My Adventure at the Pasadena City College Flea Market (December 2011 edition)
Well, "Y"s are definitely sold out! :P
Today, my friends, I had a brief, yet enjoyable holiday adventure at the Pasadena City College Flea Market!
My Adventure at the Pasadena City College Flea Market
Having forgotten how close to the holidays it is, I was shocked to see how incredibly packed the flea market was this month. Arriving just after 10am, it was near wall-to-wall people, all searching for those last-minute treasures for under the tree.
Since for some reason I became wholly and completely exhausted early into the show, this post will be brief. Even though I didn't get through the whole flea market this time, the show was so jam-packed with treasures (and people!) that it was a little overwhelming!
"As snug as two pugs on a rug..." Isn't that how the saying goes? Well, it should be!
Someday, when I have some disposable (or any!) income, I will buy some of this dealer's letters.
Loved this page of "naughty pictures"! XD
Strong arguments for and against the age-old "evil dummy" debate.
Many vendors were all moved around and there were various new ones occupying space today. This vendor had a wide array of (rather creepy) ventriloquism items, including books, videos, and yes...
A M-m-m-m-ax Headroom dummy! Too cool...yet still too creepy! I was a huge fan of the show (and Matt Frewer and The Art of Noise), but I'd never seen this curious item previously!
Since we're already on the subject, how about we delve directly into our regular feature...
Dolls That May Come Alive in the Middle of the Night and Kill You
"Why won't you give me a hug? I won't bite!" *shudder*
Anne Geddes + Mark Ryden = this
The vinyl head paired with the soft body give it that perfect "Je ne sais creep" factor.
These are some of the beautiful trinkets on another new (and very popular!) dealer's table, who had a wonderful array of Asian jewelry and collectibles. Look how delicately pretty those perfume bottles are!
I didn't realize the Ewoks were evolved enough to use telephones.
Along the same lines is this hilarious, yet near-inexplicable Star Wars "refueling station" shampoo. Refill your head with cleanliness?
This dealer (same guy as the above Ewok phone) always has rawrsome stuff. Check out those "weird-ohs"!
Although I didn't make it around the whole show this time, I still had a blast and am looking forward to January!
*Missed out on reading my adventures from previous shows? Check out the 2011 reports here:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
2010 archives are available upon request.