{"id":83953,"date":"2021-11-28T23:39:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T07:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/?p=83953"},"modified":"2021-11-28T23:39:07","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T07:39:07","slug":"the-gift-of-daleys-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/blog\/2021\/11\/28\/the-gift-of-daleys-balls\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gift of Daley&#8217;s Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At this time every year, I share some products that I think would make great gifts for your special someone.&nbsp; So, let\u2019s kick off <strong><em>Billy\u2019s Holiday Gift Giving Suggestions<\/em><\/strong> with one of my perennial favorites.&nbsp; Each year, <em>Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS <\/em>releases a collectible holiday ornament of a theatrical legend.&nbsp; This year, you can deck your halls with <strong>Audra McDonald <\/strong>as <strong>Billie Holiday <\/strong>in <strong><em>Lady Day at Emerson\u2019s Bar and Grill<\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp; A perfect addition to your collection \u2013 or a way to start a new tradition.&nbsp; Order it at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.BroadwayCares.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>BroadwayCares.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>When <strong>Tom Daley <\/strong>picked up knitting, I thought he might start a trend.&nbsp; Since I\u2019ve yet to see a gaggle of gorgeous gays knitting, I guess it hasn\u2019t caught on.&nbsp; But Tom\u2019s taking matters into his own hands \u2013 an image I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve all seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.BillyMasters.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>BillyMasters.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp; <strong><em>Made With Love by Tom Daley<\/em> <\/strong>sells you kits for you to knit your own wares \u2013 if you have the time, talent, and tendency to partake in such a DIY project.&nbsp; One of his most popular items is the <strong><em>Winter Warmer Hat Kit<\/em><\/strong>.&nbsp; It includes your choice of yarn color, a manual, a pattern, and some optional knitting needles for upwards of $50.&nbsp; While I\u2019d surely opt to buy my own finished hat, Tom\u2019s kit does come with the promise of 12 inches and 2 balls.&nbsp; I\u2019ve done far more for a whole lot less, so grab yours at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ByTomDaley.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><u>ByTomDaley.com<\/u><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-568\" src=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/colorbar1.gif\" alt=\"colorbar1\" width=\"500\" height=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When an <em>Olympic <\/em>diver is delivering two balls, it\u2019s definitely time to end yet another column.&nbsp; Sounds like a gift that keeps on giving to me!&nbsp; You can get more than a foot of fun at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/\">www.BillyMasters.com<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 the site that is celebrating <em>Cyber Monday <\/em>with a special sale all week long.&nbsp; If you\u2019re in need of some ho, ho, ho, drop a note to <strong><a href=\"mailto:Billy@BillyMasters.com\">Billy@BillyMasters.com<\/a><\/strong>, and I promise to get back to you before the next Sondheim revival I see comes with a choice of chicken or fish.&nbsp; So, until next time, remember, one man\u2019s filth is another man\u2019s bible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At this time every year, I share some products that I think would make great gifts for your special someone.&nbsp; So, let\u2019s kick off Billy\u2019s Holiday Gift Giving Suggestions with one of my perennial favorites.&nbsp; Each year, Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS releases a collectible holiday ornament of a theatrical legend.&nbsp; This year, you can deck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breaking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83953"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83954,"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83953\/revisions\/83954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.billymasters.com\/custom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}