Robin Bannks
@robinbannks.com
Politics makes me crazy. Music keeps me sane.
Driftless Region, Wisconsin.
“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
― Mark Twain (thank you, Conan ...)
www.robinbannks.com
Driftless Region, Wisconsin.
“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
― Mark Twain (thank you, Conan ...)
www.robinbannks.com
Found this today. Must've been around 2019 when I couldn't work in the house because of all the remodel noise. The barn was perfect ... but the distractions were mighty. #penny #rainbowbridge www.youtube.com/shorts/LAZF_...
pennyball
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December 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Found this today. Must've been around 2019 when I couldn't work in the house because of all the remodel noise. The barn was perfect ... but the distractions were mighty. #penny #rainbowbridge www.youtube.com/shorts/LAZF_...
Band On The Run – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #wings #paulmccartneyandwings #bandontherun #70srock #classicrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
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Band On The Run
December 5, 1973 ~ Paul McCartney and Wings release their 3rd album. It remains the most successful and most celebrated of Sir Paul’s post-Beatles work. The album came about in a most unusual…
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December 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Band On The Run – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #wings #paulmccartneyandwings #bandontherun #70srock #classicrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
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"Costco simply wants that most American of Christmas wishes, as Sally Brown explained to her older brother in the classic holiday special: “All I want is what I have coming to me. All I want is my fair share.” www.wonkette.com/p/costco-sue... #costcotariffs #costco
Costco Sues Trump, MAGA Chuds Cancel Memberships They Forgot To Cancel Over DEI
Well ... Bye.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
"Costco simply wants that most American of Christmas wishes, as Sally Brown explained to her older brother in the classic holiday special: “All I want is what I have coming to me. All I want is my fair share.” www.wonkette.com/p/costco-sue... #costcotariffs #costco
10 to 1 it's done in Sharpie.
FOX: The numbers that we looked at show that inflation is still higher than wage growth
HASSETT: No. Wage growth is higher than inflation now. I'll send you an email
FOX: Inflation is at 2.9%
HASSETT: Real wage growth is $1,200 over the year. I'll show it to you
HASSETT: No. Wage growth is higher than inflation now. I'll send you an email
FOX: Inflation is at 2.9%
HASSETT: Real wage growth is $1,200 over the year. I'll show it to you
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
10 to 1 it's done in Sharpie.
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Before it hits @bandcamp.com tomorrow, hear a sneak preview of our newest local music compilation, RESOLUTION, at @giantjonesbrewing.bsky.social tonight from 5 to 8 p.m.!
December 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Before it hits @bandcamp.com tomorrow, hear a sneak preview of our newest local music compilation, RESOLUTION, at @giantjonesbrewing.bsky.social tonight from 5 to 8 p.m.!
The best day. The worst day. #dogs #birddogs #germanshorthairedpointers robinbannks.com/2025/12/04/t...
The best day. The worst day.
April 2013 and it was time for a new bird dog. This would be “Bird Dog III” and she would be the best. (Well .. they’re all the best in their own special ways.) We went to a highl…
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December 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The best day. The worst day. #dogs #birddogs #germanshorthairedpointers robinbannks.com/2025/12/04/t...
The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/a... #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic
The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes
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December 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/a... #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic
“Instead of one day of presents, we have 8 crazy nights … robinbannks.com/2025/12/03/i... #adamsandler #hanukkah #SNL #hanukkahsong #music #musicsky #musiciansky
“Instead of one day of presents, we have 8 crazy nights … “
December 3, 1994 ~ Adam Sandler performs “The Hanukkah Song” on the Weekend Update segment of Saturday Night Live, enlightening us to the fact that Harrison Ford, Paul Newman…
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December 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
“Instead of one day of presents, we have 8 crazy nights … robinbannks.com/2025/12/03/i... #adamsandler #hanukkah #SNL #hanukkahsong #music #musicsky #musiciansky
"My Top Songs of 2025" #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rock #rockmusic
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December 3, 2025 at 11:56 PM
"My Top Songs of 2025" #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rock #rockmusic
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ICYMI ... Drive-By Truckers and Jason Isbell reunite on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social It was glorious.
