This is my third trip to the KC area. The first was years ago but the second was just a couple months ago. However during that trip my time and mobility were limited. This time, I had a full solid evening to myself with a rental car. I was working in Independance but I was […]
Month: November 2015
I’ve been to a bunch of St. Vincent thrift stores, in a bunch of different states. And it is really difficult to find a straightforward list of stores, because it seems that someone can open a thrift store as sort of a franchisee. If you check the national St. Vincent website, you will find a […]
About a year ago, I followed a lead on gsalr.com to a listing that claimed they had piles and piles of records. It was about a 5 mile ride, and it wasn’t very nice out: windy and cold, late fall Chicago. But I soldiered through it as thoughts of big scores and a library of […]
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GR run
Never give up kids; never give up. I have been to Grand Rapids upwards of 25 times and I’ve been searching for records for a couple years up there. Yet I still continue to find places to dig in. Whether or not I find anything up there to actually buy and hopefully spin on a […]
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Findlay Fiasco
On the way out to McComb, I made an array of stops at some old haunts and some new ones as well. A year ago I had stopped at a Goodwill in Waseon OH (I swore it was a Salvation Army which led to great confusion on my part in attempting to retrace my steps. […]
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Terry’s Musty Stash Part II
Two classic records – one I have, the other I’d be game for but it wasn’t in the sleeve. A year and a half ago, I was out in McComb Ohio and I stopped at a tiny thrift store where I examined some records. After paying for my scores, I chatted with the elderly woman […]
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Sunday Drive
At this moment, I am drinking a beer with the Blackhawks game on behind me. Just got done taking a shower and shaving, after dinner. I completed a lengthy and overdue post on my two day adventure in New Hampshire recently and I know that today has been damn near perfect. How many times have […]
Had a whirlwind early week headed out east to run through Portsmouth New Hampshire. I flew from Chicago to Philly on an early flight where I laid over on the final leg to Manchester. I could have flown direct with United (my preferred carrier) but they wanted double the price which was well outside the […]