For sentimental reasons I coveted the pictured rug of my parents: after ten years of begging, my parents surrendered the rug to me. The rug was purchased from Jacobsen Oriental Rugs in Syracuse NY (founded 1924); rug fans will remember Charles Jacobsen (1
I don’t mean electric nor gasoline-powered, I mean the person-powered, pedal versions. I had a chance today to go back and visit my buddy JB who is a hard rider AND even better painter of bicycles. Joe and I worked together in a Schwinn bike shop back in
Famous-or infamous-dive bar in the Jersey Shore. Known as Guido Central in its hey day it’s been forced to clean up its act several times over the years. There was a time when people could still be seen here at this hour of the morning.
The big boy came thru town on tour to the east coast. The last operating steam engine of the 25 that were made in the early 1940s. It weights in at 1 million plus lbs. Just awesome to see history go by.