Just about a year ago I posted an article on my complete collection of the City Lights Pocket Poets Series. I continue to add to the collection and replace near fine copies with finer examples. It remains one of my proudest collective achievements. The above was an unexpected Continue reading
I didn’t start reading books for enjoyment until 2001 (as sad as that is). I didn’t start reading poetry (outside of class) until 2002. I didn’t start collecting books until the spring of 2004. I didn’t start collecting the City Lights Pocket Poets series until early 2005. Late bloomer.
There have been 60 volumes released in the City Lights Pocket Poets series from Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s (poet and co-founder of the City Lights Press) 1955 Pictures of the Gone World to David Meltzer’s When I Was a Poet earlier this year.
Above: the City Lights Pocket Poets Anthology released in 2008, edited by Lawrence Ferlinghetti with excerpts of poetry released in the series.
I was introduced to the Pocket Poets series with Continue reading
I’ve been collecting video games since I was a kid. My biggest collection is for the Nintendo Entertainment System or the original NES. It will take some time to work up an article on the NES collection and so to hold you dorks over, I’ve decided to post about my Super Nintendo (SNES) collection: the younger brother.
Here is the “collection” as it stands today: Continue reading
This morning I attended the 37th Annual Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair at the Armory in Albany. I have been going to this fair for the past six years with my father. To my dismay, there seemed to be fewer vendors than last year, and last year there were far fewer vendors than in years past. I sincerely hope that they are able to keep it going.
I am a collector of modern fiction and poetry. Unfortunately for me, Albany is a city steeped in history and so most of the vendors you find there cater to the local history buffs and ephemera geeks (as if I’m cooler). Continue reading
Sadly, my downstairs neighbors, Marc y Mark, moved out a few months ago. There is, however, usually a silver lining to every cloud. In this case, it was free stuff. I was gifted a number of vinyls, a few DVDs including Fellini’s “Amarcord” which saves me $30 (fucking greedy Criterion Collection), a statuette of the Stay Puft marshmallow man, a Mr. Beer kit and an Atari 2600.
The system, released in 1977, admittedly predates my time, though I did play some growing up with older cousins. I have amassed a sizable collection of video games which I will continue to post on. The Atari fills an important void in my collection of home consoles as it was really the first of its kind.
I actually have the 1982 “Darth Vader” model. This is not the first Atari I’ve owned. In fact Continue reading
the self-hating hipster 