Fri, March 11, 2005
Tim Burton's throw pillow!—11:34 AM
Alert reader NotSpanky (who is actually pretty spanky if you know him) turned me on to the announcement of Tim Burton's garage sale and dared me to go. Never one to back down from such a ridiculous challenge (or from an opportunity to acquire a shot glass with Jeffrey Jones's thumb print!), I enlisted trusty sidekick AC and set off for Azusa.
Fortunately, the crowd was small when we got there (but plenty surly). Before long, we were wandering amidst Tim and Lisa's cast-off VCR equipment, tablecloths, and pricey stilettos. Surprisingly little movie memorabilia – mostly movie furniture. And lots of odds and ends like paint sets and dog toys that you'd expect to find at any garage sale. (And, when I say "surprising" I don't mean I would have expected a bunch of Edward Scissorhands armatures and Boogie Woogie dolls; but the listing made it sound more special than it was.)
A photographer from the "New York Times" was there – I suspect the story they'd tell would be the amount of fans who were attracted, and not the actual merchandise. By the time we left, the line was growing. I ended up with a new piece of luggage (at a massive savings off retail) and a pretty throw pillow, just for fun.
(Sorry no better pictures – photography was prohibited inside, most likely as a way of preventing us from showing the world how dull it was.)
Nothing super exciting, but it felt fun to be a part. It's rare that I go to such lengths to participate in one of these "only in LA" things.
Update: Rummaging for a Piece of Tim Burton [NYT]
