Upcoming Vintage Radio Events

Although it has been a while since I last posted on this blog, rest assured, I am still very much interested in attending as many vintage radio events as possible. The next events that I am considering attending are an Estes vintage radio auction on Saturday 12/13 and a radio swap meet in Carol Stream, IL on Sunday 12/14. Of these two events, the Estes auction will probably have many more items to choose from considering that the swap meet in Carol Stream is indoors and typically rather small. However, the Carol Stream radio show is only 2-hours from my home whereas the Estes auction is over 7-hours away. Most likely I will make a decision in about a week and I will be sure to post my decision on this blog first. Stay tuned....

Kalamazoo, MI Radio Swap Meet: Part 2

I do apologize for not updating this blog any sooner, I have been very busy with preparations for my upcoming graduation from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. I will be receving my masters degree in engineering management next Saturday (11/22) and I am very excited. I will also be presenting/defending my thesis this Thursday so, all-in-all, it is a busy time for me. Regarding the Kalamazoo, MI Radio Show, which my wife and I attended, it was a lot of fun and the show was one of the largest indoor radio swap meets that I have ever attended. I picked up a lot of cool stuff, some of which you can check out on my website at www.simplyspiritsales.com by scrolling down the home page until you see my eBay items shown in the box. The only thing I did not like about this particular radio show was the fact that, as a seller/vendor, we were not able to bring any items into the building until 8am, which gave us very little time to setup before the customers started to arrive. In any event, I am very pleased that we got to go to this show. At this point, I am not quite sure where or when I will be going on another trip however, you will be the first to know once I figure it out. Have a wonderful day and I will talk to you again soon. Peace, Pat

Kalamazoo, MI Radio Swap Meet: Part 1

It has been about 2-weeks since my last adventure and I am getting a bit anxious to get to another vintage radio event. I am planning to travel to Kalamazoo, MI tomorrow (11/07/08) for the vintage radio show being held on Saturday (11/8). My wife and I will probably leave around 9:30am and arrive in Kalamazoo around 2:30pm (taking into account the 1-hour time zone change). After checking into our hotel, we will probably drive to one of my favorite resturants, which is Big Boy. I have a special place in my heart for both Big Boy resturants and Happy Joes Pizza resturants, as I had worked for both of these resturants in my youth and even worked with my wife at a Happy Joes Pizza in Sheboygan, WI, before we moved to Milwaukee. After eating lunch, we may look around for neat stuff to do like going to an antique mall or two. The radio show does not start until 9am on Saturday and we are actually going to setup at this show to try and sell a few items to offset, what will probably be, numerous purchases. Setup at the show starts around 8am in the morning, which is a bit later than most radio shows. Also, because this is an indoor show, it will be a bit smaller than many of the outdoor shows however, I still find even the indoor shows a lot of fun. Most likely, I will update this blog again sometime after getting back home from this show and will be able to share some of the neat items I anticipate purchasing. That is all for now. Have a great day. Peace, Patrick