June23, 2000
Greetings Accumulators!
Congratulations to Mallory Jaye Cohen, who was graduated from Oceanside
Middle School today, having made the honor role every single reporting
period during her two years in the school, having been captain of the
cheerleading squad and a member of the gymnastics team, and having tried
out for next year's high school junior varsity cheerleading squad, and made
the varsity squad instead, something unheard of for a freshman. Those of
you who watched "Personal FX" may remember her as the little blonde goddess
who came on the show with me on Take Our Daughters To Work Day. It's a good
thing I'm not a boastful aunt!
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF URBAN MENAGERIES
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Okay, all you cities, jump up here. Hurry up! The bandwagon leaves in
fifteen minutes! Let's see...I've heard from Accumulators everywhere about
what form of livestock is being decorated, displayed and ultimately hawked
for charity in their necks of the woods. Toronto is doing moose. Buffalo
is doing - duh! - bison (visit www.herdaboutbuffalo.com/default.asp).
Cincinnati has pigs (see www.bigpiggig.com). Alert Accumulators Ron and
Linda Cutroneo report some strange sightings in Rhode Island, too:
Human-sized Mr. Potato Heads all over the place. And just so you don't
think high-spirited hijinx are confined to the big cities, you should know
that one of the SpudPeople has already been kidnapped. Or vegnapped.
Tubernapped?
But, why confine ourselves to creatures that walk the earth? Accumulator
Ann Feder reports that Norfolk, VA (one of my favorite towns) is hosting
scores of mermaids (one of my favorite creatures) this summer. Their web
address is www.mermaidsonparade.com.
On my way through Central Park last Monday morning, I passed at least seven
cows. Some, I thought, were not very impressive, but some were great. One
of my favorites, behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was painted with
the New York City skyline. Some of them had props and - get this - none of
them were taken, or disturbed, or graffitied! Yet. They're all in
different poses. I saw one lying down, which always disturbs me because
there's this old wives' tale that says when the cows are lying down, it
means it's going to rain. Consequently, whenever we drive past a cow
pasture on our way to the country house, and the cows are lying down, I
shout, "Get up, Girls!", and Artie, whenever we come upon some lying down
and some standing up, says, "Oh - partly cloudy!".
WHAT WAS THAT FURRY THING THAT JUST BRUSHED UP AGAINST MY FOOT? DEPARTMENT
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If you happen to be on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn on Sunday, June 25 (and
well you might be, what with the annual Mermaid Parade in Coney Island
taking place on Saturday. And believe me, this mermaid parade is nothing
like the mermaids on parade in Norfolk, VA. These mermaids are wearing
considerably less clothing and more body paint. In fact, they're having
certain portions of their bodies painted while riding on the hoods of
classic cars during the parade. But, I digress.), don't be alarmed when
you see scores of people disappearing down a manhole. No, the apocalypse
hasn't finally arrived. No, there isn't a fallout shelter down there. It's
just the oldest subway tunnel in the world, built in 1844 and long
abandoned. It's on the National Registry of Historic Places and one Bob
Diamond, of the Brooklyn Historic Railway Association, will be conducting
tours at $15 per person ($10 for children). For more information, call
(718) 246-0024. Wear sturdy shoes (no kiddin'!) and bring a flashlight.
Perhaps beads and blankets to trade with the Mole People would be nice too.
OH, THAT'S SO TWENTY MINUTES AGO!
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Are you feeling nostalgic for Atari? You know, those video games from way
back in the eighties - Ms. Pac-Man, Asteroids, Galaxian? Well, if you are,
which means that your brain has completely rotted and fallen out of your
head, then you'll want to rush right over to O'Shea Limited's website at
www.oshealtd.com where you can buy unopened games stockpiled by the
proprietor. What's next - Pong?
CHIT CHAT
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An interesting series of collector's chats are coming up. Some are hosted
by collectors, some are hosted by dealers, some are hosted by - me! Go to
the Collecting Channel.com's website at www.CollectingChannel.com to see
the schedule.
Okay, Accumulators, I'm enjoying myself way too much. Time to go out for a
walk or go to sleep or something. No, the deck isn't finished. A large
cloud was lying in wait for us last weekend, and it rained from the minute
we got up to the house until we left. So, this week, we plan to finish the
deck. Stop laughing at us. Tomorrow, though, we just have to stop in at
Roberson's auction house in Pine Bush, NY. There will be not one, but two
exciting auctions. The noon session will consist of a large vintage toy
collection, and the evening session will feature advertising. And those
are two of my favorite things. And Lou and Dell Roberson are two of my
favorite people. Hope you get out and enjoy the beautiful summer weather,
hit a few yard sales and flea markets and find that gem in the trash heap.
Have a great week, Accumulators. Happy hunting!
Best,
Judith
© 2000 Judith Katz-Schwartz. All rights reserved.
Antiques and Collectibles Newsletter #125
U.S. Library of Congress
ISSN 1520-4464
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