View Finder Aficiandos.
A few years ago during a family trip to one of the country's largest flea markets, my younger brother and I began our first collection of things. Immediately captivated by the gently worn, vintage images of childhood favorites - Cinderella, Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, Bert & Ernie, ET - we purchased our matching view finders with minimal negotiation, and kindly agreed to split the cost of as many slides as we could track down from the 6,000 vendors within our 8-hour time limit. As anticipatory fantasies of endless entertainment flashed before our eyes, we spent the better part of that evening trading the obvious - my Big Bird for his Tinker Bell, my Peter Pan for his Sleeping Beauty, my Michael Jackson repeat for his Pinocchio repeat - until we had maximized our negotiation value and got ready for bed. Years later, both equally unwilling to give up our Brimfield treasures, we frequently compare notes on how often we've removed our dusty view finders from the shelf (me: never; him: also never) while perusing a memorized list of potential future trades - an agreement we made that initial day upon purchase. Enjoy!
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That was the best. And we definitely can't throw em out either - too much of our future lives have been planned around them!
ReplyDeleteWell, the memory was in the day itself,more than the celluloid of the past. Or wait, maybe both, yes, maybe both.
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