Gabby had collected and then gifted to my friend an impressive folder’s worth of accordion ads, comics, etc. No judgment. No prejudgment. Here they are:
There were two more pieces of ephemera in the folder which a note saying – “More to come.”
Animals playing accordions. God save us. Gabby just doesn’t know when to. As for the accordion ads and art, my friend’s reaction was simple.






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