American Pickers – “Easy Riders” episode recap and review

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After a couple of reruns, American Pickers returns with a new episode. This week, Mike and Frank are picking Missouri. The show starts with the guys on their way to a property with plenty of dilapidated structures — their favorite kind of pick — when Danielle calls to tell them about a chance to buy [...]

Pop culture finds at the DC Big Flea

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I visited the DC Big Flea yesterday and was thrilled to see the number of vendors with pop culture collectibles in their booths was bigger than ever. I’ve been to this show many times and it just gets better and better for people like me who aren’t too interested in antique furniture but can’t get [...]

American Pickers – The Cool & Collected way to do it

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Anyone who reads my blog knows that I’m a huge fan of the History Channel’s “American Pickers.” One thing that always aggravates me about the show is the lack of pop culture finds. Every now and then, Mike and Frank stumble across an antique toy or a vintage movie poster, but for the most part [...]

Report from the Space Toys Auction (part 2)

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In the first post I wrote about the Space Toys auction put on by Old Town Auctions, I showed you plenty of great stuff, but now I’m going to show you some really great stuff. I’ll let the photos do most of the talking, but I also have to say that this is just a [...]

Report from the Space Toys Auction (part 1)

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I’m somewhat of an action veteran, having attended toy auctions, farm auctions, estate auctions, book auctions, and even storage lien auctions, but I have never been to a space toy auction. Let’s just say that yesterday, my mind was blown. I woke up bright and early and drove to Buckeystown, MD, a tiny town outside [...]

The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum Collection Auction at Christie’s

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Christie’s auction house in New York will be holding an auction on July 14-15  featuring the remarkable collection from the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum in association with High Noon Western Americana.  The Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum closed their doors last fall after over four decades of celebrating one of the most [...]

American Pickers: “Getting the Boot” Episode Recap and Review

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Last night’s episode was my favorite show of the season so far, all because of a guy named Morris. We’ll get to him in a minute… This week’s inside scoop on the personal lives of our intrepid pickers has us learn that they are fans of Saved by the Bell, 90210, The OC, and The [...]

American Pickers – Smooth Operators Episode Recap and Review

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Each episode of American Pickers gives us a little more insight into the complex lives of the hosts, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz. For example, right off the bat in this episode, we learn that Frank thinks Lady Ga Ga is “mega hot” and Gene Simmons is hotter than Kim Kardashian. Gene Simmons??? The first [...]

Mattycollector Virgin Tells All – Shocking details of a first time customer UPDATE

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I’ve been hearing a lot about the Mattycollector web site and all the fury it tends to generate for fans of Mattel’s action figures. For those of you who have never heard of Mattycollector, it’s a web site where you can buy exclusive Mattel action figures you can’t get anywhere else. Lately, most of the [...]

American Pickers – Gordon’s Gold Mine Episode Recap and Review

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In this episode, Danielle sends Mike and Frank to the hills of Pickens, South Carolina where they meet up with a couple of other pickers. Nathan and his 14-year-old son, Dakota, are two generations of dumpster divers. This picking duo have some really great stuff for the guys to pick through, but the crown jewel is [...]