Troy Janisch
@troykulele.bsky.social
Living large on the Mississippi River in St Paul, MN.
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Ukulele Encore, #Chance - Brand New
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Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 213 is #Chance. I picked ‘Brand New” by Ben Rector. It’s a song about rediscovering youthful joy, freedom, and hope through the lens of a new relationship. #ukuleleEncore
Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 213 is #Chance. I picked ‘Brand New” by Ben Rector. It’s a song about rediscovering youthful joy, freedom, and hope through the lens of a new relationship. #ukuleleEncore
Ukulele Encore, #Chance - Brand New
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October 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 213 is #Chance. I picked ‘Brand New” by Ben Rector. It’s a song about rediscovering youthful joy, freedom, and hope through the lens of a new relationship. #ukuleleEncore
#UkuleleEncore Prompt for week 212 is #Boat. I picked ‘Knee Deep” by the Zac Brown Band. It’s a song about being carefree and content, far away from life's problems.
Ukulele Encore, #Boat - Knee Deep
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October 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#UkuleleEncore Prompt for week 212 is #Boat. I picked ‘Knee Deep” by the Zac Brown Band. It’s a song about being carefree and content, far away from life's problems.
#UkuleleEncore Prompt for week 211 is #Red. I picked ‘Red Lips, Red Eyes, Red Stockings” by the Red Elvises… My Favorite Band!
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Ukulele Encore, #Red - Red Lips, Red Eyes, Red Stockings
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October 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
#UkuleleEncore Prompt for week 211 is #Red. I picked ‘Red Lips, Red Eyes, Red Stockings” by the Red Elvises… My Favorite Band!
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Prompt for week 210 is #Sound. I picked ‘Across the Universe’ by the Beatles. The chorus, "Nothing's gonna change my world," reflects a profound acceptance and contentment with existence, rather than negative sentiment. #UkuleleEncore
Ukulele Encore, #Sound - Across the Universe
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October 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Prompt for week 210 is #Sound. I picked ‘Across the Universe’ by the Beatles. The chorus, "Nothing's gonna change my world," reflects a profound acceptance and contentment with existence, rather than negative sentiment. #UkuleleEncore
#UkesNotNukes. I am sharing this video TODAY as a call for global unity and peace — as part of a Global Ukulele Flashmob. Hoping you’re sharing your own version from wherever you are.
#UkesNotNukes - Stand By Me
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October 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#UkesNotNukes. I am sharing this video TODAY as a call for global unity and peace — as part of a Global Ukulele Flashmob. Hoping you’re sharing your own version from wherever you are.
Prompt for week 208 is #Pack. I picked ‘Final Cut’ by Pink Floyd.This is the band’s saddest song. It tells of a man's isolation, depression, sexual repression and rejection. At the end of the song he attempts suicide but "never had the nerve to make “the final cut".
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Ukulele Encore, #Pack - Final Cut
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September 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Prompt for week 208 is #Pack. I picked ‘Final Cut’ by Pink Floyd.This is the band’s saddest song. It tells of a man's isolation, depression, sexual repression and rejection. At the end of the song he attempts suicide but "never had the nerve to make “the final cut".
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Prompt for week 207 is #Kiss. I picked ’Doodles’ by Rosa Betts as a second song to share. ‘Doodles’ is a metaphor for the minor mistakes, regrets, and unfortunate events in life that we wish we could undo.
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September 19, 2025
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September 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Prompt for week 207 is #Kiss. I picked ’Doodles’ by Rosa Betts as a second song to share. ‘Doodles’ is a metaphor for the minor mistakes, regrets, and unfortunate events in life that we wish we could undo.
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Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 207 is #Kiss. I picked ’Kiss Off’ by the Violent Femmes. This is a song of defiant resilience against societal judgment, mistreatment, and loneliness.