#Drivebytruckers #jasonisbell #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rock #rockmusic
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#Drivebytruckers #jasonisbell #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rock #rockmusic
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"Hell No, I Ain't Happy" - Drive-By Truckers with Jason Isbell (LIVE on The Late Show)
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December 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
ICYMI ... Drive-By Truckers and Jason Isbell reunite on @colbertlateshow.bsky.social It was glorious.
#Drivebytruckers #jasonisbell #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rock #rockmusic
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#Drivebytruckers #jasonisbell #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rock #rockmusic
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Rubber Soul – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #thebeatles #rubbersoul #60srock #johnpaulgeorgeandringo #johnlennon #paulmccartney #georgeharrison #ringostarr #classicrock #pop #poprock #rock #popmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic
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Rubber Soul
Released on December 3, 1965. Rubber Soul was the first Beatles album to consist solely of original songs. The title “Rubber Soul” was derived from “plastic soul,” a term us…
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December 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Rubber Soul – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #thebeatles #rubbersoul #60srock #johnpaulgeorgeandringo #johnlennon #paulmccartney #georgeharrison #ringostarr #classicrock #pop #poprock #rock #popmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic
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“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
Bezos may have signed off on this WaPo oped by George Will. That’s how bad things are for Trump.
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Bezos may have signed off on this WaPo oped by George Will. That’s how bad things are for Trump.
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Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
Bezos may have signed off on this WaPo oped by George Will. That’s how bad things are for Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Bezos may have signed off on this WaPo oped by George Will. That’s how bad things are for Trump.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
The Cream song Eric Clapton dislikes (but it made him famous) | GuitarPlayer www.guitarplayer.com/music/the-cr... #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rock #rockmusic
“I wouldn't be at all surprised if we weren't lost at that point in the song.” The Cream track Eric Clapton doesn’t like — even though it’s the key to his legend as a guitar virtuoso
According to producer Tom Dowd, there may be an even longer version of this classic in the vault — not even Clapton knows for sure
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December 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
The Cream song Eric Clapton dislikes (but it made him famous) | GuitarPlayer www.guitarplayer.com/music/the-cr... #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rock #rockmusic
"Why had Trump spent recent weeks blowing up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean – with negligible impact on flow of drugs to the US – and at the same time decided to let a big-time trafficker convicted of smuggling far larger quantities of drugs off the hook?" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump move to pardon Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’
Why has Trump blown up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean and at the same time decided to let a big-time trafficker off the hook?
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December 2, 2025 at 11:33 PM
"Why had Trump spent recent weeks blowing up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean – with negligible impact on flow of drugs to the US – and at the same time decided to let a big-time trafficker convicted of smuggling far larger quantities of drugs off the hook?" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pig on the wing … You Can't Make This Stuff Up … robinbannks.com/2025/12/02/d... #pinkfloyd #animals #70smusic #classicrock #davidgilmour #nickmason #richardwright #rogerwaters #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
Pig on the wing …
December 2, 1976, The first day of the photo shoot for the forthcoming Pink Floyd Animals album cover took place at Battersea Power Station in London, England with a giant inflatable pig lashed bet…
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December 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Pig on the wing … You Can't Make This Stuff Up … robinbannks.com/2025/12/02/d... #pinkfloyd #animals #70smusic #classicrock #davidgilmour #nickmason #richardwright #rogerwaters #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
The Stones and Muscle Shoals – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … robinbannks.com/2025/12/02/t... #therollingstones #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssoundstudios #bobbykeys #keithrichards #mickjagger #charliewatts #billwyman #ronniewood #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
The Stones and Muscle Shoals …
December 2, 1969 ~ On the way to that shit-show of a concert at Altamont Speedway on December 6, The Rolling Stones stop at Muscle Shoals Sound Studios in Alabama, where they spend three …
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December 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The Stones and Muscle Shoals – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … robinbannks.com/2025/12/02/t... #therollingstones #muscleshoals #muscleshoalssoundstudios #bobbykeys #keithrichards #mickjagger #charliewatts #billwyman #ronniewood #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
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“The Truth is out. The lies are old.” robinbannks.com/2025/12/01/t... #blacksabbath #sabbathbloodysabbath #70srock #rock #rockmusic #hardrock #metal #ozzyosbourne #tonyiommi #billward #geezerbutler
“The Truth is out. The lies are old.”
