David Robinson's Birth Card: The 6 of Spades

In the record

David Robinson (born April 2, 1949) is an American retired rock drummer. The birth-card coordinate for April 2 is the 6 of Spades — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 2018 Performers with The Cars induction.

Rock Hall record

• 2018 Performers — inducted member of The Cars

The 6 of Spades coordinate

David Robinson's birthday maps to the 6 of Spades (The Responsible Mind). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on David Robinson. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You use what you have already walked through without requiring anyone else to be in pain for it to count.

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David Robinson in the public record

He has performed with many rock bands, including the Rising Tide, the Modern Lovers, the Pop!, DMZ and the Cars. In 2018, Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Cars. To date, Robinson is also the only member of the Cars to not release a solo album. Born in Malden, Massachusetts, Robinson attended Woburn Memorial High School. From 1970 to 1973, he was a member of the Modern Lovers. Robinson co-formed the Cars in 1976, and came up with the Cars' band name and is credited with designing their album covers. Robinson was the only member of the Cars who was a Massachusetts native and from the Boston area. He was a member of DMZ when he left to form the Cars.

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

Where the record meets the cards

No sentence in the sourced record shows a clear echo of the published language for 6♠, 2♠, 9♠, 8♦, 7♣, Q♠, Q♥, 10♣, K♠, 3♥, A♣, Q♣, 10♠, 5♣, 3♦, A♠, 7♥. None is claimed here. The coordinate rests on the calendar date alone, and this page does not forecast induction.

Also on the record

1. After the breakup of the Cars, Robinson retired from the music industry and ran a restaurant.
2. He was an extra in several films, including Housesitter (1992) and The Crucible (1996).
3. In 2010, Robinson reunited with the surviving original members of the Cars to record their first studio album in 24 years, titled Move Like This (2011).
4. He had to relearn how to play the drums since (aside from loose jamming on the congas) he had stopped playing in 1987.

Other inductees with this card

• Axl Rose — 2012 Performers with Guns N' Roses
• Bob Marley — 1994 Performers
• Bobby Womack — 2009 Performers
• Chris Squire — 2017 Performers with Yes
• David Bowie — 1996 Performers
• Elvis Presley — 1986 Performers
• Jason Newsted — 2009 Performers with Metallica
• Leon Wilkeson — 2006 Performers with Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Marvin Gaye — 1987 Performers
• Robby Krieger — 1993 Performers with The Doors
• Terry Sylvester — 2010 Performers with The Hollies

FAQ

What is David Robinson's birth card?

The 6 of Spades. April 2 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?

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, character, or fate.

Where do David Robinson's dates come from?

Birth date 1949-04-02 is the day-precision date on David Robinson's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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