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BobbyRubio β€” Can't rain all the time

Published: 2010-06-03 17:36:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 5852; Favourites: 90; Downloads: 163
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Description Whenever I hit a rough patch in life, it's always comforting to have good friends and family to see me through.

This is a drawing of my buddy Fred and I hanging out after my big break up with Lisa. We used to hang out in the back of our elementary school on this embankment that overlooked the community. It was a great place to get away from everybody and talk over things, weather it be girl problems, family problems, school problems... This is when I was a kid, so we would usually drown our sorrows with Jolt cola, Hostess Pudding Pies and Muncho potato crisps. Not really the smartest thing, since it more likely gave us sugar rushes.
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BobbyRubio In reply to ??? [2014-01-09 18:12:17 +0000 UTC]

YUP! Paradise Hills! Β Me too.

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BlakTideMaximum [2011-12-10 17:44:21 +0000 UTC]

You have the bestest friends if they get sugar rushes and talk out your problems.XDThose are the best kind

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IcyAshford [2010-12-09 06:11:58 +0000 UTC]

Was the embankment really full of graffiti?

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BobbyRubio In reply to IcyAshford [2010-12-10 23:53:50 +0000 UTC]

yes there was graffiti there. But, it wasn't a dangerous place to hang out. The graffitti seemed to be mostly done by bored kids, not gangs.

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IcyAshford In reply to BobbyRubio [2010-12-11 08:45:24 +0000 UTC]

I know. I'm just amused that you can draw on... earth? Or is that concrete?

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Lil-bits [2010-07-03 15:58:15 +0000 UTC]

You have so many stories! and yeah, my last comment was mis-stated. Nothing really is 'the rest' of the story.

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Lil-bits In reply to Lil-bits [2010-07-03 16:00:54 +0000 UTC]

Especially given the 'this was sixth-grade bit.'

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Johosafats [2010-06-30 05:02:28 +0000 UTC]

Oh man, this pic makes me feel so nostalgic.
Nothing beats the memories of hangin' with your buddies in the good old days.

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BobbyRubio In reply to Johosafats [2010-07-02 00:46:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, also who can pass on pudding pies. I know I can't!

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kenjiono [2010-06-23 06:28:01 +0000 UTC]

I love these drawings, Bobby.

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BobbyRubio In reply to kenjiono [2010-06-23 17:10:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Kenji!

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Wilco5 [2010-06-19 01:37:48 +0000 UTC]

Oh man, what a great story and a cool matching piece. That as my second fave line from "The Crow"("Not a good day to be a bad guy, eh Skank?" being the first)
Toves, you from Guam? I remember some of those trick cliffs

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BobbyRubio In reply to Wilco5 [2010-06-20 03:46:52 +0000 UTC]

You are the first to recognize that line! I absolutely love the Crow (Brandon Lee's version) and that is my favorite line in the movie!

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StephenBJones [2010-06-18 23:10:14 +0000 UTC]

i really love the styorytelling aspect to these series of panels! very inspiring!

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BobbyRubio In reply to StephenBJones [2010-06-20 03:41:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I've been having fun with these and I am so glad that people can relate and have been liking them.

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StephenBJones In reply to BobbyRubio [2010-06-29 01:17:53 +0000 UTC]

naw, theyre awesome! keep up the great work, sir!

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deviantheartless [2010-06-07 21:31:08 +0000 UTC]

THE best ever. Love it, like always!

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BobbyRubio In reply to deviantheartless [2010-06-09 18:40:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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deviantheartless In reply to BobbyRubio [2010-06-09 20:49:27 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome!!!

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wildpegasus13 [2010-06-04 05:15:00 +0000 UTC]

This has so much personality in it.

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BobbyRubio In reply to wildpegasus13 [2010-06-04 20:25:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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IBGraham [2010-06-04 04:48:43 +0000 UTC]

Nice!!

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BobbyRubio In reply to IBGraham [2010-06-04 20:25:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Ian!

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CatalystOfTheSoul [2010-06-03 22:25:46 +0000 UTC]

The setting and the mood that comes off of this is simple, yet very comforting... ^^ Probably your angle. Very nice.

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BobbyRubio In reply to CatalystOfTheSoul [2010-06-04 00:35:50 +0000 UTC]

SIMPLE?!!!

No, you're right. Nice, simple and very comforting. Thanks for the comment!

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CatalystOfTheSoul In reply to BobbyRubio [2010-06-04 03:07:43 +0000 UTC]

The good, complex to draw type of simple! D<

It's awesome

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NickAlmand [2010-06-03 21:44:01 +0000 UTC]

So cute!

I remember times like these. The lighting here and little you's "recovering smile" with sunken posture really sell the mood perfectly. ^_^

And Fred. He seems like a good friend.

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BobbyRubio In reply to NickAlmand [2010-06-04 00:34:34 +0000 UTC]

Razor, I am so glad you caught all the little subtlties... Thanks! And Fred is a great friend, probably one of a handful of friends that I still have from elementary school.

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NickAlmand In reply to BobbyRubio [2010-06-04 16:02:25 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome to know.

I've only recently re-connected with my best friend from elementary school after 13 years.

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zeustoves [2010-06-03 21:39:16 +0000 UTC]

It's funny how certain kinds of places seem to be comforting when for all practical purposes they should be very uncomfortable. I chalk it up to having a place out of sight, off the beaten path, and "safe." It's those kinds of places adults eschew and only your friends are agile or daring enough to visit. There was an abandoned house overlooking a cliffline (300 foot drop straight into the ocean) where I used to hang out with friends. Scary place looking back but the view was awesome. For us it was Mountain Dew and Violet Crumble. Ew. Shudder.

