, Rob!
Cheers to you and all the adventures ahead.
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​You are the kindest and most compassionate human being I know. You're also one of the loudest and funniest and most driven and handsome. I'm so happy the universe had our paths cross.
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I hope you have the happy, happy, happiest of birthdays!
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- db
The reviews are in: Rob's the best there is!
Rob: The Masterpiece Series
Sixty Years in the Making. A Lifetime of Excellence.
Engineered for deep connection and designed for a life lived above the clouds, Rob: The Masterpiece Series is the culmination of six decades of warmth, technological genius, and unparalleled wit. Rob is truly a limited edition, guaranteed to elevate any room he enters—both literally and figuratively.
Core Architecture: The V6.0 Operating System
Rob’s architecture is a seamless fusion of complex technical mastery and profound human empathy, running on a proprietary operating system we call "Life's a Stage OS."
New 6.0 Upgrade: Enhanced Perspective
Now, at the 60-year mark, this model boasts upgraded features focused on wisdom and joy:
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Optimized Humor Module: Delivering richer, more sophisticated laughs with less effort.
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Intuition Tuned to 100%: An enhanced ability to see the world clearly.
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Turbocharged Kindness: An already generous spirit now operates at peak output.
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Maintains the core fun-loving, adventurous, "never met a stranger" functionality we all love.
Included Accessories:
Rob comes standard with essential, high-quality peripherals:
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A bottomless supply of unforgettable, if wandering, stories.
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Multiple impromptu, five-star concerts, performed exclusively for you ... and everyone in earshot.
Kindness Rating
Unprecedented
Flight Time
High-altitude performance
Professional Stack
Legendary
Acoustic Output
Venue-dependent
Warranty
The Best!
The highest recorded metrics for genuine empathy and selfless support. A true benchmark for human decency.
Certified Pilot. Excels at navigation, finding joy in the freedom and perspective of the skies.
Built a career on innovation, logic, and problem-solving, making the complex appear effortless.
A natural musician with a stunning voice (just ask him!). Always ready to perform, no matter the location—from stadiums to your living room to the subway to the local bar.
Consistent, reliable, and always accessible in times of crisis or celebration.
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Happy 60th Birthday!
We celebrate this incredible launch and the next phase of the journey.
1965
It was a year of cultural change and cosmic ambition.​
Let's take a look at some of the events, music, and icons of 1965.
Yes, it's a biased list. It's ethno-centric toward the US and includes some things that interest me and maybe not you.
Jan 2
9 years before he showed off his million dollar legs
New York Jets sign future Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath to a $427,000 ($4.4m in 2025 dollars) contract over three years (pro football record at the time)
I saw him at a hotel bar in 2017, and he still had "it!"
Jan 15
Brunswick Records releases the single "I Can't Explain" by British rockers "The Who" in the UK, their 1st after changing their band name
Jan 19
Gemini 2 is launched on a suborbital test flight.
Jan 27
1st ground station-to-aircraft radio communication via satellite
Beatles '65 album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks
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​The Searchers' "Love Potion Number 9" peaks at #3
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​The Byrds record "Mr Tambourine Man"
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"The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis hits #3
​Righteous Brothers' music single "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" hits #1
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Motown Records release The Supremes' single "Stop In the Name of Love"
I can't believe tonsils and a driver's license made an "events of the year" list!
Mar 2
One of the most popular musical films of all time, "The Sound of Music," starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, premieres (Academy Award for Best Picture - 1966)
Mar 18
Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov leaves his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes and becomes the first person to conduct a spacewalk
Mar 13
British guitarist Eric Clapton quits the Yardbirds due to the band moving away from traditional blues; Jeff Beck becomes his replacement
Apr 5
​37th Academy Awards: "My Fair Lady", Rex Harrison (My Fair Lady) & Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) win
(And later became the first stadium with astroturf because the roof killed all the grass.)
Apr 29
Canadian folk singer-songwriter Joni Anderson (soon to be known as Joni Mitchell) meets American folk singer and future husband Chuck Mitchell at a gig in Toronto, Ontario
Beatles "Ticket to Ride" single is released in UK
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​"Whipped Cream & Other Delights", fourth full album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Band, is released
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​"The Girl from Impanema" wins best album at the 7th Grammy Awards
May 16
C'mon, Mom -- it's French!
The Campbell Soup Company introduces SpaghettiOs under its Franco-American brand
The new product tested so well with moms and kids that it skipped regional test marketing and went directly to national distribution, and marketed as “The world’s first spoonable spaghetti.”
Skateboarding replaced hula-hooping as the cool thing to do.
