spindle spider dot comAntsy and full of java on a Sunday morn, my girl and I lamented the fact that we were desperate to root around in a thrift store but we had worn out are usual haunts to epic levels. As usual, I headed to Google maps to tell the tale and point me somewhere new and […]
Originally I had planned to stop in Columbia Missouri on my way back from Kansas but I got there by early afternoon and decided to log some more miles. After taking a look at the map and making some new hotel arrangments, I drove to Quincy. I called every thrift store in town during the […]
Got a rare chance to travel a bit outside of my normal territory for work. Made a drive to Kansas and stopped in Quincy Illinois on the way back. Did about 1200 miles in 3 days and dug through seemingly as many vinyls. First stop was Goodwill in Topeka. I knew things were going to […]
Without question the closest source for used records to my home, I have visited this shop a couple times and outlined my trips accordingly for those visits. For this fourth visit (and 9th Savers visit overall, including other locations) I really came up big. It had been since last fall when I previously dug the […]
21 bins of vinyl…easily the largest collection I’ve seen in a store of this ilk. And nothing but junk – war torn records, perhaps 1/3rd were empty jackets. I did find a CTI classic (jacket only) and the mandatory Engelbert but nothing else of interest except for a Verve gem which was complete but pretty […]
Close to a year ago I picked up major scores at this shop while out that way getting my hair cut. Apparently it had been a while between cuts because I only got back that way now. Glad I did. My barbershop obsession was well fueled with a classic album I picked up from one […]
Downtown Appleton offers a trio of record stores and I’ve already hit most of the thrift stores in the surrounding area. Still, leaving no stone unturned and no crate un-dug, I trudged on during a more recent trip to revisit some old haunts and see what was left. BETHESDA THRIFT I called in advance to […]
During my second trip to Hammond in about a month, I planned to make time to check out some vinyl in the area. I initially drove to a Salvation Army in East Chicago – only to find that it was basically a soup kitchen and had no […]
Stopped in after spending a hellish week at St. Alexius Hospital down the street. Had a family member spend 4 nights in there – thankfully they are now resting at home. I had noticed the Goodwill nearly next door early in the week but was not in the mood for record shopping. Stopped in about […]
Found myself up in Waukegan again for the first time in a couple weeks. This day trip was a fluke; I’m guessing now I won’t be out that way again for a couple years. Last time it was so cold out I only had time to hit the Salvation Army (which didn’t turn out too […]