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TRAVELING IN A SMALL WORLD
JUST RETURNED FROM NEW YORK WHERE WE WERE PART OF
ANTIQUES WEEK NEW YORK
BEFORE I LEFT HOME
I
HAD PLANS TO
GO TO, VISIT, AND PHOTOGRAPH
3 OF 4 SHOWS HAPPENING IN NEW YORK LAST WEEKEND -
BUT, AS OFTEN HAPPENS
WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE
I
WENT TO TAAS,
PERFORMED AT PIER SHOW,
AND ONLY TOOK A HANDFUL OF PHOTOS.
FRIDAY MORNING EARLY!
WAITING
YOU START EARLY,
YOU WAIT, WORK, MIX, AND MINGLE.
ENERGY DWINDLES
TIME DEPLETES
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F
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YOU DON'T ALWAYS GET THE PHOTO YOU WANT.
IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS
OUR NEIGHBOR
ANTIQUES II AT FOUR CORNERS
DEBRA ELIZABETH SCHAFFER
VINTAGE HOLLOW BODY SWAN
VERY NICE!
PERKINS AND MENSON
PIONEER FOLK ANTIQUES, LLC
WISH I HAD COVERED MORE,
VISITED MORE.
BUT, THE CLOCK IS ALWAYS RUNNING
FASTER THAN A NEW YORK TAXI!
WARNING!!!
STILL EDITING THIS ENTRY. CHANGES MAY OCCUR.
Six By Six
Paula Rubenstein
High Wheel Rolls To
Western Coast
Mark Morris Patches The Blues
Worden Select Objects Booth
Giant Hand Praises Old Order
Neither Opposes Strongly
Douglas Wyant Antiques
Entourage Engages
Sales Soar
GETTING STARTED
LIFELONG BEHAVIOR PATTERNS OFTEN START EARLY. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO ME REGARDING THE ANTIQUES BUSINESS.
AT AN AGE, SLIGHTLY PAST THE WALKING STAGE, I WAS OUT LOOKING FOR THE GOOD "STUFF".
WITH EVERY OPPORTUNITY, MY DOG CECIL, THE GUYS (MIKE AND CHUCK), AND I WOULD TAKE OUR WAGON IN SEARCH OF "OBJECTS OF INTEREST". LACKING COLD CASH, WE WOULD SORT THROUGH PILES OF DISCARDED ITEMS IN THE TRASH OF THE LOCAL '5 & 10', HARDWARE STORE, AND LUMBERYARD. AT THESE HAUNTS WE WOULD PROCURE THE DISCARDED ADVERTISING SIGNS AND STORE DISPLAYS. WE WOULD, AT GREAT PERSONAL RISK, SCOUR THE NEARBY RAILROAD YARD WITH ITS MOSTLY EMPTY BOXCARS, GONDOLAS, AND FLAT CARS PILFERING ABSTRACT PIECES OF SCRAP METAL - A CONSTANT RESIDUE PRODUCT FROM THE AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK FACTORIES LOCATED IN NEARBY TINKERTOWN. AFTER ALL WE LIVED IN THE HEART OF THE MIDDLEWEST.
WE WERE ALSO KNOWN TO TRAVEL UP AND DOWN THE ALLEYWAYS SEARCHING IN THE PILES OF CAST OFFS BEHIND THE HOMES IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD - "OH, THE VALUABLE STUFF FOLKS WOULD TOSS IN THE TRASH (IT WAS VALUABLE TO US!)". WHERE ELSE WOULD WE FIND OLD RADIOS, DISCARDED FISHING EQUIPMENT, REPAIRABLE BICYCLES, AND OTHER VALUABLE TREASURES.
NOT ALL OF OUR GLEANINGS WERE OF VALUE, HOWEVER. ONE YEAR WE COLLECTED EVERY DISCARDED CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE AREA WHETHER OFF THE CURB, IN THE ALLEY, OR WHEN WE WENT AS FAR AS KNOCKING ON DOORS TO ASK FOLKS IF WE COULD HAVE THEIR USED TREE. IN SHORT ORDER, A HUGE PILE OF TREES WERE AMASSED WITH PLANS OF BUILDING A CONIFER "FORT"....... WHICH WAS CUT SHORT WHEN THE NEWLY ACQUIRED STASH WAS DISCOVERED BY OUR OVERSEERS (PARENTS).
AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY WE WOULD LAY HOLD OF ANY DISCARDED, UNWANTED CASTOFF AND DRAG IT BACK HOME OR TO THE "HANGOUT".
MANY YEARS HAVE SINCE PASSED, AND I HAVE BECOME A LITTLE MORE DISCERNING BUT, IT WAS THOSE EARLY FORMATIVE YEARS THAT SET THE BEHAVIOR THAT STILL EXISTS TODAY.
A STIFF BREEZE BLOWS IN NEW YEAR.
WANDERER LOSSES VAN GETS BICYCLE.
NEW SHOWS ON THE HORIZON.
STELLA'S JANUARY PIER SHOW - ANTIQUES WEEK NEW YORK.
MUSIC VALLEY ANTIQUES SHOW &
NASHVILLE ANTIQUES AND GARDEN SHOW - ANTIQUES WEEK NASHVILLE.
ATLANTA
DON SCOTT'S
NORTH BUILDING
BACK WALL SOUTH
1994 +/-
OIL ON DISH TOWEL
OVER BOARD
DOVE
MOTHER
CHILD
AND
OF COURSE
RED GOAT.
DETAILS LEFT UP TO INDIVIDUAL.
SNOW DRIFTING
MIND DRIFTING
PEDAL LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW
AND DON'T FORGET TO BREATHE.