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Ukulele Encore, #kiss - Kiss Off
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September 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 207 is #Kiss. I picked ’Kiss Off’ by the Violent Femmes. This is a song of defiant resilience against societal judgment, mistreatment, and loneliness.
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Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 206 is #Fool. I picked ’Road to Nowhere’ by Talking Heads. This song a celebrates the joyful acceptance of life's uncertain and inevitable journey, even if it leads to "nowhere".
Ukulele Encore, #fool - Road to Nowhere
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September 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 206 is #Fool. I picked ’Road to Nowhere’ by Talking Heads. This song a celebrates the joyful acceptance of life's uncertain and inevitable journey, even if it leads to "nowhere".
Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 200 is #Think. I picked ‘When I come Around’ by Green Day. Billie Joe Armstrong wrote this about his future wife, Adrienne, while they were estranged. They married shortly after, on July 2, 1994.
Ukulele Encore, #Think - When I Come Around
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August 1, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 200 is #Think. I picked ‘When I come Around’ by Green Day. Billie Joe Armstrong wrote this about his future wife, Adrienne, while they were estranged. They married shortly after, on July 2, 1994.
Prompt for week 198 is #Music. I picked ‘Bette Davis Eyes’ written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was later popularized by Kim Carnes. The song isn’t literally about Bette Davis's actual eyes. It’s a metaphor for a woman who possesses a captivating and alluring quality.
Ukulele Encore, #Music - Bette Davis Eyes
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July 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Prompt for week 198 is #Music. I picked ‘Bette Davis Eyes’ written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon in 1974. It was later popularized by Kim Carnes. The song isn’t literally about Bette Davis's actual eyes. It’s a metaphor for a woman who possesses a captivating and alluring quality.
Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 199 is #Baby. I picked ‘Rockin’ Me’ by the Steve Miller Band. It’s a song about a guy trying to convince his girlfriend to stay with him despite his frequent travels.
Ukulele Encore, #Baby - Rockin’ Me
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July 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 199 is #Baby. I picked ‘Rockin’ Me’ by the Steve Miller Band. It’s a song about a guy trying to convince his girlfriend to stay with him despite his frequent travels.
Prompt for week 197 is #Pretty. I picked ‘Laid’ by James. The song is known for suggestive lyrics about a passionate, albeit somewhat chaotic, relationship. The song explores themes of love, obsession, and the intensity of a relationship, even if it's not entirely healthy.
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Ukulele Encore, #Pretty - Laid
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July 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Prompt for week 197 is #Pretty. I picked ‘Laid’ by James. The song is known for suggestive lyrics about a passionate, albeit somewhat chaotic, relationship. The song explores themes of love, obsession, and the intensity of a relationship, even if it's not entirely healthy.
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Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 196 is #Girl. This one is for my wife, Carol, who can’t hear this song without wanting to dance. I picked ‘Gimme Three Steps’ by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd).
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Ukulele Encore, #Girl - Gimme Three Steps
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June 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Ukulele Encore Prompt for week 196 is #Girl. This one is for my wife, Carol, who can’t hear this song without wanting to dance. I picked ‘Gimme Three Steps’ by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd).
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Ukulele Encore Prompt for week #195 is #School.
I picked ‘Handle with Care’ by Traveling Wilburie (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty). It’s a song about the fears and vulnerability of opening up to another human being.
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I picked ‘Handle with Care’ by Traveling Wilburie (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty). It’s a song about the fears and vulnerability of opening up to another human being.
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Ukulele Encore, #School - Handle with Care
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June 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Ukulele Encore Prompt for week #195 is #School.
I picked ‘Handle with Care’ by Traveling Wilburie (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty). It’s a song about the fears and vulnerability of opening up to another human being.
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I picked ‘Handle with Care’ by Traveling Wilburie (George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty). It’s a song about the fears and vulnerability of opening up to another human being.
