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"Sumer is icumin in," even on YouTube. Here's a binge watcher who views all 20 episodes of season one. "Gravity Falls," Season One, with guffaws and after-episode musings. There are worse things to do, like watch Disney Dumpster Fires, DCU garbage, or "doing Tom Sawyer," instead.;)

Sometimes, a short video can expand to fill empty space with something amazing. Click on the link to hear what an unheralded electric guitar player does "between acts." Did you see the guitar player in red's reaction to this unexpected guitar solo?

Did you know that there are certain musical compositions that are Forbidden in Violin stores? Click on the link to hear what happens when two merry musical pranksters play Forbidden/Sacrilegious pieces... Some are familiar, some are popular, but playing them is more than frowned upon!

Well now, you learn something new every day by clicking on a random video. Click on the link to hear why Pachelbel's "Canon in D" is an eyerolling/hated piece for musicians who have been hired to play it. The Pianist and Cellist have switched parts so that the Cellist gets to play "the interesting parts."

Well now, I have wondered what a Hard Sciences academic would make of, say, "Alien" (1979). Click on the link and hear what a Physicist has to say about this iconic Space Horror classic. He has high praise for the details, while noting that the music ratchets up the tension level throughout the movie... "In space, no one can hear you scream" applies to Space, then as now...;)

I was dimly aware that there was an animated series by that name, but I wasn't "the target audience." Click on the link to see what the inebriated Scot thinks of the latest live action version limping through theaters to wildly disparate opinions about it. A fun, entertaining Action romp of a movie, just like the original series...

The dreaded YouTube algorithm has caught up with me...again. Click the link to match the celebrity to background characters on "Bob's Burgers." Have fun finding out "the voice behind the face.";) Some VA celebrities I know or recognize, but some are surprising to me.;)

Sometimes a TV show rises into the stratosphere with one standout song. This is an extended version from the season 15, #6: "Hope 'N Mic Night" episode of "Bob's Burgers." Click on the link for the new "Marshmallow" voice actor. I hadn't heard of this song before "Bob's Burgers," but that is nothing new...;) Bobby Alessi tells how "Seabird" got on their debut A&M record...

I found this among YouTube Shorts, then clicked on the Andy Morris link. For a wonderful, relaxing impromptu lunch time concert in the BYU dining hall, click on the link. Now THIS is great "music to dine by.";)

The 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America is coming. Click on the link for a "You are there in Valley Forge or watching General Cornwallis' forces marching away defeat in Yorktown,' This version of "Yankee Doodle" is worth far more than a fake $250 note...;) Too fast for your militia? Here's a traditional tempo.

I've been cruising YouTube for far too long without posting a video about music. Click the link to turn away from summer heat to Christmas cool. So, Henry VIII was seeking to connect with Anne Boleyn, according to lore about "Greensleeves"?

"The Fly" (1958) was one of the scariest movies I recall seeing in the theater back in the day. Click the link to get the deep lowdown on this classic Horror movie. I had heard of some of these factoids, but some are disturbing/fascinating/puzzling. It's great to see "about to become great actors" in their early work, like "Al Hedison"!?

I clicked on this "Techmoan" video and found out something disturbing about Matt! Click on the link to find out if Mat finds "Asteroids" a fun game after so many years. An "under the table" smuggle from myus.com: Illegal "Asteroids" game!

Sometimes you click on a link and stumble into a Major Interweb Controversy. Click the link to find out what the automotive world thinks of Ferrari's new, all-electric 2026 Luce. It was designed by an ex-Apple iPod to iPad designer and is made in China by BYD!? (Shipped to Italy for the "Prancing Horse" badge, more or less?) The similarity between two vastly different electric cars is stunning...? I'll bet that there will be a run on Ferrari's "Prancing Horse" badge among Nissan Leaf owners.;)

Hollyweird is quaking in it's designer boots. Click on the link to see what the real modern audience thinks of "Backrooms." Chiwetel Ejiofor gets his most interesting role since "The Operative" in "Serenity" (2005)? Giant budgets, reboots, stale writing, "little Jack Horner" directors and overstuffed "celebrities" yield box office bombs. YouTube independent video makers are blazing a trail through the jungle to black ink/box office success without Hollyweird at the "controls.";)

There is a great stillness in The Force. Click on the link to find out what she did to an IP called "Star Wars" in the late 1970's. Marcia Wallace has returned to The Force...

YouTube video makers have put "Iron Lung: and "Backrooms" front and center for Hollyweird. Click on the link to see/hear what "the drunken Scot" has to say about "Obsession." "Obsession is eating "The Mandalorian and Grogu's" breakfast, lunch AND dinner! Why waste time on Hollyweird's money-burning, "little Jack Horner" directors and can't-write-anything "modern audience writers"? See YouTube's new wave of directors from "The Roger Corman School of Hollywood.";)

Oh great, another "gotta know this meme, square/boomer/nerd or be unhip." Click on the link for an operational definition of "Foid." Can you figure out what a "Foid" is from this post? A Duck Duck Go search says it's a contraction of "Female Humanoid."(!?)

We are in London once again watching tourists "running wild in front of Palace guards." Click on the link to see and hear what happens when clueless tourists "cross the barrier rope or fence." Can the guards "get medieval" on trespassers? (Bring back Pillories and Stocks!) MAKE WAY! (You are about to have a very bad day...;) Treated with Respect, Royal Guards will "move Heaven and Earth" for special people...

The "fill in the pages of AMPAS check boxes" casting in "The Odyssey" has reached critical mass. Have you ever wondered what a Greek legend would look like with real Greeks on the set? What if Hollyweiird cast "The Odyssey" with Greek actors?

I have see or heard of interesting musical instruments over the years, Click on the link to see "an edible keyboard instrument.";) I would expect great tones from this "fully ripe keyboard instrument."

What is thia? A Kickstarter project that actually delivers on it's promises? Click on the link to see "Techmoan's" latest foray into video projection systems. "This video projector is a better fit for my Garden Shed lair. And, for once, it works, mostly..."

I've heard that the Memorial Day weekend will be held for "The Odyssey." Click on the link for period-accurate "Odyssey." Numerous viewers would buy tickets for this "Odyssey," and SHUN the Hollyweird version... If well-made AI movies like this trailer keep "eating Hollywierd's lunch," let a thousand computer systems roar!;)

After six years, dealing with the real world, "Maria from Portugal "is back to play "Early Access Subnautica 2!" Click on the link to see how our favorite Marine Biologist finds a very different kind of ocean planet and underwater technology. "I want to know the science behind this new Alterra technology..."

Fil "can't get no satisfaction!" Click on the link and find out what the completely tuned, AI-scrubbed "Rolling Stones" look/sound today. Oy, Mick, can't hit them high notes any more? Dr. Autotune will fix that!