Baron von Awesome
@ryanilbasso.bsky.social
I am here - life - to learn and share as much as possible.
I'm not interested in monetizing or "branding" myself on SM. As John Lydon once said (paraphrasing), "You can't make me. I AM me."
Polymath-ish. Often busy.
Clues: ✝️🗣🎶🎤🎸🏰🦅🍻✈️⚾️🏈📖🖋🇺🇸🏴🏴🇮🇹🇩🇪♥️
I'm not interested in monetizing or "branding" myself on SM. As John Lydon once said (paraphrasing), "You can't make me. I AM me."
Polymath-ish. Often busy.
Clues: ✝️🗣🎶🎤🎸🏰🦅🍻✈️⚾️🏈📖🖋🇺🇸🏴🏴🇮🇹🇩🇪♥️
Weekend breakfasts are the best breakfasts
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Weekend breakfasts are the best breakfasts
A glorious Saturday with temps pushing on 70°F in our parts (quite uncommon in the Upper Midwest now.).
Worked on some music early.
Hiked in the afternoon.
Wrapping up with a firepit. And a good beer. And a good cigar.
Now listening to thousands of geese sing beyond our woods.
Cheers. 🔥
Worked on some music early.
Hiked in the afternoon.
Wrapping up with a firepit. And a good beer. And a good cigar.
Now listening to thousands of geese sing beyond our woods.
Cheers. 🔥
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 AM
A glorious Saturday with temps pushing on 70°F in our parts (quite uncommon in the Upper Midwest now.).
Worked on some music early.
Hiked in the afternoon.
Wrapping up with a firepit. And a good beer. And a good cigar.
Now listening to thousands of geese sing beyond our woods.
Cheers. 🔥
Worked on some music early.
Hiked in the afternoon.
Wrapping up with a firepit. And a good beer. And a good cigar.
Now listening to thousands of geese sing beyond our woods.
Cheers. 🔥
Practicing several cars songs:
Let's go
Just what I needed
Drive
Bye-bye, love
Candy O
Moving in stereo
Why would I be doing that?
Stay tuned...
Let's go
Just what I needed
Drive
Bye-bye, love
Candy O
Moving in stereo
Why would I be doing that?
Stay tuned...
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Practicing several cars songs:
Let's go
Just what I needed
Drive
Bye-bye, love
Candy O
Moving in stereo
Why would I be doing that?
Stay tuned...
Let's go
Just what I needed
Drive
Bye-bye, love
Candy O
Moving in stereo
Why would I be doing that?
Stay tuned...
Cousins threw a dinner party last evening for my aunt and I who share the same birthday.
Had a wee dram of a Speyside Single Malt I'd not had before: Lismore. Nothing too complex, no frills, but nonetheless satisfying and also grateful for the hospitality.
It was a wonderful evening.
Cheers! 🏴🥃
Had a wee dram of a Speyside Single Malt I'd not had before: Lismore. Nothing too complex, no frills, but nonetheless satisfying and also grateful for the hospitality.
It was a wonderful evening.
Cheers! 🏴🥃
November 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Cousins threw a dinner party last evening for my aunt and I who share the same birthday.
Had a wee dram of a Speyside Single Malt I'd not had before: Lismore. Nothing too complex, no frills, but nonetheless satisfying and also grateful for the hospitality.
It was a wonderful evening.
Cheers! 🏴🥃
Had a wee dram of a Speyside Single Malt I'd not had before: Lismore. Nothing too complex, no frills, but nonetheless satisfying and also grateful for the hospitality.
It was a wonderful evening.
Cheers! 🏴🥃
Yep. It's been a grand birthday.
Family and friends treated me so well.
🎂🥳🍻
Family and friends treated me so well.
🎂🥳🍻
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Yep. It's been a grand birthday.
Family and friends treated me so well.
🎂🥳🍻
Family and friends treated me so well.
🎂🥳🍻
Northern Lights out off our deck?
To the west and panning to the north...
7:40pmCT
To the west and panning to the north...
7:40pmCT
November 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Northern Lights out off our deck?
To the west and panning to the north...
7:40pmCT
To the west and panning to the north...
7:40pmCT
53 percent of Chicago's geographic area is east of Western Avenue.
Huh.
Huh.
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
53 percent of Chicago's geographic area is east of Western Avenue.
