Lmao, this is a good one!
> Here's a picture of my cat :-)
Come on, this is cheating! Okay, fine, here's my upvote :-P
Awesome post, thanks for sharing your journey. I was making a similar project but I put it aside and didn't finish it. I couldn't get any real SID chip as they cost a small fortune each, even if you can find one for purchase. I bought [1] as sort of a replacement. The sound was quite nice.
Here it is, biding its time :) https://imgur.com/a/vvHpyS8