Woodstock Music Festival Seems Like a Long Time Ago

Among the items we acquired recently is a Life Magazine Commemorative Edition on the 35th Anniversary of the music festival, Woodstock.  This now iconic music festival was held August 15-18, 1969 in upstate New York and attended by thousands.  The Life Magazine commemorative has many of their original photographs from the first issue about Woodstock, including photos of colorful buses, Grace Slick, Janis Joplin, children playing in the dirt among others, including the fields of trash left behind afterwards.

Janis Joplin

I didn't go to this festival, although I did go to others somewhat like it, but I knew many people who did go to Woodstock and they all came back home very glazed and glassy eyed saying how cool and awesome it was.  They went on about the great music and who they saw there.

The Life Magazine commemorative has a list of the singers and performers but I have a feeling they left a few people out.  I'm selling this Life Magazine on Ebay, under my seller name mugsim7, as we decided we have too many old papers and books and magazines here and we just hoping there is someone who would like this one.

Grace Slick

Does Anyone Still Listen to Cassette Tapes?

I really don't know if anyone still uses cassette tapes to listen to music but when my father died I acquired a dozen of them, but not, mysteriously enough, a device to play them on. So I've not been able to test them and see if they work, but the cases look in good order and they have the original papers in them, not at all dog-eared and my guess is that they weren't played that  much.

So I've put them on Ebay in the hope that there are some people who still play cassette tapes and would want them.  There's a set of eight classical music tapes ( that includes The Best of Bach, Vivaldi, Kreisler, Beethoven and some  Mozart, Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries, 1812 Overture, and some others).  Also a set of three religiously-oriented cassettes such as Christmas With You, Songs of Praise, and Gregorian Chants.  So these cassette tapes can be found under seller mugsim7's stuff on Ebay for a very good price. 

Not Sure Who Reads Zap Comics Anymore, But I'll Try to Ebay Them

Zap Comics

Hubster used to read these Zap comics back in the day. They are from 1967 and 1968 and were called Zap Comics drawn by a guy called R. Crumb, and apparently were published out in San Francisco.  They have glossy covers and newsprint on the inside, that has gotten a bit yellowed since then, but apparently they were all the rage back then.  I took a quick read through and didn't see the humor, but then again, I don't often find things funny that other people do -- maybe because I'm an immigrant and just don't get certain American things. So I bundled up some of these and posted them up on the Ebay site under my seller name Mugsim7 and am crossing my fingers hoping someone finds them interesting enough to buy, or off to the recycling bin they go!

Update:  I have now sold  many of these but have added the rest of the stash that hubster had, including Dr. Strange, Archie Comics, Checkered Demon, Justice League, Spiderman and others.  They all can be found on Ebay under seller mugsim7's stuff.  Some of them seem quite rare, but others seem less valuable.  Most are in fair to good shape with the exception of a few that have handling wear and one has parted the cover from the spine staples. I price them low as it really is time for other people to enjoy these.

Selling stuff on Ebay is so much fun!

brass duck paperweight

pewter, glass and china

China sets and glass thngs

Blue speckle enamel coffee servicen

It's been a while since I blogged about crafts and stuff but that's because my spare time has been taken up with a new activity, selling things on Ebay! At some point I will be downsizing my household and so I have to clear out a lot of stuff that has accumulated over the past 30 years. So instead of just junking it all, I am posting things to the Ebay website for sale so at least they go to people who want them -- that is, willing to pay for them. All I have to do is photograph the stuff, write up a description and post it and wait for someone to contact me if they want to buy it.  So far I've "met" loads of people from all across America  (I only sell domestically) who want my stuff, pretty much from every state in the union.  I just box it up and ship it, and eh voila, a happy customer, and a happy seller! So check me out on Ebay, my seller name is mugsim7.