{"id":2538,"date":"2026-05-25T11:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zunayed.com\/?p=2538"},"modified":"2026-05-25T11:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:48:27","slug":"a-folk-band-in-a-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zunayed.com\/blog\/a-folk-band-in-a-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"I Was Hired to blend a Folk Band in a Vegas-Style venue! | #show #vlog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"I Was Hired to blend a Folk Band in a Vegas-Style venue! | #show #vlog\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KymqV3m5t0s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One DM \u2014 from a stranger who found me through my LED tutorials \u2014 led me to pack my bags and fly to Nepal. 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