WORLD GLUED TOGETHER

THE WORLD, NAY THE UNIVERSE, IS GLUED TOGETHER WITH THE STRONGEST GLUE THERE  IS - ULTRA SUPER COSMIC GLUE.
IT BINDS ALL THINGS TOGETHER, EVEN EMPTY SPACE.
SPACE ONLY DELINEATES OTHERWISE CONNECTED OBJECTS.


WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS .......HEART OF COUNTRY 2007 


ANTIQUES, FOR THE MOST PART, ARE REFLECTIONS OF THE PAST - SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS MEMORIES.


OUR CURRENT ACTIONS (KNOWN AS EXISTENCE) ARE BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCES, ENCOUNTERS, AND OBSERVATIONS.

TO WRITE OR TELL A STORY IS TO TAKE A SLICE OUT OF THIS GLUED TOGETHER ONENESS AND FOCUS ON ONE SPACE/TIME REMINISCENCE.


COUNTRY HOME BOOTH 
PRODUCED BY WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS
HEART OF COUNTRY 2006




WHILE "ANTIQUES WEEK IN NASHVILLE" CONCLUDED OFFICIALLY OVER A WEEK AGO, IT REALLY ENDED LAST SATURDAY WITH THE CONCLUSION OF THE "HEART OF COUNTRY SHOW".   HOC WAS AN INTEGRAL SEGMENT OF ANTIQUES WEEK WITH LESS THAN ONE WEEK (TIME) AND A FEW MILES (SPACE) SEPARATING IT FROM THE OTHERS.


SINCE ALL IS CONNECTED, THESE EVENTS ARE ALSO.
WHERE WE ARE NOW IS DEFINED BY WHERE WE HAVE BEEN.
WE CANNOT ESCAPE NOR EMBRACE THIS IDEA,
IT IS JUST WHAT "WE" ARE.


COUNTRY HOME BOOTH
PRODUCED BY WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS
HEART OF COUNTRY 2001




AS WE TRAVEL (TIME/SPACE) OUR CONNECTION TO WHERE WE HAVE BEEN IS NOT A SEPARATENESS IT IS A BASE ON WHICH TO BUILD.

SUCCESS IN LIFE IS JUDGED BY HOW MUCH ONE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO MAKE LIFE/WORLD/ UNIVERSE BETTER.


A LARGE PART OF OUR CAREER HAS BEEN SPENT IN NASHVILLE:
18 YEARS AT
HEART OF COUNTRY,
SEVERAL YEARS AT
ANTIQUES AT MUSIC VALLEY,
A COUPLE OF YEARS AT
NASHVILLE ANTIQUES AND GARDEN,
AND A FEW
TAILGATE ANTIQUES SHOWS


WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS ......HEART OF COUNTRY




WHILE THESE ARE ALL DIFFERENT VENUES, WE HAVE NOT CHANGED.
EVEN IF WE ARE AT A DIFFERENT TIME/SPACE
WE ARE STILL "US".
THERE IS ONLY FORWARD MOTION
AND WE WILL CONTINUE MOVING ON.
THIS IS NOT A CHOICE OR AN OPTION
THIS IS LIFE.


WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS ......ANTIQUES AT MUSIC VALLEY 2010




OBSERVE,
LEARN AS YOU GO,
ADJUST TO FIT,
BE POSITIVE,
AND GIVE A HELPING HAND.


WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS ......ANTIQUES AT MUSIC VALLEY 2008


NO MATTER HOW MANY DIFFERENT DATES OR LOCATIONS, WE ARE ALWAYS RIGHT HERE DOING THE BEST WE CAN.


IN RECENT DAYS MANY HAVE SAID THAT THEY WISH TIME/LOCATION WAS ALIGNED AS IT HAD BEEN IN THE PAST!
EXACTLY WHERE AND WHEN, I ASK.  30 YEARS AGO THERE WERE NO NASHVILLE SHOWS AS WE NOW KNOW THEM/OR RECENTLY KNEW THEM.
LIFE IS EVOLVING AND CONSTANTLY CHANGING


IN A "GROUNDHOG DAY" FASHION, MAYBE WE SHOULD WISH TO HAVE BOUGHT OUR INVENTORY IN, PERHAPS, THE LATE '60S AND OFFERED IT UP FOR SALE IN THE MID '90S
AND CONSTANTLY HIT THE REPLAY BUTTON

DON'T GET MENTALLY STUCK SOMEWHERE THAT ISN'T.
YOU ARE ONLY HERE NOW
AND NOW IS ALWAYS HERE.

MY COUNTRY OR NOT

LAST WEEK, IN NASHVILLE, WE STOPPED IN TO BE PART OF "ANTIQUES AT MUSIC VALLEY " WHICH WAS ONE THIRD OF  ANTIQUES WEEK IN NASHVILLE.  WHILE "MUSIC VALLEY" AND ITS SISTER SHOW "TAILGATE ANTIQUES" ARE NATIONALLY KNOWN TO BE  TWO OF THE FINEST AMERICANA SHOWS IN THE COUNTRY,

COUNTRY TREASURES- MARYLAND

AND THOSE LOOKING TO FIND SOME OF THE BEST OF AMERICAN COUNTRY KNOW THAT "MUSIC VALLEY" IS THE DESTINATION OF CHOICE,

BILL KELLY- MAINE

MATHEW EHRESMAN- OHIO


THERE IS A  LITTLE KNOWN SECRET  THAT  QUITE A BIT OF DIVERSITY EXISTS IN THESE 2 SHOWS. WE OURSELVES, OVER THE YEARS, HAVE SOLD MORE THAN OUR SHARE OF "COUNTRY" BUT NOW ALSO PRESENT THE NEW "MIX" OF FORM, FUNCTION, AND FUN.