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BobbyRubio In reply to zeustoves [2010-06-04 00:32:18 +0000 UTC]

Zues, you totally get what I was going for... Man, I guess we just grew up at the same time and have similar tastes. Mountain Dew, NICE!

An abandoned house sounds like a really cool hideout! Is it still around, or did some vagrants find it and are now squatting in there?

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zeustoves In reply to BobbyRubio [2010-06-04 00:54:05 +0000 UTC]

Actually it was on prime real estate so it must be developed by now - that was forever ago. We used to bring people up there, not tell them anything, act all despondent, go running over the edge (there was a landing with a four foot drop just at the edge) so it looked like we leaped like 350 or so feet into the ocean. This is the cliff line BTW, [link] Imagine Really cruel but damn funny. THAT drop.

I'm digging what you're doing - the biographical nature of your work is something I am considering for a short I'm writing about a trip I took to Taipei and back.

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BobbyRubio In reply to zeustoves [2010-06-04 20:23:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow that is a gorgeous view. Where is that? Hawaii... That is funny about jumping onto the landing and freaking out your friends.

I'm glad to inspire you into doing some writing. Taipei sounds very interesting, you gotta let me know when you finish it.

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zeustoves In reply to BobbyRubio [2010-06-05 00:49:29 +0000 UTC]

It's actually Guam. Much smaller than Hawaii.

Hope to have that story done next year so, will do.

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ayenlou [2010-06-03 21:32:12 +0000 UTC]

I love these flashback drawings of yours. Are you gonna have anything out at SDCC?

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BobbyRubio In reply to ayenlou [2010-06-04 00:29:16 +0000 UTC]

Funny you should mention the con...

I dunno, really busy procrastinating and stuff...

Was thinking of a BARRY PRESH shirt, but my wife says "No one will buy that!"...

so maybe a print, I dunno...

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ayenlou In reply to BobbyRubio [2010-06-07 02:01:16 +0000 UTC]

I was hoping for some more 4 Gun Conclusion haha

What are you working on now and days?

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SethKearsley [2010-06-03 21:23:05 +0000 UTC]

what possible bad decisions could be made under the influence of JOLT? I remember walking home from school and stopping at the store for a quart of Hershey's Chocolate milk, a big bag of Peanuttle and a bag of Circus peanuts. All of which to be consumed before dinner. Ah....to have that metabolism again. The things I could do.

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BobbyRubio In reply to SethKearsley [2010-06-04 00:27:45 +0000 UTC]

Ah man, I remember Peanuttle... damn a bag of that and Circus Peanuts?!!! ain't that too much nuttinest put together. Like Nuttinest overload. At least you downed it with Chocolate milk. It's like a big ol' Reeses shake or something... or maybe not, gotta lay off the JOLT... That stuff is like CRACK!

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SethKearsley In reply to BobbyRubio [2010-06-04 01:11:56 +0000 UTC]

Circus Peanuts are those Orange marshmallowy candies. Not peanuts at all. IT's like grandma candy. Those and the pink lozenge like candies that are the same color as Pepto Bismal. MMMMMMM Pepto!

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Moussajinx [2010-06-03 20:51:33 +0000 UTC]

Oh Jolt, how I remember your insane caffeine/sugar rushes...

"All The Sugar, And Twice The Caffeine!!"

I recall making voiceovers for a Drama Project with that. ('Barbie and Ken: Enter a Midsummer Night's Dream')

Thanks for the memory kick!

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BobbyRubio In reply to Moussajinx [2010-06-04 00:22:04 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, Jolt was ahead of it's time. Take that Red Bull!

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nullunit [2010-06-03 19:54:08 +0000 UTC]

Pudding pies are a vice of mine to this day.

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BobbyRubio In reply to nullunit [2010-06-03 20:34:03 +0000 UTC]

Hostess Chocolate Pudding Pies are the best!

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nullunit In reply to BobbyRubio [2010-06-04 22:28:34 +0000 UTC]

I am not super selective about teh flavor; they all taste pretty good to me. However, the lemon one is prolly my favorite. Everytime I eat anything Hostess I feel as bad as when I start smoking again. I know they are bad for me but I like them so much. Someone asked me once why I smoke. Having no real response I said something glib/smarmy like "Since we're going to die amyways, I figure I will smoke while I wait." While that is basically a load of crap it does kind of sum up why I don't worry too much about things that are bad for me. I think I am going down to the 7-11 for a pie right now.

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BobbyRubio In reply to nullunit [2010-06-04 22:43:11 +0000 UTC]

YES! Let's all go out and get some pie!

seriously, pie sounds delicious right now.

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albro8190 [2010-06-03 19:44:32 +0000 UTC]

I kinda wish I had a place like that as a kid. Definitely would've been cool to have a good friend to share it with.

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BobbyRubio In reply to albro8190 [2010-06-03 20:33:25 +0000 UTC]

I haven't been back there in years, but I assume it's still there. Yeah, I sure miss it.

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Ankh117 [2010-06-03 18:44:23 +0000 UTC]

Sometimes, eating junkfood and talking to someone close is the best way to get though some sorrow.

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BobbyRubio In reply to Ankh117 [2010-06-03 20:29:07 +0000 UTC]

I totally agree and there is nothing more junkier and delicious as Hostess Pudding Pies and Muncho potato crisps.

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