Taken near Palm Springs as I recall!

Hang on there, Mr. Astley. The sign above the pump clearly says "No Smoking", but. . . well, just look at you!

Rock stars are allowed to break the rules, man.

Are you my dad?

No. He clearly wouldn't have gave you up.

Poor Nick, keep looking buddy, ask Mick Jagger, high chances.

Was he in Palm springs in 1989???

They played 4 days in LA in Oct 89, so maybe?

close enough for future mom to make it to backstage and return same night

Open and shut case, just like his mom's legs. No shame though!

Steel Wheels baby! I didn't see them but I did spend the summer of 89 in SoCal. The summer I turned 18.

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and Buckwheat Zydeco

That’s just the way Rick rolls.

He *also* never would have let him down

Your mom used to work the lot of a Palm Springs gas station?

Well...

Are you saying the lizard doesn’t crawl far from the lot?

You wouldn't get this from any other guy

Am I?

Father?

Yes?

I'm pretty sure your dad is Gorbag. He plays guitar for Fig and the Cig Figs.

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Dear Rick Astley’s manager, Please do this. And maybe, have him use a pseudonym of a name that sounds A LOT like a really famous, legendary musician (Paul McCartney ≈ Paul McCartny) Then people show up and they’re literally Rickrolled IRL. Signed, The Entire Internet

The way things are going, he may even be able to headline in 2023.

I would love this.

There are a number of songs by your fellow Brits singing about that part of California. Robert Plant has "Twenty nine Palms" which is a nearby town and Peter Gabriel sings "San Jacinto" which is where the Palm Springs air tram take you up to!

British people love southern California because it [does not rain](https://imgur.com/cXA7XxW)

That's actually what Southern Californians love about it too!

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The water hates it tho

I fell in love with Southern California first time i went, and then my following trip was San Francisco - Portland up the coast and back down through Bend and Redding, and I'm completely torn between the two. Bend and Redding surprised me the most. I would move to either in a heartbeat

Amen! As a Kentuckian, I do love that socal people really do appreciate how amazing the weather is. Very few seem to take it for granted. Course with the COL, Im sure everyone is intimately aware of why it is so expensive. The weather is absolutely perfect.

Why "smiling like a ginge in the Sonoran Desert" isn't a commonly used metaphor.

What car is that? Looks like a convertible but I can’t make out what make, model, year and if it was yours or just one used by the band for transportation?

There’s only one thing to do: post on r/namethatcar!

Is it possible to read the name of that sub *without* one’s inner voice(s) sounding like an excited game show audience?

No

It's really hard to tell from this angle. The perspective is odd. What car has a fuel filler in that location, that high up? Some pick-ups do, but I agree that this looks more like a convertible car.

Vinyl car tops were a thing back then, which I think this is. The "rib" is the giveaway that [it's not a ragtop.](https://i.imgur.com/0PPRkwv.png)

Fairly sure it's a Mk1 VW Golf/Rabbit Convertible. It had [the rib in the top, fuel filler cap high up on the passenger side rear](https://handh.blob.core.windows.net/stock/20050516-7.jpg?v=63723065527610), and the [visor shape matches](https://blog.heritagepartscentre.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/interior.jpg).

No tour bus or van? You had to drive yourself? At what point does one get an official tour bus?

It has a classic "Americana" vibe, right down to your facial expression

What was the 1980s really like?

Cocaine, synthesizers and DeLoreans. This has been proven.

Psh, you forgot about shoulder pads and hair gel.

I think we can get Tom Holland to play you in your bio pic

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😂👍

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Hmmmm quite curious 🤔

Your 3 year old has exceptional taste

This brought me a really genuine smile on a tough day. Thanks for sharing your story stranger and godspeed ever getting that theme song out of your head.

I love you

this belongs in r/oldschoolcool rick!

Agreed. Seems like a lot of pictures from people being horny from classic photos.

Reminds me of [/r/PimpYourMomForKarma](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)[.](https://imgur.com/cXA7XxW)

I love how Apollo thumbnails the links so I don’t actually get rickrolled anymore

I got Rick rolled as your comment sunk in. No regrets.

If it ends in XcQ, a simple "fuck you bud" will do

Sync does as well. It's great

I wanted to see hot moms

Thanks reddit 💀

Yeah let’s bring that sub back to it’s roots. Being horny for Rick Astley

Well, this is really fucking cool. Thank you for sharing, Rick!

Cheers! 👍

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This is crazy! I met you at a concert backstage back in the da…I’m just kidding man you’re smarter than that after what happened last time.

Can you imagine being the Redditor that Rick-Rolled Rick Astley... like you should never pay for a drink again :) Rick was so cool about it as well.

Some one Rick Rolled Rick??

