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: ✝️🗣🎶🎤🎸🏰🦅🍻✈️⚾️🏈📖🖋🇺🇸🏴🏴🇮🇹🇩🇪♥️
Some pretty cool pro pics from our gig the other night at Cubby Bear Chicago.
January 26, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Some pretty cool pro pics from our gig the other night at Cubby Bear Chicago.
BIG SHOUT OUT to all those who braved the elements to come out to Cubby Bear to sing and dance with us last night! An excellent evening and hope you all had as much fun as we did.
Keep your eyes on our calendar for future shows.
Until the next one...❤️🔥🏁🎵
The Electric Cars
Tragic Blonde Vacation
Keep your eyes on our calendar for future shows.
Until the next one...❤️🔥🏁🎵
The Electric Cars
Tragic Blonde Vacation
January 25, 2026 at 4:04 PM
BIG SHOUT OUT to all those who braved the elements to come out to Cubby Bear to sing and dance with us last night! An excellent evening and hope you all had as much fun as we did.
Keep your eyes on our calendar for future shows.
Until the next one...❤️🔥🏁🎵
The Electric Cars
Tragic Blonde Vacation
Keep your eyes on our calendar for future shows.
Until the next one...❤️🔥🏁🎵
The Electric Cars
Tragic Blonde Vacation
I am proud that my teenage daughter, and about 100 other of her fellow students, chose to protest yesterday at their school against the disgraceful, unprecedented, and anti-Constitutionalist mechanisms of the deleterious federal executive administration.
#SaveDemocracy
#SaveDemocracy
January 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I am proud that my teenage daughter, and about 100 other of her fellow students, chose to protest yesterday at their school against the disgraceful, unprecedented, and anti-Constitutionalist mechanisms of the deleterious federal executive administration.
#SaveDemocracy
#SaveDemocracy
Stevie Van Zandt, the long-time guitarist for Bruce Springsteen, just retweeted my tweet regarding a field goal by the Bears Cairo Santos (NBC did a crappy job showing that kick).
So I got that going for me.
Go Bears!
So I got that going for me.
Go Bears!
January 19, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Stevie Van Zandt, the long-time guitarist for Bruce Springsteen, just retweeted my tweet regarding a field goal by the Bears Cairo Santos (NBC did a crappy job showing that kick).
So I got that going for me.
Go Bears!
So I got that going for me.
Go Bears!
Tonight's office.
6 bands auditioning, including mine.
30 county reps across Illinois to listen and potentially offer said bands slots at county fairs this year, as well as a slot to play the Illinois State Fair.
Let's Go! 🎵
www.theelectriccarsband.com
6 bands auditioning, including mine.
30 county reps across Illinois to listen and potentially offer said bands slots at county fairs this year, as well as a slot to play the Illinois State Fair.
Let's Go! 🎵
www.theelectriccarsband.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Tonight's office.
6 bands auditioning, including mine.
30 county reps across Illinois to listen and potentially offer said bands slots at county fairs this year, as well as a slot to play the Illinois State Fair.
Let's Go! 🎵
www.theelectriccarsband.com
6 bands auditioning, including mine.
30 county reps across Illinois to listen and potentially offer said bands slots at county fairs this year, as well as a slot to play the Illinois State Fair.
Let's Go! 🎵
www.theelectriccarsband.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Our rehearsal space last night. WOW. I have moved ⬆️ with my new band, www.theelectriccarsband.com
I've been busting hump preparing material since Christmas.
And we are auditioning tomorrow for events planning representatives for each county in my state.
Let's Go! 🎵👊
I've been busting hump preparing material since Christmas.
And we are auditioning tomorrow for events planning representatives for each county in my state.
Let's Go! 🎵👊
January 15, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Our rehearsal space last night. WOW. I have moved ⬆️ with my new band, www.theelectriccarsband.com
I've been busting hump preparing material since Christmas.
And we are auditioning tomorrow for events planning representatives for each county in my state.
Let's Go! 🎵👊
I've been busting hump preparing material since Christmas.
And we are auditioning tomorrow for events planning representatives for each county in my state.
Let's Go! 🎵👊
#Greenland, your citizens are far better off.
Don't make this stupid and irresponsible deal if that dummy offers you $.
Don't make this stupid and irresponsible deal if that dummy offers you $.
January 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
#Greenland, your citizens are far better off.
Don't make this stupid and irresponsible deal if that dummy offers you $.
