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 ...)
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Driftless Region, Wisconsin.
“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
― Mark Twain (thank you, Conan ...)
www.robinbannks.com
January 1, 1958 ~ Johnny Cash’s first concert at San Quentin Prison … robinbannks.com/2026/01/01/j... #johnnycash #sanquentin #classiccountry #country #legends #music #musicsky #musiciansky
January 1, 1958 ~ Johnny Cash’s first concert at San Quentin Prison …
January 1, 1958. Cash’s first concert at San Quentin prison. Can’t see him but in the crowd is a 19 year old serving time for grand theft auto and armed robbery. His name was Merle Haggard. Cash d…
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January 1, 2026 at 2:58 PM
January 1, 1958 ~ Johnny Cash’s first concert at San Quentin Prison … robinbannks.com/2026/01/01/j... #johnnycash #sanquentin #classiccountry #country #legends #music #musicsky #musiciansky
The Winterland … robinbannks.com/2025/12/31/t... #winterlandballroom #thegratefuldead #billgraham #bluesbrothers #sanfrancisco #70srock #americana #brucespringsteen #janisjoplin #therollingstones #theallmanbrothersband #classicrock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
The Winterland
December 31, 1978 ~ Bill Graham’s Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco closes its doors for good after the Grateful Dead play their 48th concert there. Also on the bill: The Blues B…
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January 1, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Arc Of A Diver turns 45 ... robinbannks.com/2025/12/31/a... #stevewinwood #arcofadiver #80srock #rock #rockmusic #80smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #blueeyedsoul
Arc Of A Diver
Steve Winwood’s breakout solo album is released 45 years ago. He did it all … Winwood played every instrument, sang all vocals, and served as the sole producer and engineer for the enti…
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December 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Arc Of A Diver turns 45 ... robinbannks.com/2025/12/31/a... #stevewinwood #arcofadiver #80srock #rock #rockmusic #80smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #blueeyedsoul
Happy birthday, Westy … robinbannks.com/2025/12/31/h... #PaulWesterberg #happybirthday #thereplacements #themats #90srock #rock #altrock #collegerock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
Happy birthday, Westy …
Listen to my Paul Westerberg playlist on Amazon Music … #PaulWesterberg #happybirthday #thereplacements #themats #90srock #rock #altrock #collegerock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
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December 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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How many people must suffer and die because Trump is all over the Epstein files?
Boebert suggests that Trump vetoed a water project in her district because she voted to release the Epstein files.
December 31, 2025 at 3:08 AM
How many people must suffer and die because Trump is all over the Epstein files?
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Schlossberg had criticized policies pushed by her mother's cousin, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Tatiana Schlossberg, JFK's granddaughter, dies at 35
Schlossberg had criticized policies pushed by her mother's cousin, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Schlossberg had criticized policies pushed by her mother's cousin, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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White Liberals will extend grace to any white Conservative that has tepid criticisms of their boss while still have smoke for any Palestinian American that didn't properly kiss their ass over Biden/Kamala, nonetheless any progressive over the past decade.
Sincerely, go to hell.
Sincerely, go to hell.
"The only thing that can stop this authoritarian project is Republican voters choosing to abandon it." Enter...Marjorie Taylor Greene?
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4phLF0z
Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: lnk.thebulwark.com/4phLF0z
December 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
White Liberals will extend grace to any white Conservative that has tepid criticisms of their boss while still have smoke for any Palestinian American that didn't properly kiss their ass over Biden/Kamala, nonetheless any progressive over the past decade.
Sincerely, go to hell.
Sincerely, go to hell.
You think?
Ignore the $16 billion the Fed had to inject into our banking system yesterday. Also, if it had happed under Biden, you would probably would have already been more aware of it.
December 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
You think?
The Godmother of Punk … robinbannks.com/2025/12/30/t... #pattismith #happybirthday #70srock #80srock #90srock #godmotherofpunk #punk #singersongwriters #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
The Godmother of Punk
Happy birthday to Patti Smith. Singer Patti Smith outside CBGB on its closing night – New York, NY – Oct 15, 2006 (credit: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images) Listen to my Patti Smith pl…
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December 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
December 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“As soon as Trump began gutting the Kennedy Center board earlier this year, I thought, ‘Yep, that name’s going on the building,’” the former South Park writer told the Washington Post. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/k...
A Former South Park Writer Gambled On Donald Trump's Kennedy Center Renaming Plan—And Won
Donald Trump might have changed the signs at the Kennedy Center, but a URL that reflects its new name might be more elusive.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
“As soon as Trump began gutting the Kennedy Center board earlier this year, I thought, ‘Yep, that name’s going on the building,’” the former South Park writer told the Washington Post. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/k...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says that Donald Trump yelled at her over the phone after she threatened to identify abusive men from the Epstein files.
According to Greene, Trump told her that if she follows through with it then “[his] friends will get hurt.”
(www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...)
