While in lovely Rome, New York this weekend, a few of us took a break from movies and went to the one large thrift shop in town to see if we could score any books or records or anything else fun.
I came back with the original cast LP of the Harburg/Fain FLAHOOLEY -- which I'd never heard a note of -- in mint condition, inside and out. It's a late 1970s reissue, which is kind of too bad because I later found the first issue is apparently rare and highly valued. But hey. (Hey!) It actually looks good, which is rare for a reissue, it fills a li'l hole on the shelf, and from what I've heard of it so far, it's a fun listen.
What I didn't come back with was a pair of KLH Model Six speakers...one of the best of the 1960s "bookshelf" (though these are huge) speakers, priced at $70, a steal if they're working perfectly. I would love to put them into a vintage turntable and tube amp system somewhere in the house, but I'm maxed out in terms of space. Plus, there was no good way to test them out. (You could also just refinish them nicely and sell them for a few hundred to the next guy. Oh well.)
