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To Do: Multitasking My Business, Music, and Comics

Sometimes balancing my multiple projects can often feel like an overwhelming task. I sit and think out loud about the tasks I need to juggle this week from my vintage reselling business, my band, and my webcomic series. In this video vlog, I begin the week by prioritizing tasks and setting goals. I'm going to mark them as I go along. ✅ = Done ⏲ = Still waiting Vintage reselling business - The Pop Culture Roadshow With a vintage reselling business to run, the first order of business is to pack orders from weekend sales on platforms like eBay and Mercari.  As I pack these items I need to record a 'What Sold' video for my Pop Culture roadshow YouTube channel , turning the task into video content. ✅ Pack orders ✅ List new items I got from estate sales (See my latest eBay store listings here ) ⛔ Create a new "What sold" video for my YouTube page (Recorded not edited - Laptop upgrade issues) Band - Lorenzo's Music I've also got a new song out this month so I nee...
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Art Inspiration: Digging on old Scooby-Doo cartoon background artwork

Can we all just take a second to appreciate the background art of the 1969 Scooby-Doo cartoons ?  Easily the most inspirational artwork from my childhood right here.  I think this scene from the cartoon is what inspired my recent nostalgia for the Money Island computer game I wrote about in my webcomic . Who did these background paintings? I wrote a post about the artist Walter Peregoy who did the background artwork for the series over on my pop-culture roadshow blog . Some of the things I learned about the artist He had a modernist 50s style Designed the 101 dalmatians cartoon look Was an artist for one of the Liquid Television cartoons on MTV Go here to see more... Read more about the artist and their  artwork  on my pop-culture blog.  Go here to see more background artwork
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Keith Marshall of Key 13 - Music and Community In The Fediverse Scene - The Lorenzo's Music Podcast

Subscribe to the show on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Podcasts | RSS In this episode of The Lorenzo's Music Podcast, I meet Keith Marshall , also known as the musician of Key 13 , as well as several other music projects. Keith shares his musical background, sparked by the purchase of a NanoKey 2 during the onset of the stay-at-home order.  We talk about his inspirations, including the backstory of his band name and the eclectic sounds he creates using virtual instruments. Keith also discusses his role in creating the Faircamp Webring and being part of the Bonkwave community.  We also talk about the role federated platforms have in fostering a collaborative music environment, as well as the concept of Fair Traded Music Friday, which is aimed at promoting independent artists and their releases across federated platforms.  We also explore the technical side of his music production, including his use of Logic Pro, plugins to achieve guitar sounds, and synth texture...
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Gabe Kangas - Owncast: Self-Hosted Streaming Software - The Lorenzo's Music Podcast

Subscribe to the show on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTube Podcasts | RSS In this episode of Lorenzo's Music Podcast, I meet Gabe Kangas , the maintainer and primary developer of Owncast , free and open-source live video streaming software.
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