Mike Porcaro's Birth Card: The 3 of Clubs

In the record

Michael Joseph Porcaro (May 29, 1955 – March 15, 2015) was an American bassist known for his work with the rock band Toto. The birth-card coordinate for May 29 is the 3 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of Mike Porcaro's 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV.

Album of the Year record

• 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV (Toto)

Mike Porcaro is on the 1983 Album of the Year list for Toto IV, billed as Toto at ceremony 25 (https://www.grammy.com/awards/categories/album-of-the-year/1983/). Mike Porcaro (Q921542, Wikipedia “Mike Porcaro”) appears here as billed with Toto. The billed act string on those wins is Toto. Albums in this pack for Mike Porcaro: 1983 Toto IV. Birth date 1955-05-29 is the Wikipedia infobox day for Mike Porcaro, verified against Wikidata P569 1955-05-29 (match). This page does not invent a childhood or a private address for Mike Porcaro. It only names the calendar coordinate for May 29 and the Album of the Year albums already listed for Mike Porcaro.

The 3 of Clubs coordinate

Mike Porcaro was born May 29, 1955 (1955-05-29). Month 5 and day 29 give solar value 16, which is the 3 of Clubs (The Creative Communicator). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day). The year 1955 is unused, so Mike Porcaro's 1955 birth year does not move the card. The 3 of Clubs does not predict a Grammy Album of the Year and is not a verdict on Mike Porcaro. Quoted system copy for the 3 of Clubs, not a biography of Mike Porcaro: You make a hard idea easy to say without stripping what it means. Complex ideas become clear through your expression. You have the gift of making difficult concepts accessible. Your creativity makes thinking feel alive.

Live 3 of Clubs meaning page

Wikipedia summary used as source_text

Michael Joseph Porcaro was an American bassist known for his work with the rock band Toto. He retired from touring in 2007 as a result of being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Mike Porcaro in the public record

He retired from touring in 2007 as a result of being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was the middle brother of Toto members Jeff Porcaro and Steve Porcaro. Their father was jazz drummer-percussionist Joe Porcaro. Mike Porcaro is the second of the three Porcaro brothers. The three brothers were taught drums by their father at his drum shop every weekend. Jeff said that he himself wasn't the best drummer, adding that Mike was a better player than him before he switched to bass, while Steve later took up piano before they moved to California. Jeff explained that when the brothers took guitar lessons, Mike took off at the instrument while Jeff gave up after three lessons, and since the family had only one drum kit and one bass, Mike was assigned the bass. Mike Porcaro was also a member of the Baháʼí Faith.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Mike Porcaro (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 3 of Clubs

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Mike Porcaro, and not a forecast of a Grammy.

You make a hard idea easy to say without stripping what it means. Complex ideas become clear through your expression. You have the gift of making difficult concepts accessible. Your creativity makes thinking feel alive.

Porcaro stopped performing with Toto in 2007 after experiencing a growing weakness in his fingers that was making it increasingly difficult for him to play.

Paired on shared wording: difficult, making.

Also on the record

1. He was of Italian descent.
2. Porcaro first began his career in bands he was a member of while in high school, one of them was alongside his brother Jeff Porcaro and other future members of Toto.
3. Porcaro worked as a session bass player throughout the mid and late 1970s for numerous musicians and bands before replacing Toto original bass player David Hungate in 1982 shortly after the band completed recording the Toto IV album.
4. Porcaro played cello on a track for the album and subsequently appeared in the band's videos and performed as a full band member on the world tour in support of the album.

Other Album of the Year people with this card

• No other person in this set shares the 3 of Clubs.

FAQ

What is Mike Porcaro's birth card?

The 3 of Clubs. May 29 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. Mike Porcaro's year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Grammy Album of the Year?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, albums, character, or fate.

Where do Mike Porcaro's dates and Album of the Year credits come from?

Birth date 1955-05-29 is the day-precision Wikipedia infobox date for Mike Porcaro, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only infoboxes and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Winner identity comes from the Wikipedia Album of the Year list, which cites Grammy.com / Recording Academy pages. Mike Porcaro is billed with Toto. The Album of the Year line is 1983 Album of the Year — Toto IV. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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