8 days a week

We're closed Monday, but not idle.

Much tweaking to do in the store - systems, software, duck sauce packet stringing.

You know: important business stuff.

The New face of crime

Red Hook in the old days: it was drugs n' guns - the realm of ultraviolence.

Today it's a young mellow trustafarian-looking couple. They'll drink your wine. They'll kiss one another to cover their moves.

They'll ask you for a restaurant recommendation, then walk out with their prize.

Very young cute white couples are the new crime wave.

Okay, one couple doesn't make a crime wave.

But you see where I'm going.

Anyone want to see the security cam footage?

Bowling Prodigy

So our neighbors come in today with their 2-year-old daughter, and we get the little girl to try the bowling game.

She would look around all distracted like most toddlers do, but when it came time to roll the ball she'd do a brief gaze down-lane, then lightly push the ball with both hands.

After about 2 or 3 tries she somehow got a hang of it, knocking more than a few pins down on each roll... bowling some spares and even a few strikes.

The most unbelievable moment is when she picked up a 7-10 split.

a 7-10 split !!!

I've been playing the game for a month and I have stoned a 7-10 only twice in that time.

Freekin amazing, the baby Tiger Woods of arcade bowling.

what a difference a word makes

I've seen in a few stories this week a bit of accidental disinformation propagating through the media-space.

The word "only" was mistakenly inserted briefly into an online article and then re-echoed elsewhere about Mollie Dash jewelry being available previously only on Old Hollywood's website.

The actual facts: Mollie's jewelry has been available at Sodafine in Williamsburg. Sodafine, in fact, has carried Mollie's stuff longer than everyone else.

Also stocked at DEMA in San Francisco, and Path Lifestyle Store in Austin Texas.

Online-only availability at SupermarketHQ.com, Green Rainbow Shop and molliedash.com.

Old Hollywood also stocks Mollie's jewelry at both their Greenpoint store and their Manhattan shop in the Limelight Marketplace on 6th Avenue.

Of course she has a small selection in her own brick n' mortar store in Red Hook as of now (our grand opening week.)

All these stores have a personal unique vibe, each one well worth a visit.

srsly. i'm not just sayin' that.

of men and manly things... men doing Man Things

in preparation for building out a "Man Stuff" section of the store, I have become obsessed with this awesome old magazine:



i love Google Books.

Store opens monday

tomorrow... Columbus Day.

Y'know. In case you haven't heard yet.

morning to do list

1. eat a package of little chocolate donuts.

2. say hi to Ben from Good Fork. Remark on the baby strapped to his chest.

3. check out neighborhood sidewalk sale. See the tiniest dog ever next to the tiniest cupcakes.

4. install window display.