According to Greene, Trump told her that if she follows through with it then “[his] friends will get hurt.”
(www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...)
December 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Marjorie Taylor Greene says that Donald Trump yelled at her over the phone after she threatened to identify abusive men from the Epstein files.
According to Greene, Trump told her that if she follows through with it then “[his] friends will get hurt.”
(www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...)
According to Greene, Trump told her that if she follows through with it then “[his] friends will get hurt.”
(www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...)
America … robinbannks.com/2025/12/29/a... #america #classicrock #folkrock #americana #ahorsewithnoname #70srock #70smusic #musicsky #musiciansky #music #rock #rockmusic
America
If you were looking for that “fly with a buzz,” you weren’t going to find it on America’s debut album, released on December 29, 1971. The album didn’t include that tra…
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December 29, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I miss Danko … robinbannks.com/2025/12/29/d... #RickDanko #birthday #theband #60smusic #70smusic #80smusic #americana #folkrock #70srock #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
I miss Danko …
b. December 29, 1943 … Danko’s soulful, “high lonesome” tenor voice was a hallmark of The Band’s sound. He sang lead on some of their most iconic tracks, including …
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December 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
“When Jagger found out what Keys was doing while shirking his band duties, he was livid."
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“Where’s Your Halo?”: How Keith Richards Snuck Ex-Bandmate Onstage Without Mick Jagger Knowing (Post-Champagne Bath Debacle)
The Rolling Stones kicked Bobby Keys out of their touring lineup in 1973. Keith Richards was responsible for bringing him back in 1989.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“When Jagger found out what Keys was doing while shirking his band duties, he was livid."
americansongwriter.com/wheres-your-... #music #musicsky #Musiciansky #rockmusic
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Alex Chilton – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #alexchilton #birthday #rock #powerpop #indierock #blueeyedsoul #boxtops #thereplacements #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic
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Alex Chilton
“Children by the million scream for Alex Chilton … “ ~ Chris Mars, Paul Westerberg, Tommy Stinson Alex Chilton ~ b. December 28, 1950 #alexchilton #birthday #rock #powerpop #indierock #b…
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December 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Alex Chilton – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #alexchilton #birthday #rock #powerpop #indierock #blueeyedsoul #boxtops #thereplacements #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic
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Miami Pop Festival – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #miamipopfestival #jimihendrix #gratefuldead #jonimitchell #60srock #60smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic
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Miami Pop Festival
December 28, 1968 ~ The Miami Pop Festival sets the stage for what was to come for major festivals. Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac, Steppenwolf and the Grateful Dead, land in Hall…
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December 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Miami Pop Festival – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #miamipopfestival #jimihendrix #gratefuldead #jonimitchell #60srock #60smusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic
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Pretenders – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #ThePretenders #debutalbum #80srock #chrissiehynde #legends #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
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Pretenders
There are only a few albums of which you remember the first listen. I remember the first time I heard The Pretenders debut album, released on December 27, 1979. Track after track you knew this was …
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December 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Pretenders – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #ThePretenders #debutalbum #80srock #chrissiehynde #legends #rock #rockmusic #music #musicsky #musiciansky
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Dr. Pat McKenzie on retiring from Packers: ‘You can’t find any place better than this’ www.packers.com/news/dr-pat-...
Dr. Pat McKenzie on retiring from Packers: ‘You can’t find any place better than this’
Longtime team physician built lasting, national reputation in Green Bay
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December 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Dr. Pat McKenzie on retiring from Packers: ‘You can’t find any place better than this’ www.packers.com/news/dr-pat-...
John Wesley Harding – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #JohnWesleyHarding #BobDylan #60srock #country #countryrock #folkrock #orpheus #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic
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John Wesley Harding
Orpheus releases his eighth album on December 27, 1967. Recorded in Nashville following his 1966 motorcycle accident, the album marked a significant departure from his previous trilogy — Brin…
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December 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
John Wesley Harding – You Can't Make This Stuff Up … #JohnWesleyHarding #BobDylan #60srock #country #countryrock #folkrock #orpheus #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic
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Springsteen's label was about to drop him. Then came 'Born to Run' : NPR www.npr.org/2025/12/25/n... #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic #brucespringsteen
December 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Springsteen's label was about to drop him. Then came 'Born to Run' : NPR www.npr.org/2025/12/25/n... #music #musicsky #musiciansky #rockmusic #brucespringsteen
ICE’s interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’ - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
ICE’s interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’
The immigration agency’s surveillance tools and increased access to government databases draws privacy concerns.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
ICE’s interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: ‘What is it for?’ - POLITICO www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
For crissakes ... Man arrested for using fraudulent $100 bill with Trump's face in Mount Horeb | News | channel3000.com www.channel3000.com/news/man-arr...
December 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
For crissakes ... Man arrested for using fraudulent $100 bill with Trump's face in Mount Horeb | News | channel3000.com www.channel3000.com/news/man-arr...