Before a TV show becomes a reality, there needs to be something for the TV execs to review to convince them to put the show into production. Check out these videos of American Picker’s Mike Wolfe before he had a show on the History Channel. These clips are great because they show how American Pickers […]
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Rare Vintage Magic Posters Found in a Basement
Just once, I want to find an original Houdini poster in my basement. Whenever I hear a story about someone finding rare treasures in their attic and basement it makes me want to buy an old house where I can take a sledgehammer to the walls. Of course, in this case, the woman “found” her […]
Slash is Having a Yard Sale — and there are Dinosaurs!
Well, it’s not really a yard sale, but the Guns n Roses and Velvet Revolver guitarist is unloading a bunch of his stuff at auction. As you might expect, there is a ton of his clothes and guitars, but what interested me was all the cool things he used to decorate his home. From the […]
My Haul from this Weekend’s Big Flea
In my last post I talked abit about this weekend’s Big Flea, and now I’ll show you the items that found their way home with me… I was happy to find a Batman pinback from 1966 that I didn’t already have and that paper handgun is an old advertising popper. You flip it forward rapidly […]
Treasure Hunting at the DC Big Flea
The Big Flea rolled into town again this weekend. I got there early on Saturday and on my eternal quest to find some pop culture treasures, Ihappily spent most of the day browsing through the booths and chatting with the vendors. The Big Flea is held at the Dulles Expo Center, and its two huge […]