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November 1, 2023 by tomdalzell

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Quirky Berkeley – the book – is out!  Published by Heyday, the dare-I-say iconic Berkeley publishing house.  Available all over Berkeley, and at online book dealers such as Amazon.  What a perfect gift!  Rush out.  Check it out.  Give serious consideration to buying it.

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And – now – Volume 3. The gag is that we didn’t have enough material for volume 2 so we went to volume 3. Ha!  Also Available all over Berkeley, and at online book dealers such as Amazon.

 

Ken Stein – Menorah and Lamps

Adding to Ken Stein’s super Quirky Berkeley resume are a Statue of Liberty menorah and Donato Creti lamps.  Beautiful!  Quirky!

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Bulwinkle in the Desert

Mark Bulwinkle, ground zero of Quirky Berkeley, is slowly moving his work to Joshua Tree.  Here – a visit to the desert and his steel.

Quirky Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. on December 18th, 2019.Tyler Hoare: Missing and Searching Quirk

Tyler Hoare, maker of Snoopy and Red Barons for decades, is looking for a missing submarine and a missing UFO.  He is also looking for homes for Snoopy/Red Baron #36 and #37.

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The Best of Quirky 2019

For the 5th time I highlight the waning year’s posts – standard stuff, black and white excursions, trips down memory lane, and a mention of The Battle for People’s Park.

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Themed Collections

A companion post to last week’s on unthemed collections – here collections of pigs, elephants, doxies, rhinos, rock concert leaflets, things Asian, things African, and more.

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Collections

As therapy for my desire to acquire, I compile here photos of unthemed collections I have encountered – those of Wavy Gravy and eight others.

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Thanksgiving Post: Me and Arlo

For our notional holiday travel, we will time-travel back to 1967 and 1969 and hear about my three close encounters with Arlo Guthrie.  Prepare to cringe a little along with me.

Quirky Berkeley in Berkeley, Calif. on November 23rd, 2019.

Will Squier’s Strange Things Again

A third with Squier – a new kitten, new work, and new strange things and assemblages of strange things in his home, emphasis on kitsch.  Pure Quirky Berkeley.

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The Village

The early 1970s indoor mall at Telegraph and Blake is a magical time capsule, encapsulating a Berkeley that is slipping away.  It’s facing the wrecking ball.  Can’t we do better?

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Darwin the Retrieving Cat

Found objects – trash from the streets of North Berkeley.  Assembled.  Photographed.  The genius part – retrieved and brought home by Darwin.  A cat.  Through the window at night.  Sadly updated here.

And, lest we forget:

Quirky Berkeley 4/12/2019

The Best of Quirky 2019

For the 5th time I highlight the waning year’s posts – standard stuff, black and white excursions, trips down memory lane, and a mention of The Battle for People’s Park.

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The Best of Quirky 2018

The 593rd Quirky Berkeley post!  Old school plus the new tendency – a little more history of unconventional Berkeley.

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The Best of Quirky 2017

The greatest hits of ’17, a year in which in addition to traditional quirky material culture, I started looking at old businesses, our cultural and political elders, and the de-beautification of Berkeley.

"Quirky Berkeley in Berkeley,  Calif., on Thursday, June 19th, 2014."

The Best of Quirky 2016

A look back at 2016 and the most popular and significant posts from the 50+ I published.  Plus – a little philosophy on how Quirky Berkeley is evolving.

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The Best of Quirky 2015

A look back at the stuff I found and people I met.  It was a hecka quirky year.

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