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Garage sale, Norridge

After a hellishly long shift, the last thing I wanted to do on a Friday afternoon was go on a long bike ride to examine an unknown quantity/quality of records.  But alas, this is what I do; duty calls. So I headed out to encounter this single box with less than 10 records.  Alas, one […]

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St. Vincent score – via a liaison

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Music-Box/release/709869 Had my wonderful girlfriend pick up another A&M comp to my growing collection of releases in that category.  Also includes a couple CTI selections as well.  Can’t wait to give it a listen!

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Marklund Resale, Wood Dale

Came here ages ago and bought nothing. Bought nothing today as well.  JUNK.

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Savers, Franklin Park

Swung through Savers on a Saturday afternoon to see if the records had been rotated.  There was a big load of vinyl in generic white cardboard sleeves, with little labels on them identifying the artist/release.  I’m going to guess they came from a municipal or school library.  Only one interested me – Claudette’s last A&M […]

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North Side Thrift Store Extravaganza

Headed out on a burning hot Sunday afternoon to burn off the barrel of beer I drank the night before.  Figured I’d stop into Thrift n’ Thrive….visited once before months previous with some success.  Vinyl rotation (no pun intended) happens on a semi-regular basis in thrift stores across the world and the time was nigh […]

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Garage Sale, Dunning

Last minute gsalr.com find yielded an Engelbert compilation I did not have as well as a Baja Marimba Band album. I was totally unsure if I had this Eng comp or not, many of them get combined in my brain.  I did NOT have it luckily – the cardboard sleeve is of the utmost poor […]

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All Night Flea Market 2014, DuPage County Fairgrounds, Wheaton IL

I first attended this annual event last year, right around the time that I started this blog.  As such, it was not chronicled here but remains one of the best nights of all of 2013.  I could not wait to return this year and the days were painstakingly counted down until the night arrived. My […]

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Beyond The Limit, Norridge

When I was a teenager (or even in my 20s), Beyond the Limit was a place I frequented for a variety of stuff.  They had a ton of bootleg VHS tapes…I remember one of my friends got a taped concert of Jane’s Addiction playing in Italy, we watched that one again and again. Apparently they […]

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Return to Raffe’s

On Sunday’s I generally try to do a giant bike ride.  I cycle every single day year round, and I almost always add miles just for fun but Sunday is my day to pile them on. I do this because its a free day with nothing to do (usually) and also because I am usually […]

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Estate Sale, Norridge

Caught wind of this Friday/Saturday estate sale at 6:20am Thursday morning – when I read my emails as soon as my alarm sounds.  Knew I wouldn’t be able to make it on Friday but planned to get there first thing at 9am on Saturday. Took things way too far Friday night and woke up with […]