This weeks Tune Tuesday comes from a mysterious purple labeled Russian record.
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| Mar 09 |
Tune Tuesdays: CCCP Opera 78rpm recordPosted by: ryan @ 9:42 am in records & music, vintage finds |
This weeks Tune Tuesday comes from a mysterious purple labeled Russian record.
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Tags: 78rpm, record, tune tuesdays, typography
| Mar 07 |
Dutch bike progress updatePosted by: ryan @ 10:16 pm in diy refinishing, moving things |
Here’s Naomi’s bike ready to ride for Spring. It’s not completely fixed the way we want it yet, but so far we’re happy with the way it looks and rides.
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Tags: 1960s, bicycle, bike, brooks, restoration
| Mar 04 |
CCM bike progress updatePosted by: ryan @ 12:05 am in diy refinishing, moving things |
Many months have passed and I’ve finally put most of the bike back together. One thing I haven’t the chance to do is clean and install the chain guard and fenders. There’s lots of work still yet to be done!
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Tags: 1930's, antiques, bicycle, CCM, restoration
| Feb 28 |
Goodbye Olympics – We love youPosted by: naomi @ 8:38 pm in events, miscellaneous |
Apologies for taking so long to post, but we’ve been busy experiencing all that the city is offering right now for the Olympics. Today is the last day and after a great Canada vs. USA gold medal hockey game (I almost passed out from excitement a few times) and braving the streets of downtown to give hugs and high fives to random strangers, it’s time to finally take a breath.
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Tags: olympics, vancouver
| Feb 23 |
Tune Tuesdays: Waitin’ for the train to come inPosted by: ryan @ 9:13 am in records & music, vintage finds |
A top tune in 1945 played by Harry James and sung by Kitty Kallen, “Waitin’ for the train to come in” is this weeks Tune Tuesday. Enjoy!
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Tags: 1940s, records, tune tuesdays, typography
| Feb 21 |
My late grandfather’s photographyPosted by: naomi @ 7:13 pm in people, vintage finds |
Last year, I had the opportunity to travel to Asia for a few weeks on a multi-city trip. One of the stops was Taiwan, the city where my father’s side of the family is from. While there, I went to visit my grandmother, aunt and uncle for dinner. I recall my father telling me before I left to ask about my late grandfather’s photography and to see if they had held on to any of his work after he passed away.
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Tags: asia, camera, china, photography, slides
| Feb 16 |
The bike in peicesPosted by: ryan @ 11:49 pm in diy refinishing, moving things |
I finally got a chance to pull the old CCM Rambler apart. After wiping it down, it’s in better shape then I first thought. The first thing that I did was pull the wheels off to see what I could salvage. Continue reading »
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Tags: 1930's, bike, brooks, CCM, restoration, vintage
| Feb 15 |
New Westminster paddle boat tourPosted by: naomi @ 2:34 pm in events, moving things |
A few weekends ago, we took a tour of the Fraser River on an old paddle boat departing from the Quay in New Westminster. It was a foggy, drizzly day and there was only two other people on the boat aside from us – a father/son birthday event.
| Feb 12 |
Olympic madnessPosted by: naomi @ 2:56 pm in events, miscellaneous |
The city has been turned on its head and shaken vigorously. It’s the first day of the Olympics and you can definitely sense the buzz in the air. The opening ceremonies are tonight and everywhere you look, people are dressed in red and white, with the odd sprinkling of other country colors. I feel very fortunate to be living in the host city right now and experiencing the excitement as it’s happening.
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Tags: olympics, vancouver
| Feb 09 |
Tune Tuesdays: SkywriterPosted by: ryan @ 1:16 pm in records & music, vintage finds |
Tune Tuesday will now become a bi-weekly feature on our blog starting with this song, Skywriter, played by the Band of the Irish Guards. Continue reading »
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Tags: 1940s, 1950s, 78rpm, ireland, record, tune tuesdays, typography
| Feb 05 |
Antiques at the Croatian Cultural CentrePosted by: naomi @ 5:24 pm in events, thrifting |
There’s a local company called 21c Promotions that puts on antique fairs/flea markets and retro design events once a month at rotating locations. Last month’s event was an antique fair at the Croatian Cultural Centre on Commercial Drive.
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Tags: antique fair, antiques, camera, ephemera, flea market, shopping, thrifting, vancouver, vintage, vintage lenses
| Feb 01 |
Shop CocoonPosted by: naomi @ 10:27 pm in clothing & accessories, featured shops |
Shop Cocoon opened its doors in November of 2005 and since then has generated quite a buzz in the Vancouver fashion community. If you ever find yourself wandering the storefronts along Cambie Street in Vancouver and are looking for a truly unique shopping experience, make sure to stop by Shop Cocoon.
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Tags: jewelry, shopping, vancouver
| Jan 29 |
Hauling 2000 78rpm records back homePosted by: ryan @ 12:46 am in records & music, vintage finds |
Have you ever come across a moment in life where you’ve asked yourself, “What am I getting myself into?” One of those moments for me was last fall when I hauled back home over 1000lbs of 78rpm records.
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Tags: 1920s, 1940s, 78rpm, antiques, craigslist, ephemera, records, shopping, tune tuesdays, vancouver
| Jan 26 |
Tune Tuesday: Disperse with the windPosted by: ryan @ 11:39 am in records & music, vintage finds |
Lately, we’ve been playing a lot of American Jazz and Big Band. I thought we’d change it up today and put on this old opera record from Russia.
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Tags: 1950s, 78rpm, ephemera, soviet, tune tuesdays, typography
| Jan 23 |
1940’s CCM Rambler: My new summer bikePosted by: ryan @ 8:22 pm in moving things, vintage finds |
A few weeks ago I mentioned a bike in my post about vintage theater seats. Well, here is that bike. After tracing the serial number, I discovered that it is a 1941 CCM Rambler and is similar to the one currently on display in the Canadian Science & Technology Museum in Ottawa. It needs some work, but I’m looking forward to getting it rolling this summer.
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Tags: 1940s, antiques, bicycle, CCM, restoration, shopping, typography, vancouver
