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On my annual visit to Tulsa, I took a trip across the border into AR to check this long waited state off the list. This antique mall did not disappoint with many vendors selling records, and some nice ones to boot!
With only three ‘states’ (DC isn’t a state, technically) left, I was excited to knock this one out, especially after a long lull since my last new one. I was staying about 2 miles from here, and I was lucky to find a record store and vegetarian Indian food so close (and close to each […]
On my fifth trip to the PNW, I was stationed further north that before. Working in Arlington, I was staying about 30 min south in Mukilteo. Every weekend, I look for ways to entertain myself. Rather than sit through what I assume is a very busy border crossing in Vancouver, I drove up to Sumas […]
What better to do on a Sunday afternoon than look at some grimy old records? I kicked things off at the Goodwill on Everett Mall Way. Two large bins of platters were revealed. A flip through the inventory showed both the mono and stereo version of a Frank Chacksfield album. I actually do own a […]
In late October 2022, I embarked on my third one-month long trip of the year. This time, I would be stationed in Mukilteo WA. Earlier in the year, during a trip to Seattle (my second) I took a ferry to Bainbridge Island. I enjoyed this very much so when I saw there was a ferry […]
I did not have much time to prepare for a trip out west but I reacted very quickly when the opportunity arose. I took decisive action to grab the moment and picked up the phone instead of using email, which I prefer. I don’t know when or if I’ll ever be back but I am […]
South Dakota was a state I thought I might never get the opportunity to visit. Be careful what you wish for, it might just come true! So I embarked on a month long visit to Sioux City. A very short flight got me here with time to kill before I could check in, so I […]
Whether it is due to being pressed for time, or laziness, or whatever name you choose to give it, when I know a state has been checked off the list, I am hesitant (at times) to make another stop. Maybe I am just getting old. Yet sometimes, an opportunity presents itself in such an unexpected […]
I didn’t know when or if I’d ever be able to check Oregon off my list. I don’t make it to the west coast very often and even more rarely to the PNW. I have been in Washington a few times but never close enough to the border to race over for a day trip […]
I have been following the opening of this spot for sometime. I have been hanging out in Hegewisch since I worked there for a few years back around 2002. I come out at least every other weekend but every time I would check, the place would be quiet and empty with doors locked. Finally on […]