Lost Mardi Gras 2007 and RIP Dime Museum

[labrujah]

Lost Mardi Gras 2007, originally uploaded by sturtle.

So kicking myself for not going! check out this amazing roll of film that someone found in front of their house (via cobaltgreen. Wonderfully enough I know some of the people pictured therein!

In sadder news, the American Dime Museum of Baltimore closed:
http://www.astropop.com/dimemuseum/
link to auction snaps

I visited there a few years ago and chatted with the owner about our friend in common Johnny Fox ,and his Freaktorium in the LES, which has also been closed for a while now.

I don't understand it! Don't people have a burning need to see dioramas of squirrels holding guns and riding alligators, like I do? And are willing to pay a modest fee to do so? What else are you going to do, go to the mall?!

Here are some old pix of my visit:





As you can tell, I am really upset about losing my chance to own these guys. I do think that my existing taxidermy collection (of 2 pieces) is weird enough to have earned a place in the dime museum.

Comments

[nursedoa.livejournal.com]

I don't know the whole story, and I'm sad to see the Dime go, but have no fear, most of the collection moved last year to the Palace of Wonders in DC:

http://palaceofwonders.com/

I've never been there, but from what I can tell the new joint mixes booze into the museum experience.

[labrujah.livejournal.com]

whew! ah booze, the path to profitability.

[look.livejournal.com]

those squirrels! omg. i love squirrels and have always dreamed of having a taxidermied one, like amy sedaris.

[labrujah.livejournal.com]

I bet they're on ebay.

[noisefootprint.livejournal.com]

I always liked that weird mannequin in the basement that people were instructed to stick chewing gum all over. Man, totally sucks that place is closed. It was a MUST on any Baltimore visit! :(

[capricornia.livejournal.com]

i never got a chance to visit!!!

i want the squirrl with the gun and his cousin jimbob

[bixa.livejournal.com]

So creepy-and so wonderful!