new vintage in frenzy!

PHEW! it's been a minute and i've been lazy, but there's FINALLY a few new things listed in FRENZY!

have at it!

vintage christmas ornaments (3 boxes)



yesterday/act naturally:



day tripper/we can work it out:



all you need is love/baby you're a rich man:



wuzzles read-along book and record:



strawberry shortcake story record picture disc:

holiday wrap-up

hope everyone had a good holiday!

josh and i spent a lot of time with friends and family.





i got him a taxidermy bat for christmas, and he got me an old voodoo doll from an antique store.





we're kinda creepy like that.

oh yeah, and we're totally getting married in a cemetery.



but you can read more about that here.

merry christmas!

i can't believe its almost here!

if i don't see you before then...



merry christmas, y'all!

cleveland just got even cooler!

i woke up to the coooooolest news today! it seems that in january, cleveland will be opening a 1920s/1930s era soda fountain not that far from our house!! i LOVE this idea! it's not even that i'm such a huge fan of ice cream and sweets (although a root beer float sure ain't hurtin the deal), i just love the concept of having one here because of my obsession with everything old, historic and vintage. i might want to pull out a sleeping bag behind the counter and move in.

check this out!!! it's called "sweet moses" and there is a neat article about the inspiration behind the place HERE. they're also on facebook! be sure to watch the cute teaser video they posted so you can be as excited as i am. ; )

i'm glad there is this resurgence of local interest lately. between independent businesses promoting buying locally and city residents showing a refreshing new cleveland pride, i'm definitely loving the state of affairs in this here town at the moment. not to mention, i love the fact that i'm practically IMMERSED in it right where all the action is! i love having a radio show on such an influential station rich in history (and the fact that cleveland has SEVERAL college radio stations that are top-fucking-notch!). i know that not every city is lucky enough to have this, and i never want to take that for granted. it still astounds me that i work at one of the coolest businesses in town, hands down. and i try to be as involved as possible in the local music scene, whether its booking shows, supporting live music and local music venues, or encouraging the one man monster band that i share a roof with. ha!

all this set the stage for the news i received last week as well, which was that a local business by the name of salty not sweet will begin carrying some of our swamp rat photography starting next month! i was filled with so much cleveland pride i almost cried a little. i hope other people enjoy the work we have to offer, which includes loads of c-town images with loving affection carefully worked into each piece.

here is a bumper sticker we sell at my work. it's true, and we're proud of it!

got some 'splainin to do

this morning i was up at 6:15 to go to work. i am not a morning person at all, so i will admit i am in a bit of a fog when i first get out of bed. as i was about to walk out the door, i noticed megadeth laying in front of the stove swatting underneath furiously and trying to reach something that was just beyond her furry little grasp. the 3 cats are always losing their beloved feather mice and jingly balls underneath the furniture. i went and pulled out the extra curtain rod i have laying around the house for this exact purpose and did a wide sweep underneath the entire stove, prepared to reward megadeth with her favorite mouse toy. instead, i knocked loose a burrito.

A BURRITO?!?!

being that i was in this sleep-induced fog that i mentioned earlier, the first irrational thought that ran through my head was, "why was there a GIANT rawhide bone underneath our stove? we don't have a dog." then i realized that what i was looking at was an unwrapped frozen burrito, no longer frozen. i gotta say, it was a little funny, and i was also slightly annoyed that josh would drop a burrito on the ground and leave it there for god knows how long. did it drop and he couldn't find where it went so he gave up? did he kick it under the stove so he could pretend he didn't know where it fell and not have to pick it up? i figured i would ask him later when he woke up and i gave the curtain rod one more sweep to find the toy megadeth was after in the first place. i brought the rod out and there it was. ANOTHER BURRITO.

TWO GODDAMN BURRITOS JUST HANGING OUT UNDER THE STOVE.

i left the (curiously intact -- don't those things decompose?) burritos in a plastic bag on the counter for josh, along with a note that said "seems you have some 'splainin to do!"

josh has maintained an "i don't know NUTHIN!" stance all day long.

in the end, i can only assume that megadeth was after a real mouse who was under the stove chomping on a mexican feast josh was nice enough to provide.

thanksgiving and the spiral staircase

i've been cooking like a mofo today. i made two pumpkin cheesecakes from scratch and i've never made them before...hope they turn out alrite! i also made deviled eggs for tomorrow, and made pepper steak for dinner today. i'm ready to sit around eating yummy things and hanging out with fam tomorrow!

in entirely unrelated news, i started a new blog to contain all wedding nonsense in one place. i welcome all advice and opinions, as i'm pretty nervous and stressed when i think about planning this whole thing!

http://www.butnotasmuchastomorrow.blogspot.com

have a good thanksgiving, y'all!

