spindle spider dot comHad a horrible 5am on site starttime in Kenosha for a job that could not have gone anymore badly. Worse yet, it was finally rescheduled for completion weeks later and I could not go as I was elsewhere. My colleague went in my stead and screwed things up so royally that he had to return […]
My adventures in central Wisconsin’s metropolis of Appleton are long running and well documented. Normally I only should be up here once a year if that, but in recent years I’ve had the excuse to be up here a few times. On this trip, Monday was a travel day. I left home about 1pm with […]
This trip was marked by a few interesting things: 1) I didn’t sleep well the night before, I slept at my parents house and my dad likes to get up at about 4:45am and take a VERY LONG shower and rustle around the house for an hour or more before he goes to work. So […]
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 […]
Had a grueling 3-day trip through Wisconsin and Minnesota and took advantage of whatever I could find on the way, which in this case ended up consisting of entirely Goodwill stores. Day #1 my work was in Sussex WI. I stayed the night in nearby Brookfield. This allowed me to hit Goodwill stores in Brookfield […]
Not much going on here….maybe 12 records stuffed next to a bunch of old video tapes. I did find a cookbook I needed but I guess that is a bit outside the realm of what we do here, at this blog. Any Debbie Gibson collectors however – now you know where to go.
Downtown Appleton offers a trio of record stores and I’ve already hit most of the thrift stores in the surrounding area. Still, leaving no stone unturned and no crate un-dug, I trudged on during a more recent trip to revisit some old haunts and see what was left. BETHESDA THRIFT I called in advance to […]
During a generally hellish two day trip to Pleasant Prairie I found wonderful restaurant that I ate 3 meals at in 2 days. The first day I was searching for a place to eat. The Hillcrest Family Restaurant has plenty to offer – not excluding the Goodwill next door! I picked up another 60s record […]