The old Savers space back behind what was once known as Jewel ‘Grand Bazaar’ finally has a new tenant. I don’t know how many (any?) vinyls I’ve pulled out of SAs in the past, but it is few, that’s for sure. So I wasn’t excited to check this out but as it is in my […]
It’s the places in your backyard that you miss the most easily sometimes. I was headed out to Niles and took a different route than usual, and went right by this place. I immediately checked the clock and quickly calculated what time I thought I might be headed back then checked if I could make […]
I’ve run through the Gibsonton/Apollo Beach area twice now, most recently back in September. I had more time on this trip than the others so I tried to take advantage. I first stopped over at Almost New Thrift but they were closed and left a note on the door to that effect. A bit dejected, […]
I’ve been awfully spoiled lately with the opportunity to travel to many large metropolitan areas. Finally I was make in a small town in Indiana – now this feels natural! I swung through a Goodwill in town – plenty of vinyl to be had. It was nothing doing, but I did find a mono copy […]
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Minneapolis Mania
Back in Minnesota! I booked a flight for under $200 and did about 90 minutes of work in Hastings. Then I decided to stay in downtown Minneapolis and I found a really cheap room. Had plenty of time to kill that afternoon and again the following morning before my flight left. First up was Electric […]
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Time Capsule [Seekonk MA]
It was very exciting to come to work in Seekonk because it would allow me to check Massachusetts off of my list. So I made plans to stop on the way from Logan airport because I assumed that there was nothing in Seekonk, and even if there was, I might not have time to stop. […]
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Attleboro Attack!
I visited Rhode Island a while back on a personal getaway with my dad. I actually had business plans to travel to Seekonk which is just across the border from Providence. This was great because I knew I’d be able to check Massachusetts off my list. But flights to Boston were much cheaper than Providence […]
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MPC 1000 Stand
I purchased an MPC Studio about 3 months ago and I’ve been using it regularly and having a lot of fun. I really started to want an older standalone MPC and decided that the 1000 would be perfect. After watching many auctions on ebay and making offers, I finally bagged one. I am pretty low […]
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Avenues Thrift Store
I’ve driven past this place so many damn times and wanted to stop in but never did. This is largely because traffic on Touhy is a bit scary, there aren’t quite 2 lanes in each direction, but there isn’t quite a parking lane either. Traffic moves fast and even if you can park in front, […]
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Goodwill, Skokie
Not sure how I never hit this place even once before over the years. Granted I don’t get out there that often but it isn’t very far from my standard stomping grounds. Just a singular, clean bin with a handful of interesting finds as displayed here. The Paul Young album is one shy of his […]