Proud to check yet another state off my list! Had an awesome opportunity to head out to Seattle for 5 nights. The work of course was tough, bad hours as well. But lots of down time and I knew in advance I’d be doing everything I could to take advantage. I was there from Thursday-Tuesday […]
Category: st. vincent
Probably the final St. V’s anywhere in the Chicagoland area (or beyond) that I have left, not counting out of state locations (though I’ve seen more than a few of them!). I never get out this way so when I had the opportunity, I wasn’t about to let it pass. Nice stash of vinyl, albeit […]
Did a run through Morris on my way out west and hit up the old haunts. St. Vincent continues to get worse in the vinyl department, the one remaining crate is even more in the back of the store, over by the bathrooms now. It held nothing but junk, save for an ED&JFC album you […]
As I returned from a totally fruitless journey from central Wisconsin, I was rewarded with a bevy of vinyl, the likes of which never before seen! I stumbled upon just one more store that I had to inspect on my way. My work vehicle runs on E85 so I have to plot my stops for […]
After the beating I took in nearby Wausau, only a real masochist would come back for more. But I had to drive to Marshfield and my awaiting hotel, and more thrift stores lurked there. How could I resist the brutality? (Answer: I couldn’t). Goodwill Marshfield had some really interesting bins, pinned to a pegboard. Never […]
It is ironic that given the proximity of Wisconsin to Chicago, I get up there less frequently than far away locales like Texas and New Hampshire (should be going back there in a month or two). But I did reap the rewards of a trip to central Wisconsin and while I (SPOILER ALERT!) came back […]
Another weekend, another couple days spent at the ‘usual haunts’. And for once, I got lucky. With my arm bent firmly behind my back, I was convinced to go over to Goodwill Elmhurst just before close. There was a mountain of 45s in there and while ‘naked’ 45s usually are a real turnoff (how crass), […]
I visited West Chicago a while back when I heard about a new thrift store opening. We took the train and came out on a Sunday so did not get to inspect the St. V’s across the street. This Saturday, we drove and hit up both. After checking out some other new St. V’s lately, […]
Apparently St. V’s realized they need to snoop through those bins when they come in. I’d buy that Boston record for $1, but not 10x that.
Hadn’t stopped into the Morris St. V’s in a while, so a quick fly through was in order on a trip out west. I was a bit shocked to find that the bin of records had dwindled substantially since my first visit and now contained only a handful of 45s – no LPs in sight. […]