Category Archives: Trash or Treasure

Gumball Gangsters

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Tina Garceau

No Problem Pauli – He appears to be a button man for the Palermos According to Wikipedia: The Palermos are a series of two-inch plastic collectible figurines created by David Gonzales. Representing an Italian American family and their associates, the Palermos debuted … Continue reading →

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Gumball Gangsters

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Tina Garceau

Don Giuseppe Palermo – The family’s Godfather According to Wikipedia: The Palermos are a series of two-inch plastic collectible figurines created by David Gonzales. Representing an Italian American family and their associates, the Palermos debuted in 2004 as a spin-off of Gonzales’ … Continue reading →

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Gumball Gangsters

Posted on May 9, 2023 by Tina Garceau

Luigi the Waiter – “Palermo Family Pizza” worker While cleaning out a drawer, we found a number of small plastic figurines we bought from gumball machines at our local supermarket more than twenty years ago. We had forgotten all about … Continue reading →

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Gumball Gangsters

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Tina Garceau

Frankie the Hammer – Works in “collections” for the Family While cleaning out a drawer, we found a number of small plastic figurines we bought from gumball machines at our local supermarket more than twenty years ago. We had forgotten … Continue reading →

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The Wages of Sin on Tubi TV

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Joe_Williams

Tubi TV is the gift that keeps giving as far as streaming services are concerned. There are online channels I subscribe to and for which I pay a monthly fee, but I keep on drifting back to the free Tubi. … Continue reading →

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Vintage Find

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Tina Garceau

People in my neighborhood put out boxes of their unwanted belongings marked as “free”- celebrity cookbooks, beat up sneakers, coffee mugs, VHS tapes, never anything I’m interested in. Until Sunday that is – partially concealed under a stack of Psychology … Continue reading →

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Who Wore It Best?

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Tina Garceau

I spied this little gem on 10th & Carpenter Streets a few weeks ago, someone put this out on the curb for the trash men . I believe it was Versace’s inspiration for the iconic green dress J Lo wore … Continue reading →

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