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Top 10 New Records of 2014 (just a bit late)

I have had this draft saved for an entire year.  I started it last January, just under a year ago.  It became overwhelming to write about my favorite albums because it just pours out of you so fast, your fingers can barely keep up, even if you are a stenographer.    The problem with a […]

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Headstone Friends [Terre Haute IN]

My trip started in Robinson – when I struck out at two antique stores, then found that the local Goodwill was closed for their annual Christmas party, I hauled out of town.  Robinson is a rare stop on my journeys where I could not find a Marriott or Holiday Inn to stay in anywhere nearby […]

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Robinson Ride

I never seem to head to southern Illinois in my travels.  I have been to Robinson before but not since 2013.  I headed down and got my work done after lunch and by about 4:30pm, I was free.  I headed right back up the road to a thrift store I had spotted on the way […]

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Orland Park Roundabout

In my continuing effort to take down all the Chicagoland St. Vincent thrift stores, we rose (relatively, for a Sunday) early to head south (after following the opposite heading on our last jaunt) to Orland Park for yet another excursion. Records aside, this was one of the nicest record bins I’ve ever seen.  In many […]

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Sherwood Antique Mall, Princeton IL

The day after Thanksgiving is always a good day to thrift.  I was out west – last time around I investigated some cool antique malls in Geneseo.  This time, we headed over to nearby Princeton and a spot I found on Google maps with little other info to give. We were not disappointed.  As expected, […]