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Gleaning at the City Dump #22

5/26/2012

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Hunting for art materials at the Metro Transfer Station (the city dump) is a lot like fishing!  I didn't get to do a whole lot of it as a kid, but on those few times when we were out on some lake or river (even on ice...yes, ice fishing in the dead of winter!), I always felt that there was some element of LUCK in getting to pull in that coveted "big one."  
There are big ones to be had at the dump, but it almost always involves being in the right place at the right time. Today was no exception.  I now often try to "follow" (either on foot, or with my eyes) the trucks that make their way into the bay, watching carefully for the kinds of things that get quickly tossed.  Today was also the second time that I quickly introduced myself to the folks who were off-loading lots of old comic books from their truck (I'm still a little shy about going up to people asking for their trash, but with practice, I'm getting a little more bold).  I was particularly interested in the old "Archie" comic books (wrapped in cellophane, no less), published over forty years ago.  
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I love the pages of these comics...colorful and pulpy!  I have big plans to incorporate these pages into some of my boxes.  The big issue that I'm having (as I've had with some other things that I've gleaned), is that I really hate to cut these marvelous old comics apart. 
There were a number of other comics in the mix.  I may just have to take from some of these first...they are not quite as vintage.
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By the way, I was never a big fan of "ice fishing" as a kid.  I was always worried that our car would sink through the ice (as had actually happened to others)...not a pleasant way to spend an afternoon!  
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