Where do you start with a place like Vegas? Bally’s Hotel and Casino is hosting the 2014 Moose International convention and dealing with a chronic shortage of aquatic plant life, willow shoots, and other forage. Hairy guys with backwards baseball caps. Old men and their leisurewear. Fatties in mobile chairs work away, tethered to slot […] More >>
Archives for June 2014
BI-PARTISAN BRAINCHILD OF LIBERAL SENATORS UNTHINKABLE TODAY
Another excellent opening last night at Flatrocks Gallery. This one was called “Series” and it presented the work of three artists, each of whom explore a single subject from a single vantage point numerous times. I’ll spare you the art history riff, but will tell you that we had a great party. And we got […] More >>
Just Like Weapons of Mass Destruction
See item #5 in our new catalog Before we get down to this week’s business, here’s some late breaking news. After setup and opening night at the Philadelphia Vintage Book & Ephemera Fair, participants were informed by the promoter that their exhibit space had been double booked, and that they’d have to be out of […] More >>
Let it Bleed!
Back in the Stone Age, which is where I’m from, if you made your living in the used book trade, you had a shop or you worked in one. Shop #2, 1978 Oh, there were a few people who were smart enough to make their livings as book scouts – selling quality material to dealers […] More >>
Transhumance
What could be more mysterious than the irresistible signals sent by the turning of the seasons? Now the days lengthen as the sun proceeds toward its summer destiny. The lilac has come into bloom and faded. The shad bush has leafed out. Alewives struggle upstream, and elvers wriggle down to the sea. The IRS has […] More >>