November 14, 2003
Greetings Accumulators!
Artie and I are celebrating our 19th wedding anniversary today. We woke up
laughing this morning, and we've been laughing all day. Artie passed Part I
of an important exam today, so it's been a pretty up day for us. Except for
the $95 parking ticket, of course. But that's another story.
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PRETTY BIG NEWS
I'm going to be appearing on a new television show called "Antique Show and
Sell" on the Metro Network. No, I don't know what number it is on your TV
dial - that depends on your cable company. I'll give you the URL to the
network's web site, and you can find out there. I do know that in Manhattan
it's Channel 70. Anyway, the show will feature some familiar faces, people
you may remember from Personal FX and Treasures In Your Home - Ronda
Pierson, John Bruno and Suzy Anderson, for example. So, it will be like a
family reunion. But wait! There's more: you can be on the show too. We need
dozens of people. Here's how it works: you get to come on the show with
items you'd like to have appraised and perhaps sell. Think how cool this
will be. If you live in or near New York, or you're planning a visit,
contact the show. This is a great time of year to visit New York, and the
studio is located in midtown, near Pennsylvania Station, Times Square and
Broadway Theaters, Rockefeller Center, the great museums, and just blocks
away from major department stores like Macy's Herald Square and all the
Fifth Avenue stores now unveiling their fabulous Christmas windows. You
could combine an appearance on the show with a great performance by the
Rockettes, or a great shopping spree. Best of all, you get to sell your
item on TV and everyone who comes on the show gets a free gift! No, I don't
know what it is, but I'm sure it's neat. If you're interested, please email
ShowAndSell@metro.tv, or call 212-324-8721. For more information about the
show and the network visit the web site at
LINK
AT LEAST IT'S NOT IN CLEVELAND DEPARTMENT
Bet you didn't even know there's a Toy Hall of Fame. Perhaps you couldn't
care less. Well, 26 toys have already been enshrined in the Hall of Fame
during it's five years in existence. According to the Associated Press,
"Toys in the hall need to have fostered learning and creativity for
multiple generations." Former inductees include Barbie, Mr. Potato Head,
and Play-Doh. I am sure that right now you are reflecting on the ways that
Barbie and Play-Doh have fostered education. Barbie has taught us all that
no one built that way can ever stand up without falling on her face, and
Play-Doh has taught us never to eat anything just because it smells good.
Anyway, this year's inductees are checkers and alphabet blocks. So king me.
OKAY, HERE'S ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE BRITISH "ARTIST" STORIES
To all Accumulators across the pond: please don't tell me you consider this
person an artist. Please. One Mark McGowan, 37, has turned himself into an
English breakfast. McGowan will appear in the window of House Gallery near
his home in Camberwell, South London for 8 hours a day for the next 12
days. He will do this immersed in a bathtub full of baked beans with two
french fries (okay, chips to you, Limies)up his nose, and 48 sausages
wrapped around his head. He said: "We don't support our culture enough, so
I thought I'd celebrate a part of it by turning myself into a traditional
English breakfast." No word on whether, after having viewed this spectacle,
anyone will ever be able to consume an English breakfast ever, ever again.
So, Accumulators, out to dinner I go with He Who Is The Light Of My Life. I
see a margarita in my future. Just one, of course. I don't want to make a
spectacle of myself. If I wanted to do that, I suppose I'd be sitting in a
tub full of bagels with light cream cheese and Starbuck's Double Skim Latte
right now. The American Breakfast, of course. Have a great week
Accumulators. Happy hunting!
Best,
Judith
© 2003 Judith Katz-Schwartz. All rights reserved.
Antiques and Collectibles Newsletter #232
U.S. Library of Congress
ISSN 1520-4464
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