May 11th, 2012
Even though the Mystery Spot T-shirt is only available in very limited quantities, it still manages to turn up in the most unusual and far-flung places. Don’t be surprised if you spot the familiar red and white logo while surfing on a remote beach in Mexico, or trekking in Burma, or checking out the bands at Jazzfest in New Orleans.
Our friends and customers always make a point to pack along their Spot tee when they travel the world and send us photos of themselves hither and yon. The next time you set off on an adventure, be sure to bring along a Spot tee, and send us a snapshot for the blog!
Mystery Spot tee spotted at Jazzfest in New Orleans on killa singer Ambrosia Parsley.
Pilar, Eusebio, Mariana and Sofia on the beach just outside Zihautanejo, Mexico.
Here's Madrilena Mariana's drawing (from memory!) of her family a la Spot.
Eva and her Spot tee emerge from the reeds along the shore in East Hampton.
Kai rocks the Spot tee in Phoenicia.
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April 20th, 2012
This Saturday, April 21st only!
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April 18th, 2012
One of the perks of our music industry-related background is the insider access we have to some mighty fine and unusual vinyl collections. Here’s a small sampling pulled from a random box, all of which were put out on our shelves last weekend. All of these records (not to mention the other couple of thousand records in the Mystery Spot record room) will be 25% off this Saturday, April 21 as we celebrate Record Store Day.
So head on up (or down) to Phoenicia, NY this Saturday and start digging!
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April 14th, 2012
Let us rejoice! The new Mystery Spot T-shirts are in! Screened red ink on white cotton, available in a range of sizes from 12 months to extra large, child’s, “vintage-style” ladies,’ and men’s. They read MYSTERY SPOT – MAIN STREET – PHOENICIA, NY. Priced across the board at a mere $15. apiece.
Mystery Spot tees in Youth Small, Infant 12 months, and vintage-style Ladies. We have them all the way from Toddler up to Men's Extra-Large and everything in between.
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April 11th, 2012
Nothing gets a vintage lover’s heart racing faster than stumbling across an untouched stash of New Old Stock anything. In this case, the stock was a stack of jaw-dropping 1940s Swisona farmers’ and gardening woven palm straw hats, NWT (New With Tags).
But it gets better – just look at these hats! The jackalope is wearing our favorite of the bunch, a Jackson Pollock style gardening hat decorated with random speckled paint colors, circled and edged with a sweet floral feedsack fabric ribbon. Just beyond beyond.
Paper label reads:
Hand Woven Palm - In Rain or Shine
Swisona PROCESSED SHOWERPROOF
This New Hat will Look FRESH and New LONGER
PRODUCT OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE
These came out of an old general store in Phoenicia, NY. Never touched, never worn, still with the original paper tags. Originally priced at 89 cents.
The Mystery Spot has a few left at $28. – 35. each. Come on by! We’re open Saturdays this spring and for the Memorial Day Weekend. Extended days and hours this summer.
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April 1st, 2012
Trout fishing season in the Catskills opens today, April 1st. The Esopus Creek, one of the best trout streams in the world, runs right through the center of the village of Phoenicia.
We hereby present our small tribute to the beautiful and mighty trout. (*Please catch and release – thank you!).
This sweet book from 1951, Tommy Trout by R.W. Eschmeyer, is one of a set published by Fisherman Press that we picked up at a yard sale last year. The other books in this True-To-Life Stories series are Billy Bass, Freddy Fox Squirrel, Bob White, Bobby Bluegill, and Charley Cottontail.
We love these books so much we do not plan to catch and release any of them – sorry!
Here’s another favorite from our personal collection…a hand-knit 1950s Cowichan style sweater depicting a trout in mid-jump.
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March 30th, 2012
We love our customers! Our vintage Hudson’s Bay blanket coat ($60.) is off to a new home, as are a vintage red and white striped satin jockey’s cap ($10.), sterling silver bee pin ($28.), a vintage plaid Western shirt ($27.), 1940s stacked heel shoes ($22.), a spring flowered hat ($12.) and a couple of scarves ($4.@). Thanks to this wonderful foursome of Woodstock’s finest chefs/baristas/waitresses and fruit sellers, Anna, Siobhan Schneiderman, J.R., and Will Lytle.
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March 24th, 2012
Michael Hurley performs at Laura Levine's art opening, May 2008. (photo: Laura Levine)
OK kids, here’s a real treat. In May 2008, I had an show of my bird paintings at the Varga Gallery in Woodstock. I was incredibly honored that my friends Liz Mitchell and Daniel Littleton (otherwise known as Ida) agreed to perform at the opening, and they brought along their good friend Michael Hurley.
What an amazing evening it was! Totally intimate, sweet, incredible music. So Woodstock. My friend Bruce Pross came up from New York to record the show - here’s Michael Hurley singing Molly Malone/Loch Lomond, accompanied by Dan. Click on this link and prepare to be transported!
p.s. that’s not my artwork pictured above
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