I just found this pic of a 1953 ( I believe ) O Keefe & Merrit Stove. I have one just like it, I have hopefully just managed to save up enough to get it refurbished. The guy from Pacific Stove works was telling me that a lady from Montecito bought a Wolfe stove ten years ago. The stove needs a thermostat, Wolfe
doesn't make one and there are no alternatives that he knows of for it. So basically this" top of the line" very, very expensive stove is trash in ten years! That's some expensive scrap metal. My stove resided in my kitchen for a few years. I moved out for a while and my ex husband's friend rented the house, he was at the time the executive chef at Austen's @ The Pierpont. Although the oven didn't work and it badly needed repair, he told me that it was the best rangetop he had ever cooked on, because the action for the burners was so sensitive that it allowed for perfect temperature control. Like my 57 Belair, I figure it if I put some money into it and take care of it, it will be around for another 100 years and be worth more than I payed for it in the first place. Sounds like good economics to me, and meanwhile I get to cook on a stove that's so hot I wish it had a spin cycle!
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
I can't wait to refurbish my vintage trailer!
This cute little trailer is similar to the 1954 Aljoa that I hauled out of my Mom's 90 year old neighbors yard for $100 bucks. I offered him more, he didn't believe it was worth it. I can't wait to fix it up.
Links for you Rockabilly & Psychobilly Music
Jerry Lee Lewis Pandora Radio Station
http://www.pandora.com/?_sl=1&shareImp=true#!/stations/play/39817398437721
The Cramps Pandora Radio Station
http://www.pandora.com/?_sl=1&shareImp=true#!/stations/play/3982184544685974
Keep in mind they occasionally need grooming!
http://www.pandora.com/?_sl=1&shareImp=true#!/stations/play/39817398437721
The Cramps Pandora Radio Station
http://www.pandora.com/?_sl=1&shareImp=true#!/stations/play/3982184544685974
Keep in mind they occasionally need grooming!
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Psychobilly Koffin Kats & Inazuma
Usually if I ask for the night off to go to a car show or see a band, something always falls through. I requested the night off in September to see The psychobilly legends, The Koffin Kats. I got sweat on elbowed in the face, sexually molested and stepped on, but don't feel bad for me, I push back. It was a blast! Thank you Koffin Kats, for the bruises and the further loss of my hearing. I also must thank Inazuma, they are a Japanese band from L.A. They were totally crazed, they loved the "lock and loll" fucking epic! I am still healing. I got called "so fucking OLD," by my boyfriend's friend. Yes I realize that a mosh pit is supposed to be beneath a 35 year old mother, but I "tried" to stay out of it. Anyway I really needed that emotional outlet. Aaahhh, now I can go back to teaching art to kindergartners, serving food to rich people, patiently helping my kid's with homework, and making Waldorf dolls. When one of my little students asks, "miss Robin, what's that on your arm," I just smile and change the subject.
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