Life after lockdown

Sunday's post covered my last purchases before the world went dark, and now that someone's turned on a light again (at least here in TN), I thought I'd "show off" my latest purchases.

One of the places that I've missed going to the most during the quarantine, was the local antique mall. For being out in the middle of nowhere, this place never ceases to amaze me with how much good stuff the vendors have, the prices aren't always great, but at least there's usually plenty of neat things to look at.

I think at this point it's now been back open for about a week and a half, and I went last week, so you can see that wasted little time in going back. I could tell that a number of vendors have been in since the reopening to restock and/or switch items out items from their booths, and even though I was told that plenty of people had been there shopping since it's reopening, there still seemed to be no shortage of fun things to look through, and in my case... to buy!

I have to admit one thing though real quick, my reason for going so soon wasn't entirely for myself, no, you see I forgot all about the rapidly approaching Mother's Day, and didn't have anything on hand, so trying to find something for mom was the primary goal on this particular day.

My favorite booth was among the many that had obviously been restocked since the reopening. There were a number of freshly opened early 90's boxes to select packs from, one of them being 1990-91 Skybox, which was rather fortuitous, as I've had the want to open some packs from this particular product since reading Roy's pack break last week. The twelve packs of series 1 came from one of those newly opened boxes, while the three packs of series 2 came from a box of misc. loose packs. At $0.69 apiece, I know that I overpaid, but I don't see card shows coming back anytime soon, and I don't want to buy a ridiculous priced box off of eBay right now, so my options are sort of limited for the time being.

The singles boxes that are also in this booth, had not been restocked, but I looked through them for what was probably the 20th time anyway. I ended up grabbing two more of old #12 himself. Did I need two more derpy faced Jordan's? No, not really, but again, no shows, and I felt like buying a couple of cards. At 39¢ (don't ask me how they came up with that price) each, these were about 29¢ too much, but I think that's still much less than the current going rate for this card.

Moving on to a different booth now. I found a small stack of Crazy magazine, and this one caught my attention. It's got a little bit of wear, but the $1.50 price tag was good, so here it is. Crazy isn't something that you all that often, so for anyone not familiar with the magazine, it was published by Marvel, and ran from the early 70's to sometime in the early 80's. And as you can probably tell from the cover, it was another MAD, Cracked, etc. satire magazine, although some of the jokes are little more adult-oriented than those of other parody magazines from the time.

Bottle collecting has become really big for me in recent years, and even though I enjoy finding them out in the wild more than buying them, I will occasionally break down and buy something, especially if it's something that I know I have no chance of finding on my own... like this NuGrape bottle!

I guess there is a chance that I could find one of these, but the odds of the applied (painted) label not being worn or washed off, are pretty low, especially if I were to find one in the creek.

This bottle dates to '48, and other than the inside needing a cleaning, is in pretty good shape overall. It's interesting too that I normally can't take a decent bottle pic to save my life, but these came out okay, I might've finally found the right place in the house to take bottle pics -- if so, this could be bad news for anyone reading, as that might mean more future bottle posts!

That'll do it for my purchases this time, not shown are the items that I found for my mom, and yes, I was successful in that pursuit as well. Although I'm pretty sure that had I not found anything, the 30'x1'x1' drainage ditch that I spent Sunday digging out for my mom's new garden, probably would've made up for the lack of trinkets.

Since this post was so short (at least by my rambling standards), how about a bonus round?

My short term memory isn't what it used to be, and doesn't seem to be getting any better, so anytime I'm out and around lots of stuff (antique malls, card shows, etc.), I tend to take a lot of pictures, this is usually done for items that I want to look into more when I get home, but sometimes it'll also be just for things that I don't want to forget -- things for reference if you will. Anyway, I always end up taking a bunch of pics at this antique mall, but don't ever share them on here, as they're for personal use only, but again, short post! So I'm breaking tradition and sharing a pair today.

I really don't need an Electric Football, but this one sure was tempting! It has all of it's pieces, and looks to be in unplayed condition. After checking the eBay, the price seemed to be relatively reasonable too, but still, I don't need it (I'm trying to convince myself of this, more than I am you).

