Boling and Loafing on the Open Road
May 4, 2008
All the cool kids are getting vintage trailers. In the last year gaenor&tracy and jill&carl both bought Bolers and just yesterday christine&claude took delivery of their Lil Loafer.
Bolers are sweet little ultra light fiberglass trailers that were manufactured in Canada in the 60s and 70s. They’ve become very popular lately - and pricy as a result, though bargains can still be had.
gaenor&tracy’s 1976 Boler is still without an “offical” name but they’re considering Niblet, Peep, and Citronella. They’ve taken it on several camping excursions - as far as Vancouver Island - and this summer they’ll be going to Arizon and California. jill&carl haven’t been out in their 1971 Boler yet because it still needs some work.
Christine shows off the “Silver Bullet.” Aristocrat built the Lil Loafer in Idaho in the late 50s/early 60s. This one seems to have been used by Idaho law enforcement.
Not ultra light, smells like a musty basement right now, but cute as button (a button with aluminum siding).
The icebox is just that - a box you put ice in, not an electric fridge.
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Wedding at Tim’s
May 3, 2008
Snow Day
April 24, 2008
Canada goose
One car pile-up
Ides of March
March 15, 2008
shitty shit shit shit.
Hair Day
March 14, 2008
This is my new hair style. It’s based on River Phoenix’s hair in My Own Private Idaho. I call it “narcolepsy chic.”
Someone keeps shaking the snowglobe
January 28, 2008
Saturday in Chinatown
January 26, 2008
cutieland
house of bags
Sign of the Season
November 9, 2007
Dark by 5:00 for the drive home from work. Yuck.
Moving Weekend 2
October 13, 2007
Help Me, 3D Jebus
We got in too late Friday night to offload Gary’s stuff at the storage place so we’re doing it this morning with a crew of Gary’s uncle Laurie and friends.
Uncle Laurie
Advice.
Bundles of records. Gary got rid of about half his record collection this year so this is only half what he usually has to move.
The crew. With so many studly dudes helping out we’re done in no time. Laurie lends Gary ‘n me his truck so we can tootle around town.
We’re in good company with dashboard Jesus and friend. First stop: Chinatown for some snacks.
Then we pay a visit to our Tiki Central pal Slacks Ferret at the community art centre where he works.
His latest painting The Birth of Pele is hanging in an exhibition of staff works.
Time for some thrifting.
The eyes on this plaster dalmation at the WINS store weird us out. It’s not for sale - too bad.
This also weirds me out - inverse plaster Jesus. If you hold it the right way it looks as if the face is jutting out instead of an impression in the plaster. There were a bunch of these at the BFM, including…
this one that was painted gold. Another weird thing is that if you hold it sideways
you get what appears to be a profile.
Good luck on the new job, Gary. I hope there are interesting thrift stores in Cranbrook.
Moving Weekend 1
October 12, 2007
Donuts & Giant Pumpkins
Today is moving day for Gary, a few dozen tiki mugs, a whole lot of ace paperbacks, and about 2500 LPs (as well as assorted furniture, clothing and such). He’s moving to BC to start a new job with an ad agency in the mountain village of Cranbrook. I offered to help him move as long as I didn’t have to do heavy lifting, and so I am driving the rental truck. The household effects will only be going as far as Calgary where they’ll be put in storage until Gary’s settled in new digs.
Red Deer
The Donut Mill, an iconic Gasoline Alley landmark.
Tiger
Venetian Cream
Rainbow Dip
Rolo
Decisions…
Outside Red Deer, we’re passed on the highway by a pickup truck hauling the biggest pumpkin we’ve ever seen (I had a clearer picture, but I erased it by mistake - d’oh!).
