Hey y’all. We just wanted to make sure you hadn’t forgotten about Orbitz, the delicious (not delicious) soda-based product with edible colored balls in it, often used as a poor man’s lava lamp. You had forgotten about that, hadn’t you. Well, that’s what we’re here for. You should probably go buy one on Ebay. A toast to the future past!

PS: One of the flavors was Pineapple Banana Cherry Coconut! How in the world did that get past user testing without adding one more fruit group?! Not as extreme as you claimed to be, were you, 1990s?

Attention, please. Handmade Music Night has moved to its new space at Galapagos Art Space in Dumbo. Tomorrow night, March 8th, there will be show-and-tell, musical sewing machines, electronic honky-tonk, drinks, performances, hands on demos, and more. For free.

Here’s the info:

Science fair, party, variety show – Handmade Music celebrates unusual DIY creations in music, with people who make their own tools to make their own music.

This month, Galapagos Art Space means a stage, a bar, and a huge lineup of FREE music:
* ELECTRO-COUNTRY + unusual instruments with the Owen Lake band, covering honky-tonk country classics on synths and electronics and showing off Jeff Snyder’s original Manta touch instrument

* AUGMENTED SEWING MACHINE + ENSEMBLE with monome and other creations, featuring Lara Grant (sewing machine) + Matt Ganucheau + Peter Kirn

* HANDMADE GESTURE CONTROLLER by Mouse & the Billionaire

* AUDIOVISUAL HYPER-TRUMPET the TOOB, an expressive digital instrument

…plus surprises, hands-on with lots of inventions, plenty of makers and technologists to meet and buy beers in exchange for tips, crafters, inventors, and more.

Hosted by createdigitalmusic.com, the craft marketplace and community Etsy, the DIY bible Make Magazine, and the trend-setters of XLR8R Magazine

Did you notice us up there? Yeah. We’ll be there. Performing. With visuals provided by the one and only AOF. It’s going to be awesome, and you should probably be there.