This glass motor oil bottle was a beauty, and the spout was absolutely gorgeous, but for being a generic bottle (brand/company bottles are much more desirable), it was very overpriced ($50). I'm pretty sure that they think that the Duraglas name on the bottom is the name of the brand, it isn't, it was a glass making process, and didn't start being used until 1940, so the sellers date of 1926 is a bit off as well. Even being generic, and likely from the late 40's to early 50's (which was the tail end of the glass motor oil bottle era), I still would've been all over it had the price been more reasonable, say in the $15 range.

Okay, that's a little better length-wise, but how about a second bonus round?

I snapped this picture at a red light on my to the antique mall. It's hard to tell because of the vehicle in front of me, but this was like a big double trailer, being pulled by a smaller semi (I'm sure that those have a name, but I don't know what it is), and had at least a dozen llamas in it. The guys and/or gals that I could see were absolutely adorable, and since llama moving isn't something that I see everyday, I had to try and get a picture.

Third bonus round? I'm kidding, I think I'm good for today, especially since tomorrow's post is going to be picture heavy (and of the card variety), so until then...


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Life before lockdown

After two months of being closed, the state of Tennessee partially reopened last week. I know that this is a hot-button topic for a lot of folks (is there anything that isn't these days?), half of the masses seem to want everyone to hide under their respective beds until a vaccine is created (a vaccine that's starting to sound rather improbable at this point), and the other half are calling for public orgies to build up the herd immunity. Not wanting to delve too deeply into the subject right now, I'll just say that, like with most matters of this nature, I fall somewhere in the middle, and can (sort of) see where both sides are coming from, but don't agree with either. Also, even for someone like myself who doesn't go out a whole heck of a lot, it's been a long two months of not being able to go anywhere but the grocery stores.

My county, as well as all of the surrounding counties, have been pretty lucky, and have had very few "reported" cases so far, as such I've yet to have any real fear about going to get groceries, and won't have any hesitations about visiting any other newly reopened local businesses. One such business is the Book Cellar, which is the only semi-local bookstore, and is a place is that I usually try to go into at least once a month (I've blogged about it many times, but every trip doesn't always yield enough to warrant a post). So like most places, they just reopened, and I didn't waste any time in going!

Unfortunately, this was one of those times where I didn't end up buying much, and the four things that I did buy will end up going to two people who read the blog, so showing them would ruin the surprise -- but fear not, I also went two months ago, just a few days before the shutdown, and walked away with many things, things that I've been very slow to get to. I also hit up the thrift store (Threads of Hope) that's kitty corner to the bookstore, and found a few things there as well, which will act as this post's closer (hey, look kids, I can make the baseball references too!).

I haven't got to this one yet, so I don't have much to say, but it certainly sounded like it would be worth a buck. Oh, and a brief  message to all publishers, past and present, pasting a photo of Sophia Loren on the cover is a good way to sell more books :)

I had such high hopes for this book, and everything was going pretty good until I hit about the 60% completed mark, then it went completely off the rails, or at least it did in my mind. It was at that point that the killer was revealed, and more importantly, the killer's motive, which I found to be rather gross, and completely killed (pun intended) any interest I had in finishing the book, so I didn't! It may have a great ending, but either way I'll never go back to find out.

Hitchcock anthologies are always money, and this one was no exception! I don't know what it is, but the older I get, the more I enjoy short story collections, my only complaint is that books themselves always go by too quick, more often than not I seem to be left wanting more stories.

That covers (another intended pun) the books, but seeing as how the Book Cellar sells more than just books, it's almost impossible for me to go in there and not pickup a few videos/DVD's as well...

I thought that I had seen this one before, but it became apparent that I hadn't after just a few minutes in. Turned out to be pretty darn good, although I had little doubt that would given the cast. Having viewed Tombstone a number of times over the years, I thought it was kind of interesting to see the elements that it borrowed/reused from this film. Also, I know this will probably be considered sacrilege, but I liked Kirk Douglas' Doc Holiday more than Val Kilmer's, Kirk's portrayal was much more believable.

Here's one from "How did this come out, and me not know about it?" files. 1999... TNT original movie... I should've been all over this! As such, I had never even heard of it. This one wasn't great, but was good for a late 90's TV movie, I mean I could, and probably will, watch it again at some point. A bit predictable, but still fun.

The next couple of films here are ones that I've seen many times, but don't own, and was in the mood to watch again, so I grabbed them.

