Wow! Has it been glorious here in the Nor'East, finally! I had a weekend full of music (as usual!) I got a big stack of records at Rick's and then yesterday I spent hours with Charlie going through his stuff. I found a BUNCH of stuff that was on my 45's want list and was so happy!


I recently discovered Craig & his store Record King about 6 blocks from where I work so I have been spending lunch hours in there and Craig gave me one of those little vintage plastic 45 adapters so I could take it over to Eric to have inked!


I finally got the screen doors for my French doors. The builder never put the screen doors in and when we called him to ask him to come & put them on he said you are not supposed to put screen doors on French's BUT the tracks were THERE so I just put them in myself and they are perfect. It's like opening the living room to the great outdoors!

And Vaggi loves laying in front of them and feeling like he's outside, yet being safely indoors.





I also got Vaggio a new toy which looks curiously like a circus punk!! He loves it!








Skeet had seen a sign for a record show at Wayne PAL yesterday while he was out riding and he thought it was today but, alas, it was yesterday! BUMMER! I'd have loved that...


Amazing weather we are having here and I really need to power wash the deck furniture as all the rain and bad weather we had made it really dirty. I'll do that this week if Blanca can bring over her power washer! Then I'll be all set for summer.


I hope you are all having magical weekends. Love & hugs~ tink xoxo

Yesterday, I attempted to clear out the spare room and I am actually too old for this kind of heavy labor. I was shot after 2 hours and my back was aching and actually making NOISES when I walked. I often forget I am not a kid and try to do what I used to. I can't do it anymore. SO, I went by Charlie and had a fun chat and bought a bunch of 78's. I look at Charlie at 84 and hope I am still mobile and alert like him at that age.


After Charlie's I stopped in Rick's Antiques and bought another bunch of 78's including Rosemary Clooney's "Love, You Didn't do Right by Me" which is a total fave of mine and I wasn't even sure if it was recorded outside of White Christmas as I could NOT find it! I was thrilled by that find!


Today I had a bunch of stuff to drop off at the Post Office. I got a ton of Ebay sales and it made me wonder if the economy is not on the upswing? Let's hope! From there I went to the big Thrift and got a bunch of 50's 45's. Real fun stuff. Then it was off to Home Depot to find some good shelving for my collection as the crates are taking over...I did find some perfect storage and on my way out of there a cool old dude was admiring my ink and asking me all about it. He said 'you must have thousands invested in those arms' He said he wished his wife would go for it! How very cool. He made me smile all the way home! He showed me his very old pieces that he paid 3 bucks for back in the day. Real old school stuff!


So here is the new 78 record storage so as to get most of the crates out of the living room....I still have a crate of Italian records and the crate of Early Century but these hold most of the others.

I also got 2 FUN boxes from Diane today with a ton of old music inside! I am gonna have a music filled night. It's wonderful. Music is the tonic. I don't know how anyone could possibly live without music!


Sipping a Coney Island Lager and relaxing. Gonna hug Vaggio and listen to some tunes. Have a magical 4th of July~


Peace Out~ tinkie xoxo

It's ready folks:

It FINALLY was a beautiful weekend! The weather was glorious! No rain, no humidity, just perfect. Last night it was over to my brother's for my niece's birthday where we hung with family and friends and talked MUSIC! Vaggi even came along and had a great time soaking up the attention.


Today up and out early to beat the Cross Bronx Expressway traffic out to the Bronz Zoo! I have been wanting to go there for some time now. It has been several years sice I was there and today was the perfect day for it! To my horror, the World of Darkness has been CLOSED! That was my fave. The bats and the odd nocturnal creatures. They say it was lack of funding. How very sad!


Here is a clip of the pics I took over there. The Zoo is a total adventure and I haven't walked this much in ages! It felt good! Afterwards, since we were up and out early we were even able to squeeze in a local flea market!





Happy weekend everyone! Enjoy the sun while it's here, the next 3 or 4 days are supposed to rain again.


Hugs out~ tinkie. xoxo

OMG, it is actually not raining! I was up early paying bills (enough to make anyone sick) and buying some records on Ebay & Music Stack and then it was off to visit Charlie. I got some fun stuff there including the Penguins Earth Angel on 78 and Billie Holiday Strange Fruit. We had some good conversation and I always learn so much from Charlie! He gave me a very old music magazine called Best Songs because it had Vic Damone on the cover! He knows I am a big Vic Damone fan!! That was SO very sweet.

I went to get some of the really big Hershey bars for my Dad for father's day as he never wants (or needs) anything and then came back here to play the new music. Charlie is so wonderful and I am glad I got to meet him while he is still with us. Being 84 years old and still running that record store 4 days a week is amazing! He has been into music since the age of 8 so you can only imagine his knowledge! He's taught me SO much and has really taken care of me in the way in giving me alot of great music related stuff and great buys on fabulous old records. Whenever I buy from him he always throws in something for free. I just love him. I hope he's around for a LONG LONG time yet!


The sun is trying to come out here for the first time in days and with that comes humidity! I was freezing yesterday and today my hair is frizzing. lol. I can't win.


We want to go to the Bronx Zoo and have not been able to as the weather truly sucks here these days. by the time we can go it will probably be unbearably hot. We'll see where the weather goes from here...