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Reposted by Troy Janisch
The American Academy of Pediatricians bluntly telling us the current CDC can't be trusted, and of course they are absolutely correct
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AAP will continue to publish its own vaccine recommendations after CDC advisers sow distrust
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices plans to form a work group to review child and adolescent immunization schedules despite them undergoing constant review in real time.
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June 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The American Academy of Pediatricians bluntly telling us the current CDC can't be trusted, and of course they are absolutely correct
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Reposted by Troy Janisch
No comment needed. SCOTUS
June 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
No comment needed. SCOTUS
Juneteenth is a celebration of Black freedom — and a call to continue the work.
As an ally, I recognize that while I can never fully understand the Black experience, I can listen, learn, and stand in solidarity.
The words “I Can’t Breathe” are more than a protest chant.
As an ally, I recognize that while I can never fully understand the Black experience, I can listen, learn, and stand in solidarity.
The words “I Can’t Breathe” are more than a protest chant.
June 19, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Juneteenth is a celebration of Black freedom — and a call to continue the work.
As an ally, I recognize that while I can never fully understand the Black experience, I can listen, learn, and stand in solidarity.
The words “I Can’t Breathe” are more than a protest chant.
As an ally, I recognize that while I can never fully understand the Black experience, I can listen, learn, and stand in solidarity.
The words “I Can’t Breathe” are more than a protest chant.
Ok, card-playing friends… let’s get together and play some Euchre this summer. And, in the spirit of the times we live in, we’ll all play with the ‘No Trump’ rule included!
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June 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Ok, card-playing friends… let’s get together and play some Euchre this summer. And, in the spirit of the times we live in, we’ll all play with the ‘No Trump’ rule included!
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Taco 🌮 Tuesday! Join us in a delicious act of protest!
June 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Taco 🌮 Tuesday! Join us in a delicious act of protest!
Prompt for week #194 is #From & #BeachBoys. I picked ‘I Get Around’ by The Beach Boys because it fits BOTH prompts. I listened to The Beach Boys a ton on trips to/from Oshkosh,WI. Had to pick one of their classics to celebrate the life and contributions of Brian Wilson.
Ukulele Encore, #From, #BeachBoys - I Get Around
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June 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Prompt for week #194 is #From & #BeachBoys. I picked ‘I Get Around’ by The Beach Boys because it fits BOTH prompts. I listened to The Beach Boys a ton on trips to/from Oshkosh,WI. Had to pick one of their classics to celebrate the life and contributions of Brian Wilson.
I played with a ton of onions this weekend. I made onion hot dog jam (cooked onions in a ketchup & mustard sauce with some spices). I also made two versions of quick-pickled red onions. One with jalepenos & one without. #pickles #fermenting #foodie
June 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I played with a ton of onions this weekend. I made onion hot dog jam (cooked onions in a ketchup & mustard sauce with some spices). I also made two versions of quick-pickled red onions. One with jalepenos & one without. #pickles #fermenting #foodie
Best ending for a Top Chef season that I can recall. I’m particularly happy that I watched it on Father’s Day. appreciate that the entire season celebrated Canada 🇨🇦 in a year that US leadership went crazy
June 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Best ending for a Top Chef season that I can recall. I’m particularly happy that I watched it on Father’s Day. appreciate that the entire season celebrated Canada 🇨🇦 in a year that US leadership went crazy
Ukulele Encore prompt for week #193 is #Lover. I picked ‘The Joker’ by Steve Miller Band. It embodies the carefree, adventurous spirit, often associated with a rebellious youth culture and a bit of drug use.
#UkuleleEncore #Ukulele
#UkuleleEncore #Ukulele
Ukulele Encore, #Lover - The Joker
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June 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Ukulele Encore prompt for week #193 is #Lover. I picked ‘The Joker’ by Steve Miller Band. It embodies the carefree, adventurous spirit, often associated with a rebellious youth culture and a bit of drug use.
#UkuleleEncore #Ukulele
#UkuleleEncore #Ukulele