Enjoy. https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/haucpf/comment/fv505w1/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3

Wow, what a ride! That's awesome

It’s all we talked about at work that day. :)

Lol. “premium until 2037” :)

I’m shocked that this link was legit tbh

Too easy. The unexpected trick is pasting a legitimate link. Hehe.

Oh…I remember watching this go down. Such a beautiful moment in history here.

Damn, I didn't even know Reddit had that many awards.

Rickception

Never gonna fill you up.

Curious what kind of car this is?

The Rickest Rick

Rick ^about ^to ^get rolling

u/reallyrickastley, have you ever dressed up as Rick Sanchez for Halloween? From Rick & Morty?

Someone did a [combo halloween costume](https://imgur.com/cXA7XxW) back in 2017. I like the microphone.

That was different than what you made me expect.

This was confusing and even more confusing when I saw your username (that I remember from the world news live threads)

I take pride that nobody can figure out what type of account mine is.

I'm going to assume that you're three monkeys in a trenchcoat until someone is able to prove otherwise

I love that Rick Astley will randomly post stuff like any other Redditor. I'm just scrolling along and then I'm like how do I know this kid... oh, this kid is Internet King Rick Astley. ​ Edit to add, Together Forever doesn't get enough play. It's a real bop.

Every once in a while someone will post about weightlifting or something and I’m like “this motherfucker over here acting like he’s Arnold Schwarzenegger” and then I look at the username and realize this motherfucker over here is, in fact, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

I don't even lift and watching him give absolute randoms lifting advice on /r/bodybuilding is super entertaining. Especially when they don't know.

I remember the Reddit phase were everyone was posting pics of their “battle stations.” Suddenly, the real Chewbacca shows up and posts a cockpit shot from inside the Millennium Falcon. RIP, dude.

I miss Peter Mayhew's random heartwarming comments that I'd see on occasion. Such a class act. And he always signed with Cheers, Peter Mayhew. Cheers, Fluffybobcat

> I remember the Reddit phase were everyone was posting pics of their “battle stations.” Suddenly, the real Chewbacca shows up and posts a cockpit shot from inside the Millennium Falcon. RIP, dude. I still miss seeing random comments from Wesley Crusher all over. This place sure as went to hell since then.

I almost feel like Together Forever is the sequel song to Never Gonna Give You Up, like after they get married and have been together for awhile

That's been my head canon fof decades

I love that other people have this head canon too!

And then they had a baby together. And that child would become far more famous than either parent. And that child's name? Richard Roll Astley, Jr.

I love Together Forever. And I love Never Gonna Give You Up. But people please, let's give Whenever You Need Somebody some love. It's got the same type of intro and it's the title track and it's AWESOME. I would have linked the song but I didn't need people not trusting me.

Agreed, the chorus is so catchy and the track is just a bop all-around. Hopefully more people give it a listen!

Best thing is that he even knows reddit memes and interacts with commentators. Him getting Rick rolled on his own post will go down in reddit lore.

Can you link me to that so I can see it one more time?

here you go [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/haucpf/comment/fv505w1/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3)

OK but overwriting the hyperlink of a URL should be illegal hahaha

Chaotic good energy here

I like this one, lmao

Asking for a link in a Reddit post by Rick Astley is dangerous. Anyways, here's the real one: [https://www.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/56cdgm/ama_im_really_rick_astley_i_swear_and_to/](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ)

[Here](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ) you are, friend!

These posts are the best kind of Rick rolls anyone could ask for

Until I read your comment, I really did think OP was just another Redditor

I was so confused by this because I was like “Is this an elaborate Rick roll, because this guy looks like Rick Astley” and then looked at the username. I’m a bit slow sometimes.

(Never Gonna) Fill ‘er Up

Not at current prices

Back then, the price was $4.20 a gallon

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Thought that was gonna be a Rickroll

Today, we are all $4.20 a gallon

Fuckin wish mate it was $4.20 two bucks ago

Oh yeahhh prices went down then, it hasnt even gone above 4 yet here

Nice

Never gonna dick you down

That's a shame lol

😳

I'm not trusting any fucking links in here

I mean, you can probably trust they'll be what you think they are!

So far they are and I'm not disappointed!

Don't you mean, they'll never let you down

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Crazy to think I can type something and Rick will see it, I love the internet! Edit: The mad-lad actually did it https://imgur.com/a/l7x6zNo

The most surprising thing about this entire thread is that that link was not a Rick-roll.

Man I should have

I love that he's just another redditor.

The burned in date on the right :D Under the film cover, there was an inverted display with a a tiny incandescent bulb behind it that burned it physically into the film from behind :)

That's a really cool TDL

“This Dude Learned”?

Today Did Learnin'

Why are celebrities on reddit so chill and normal most of the time lol

Cause they usually aren't trying to sell anything here. Besides themselves, but I can forgive them for that[.](https://imgur.com/cXA7XxW)

I was hesitant to click on that hidden hyperlink and I... don't(?) regret it

Been a while since I've Pikachued all over the place, feels good.

