Brutalist Post Vacation Road Finds. We're Almost Home Folks, No More Re-Runs! Status: Road Weary.

So I'm still out of town and am on the road home. We can't pass up a good antique mall and found a big one in Georgia where we happened upon this large brutalist cabinet.

Weekend Roadtrip Craigs-Snatchins! I Spotted The Maurizio Tempestini / Salterini Chairs Late Last Evening And Made Arrangements For Pickup. Drove Out Today And Found Lots Other Good Stuff Along The Way! Status: Score! (re-run!)

Wait, don't that look like some huge alien bug's face?  It's not, I assure you.  It is, in fact, my new acquisition of a super rare pair of Salterini iron and leather Maurizio Tempestini chairs and a fancy spider leg and brass tray occasional table!

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I Don't Normally Hope To Find Bargains While In Chicago But It Ain't Like I'm Not Going To Look! Picking Up This Cherner / Plycraft "Ant" Chair At The Edgewater Antique Mall Proves It Can Be Done! Status: Lucky Catch. (re-run!)

I've always had an admiration for the Cherner Ant chair.  Really, most vintage modern bent plywood chairs.  I've never had a good opportunity to acquire one until this latest trip to Chicago.

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No New Goodies Today. Nope...Just Gratuitous Cute Kitty Shots. Status: New Stuff Tomorrow, Promise! (re-run!)

The thrifts...they ain't been good to a Mr.  I've had Four straight days of strike outs.  I Mean NOTHING!  Man that stings.  But, I've managed to corral a few good things off craigslist today and I'm fixing up a neat chair so I'll get you the 411 on those tomorrow.  Until then, cute pics of King Larry / McDuff.

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I Went To The Second Estate Sale Saturday With Hopes Of Scoring A Large Set Of Russel Wright But Came Home With Dorothy Thorpe Instead. Status: Fail Score. (re-run!)

I had spotted a sizable set of Russel Wright Steubenville dinnerware all in grey at an estate sale Saturday that opened an hour after the sale where I picked up the Overman swivel recliner.  I didn't waste any time at the first sale and got to the second sale about an 15 minutes before it started only to find I was picking up number 12.  Hmmm.

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Yesterday We Finally Got A Chance To Tour The Great Adirondack Camp: Sagamore. It Was Amazingly Beautiful And A Fun Tour. Status: Bring The Deet. You're Gonna Need It! (re-run!)

Touring at least one of the few remaining Great Camps of The Adirondacks was the principal impetus for pointing our Roadtrip Vacation North East this year.  Oh sure, we've been doing all the fun stuff and plowing through the tourist traps with aplomb but one must include some culture to cut the sweet sugary silliness of all the other stuff we're doing!

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Mod Betty (@ Retro Roadmap) Asked If I Visited Anything Interesting While In California. Would A Fantastic Tiki Bar Count? Status: Wish It Was Here! (re-run!)

This quite large hula girl statue is ARTICULATED!  The hips and grass skirt slowly swivel...hypnotizing any who dare to stop and stare.  It's worth it.  You're gonna get pretty "hypnotized" by all the amazing cocktails anyway.

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In Town For The Weekend? Need To Find A Cool Watering Hole? May I Suggest The Way Out Club? Status: Rockin' The South Side. (re-run!)

The Way Out Club in South St. Louis (2525 South Jefferson Avenue  St. Louis, MO 63104-2307) is one of the best places to see a good punk rock band or a high energy rockabilly show while getting your Pabst Blue Ribbon on.  I don't get down there as often as I used to but The Way Out is still at the top of my list of cool dive bars here in St. Louis.

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It's The WEEKEEeeennnNNDD Baby! Howz-about A Shot Of So-Co To Celebrate?! Status: More Bar Ware! (re-run!)

Steamboats...St. Louis.  I get it.  Of course there's a ton of this Southern Comfort bar ware around here.  It still seems a little freaky (and fortuitous since I totally dig it!) that I find SO much So-Co bar ware at the thrift stores!

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Crazy Vacation Pickings From All Through The Smokies. Status: Almost The Last Of It! (re-run!)

One last "lot" from the vacation roadtrip shopping extravaganza.  Whew...we didn't bring home any big items but we had bags and boxes of all these little things.

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And You Shall Know Me By The Trail Of The Great Bargains. I've Finally Found The Tall Russel Wright Pitcher...At A Bargain Price! Status: Already In The China Cabinet. (re-run!)

This is so Yin / Yang.  I had such a great vacation.  Nothin' but good times and relaxation.  But the moment we pulled into the driveway I had to mow the grass...then unload the car.  Then I had to get up early and mow some more grass before heading into work.  And it's been nothing but trying to get things done with no time since.

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Oh Jeez...This Is Getting Ridiculous. I Gotta Start Getting Outta Bed Earlier. Status: Did I Just Throw Up A Little? (re-run!)

Pretty ain't it?  And right down the street.  And since it's at the Salvation Army it's gonna be cheap too.  So what gives with the Status? Oh, read on my friend...but be warned, it's gonna hurt a little.

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Thought I'd Mix it up a Little! Ain't They like a "Beam" of "Sun" Shine? Get it...Mix...Sun...Beam? Status: Am I a Riot? (re-run!)

The Three Amigos.  Yes, I do have a Chrome one and a White one...somewhere, but they are kinda beside the point.  These babies are all about the color!

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Just For Fun...Fake Polaroids! A "Do It Yourself". Status: Accept The Challenge! (re-run!)

I was wasting a little time the other day over at the Lotta Living site and noticed a "challenge" of sorts on the message board.

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Mr. Modtomics first "Before & After"! Got it at an estate sale and used it to further my upholstery skills. Status: Gone...but not forgotten (re-run!)

You know, the orange looks like crap in pictures but it didn't look too bad to the naked eye!  It looked a lot better after the HOURS of staple pulling...

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