If only people listen to you about this. So many don't maintain them, then wonder why the don't work. I also really liked your intro and outro. It was really cool. I hope that you do it more often that way
Or, if you have a really old model the lid of the "dirt collector" just lifts right off. Make sure to hold the filter while emptying it or it will slide into the trash too... (Ours doesn't have a filter turn knob either...)