Roads? Where we are going we need roads...
While I don't see many Antique Roads on the show that is supposed to all about them, I have done my fair share of driving to Flea Markets and Antique shops near my new abode.
I do like to decorate my place with a bunch of totally awesome stuff (some would say crap). But yesterday during my lunch-round shop hopping I did find an "OUTATIME" license plate from the Back to the Future ride. While it is not as movie-authentic as the one on Think Geek it does go nicely on my fire place mantle with the BTTF toy that I've had forever (and it was about 90% cheaper). Plus, since the ride is gone now it's a silent memorial to part of the 1980s we have lost.
Anyway, my point is that I love to hunt for items like this. I have driven to Texas, Mississippi and all throughout Louisiana so far and I still have a lot to cover. In particular, I'm still looking for Airship/Dirigible/LTA pieces for my collection. Chris (my GF Chris) thinks it's amazing how I can walk into any place and find some random Zeppelin related artifact. Why, two weeks ago we were in a Fossil store (clothes, not raptors) and I picked up one of the display books which happens to have be about Flight for their aviator line with an entire chapter on Zeppelins!
I didn't think Texas would be a hotbed for such items. I quickly found out how wrong I was. It turns out that Dallas/Fort Worth was the best place to spot Zeppelins in the South. That's because the US Navy Airships had to come there to fill up with Helium since it was the first (and at that time only) place to get a sufficient supply!
So living here isn't all bad. I'm getting to see part of the country I'd never really been. I've found out that Texas is a very pretty state, so I try not to fault the citizens for being over protective of their state.
Next weekend is going to be an awesome roadtrip for me. I'm driving through Houston to a place called Warrenton for Antique Weekend. Basically this whole county turns into an antique show. I'm hoping to find some really incredible items. Plus it gets me out of Louisiana (which is always good).
I do like to decorate my place with a bunch of totally awesome stuff (some would say crap). But yesterday during my lunch-round shop hopping I did find an "OUTATIME" license plate from the Back to the Future ride. While it is not as movie-authentic as the one on Think Geek it does go nicely on my fire place mantle with the BTTF toy that I've had forever (and it was about 90% cheaper). Plus, since the ride is gone now it's a silent memorial to part of the 1980s we have lost.
Anyway, my point is that I love to hunt for items like this. I have driven to Texas, Mississippi and all throughout Louisiana so far and I still have a lot to cover. In particular, I'm still looking for Airship/Dirigible/LTA pieces for my collection. Chris (my GF Chris) thinks it's amazing how I can walk into any place and find some random Zeppelin related artifact. Why, two weeks ago we were in a Fossil store (clothes, not raptors) and I picked up one of the display books which happens to have be about Flight for their aviator line with an entire chapter on Zeppelins!
I didn't think Texas would be a hotbed for such items. I quickly found out how wrong I was. It turns out that Dallas/Fort Worth was the best place to spot Zeppelins in the South. That's because the US Navy Airships had to come there to fill up with Helium since it was the first (and at that time only) place to get a sufficient supply!
So living here isn't all bad. I'm getting to see part of the country I'd never really been. I've found out that Texas is a very pretty state, so I try not to fault the citizens for being over protective of their state.
Next weekend is going to be an awesome roadtrip for me. I'm driving through Houston to a place called Warrenton for Antique Weekend. Basically this whole county turns into an antique show. I'm hoping to find some really incredible items. Plus it gets me out of Louisiana (which is always good).