It's nice to have some days off from work. I needed some mental health time and it feels good to not have to do ANYTHING but what I feel like doing. I don't often get the chance. It is usually non-stop and the break is nice.


Sunshine Daydreams everybody~ love, tink xoxo

Hi Folks! It is COLD and rainy and very, very dreary here! It has been raining for many days straight and I fear we will all wind up with Seasonal Affectation Disorder from the lack of sunshine here in the Nor'east! I have a few days off and am happy for that. I have so much to do around here!! Can't honestly say I will actually get around to doing any of it but....


The weather here today was just too conducive to hanging around and doing fun stuff in the house so I finished up the new web page which I am gonna call Radio Tink? and I am going to chill and listen to some tunes and maybe watch a good independent flick or, perhaps, an old horror film.


The new page is fun and I'll change the 'Hit of the Week' each week on or about Sunday evenings.

OMG 6th day of rain and it's really getting annoying now. Took a trek over to the big thrift and found some great stuff including a professional, heavy duty kitchen mandolin. After that it was off to see Charlie. His helper wasn't in today, and he needs him as he's 84 years old!!! But even so, He moved a whole section of lp's so I could get to the 78's behind them that I haven't explored yet! I found a bunch of great stuff including early century, some country, some more Ink Spots and a bunch of other stuff. VERY fun! Looks like the sun is going to try to come out now but I am not convinced!


Having a Hook & Ladder Golden Ale and listening to my 78's. It's really the perfect day for this. I watched some fun stuff last night including Troma's Special Needs and Del Tenney's Horror of Party Beach which was a great '63 B horror movie with very UN-scary creatures and featuring the Del-Aires. Really fun! That one is featured at the Coney Island Film Fest right now.


Hope you are all warm & dry where you are. Happy Weekend~ hugs~ tink xo

Today we went over to NYC by ferry to the Javit's Center for the Fangoria Horror Weekend! It was fabulous!! Herschell Gordon Lewis was there as well as Brian from Ghosthunters, one of the Memphis Morticians, the Troma bunch and a lot of others! We had a blast and bought some fun things. All the displays were really cool.

The Javit's Center.





Ah! Here we are! Fangoria!





the Gwar booth.





The one & only Herschell Gordon Lewis!





Skeetie chats with a Memphis Mortician about cars & Rust Riot etc!





The Gemini Co. booth





When we were walking into Fangoria, a photographer from Tattoo Savage magazine was behind us and asked me to come by the booth so he could take pics. He photographed my ink for the magazine!





Toilet Ink was there! I bought some ink for the toilet!





Toilet Girl





Skeetie bought some Troma flicks, some wicked car air fresheners, I Brake for Zombies bumper stickers and I got the Toilet Ink and an autographed copy of Uncle Pigor's Cryptic Art by Eric Pigors.





It was great fun and the weather was superb. We headed back on the ferry and went out for Sushi. Wicked! Taking the ferry cut so much time off the trek that we were able to get home early!


I hope you are all enjoying your Sundays!


Hugs~ tink xoxo

Today is a beautiful clear day with very little humidity and I had tea with mom then it was off to the borough field for the flea market. Nothing of interest and it has been way better in the past. I grabbed a few View Master reels for the bakelite viewers. That was it!

Then it was off to Platter World for a visit with Charlie but I was there a little early and he wasn't open yet. Across the street in the old theater they were having a rummage sale. It was a big one. I could not resist this kitschy little statue that definitely belonged to an old Italian lady.




How do I know this? Because the prayer card that was inserted had this message to Gesu Bambino hand written on the back:





By the time I was finished over there, Charlie was open. I went through a few stacks and he told me about oodles more that are hidden and he'll have them unearthed for me in a week or two. I grabbed these including a Tiny Hill and a rarer 12" Frank Sinatra 78. The big bands rarely did 12" records so it was a fun find and great tunes as well like Ol' Man River & Stormy Weather. I was happy!





Now I am going to relax with Vaggi. Tomorrow we are going to Fangoria Horror Weekend and I can't wait!!


Have a fun Saturday! hugs~ tink xo

Today was COLD & raining and just dead on dreary! I was up and out to Jinx for a noon appointment with Eric to get my Be-Bop lettering done! I downloaded a million fonts and messed with them in Photoshop until I liked them for "Be-Bop" I chose this font "Laff Riot" as it reminds me of real cartoon lettering but, of course, Eric made it super cool & special! I am so thrilled!

Nothing like new ink to warm the heart & soul. I saw Danielle for the first time since her little doggie Herc died and we talked about our old doggies and my new doggie and her next doggie. neither of us would ever go anywhere but a shelter for our babies and Ox had his sweet Georgia there today. The mellowest Pitbull I have ever seen!


After Jinx I stopped and got some River Horse brews and went to get Vaggi a new toy (spoiled little thing) It's so cold and damp that I just want to relax here at home and listen to the 78's. They do say the weekend is supposed to be glorious so I think that is fair compensation for today's weather and I really didn't mind the rain as I knew I'd be at Jinx with those beautiful boys. Warm & happy with my little dysfuncional family.


I hope you are all enjoying the day!


Love out~ Tinkie xoxo (a.k.a. Be-Bop-a-Lula)