Huh.
Huh.
Move your ass...NOW
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Move your ass...NOW
Round here, music-making isn't limited to the sentient beings.
It never stops.
I love it so. ♥️🎵
It never stops.
I love it so. ♥️🎵
November 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Round here, music-making isn't limited to the sentient beings.
It never stops.
I love it so. ♥️🎵
It never stops.
I love it so. ♥️🎵
Heckuva 24 hours.
Played a fun 3.5-hour gig last night with a lot of surprise guests in attendance.
And just watched the Bears with a terrific comeback against the Giants.
Now sitting down to a magazine, some wonderful whiskey, and waiting for ❄️.
Cheers to your Sunday! 🥃🎵
Played a fun 3.5-hour gig last night with a lot of surprise guests in attendance.
And just watched the Bears with a terrific comeback against the Giants.
Now sitting down to a magazine, some wonderful whiskey, and waiting for ❄️.
Cheers to your Sunday! 🥃🎵
November 9, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Heckuva 24 hours.
Played a fun 3.5-hour gig last night with a lot of surprise guests in attendance.
And just watched the Bears with a terrific comeback against the Giants.
Now sitting down to a magazine, some wonderful whiskey, and waiting for ❄️.
Cheers to your Sunday! 🥃🎵
Played a fun 3.5-hour gig last night with a lot of surprise guests in attendance.
And just watched the Bears with a terrific comeback against the Giants.
Now sitting down to a magazine, some wonderful whiskey, and waiting for ❄️.
Cheers to your Sunday! 🥃🎵
Best bar gig I've enjoyed in a long time.
Lots of attendees from my end of it, including surprise guests, and many beloved friends and rock music colleagues I haven't seen in ages.
Plus, there was a 50th birthday party concurrent.
I surely love what I do. 💎🎵
45rpmchicago.com
Lots of attendees from my end of it, including surprise guests, and many beloved friends and rock music colleagues I haven't seen in ages.
Plus, there was a 50th birthday party concurrent.
I surely love what I do. 💎🎵
45rpmchicago.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Best bar gig I've enjoyed in a long time.
Lots of attendees from my end of it, including surprise guests, and many beloved friends and rock music colleagues I haven't seen in ages.
Plus, there was a 50th birthday party concurrent.
I surely love what I do. 💎🎵
45rpmchicago.com
Lots of attendees from my end of it, including surprise guests, and many beloved friends and rock music colleagues I haven't seen in ages.
Plus, there was a 50th birthday party concurrent.
I surely love what I do. 💎🎵
45rpmchicago.com
Reposted by Baron von Awesome
This could be what it takes to make America socialist again. America grew through most when it taxed extreme wealth at 70% , that's when all the good stuff happened.
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
This could be what it takes to make America socialist again. America grew through most when it taxed extreme wealth at 70% , that's when all the good stuff happened.
Weekend breakfasts are the best breakfasts.
My bride, up early, prepared baby potatoes, balsamic grape tomatoes, turkey bacon, beer bread (yum!), and an avocado.
Great way to start Saturday! 🎵💎
My bride, up early, prepared baby potatoes, balsamic grape tomatoes, turkey bacon, beer bread (yum!), and an avocado.
Great way to start Saturday! 🎵💎
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Weekend breakfasts are the best breakfasts.
My bride, up early, prepared baby potatoes, balsamic grape tomatoes, turkey bacon, beer bread (yum!), and an avocado.
Great way to start Saturday! 🎵💎
My bride, up early, prepared baby potatoes, balsamic grape tomatoes, turkey bacon, beer bread (yum!), and an avocado.
Great way to start Saturday! 🎵💎
"Six and three is nine
Nine and nine is eighteen
Look there brother baby and see what I see!"
Come out to Danny's Pub in Naperville tonight to sing and dance the night away as we bring you classic rock, pop, blues, country and disco from the 1960s to the 1980s!
SEE YOU THERE!
45rpmchicago.com
Nine and nine is eighteen
Look there brother baby and see what I see!"
Come out to Danny's Pub in Naperville tonight to sing and dance the night away as we bring you classic rock, pop, blues, country and disco from the 1960s to the 1980s!
SEE YOU THERE!
45rpmchicago.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"Six and three is nine
Nine and nine is eighteen
Look there brother baby and see what I see!"