WORDEN SELECT OBJECTS- MICHIGAN

SINCE THERE ARE ALSO MANY OTHER EXHIBITORS OFFERING A RICH ARRAY OF MERCHANDISE, ONE IS CERTAIN TO FIND ITEMS SUITING A MULTITUDE OF PALATES.

IPSO FACTO- MICHIGAN

KIM & DAVID LEGGETT- TENNESSEE

THE WEATHER, WHILE MODERATE IN NASHVILLE, WAS NOT SO MUCH IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.  THE OVERALL ATTENDANCE WAS GOOD , BUT I ALSO KNOW OF MANY THAT WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND DUE TO SNOW STORMS, ETC.  IF YOU ARE ONE OF THEM, I KNOW YOUR SADNESS IN MISSING THIS OPPORTUNITY.  I REALIZE IT IS OF LITTLE CONSOLATION TO SAY - "NEXT TIME".

THISTLE- ILLINOIS

SEE YOU AT THE NEXT SHOW - HERE, THERE, OR WHEREVER!

SUZANNE BAKER- INDIANA.


DUE TO MANY QUERY'S -
NO "GENE THE LIQUIDATION MACHINE" WAS NOT PRESENT 
AND WHILE SOME HAD VERY GOOD SHOWS ANY RUMORS OF SEVERAL DEALERS SELLING OUT TO THE BARE WALLS ARE MOUSELY NOT TRUE.

.NANCY & CRAIG CHENEY-OHIO

WHERE WAS I

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE CONVENTION CENTER
NASHVILLE ANTIQUES & GARDEN SHOW



CORNER BOOTH
L SHAPED



8' HARD WALLS PAPERED WHITE
60' OF LIGHTING HEADER
20 - 50 WATT HALOGEN BULBS
2 - 10 BY 20 ROLLS OF CARPET
PERSONNEL OF 3
SETUP TIME APPROXIMATELY 51 HOURS
(51 DIVIDED BY 3 = 17)



A PREVIEW WEDNESDAY   3 1/2 HRS
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 10 AM - 8 PM
SATURDAY 10 AM - 6 PM




WHILE ONLY POSTING PHOTOS OF OUR BOOTH
THE SHOW OVERALL WAS VISUALLY SPECTACULAR
VERY WELL ATTENDED



WHILE PERSONALLY PARTICIPATING IN BOOTH SETUP, DUTIES AT "MUSIC VALLEY ANTIQUES SHOW"  KEPT ME BUSY DURING SHOW HOURS (FURTHER REPORTING ON THAT LATER)

TEASER ALERT- NASHVILLE REPORT 2010

THIS JUST IN - ME

ARCHANGEL ANTIQUES

HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM "NASHVILLE ANTIQUES WEEK" 2010
8 DAY TRIP
EXHIBITED AND WANDERED 2 SHOWS.
TIME FLEW BY
VIEWED AN INCOMPREHENSIBLE AMOUNT OF STUFF, OBJECTS, ANTIQUES AND OTHER!
CONVERSED WITH FELLOW WANDERERS BOTH BUYER AND SELLER FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY-
MAINE TO LOS ANGELES
MINNESOTA TO TEXAS
ONTARIO, QUEBEC AND NEW BRUNSWICK TOO
TOOK LOTS OF PHOTOS WHICH I WILL BE SHARING IN NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
SO CHECK BACK FREQUENTLY

WANDERLUST VS WANDERLOST

PULLING DOUBLE DUTY THIS ROUND
TWO SHOWS AT ONCE
NASHVILLE ANTIQUE AND GARDEN SHOW
http://www.antiquesandgardenshow.com/

NASHVILLE ANTIQUES AND GARDEN SHOW

AND
ANTIQUES AT MUSIC VALLEY

MUSIC VALLEY ANTIQUES SHOW

http://www.musicvalleyantiquesmarket.com/



BOTH FEBRUARY 11-13
NOW, WHILE I'VE DONE TWO AT ONCE
MANY TIMES IN THE PAST,
THAT IS MOSTLY PAST!
MENTALLY A STRUGGLE TO NOT ONLY PREPARE FOR BOTH BUT,
ALSO TO CONJURE A VISION FOR 
BOTH.
ALWAYS PREFERABLE TO SEE WHERE ONE IS HEADED,
AS PRESENTATION IS CREATED
ONE STEP AT A TIME.
WITH ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT TO
SELECT AND PREPARE,
TIME  IS EVAPORATING QUICKLY.
BEFORE ONE KNOWS IT,
THE SHOWS WILL BE OPEN,
THE BOOTHS WILL HAVE BEEN FASHIONED,
AND I WILL BE WANDERING ABOUT ABSORBING THE SHOWS IN PHOTOS.

MUSIC VALLEY SHOW

NASHVILLE ANTIQUE AND GARDEN SHOW

FAST FORWARD-

SLEPT WELL,

LIGHTLY SNOWING,
27*,

FOCUSING ON TODAY'S PLANS

P.S. WANDER ON DOWN..... OR UP TO... NASHVILLE!