I can't remember who or where it was, but I was listening to somebody talk about Labyrinth not too long ago, and even though it was never one of my favorites, hearing someone wax nostalgic for it, made be nostalgic to see it again... still not one of my favorites BTW!

This used to be on TCM rather frequently, but with me not having cable/satellite for a couple of years now, I've had no way to watch it. I thought it was interesting to find that this copy has an old McKay's price sticker on the front too, and seeing as how it's a rather hefty price, and knowing that McKay's doesn't really sell videos anymore, I'm guessing that this sticker might be in the ten years old or older range.   
 
As mentioned, I also went to Threads of Hope that day, which isn't my favorite thrift store, mostly just because they don't normally have much for me, lots of clothes, and I don't look at clothes very often, so going in there isn't must when hitting up the bookstore (even though it's within spitting distance of the bookstore). All that being said, I'm glad that I decided to go in on this particular day, not only because I ended up finding two things of interest, but also because of the shutdown that would occur just a few short days later.

It's not very often that I come across 1,500 piece puzzles, but when I do, and their only a buck, I'm probably going to end up buying them. I'm actually working on this one right now, and it's moderately difficult, which has been nice. Also, I hadn't been familiar with Pieter Bruegel, or his work, before getting this puzzle, but would now consider myself a fan. My crappy picture here certainly doesn't do this piece any justice, but if you enjoy art, and like the looks of this puzzle, I'd highly recommend checking out more of his paintings.

One of the primary reasons for me not going into this thrift store very often, is that they don't have a large selection of videos/DVD's, and true to form, they didn't on this particular day either, but the small selection did yield a rather big find, at least for me! I hadn't seen Teenage Doll before, but knew that the other two films were worth the $2 price tag, and after watching Teenage Doll... I can still say that the other films were worth the $2 price tag :)

With most businesses now open again, I was also able to finally get back to the antique mall, and even though I didn't buy a lot, I think I'll keep this non-card post streak that I've got going, and write up a quickie on those purchases for Tuesday (technically speaking, there will be cards in that post, it just won't be an only cards post).


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It's in the bag

There's been some talk of non-card collections on the blogs as of late, and even though I've already covered plenty of non-card stuff/collections here in the past, I figured that if everyone's jonesing for some non-card stuff, who am I to disappoint?

Today's collection isn't so much of collection as in I go out of my way to collect them, so much as it is that for whatever reason I've saved a bunch of them over the years, and now have a "collection".

Most of this "collection" is still in boxes from cross-country move five years ago, and I wasn't about dig into those just for a post, so you're gonna have settle for just a few examples, or in other words... what I could find in the five minutes or so that I spent searching for them!

I guess this would be a good time to mention that this "collection" that I'm speaking of is... plastic bags... yes, plastic bags! But not just any old grocery store bag mind you, no, I'm talking about the more heavy-duty bags that you would usually (or used to) get from businesses, which were more often than not, of the non-food selling variety.

I don't recall when, or why, I started saving bags, but I did, and have accumulated quite a few over the years, enough that if I ever get around to opening up some boxes, I might have think about doing a part 2, as those currently boxed examples are likely to be far more interesting than what I've got for you here today.

So, is anyone still reading this? I'm gonna go-ahead and assume that there isn't, so from here on out I'll just be talking to myself:

Me: Hey, Jon!
Also me: Yo!
Me: You feeling like checking out some bags?
Still me: Bags? What like... dirtbags... or fleabags... or...
Me: Ha! You're so funny! No smart-a**, like plastic bags.
Me to the second power: Plastic bags? Sounds kind of boring.
Me: Perhaps, but it's not like you have anything else to do right now, and don't try to say that you do, because I'll know that you're lying!
me: ...

Seeing someone Twitter about Amoeba shuttering it's original Hollywood location the other day, was sort of the impetus for this post. Though I've never been to one of their physical locations, it's still unfortunate to hear that such a well known place would have to close a store (which was their first) due to the corona lockdown, but I would imagine that the rent/taxes are pretty incredible there, and were just too much to eat with no customer base coming in. I bought a bunch of cheap CD's from them on multiple different occasions back in the mid-aught's, and got at least one bag with one of those purchases. I was losing my light when I took this photo, so it's hard to tell that bag is much more yellow than it looks, not quite Tower Records yellow, but yellower than this. Oh, and speaking of Tower Records...

