Unexpected sighting on Colorado & 20th in Santa Monica.

Don’t know much about these as collectibles, but as a LI boy who spent a lot of time in “the city” certainly did a double-take!

https://www.portraitsofhope.org/

Led Zeppelin ‘Houses Of The Holy’

1973 UK Atlantic K 50014

First press, (shorter label track times) matte gatefold sleeve, textured inner.

Couldn’t hold out long enough to get it complete with the original white obi… someday!

This one’s a keeper regardless

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TRt4hQs3nH0

179th confirmed matched pair of the 2013B $1 star notes. Mine's the DC note!!

In touch with the other party to see if I can complete the pair in my hands.

https://project2013b.blogspot.com/2025/06/star-notes-confirmation-matched-pair.html

Happy Father’s Day!

Collecting wine, for me, is finding the gems, holding them for the right moment, and then appreciating them.

Love this vineyard. Have a bunch waiting for days like this!

Taste testing beef from a new source. One Wagyu NY strip, two Omaha. Gotta say, the Wagyu a bit too rich for my taste.

But the wine… OH so fine 😎!!

The Beach Boys ‘Pet Sounds’

1966 US Capitol Records DT 2458

Original Scranton pressing with slight cover variations from later pressings. Waited a while to find this one a few years ago in NM/NM at reasonable cost.

Produced, arranged, and mostly composed by Wilson, Pet Sounds is broadly regarded as one of the most influential albums in music history.

It really is a gem.

RIP Brian Wilson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgpjpag-Ngc