tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9982236.post110767622650239505..comments2023-12-30T05:35:53.256-06:00Comments on Beetsolonely: Office Surplus BluesGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405802203511133041noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9982236.post-1107805017015264832005-02-07T13:36:00.001-06:002005-02-07T13:36:00.001-06:00I like to think "found photo" artists like Charles...I like to think "found photo" artists like Charles Phoenix (God Bless Americana) and the Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players are giving those lost snapshots a new "home" of sorts even as they riff on them. Still, you can't help but feel a little sad about the idea of family photos winding up in thrift stores.<br /><br />We are fortunate indeed to have the flag-raising goodness of Pancho's Mexican Buffet to drown those doldrums in an endless vat of orange-hued queso.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405802203511133041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9982236.post-1107804989655149972005-02-07T13:36:00.000-06:002005-02-07T13:36:00.000-06:00I like to think "found photo" artists like Charles...I like to think "found photo" artists like Charles Phoenix (God Bless Americana) and the Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players are giving those lost snapshots a new "home" of sorts even as they riff on them. Still, you can't help but feel a little sad about the idea of family photos winding up in thrift stores.<br /><br />We are fortunate indeed to have the flag-raising goodness of Pancho's Mexican Buffet to drown those doldrums in an endless vat of orange-hued queso.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405802203511133041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9982236.post-1107714931344228822005-02-06T12:35:00.000-06:002005-02-06T12:35:00.000-06:00I never fail to be amazed by the depressing crapol...I never fail to be amazed by the depressing crapola one finds in thrift stores, estate sales, etc. I often find love letters, family photos, even grandma's underpants and boxes of Depends...didn't anyone in the family want the letters and photos? Didn't anyone want to spare grandma the humiliation? The answer: Apparently...No. <br /><br />Now I can add office supply/rock shops to the list of repositories of the sad. Sigh.<br /><br />On an upnote, I'm amazed to see that Pancho's has a website. Huzzah!jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813497492491745619noreply@blogger.com