"Obscure" Oddities

Wow...it's been awhile since I last posted. Yes, that is what always happens right after I realize that I actually survived the feat of posting a blog every single day for a solid month as part of the Halloween Countdown. I feel a huge sense of relief and then hide away from the computer for a couple of weeks to many months depending on what kind of mood I'm in and how busy I've been. So I do apologize for my longer than normal hiatus, and I also remind you all that Oct - Dec is my busiest time, so I may not post frequently or comment as often. But it doesn't mean that I'm not out here lurking in the shadows.

So what brought me out of quasi-retirement so soon? Well I'll tell you because I think this was a hideously fascinating discovery on my part and I thought there might be others of the 'Halloween Variety' that might also dig it. Last Thursday night I was channel surfing on the TV, which if you know me at all, you'd know that is actually a rarity since I hardly ever watch television. But as I was scrolling through the channels something strange and unusual caught my eye and shortly thereafter, my attention.....and by the end of the hour, I was a full blown fan.

Thursdays, on the Discovery Channel is a new show called "Oddities". The show is sort of a hybrid between the History Channel's "American Pickers" and the "Obscura Antiques and Oddities" store/web site/blog. The intro says this..."If you have an interest in the macabre, be sure to tune in Thursday at 9:30 PM E/P for the premiere of ODDITIES, and delve into the weird world of strange and extraordinary science artifacts and the characters that buy and sell them at New York's Obscura Antiques & Oddities."

I don't know about the rest of you, but I am enthralled with the odd and unusual. I could spend hours in an antique store looking through old apothecary items, medical instruments, occult items etc. And I love it even more when there is someone available who has a story to tell about the items or who is knowledgeable as to their history and previous uses. So this show was a macabre little piece of TV entertainment that also provides some interesting facts on all sorts of curious objects. And the characters who come into the shop to purchase and/or sell the items are every bit as eclectic, bizarre and morose as any of the fantastic merchandise the store has to offer. And if any of you saw the movie "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" you may remember the store in the movie called the "Arcana Cabana"....well Obscura Antiques & Oddities is basically the same thing. And it is a real store located in New York city at 280 East 10th Street (Between 1st Avenue & Avenue A).

Check out the trailer below, and be sure to get your 'Odd' on every Thursday night!
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