Couldn't get the right shade of yellow in this pic either.

What would a pseudo bag collection be without at least one form Tower? I actually have a few Tower bags, all of which are of the older variety, pre-dot.com old. Although this one isn't too bad, if only because of it's heavy-duty snap together handle. Thanks to it's high prices, Tower was never one of my favorite places to purchase things, but it was very easy to spend a couple of hours just walking around and looking at things, especially in the days before the internet, because they used to have a lot of stuff that just couldn't find anywhere else.

Rogue Toys started out in Las Vegas, and then opened up a second store in Portland (OR) of all places, and of course they just had to do so a couple of months after I moved here -- although in retrospect, it was probably a good thing that I moved before it opened, as I know would've ended up going there way too often, and spending way too much money. I think it's been about two years now since I bought a NECA Robocop NES figure from them online, they had it cheaper than everyone else at the time, and although they packed it extremely well, there was no way that they could've packed it well enough to survive the ice pick that the box suffered sometime during it's time with the USPS. I don't that it was actually an ice pick that went through the box (could've been a screwdriver too), all I know is that when I got it there was a very noticeable hole going through the shipping box, through the padding in the box, and in to the figures sealed box. I had heard people say that they've had trouble with the USPS when it comes to paying out claims for damaged items, but I filed a claim, and had it accepted in less than a day, so I don't know if I was just lucky, or if those other people just weren't doing something right.

And here's my newest bag! I just recently bought a few more old issues of Scary Monsters Magazine from a person on the eBay, and to my great surprise they arrived in this circa-'92 SMM bag. The bag has definitely been around, but was still very nice to receive... now if I could just get one of those old catalogs :)

That's gonna do it for what isn't packed away, but I do have one more "sort of the same, but not really" thing that I can tack on to the end of the post...

It should come as no surprise to longtime readers of this blog to find out that I've got quite a few vinyl lunch/trick-or-treat bags from McDonald's as well. This particular McBoo bag was found by my mom at a sale sometime last year, is in minty fresh condition, and the glow-in-the-dark still glows too. I don't feel like looking up the exact year that these came out, but I want to say that it was in either 1990 or '91, because I do remember them fairly well, although I never did use one for procuring candy, because a) They were too nice to take out and get all soiled, and b) They weren't big enough to hold all of the candy that I knew was gonna be gotten... that's what pillow cases were for!

If there is actually anyone who made it through this one, thanks for reading a quick post about bags, and to all that took off early, or didn't even bother to click on, I completely understand!


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Too many questions

Is it possible to be surrounded by too many generous people? Or, in other other words...

... is it possible to be on the receiving end of too many neat things? Before this year began, I probably would've said no, but looking at my scan folders, and seeing how far behind I am in giving public thanks for the (too) many(?) packages that have been sent my way, I can't help but start to wonder if...

... I'm getting too many Griffey's? Or things like...

Should I be focusing more on Bo baseball, or Bo football? Or does he have too many cards out there for someone to even bother focusing on either, and just try to get what I can, no matter the sport?

Did I wait too many years to start collecting...

... Steve Young?

Will a day ever come when I change my mind, and start to think that the 90's produced too many inserts and parallels?

How many times is too many for a person to be blown away by a card that was made from acetate?

Wow!

And finally, is it possible for me to say thank you too many times to the person who sent me this awesome package?

In case you couldn't tell, the questions in today's post were rhetorical, well, all except for the last one, as it's not possible to thank someone too many times for sending you something -- so many thanks, again, to, Dennis, from Too Many Verlanders, for sending me this wonderful assortment of cards a couple of months back. It was clear that a lot of thought went in to this package, and I was/am very  grateful for the effort that was put forth!


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McKay's and Snake Eyes Comics

Back in January, before everything went to sh*t, I took a quick trip over to Knoxville, a trip that would end up being my last for a while, which of course I didn't realize at the time, but who knew that things were going to get so bad, so fast!

Had I known that I wouldn't be going back for months(?), I probably would've tried to squeeze a few more places into the trip, as such I only ended up going to McKay's (heaven for lovers of physical media), which is always a must when going to Knoxville, and then hit up Snake Eyes Comics for the first time.