Come out to Danny's Pub in Naperville tonight to sing and dance the night away as we bring you classic rock, pop, blues, country and disco from the 1960s to the 1980s!
SEE YOU THERE!
45rpmchicago.com
Nine and nine is eighteen
Look there brother baby and see what I see!"
Come out to Danny's Pub in Naperville tonight to sing and dance the night away as we bring you classic rock, pop, blues, country and disco from the 1960s to the 1980s!
SEE YOU THERE!
45rpmchicago.com
Watched a taut thriller on Netflix: The Outfit (2022).
Set in Chicago in 1956, it centers on an Englishman who sets up a customer-made tailor shop here post WWII. His clientele include mafia hitmen and a whodunnit unfolds.
Stars Mark Rylance, one of my favorite actors.
youtu.be/3UgJL23HxyU?...
Set in Chicago in 1956, it centers on an Englishman who sets up a customer-made tailor shop here post WWII. His clientele include mafia hitmen and a whodunnit unfolds.
Stars Mark Rylance, one of my favorite actors.
youtu.be/3UgJL23HxyU?...
THE OUTFIT - Official Trailer - Only in Theaters March 18
YouTube video by Focus Features
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Watched a taut thriller on Netflix: The Outfit (2022).
Set in Chicago in 1956, it centers on an Englishman who sets up a customer-made tailor shop here post WWII. His clientele include mafia hitmen and a whodunnit unfolds.
Stars Mark Rylance, one of my favorite actors.
youtu.be/3UgJL23HxyU?...
Set in Chicago in 1956, it centers on an Englishman who sets up a customer-made tailor shop here post WWII. His clientele include mafia hitmen and a whodunnit unfolds.
Stars Mark Rylance, one of my favorite actors.
youtu.be/3UgJL23HxyU?...
Another beautiful morning out our way.
Love that Standard Time is back, too, as I'm an early riser and appreciate the morning sun.
Love that Standard Time is back, too, as I'm an early riser and appreciate the morning sun.
November 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Another beautiful morning out our way.
Love that Standard Time is back, too, as I'm an early riser and appreciate the morning sun.
Love that Standard Time is back, too, as I'm an early riser and appreciate the morning sun.
Reposted by Baron von Awesome
grandpa really might be cooked on the economy. if this is the best he's got it's gonna be a brutal midterm for Republicans
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
grandpa really might be cooked on the economy. if this is the best he's got it's gonna be a brutal midterm for Republicans
Dusted off my MeD and BA transcripts.
Considering a possible career change in 2026.
We'll see.
Considering a possible career change in 2026.
We'll see.
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Dusted off my MeD and BA transcripts.
Considering a possible career change in 2026.
We'll see.
Considering a possible career change in 2026.
We'll see.
The old puritanical cowboy "philosophy" coupled with nascent fascism and a fattening oligarchy makes America an unlikely place to ever enjoy the things Europeans enjoy in their lives.
Go get em, ZM!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Go get em, ZM!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The old puritanical cowboy "philosophy" coupled with nascent fascism and a fattening oligarchy makes America an unlikely place to ever enjoy the things Europeans enjoy in their lives.
Go get em, ZM!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Go get em, ZM!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Baron von Awesome
UPDATE: The supermajority has officially been broken: bsky.app/profile/asht...
NEW: Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the state Senate tonight for the first time since 2011.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
It came as Democrats flipped 2 Senate seats and 1 House seat.
“Mississippi just broke the supermajority—and the people have taken back their power,” the party says.
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 AM
UPDATE: The supermajority has officially been broken: bsky.app/profile/asht...
62°F ans sunny on a lunchtime walk.
Beautiful.
I have a feeling there won't be many of these left for 2025.
🍁
Beautiful.
I have a feeling there won't be many of these left for 2025.
🍁
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 PM
62°F ans sunny on a lunchtime walk.
Beautiful.
I have a feeling there won't be many of these left for 2025.
🍁
Beautiful.
I have a feeling there won't be many of these left for 2025.
🍁
Haven't been to #BlackwoodBBQ in several months. Good to bet back here.
November 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Haven't been to #BlackwoodBBQ in several months. Good to bet back here.
Oof.
It's coming.
It's coming.
November 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Oof.
It's coming.
It's coming.