Friday, August 29, 2025
Time: 8:00 AM
Song: The Hustle
Artist: Van McCoy
Mode of Consumption: Listening to a compilation album on vinyl at the Barn Sale.
Link to song: https://open.spotify.com/track/6hYT9vkr0xMjhBlaLsYq9T?si=73d20f5978724903
I woke at a quarter to five, threw on a pair of jeans, a t-shirt and a long-sleeve t-shirt over that. Went down the stairs, put on a pair of boots and then walked Millie around the yard for twenty minutes or so.
Jodi left while I was walking Millie, taking a load over to the sale before going to work. I ate a quick breakfast, brushed my teeth, and then was on my way with a pickup full of records.
It was about seven when I arrived and then spent the next hour unloading and arranging the albums and all our other merchandise.
One of the collages I made – a Transformers one to be exact – didn’t make it. The frame broke as I carried it and the plexiglass cover broke when it stuck the concrete. The first loss of the day.
At eight, I was still moving things around as our first customers arrived. I had two or three immediately, while others flocked to the iron implements, tools, furniture and random other relics featured at the sale.
One lady had taken an hour of PTO to look through my vinyl. She had her heart set on a copy of “Let It Be” by the Beatles, and she got it, along with a few other purchases.
For the next four hours or so, we had a steady stream of buyers. A little after noon, the crowd slowed to a trickle, but we all had done well enough in the morning that it didn’t matter that much.
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