spindle spider dot comI swore I had never been to this place. I was tooling around and had to make a run to Trader Joe’s. The local grocery stopped carrying the coffee that my girlfriend likes and Trader Joe’s is is other favorite. I don’t mind going as I drink the coffee as well and I also like […]
Been a solid minute since I hit up an estate sale. I got a tip from a coworker that there was not only one down the street, but that they also had records! I was swamped at work and didn’t think I could get away when I decided – you only live once! So I […]
Nice to get back in the swing of things after a short while of inactivity. I drove 4 1/2 hours to Cambridge City Indiana, did my work in only about 2 hours, then drove back west to spend the night in Indianapolis. This was on the way and well worth it. Roger Miller I scooped […]
I write this while I sip a cold Abita after one of the longest, hardest days of work in my life. I got into town yesterday (flew to Alexandria) and desperately wanted to check Louisiana off my list. I sped to a Goodwill and they had no vinyl! I knew that I wouldn’t have much […]
I generally will not go out of my way to hit an SA anymore, they are always sad barren places devoid of any good vinyl, and often it seems, don’t carry any vinyl at all. As part of an especially relaxing morning, I got my work done in Marquette Park (where coincidentally I also hit […]
As already described, I stepped out of a Billings breakfast and stumbled into a record store. Just before that, I came across a St. Vincent. Alas, it was permanently closed but they left a forwarding address. So I started to walking across Billings to my destination. It was a 1/2 mile or so I think […]
I am a huge proponent of Google Maps. I have used it as my GPS in many foreign cities and even outside the US. I use it constantly to find restaurants and I have written hundreds of reviews and submitted even more photos. But sometimes, you have to go off the beaten path and put […]
Coming out west, it was exciting to know that I’d check two states off my map that I might never get the opportunity to again. Montana was easy – flying into Billings I found a few places and was able to check it off my list within about 20 minutes of my plane touching down. […]
I’ve been really fortunate to get all up and down the east coast but I’ve never been west of North Dakota. As this trip was coming together, I kept waiting for it to fall apart. Well here I am! I flew to Billings for work in Cody WY. As soon as I touched down I […]
I’ve been to Fargo at least five times now, but it was almost four years between visits. In that time my record collecting got more serious and this blog materialized. I am typing this now from Hector Airport here in town, a few hours before my flight. I’m kind of shocked that I even got […]