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Thrift shopping in town, I've taken to keeping my eyes on the local donated art scene, there's a lot of good stuff.
Like this:
Nelson, it's paved with these works of genius outsider art, I've got to start a collection, arrange a few shows, MOBA has got nothing on this...
I buy it. I mean, I admired it, laughed, marveled, returned to it a number of times, finally I had to buy it. WTF is going on here? Who painted this? Man or a woman? What, what, exactly, were they thinking? Is it about a dead boyfriend, or one escaped off to the local psychiatric hospital? That smile, that smile... What's the title? Nelson Gothic? Merriment over Foon? What's up with the birds? They haystacks, they are haystacks, aren't they? Or are they mountains? Green Breasts? This is a work of unconstrained genius...There's a story here for sure.
This painting, with it's unknown provenance and author, it's a fucking masterpiece, and I have to find someone who'll appreciate it as much as me...
Be careful when you're checking the mail, you know I just might end up sending it to you...
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A successful mornings garage saling: 4 Books, Brautigan, 2 by Bukowski, After Dark by Murakami, Lead fishing weight (1 lb, what for I wonder?), antique ruler, oilcan, 2 antique Parker fountain pens and 1 gold mechanical pencil, 2 Scheaffer ballpoint pens, vintage watches...All in all a fine beginning to the day, and a whole town full of garage sales tomorrow in Ymir...
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The title says it all...not a bad day's detecting!
Link: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scottish-treasure-hunter-scoops-2million-10409864
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A second parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence is found in England: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/21/harvard-researchers-uncover-second-parchment-copy-declaration-independence-england/ByjMR9FS1HrsR8LKx2VOzK/story.html?s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Atwitter
On that note, tomorrow is Trash to Treasure day in Nelson, whereby everybody leaves their trash on the curb and people walk around and take what they need or want. I'll update you as to my finds...
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In the UK some Tank restorers find an unexpected bonus while restoring an Iraqi Tank.
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They of course do the right thing and report it to the Police, but not before weighing it and getting an accurate receipt. Quite possibly the happiest thing I've seen all week.
Note, though, how at 4:09 - while there's more to be found ("I don't care what anybody says we only found 5...") they only weigh up the 5 to turn over to the Police.
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Hopefully they get to keep the proceeds - (debatable) - but if there are any more it's good insurance against criminal bureaucracy. Now - imagine - how much is found and not recorded or reported, merely melted down and sold a little bit at a time and added to the pocket...