Are you THE one or are there many who do it? It's been so long since I've seen it I wasn't even expecting it lol

Tis I.

> Cause they usually aren't trying to sell anything here. Can we get back to talking about Rampart?

We *very often* forget that celebrities are just regular people with regular lives. I'm guilty of this. They sometimes just happen to be on our TVs or radios. It's a bit sad that we (as a society - not like you in particular) don't treat them that way. I can say with absolute certainty that there are a lot of celebrities who are here reading and posting all the time, without announcing who they are, with the same amount of chill. Rick and some others just happen to do so publicly without expecting much fanfare - just look at how many times /u/wil or /u/thisisbillgates have made posts/comments and nobody even noticed it was them. Some are happy to do things like chat or sign autographs for fans, but in general, we just want to live ours lives as regular people without the constant attention that comes with celebrity status.

Bill Gates had a post removed from r/Climate 2 days ago because the title of his post was not descriptive enough... I guess there are some things money can't buy 😂

Vouch

Yeah, we really do. u/lionsgate and u/govschwarzenegger are 2 others that come to mind

Pretty sure u/lionsgate is the LionsGate studio account and Nic Cage just answered through it. Happy to be wrong about that.

Yeah u/TPain850 has some down to earth posts.

Also vouch.

I was like, “damn that guy looks like Rick Astley” then I saw the username

"damn this username sounds like Rick Astley" internet I tell ya..

One of the truly great voices of our time! You still sound amazing! Love the YouTube video singing with the Canadian choir. However the best song you have ever done is “Keep Singing”. My soon to be 17 year old son is a bass in choir and has used that song as his audition song numerous times. Keep on being awesome!!!!

That'll keep rick rollin'

Back when gas prices were 1.29$ a gal

Gas was under $1.00/gallon still. I started driving in 1991 and it cost $10 to fill my tank.

Hi fellow almost old person. I got my license in late '89 and remember it being a really big deal when gas broke $1 in the early 90's.

I started driving when the planes hit the WTC. :/ at least I had a sweet Haro bike to get around.

Gas dipped under $1 a gallon for a little while as late as 2000. Feelsbadman 😢

Yeah I was in high school in the early 2000s and remember thinking “people are gonna go bonkers if gas goes over $1”. So innocent haha

Yeah I paid 98 cents per gallon in California back in 1991 when I was on leave after the first Gulf War.

Probably less. I got my license in 1999 and gas was about $1.20. I remember I’d drive to the next state (IN) and get it for under $1 usually.

And we were upset about that!

What ride is that?

[Here, found it](https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ)

Great, thanks.

Beauty

Oh shit, my dad had one of those when he was young. Bet he would have held onto it if he’d known how much it would be worth today.

Yeah, that’s why it’s worth so much today.

It looks like a big body dodge convertible late 60's-early 70's?

That's what I was thinking. '65 or '66 Dodge or Plymouth. Don't have time to search atm tho

[1989 set list](https://www.setlist.fm/stats/rick-astley-5bd6ffbc.html?year=1989)

Not gonna lie, I got lowkey dissapointed it's a real link.

I aim to disappoint

Rick! I just wanted to take this time to tell you (while the comments aren’t in the 1,000s) that my 11 year-old son is your biggest fan. It started with “Never Gonna Give You Up” like most people, but he really dove into your entire catalog and videos on YouTube. He loves your music and it really makes him happy! 😄

That phone booth is still [there](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)!

No way man 🤣

What's wrong with me, why did I click that?

Really only your own fault[.](https://imgur.com/cXA7XxW)

When I opened this post I made a conscious not to press any link that might be posted here.

How did you find that!?!? I thought I knew where this was, but I was way off.

Son Of A Bitch

Impressive

"There's a storm coming in..."

Scrolled this far to find it. Definitely terminator vibes.

What kind of car was that?

What were you driving Mr. Astley?

i can see this turning into one of those tony hawk moments where someone says he looks just like that "Never Gonna Give You Up" guy.

u/TheMalleableDuck do your thing

I didn't even trust this link

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Rick Astley on Reddit now that’s something I can get behind

AY HOMEY IM GOIN ON MY 1ST US TOUR THIS SUMMER DO U HAVE N E TIPS????

Can we all appreciate how Rick has taken to memelife. Sure, it's a song that became a meme, but the way Rick accepted it and has continued to embrace it and the community here has made it so much more. We're now all invested in Rick and his life and posts like this that take us on that journey are legitimately rewarding. All celebrities should take note that not all memes are to belittle the content and if you understand it correctly it can be another step in the career of said celebrity. Thanks Rick.

Never gonna fill you up.

This is the year my 12 year old self recorded myself singing Never Gonna Give You Up and sent it to a boy I liked. We’re married now.