Carla and I scored big at a garage sale on Saturday, June 21, 2001. The house was in the Studio City hills, and the people running it were as nice as could be. The prices were cheap, too. I forgot garage sales could be so much fun. Almost every one I've been to in the last few years have had nothing but crap: rag-like clothes, cracked fake tupperware, gnawed baby toys, paper coffee filters in dusty plastic bags, lame best-seller paperbacks, etc. And the prices are usually way too high, like the people are expecting to make enough to retire to the French Riviera. This gargage sale though, was like a dream. I was getting hot and sweaty just looking at the great stuff. (Click on small pictures for a larger picture.)

	I bought several sets of 78 RPM albums. Price: $.50 each		The wood on this chair is beautiful. The upholstery is a little dirty, but it's got a wonderful texture. Price: $15.
	Carla liked this cute little desk. Price: $15.		I'm sort of bored with Keane prints, but I've never owned one and our guest room wall was sort of bare. These are nicely framed and large. Price: $20 for the set.
	A pair of really big lamps. We need to get shades. Price: $15 for the pair.		The gem of the sale. A hand-made kinetic wall sculpture. About 2.5 feet across with an electric motor. It must have taken the artist hundreds of hours to make. Price: $5.
	Another view of the sculpture take a few seconds after the first. See how the parts have rotated. I love this!		This little Olympia is in perfect shape and came in a cute black & yellow hardcase. Price: $10.
	The other big find was 200 78-RPM records. Count Basie, Spike Jones, Raymond Scott, Artie Shaw, Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, tons of others. Price: $20 for all 200.