spindle spider dot comHad a horrible 5am on site starttime in Kenosha for a job that could not have gone anymore badly. Worse yet, it was finally rescheduled for completion weeks later and I could not go as I was elsewhere. My colleague went in my stead and screwed things up so royally that he had to return […]
Always a highlight of my summer, Hog Days did not disappoint this year. In between the metric ton of pork I consumed, there was actually a record vendor at the flea market! Very nice collection, everything was bagged and individually priced and they had a ‘premium’ section with some nice wares as well. I didn’t […]
I visited Bemidji once before not long ago. As I returned it was warmer out and again I had some free time. This would be a recipe for a solid hunt if I didn’t feel like I had already dug pretty thoroughly. But that is always a lie! You have never dug sufficiently! […]
Ah yes, your typical bombed out St. V’s, a spot I checked out during my brief stay in lovely Livonia. This is the 25th post tagged for St. Vincent so I guess I’ve been to damn near that many. But yet after all these years, not much has changed. And that is fine with me. […]
Maybe I was due for some good fortune. I wasn’t off to a good start when I saw all the vinyl stacked bookshelf style but I craned my neck and checked them out as best as I could. But in the final grouping I spied with my little eye a CTI classic (as my eye was, […]
Got to make a trip up to Detroit, an area I have almost never traveled to in my decade plus of jetsetting around the midwest and beyond. We were working out in the middle of nowhere, about 30 min south of Detroit and we were staying in Woodhaven. Was able to sneak away and check […]
I believe this is something called ‘work life balance’ that entails not working yourself until your mental and physical health suffers, not attempting to do the work of more than one person, working off hours voluntarily, etc… I think this is part of a science fiction novel or something because it is laughable to think […]
I’ve had a bad habit of neglecting the Plainfield Goodwill while I have showered the Avon Goodwill with attention during my numerous visits over the past couple years. It wasn’t intentional – the Avon store is right next to my hotel and I honestly forgot there was another one just a couple miles away. I’d […]
Had a solid block of downtime during a recent trip to Lexington. I already outlined my visits to some other local stores but the exciting news is – there’s more! I was able to hit two record stores as well, the second of which being a questionable distance to walk, especially in the heat, but […]
Just spittin’ distance from Goodwill I found a treat in the Meadowthorpe Antique Mall. And antique malls ALWAYS have vinyl. It may be overpriced – it may be junk, but vinyl nonetheless. And I’m no snob. There isn’t much out there that is more fun that wandering through an antique mall looking for records and […]