Our sweet list of Fun, Useful, and/or Necessary products or places.

1023 Fremont St

Las Vegas, NV 89101

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

420 40th St #5

Oakland, CA 94609

(510) 985-0325

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

1038 Valencia St

San Francisco, CA 94110

(415) 550-7865

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

111 N Chestnut St

Seymour, In 47374

(812) 522-5400

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

439 E 6th St

New York, NY 10009

(212) 473-2870

Open 7 days a week; 1 - 9 p.m.

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  The Google photo intrigued me. Sorry to say that the website is not operational, it seems as if the store still is.  Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

2300 17th St

Detroit, MI 48216

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Assemble Sound is an independent hub for artist development operating out of a historic 1872 church-turned-recording studio complex in Detroit, MI.  They invited the artist community for an educational forum; we went and now, we're hooked!  Check it out.

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2455 Telegraph Ave

Berkeley, CA 94704

(510) 549-1125

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  The Google photo intrigued me. This website is not operational.  This is the Berkeley location. Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

1855 Haight St

San Francisco, CA 94117

(415) 831-1200

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  The Google photo intrigued me. This website is not operational.  This is the San Francisco location. Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

2220 NW Market St

Seattle, WA 98107

(206) 297-2232

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  The Google photo intrigued me. Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

8799 W Colfax Ave

Lakewood, CO 80215

(303) 237-4445

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  The Google photo intrigued me. Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

We found these "craft dream cheese" coasters at the DIYpsi Fair yesterday and I just had to have one.  

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On Instagram: @suzy_dreamcheese

808 St. John St
Allentown, PA 18103

(610) 439-3600

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  Check it out.  Let me know about your visit.

Purveyors of Fine Eyewear

When we were in Florida, we stopped in at the Disney Springs store, looking for something unusual.  Jose (and staff) were sooooo helpful that both Bruce and I bought frames.  Mine were not in-stock, so Jose was overly helpful in making sure that I got them shipped to me.  He sent emails, letting me know the status of my order and even included a handwritten note to thank us for our purchases.

2843 N Clark St

Chicago, IL 60657

(773) 472-3683

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  Check it out.  Let me know about your visit.

1459 Bagley

Detroit, MI 48216

(313) 300-5654

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  This is a local store.  Check it out.  I will let you know how my next visit is.

957 Commonwealth Ave

Boston, MA 02215

(617) 787-9755

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

72 Mt Auburn St

Cambridge, MA 02138

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

462 Main St

Warren, RI 02885

(401) 245-9840

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

3574 Southeast Hawthorne Blvd

Portland, OR 97214

(503) 239-7561

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

2136 Murray Ave, 2nd floor

Pittsburgh, PA 15217

(412) 421-4553

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  The Google photo intrigued me. This establishment is under new ownership.  Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

"Adventurous Jewelry for the People" and "FluxBots"

Met owner Lizz Godfroy at the Ann Arbor Art Fair 2017, where we bought a FluxBot for our yard.

My daughter's favorite bookstore has become one of my new favorite places to visit.  Check out the blog post with an informal review at https://www.bloomingprejippie.com/single-post/2018/05/06/Birthday-Bookstore-Hop-Literati-Bookstore-Ann-Arbor-Michigan

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421 Frenchmen St

New Orleans, LA 70116

(504) 586-1094

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  The Google photo intrigued me. This website is not operational. Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

An open and inclusive community of music lovers, artists, producers and creatives.

Maize Collective serves to help students find the resources they need to achieve their creative goals. I have attended two of their events and I am hooked.  I will definitely stay involved, so that I can engage and network with other creative individuals doing amazing shit right down the street from me.  Yay!

106010 Detroit Ave

Lakewood, OH 44107

(216) 521-6660

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  The Google photo intrigued me. This website is not dynamic, but useful if you need to know their address.   Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

20 S Tulane St

Princeton, NJ 08542

(609) 921-0881

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

64 North 9th St

Brooklyn, NY 11249

(718) 388-4111

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  The Google photo intrigued me. This website is not operational.  This is the Berkeley location. Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

Handmade Guitar Pick and Beaded Jewelry

I ran across this company as I was scouring blogs.  I thought the idea of creating earrings out of guitar picks was super cool, but I did not commit at first.  After several months of re-tweeting their designs, I finally decided that I should have a pair of these super cool earrings for myself. 

"Canada's Largest Independent Record Store"

215 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5T 2C7

416.532.0334

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When we visited Toronto, it was one of the highlights of our trip.  A vast variety of formats, including vinyl, CDs, and other merch.  There is a vinyl listening area, clothing, and other music paraphernalia.

5505 NE 2nd Ave

Miami, FL 33137

(786) 693-9309

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  The photo intrigued me. Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

623 7th Ave South

Nashville, TN 37203

(615) 891-4393

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  This is the Nashville storefront. The photo intrigued me. Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

6610 Delmar

St. Louis, MO 63130

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  The photo intrigued me. Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.

600A N Lamar

Austin, TX 78703

(512) 474-2500

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While looking for fun and funky, local vinyl record stores, I ran across this one on Thrillist.  The Google photo intrigued me. This website is not operational. Check it out.  Let me know if you go there.