lost & found vintage toys

it's cd sunday again ~ this is the joni mitchell album that first got my attention as a young girl ~ i'd listen to my older sister's vinyl records at her apartment & find such good music that way ~ btw, happy birthday caren ;) ~ now joni's a kennedy...

another cd sunday ~ some cds i think emily strange might like? ~ gothic vampires from hell ~ & covered in goth ~ the original goth? ~ edgar allen poe ~ closed on account of rabies ~ a special favorite, you can hear some of my favorite readings here ~...

following up on last cd sunday ~ with a few more elliott smith books ~ xo & elliott smith & the big nothing ~ torment saint ~ i still miss him too much ~ hear his music here in my portland album anytime ~ bren

short post this cold morning ~ while boredshopping i discovered i could get my own custom guitar picks made so that once i start my band i'm all ready ;) ~ these little crying monsters all fit into a clip that attaches to my guitar case nicely ~ i'm calling...

it's another cd sunday ~ & more elliott smith ~ tributes & soundtracks, like this one from heaven adores you, the film ~ by kevin moyer, who i've had the pleasure of chatting with many times over the years ~ elliott smith tribute ~ with other artists lovingly covering his...

radiohead meets shutterfly ~ because i needed a kidamnesia desk calendar, right? ? ~ i posted all about kidamnesia here back in november ~ well i wanted to use some of my screenshots in a way where i could see them year round :) ~ crying monsters all year long...

it's another cd sunday ~ devoted to elliott smith ~ if you've never heard him, you have truly missed out ~ new moon is a good choice to start with ~ figure 8 ~ i met a girl, snowball in hell ;) (this was my old moniker) ~ from a...

so before we put xmas away i wanted to remember vintage xmas toys a bit ~ with more old sears catalogue pages ~ this time in book form from dover books ~ welcome to xmas of 1942 ~ toxic wants all these old toys ~ she still has her old...

following up on yesterday's cd sunday post ~ with this autumn dewilde book ~ about elliott smith ~ classic photography by autumn dewilde, who is directing films now :) ~ i was fortunate enough to have my copy signed ;) ~ & to speak with her & her daughter, arrow,...

back to cd sunday ~ & one of my most beloved lost musicians ~ elliott smith ~ i've posted all about him here on an old vintage vinyl friday with lots of good links ~ the longer its been since we lost him the harder it is for me to...

a flashback friday favorite post today from xmas 2014! merry christmas! after yesterday's carol book i thought this vintage toy piano would be a good xmas item this year ~ made by jaymar in 1960 ~ this little piano stands about 20" tall ~ just the right size for my...

more new journals for the upcoming new year ~ starting with this days to remember keepsake book ~ by donna green ~ do you keep a dream journal? ~ i've done this in the past ~ the complete dream journal ~ with some help on dream interpretation included ~ by...

it's another cd sunday ~ featuring my favorite pianist ~ christopher o'riley ~ i still think of him as blackstar from my days as friendlyghost on the old sweetaddy elliott smith forum ~ i'm still listening regularly to his classical piano versions of so many of my favorite artists' songs...

this little vintage book of carols is a true lost & found item ~ toxic's grandma used to sell shaklee products & she had hundreds of these carol books printed up with her info on them that she'd pass out to friends & neighbors ~ so toxic took a bunch...

it's cd sunday ~ ok so one last radiohead post (for now) ~ with the focus on thom ~ & his solo albums ~ thom yorke is my muse ~ anima, atoms for peace & the eraser ~ & a few of my own radiohead rares cds from days of...

surprise! ~ anyone can play radiohead tribute cd ~ maximum radiohead biography ~ with free mini poster ~ street spirits ~ star profile ~ interview sessions ~ import from england ~ string tributes ~ string quartet ~ & strung out on ok computer ~ i love these versions ~ &...

yep, even more radiohead ~ the best of radiohead ~ radiohead at glastonbury ~ who remembers that exit music was (for a film)? ~ romeo & juliet ~ spitting feathers ~ from thom ~ more rares ~ college karma ~ running from demons ~ no surprises ~ on a friday...

so raven & i have both spent hours now in the recent radiohead kid a mnesia interactive exhibition on ps5 ~ you find yourself in a snowy forest :) ~ you can start out in the standard entrance ~ or fall down a hole like i did ~ as i've...

because of course more radiohead :) ~ cd singles ~ bonus tracks ~ & bsides ~ airbag ~ so who else is visiting the new interactive kid a mnesia exhibition? ~ fake plastic trees ~ good old fingerprints, wonder if it's still there? ~ have you seen my radiohead themed...

something different for this flashback friday ~ a long post while i sit here trying to keep warm on this cold morning ~ so i've posted about how i started my gumbyland website over 20 years ago now ~ well i also began putting up my artwork up at my...