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Come one come all, but no very young kids, here's a book reading that isn't "A Christmas Carol." Press PLAY if you're too old to be "read to sleep.";)

Just what The Grinch ordered to clear children from the night time streets of Whoville. I am reminded of "Krampus" kidnapping errant children and Teens on the "Grimm" TV show of not-so-long-ago. Press PLAY to channel your latent Ebeneezer Scrooge and silence Christmas Muzak at the mall...;)

I had seen this video, so I clicked on it to find out about "the useless skills" I had learned as a child in the 1950's. I came away from this satisfied but sad/disturbed. How many of these life skills did you learn? Are they "useless" to you? Have you taught a younger person any of these skills? Press PLAY to feel your age/embrace your ignorance.

"Techmoan" found a late 1980's Graphic Equalizer/Spectrum Analyzer to fine tune his audio system. However, he ran into the "hidden system battery" that can gum up the works if it isn't changed regularly. Press PLAY if you want to find out how/what Matt did to get the beast to remember custom settings. Audiophiles beware, your feelings will be hurt!;)

Submitted for your approval, a montage of deleted scenes for "Alien" (1979). Press PLAY to see if these scenes slow down the movie or flesh it out more... "Aliens" (1986) in under 12 minutes...

"Good morning, Techmoan, the unit you see before you has a time bomb in it! Get your tools out and defuse it immediately, so it can be a prop in the 2023 movie, "The Creator." Should you be blown up by this MiniDisc recorder, the Secretary will be ROTFLMAO." Press PLAY if you want to find out what Sony forgot to mention and what Matt found inside...

And now for something completely different. First off, this is a detailed/in-depth, 90 minute look at the work of H. R. Giger put in for the movie, "Alien." Second, this is full of PG images and concepts that verge on X/Adults Only! subjects and objects. Press PLAY if you've ever wanted to wander around the mind of H. R. Giger...you have been warned!

Hello there, you early-adopter-of-tech, how's your 1980 Sony TTPS-L2 holding up? Still playing Compact Cassette mix tapes from your youth? Great, "Techmoan" has something "designed from the ground up" as a music player, the Walkman II! Press PLAY to find out how Sony made it smaller and better...if you dare!;)

Got some "ankle biters" hankering to use the SmartPhone to play music? Yoto to the rescue! "Techmoan," being a "12 plus" kid, takes an in-depth look at Yoto's "my first music player." Press PLAY if you want to know how versatile this "child's toy" really is and what it can pull off The Cloud!;)

Hey there Creighton, do you want something that will impress visitors to your digs? Get out some serious cash for the Bang & Olufsen Beosound 3200. Techmoan got the CD playing unit and found some powered speakers, thinking it was time to see what this "Rich Hippie/Calvin Fischoeder"-level was like. Press PLAY to find out how Denmark confused normal people with their strange user interface.;) ("Bang & Olufsen"? Never heard of it!)

OK, you're the rejuvenated macabre movie villain, Dr. Phibes. It's the 21st century and clockwork orchestras are so "last century," so what is Vincent Price to do? Found on a Japanese website, "Techmoan" explores an "animated/robot band" that plays over 20 Jazz-inflected tunes. Press PLAY to find out how entertaining this "sound and motion" thing is.;)

It's 1992 again, but this time, we have a naive player, who hasn't seen any "Indiana Jones" movies. Press PLAY to see how she does with this LucasArts game...

Here's a mystery package for "Techmoan" to ponder. An commercial passenger aircraft in-flight entertainment system. Open it up, and there are Compact Cassette tapes! Press PLAY to find out more about the company that made it, the airline that used it, and what's on the tapes!;)

This crossed my bow while surfing YouTube. Why do the Humans have all the fun? Sign up with The Klingon Empire and take down the weak, perfidious United Federation of Planets!

I was trying to find something new by playing 1980's music by Hiroshima. Then this CD Baby page comes up, and here's a mellow modern tune to shrug off the scary season. Press PLAY for a little "peace of mind."(?) From 2012: "Smiling Jack," live.

Submitted for your approval, a 2009 look behind the scenes of "Galaxy Quest." It's about two days before Halloween, and I am TIRED of "monsters, warlocks and things that go bump in the night." Press PLAY if you just want to see how "Captain Starshine" became "Galaxy Quest," a homage to Space Operas in general and "Star Trek" in particular.;)

"Techmoan" wanted a state-of-the-art late night movie audio experience. However, "your mileage may vary" is the key phrase for this expen$ive "Bluetooth Speaker system." Press PLAY if you want to find out how an over $300 speaker system is as good as $60 stereo headphones.

A bright, cheery song that, for some odd reason, reminds me of "Weird Al" Yankovic. But it's the real deal, something that you might hum or sing in line at the grocery store checkout.;) And, for Halloween, a song about restless spirtts: "Ghosts of Pasadena"

Well, the idiots "dropped the big one" and the apocalypse has arrived. What do you do for music if your guitar is now feeding a campfire? Techmoan has the answer: Crank It Up...continuously. Press PLAY if you want to know how to hear Freddie Mercury "off the grid.";)

This "do 'Space Quest' tasks better than Roger Wilco" is a revelation. I had no idea that The Space Quest Olympics has been going since 2018! Got your Golden Mop handy? Time to prove how great you are in the "Space Quest" universe. Press PLAY if you're "better than Ryley Robinson" of "Subnautica...')

A song for Halloween, from "Hocus Pocus" (1993). Press PLAY if you want to find out what Witches do to naive children on All Hallow Eve!;)

And now for something "deep and disturbing." Here's a look at Modernism, Postmodernism and junk movies. It's a bit of a slog, but if you keep watching, "Velma" floats to the surface. Press PLAY if you want to find out why your local grade school's kids can write/make better movies than Hollyweird.

When is a great idea sabotaged by a wrong choice of media? "Techmoan" presents the smallest endless loop cartridge ever made by Bandai. These single song endless loop tapes could be played on "an Elvis doll" or a "Wurlitzer 1015 jukebox." Press PLAY to hear something apparently marketed only in the U.S. for fans of 1950's Rockabilly.;)

I have heard of the band, but I'm not a fan. So this "treatment" is hilarious and reminds me of "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody of Nirvana. Press PLAY for an epic of misheard lyrics.;)

Good morning, Songfacts members, your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to experience a reviewer's look at "HULU Futurama, season one." Should you decide to accept this mission, if any members are driven insane or lose their lunch over this magnum opus, the secretary will disavow any knowledge of this video. You Have Been Warned! Press PLAY to see if the third resurrection of "Futurama" was worth signing up with an about-to-be-assimilated-by-Disney streaming service.;)