Robert Johansson

Storeman, church singer, club chess player, amateur photographer. Giffare i exil.

[Robert Johansson @RobertSE6]

So this was the start of my vacation.

@Airforceproud95 got your gear up?

#skydiving

https://t.co/ATJJy7jADU

[Scott (Human) - 𐌃𐌏ᖇ𐌉乙乙𐌃𐌕 @Dorizzdt]

I met him once boarding a plane. We were stuck in line and i was like "ok..say something..fk do it.. do it...do it" in my head..

He turns once glances at me... smiles and nods... like "yeah i know you know who i am.." and i just go quiet...then he glances back and just says "ask away..."

I did the usual "omfg love your work blah blah" and then he asked what I did and then just went into this rathole of how tech and creativity fascinate him and how people do things with computers and then we ended up talking about sheep properties and my life living in the outback... then he splintered off to his seat and mine..

Then we get to our destination, I get off and my wife is waiting for me with the kids and he gets off after me as he was ambushed with people wanting selfies... anyway I tell my wife "guess who's on the plane" and so she now wants to wait around, he then walks past us, nods at me and says "nice meeting you Scott" and continues..

The look my wife gave me at that point in time was like "WTF DID YOU DO.."

Anyway. All i remember was here's one guy who could have just waived me off took the time to chat about nothing and still somehow gave me the "you matter too" vibe.

Legend. Genuinely sad he's passed.

[Belgian Red Devils @BelRedDevils]

Overturn this. 🧏‍♂️ #USABEL

[Robert Johansson @RobertSE6]

@mmillerwtop

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

At 12 years old, his parents sent him to a psychiatrist.

After listening to the boy, the doctor reportedly told his parents that their son wasn't the problem.

The adults were.

That boy was Bryan Adams.

His father, Conrad Adams, was a Sandhurst-trained military officer who later served as a diplomat and UN peacekeeping observer.

Because of his career, the family moved constantly—from Canada to England, Portugal, Austria, and Israel.

Home rarely felt permanent.

Neither did peace.

Bryan later spoke about retreating into music, locking himself in his room with records and a guitar while his parents argued outside.

When his parents divorced, the split turned bitter.

Court filings included serious allegations about family life, though Bryan later said some claims had been exaggerated during the custody battle.

Whatever the full truth, one fact is certain:

His father left.

For the next 12 years, they barely spoke.

While other teenagers hung out with friends, Bryan worked.

Dishwasher.

Paperboy.

Pet food delivery.

Every dollar went toward music.

At 15, he left school and bought a second-hand piano with money that had originally been saved for college.

To many people, it looked reckless.

To Bryan, it felt like survival.

The early years weren't glamorous.

He slept on couches.

Played in struggling bands.

Heard "no" from record labels over and over again.

Then, in 1978, he met songwriter Jim Vallance in a Vancouver music store.

They started writing together almost immediately.

That partnership changed everything.

By the mid-1980s, Bryan Adams was one of the biggest rock stars in the world.

Reckless produced classics like:

• "Run to You"
• "Heaven"
• "Summer of '69"

In 1991, "Everything I Do (I Do It for You)" spent a record-breaking 16 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.

But the achievement that mattered most wasn't measured in record sales.

Years later, while watching a father-and-son reunion on television, Bryan decided to find the man he hadn't spoken to in over a decade.

After tracking him through diplomatic postings, he finally reached him in Japan.

When they met, the years of silence gave way to conversation.

There wasn't a dramatic confrontation.

Just two men beginning again.

Bryan Adams went on to sell more than 100 million records worldwide.

Yet one of the biggest victories of his life never appeared on a chart.

Sometimes the hardest journey isn't to the top.

It's back to the people you thought you'd lost forever.

[Robert Johansson @RobertSE6]

@Sofia50020Sofia The remote control for the TV?

[𝖬𝖺𝗍𝗍 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗆𝗉𝖾𝗋 🐍 @Sneketoshi]

I want to introduce you to Steve. He’s 83. His wife died a few months ago and he comes to this lodge in Spring Mill, Indiana and draws. He taught art in Terre Haute, IN his whole life. He also did courtroom sketches in court cases. In the comments I’ll share some pics from his sketchbook. He was excited when I said I was going to share his sketches with the world.

[Joe G @EastEndJoe]

Today is the day to flood Twitter with this birthday card.

[Robert Johansson @RobertSE6]

@Beno10_MFC @Simi_2210_ 324?

[Robert Johansson @RobertSE6]

@Simi_2210_ The liver?

[Robert Johansson @RobertSE6]

@SCSsoftware 😎

[Robert Johansson @RobertSE6]

@washghost1 @HaeSicks https://t.co/VjwfvpQIF0

[Robert Johansson @RobertSE6]

@SCSsoftware The Illinois California Express hard at work.

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

I did indeed nab all the flight info from @flightradar24 once this happened. So hey @united just a heads up you might want to let the crew of the flight know I got a neat photo of them at work.

Flight UAL2460 IAH-LAX May 11th, 2026.

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

I took 1.7 million photos over 6 days to catch this photo of a commercial jet in front of the sun.

The moment it happened, TWO floating prominences were visible, making this not just my best aircraft transit photo, but one of the luckiest of my career! Videos of the transit 👇

[Robert Johansson @RobertSE6]

Anyone got any B/W photos to share?

[Sophie Pérusse ❤️🇨🇦🤍 ~ 💙🇺🇦💛 ~ 🤍🇬🇱❤️ @Sopheverafter]

Anyone got any B/W photos to share? 🖤🩶🤍

Silo No. 5, Pointe-du-Moulin, Old Port of Montreal, QC 🇨🇦