Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Call me Hugh 'cause I'm the jack man. Our church's wonderful building manager ordered new piano dolly wheels and installed them, and I used a car jack to raise each wheel off the ground, including this one which blew out recently. I have no idea how old the old wheels were. 120
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 13/08/2026(Not mine, idk who originally made this) 000
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 07/08/2026This is why I am a fan of Randy Linden's work, particularly Super Nintendo Doom! 020
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Update: I figured out how to incorporate my left foot! 000
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Playing with some new toys that I will eventually bring to modern dance class! I don't actually know how to play frame drum, but I will keep working on it. I love playing the cajon for modern, but this combo may have potential to sometimes switch to. 110
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Period instrument. (I promise I cleaned it the best I could and those marks are the surface having worn off over time) 000
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 12/05/2026It is worth it even if you haven't done the HDD mod yet. What size/model is your Trinitron? That's really cool that yoy have one! I have a 20" JVC D-Series as my main CRT. (Super Pinball Under the Mask for SNES in this pic, S-video) 110
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 27/04/2026My piano student Daniel playing Legend of Madrid from Faber's Lesson Book 3B in our most recent lesson. I am very proud of his progress and dedication! 110
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 23/04/2026And now, we dive into the deep end... 000
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Again, it looks better in person than in this video, but here is a clip of me playing Pro Pinball: Big Race USA on it! 100
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 13/03/2026And now, let's see it in action! It looks better in person than what the picture shows. This is the title screen to Pro Pinball: Big Race USA for the PlayStation. Next reply has a video clip. 100
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Scored a free 13" woodgrain RCA CRT TV today, with remote! The remote actually takes a 9v instead of AAs or AAAs. It all works perfectly, too! I'm gonna give it to a couple who recently have wanted a small CRT TV. Gonna post more pics in replies (with alt text, of course!) 111
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Three long-haired piano-playing dudes + OrangeSodaPrince. And yes, one of the 360s was hooked up to a CRT. I sat on the floor for over 3 hours playing this and my neck hurts now, but it was totally worth it! 000
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Potions: A Curious Tale on this sick day. I love having this game on the Switch! 000
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 22/11/2025University of Louisville's school of music practice room building lounge has the biggest microwave I have ever seen in my life. 120
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Let's Beyblade!! My latest piano cover. This is one of my favorite theme songs. I didn't watch the show a lot, but Beyblade VForce Ultimate Blader Jam for GBA uses this song a whole lot, so it is ingrained in my brain. 051
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 07/10/2025When the modern dance class teacher asks me if I, a prog rock fan, can play in odd meters lile 5 and 7. 010
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 29/09/2025What is the take that has you like this? Mine: Americans that bash the British dish beans on toast do not actually know what the dish is, the specific brand of baked beans used, what makes the sauce the beans are in much different from other baked beans, or even ever had that brand of beans at all. 110
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Restocked! This is the best brand of baked beans bar none. 100
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 07/07/2025My next YouTube video tomorrow will be me playing Rock 'n Ball for NES with my wife!! It is a great pinball game with several other game modes. 010
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Helios, the cat companion from Potions: A Curious Tale! At least THIS sassy cat won't bite me, shed everywhere, or randomly use the floor as the litter box when unhappy. @rikukat.bsky.social 151
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I thankfully did not buy this, because it is a disappointing way to play breakout. The ball has no collision after it bounces off of a block and heads back toward you, so it just passes through the blocks without breaking them. Alleyway and Arkanoid are better. Wizorb looks good... Will try it soon! 000
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 29/04/2025Physical copy of RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic for Nintendo Switch acquired! It's a very solid way to play this game! 120
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 15/04/2025I can play the first three measures at tempo, but those chromatic scales... too fast to use the traditional fingering, but the more advanced fingering is also tripping me up. 010
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 15/04/2025I wish I could afford piano lessons. I'm at a loss as to how I can make my fingers move faster. I have always struggled with fast, nimble fingery passages like this. I think it's a tension issue with my thumb, but I don't know how to fix it (Alkan Prelude in E minor, Etude de vélocité Op. 31 No. 24) 110
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 12/04/2025It has made practicing this quite frustrating, so I've just been practicing this up an octave. 000
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 12/04/2025It's quite annoying that this key sticks on my electric piano. 100
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Me in the national security team group chat 010
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Sometimes you just gotta watch SpongeBob SquarePants. (Also, the app is messing up on my phone and not letting me add Alt Text) 010
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 13/03/2025It finally happened. I had to break out my Swiss army knife and use the miniature can opener on it to open a can of food, because I couldn't find our usual kitchen can opener. I've got to admit, I forgot it's actually quite easy to do. 010
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 11/03/2025My piano student Daniel playing Song of Storms from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time! 020
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Whirling Tiger has CRT TVs, including some cool old Sony Trinitrons! It's been a long while since we have gone out, and this hermit actually enjoyed it! 010
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card! I'm excited to read my next Star Wars book: Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor. 010
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 21/02/2025We had a special guest at choir rehearsal last night! He was very sweet and well-behaved. 010
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Here's Tater Tot (orange) and Mozzarella (white and gray) sleeping while snuggled together. 010
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 18/02/2025Before and after! Just snipped these two little tabs out of the cartridge slot of my Super Nintendo... those are the ONLY things that keep a North American SNES from also being able to play Japanese Super Famicon games. Some Japanese games have English and are cheaper than their NA SNES counterpart! 350
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Who's that Pokémon? Actually, it's Grizzbolt, the electric Pal from Palworld! Kiddo is super happy this one arrived so soon. Chillet will be another week or two. 010
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 08/02/2025"This lap is big enough for both of us." Purrfect photo taken by my wife! 020
Ethan James McCollum @orangesodaking.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Not even an hour after posting: tough crowd! 😂 Don't knock beans on toast till you've tried it with Heinz beans! #beansky 000