December 1, 1973 ~ Black Sabbath release their fifth album, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath … it ends up being their 5th consecutive platinum selling album and becomes a classic of the …
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December 2, 2025 at 2:05 AM
“The Truth is out. The lies are old.” robinbannks.com/2025/12/01/t... #blacksabbath #sabbathbloodysabbath #70srock #rock #rockmusic #hardrock #metal #ozzyosbourne #tonyiommi #billward #geezerbutler
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These Karoline Leavitt "press conferences" are completely worthless propaganda full of shameless lies. They should be ignored by the media and all of us.
Q: You said that second strike was in accordance with the law of armed conflict, but the Navy's own manual says that firing on survivors from a wrecked vessel is an example of a war crime
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
LEAVITT: I would reiterate that the strike was conducted in accordance with the law of armed conflict
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
These Karoline Leavitt "press conferences" are completely worthless propaganda full of shameless lies. They should be ignored by the media and all of us.
Light up everybody … robinbannks.com/2025/12/01/l... #styx #Equinox #70srock #rock #rockmusic #70smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #progrock
Light up everybody …
… Equinox turns 50 today. This is the last album to feature original guitarist John Curulewski before he left the band and was replaced by Tommy Shaw. FM jocks loved the radio staples like &#…
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December 2, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Light up everybody … robinbannks.com/2025/12/01/l... #styx #Equinox #70srock #rock #rockmusic #70smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #progrock
Jaco – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #jaco #jacopastorius #birthday #jazz #jazzrock #jonimitchell #weatherreport
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Jaco
b. December 1, 1951. He was on a different level … a revolutionary American jazz bassist, composer, and producer. He changed the perception of the electric bass, transforming it from a backgr…
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December 1, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Jaco – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #jaco #jacopastorius #birthday #jazz #jazzrock #jonimitchell #weatherreport
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Pardon me if I don't believe a damn thing that comes from any of their collective pie holes. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
White House gives new details on Trump’s health following exam
The White House released the results from the president’s October health exam on Monday.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Pardon me if I don't believe a damn thing that comes from any of their collective pie holes. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Draw The Line – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #aerosmith #drawtheline #kingsandqueens #70srock #rock #rockmusic #70smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #steventyler #joepetty #joeykramer #bradwhitford #tomhamilton #bluesrockhttps://robinbannks.com/2025/12/01/draw-the-line/
Draw The Line
Aerosmith releases their fifth on December 1, 1977. The Album is poorly reviewed and is indeed kind of all over the place. The band was smack dab in the middle of their “excessive” days…
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December 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Draw The Line – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #aerosmith #drawtheline #kingsandqueens #70srock #rock #rockmusic #70smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #steventyler #joepetty #joeykramer #bradwhitford #tomhamilton #bluesrockhttps://robinbannks.com/2025/12/01/draw-the-line/
Richard Pryor (b. December 1, 1940 ) – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … robinbannks.com/2025/12/01/r... #richardpryor #birthday #comedy #60s #70s #80s #makemelaugh
Richard Pryor (b. December 1, 1940 )
He was the one who made me laugh the hardest. More importantly, he was the one who first showed me how humor could expose racism, hypocrisy and a general lack of critical thought. Side note: …
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December 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Richard Pryor (b. December 1, 1940 ) – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … robinbannks.com/2025/12/01/r... #richardpryor #birthday #comedy #60s #70s #80s #makemelaugh