May 25
"Get up and fight, sucker!" Muhammad Ali lands a blow on the jaw of his opponent, Sonny Liston, that became known as “the phantom punch”
*insert women's liberation comment here*
I didn't know Queen Elizabeth was such a baddie!
"Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham & Pharaohs hits #2
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The Rolling Stones release music single "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
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​Beatles release album "Beatles VI"
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British rock band The Kinks arrive in NYC beginning their 1st US tour
Otis Redding records the song "Respect" at Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee
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Beatles' "VI" album goes to number 1 and stays at number 1 for 6 weeks​
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The Beatles' single "Help" is released in the UK
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British rock group "The Animals" appear for the first time in the British charts
Jul 20
Greatest Song of All Time
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​It is the definitive anthem of a generation, an epic song about the loss of innocence and the search for identity
That weird musical we saw would have been so much better if this song was included. Or maybe nothing could have saved it.
Jul 25
Bob Dylan is booed by sections of the crowd at the Newport Folk Festival for performing with an electric guitar, beginning the era of folk rock
Only 5 days after he recorded the "greatest song of all time!"
Jul 30
Duke Ellington's orchestral piece "The Golden Broom and the Green Apple" premieres with the New York Philharmonic led by Lukas Foss at the Lincoln Center in NYC
Aug 06
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act, prohibiting voting discrimination against minorities
Look at me fighting the urge to get political with my commentary!
Aug 28
Bob Dylan is booed for playing electric guitar during a concert at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, New York City
Again! The folk movement did not go quietly.
There's nothing ironic in Alanis Morisette's song, but THIS is irony!
Sep 8
Before there was Lou Pearlman ...
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They are controlled by producers and each given a distinct personality. The instrumental backing on their first two albums and major hits like "Last Train to Clarksville" and "I'm a Believer" was performed by professional studio musicians known as "The Wrecking Crew."
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The members, particularly Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork, were frustrated by this arrangement and fought for the right to play their own instruments and write their own material. They eventually won that creative control and for a period became a legitimate, performing rock band.
The Beatles' single "Help!" goes to #1 and stays #1 for three weeks and the album goes to #1 and stays at #1 for 9 weeks
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​Beatles win their 1st Grammy, for Best Group of 1964
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​​Volt/Stax records releases Otis Redding's third studio album "Otis Blue - Otis Redding Sings Soul" in the US, Atlantic releases it in the UK
Sep 16
The pirate jokes that never were
Born David Robert Jones, he used the stage name Davie Jones (or Davy Jones) early in his career. He changed his professional name to David Bowie in 1966 to avoid confusion with Davy Jones, the frontman of the American pop group The Monkees, who was becoming famous at the same time.
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The name "Bowie" was chosen in homage to the American pioneer Jim Bowie and his famous knife.
I'm sure you already knew this, but it was news to me. The Bowie knife part is surprising.
Shout out to Biff!
Sep 18
TV sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie," starring Barbara Eden as a 2,000-year-old genie and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes her master, premieres on NBC
And sexy time role play changed forever...
Oct 15
The world will never be the same...
On a day so perfect it felt almost painted—the kind of day where dewdrop sprites buffed the morning light—a quiet miracle was taking place. As the woodland creatures —a gentle doe, a curious squirrel, and a family of bluebirds—gathered just outside the window, the world held its breath.
The moment Rob arrived, it wasn't a cry that was heard, but a perfect, pure note. The local birds immediately paused their morning song, sensing the presence of a future karaoke champion and the kindest soul they'd ever meet.
Oct 30
British model Jean Shrimpton causes a sensation at Derby Day at the Melbourne races wearing a white shift dress (four inches above the knee)
< The dress in question (clutch your pearls!)
The Supremes release single "I Hear a Symphony"
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​The Beatles' single "Yesterday" goes #1 and stays #1 for 4 weeks
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​The Rolling Stones release music single "Get Off of My Cloud"
Nov 22
"Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees" broadcast on CBS, watched by 25 million viewers, brings Jane Goodall to international attention
Jane Goodall's favorite animal? A dog!
The Who released their debut album My Generation in the UK
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The Beatles release the album Rubber Soul in the UK
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The Supremes release single "My World is Empty Without You"
Dec 04
NASA launches Gemini 7 with Frank Borman and Jim Lovell - later the focus of the first crewed space rendezvous; 11 days later makes 1st rendezvous in space (with Gemini 6)
Dec 22
The year ends with a great love story
(That's what Google says. I've never seen it.)
Doctor Zhivago premiered at the Capitol Theatre in New York City. The event was attended by the film's director, David Lean, and its stars, including Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, and Geraldine Chaplin.
The 197-minute epic was a major event, marking the start of its "hard ticket" roadshow engagement before its general release.