The day before yesterday I discovered a Dumpster full of trash bags containing the toss-outs from, it seemed clear, the home of an elderly woman (sadly, the amount of medications and medical equipment suggested the end of a life). So much there I had to call in a car--my bike couldn't handle it--and now I'm sorting through clothes, bins of yarn, glassware and the like, getting it all ready for the charities.
But a couple of items from the trash bags that I can't help keeping for myself--cultural treasures, at least to my mind: A 1930s Falcon Miniature camera. A Johnny Cash, 'I Walk the Line' album. A Chuck Berry 'Sweet Little Rock and Roller' album. And the slip cover from an early Jerry Lee Lewis mini-album (four songs). Black, red and yellow, the cover annonces 'the great ball of fire, Jerry Lee Lewis', and includes this quote from a fan:
'I play your record over and over until the record player gets too hot. Then I take it over to a neighbor's house, and we play it some more'.
Do you find that with the current economic straits there is more to scrounge, or less? Are the types and qualities of the items different than, say, in go-go 2007?
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