Things I Found in September 2009

The good pickins are slimmer of late, surely in part because I've less time, less will to scale the mighty dumpsters, inspect the curb side rubbish, or traffic the forlorn alleys.  

Wiffle ball bat, found in Inglewood.  Handy for impersonations of Al Kaline or Jimmy Rollins.

The margins in my dayplanner are lined with suspension addled 

scrawl, sightings--seldom requited--like, 'pocket door on 36th', or 'demolition near Hooper'.

Painting found in Jefferson Park.  Most of the discarded paintings I find are small still lifes.  In recent years a growing number of exhibits have considered the art of the "intuitive", "outsider", "found", or "anonymous," including even the ephemera unearthings of Chicago based Found Magazine.

Sometimes the ferocity of the demo demands vigilance, common as investors seek to reduce carrying costs with quick turnarounds that favor the installation of new over the rehab of old.

Pivoting, 24", three piece, turn of the century towel bar, rescued (and subsequently re-plated) from front yard debris in East Adams.  Probably the single best hardware find of my recogedor career.