Other than finding lots of neat, cheap, stuff, the trip was pretty uneventful, so I'm just gonna jump right into the goods, starting with McKay's:

As per usual, my second stop upon entering the store, after the wall o' action figures, is always the huge section of $1.95 and under DVD's and Blu-Ray's, which by the way was pretty heavy on the Blu-Ray's this time. And as per usual, all of my movie purchases ended up coming from this section!

I've owned The Dark Crystal on video for what seems like forever now, but have longed for an upgrade, I just hadn't ever come across a cheap copy on DVD, until now of course. This film was considered essential viewing when I was a kid, I would imagine that that's no longer the case for today's kids, I suspect that it would end up being a little too complex for most of them.

Obscure 1970's television documentary about cryptids? Hosted by Peter Graves? I think that my young inner self is still recuperating from the shock of this find!

This one was completely new to me, and I absolutely loved it! This film has many twists and turns, and is nearly impossible to talk about, without giving away spoilers, so I'll just have to highly recommend it -- especially if you're the sort that likes a good story, great acting, well orchestrated action sequences, and plot twists.

As an aside, I don't watch a lot of newer films, and when I do decide to give something a go, I tend to not like it more often than not. That being said, in the last decade or so, I've seen more good new films that have come out of South Korea, than I have Hollywood. Not that this is all that surprising mind you, especially given that 25-50% of everything that comes from Hollywood these days is made for the Chinese market, and is sort of expected to be bad, but still, you'd think that something would occasionally come out of the other 50-75%. Assassination was a perfect example of pretty much everything that Hollywood doesn't do right, I'd suggest that some of the higher-ups watch it and take notes, but that wouldn't do any good, as they'd most likely end up just trying to remake it instead.

I've mentioned a few times in previous McKay's posts, that one of the nicest things about the store is that they will actually lower prices on items that aren't moving, unlike a lot of places where stuff will just sit and collect dust if it's priced too high, and they will put the new price sticker over the old one, so it's always fun to come home and see what the previous price(s) was/were, Assassination was a perfect example of this:

This is what I paid (for a still sealed Blu-Ray BTW), and this is what the previous price had been:

Pretty big drop, eh? This game is even more fun when there's three or four labels under the current one.

Trollhunter had been on my to get list for, well, for what feels like forever now, but it's pretty much always $10 or more everywhere, so to be able to finally find a sealed copy in the cheap stuff was pretty great. I can't remember when or where I first saw this film, but I'm fairly sure that I saw it early (at least by U.S. standards), because I can remember going online after watching it, and couldn't find any sites here in the States where people were talking about it. The "found footage" genre isn't usually one of my favorites, but this movie was so original, that it really does surpass said genre. I remember hearing talk of Hollywood trying to remake this, but thank goodness that seems to have fallen by the wayside, because this does NOT need some crappy remake, or as it's often now called, a "reimagining".

Just for sh*ts and giggles, here's another example of prices being reduced:

What I paid vs. the original price:

Not quite as dramatic as it was with Assassination, but I'll take it!

I only vaguely remember this show, and until coming across this (sealed) DVD set, had honestly forgotten all about it. The 90's were a hotbed for these sorts of shows, most of which I watched at the time. They all seemed to be trying to recapture the greatness that was In Search of..., unfortunately the majority of them didn't even come close, and it's been my experience, that after all of these years, most of them don't hold up very well. I haven't cracked the seal on this set yet, so I can't whether it's held up or not, but even if it does end up disappointing, I'll have no regrets on using $1.95 in credit to do a little time traveling.

I never thought the day would come when I would be so out of the loop that movies could come and go without me ever having heard about them, I mean there was a time when I saw/watched every single trailer for upcoming features, and would often even read reviews even for stuff that I had absolutely no interest in - just so I could know what people were talking about if the film ever got brought up - but those days seem to be long gone, because I am constantly coming across new(ish) things that I am not familiar with in the least. Although after watching The Raven, it's not hard to see how this could happen, and it's not that it was that bad, but it could've been a lot better, and I'll have to agree with the consensus online, that Jeffrey Combs should've been cast as a Poe, as John Cusack is a little too John Cusack-y here to be believed as Edgar Allan Poe. Thankfully this sealed copy was only $0.95, otherwise I might've felt ripped off.