Don't make this stupid and irresponsible deal if that dummy offers you $.
Two shots in two different bands about 4 years apart ('13 and '17).
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Two shots in two different bands about 4 years apart ('13 and '17).
The little man couldn't take the auto workers' truthful comments back to him as he toured a plant today.
And so the American President finally did something truthful in return: he showed those workers his IQ.
And so the American President finally did something truthful in return: he showed those workers his IQ.
January 14, 2026 at 12:50 AM
The little man couldn't take the auto workers' truthful comments back to him as he toured a plant today.
And so the American President finally did something truthful in return: he showed those workers his IQ.
And so the American President finally did something truthful in return: he showed those workers his IQ.
Memories from 2016.
The band I was in then, Backbeat Taxi, covered classic rock tunes from the 60s-70s (Cream, Beatles, ZZ Top), although some contemporary stuff (White Stripes, Decembrists, Guster).
Was great to get back into a band after a long 3 years.
The band I was in then, Backbeat Taxi, covered classic rock tunes from the 60s-70s (Cream, Beatles, ZZ Top), although some contemporary stuff (White Stripes, Decembrists, Guster).
Was great to get back into a band after a long 3 years.
January 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Memories from 2016.
The band I was in then, Backbeat Taxi, covered classic rock tunes from the 60s-70s (Cream, Beatles, ZZ Top), although some contemporary stuff (White Stripes, Decembrists, Guster).
Was great to get back into a band after a long 3 years.
The band I was in then, Backbeat Taxi, covered classic rock tunes from the 60s-70s (Cream, Beatles, ZZ Top), although some contemporary stuff (White Stripes, Decembrists, Guster).
Was great to get back into a band after a long 3 years.
Auditioning for the state fair next weekend.
Followed by two local gigs the subsequent two weekends.
And I'm only a few weeks in to the band.
Piece o' cake.
Let's Go!
theelectriccarsband.com
#TragicBlondeVacation
Followed by two local gigs the subsequent two weekends.
And I'm only a few weeks in to the band.
Piece o' cake.
Let's Go!
theelectriccarsband.com
#TragicBlondeVacation
January 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Auditioning for the state fair next weekend.
Followed by two local gigs the subsequent two weekends.
And I'm only a few weeks in to the band.
Piece o' cake.
Let's Go!
theelectriccarsband.com
#TragicBlondeVacation
Followed by two local gigs the subsequent two weekends.
And I'm only a few weeks in to the band.
Piece o' cake.
Let's Go!
theelectriccarsband.com
#TragicBlondeVacation
34°F. Wet. Windy. Intermittent snow, rain, and graupel.
Perfect day for an hour hike.
Perfect day for an hour hike.
January 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
34°F. Wet. Windy. Intermittent snow, rain, and graupel.
Perfect day for an hour hike.
Perfect day for an hour hike.
Weekend breakfasts are the best breakfasts.
January 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Weekend breakfasts are the best breakfasts.
Date Night yesterday. Enjoyed a 3-cocktail bar crawl.
First was The Guild, in Wheaton, IL, a combo cocktail bar/bookstore/coffee shop.
Below it, is the incredible Subourbon, a subterranean spirits bar with a Speakeasy vibe.
Wrapped at Evolet Eve in our town.
Fun evening!
First was The Guild, in Wheaton, IL, a combo cocktail bar/bookstore/coffee shop.
Below it, is the incredible Subourbon, a subterranean spirits bar with a Speakeasy vibe.
Wrapped at Evolet Eve in our town.
Fun evening!
January 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Date Night yesterday. Enjoyed a 3-cocktail bar crawl.
First was The Guild, in Wheaton, IL, a combo cocktail bar/bookstore/coffee shop.
Below it, is the incredible Subourbon, a subterranean spirits bar with a Speakeasy vibe.
Wrapped at Evolet Eve in our town.
Fun evening!
First was The Guild, in Wheaton, IL, a combo cocktail bar/bookstore/coffee shop.
Below it, is the incredible Subourbon, a subterranean spirits bar with a Speakeasy vibe.
Wrapped at Evolet Eve in our town.
Fun evening!
Happy Friday eve.
Out of the bargain bin at a local grocery store for $3.99 for 4, 16oz cans.
Not the biggest double IPA fan in the world, but this local brewery (Mikerphone) in my area has cred.
And as DIPAs go, this is a good one. And that it was reduced cost, for sure.
Hop bomb incoming!