love make a girl do craaazy things

part of me still can't believe that josh finally asked me to marry him. not that we've been dating for decades or anything, but its still felt like it was a long time coming because i truly believe i knew we were going to end up together from the very beginning. i was just thinking the other day that i barely remember what life was like before josh. he's like an extension of me. that's sooo cheesy but i don't know how else to explain it. we never really had to "work" at being a couple...it just fit into place perfectly. we're such a perfect match. it's almost scary.

i always told myself i would never be one of those people who couldn't stop talking about the wedding planning (and i honestly believed i wouldn't really want to think about it, either!) but i find the topic sneaking its way into conversations much too often. at least there are a lot of things josh and i want to do "our" way, so they won't be your run-of-the-mill plans. but still. i never wanted to talk about floral arrangements or bore anyone with talk about catering, yet here i am yapping away. whats become of me?!? luckily, all the planning that we've done thus far has somehow fallen into place very effortlessly (knock on wood).

i know no one cares about this stuff. i guess i just sorta felt like maybe writing about it would make it seem more real to me. and now is as good a time as any to issue the following public service announcement:

dear josh's crazy ex who harassed us relentlessly for months and told his mom she was pregnant with his baby (she wasn't) and told me she was engaged to josh and could prove it with the ring he gave her (he never did),
I WIN! HA!
love,
erin

inside hotel hot trash: platter paks and record totes!

by now y'all know i collect way too many things. one of my greatest loves is old 45 record totes. i can't get enough of them! eventually when josh and i have a place of our own i would like to find a better way to display them, but for now they're housing random 45s and are scattered around the record room. they're a fun thing to collect cuz there are so many variations :)

 there are a bunch on this shelf. two of my favorites are on there, in both red and green versions. i also love old peaches crates, but they're so hard to find anymore.



here's a close-up of the green one, which is one of my favorites!



here's a wider shot with lots more:



want a closer look?









and here's the other side of the room:









unfortunately, i only have one 33 1/3 rpm case:



these two guys are my ultimate favorites! wish i could find more like them. underneath all their fur they are like the round plastic ones pictured above.



i am ALWAYS on the hunt for 45 totes, so if you have any leads it would be much appreciated :)
til next time...

my most prized possessions, halloweekend...and NEWS

as some of you probably know (because i think i've said so in this blog before), one of my most prized possessions ever is this photo of me and lemmy. i mean, i don't even need to explain that, right? it does not get cooler than lemmy.



other prized possessions that i've never told you about are my grandma's vintage wedding and engagement rings that my uncle gave to me when she died. they're beautiful, old, exactly what i would have picked for myself. AND they're mine to wear now that josh proposed to me over the weekend.

WHAT?!?!?!

now that i've accomplished my goal of incorporating lemmy into my engagement announcement, let me explain a bit.

josh and i got all dressed up to go to my radio station's masquerade ball. we saw the dickies and other bands, hung out with friends, took pictures of lots of good costumes, and got lots of nice compliments on ours. to see more photos from the party, visit my show's facebook page at www.facebook.com/hottrash!













on halloween, we went to my family's house for dinner and passed out candy over there while my brothers put on masks and made little kids run screaming down the street. ha. after we got home, i joked that we should get married (what better day than halloween?!) and josh surprised the hell out of me by agreeing, and asking me. HOT DAMN! i guess the rest is history, or something.





i wish i could get a better photo of the ring but you'll just have to trust me that it's lovely. i've been waiting for this day (very impatiently!) since the moment i met josh. i knew right away i wanted to marry him and it's finally happening...i better stop now before i get all mushy and start to cry.

HOORAY!

gettin ready for a (hallo) weenie time

sorry to have bummed people out so much with my last entry that i lost a follower. i mean honestly, that's kinda lame that i can't say things suck when they do, but whatever. you were probably only following my blog to win a contest or somethin, anyway.

trying to force a smile on my face and have fun this weekend, because DOGGONE IT i deserve it. our radio station masquerade ball is saturday where we will present the legendary DICKIES and josh and i will get all costumed up (stay tuned for photos).



then as we all know sunday is finally HALLOWEEN so hopefully i'll spend some time with family and watch my brothers make little kids scream when they stop for candy at my parents house. maybe someone will cry again this year.

have a fun and safe halloween weekend, y'all! here's some of my favorite clips and songs to get ya in the mood:


("hold on, i'm gonna put the phone on my bionic ear.")


(sometimes i still can't believe i got to see this band last year. BEST. SHOW. EVER.)


(the disco scene at the end is the best part)


(screamin' lord sutch)


(a family favorite)


(munsters theme, surfin' style?! yes, please!)


(the best!)


(round robin)


(i have a copy of this movie but have yet to watch it...what better time than now?! it looks rad!)