Phone it in Friday LXXXIII: YouTube Roundup XXXIII: Pianistic Silliness

Goodness, yours portly needs a vacation from his vacation!  It’s been another crazy week, as my consistently tardy posts have demonstrated.

Last night I played a little cocktail hour at the big hospital system in my area.  They host an annual fundraiser in February, and they’ve booked me to play sax for a few years.  This year, they asked me to play piano on their beautiful baby grand.  As such, I put in a lot of hours this week and last to hone my chops.

At one point, I started playing Electric Light Orchestra’s “Can’t Get it Out of My Head,” which gave me the idea to put together a promo reel for a fake ELO cover band:

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Phone it in Friday LXXVIII: YouTube Roundup XXX: Assorted Foolishness

Right at the end of 2024, I churned out some truly absurd content for my YouTube channel.  I may have shared some of this content here on the blog, but I can’t quite remember—that whole festive season is now a foggy, happy blur.

Regardless, you’re in for a treat.  I’ve got a sultry, satin pillowcase; a pizza covered in Vidalia onions; and a glimpse back into the Christmases of yesteryear.

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LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar – Days 18-24

We’re well past Christmas now—even past Epiphany!—but I realized I never finished sharing the treasures of the LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar!  My paid subscribers have also been helping me identify some of the more enigmatic builds in this collection; thanks, y’all!

In case you missed it, check out “LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar – Days 1-3”; “LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar – Days 4-10”; and “LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar – Days 11-17” to catch up.

Now, on with the last of the builds!

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LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar – Days 11-17

The LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar keeps delivering the goods!  My paid subscribers have also been helping me identify some of the more enigmatic builds in this collection; thanks, y’all!

In case you missed it, check out “LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar – Days 1-3” and “LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar – Days 4-10” to catch up.

Now, on with the latest builds!

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LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar – Days 4-10

The LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar keeps delivering the goods!  I have been super impressed with this year’s calendar, which seems to have a heavy focus on The Empire Strikes Back (1980), specifically the Battle of Hoth that opens the film.

In case you missed it, check out “LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar – Days 1-3” from last Wednesday, 4 December 2024 to see what goodies I uncovered the first three days.

Now, on with the building!

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LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar – Days 1-3

As is my custom, I’ve obtained the LEGO® Star Wars™ 2024 Advent Calendar, and have been enjoying it immensely so far.  It seems to be themed around The Empire Strikes Back (1980) so far, with Luke’s X-Wing, cinnamon bun Leia, and a classic TIE Fighter.

Paid subscribers get to see these videos on the day I open each calendar door, but I’m posting the videos to YouTube the following day (for the most part).  I’ll also be sharing collections of multiple days of videos—like today’s post—throughout the Christmas Season.

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