Think what you will, but I love this movie, and have since it came out. It's fun, and wasn't afraid to switch things up, which I appreciate. I've had it on VHS for a long time (although I have the sequels on DVD), and just figured it was time for an upgrade.

That was it for the movies, but I did grab a couple of books too...

Given all that's happened since January, I'd love to be able to lie and say that I bought this because I some sort of notion as to what was coming, but the reality is that I only got it because it was cheap, and I hadn't ever read too much about the Spanish flu -- unfortunately, even after trying to read this, I'm still left saying that I haven't ever read much about the Spanish flu!

I saw someone praising this book recently, and I couldn't help but wonder if that person and I had read the same book, as praise is not something that I would heap upon this book (speaking of heaps...). For better or worse, I tend to be a bit of a scatterbrain, whether talking or typing, I'm prone to bouncing around from topic to topic, but this author makes me look like, well, I don't know, I can't think of a person who's renowned for their laser focus right now, but whoever that might be, is who this author makes me look like. The book starts off by giving us a biography of some doctor, that's about 25 pages right there, then the next 60 or so are spent talking about the history of John Hopkins University. Admittedly I skipped some of the JH stuff, as I bought a book about the flu, not a university. Anyways, at around page 85, we finally get to the flu, for five whole pages, then were whisked away to learn about another doctor, then a few more pages of the flu, then another doctor... and that was about all I good take! I was like halfway through the book, and there was maybe ten pages so far about the actual flu. There may have been more afterwards, but my patience for this book was officially gone. I guess one of these days I'll have to see if anyone else wrote a book about the Spanish flu, so I can get it, and then maybe I'll be able to say that I've read a book on the subject, because I certainly can't say so after this last one

I still haven't cracked this one open yet, so I can't comment on it here today. I'm already pretty familiar with a few of the players in this one, but am hoping that they'll be some tidbits that I don't already know.

So, that's it for McKay's. I came home with a fairly decent haul, and as per usual, I've got a bunch of store credit there, so none of this was out of pocket, which is always nice.

My second, and final, stop of the day was at Snake Eyes Comics, which is a place that I've wanted to check out for literally years now, but don't ask why it took me so long to do so - especially given that it's less than ten minutes from McKay's - because I will not have an answer for you.

This place was little hard to find, and ended up being a bit smaller - in size and selection - than the online reviews led me to believe.

One thing that people reviewing this shop always mention, and was my main reason going, is the large selection of cheap books, allegedly all under a dollar. This ended up being a tad misleading, as granted there was a decent amount of cheap books, but the majority, say fifteen boxes worth, were a $1 each, and then the fifty cent stuff (maybe five boxes worth), were tucked away under a table, and weren't exactly easy to try and look through.

I basically just ended up going through the dollar boxes, and can honestly say that most of that stuff should've been priced much lower, but I had to look anyway, just in case. I never read The Defenders when I was younger, so even though I was coming across quite a few issues, they mean much, at least not until I saw #114 here, what with the Lovecraftian baddie on the cover and all. Apparently, Null the Living Darkness, was primarily a Defenders villain, and despite being a somewhat interesting character, didn't appear in too many books. As for the book itself, I don't know if I'm going to be reading too many more Defenders stories, seemed like a bit of a clusterf*** with all of the characters involved, but I will probably try to find the other couple of Null issues at some point though.

The only other book that I found, or at least the only other one that interested me, was this beat-to-hell copy of Forbidden Worlds. This copy has clearly been through the ringer and back, since it's '63 publication, and probably wasn't worth the dollar that I paid for it, but it was the only horror-ish book that I came across in those boxes, and I really wanted to read it. Oh, and that 5¢ is written directly on the cover, in grease pen no less -- would've been interesting to know when that sale was, and what else could've been had for a nickel.

I did look around for a bit more after finishing up the dollar boxes, but there wasn't anything else for me, a lot of stuff from the last decade or so, aka stuff that I don't really care about.

After wanting to go there for so long, I have to say that I was a little (or a lot) disappointed, although I don't blame the shop, or the owner, for this disappointment, so much as I do the online reviewers for hyping it up the way they have. I can't imagine that I'll ever be going back, but I guess if someone's in the area, and you just so happen to be interested in the newer books, then this shop may be better suited to your tastes then it was mine.


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