Out of the bargain bin at a local grocery store for $3.99 for 4, 16oz cans.
Not the biggest double IPA fan in the world, but this local brewery (Mikerphone) in my area has cred.
And as DIPAs go, this is a good one. And that it was reduced cost, for sure.
Hop bomb incoming!
January 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Happy Friday eve.
Out of the bargain bin at a local grocery store for $3.99 for 4, 16oz cans.
Not the biggest double IPA fan in the world, but this local brewery (Mikerphone) in my area has cred.
And as DIPAs go, this is a good one. And that it was reduced cost, for sure.
Hop bomb incoming!
Out of the bargain bin at a local grocery store for $3.99 for 4, 16oz cans.
Not the biggest double IPA fan in the world, but this local brewery (Mikerphone) in my area has cred.
And as DIPAs go, this is a good one. And that it was reduced cost, for sure.
Hop bomb incoming!
Just got commissioned to be the bass section leader in a concert opera of Verdi's "Don Carlo" in Lake Forest, IL this summer.
Already having just joined an active tribute rock-n-roll band - and with all the other features of my life - will have to think this one through carefully.
Already having just joined an active tribute rock-n-roll band - and with all the other features of my life - will have to think this one through carefully.
January 8, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Just got commissioned to be the bass section leader in a concert opera of Verdi's "Don Carlo" in Lake Forest, IL this summer.
Already having just joined an active tribute rock-n-roll band - and with all the other features of my life - will have to think this one through carefully.
Already having just joined an active tribute rock-n-roll band - and with all the other features of my life - will have to think this one through carefully.
Open a door for someone today.
Pick up the tab for the person behind you in the drive-thru.
Donate to a charity dedicated to alleviating hunger or promoting literacy.
Simply be better human beings than the current executive branch and their hateful and destructive minions could ever hope to be.
Pick up the tab for the person behind you in the drive-thru.
Donate to a charity dedicated to alleviating hunger or promoting literacy.
Simply be better human beings than the current executive branch and their hateful and destructive minions could ever hope to be.
January 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Open a door for someone today.
Pick up the tab for the person behind you in the drive-thru.
Donate to a charity dedicated to alleviating hunger or promoting literacy.
Simply be better human beings than the current executive branch and their hateful and destructive minions could ever hope to be.
Pick up the tab for the person behind you in the drive-thru.
Donate to a charity dedicated to alleviating hunger or promoting literacy.
Simply be better human beings than the current executive branch and their hateful and destructive minions could ever hope to be.
Heavy, heavy news yesterday.
A diversion.
Wonderful memory pics from 6 years ago today when I walked around Charleston, SC early in the morning ahead of a 3-day work conference.
Looked beautiful in the morning sun.
A diversion.
Wonderful memory pics from 6 years ago today when I walked around Charleston, SC early in the morning ahead of a 3-day work conference.
Looked beautiful in the morning sun.
January 8, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Heavy, heavy news yesterday.
A diversion.
Wonderful memory pics from 6 years ago today when I walked around Charleston, SC early in the morning ahead of a 3-day work conference.
Looked beautiful in the morning sun.
A diversion.
Wonderful memory pics from 6 years ago today when I walked around Charleston, SC early in the morning ahead of a 3-day work conference.
Looked beautiful in the morning sun.
Nice sentiment.
But We, The People, need to solve this cancer of a 30% approved, troll-based federal government.
But We, The People, need to solve this cancer of a 30% approved, troll-based federal government.
January 7, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Nice sentiment.
But We, The People, need to solve this cancer of a 30% approved, troll-based federal government.
But We, The People, need to solve this cancer of a 30% approved, troll-based federal government.
Happy birthday to my kid brother, Kevin!
Got him as a step-bro 46 years ago, but he's truly been a brother and glad we still live in proximity.
Not on bluesky but wanted to share! 🎂
Got him as a step-bro 46 years ago, but he's truly been a brother and glad we still live in proximity.
Not on bluesky but wanted to share! 🎂
January 7, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Happy birthday to my kid brother, Kevin!
Got him as a step-bro 46 years ago, but he's truly been a brother and glad we still live in proximity.
Not on bluesky but wanted to share! 🎂
Got him as a step-bro 46 years ago, but he's truly been a brother and glad we still live in proximity.
Not on bluesky but wanted to share! 🎂
Let's go the @chicagobearsnews.bsky.social playoff game this weekend lol.
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Let's go the @chicagobearsnews.bsky.social playoff game this weekend lol.