norton records 25th anniversary all-star spectacular

for 25 years, ultimate rock'n'roll couple billy miller and miriam linna have been putting out records and reissuing some of the greatest hidden gems underground music has to offer. from hasil adkins to esquerita, these cats really know their stuff; how can you not trust a lady who started her early musical career as a drummer for the m'fing CRAMPS?!







to celebrate their momentous 25th anniversary, they are putting on a 4-day blowout that features legendary soul performers, overseas rock acts and the best local sleaze the good ol' us of a has to offer. amazingly, josh and i will be there to witness it all go down in history!

here are just some of the bands we'll be seeing in new york over the weekend. GREAT GOOGA MOOGA!

halloween weekend 2011

what a fun weekend!

on saturday josh and i channeled our inner el and 'cilla to go to the annual wcsb masquerade ball. i didn't think my costume turned out half bad for being so stumped about what to wear.

i used this photo as inspiration:



and here we are!









it sucks that we had to go as two different era versions of ourselves (60s pricilla and 70s elvis) but i still think people got the idea :)

there were lots of great costumes at the masquerade ball...the costume contest winner was "sexy alf" HAHA



here i am with my cousin "velma" - ha!



the bands at the ball were great, too!


the alarm clocks (60s garage legends!)




midnight (black metal rock'n'roll)


midnight - i like to call this piece "black metal and candy corn" teehee



the angry samoans played also, but i didn't get any photos because i was in danger of getting my wig ripped off! crazy times :)



tonite josh and i hung out with my cousins, my faux-niece and my mom. we had a pizza party, handed out candy, and took my faux-niece trick-or-treating for the first time. it was cute!



















hope your weekend was just as swell!

ida and elmer's house

i had wanted to wait to post photos of the new house until i had before and after shots of each room, showing them empty and then with our things moved in. but because i'm being so picky about things being just right before i show them, i don't want to wait any longer to post a few of how cute the house itself is.

after doing a little research and talking to some neighbors/relatives, we learned that ida was the original owner of this house that was built in 1938. she had two husbands, both named elmer, and no kids. the first elmer died shortly after moving in, and the second died in the sixties. ida was living here alone until last december, when she passed away 3 months shy of her 100th birthday. i can't imagine all the things she must have experienced during her lifetime! josh and i can tell that the house was very special to ida and her elmers; its apparent in how well taken care of it was and the great condition its in 70+ years after being built. we're really excited to start this new chapter of our lives together here, taking pride in the house that ida and her elmers loved so much and carrying on the tradition.


our first house


the view of our front yard and street from the front steps :)


very pink garage :)


back porch


little walk way from back porch to driveway - cute!


pink kitchen!


vintage light fixture above sink - cute!


phone nook - cute!!!


dining room


dining room


living room - one side


living room - other side. the room is looooong!


computer room


retro bathroom!


built in vintage medicine cabinet - cute!


razor slot in vanity above bathroom sink - cute!!!


record room


cedar closet, for all my fancy fur coats (as if)


bedroom (which is HUGE)


storage room aka "bonus room" aka "the roost"


basement room #1 (nicknamed the boat room)


basement room #2, laundry side


basement room #2, josh's area side


basement room #3


awesome light fixtures in the boat room!


canning room in the basement - cute!


skeleton keys for all the interior doors of the house :)

bottom of the stack

josh and i have been busy busy busy getting the new house in order. its looking really good (actually, amazing, if i do say so myself!) and i'm excited to share some photos soon.

in the meantime, here is a recent flea market score that is one of my most favorite of all time. it was in a stack of old war/military photos and they all appeared to be taken in an asian country. some were in restaurants with asian decor, others were of soldiers and people in fancy clothes. the guy was trying to sell the whole lot for $20. he pointed to a portrait of a distinguished-looking soldier and told me, "this is the one that everybody wants."

"oh, really? cuz i wanted this one," i said, showing him the photo at the bottom of the stack.

"yeah? the geisha? ok....5 bucks."

the money was out of my hand and into his before he could take the photo out of the plastic photo album page. i couldn't believe my luck. usually i spent way too much time at flea markets digging through stacks of old pictures just hoping there's a treasure waiting for me. by then, all the good stuff around me is already snagged up by everyone else and i come out empty-handed all around. i told myself that this time, i would not waste my whole day looking through every single stack of photos i passed. somehow, these caught my eye.

isn't she beautiful?????



swoooooooooon. what a great find.